After I finish CELL, I plan to start in on Gaiman's ANANSI BOYS. :dance:
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Holy shit, there is some great book suggestions in here.
**writes stuff down**
Anansi Boys is good, but a very different sort of book than American Gods. It is a comedy, and if you like the sort of dry british humor that Gaiman weaves through his other books, or, for example, if you really got a kick out of the song/story Anansi tells at the meeting in American Gods, then you should love Anansi Boys. I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan. I should really be on his payroll considering how much I push his stuff, and how many people I have gotten interested in him(erin being one of them).
:lol: I feel that way about Stephen King. I've gotten so many people to start reading his stuff over the years that he should start paying me. :P
Chris, AMERICAN GODS was the first Gaiman book I've read. Had you come along a month ago, you could have been the one to convert me. :lol:
A Song of Ice and Fire is an amazing series of books. No one is better than George R. R. Martin at making you interested in a ridiculous amount of characters, and constantly making you re-evaluate who is the "bad guy" or wether there are any bad guys at all. I have only read the first two. I actually really need to get back to reading those.
Lisey's Story
The Will To Power
He was in Berkeley on Saturday night, but I couldn't make it. I called Cody's Bookstore on Saturday morning to request reserving three signed books (one for me and two as a surprise for two members of this site that I know are huge Palahniuk fans) but, because the appearance was to take place on campus rather than at the bookstore which causes logistical concerns, the bookstore people said it was too late. :(
OH MY GOSH! CHUCK PALAHNIUK IS COMING TO LEXINGTON, KY!!!!!!
On May 14th. You have no idea how much this just made my day, week, year. I'm going to wear the necklace he made me and actually meet him! Woo hoo! :wub:
If you can't tell, i'm excited.
Hannah - I could get him to sign something for you since he's being a dork and skipping out on Denver this year.
If I ever go to Berkeley, I'll give you insider stuff.
Wow, you actually have to pay $7 to get in to the signing in Lexington, because they are screening Fight Club, and you have to buy a copy of his book in order to be able to purchase a ticket with a maximum of two tickets per book purchased.
So all in all, at least $40?? For one signing?
Yea, it does sound pretty pricey, but i'll pay it. I love that man.
Any of you read Tad Williams' Otherland series? If not, you should, judging by the descriptions of some of the preferred books here.
I'm hoping my library will have more Vonnegut.
I'm reading Mis-Education-Chomsky right now, I'm really into it.
:rock: I'd love you forever. Not that I wouldn't anyway, I'd just love you more. But seriously, I'm PMing you about this. I keep checking his website with my fingers crossed hoping that Denver will pop up on the list ... but no. I guess Denver's not good enough for him. :P