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gytaar:
monkey warfare!! gotta see it gotta love it...
and has anyone seen "urchin"..probably the worst movie ever made except from the scene with the captain hunter with the funny accent...
vanishing point..classic...
"This radio station was named kowalski,
In honour of the last american hero to whom
Speed means freedom of the soul.
The question is not when hes gonna stop,
But who is gonna stop him"
everything you always wanted to know about sex but were to afraid to ask, really great woody allen film
the cook the thief his wife and her lover..bizarre :-D
carnivoracious:
I second the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule is the first in the set in case you were wondering.
For anyone that likes The Wheel of Time (by Robert Jordan), try David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon series. Plot is along the same lines as Jordan's series, but Eddings' series has a smaller cast than Jordan's, which is good in my opinion because you don't forget everyones' names (furthermore, Eddings' series are finished, Jordan's isn't). Both sets are pretty funny though.
For more funny, read Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck! by Christopher Moore. Aspiring writer moves to San Fransico and becomes the boyfriend of a beautiful redhead. She happens to be a fledgling vampire. Hilarity ensues. Actually, Moore's Fluke; or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings is also hilarious. Humpback whale researchers in Laihana (Hawaii) make a startling discovery after seeing a whale with BITE ME written on its flukes (tail).
On a more serious (though no less strange) note; nearly anything by Jonathan Letham is good. I tend to like his earlier work, specifically Gun, With Occasional Music and Amnesia Moon. The first is a more cyberpunk/dystopia/detective novel in which the main character must investigate a murder in a world where questions are taboo, coke is a way of life, animals talk (and involve themselves in organized crime), and the man is out to get you, all while making sure he has enough karma (one's indicator of standing within the legal system) to keep from getting locked away. The second novel is a surreal journey across a possibly post-apocolyptic American Southwest where your dreams are often more real to others than they are to you.
Both of these novels lack the chutzpah that makes Lethem's later work (Mother Brooklyn, I think, and You Don't Love Me Yet) so critically acclaimed, but they are far and away some of the strangest, most entertaining things I've read.
Garmr:
I agree with pretty much everyone who has made a comment on Kurt Vonnegut, Akira Kurosawa, Firefly/Serenity, J.R.R. Tolkien, or any combination thereof. All of those are pretty much win in their own individual right.
carnivoracious:
Forgot to mention;
Michelle Sagara'a Caste in Shadow and it's sequals. Excellent fantasy/detective series. The thing that gets me with this series is how all the races interact with one another. It's also delightfully lacking in cliche, the only race that behaves the same as they do in other fantasy novels are the humans. Great for fans of fantasy looking for a breath of fresh air.
Also, fans of Neil Gaiman's American Gods will like pretty much anything by Charles de Lint. Modern day fantasy steeped in the Faerie traditions of both Europe and America. Moonheart, Trader, and the collection Jack of Kinrowan were my favorites.
Fans of this type of fantasy (or fans of historical fiction) might wish to read Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel. There's a better description of the novel here. The book is incredibly long, but you don't want to put it down, even when you're finished.
3Z3VH:
--- Quote from: carnivoracious on 14 Sep 2007, 23:02 ---Also, fans of Neil Gaiman's American Gods will like pretty much anything by Charles de Lint. Modern day fantasy steeped in the Faerie traditions of both Europe and America. Moonheart, Trader, and the collection Jack of Kinrowan were my favorites.
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Now THAT is a damned fine suggestion. If only I could force myself to sit down and read a book once in a while.
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