Anything good to read these days?

[Dangitskang]

Hey guys. I was just wondering, what are some good books to read these days. Not the books about lighting and directing and scriptwriting but a good story. My imagination tank is runnin low these days and I have to read some good stories to get the juices goin again...

 

[J Michael]

The Devils of Loudon
http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Loudon-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0099477769

 

[Rick Meyer]

I just went to the Bardavon to see David Sedaris read. He is a fantastic humorist and a great writer to boot. So, depending on what you are looking for, he might be a good choice. He is funny, a great writer and can really put together a good, funny story about a large American family just trying to find their bearings....

 

[Neal Buconjic]

I just finished reading Michael Crichton's latest, "Next". It was a real page turner.

 

[kyle.presley]

Shade's Children by Garth Nix. Oh, and Harry Potter of course.

 

[Dick Campbell]

Wambaugh's Hollywood Station - lots of weird characters (probably normal for LA)

 

[alveraz]

Mamet just released a new book on the industry in Hollywood, it's pretty awesome. He signed it for me, so it's even cooler

Check it out, it's called 'Bambi VS. Godzilla.'

 

[Andrew Brinkhaus]

A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson

I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Bill Bryson

The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson

He writes about today's America in a way that's both trenchantly observant and incredibly funny.

Basically any Bryson book, I consider a great read.

 

[-zach-]

I just finished reading Michael Crichton's latest, "Next".

Are they making a movie of that?

(Nic Cage, Eva Mendes)

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/next/

 

[Mark Harris]

I'm going back to some Murakami. I read a bunch years ago, but recently some friends reading him got me back into him. He's great.

 

[GenJerDan]

Project Gutenberg

Baen Free Library

The second is little more navigable...since it doesn't contain a gazillion books. But the format is easier for ya.

On the other hand, Gutenberg has...a gazillion good ones to read.

 

[Dangitskang]

wow thanks for the help guys. Definately try n check em out

 

[bosindy]

Anything by Philip Roth

 

[GenJerDan]

Only thing I ever read was Portnoy's Complaint.

When I was 12.

And people wonder why I'm a tad warped...

 

[bosindy]

I was reading Updike at that age with similar results. Portnoy's is one of my favorite books. I love first person when it is humorous and depraved. Nabokov's Lolita is similar in that way. Also check out The Human Stain, and American Pastoral by Roth. the guy's brilliant.