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# Three Louis de Bernieres books
The war of Don Emmanual's Nether parts.
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman.
Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord.
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 5:55, archived)
# Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is a winner - better than the film
"Iced" by Ray Shell is good.
What kind of books are you into?
"Freaky Dancing" autobiography by Bez is quite amusing if you're into them
(Nacho, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 6:15, archived)
# Bez
Funnily enough, Freaky Dancin' is the book I just finished, and I really enjoyed it.

As to what I like, I'll read just about anything although my recommendations are all on the surreal side of quirky

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller, The Magus - John Fowles, Gormenghast Trilogy - Merrvyn Peake, A 100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marques...

Cheers
(aneraseroflove excuse me...i have to go to space now, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:41, archived)
# Surreal?
Babylon - Victor Pelevin,
Hard Boiled Wonderland & the end of the world - H. Mazukami
Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman - Bruce Robinson
(I helped save b3ta! mrbrong, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:49, archived)
# I've just finished
reading the Beano Annual 1987, I heartily recommend it although Roger The Dodger isn't up to his usual standard
(twelveways, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 6:21, archived)
# Where the Wild Things Are -
Crab Bloke is one of the few people I know who remembers this book
(Nacho, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 6:49, archived)
# I remember that
Well, I remember something about a bedroom turnong into a jungle.

www.puppetartists.com/storybook_htm/The%20Wild%20things.htm

only $275

The Iron Man is another great kids/anyones book.

And I used to own one which told the story of a hamster that goes into a factory. It was illustrated by photographs and was well funny. I'd love to know what that one was called.
(I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 6:55, archived)
# If I had $275 to waste I'd buy them
do you remember a book called "How to Eat Fried Worms?" My workmate thinks I'm trying to wind him up. I'm gonna do a search
(Nacho, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:13, archived)
# the description sounds a bit like me
....has happily repulsed children since its original publication in 1973 (ish)...
a ghastly gastronomical treat that will dazzle young listeners.


(Nacho, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:17, archived)
# WOW!
I read that in school, fantastic, you are the only person I have ever met to have heard of it, congratulations.
(twelveways, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:19, archived)
# Although...
I only read it in case I was doing it wrong in the first place...
(twelveways, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:23, archived)
# Was the Hamster
called Hannibal? I had a book called Hannibal at the Circus about a Hamster who visited the circus. It was a Ladybird book.
(james, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 8:07, archived)
# it could well have been
did that use photographs?
(I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 8:37, archived)
# I remember that!
I must have read it a hundred times.
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:03, archived)
# I remember it,
a fantastic book.
(james, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:07, archived)
# Try
Breakfast Of Champions by
Kurt Vonnegut jr
for total anti-capitalist mentalism.
(I helped save b3ta! Stella_R_Twa, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:46, archived)
# B o C
I'd recommend anything by Kurt Vonnegut, but that is easily my favourite by him. The film came up a while ago but I didn't dare go and see it in case they'd fucked it up.
(aneraseroflove excuse me...i have to go to space now, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:51, archived)
# I've seen it...
not bad considering how fucked up the plot is in the book, but still nowhere near as good. They missed out all the stuff about the author and concentrated on Dwayne Hoover. Can't really blame them though as it is pretty unfilmable.
(I helped save b3ta! Stella_R_Twa, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 8:58, archived)
# Bizarre
We both recommended a book about things that happen at the same time at the same time.
(I helped save b3ta! mrbrong, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:54, archived)
# Nether Parts
I've only read the first one. It was super, so maybe I'll go for another!
(aneraseroflove excuse me...i have to go to space now, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 7:48, archived)
# They're all great.
You might also enjoy. Tibor Fischer, "Under a Frog's Arse" and "The Thought Gang".
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Wed 23 Jan 2002, 8:42, archived)