Originally Posted by geoGraphicFTD
wow I didn't know this thread existed.
the last book I finished was...gah...probably last fall. no, wait, winter.
I currently have a pile that includes:
Code - Lawrence Lessig
City of Bits - William Mitchell
(yay '90s sociology of technology!)
The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan (I started this one...)
Villa Incognito - Tom Robbins (about half way thru it - a friend gave it to me I'm just having a hard time dealing with his cliched style)
Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe (really want to read it, but his writing bothers me, esp after reading Charlotte Simmons)
there are more on my bookshelf I haven't gotten around to and probably never will.
"recently" read:
Lunar Park - Bret Easton Ellis
Consider the Lobster - David Foster Wallace
I see a lot of Palahniuk on here. I've never been able to get thru any of his books. gah. too creepy. that said, Bret Easton Ellis is my favorite author.
you sort of almost have to read tom robbins for the thought behind his style, though his use of amusing analogies and turns of words is reminiscent of one of my favorite aspects of douglas adams' writing style.