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Helped my bimbo through her bulimia.

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>>7705263
^This, I mean.
I know your pain.

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>>7705215

>book

>>7705211
I think most versions have both parts and poetry and songs. Just look in the damn contents to check.

>>7705211
both of these are public comain, just look up both versions, I'm usually not this guy but did you even google this shit? jesus

They're hardly ever separated anymore. Distinguishing features are the illustrations and sometimes notes, but editions are mostly similar

There are certain parts where i felt were solely included for the purpose of maintaining the interest of those more shallow readers. like pointless sex and violence etc. It left a bad taste in my mouth after I was finished with it, if you like a tad more serious version of GoT, this book is for you

>>7705273
also the characters did not feel real at all to me. One moment something devastating happens and on the next page the character will be cracking jokes

>>7705273
>tad more serious GoT

On point, although I would add that the author is a bit more scholarly in his approach and not as fetishistic about violence and harem scenes.

>>7705132
Which book?

*dies in a car crash*

We all know that's Rand m8, you aren't fooling anyone

>Supporting the bastardization of the English language

>thus

>mayhap
>whilst
>heretofore

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>bippidy blopidob doopy frimiluiouponopolis, egrathumpkt trolelwhack. Brumpy tumtitum.

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>And but so, I am a huge fucking faggot and write shitty books.

>>7705049
overexaggerated
>>7705061
false, Jimbo has a slightly diff. style for every book
>>7705073
totally inaccurate, you're a pleb

Against the Day is sloppy as fuck, a difficult read and maybe P's book I enjoyed least

Mason & Dixon is a mature, but less experimental masterpiece

>>7705048
V>AtD>GR>CoL49>IV>Vineland>M&D>BE>SL
I've read V and CoL49 twice. I missed a lot in M&D so I have no doubt that it will rise in rating when I reread it.
AtD might drag on but the ending is one of the most cathartic and beautiful passages I've ever read.

>>7705083
wisdom from the mouths of anons.

>>7704986
Brief History of Seven killings, John le Carre, David Morrell, Mario Puzo, Alistair McLean, Tom Clancy early stuff

>>7705000
Oh shit I missed well written prose.

Blood Meridian?

Most things written by McCarthy fit this description.
Greek, Roman, and old English poetry is mostly action oriented if you're interested in that as well.

If you're looking for dumb entertainment try Robert Heinlein, or maybe Battle Royale.

>>7704950
Both are excellent, I would recommend starting with Savage Detectives, since a lot of ideas continue in 2666.

I just recently read The Savage Detectives. It was good but not what I had expected at all. I was sort of anticipating a Mexican DeLillo but got some rambling asshole who sounded like a more angry elitist beat writer. (note: I do not share /lit/'s pathological hatred of the beats, so that's not an insult)

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/J.D._Salinger

this is brilliant stuff though.

holy fug

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace

Going Postal
Moist, but Death and Vimes are a close second with Carrot behind them
Watch
Paul Kidby, definitely. Kirby's a bit too busy, and Kidby nails the look.

>>7704943
>>Favorite book
Night Watch. It was my first novel (I'd read The Last Hero beforehand but I don't count it as a novel because it has pictures and is officially referred to as a 'fable' or whatever). I never get tired of Night Watch. Read it about twenty times, or close to that anyway.

>>Favorite character
Vimes. He's the reason Night Watch is my favourite book.

>>Favorite series (Watch, Witches, Death, etc)
No surprises, the Watch. Thud! and Feet of Clay are exceptional and I generally recommend Guards! Guards! as a starting point for people wanting to get into Discworld.

>>Josh Kirby or Paul Kidby?
Kidby. The guy above nailed it, Kirby is too busy and I took against him when he drew Twoflower with four actual eyes because he didn't understand a joke as old as glasses themselves. Kidby captures the look almost perfectly. I'm not a huge fan of his Nanny Ogg or Magrat, but his Rincewind is superb, his expressions are excellent, and I can't imagine the Feegles without him.

>>7704943
Ringworld is better.

read the sticky

Raymond Chandler That's all.

>>7704924
Ross Macdonald. Try The Galton Case or The Underground Man.

>>7704915
Members of the board objected to that one passage about Brigadier pudding eating shit out of Katje's asshole.

>>7704879
I read that a couple of months ago. It was fun but the very definition of a period piece. He might've been a more significant author if he'd lived longer, but he died before he put out anything that great.

nobody talks about farina without talking about pynchon

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I love Farina!

Celebrations for a Grey Day and Reflections in a Crystal Wind are great albums, he even did the whole electric folk thing before Dylan on Reno Nevada!

His writing is great too. I read Been Down So Long often, (the film sucks!) and the short stories and poetry of his I've managed a hold of have all been great. I'm sure he could have written an absolute masterpiece if he'd stuck around longer.

If you're a Farina fan I reccomend you read "Positively 4th Street: The Life and TImes of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Richard & Mimi Farina". Very lovable guy with a real enthusiasm for life.