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Requiem for a Dream (Screenplay)Requiem for a Dream (Screenplay) by Darren Aronofsky
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This book may have ruined my life...
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and SpiritIshmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $2.98
So do something about it...
The Solitaire Mystery: a novel about family and destinyThe Solitaire Mystery: a novel about family and destiny by Jostein Gaarder
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $0.01
Imagination is more important than knowledge. This is the book I give all my friends. I love it I love it I love it.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the WestWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
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The shoes weren't hers to give away.
The SparrowThe Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.41
He will break your heart...
WomenWomen by Charles Bukowski
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Ahhhh, women, alcohol, drugs, gambling and writing... does life get any better?
VoxVox by Nicholson Baker
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Give me a call sometime... heh. A fast read, not as tedious as The Messanine (which was also good...)
Post OfficePost Office by Charles Bukowski
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Ahhhh, women, job frustration, booze... life keeps getting better.
The StrangerThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Buy new: $8.64 / Used from: $0.63
I love books where you can relate so much to the main character and then BOOM, they do something crazy... but it still makes so much sense.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.61
What can I say? This is just such a good book (but I love comics...)
The Bell Jar: A Novel (Perennial Classics)The Bell Jar: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Sylvia Plath
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Sylvia Plath is one of my heros. We could all so easily be suddenly dubbed "insane".
Far from the Madding Crowd (Oxford World's Classics)Far from the Madding Crowd (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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Shows how a woman can be the ruin of man men. Well, three men. It's also really funny.
Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick TwispYouth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp by C.D. Payne
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This kid is the most manipulating, calculating, intelligent 14 year old. Such a funny book.
My IshmaelMy Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $3.91
I think it's even better than the first.
Me Talk Pretty One DayMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $0.10
The funniest book I ever read. Also good by Sedaris: Naked and Barrel Fever (trying to save list space)