[quote=“Reverend Danite, post:99, topic:1204”]I’ve sussed you Ennioo … you’re …
Brings back memories this clip. Do not know the make of the bike featured, but looks a real collectors item. Better get my tool kit ready just in case ;).
Moynihan & Soderlind: Lords of Chaos -The bloody rise of the satanic metal underground
-interesting book about the rise of norwegian black metal genre.
Marilyn Manson: The long road out of hell
-sex, drugs and rock’n roll. -but Manson consentrates more on sex and drugs. 
I’m now into La Comédie Humaine - it’s endless, but an unique word with a lot of villains, anti-heroes, criminals and it’s practically an epic about Avarice. Gold dominates everything. A pretty dark and realistic world.
Still reading the road and really sucked into it. ButI’m dismayed that when I hold the book, in one hand I’m holding half the pages, in the other, the other half. Long story short, I’m reading it really fast.
Finishe No country for old men. I am somewhat torn in my opinion. Its a good book, but I had the images of the movie in my mind, and the book is too close to get over this. And the language was quite tough for a non-english speaker, well at least not as first language, especially texan accents in written english.
What i did not like either was the sherrif character, he was so “i dont understand the world today, back in the days it was honour etc”. I don´t like these types, and the book centers around that view on life, i mean that is probably why its called like it is. But i dont get much from this point of view. So I dont really know if I should try another Mccarthy novel, whats your thoughts on that, lots of “moral” in them or not.
I like my book gritty (one of my favourite authors is John connoly, Charlie parker novels are dark brutal and a good read)or weird but about real life(Bukowski, Hunter S thompson). Any ideas?
[quote=“Phil H, post:91, topic:1204”]Based on AceHigh’s recommendation I read an Amos Walker novel by Loren D. Estleman, Retro.
You are right AceHigh, it was a fun read. Kind of a cross between Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard in style. I liked it. Thanks for the tip.[/quote]
Glad you enjoyed Retro. Estleman still writes on an old typewriter; he’s somewhat of a dinosaur compared to the modern-day novelist. And again, he writes some decent westerns so, if you come across one of his, give it a read.
I just read a novel titled The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty. Different, but recommended. McLarty is a pretty decent character actor. This is his first published novel.
[quote=“valenciano, post:105, topic:1204”]Finishe No country for old men. I am somewhat torn in my opinion. Its a good book, but I had the images of the movie in my mind, and the book is too close to get over this. And the language was quite tough for a non-english speaker, well at least not as first language, especially texan accents in written english.
What i did not like either was the sherrif character, he was so “i dont understand the world today, back in the days it was honour etc”. I don´t like these types, and the book centers around that view on life, i mean that is probably why its called like it is. But i dont get much from this point of view. So I dont really know if I should try another Mccarthy novel, whats your thoughts on that, lots of “moral” in them or not.
I like my book gritty (one of my favourite authors is John connoly, Charlie parker novels are dark brutal and a good read)or weird but about real life(Bukowski, Hunter S thompson). Any ideas?[/quote]Please, don’t give up on McCarthy. I don’t know about his morales but his books are certainly very gritty. Try The Road. it s sort of strange in with it’s post apocalyptic setting but realistic approach to the post apocalypse. No mutated vampire zombie things here. Non of that normal post apocalypse cliche.
[quote=“Romaine Fielding, post:90, topic:1204”]I started Elmore Leonard’s The Bounty Hunters last night. I read it a couple of years ago and don’t remeber very much at all about it.
I don’t read a lot of western pulp but Elmore Leonard if very entertaining.[/quote]
I read a collection of his short stories last year and most of them were quite good.
I just finished reading No Country For Old Men and have started on The Road.
I’m the middle of reading the Watchemen graphic novel. Great stuff.
Very great stuff. Watchmen is a masterpiece of storytelling, even if I don’t like the drawings very much. And the end will be a very satisfying one for you too read. Lucky man, Alk0.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson.
Just finished reading it. You were right, Stanton
Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano
So far a well written book about the neapolitan crime syndicate.
Get Carter
The book which inspired the classic British crime film. Originally titled Jack’s Return Home this is very well written by Ted Lewis in a hard boiled, noirish style. Really enjoyed it.
Beating The Devil; The Making Of Night Of The Demon. One of my all time favourite films, and a very interesting read.
The Origins of the Second World War by AJP Taylor: a classic, controversial (for its time) take on the topic that strips away the myth of Hitler the war-monger.
Also, Marco Giusti’s Dizionario dell Western all’Italiana. Inexplicably, I only got this just recently. Invaluable, even if you don’t speak the lingo and only have an Italian dictionary/grammar guide for assistance.
[quote=“Phil H, post:115, topic:1204”]Get Carter
The book which inspired the classic British crime film. Originally titled Jack’s Return Home this is very well written by Ted Lewis in a hard boiled, noirish style. Really enjoyed it.[/quote]
I’m going to find this one. Sounds great.
Yeah, based on previous recommendations from you AceHigh I’d say you’d like it.
The Road is brilliant, a bit depressing maybe, but a good take on the post apocalyse! But my favorite McCarthy is All the Pretty Horses, bit of a cowboy/western/Mexico setting in it, and a really great read once you get into it.
I´ll just start reading either La pell freda (“cold skin”) by Albert Sanchez Piñol, some sort of horrornovel from Spain (in swedish thankfully) or We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch, about Rwanda genocide, bought them both today and guess my mood tonight will make the decision…