[J m HofMarN]

I had an idea today and I cant believe it wasn't done sooner. I think we should make up a book list recomended by people in these forums. The system goes as follows:

Someone recomends a book, one at a time, and posts any links they might have to online versions of it such as those to be found at the university of adelaide online library Here and if there is no free online version just try to link to a review or something.

Next the person will need a second vote for the book and then it will be officially on the list unless for some reason three people ask for the book to be voted off the list. So basically to add a book to the list you'll need one other person who likes it and if you're offended by a book on the list for some reason you'll need two other people with you. We can discuss the literary merits of all the books put forth in this thread. I'll probably make a reccomendation tomorrow.

[J m HofMarN]

Does anyone else feel that "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" Should be included? Here's an analyses and other info on it if you havn't read it yet.

Classic Notes: Cuckoo's Nest

Ken Kesey and his friends lived like mad men, so it's no surprise he should write a book about a troop of lovable yet unstable people who happened to be insane. And of course his hero was the quintessential good natured American rebel and martyr. I found that he had some serious issues with the idea of a matriarchal system of oppression but he also has a lot of good comments about society, healing and rebellion. I found Harding and McMurphy to be the characters I identified with the most and I'd certainly recomend this book to any of you.

My favorite quote would be where Chief Bromden is explaining about the combine, talking about how you have to keep beating it and beating it and if you lose to it once you're finished forever.

[rock_dash]

Wow, it's been this long and no one's replied to it? Phillistines! I love this idea! JM, I'll tell you what. I haven't read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest yet, but I'll try and track a copy down. I nominate Bruce Campbell's autobiography, "If Chins Could Kill".

If that's all right.

[Marky]

I vote in favour of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".
I can't be bothered about "If Chins Could Kill" when I didn't read it.

I want to nominate anything written by Chuck Palahniuk, for obvious reasons.