Reading suggestions- Post apocalyptic

SebastianBludd wrote: I liked Brian Keene's The Conqueror Worms. It has an unusual apocalypse (it starts raining, and never stops) with a little supernatural horror sprinkled in.

I thought that book was awful. I threw it away before I even finished it. Will never waste my time with that author again.

So, what - 3 stars, Mad Dog?

Ska_baron wrote: So, what - 3 stars, Mad Dog?

I'll give it a weak 7.

jeb wrote:

edulis wrote: but what's with Cormac McCarthy not using quotation marks? Bothers me.

He has put a lot of thought into it , actually.

Not trying to hijack just a quick question.

Is it worth reading James Joyce? What about Ulysses?

Nevil Shute's On The Beach, is good, if you're up for your recommended daily requirement of 'bleak'.

If you're wanting something a little more upbeat, Niven and Pournelle's Lucifer's Hammer is good, if a bit long.

I liked John Barnes' Mother of Storms. Hurricane-flavored end-of-the=world.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(series)

That is all.

Why have I just been forced to read an entire Wiki about fucking silos and their varied uses?

This bit was good though

What To Do In Case Of Grain Bin Entrapment

ThirstyMan wrote:

jeb wrote:

edulis wrote: but what's with Cormac McCarthy not using quotation marks? Bothers me.

He has put a lot of thought into it , actually.

Not trying to hijack just a quick question.

Is it worth reading James Joyce? What about Ulysses?

I read a decent amount of literature (William Faulkner being a favorite), but I could not get through Ulysses. I just found it painfully dull.

Fuuuuuuuuuuck Ulysses! Five times, five damn times I have tried to read that book. Never made it past the first 50 pages.

Is it a great classic? *shrug*

All I know is that there is a long repellent passage about eating liver and a dude shaving.

Honestly--you want a great AT read? Might even be apocalyptic: INFINITE JEST by David Foster Wallace. Get two bookmarks--the endnotes are a whole extra book.