MUST reads

the five books i've linked here were at one time or another books that dominated my brainwaves
im liking this linking thing but itsa bit of a pain in the ass
johnathan lethems AMAZINGchronic city which angel is holding hostageis the most recent one to do so.
the BEST book ive read since i read that wild dom delillo Americana both dudes are certified genius and their shit flows all jazzylike and is addictive as heroin.
also a big fan of walter kern, and tobias wolff who never seem to put out a clanker
and of course bukowski who got me intersted in my very way of life
with dudes like this around im content to be an audience. they are truly giants of letters
they make me not even want to pick up a pen sometimes, but shit ive got an island to buy, so i guess i gotta work on my flow

orwells "down and out in paris and london" was a REVELATION
Smileys 1000 acres was astounding
phillip k dick lived life Write!
i love me some john brunner The sheep look up is PHENOMENAL and dont get me started on margaret atwood her book Oryx and Crake Turned my knees to jelly in supplication to her wordsmithery!
and william gibson? NEURO FUCKING MANCER jeez , sherman alexie, barbara kingsolver i love your shit!
vonnegut of course, love me some ice nine,
but if you like dirty la noir hit up my man mosely and you gotta gotta gotta read Blue light it hit me right where i live!
harry crews and william faulkner of course are my souther fried heros
guilty summer pleasures include chuck palniuk, tim dorsey, james lee burke and roger crais

start with the links if you need some mind food

ill put up the ones im forgetting about when i get around to it

this has been an education service to those who need to read some good shit!