favorite obscure book

"The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody" by William Cuppy.

now wait for last year

The Life and Times of Captain N. by Douglas Glover.

Best $2 I ever spent.

You know, I reserved that book from the library because I am such a huge fan of his interactive fiction. Didn't care much for the book, though.

But if you do decide to try one of his games, a good starting point is 9:05.

The Monkeywrench Gang . . .

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The Monkey Wrench Gang is by Edward Abbey.

I've mentioned that book to several people who sort of got pained looks on their faces, because they heard that it's the book that inspired Earth First!, and thus they think it's going to be some sort of screed about the environment, which it is, in part, but it's also incredibly funny and fun to read.

Besides, you never know when you'll need to know how to sabotage a bulldozer.

[Edited on Jun 02, 2003 by jake_lex]

Musashi
by:Eiji Yoshikawa

very very very very very good book....

The Abortion: An Historical Romance
A Confederate General from Big Sur
Revenge of the Lawn

all by Richard Brautigan

Steal This Book by Abby Hoffman is pretty good too.

Nothing In This Book Is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are by Bob Frissell

-bobby

edited for poor punctuation

[Edited on Jun 02, 2003 by cornelius]

Three Remarkable Women by Balyoz. out of print but glorious if you can find it. (it's about three women philosophers from the turn of the last century: Blavatsky, Roerich and Bailey. fascinating.)

stranger in a strange land by heinlein
blood music by greg bear

Black Easter

by James Blish

Chicken fucking snot boogerface pimple dick Soup for the Turrets Syndrome Soul.

It has yet to be writen but I'm sure it's going to be obscure.

The Encyclopedia Of Unusual Sex Practices

did you ever read "in watermelon sugar"?
it's also by brautigan.
and very very odd.

Aw yeah.

Sinai Tapestry
Jerusalem Poker
Nile Shadow
Jericho Mosaic
-- Edward Whittemore

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

if anyone of here has read that... i will love them forever. suuuuuuch a great book

Boonville by Robert Mailer Anderson

I'm not sure how obscure it is, and it's really a series of books, but when I was younger, my favorite books were the Last Legionary series by Douglass Hill.
Spike

"Leave Before You Go" by Emily Perkins.

A story of love and herion smuggling in New Zealand


[Edited on Jun 02, 2003 by Cash]

mmm
i love brautigan
in watermelon sugar
the abortion
and trout fishing in america

i'm not sure about obsurity levels
but

a visit from the footbinder by emily prager

-a compilation of short stories, one about a weapon worn internally by a woman to kill a man during intercourse!



the tripod trilogy by john christopher

- incredible, just read it. (and lucas recently bought the rights)

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Ethan Hawke's book. I don't remember what it's called but it was good. Weird, but good.