Suggestions for a 5 hour trip?

[NecroCombine666]

Currently I'm not in the middle of any book. I'm looking to get into a new one though and have a 5 hour trip to west virginia and I have to come back as well so it seems like a perfect oppurtunity to me.

I'm looking for some suggestions on what to pick up to read.

I enjoy Science Fiction, Fantasy, Conspiracy Theories, Zecharia Sitchin, David Icke, Lovecraft, H.G. Wells, Richard Matehson, Whitley Streiber's the greys (what I read last time), David Icke ( I know I know. I enjoy the read), Serial Killers. If its fiction I prefer it to be really unreal. However if it's non-fiction I like stuff you would never believe happend. Serial Killers for example. I'm not too picky as long as its real crazy.

I've never read any books on drugs but I'm always interested in drug and addiction stories. Such as that one book about the meth addict. I can't remeber the name but it had like broken up cocaine or meth on the cover spelling out the name.

People who act crazy without drugs are good reads for me too. Autobiographies. I just want something crazy, messed up, heck even disgusting.

Since my serial killer encyclopedia freshmen year and david icke's tales from the time loop last year I'm craving something new.

I hope that helped give you guys an idea of a good suggestion for me. I leave this coming thursday at 6 am.

Thanks for your time.

:D

[NecroCombine666]

Also I love violent books. Sable by Mike Grell was probally the last I read. AWESOME book.

[Apocrypha75]

I vote Dune by Frank Herbert: it's a decent length, so should cover your 10 hours and it's excellent Sci-fi to boot! :D

[Pecksie]

If you like science fiction, U. K. LeGuin's Earthsea stories or J. G. Ballard's 'The Day of Forever' are two books I'd recommend.

And, if you enjoy nonfiction, here are a few suggestions:
* Nando Parrado's 'Miracle in the Andes' (about the famous Andes plane crash in 1972, of which he was one of the survivors)
* Jon Krakauer's 'Into Thin Air' (about an Everest climb that went terribly wrong)
* Terri Jentz's 'Strange Piece of Paradise' (about a horrible attack she suffered as a young girl and her much later investigation into it)

(I assume you don't like history, or my nonfiction recommendations would be different. There are lots of wonderful history books around.)

[NecroCombine666]

Yeah I'm just wanting some crazy stuff more than sci-fi. I went on a sci-fi binge a few months ago ha.

[NecroCombine666]

actually i love history.

[PeterL]

If you want something good enough so that you won't notice that you are in a car, then I think that G. C. Edmondson's The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream and To sail the Century Sea would get you most of the way there, unless you read fast.

[breathtest]

For a drug experience type book you could go for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson. This was made into a film and is a damn good read.

[Stargazer86]

I'm a big fan of serial killer/true crime books as well. Best true crime books I've ever read are Helter Skelter and Devil in the White City. Helter Skelter is the one about the Manson Family killings and Devil in the White City is about the mass serial killer Dr. H.H. Holmes and his killing sprees during the Chicago World fair at the end of the 19th century. My boyfriend read "The Ice Man" (about a mafia hit man) and said that it was excellent.
For Science Fiction, I'm a fan of Ray Bradbury and would recommend an anthology of his short stories. I enjoy his short stories far more than his novels. The Martian Chronicles is great, but he has some other science fiction ones as well.

[Pecksie]

actually i love history.

Then why not a good biography... anything by Richard Holmes, Claire Tomalin or Antonia Fraser is a safe investment :)

And, if you like 'freaky' stories, try Deborah Cadbury's 'The Last King of France'. (It's very moving, too).

[NecroCombine666]

How different is Fear and Loathing compared to the movie? I've seen the movie a thousand times.

H.H. Holmes and Manson sound awesome.

I'm not a fan of the french ha.

[Stargazer86]

If you haven't read either book yet, you really should. They are must reads for any true crime fan!

Haven't read Fear and Loathing yet though I hear the book and movie are pretty close (Hunter S. Thompson cameos in the movie)

[NecroCombine666]

I found this review for Martian Chronicles....

"The book Martian Chronicals by Ray Bradbury is ,if not the worst, one of the worst books I have ever read. Not only was the plot poorly developed, but the words used were used poorly. Certainly one of the worst examples of writing that I have seen. Ray Bradbury has never been my favorite author but this book was simply horid. It was not only graphic but also inappropriate for people under the age of 18. It was also offensive to people between the ages of 22 and 93. If I could I would give this book 0 stars. This book was definitely a turn off to reading"

How is it "graphic but also inappropriate for people under the age of 18. It was also offensive to people between the ages of 22 and 93. If I could I would give this book 0 stars. This book was definitely a turn off to reading"?