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Mr. Cool wrote:

aphoticruby wrote: (ps. Dr. Seuss is actually good.)

hmm Interesting literary tastes you have here.

The Lorax is one of the best books that a child can ever read. You need the try and find a copy of "On Beyond Zebra". It isn't easy to find, but totally worth a look at any age. Of course "Oh, the Place You'll Go!" is a classic. Geisel's ability to seamlessly incorporate high level political issues into a humorous and accessible story is a talent almost here to fore unseen. He is truly an American literary hero.

starpug wrote:Inheritance Trilogy (not anymore 3 was going to be too long so he's doing a 4th)

he's doing a fourth!?!?!? WHY? HOW? WHEN?

it took him long enough to get the third one out and now he's making another

i like anything really but my faves are

drums, girls, and dangerous pie
a Mango shaped space
Hungry City chronicals (it's like im london im gonna eat you seriously)
the haunthing of alazibel cray ( i think thats how it's spelled)
from charlies point of view
and ...or not one of my schools teachers wrote that one!!

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky

theoneandonly wrote:Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky

While good, I prefer his work Notes From the Underground. The copy I have has a couple other pretty good short stories. If you like depressing novels I would also recommend Hunger by Knut Hamsun.

Hunger looks excellent; depressing, psychologically-driven novels are a favorite of mine.
Wasn't Dostoevsky one of Hamsun's influences?

By the way, Wraeththu is surprisingly good so far.

theoneandonly wrote:Hunger looks excellent; depressing, psychologically-driven novels are a favorite of mine.
Wasn't Dostoevsky one of Hamsun's influences?

While they were in the right time frame for that to be true, but I see a lot of ideological issues that would have made the influence limited on things outside of style. It's possible, but I really don't know enough about the two men in question to give a definitive answer.

Any other darker novels you would like to recommend?

Raskolnikov was truly a brilliant character. A lot of people whine about the amount of time spent detailing his variable mental state and psyche, but I absolutely loved it.

theoneandonly wrote:Any other darker novels you would like to recommend?

What about Albert Camus - The Stranger?

Can you give a brief 'teaser?'