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I read it for the first time about a year ago and I really really enjoyed it, I honestly thing it is one of the best books ever written. Salinger really nailed it. Are there any similar books I could read?

I did like it, read it in one day actually :). One thing bothered me, teenagers don't have such conversations, even if they have cancer and they are facing death. They more reminded me of 20something year old people, not teenagers. Or is it just me :)?

Yeah, I very often reread books, that stick with me. Once a year, something like that. But they are few in numbers... :)

Probably Bukowski. I've stumbled upon him just a few years ago and was in awe. He's just so honest in his writing and he taught me, that there are worst things, than being alone.

Well, like you said, it's highly subjective. I don't like generic writing, dumb motivations of main characters, slow pacing, description of "every cloud in the sky", that sorts of things...

Books for sure. It's just a different, more giving media. I've never seen a film, that is better than the book.

I can't read it next to a tv, it's just not working for me. Radio? I don't know, depends. I can read in coffee shops just fine, while at home, radio needs to be turned off. Reading in nature is best. :cool:

Yeah, I like it too and the reviews are mostly okay. I use it always to get some more info on a book I'm about to purchase.

On a personal level, yes, we learn from the past and history. As a human race, we're not learning anything, people are just too dumb, more interested in "celebrity" buts than taking action. It's just the way it is and I don't see that'll change anytime soon.

Hello to you all. I'm Nick and I'm from Slovenia. I love to read. Favourite authors, huh? Bukowski. Oscar Wilde. Knut Hamsun. John Fante. I like "raw" writing, semi-autobiographical and honest. One of my favourite question is: "What's life like for you?" and I like literature which gives me...

I may be easy, but I am not sleazy.

I may be easy, but I'm not sleazy.