Library of The Nocturnal

Jim

Charles Bukowski books. Can read them over and over again.

Fly High

sharpshooterH wrote: »

In fairness, he was out with an injury at the time , and had sweet F all to do with his time , so he wrote his story, and as far as I can see , he told the truth.
Anyhow , when you have walked in his shoes , and travelled the miles that he has , he is intitled to give his story just as we are intitled to our opinion.

True, but our last few posts have been better structured and more thought out than that book!

Sorry I'm done flaming edge, and his crappy book :pac:

Hivemind187

currently reading "Tiger Force".

I just finished reading the Punisher series (Garth Ennis) and a couple of Pratchet novels. I needed a break after a stint with Chuck Palaniuk, that guy is seriously messed up though quite friendly in person.

I'm also reading the Restaurant at the end of the Universe (though reading is a stretch if its on my iPod).

... this maybe why I cant sleep.

paperclip2

Probably been mentioned already but 'Weaveworld' by Clive Barker is pretty fabulous imho. Re-reading currently for the millionth time.

Also the 'Dark Hunter' novels by Sherrilyn Kenyon are a bit of vampire based porn for the ladies.

Toots

paperclip2 wrote: »

Also the 'Dark Hunter' novels by Sherrilyn Kenyon are a bit of vampire based porn for the ladies.

Intriguing.......*heads off to search Amazon*:D

paperclip2

Toots85 wrote: »

Intriguing.......*heads off to search Amazon*:D

Oh and check out Christine Feehan's 'Dark' series as well. They aren't the heights of literature :eek: but do while away an idle hour in a hormone fulled haze!



Actually they both have really good websites where you can read chapters from the books. Worth a look if you like gothic bodice rippers!

SuperSean11

I just bought The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Sounds good.
Anyone else read it?(No Spoilers)

MizzLolly

Anybody who wants a really twisted, sick read, try Sarah Kane's 'Blasted'. Fooking sick... Horribly horrid.. :eek:


Couldn't imagine seeing it acted out..

cyberwolf77

Welcome to the nocturnal lit thread.Herein we shall discuss literature of a
nocturnal/dark nature. I choose to include graphic novels in this category as there are quite few written with the noc nature at their core. To start here's a small list of what I consider to be nocturnal literature:

1. Dracula, Bram Stoker
2. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
3. The Sandman, Neil Gaiman
4. Nancy Collin's Sonja Blue novels and shorts
5. 13 Bullets, David Wellington

There's probably more so bring it on folks. Let's see how literate this here forum is.

grames_bond

you wont get much darker than american psycho! twisted, evil, violent, dark.....brilliant!!

cyberwolf77

American psycho is a nice choice
*Places it on the shelf*

Crumble Froo

ooh, i tend to do just about all my reading at night (though my recent bout of unemployedness did force me into some daytime reading), and i love it. i particularly love reading a good fiction or fantasy, let my imagination run a little loose, half believing there's creatures waiting in the shadows. (ha, used to hate it in winter when i then had to go out and feed the dog... my back garden was creepy in the dark :pac:)

must confess, not read any of those books, but consider them added to the list

two of my favourites at the moment are
1. Lost Souls - Poppy Z Brite - a vampire book, beautifully written, some lovable characters and a love and respect of the night, and night/alt culture.
2. Age of Misrule: Trilogy. - Mark Chadram - World's End, Darkest Hour, Always Forever. - basically, the gods and monsters of (mostly) celtic mythology return to the earth, as the age of light gives way to a new dark age. modern technology etc begins to fail, a group of peeps with issues are prophesised to be able to help restore the light. awesome trilogy, i thoroughly enjoyed absolutely everything about it, except the quality of the paper.

it's not too many steps away from just being greaseproof paper, was an unpleasant texture, and pages started falling out halfway through

will think of more later, im sure.

Delirium

Good idea, cyberwolf:)

How about Hellblazer?

The Christopher Snow series by Dean Koontz? Fear Nothing and Seize the Night. The character actually has that disease where exposure to sunlight can be fatal to him.

Also, I read Book 1 of the Nocturne City series, Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge. Back of book follows below.

The first book in a thrilling, addictive new series by a talented new voice in dark fantasy. Welcome to Nocturne City, where werewolves, black magicians, and witches prowl the streets at night… Among them is Luna Wilder, a tough-as-nails police officer whose job is to keep the peace. As an Insoli werewolf, Luna travels without a pack and must rely on instinct alone. And she’s just been assigned to find the ruthless killer behind a string of ritualistic murders—a killer with ties to an escaped demon found only in legend…until now.

But when she investigates prime suspect Dmitri Sandovsky, she can’t resist his wolfish charms. Pack leader of a dangerous clan of Redbacks, Dimitri sends her animal instincts into overdrive and threatens her fiercely-guarded independence. But Luna and Dimiri will need to rely on each other as they’re plunged into an ancient demon underworld and pitted against an expert black magician with the power to enslave them for eternity…

cyberwolf77

How did I forget Mr Constantine for inclusion herein.

Delirium

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

How did I forget Mr Constantine for inclusion herein.

And possibly the Lucifier series too. Will have a good look at my book and comic collection this evening to see if I can find some more suggestions:D

cyberwolf77

Fables by Bill Willingham deserves a place in here as well actually. Gotta love a book that casts the Big, Bad Wolf as the sole cop for a community of storybook characters. Very dark themes coime to think of it as well.

Futurecrook

From a ridiculously young age, books have been the cause of my nocturnal nature. I used to stay up til ridiculous hours just so I could get in "one more chapter".

I havent read a decent book in ages, and Im quite into the chiller/dark stuff so any reccomendations are most welcome.

First on my "to read" list is Interview with the Vampire. I have never read it and apparently this is blasphemous. So Im borrowing it this weekend and starting it then.

shellyboo

One I read recently and loved was The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. It's based around fairy tales, but is really, really dark - deals with lots of issues like death, terminal illness, homosexuality, war etc. There's a dicussion of the fairy tales used at the end of the book, their origins and the like.

Great read, really interesting and the gruesome fairy tale setting gives this uneasy feeling - like something from childhood being corrupted, or something!

Want to read it again now

Futurecrook

That sounds creepy but amazing Shellyboo.

*adds to list*

I love the lighter Terry Pratchett stuff, like his discworld novels. And has anyone else read the Book Thief? I for one loved it.

shellyboo

Futurecrook wrote: »

That sounds creepy but amazing Shellyboo.

*adds to list*

I love the lighter Terry Pratchett stuff, like his discworld novels. And has anyone else read the Book Thief? I for one loved it.

I shall bring it when next we meet

I adored the Book Thief!! Really loved it. Wasn't a fan of the narration style at first, but grew to love it on the second reading.

cyberwolf77

Pratchett's one of my all-time favorite authors and an interesting addition for us herein but I can't oppose an author who writes of vampires and The Waiting Dark.

Futurecrook

shellyboo wrote: »

I shall bring it when next we meet

I adored the Book Thief!! Really loved it. Wasn't a fan of the narration style at first, but grew to love it on the second reading.

Took a little bit of getting used to at the start but I loved it. When I write stories (which doesnt happen too often anymore) I use that style alot.

Can the Brothers Grimm fairytales be added to the shelves? Theyre rather eery. Actually its odd how morbid some childrens stories can be. I was reading Chicken Licken to my nieces the other night and had forgotten the ending. When it got to the last page and Chicken Licken, Goosey Lucey, Henny Penny and all the others were just eaten by a fox I was more than a little shocked.

cyberwolf77

The original Grimm's fairytales shall always have a place of honor in this library.

Delirium

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Fables by Bill Willingham deserves a place in here as well actually. Gotta love a book that casts the Big, Bad Wolf as the sole cop for a community of storybook characters. Very dark themes coime to think of it as well.

Agreed, must actually pick up more of the collection:D

shellyboo wrote: »

One I read recently and loved was The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. It's based around fairy tales, but is really, really dark - deals with lots of issues like death, terminal illness, homosexuality, war etc. There's a dicussion of the fairy tales used at the end of the book, their origins and the like.

Great read, really interesting and the gruesome fairy tale setting gives this uneasy feeling - like something from childhood being corrupted, or something!

Want to read it again now

Thats good to know, that book is in my 'to read' pile:D

cyberwolf77

Now do you see why I started this here thread koth.

Delirium

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Now do you see why I started this here thread koth.

Yeah. Nice surprise to see people here have the same sort of taste in books:D

cyberwolf77

koth wrote: »

Yeah. Nice surprise to see people here have the same sort of taste in books:D

Doesn't really surprise me all that much. Different types of people we may be but at our core we are all enjoy the darkness of the human soul.

trowelled

I loved fantasy books as a child, suppose they were a form of escapism for me.

These days it's mainly 50s/60s american literature that I read. I do all my reading at night too. Currently have Kerouac on the go. Ken Kesey is probably my favourite author from this period, "One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest" is fantastic though I think his second offering is even better, "Sometimes a Great Notion". Lots of dark undertones, perfect nightime reading

grames_bond

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

American psycho is a nice choice
*Places it on the shelf*

if you like american psycho you have got to look at bret easton elllis' other books, less than zero, rules of attraction, glamorama, the informers (short stories) and lunar park, all superb and they all link into each other brilliantly!

Handsome Bob

Hmm.....I would highly recommend of course Bram Stoker's Dracula and Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice (if you like it then the likes of Queen of the Damned, Armand etc etc are also worth a read). All the same though Rice peaked early with Interview so the other books aren't quite as compelling as this masterpiece is.

Recently I've read Blood Red by James A. Moore and Virus by Sarah Langham. Not great pieces of literature (what is these days?) but they are engaging enough.

Need I even suggest Stephen King? For you Lost fans out there, I'd particularly recommend The Dark Tower series and The Stand.