Books that leak manliness

In here, we list the books and authors that are the complete opposite of the likes of Nicholas Sparks and that "Twilight" crap, and which sappy things like romance, daily drama, and cutsey lessons take the backseat to men beating the ever loving crap out of each other nonstop beginning from page 1.

In short, these are the books you want to read when trying to pick a fight.

In the Graphic Novel department, for example, we'd be looking at Frank Miller and Garth Ennis.

But back to printed fiction.

Pressfield's Gates of Fire (and pretty much anything by Pressfield) is just sheer manliness.

Patrick O'brian's Aubrey series, about a bunch of men on a boat blowing the crap out of other people on boats, is pretty much straddling the border of homoeroticism.

David Gemmel put the Epic in Epic Fantasy. His Legend, and especially the Jon Shannow books, is basically just violence and slaughter wrapped in more
violence.

Glen Cook's Black Company is also pretty manly, although his less known Dread Empire series takes the cake for sheer visciousness.

Then, there's the ever expanding genre of military porn, or milporn, for short, which includes David Drake, Eric Flint, and the rest, where the entire book focuses entirely on the military aspects of things devoid of any drama or personality.

You know. Manly stuff.

Of course.

Sections:
* A - Ass-Kicking
* B - Boner
* C - Copping a Feel
* D - Taking a Dump
* E - Enlightenment
* F - Female Wrestling
* G - Gas
* H - Hot Sauce
* I - Irate
* J - Jerky, Beef
* K - Knockers
* L - Lumberjack
* M - Metal
* N - Chuck Norris
* O - Obedience
* P - Pirates
* Q - Quickies
* R - Road Rage
* S - Sneaking a Peek
* T - Taunting
* U - Urinal Etiquette
* V - Violence
* W - Winner
* X - XXX
* Y - Yelling
* Z - Zombies

Sven Hassel.

Originally Posted by pannonian

Sven Hassel.

I read a few of his books as a teenager. Graphic....but so shallow.....why does 'manliness' have to = 'shallow'? It doesn't, in general.

I say Heinlein's STARSHIP TROOPERS, or Henri Charriere's PAPILLON. Charriere was probably a murderer, who knows? Whatever he was...he was a MAN despite his faults! Possibly the best book I've ever read.

Sounds like you'd like Francis Begbie from Trainspotting and Porno by Irvine Welsh.

Fight Club

Attila: The Scourge of God by Ross Laidlaw

The Haynes manual for a Capri 3000GT ('72).

The Haynes manual for a Capri 3000GT ('72).

That and a copy of Nuts would send your testosterone levels through the roof.

Steal This Book is fairly badass.

i f-ing love fight club and trainspotting

Originally Posted by Mithie

David Gemmel put the Epic in Epic Fantasy. His Legend, and especially the Jon Shannow books, is basically just violence and slaughter wrapped in more
violence.

Ah yes, David Gemmell, Whenever you need your fill of Murder, Destruction and Rape and Sex, you go for david gemmell, who just doesnt (well.....diddnt) skip hte raunchy violent parts.
Ah, gotta love Lord of the Silver Bow, And the great scene of burning people with greek fire.


Ahh, shame he died.

I have always wanted to read The Alphabet of Manliness.

I think it would have been funnier if his B was Beef Jerky and his J was Jerky, Beef.

In my childhood I quite enjoyed reading the Tarzan series by E.R. Burroughs, and always fantasized to become Tarzan one day.



My favourite one was Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, a pure essence of male superiority.

Archangel by Robert Harris
http://www.amazon.com/Archangel-Robe.../dp/0515127485

you can thank me later

i f-ing love fight club and trainspotting

I did Trainspotting for my AS-Level English coursework, call me immature but I did get a kick outta saying the C-word in class...

The thing about books being "manly", as you put it, is that none of them are actually very good. They tend to be written clearly for their intended market, which is teenage boys, with a mediocre vocabulary and an undeveloped appreciation of skilful writing.

So "manly" isn't really the right word. "Boyly" is more correct.

Have your balls dropped off?

Stop trying to be deep. Being shallow is fun.

Drink a beer, have rough sex, and contemplate sticking an ax in somebody.

Then we'll talk.

Originally Posted by Personified Boredom

Have your balls dropped off?

Stop trying to be deep. Being shallow is fun.

Drink a beer, have rough sex, and contemplate sticking an ax in somebody.

Then we'll talk.

That's the Lumberjack way to do it!