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What's your favorite book of all time? (currently 9643 views) |
FilmMaker06 |
Posted: February 4th, 2006, 3:54pm |
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My favorite book of all time would have to either be...Eragon/Eldest...or...Lord of the Rings....
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Posted: February 4th, 2006, 5:08pm |
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Posted: February 4th, 2006, 5:31pm |
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Harper....To Kill A Mockingbird
Also one of my favorite movies |
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FilmMaker06 |
Posted: February 4th, 2006, 5:46pm |
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I've never read any of those...but I'm more of a sci-fi/fantasy type. |
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R.E._Freak |
Posted: February 4th, 2006, 7:17pm |
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Battle Royale! BATTLE ROYALE!!!!! Koushun Takami! |
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Posted: February 4th, 2006, 7:46pm |
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Salinger...Catcher in the Rye. |
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Shelton |
Posted: February 4th, 2006, 10:20pm |
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Vonnegut........Slapstick |
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Posted: February 4th, 2006, 11:27pm |
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Finding Joe..Andrew Masters
Only good pommy thing besides Monty Python. |
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Blake |
Posted: February 4th, 2006, 11:44pm |
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The only books i read for fun are ANIMORPHS, by K.a applegate. Its purty good. |
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Martin |
Posted: February 5th, 2006, 7:19am |
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Aldous Huxley - Brave New World |
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the goose |
Posted: February 5th, 2006, 10:05am |
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Harvest Home.....Thomas Tryon
And I'll pretend I didn't hear that, Ben! Racist twat. |
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Posted: February 5th, 2006, 10:43pm |
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life of pi - yann martel |
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Higgonaitor |
Posted: February 6th, 2006, 12:20am |
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Salinger...Catcher in the Rye. |
Thats one of my favorites as well. |
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-Ben- |
Posted: February 6th, 2006, 12:32am |
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Quoted Text And I'll pretend I didn't hear that, Ben! Racist twat. |
WHo won the ashes, may I ask? |
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aztec66k |
Posted: February 8th, 2006, 10:32pm |
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my pops made me read a lot as a little kid. but my favorite would have to be the classic love story portrayed in the notebook. i read it before the film and actually got a few people to do the same. anyone agree with me? |
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FilmMaker06 |
Posted: February 8th, 2006, 10:59pm |
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I never saw or read The Notebook. It never really interested me, but I, like I've said before(I think), am more of a sci-fi/fantasy person. |
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aztec66k |
Posted: February 8th, 2006, 11:01pm |
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its all good. i only read and watched it because i relate in certain ways to it. |
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aztec66k |
Posted: February 9th, 2006, 11:40pm |
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you all have to read East of Eden |
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FilmMaker06 |
Posted: February 10th, 2006, 12:30am |
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Whats it about? What genre is it in? |
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aztec66k |
Posted: February 10th, 2006, 1:29am |
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its about two families. one east coast and one west coast. its pretty weird. but it tells a disturbing story. you wont be able to put it down. That is, assuming, this is the type of thing you like to read. If you're into science fiction- you should read those video games books. like resident evil. couldn't really put that one down believe it or not lolol. But... east of eden doesn't do the title justice |
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FilmMaker06 |
Posted: February 10th, 2006, 9:19am |
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I'll be sure to check it out when I get done with the one I'm reading at the moment. |
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Lon |
Posted: February 10th, 2006, 9:08pm |
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I can't pick a single favorite book, but I can pick a "quadrilogy".
James Ellroy's "LA Quadrilogy" -- The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential and White Jazz. Of the four, White Jazz is my favorite. Very clipped, terse and gripping, more violent than the others but just as complex and serpentine. Anyone who's not read these books is missing out on some of the best crime stories out there, better (in my opinion) than anything Chandler ever did. |
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Andy Petrou |
Posted: February 11th, 2006, 8:09am |
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Stephen King's "IT" and "Desperation" - I have to re-read both of these again soon.
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Posted: February 11th, 2006, 8:34am |
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Stephen King's "IT" and "Desperation" - I have to re-read both of these again soon.
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I'm getting ready to read "Cell" by Steven King. It'll be my first King book I've ever read. |
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Posted: February 11th, 2006, 7:06pm |
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aztec66k |
Posted: February 12th, 2006, 12:27am |
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the goose |
Posted: February 12th, 2006, 8:43am |
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England won the bloomin ashes. |
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AmericanSyCo |
Posted: February 15th, 2006, 6:05pm |
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My two favorite novels are "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis and "The Toy Collector" by James Gunn. Both are very similar in style and tone. My two favorite graphic novels are "Batman: Long Halloween" by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale and "Teenagers From Mars" by Rick Spears & Rob G. "Long Halloween" is where "Batman Begins" got much of its plot and characters and "Teenagers From Mars" is, I believe, my un-official autobiography... I'm pretty sure Rick Spears has probably been following me around since I was 16 with a notepad and pen. |
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Inkatheart |
Posted: May 22nd, 2006, 10:44pm |
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I would have to say Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. The best fairy tale turned novella I've ever read and that includes Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Jonathan Stroud, Salvatore, and Ray Bradbury. |
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George Willson |
Posted: May 22nd, 2006, 11:31pm |
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I'm fond of the Chronicles of Thomas Convenant by Stephen Donaldson as well as Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. I know LOTR got a lot of instant "fans" but we'll see who hangs on through the long haul. I've also enjoyed the Left Behind series as well as a wealth of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. |
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SwapJack |
Posted: May 22nd, 2006, 11:46pm |
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Lord of the FLIES!!!!!
when's THAT going to be a movie?????
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George Willson |
Posted: May 23rd, 2006, 12:40am |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
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Curse |
Posted: May 23rd, 2006, 1:11am |
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A Clockwork Orange!
Curse =] |
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James Fields |
Posted: May 23rd, 2006, 8:20am |
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My favorite book of all time would have to be....
The Shining!!! |
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George Willson |
Posted: May 23rd, 2006, 2:51pm |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
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Sawyer, really? The Shining? I had you figured for a Danielle Steele kind of guy with that avatar. |
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Abe from LA |
Posted: May 23rd, 2006, 4:21pm |
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1- Devil At My Heels, the Louis Zamperini story.
2- Ian McEwan's collection of shorts: "In Between the Sheets and Other Stories." And "First Love, Last Rites." This author was among my first inspirations to write short fiction. Memorable stories include "Reflections of a Kept Ape," "Solid Geometry" and "Dead As They Come." Mesmerizing. Disturbing.
I don't read novels. |
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The boy who could fly |
Posted: May 23rd, 2006, 4:50pm |
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Different Seasons by Stephen king |
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James Fields |
Posted: May 23rd, 2006, 9:41pm |
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To you George... The Shining is creepy on so many levels... The movie was good too, but I just chuckled when Jack went durr durr durrrrr... I think I have the Shining... Today on my way home from some swimming I was thinking about coming around the bend in my neighborhood, and hitting a girl and her dog. As soon as I turned there was a girl there with a dog!!! Luckilly I hit the breaks in time... Phew... |
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Posted: May 24th, 2006, 12:37am |
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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Nothing's better than a good old western. |
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George Willson |
Posted: May 24th, 2006, 2:55am |
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Today on my way home from some swimming I was thinking about coming around the bend in my neighborhood, and hitting a girl and her dog. As soon as I turned there was a girl there with a dog!!!
Luckilly I hit the breaks in time... Phew...
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Posted: May 24th, 2006, 6:11am |
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I haven't had a lot of time for reading for the past few month or two. I think when I get done with all of the scripts for this summer, I'm going to sit down and dive into Tolkien...maybe I'll read The Lord of the Rings again...
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Posted: May 27th, 2006, 12:20am |
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I took this reading class last year and read a few of the classics. I don't have a favorite book but the ones that really stuck in my mind this year were The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Wonderful stuff. |
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Lon |
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 4:33pm |
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White Jazz, by James Ellroy. A gripping finale to his "L.A. Quartet" series of books (including The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere and L.A. Confidential) told in a very clipped and terse manner. Very complex, violent and absorbing; I've read it six times already and each and every time, once I started I could not put it down.
This book had a big influence on me and anytime I write a cop thriller, I've got this book in the back of my mind. |
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Posted: June 1st, 2006, 9:33am |
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Dan Brown's Digital Fortress has to be my favourate. I haven't read the Da Vinci Code but after seeing the film, i dont know if i want to read the book. |
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Posted: June 1st, 2006, 10:47am |
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Dan Brown's Digital Fortress has to be my favourate. |
No offence, but if this is the best book you've read, you really need to read more. |
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Posted: June 1st, 2006, 10:55am |
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Ann Rice: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, And blood Canticle.
I have read lots of books by S.d. Perry. The Resident Evil Nemisis book is a good read. Zero Hour was the newest book I added to my Resident Evil collection a few weeks ago. Still to read that one.
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Resident Evil Nemisis (S.d. perry) Resident Evil - Zero Hour (S.d. Perry) Caliban Cove (S.d. Perry) The Umbrella Conspiracy (S.d Perry) The rest of this collection I still have to find. LOL!!
Interview with the Vampire (Ann Rice) The Vampire Lestat (Ann Rice) Queen of the damned (Ann Rice) Blood Canticle (Ann Rice)
Alex Ross: The Terminator, Burning Earth The Crow: The story Behind the Film (Bridget Baiss)
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IMO, Digital Fortress was good but nothing will top Angels & Demons when it comes to Dan Brown. |
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Posted: June 6th, 2006, 6:12pm |
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The Giver - Lois Lowry V for Vendetta - Alan Moore The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
And not one of my favorites but a milestone in my life would be Roots by Alex Haley. Longest book by far I have ever read and probably will ever read. It took me five years to finish that book. It had to be like 1500 pages long. Good story, but just way too long. |
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Phantom by Susan Kay and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand |
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Posted: June 29th, 2006, 8:20am |
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Lovecraft's complete work Michel |
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Do comics count?
I like Sin City comics...
If it has to be an actual book/novel type then...
Most of Stephen Kings, they're awesome |
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Audrey Rose by Frank De Felitta
I read this when I was quite young and it left an impression. Very creepy. The movie wasn't bad either. To Kill a Mockingbird may be the best and only example I can think of where the movie actually lived up to the source material.
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Posted: August 3rd, 2006, 6:56pm |
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I'm in love with any book out of the Necroscope Saga by Brian Lumley. |
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Quoted from guyjackson The Giver - Lois Lowry V for Vendetta - Alan Moore The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
And not one of my favorites but a milestone in my life would be Roots by Alex Haley. Longest book by far I have ever read and probably will ever read. It took me five years to finish that book. It had to be like 1500 pages long. Good story, but just way too long. |
I loved The Giver. I read it in the 6th grade as a class-read, you know? And I just kept thinking about it again and again until I bought it for myself a few weeks ago and read it again. That book just sticks with you. I bought a lot of classics recently. Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion by Jane Austen, Treasure Island, The Scarlet Pimpernel as well as 1984. I can't stop reading 1984, that book pulls you right in. |
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Posted: August 3rd, 2006, 10:31pm |
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I just bought "The Golden Compass" which is first in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman and I'm liking it so far. It's great.
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All the KISS Comics, KISS: Behind the Mask, Communist Manifesto, The Theif Lord. A few more i forget. |
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Posted: August 5th, 2006, 11:51pm |
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Posted: November 17th, 2006, 9:00am |
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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K.Le Guin
A science fiction novel which tells the story of Winter, an Earth-like planet where the weather conditions are semi-arctic and the inhabitants are all of the same sex, which is invited to join a coalition of planets.
and I'm not a big science fiction fan.
this book is pure class - amazing characters, great depth...just WOW! |
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Posted: November 17th, 2006, 11:26am |
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I can't stop reading 1984, that book pulls you right in.
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I can't disagree with you here. I read 1984 as pedagogic curriculum piece and I lost the top part of my head. Never recovered from it, even after having read Animal Farm, this had a similar impact. Germinal by Emile Zola is an outstanding piece of literature. The first to capture a verisimilitude or a representation of a documentary style of reality in the characters and story being rooted in a tale of workers verses capitalists and nature verses nurture. French miners working in terrible poorly paid conditions in the coal mines. A masterpeice.. |
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Posted: November 18th, 2006, 12:24pm |
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I can't disagree with you here. I read 1984 as pedagogic curriculum piece and I lost the top part of my head. Never recovered from it, even after having read Animal Farm, this had a similar impact.
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Those who liked 1984...can I recommend Feed? It is along a similair vein and is my alltime favorite book, even outing 1984 and Farenheidt 451 as close seconds. |
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The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. Man was a genius.
Other books of note include Angels & Demons, anything by Matthew Reilly and everything else Thomas Harris has ever written.
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Posted: November 19th, 2006, 12:51am |
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Posted: November 19th, 2006, 1:49am |
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Q & A by Vikas Swarup. By the end of the book i was in the most happiest mood. |
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Posted: November 20th, 2006, 10:08pm |
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Mystic River - Dennis Lehane
Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane
Gone Baby Gone - Dennis Lehane
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Posted: January 2nd, 2007, 8:57pm |
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Posted: January 7th, 2007, 5:04am |
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Also worthy of a mention, I don't know if you guys have ever read it but it's called Traumnovelle (English: Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler. It was the inspiration for Kubrick's absolutely brilliant Eyes Wide Shut. I'm not sure if it qualifies as a book or not, the version I've got is only like 100 pages, but it's still really good. Not my absolute favourite, but definitely up there.
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Posted: January 7th, 2007, 6:14am |
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Too many favourites! So, here is a list of a few books I've truly enjoyed.
The Gas - Charles Platt Stranger In a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein Time Enough for Love - Robert Heinlein Number of the Beast - Robert Heinlein Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov Childhoods End - Arthur C Clark Ringworld - Larry Niven The Sirens of Titan - by Kurt Vonnegut The Shining - Stephen King The Amityville Horror - Jay Anson The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty The Store - Bentley Little The Agony and the Ecstasy - Irving Stone Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (OK. It's a guilty pleasure) |
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Posted: January 9th, 2007, 3:50am |
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I forgot " The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint Exupery the book where you can find the true meaning of life. Michel |
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Posted: February 16th, 2007, 7:10pm |
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either Of Mice and Men or Lord Of The Rings:Return Of Thr King |
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Posted: February 18th, 2007, 12:25am |
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Posted: March 7th, 2007, 9:30pm |
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Ann Rice,
Interview with the Vampire, the Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the damned... Also the blood canticle!! |
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Posted: March 8th, 2007, 7:30pm |
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Wow, reading about all these books just make me want to take a trip to my town's library, but i lost my card so i can't, crap!!!
I've read all the books that i own, I'm just curious has anyone else read Shockwave by Clive Cussler?
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Posted: March 8th, 2007, 8:23pm |
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The Bible,
The best work of fiction ever Hands down!
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Posted: March 8th, 2007, 9:13pm |
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The Bible,
The best work of fiction ever Hands down!
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Meh, too much deus ex machina in it. |
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Posted: March 8th, 2007, 10:02pm |
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Quoted from silent0saint I've read all the books that i own, I'm just curious has anyone else read Shockwave by Clive Cussler?
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Posted: March 9th, 2007, 1:28am |
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Ann Rice,
Interview with the Vampire, the Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the damned... Also the blood canticle!! |
I met with this lady. She's very cool, and talented. |
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Posted: March 19th, 2007, 2:23pm |
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Frank Herbert's Dune.
I haven't read anything that even comes close Herbert's way of telling a story. The way he weaves and stretches a story is unbelievable and his use of prose is second to none imo. |
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Posted: March 23rd, 2007, 3:49pm |
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James Joyce - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (As well as anything else by him)
and also...F. Scott Fitzgerald - This Side of Paradise; Leo Tolstoy - The Kreutzer Sonata; Dante's Inferno; and Jack Kerouac - On the Road.
This list could go on for pages. One of the downfalls of working at the library is I read too much.
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Posted: April 12th, 2007, 2:04pm |
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Posted: April 12th, 2007, 2:11pm |
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I love old literature...
Anything written by John Steinbeck Fyodor Dostoevsky - Brothers Karamazov Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island HG Wells - War of The Worlds William Golding - Lord of The Flies Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince Stephen King - The Stand Sun Tzu - The Art of War |
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Posted: January 2nd, 2008, 10:50am |
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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole |
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Posted: January 5th, 2008, 9:47pm |
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck.
They made us read it in school, It really left an impression on me but over the years I forgot all about it. A few years ago me and wife no.1 went on a road trip around California and ended up in Monterey for a couple of nights, I never realized that I was in Steinbeck country. I ended up coming out of a book shop with a copy of this book and sat in a bar on Cannery Row and read it again for the first time in 15 years, I got a few funny looks as I was sat there crying my eyes out! It still makes me cry every time I read it.
I know that Gary Sinise made it into a movie - which is not too bad really, But I would love to see someone remake it in a modern setting - that I think could work really well.
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Posted: January 13th, 2008, 9:51pm |
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Elie Wiesel's Night followed very closely by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. I also might mention I read Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth just about every year in elementary school. |
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Really heartening to see some of the classics in there especially Catcher, Mockingbird, Matheson, Steinbeck, Wells, Lord of the Flies, Wyndham.
Allow me to throw The Forever War by Joe Haldeman and The Prestige - Christopher Priest into the pot.
I agree with the poster who said that those of you who mention Dan Brown need to read more books. Dan Brown is a great author to read on holiday on the beach or by the pool. But seriously best book of all time. For me it's Summer fiction at the very worst - no depth, obvious plot, Hollywood ending. Yuk.
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Posted: February 11th, 2009, 9:12pm |
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Adverbs--Daniel Handler
By the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" for a more mature audience. A work of art. "The Basic Eight" also by him is worth mentioning.
And I have to admit being in the chuck cult:
Rant-Chuck Palahniuk
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Posted: February 12th, 2009, 12:15am |
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Posted: February 12th, 2009, 4:53pm |
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The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
Even if we don't know who killed the driver. It's one of the few books I've read multiple times and not been disappointed on the next reading. Though Catch 22 by Joseph Heller is a close second. |
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Posted: March 16th, 2009, 10:33pm |
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I'd probably throw out "Salem's Lot" as my fave. I've always been a HUGE Stephen King fan, but I think that's the best he did. Another would have to be "Jaws". Loved the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but it was so many years ago that I read them. |
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Hey Pia, I wasn't too thrilled with Bag. I thought it really dragged, as did much of King's "later" stuff. I also loved Hearts. I remember giving my Dad that book for Christmas, many years ago. When I was a kid, he always talked about "Bronco Negurski (spelled wrong, I know), and I thought he would really enjoy it. He reads like literaly 1-2 pages per night before he starts to fall asleep, and he never got through it (he's 84 now!). Too bad. I thought the movie was good too, but it sure didn't do the novel justice.
Also, totally LOVED Pet Cemetary! What a great read! The movie was a letdown, but in terms of King movies, wasn't horrid either. The vast majority of his works just don't, or didn't transfer well to film. It's sad, actually, cause he is, and always will be the true master of the written horror story. |
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Posted: March 16th, 2009, 11:12pm |
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Quoted from Dreamscale "Bronco Negurski (spelled wrong, I know) |
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Posted: March 16th, 2009, 11:21pm |
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Bronko Nagurski, Dreamscale. But it's okay having typos. We're all human. |
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It wasn't a typo...I knew it was spelled wrong. I just didn't want to spend the 45 seconds to check it!
Gotta love the brute, though, huh? I can't tell you how many times I've heard my Pops talk about him. He loved that guy (easy now...he loved him in a good way...like I love Kurt Warner!).
I gotta add 2 more books here...
The Hobbit is actually what turned me on to Tolkien. Great, great story and writing. Also, another King novel that I thought really stood out was Needful Things. Again, the movie version wasn't good...at all... |
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Anne Karenine (Leo Tolstoi) Os Maias (Eça de Queiróz) Memorial do Convento (José Saramago) The second and the third are portuguese books, perhaps even translated in English. |
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As per Col. proves he's a man of taste. 1984 is grim but gripping.
Personally I prefer Animal Farm these days as I read Winston Smith and Julia and O'Brien about ten times when I were lad.
Just reading Stephen Fry's Chronicles. Have to say I preferred the first part of his autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot. Part Two is too much about bleeding sweets and being very childish. Something I obviously never dabble in myself. He has a certain style that is as unmistakeable as A Stones or Queen record.
His best though was The Stars' Tennis Balls. Keryiste, I even managed to put the funny comma in the right spot. The fact the book is in front of me is irrevelant, officer.
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