Fav, Books

[The Ulnarian]

Im an avid reader and Im always looking for some good books to enrich my life, list your fav. books here. Here are some of mine:

1. Sphere by Michael Crichton: This book had me going "what the huh??!!" all the way through it and I read it in like 2 sittings. Amazing sci-fi book (terrible movie).

2. Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkien: My 3rd grade teacher read us the Hobbit and since then I was hooked on it.

3. 1984 by George Orwell: This book is great is your in a bad mood and want a pick me upper.

4. Brave New World by Alduous Huxley: (Same as above)

5. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: Very inspirational for selfish loners.

6. Animal Farm by Orwell: What can I say, this dude writes good books.

7. Needful Things by Stephen King: Best thing this guy ever wrote.

8. Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar by Stetina: A classic.

9. The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker: Reading this book is like ingesting bad lsd during a Residents concert and getting kidnapped on your way home by Santa Claus only to be thrown into a funhouse hall of mirrors on Venus. Pure genius.

Thats all the really good books I can think of at the moment.
Oh yeah someone told me to check out the Gormenghast trilogy, does anyone know if this is any good?

[YetAnotherOne]

A couple I read fairly recently:

1. Against the Dead Hand Brink Lindsey
2. The Future and Its Enemies Virginia Postrel
3. Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand
4. Capitalism & Freedom Milton Friedman

Also picked up a couple of really nice leatherbound classics: the complete works of Poe & Shakespeare. You can't go wrong with either of those.

[Missy]

The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, brilliant Science Fantasy writer.

Belgariad - David Eddings
Malorean - David Eddings
Ghost - Danielle Steele
Woman of Substance - Barbare Taylor Bradford

[blahblah]

i'm a tolkien nut so anything from LOTR trilogy, the hobbit or the silmarilion's definately my cuppa tea. [img]images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]

[rain]

Well,,i read a couple of good books in my life..lol,,,Not really much a reader....
To kill a mocking bird-By Harper Lee
Needful Things-Steven King

The Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy, would probably be my favorite.

I am also a fan of Irvine Welsh. "Glue" i quite enjoyed.

[Mondy]

I'm back to re-reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower, only cuz I got the latest in the series for Christmas, and then got the very newest book recently.

So I just want to catch up before I plough in again. Familiarise myself with the characters again. Roland of Gilead. To me, this is the best that the guy has ever written !

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So, I am halfway through The Gunslinger, book 1 in the series once again. Only another 4 to go before I can start reading the new stuff !

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[badgheaven]

Any Paul Auster books , and 1984 and Animal farm by Orwell

[VanMan2000]

To Kill A Mockingbird

Etiquette for Outlaws(for those of us that don't know the proper amount to tip a stripper)

[3fingers]

Voltaire's Candid.

The Teachings of Don Juan
Everything by Asimov

[irish]

To kill a mockingbird
hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
catch 22
All of the Raymond Chandler novels except playback
La confidientiel
Oliver Twist
The first part of "How green was my valley"
Although I have never counted The Ross MacDonald books
as favs, I keep rereading them.
That's all i can think of for now.

[keynorthwestprthd]

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