ptdc Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 I assume people here read sometimes and aren't uncultured foul-smelling grog swilling pigs, well probably. I wondered what peoples' favourite books are, I'm stuck for something to read and need some recommendations. Right, I'll start (and quite possibly finish :\) The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Lord Of The Rings His Dark Materials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 You bet. Tolstoy - Anna Karenina, War and Peace Jane Austen - everything. I like her stuff, but most people think it's dry and silly. C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia and the Screwtape Letters Nabakov - The Defense You already know about my Shakespeare addiction. Dickens - The Pickwick Papers Tolkein - duh. And when you're done with all that, watch "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivermetimbers Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 WOW! PDTC you have excellent taste in books. I loved His Dark Materials. I waited impatiently for the 3rd book to come out, bought it on the day it came out, and read the whole thing that day. I also listened to all three books while driving to Virginia with my mom this summer. Their quality leaves me speechless. Other books by Philip Pullman are very good, he has another trilogy (The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, and The Tiger in the Well) which is fantastic. It's about a girl named Sally Lockhart who lives in Victorian London, who kind of solve sthese dark mysteries, but the books aren't exactly mysteries themselves. I strongly recommend them. Some of his other books I have read I have found mildy disturbing, and I can't place why that is, but they are still good (Count Karlstein, The White Mercedes) The Hitch Hiker's Guide leave me laughing every time I read any of it, but I haven't made it through the entire Lord of the Rings. If you like nautical things, read the series by Patrick O'Brien (The first book is Master and Commander) Don't give up, the first 50 pages or so of the first one are kind of heavy and dry, they pick up after that and are great. The movie they just came out with combines aspects of several of the books. If you ever run out of stuff to read, really do go back and read classics (Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, Dickens, Hardy). They can be hard to get started on, but once you get used to the language they are very good, (not when you have to read them for school, however. And of course I must mention two of my favorite books: The original, full, unabridged version of Black Beauty, and Robinson Crusoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 A few classics - Chuck Palahniuk - Survivor - If you liked Fight Club (movie or book) you'll love this one. Excellent satire with some great, dark humor. I also dig all of Chuck's other books, but Survivor stands out. George Orwell - 1984 - You probably already know it. David Wiesner - Tuesday - Amazing picture book - check it out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernil Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 I, of course, LIVE the Lord of the Rings. At 16, i've read them about 20 times. I'm always reading them. So of course, that book's up there. Just a reccomendation - Never EVER read the book "Emma." Just...don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Of course we ignore the things that are right in front of us. Did I say "Dune?" No? I'll say it a few more times. Dune. Dune. Dune. Frank Herbert. If you like that kind of thing, then Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and Huxley's "Brave New World" are my other picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Jones Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 tom sawyer the adventures of huck finn advanced maths the discoverage of chaos pretty everything of Jules Verne Alien 1,2,3 star wars fury the bermuda triangle .. errr.. this is what i can remeber right now.. most of them i read at least 5 times.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdisAbeba Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - douglas Adams The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet The Lord Of The Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien and books by Terry Pratchett! at the moment i'm reading "the truth" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted November 16, 2003 Author Share Posted November 16, 2003 OOoh, I just finished the truth and I'm starting to read nightwatch. His dark materials was very good, there are some not so hidden messages in it (mainly about religion) and the end was sad. Oh and it's not just a children's book I think I read all of HHGG apart from book five which I read the start of and it seemed a little jumbled. I'll have to make myself read it one day. I've been meaning to read 1984, oh and dune, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahnee Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 I'll second a recommendation for Anna Karenina. Plus: Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Harry Turtledove - Ruled Britannia (it's a little hard to get into at first, and bloody long, but well worth it) Armin Shimerman - The Merchant Prince (there's also a sequel, but I haven't read it yet) Sharon Shinn - The Shape-Changer's Wife (fantasy meets Anna Karenina. Sort of.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Reading sucks ass. I mean, er, I too have enjoyed His Dark Materials, and a number of other books with absolutely no pictures. But my favourite books are still the ones that I read when I was small. "The Witches" by Dahl is the scariest ever book ever in existence ever, and "Matilda" is also top notch. "The Very Hungry Caterpiller" ranks highly on my list too, although that isn't Dahl and is in fact based upon a true story. The last few books that I have enjoyed were Stephen Kings "The Stand" - which is actually pretty damn good, although King is usually quite boring - and "Birdsong", which also comes with a seal of approval of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernil Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 This is quite nice. I've found a home for my Monkey Island love, and now, it becomes a home to my LOTR love. Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted November 16, 2003 Author Share Posted November 16, 2003 When I was little I liked Dick King-Smith and Roald Dahl books. It's so long ago that I can't really remember any titles. Then when I was older I liked Brian Jacques Redwall books, I'd probably still read them now except they're children's books and it's against the law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien426 Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Chuck Palahniuk J.R.R. Tolkien Frank Herbert Douglas Adams J.K. Rowling William Kotzwinkle Dr. Rat Orson Scott Card Ender's Game Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett Good Omens Watership Down, The Sea-Wolf, Halo: The Fall Of Reach, The Scions Of Shannara 3, The Dig, Space: Above And Beyond - Demolition Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Monkey Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 I always enjoyed the Asterix comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMcCoy Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 in no specific order: Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Geoffrey James - The Tao of Programming J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings Everything from Stephen King (especially the "Dark Tower" books) Frank Herbert - Dune George Orwell - 1984 Micheal Moorcock - Elric of Melnibone James P. Hogan - The gentle Giants of Ganimed (sp?) James P. Hogan - The Genesis machine Rudy Rucker - White Light Everything from Isaac Asimov John Brunner - The wrong End of Time John Brunner - Quicksand John Brunner - Children of the Thunder John Brunner - The Crucible of Time thats all i can remember right now... as you can see, i read a lot of sf and fantasy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighteyes Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 David Eddings Sparhawk Trilogy is good. Craig Shaw Gardners stuff's fun. And some biography's-- David Attenborough/Michael Palin/Simon Gray/Jackie Chan. Oh and most of the Discworld series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Terry Pratchett all the way! Banananana! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branik Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Salman Rushdie - The Satanic Verses Voltaire - Candide Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels Franz Kafka - The Trial, A Hunger Artist and Description of a Struggle John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Sweet Thursday Jean-Paul Sartre - Nausea And, if you can call them books, Tintin-comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 The Discworld novels for me, all the way (just finished Monstrous Regiment; Night Watch is still the best, though). I've also enjoyed the two autobiographies from Mick Foley, Bill Bryson's books, and Stephen King's "The Shining". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayel Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Just the ones in my recent memory: Forge of God Pet Sematary the Stand Nightfall (the short story, not the ****ty novel) 1984 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and hmmmmm.... what else...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivermetimbers Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Some Steven King books can be ok... but he seems to have run out of ideas. He also lives with two hours of me and I have had to hear all about him all of his life and hate all of the movies of any of his books so I am kind of anti-Stephen King. But the older ones are ok. Upton Sinclair-The Jungle-(You need a strong stomach) George Orwell-Animal Farm -(much better if you son't look for symbolism F.Scott Fitzgerald-The Great Gatsby-(Also much better if you don't look for symbolism) I don't know the author- The Solitaire Mystery Any of Roald Dahl's books Politically Correct-Fairy Tales and Christmas Stories The orgianal Grimm's Fairy Tales (they are very gruesome) John Steinbeck-Cannery Row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Originally posted by The Feral Chicken The Discworld novels for me, all the way (just finished Monstrous Regiment; Night Watch is still the best, though). I've also enjoyed the two autobiographies from Mick Foley, Bill Bryson's books, and Stephen King's "The Shining". Listened to Night watch on CD, didn't follow it (four CD's = four audio tracks, about four hours, and only breaks between cds, try and follow that). So I bought the book (hardback) and read it. it was awsome! The I read Montrouse Regiment. Twas okay. The I reread Night Watch (paperback) and still love it. Probably his best book yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yufster Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Ànything I can get my hands on about Michael Collins and the war of independence in Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdisAbeba Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 I actually thought about buying night watch...but it was too expensive (hardback ) so i bought the truth and the fith elephant, wich i will read next... but when you say it's his best book i have to buy it, haven't i? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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