(Strider) Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Which books have you read that you really enjoyed? As for me: The Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Artemis Fowl A Series of Unfortunate Events The Thrawn Trilogy What about you?
stingerhs Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 any book by Tom Clancy. that guy just really understands how to get a bunch of seemingly unrelated events to overlap and intertwine with each other. that and the stuff he writes about sounds like it could be tommorrow's headlines. i'm also a really big LOTR fan. i just love that stuff. as for other books/book series that i enjoy: Halo series (the prequel books were the best) The Chronicles of Narnia 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World' Congo Left Behind series
Emperor Devon Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 DANTE'S INFERNO. I also like the new and classic dune books, the foundation books, the Harry Potter books... Reading is one of my favorite things to do.
MdKnightR Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends Trilogies - Weis and Hickman Aftermath - LeVar Burton Interview with a Vampire - Anne Rice I Am Spock - Leonard Nimoy Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man - Tim Allen A Book of Troth - Edred Thorsson And Marvel Comics!
(Strider) Posted August 3, 2005 Author Posted August 3, 2005 Jurassic Park is a book? Interesting. I'll have to check it out the next time I go to the Library. I also like the Halo series and the Chronicles of Narnia (the movie's gonna be good).
stingerhs Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 ^^^^ yep. both 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World' were written by Michael Crichton. and before you ask: the movies were indeed based on the novels, not the other way around. and something interesting to note: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also wrote a novel by the title of 'The Lost World'. it was also quite interesting, but i still prefer Sir Doyle's legend of Sherlock Holmes over 'The Lost World'.
(Strider) Posted August 3, 2005 Author Posted August 3, 2005 ^^^^ True. Sherlock Homes was better than JA because of the mystery. Anyways, I see that Spielberg must have invented JP3 and JP4 since they are not books.
stingerhs Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 actually, Spielberg didn't write either JP3 or JP4. the only thing he's done with those movies is to produce them, and my understanding is that he had hardly anything to do with JP3, and i don't think that will change for JP4. IMHO, that's not a good thing.
(Strider) Posted August 3, 2005 Author Posted August 3, 2005 ^^^^ If that's true, then I think it's safe to assume that JP4 will suck. Anyways, I also remembered a book that I finished in school that was really good: The Da Vinci Code
RedHawke Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 any book by Tom Clancy. that guy just really understands how to get a bunch of seemingly unrelated events to overlap and intertwine with each other. that and the stuff he writes about sounds like it could be tommorrow's headlines. I second this one! He pwns!
(Strider) Posted August 3, 2005 Author Posted August 3, 2005 ^^^^ I've only played the games but if they are anything like the books, then I'll have to agree.
Bastila Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 I have read the first 4 harry potters, Some Anna Rice, some movie books like Underworld, and the ROTS book.
Bob Lion54 Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Sherlock Holmes (I own the leather bound, Complete Works. Awsome) The Lost World - By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Samuel Clements -The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Prince and the Pauper, but really all of his writings Charles Dickens. As with Mr.Clements, all of his work. The Harry Potter series. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. War and Peace I've never read War and Peace, I just put there to sound smart. The others are true, though
RevanA4 Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 eee gads *jedigoku's brain overloads at question* um I have so many that it is hard to remember them all series: Goosebumps(when I was a kid) lord of the rings star wars movie books books: Fire apple it think that is the name or it is fire seed The Silmarillion (tk102's thread turned me on to this one) sorry tk I spelled it wrong War of the worlds Programming Books books on Antarctica outer space books books on ancient Egypt books on ancient Greece and many more I just can't think of any at this time
Sabretooth Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Dan Brown writes some powerful stuff, I like his Angels & Demons and Digital Fortress. Then ofcourse, we have the LotR. I tried the Silmarillion, but it felt more like a crash course in high school history textbooks. I'm reading some of H. P. Lovecraft's work right now as well the War of the Worlds. I like Agatha Christie's as well.
tk102 Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 I'd say my favorite author is Hermann Hesse. Just picked up and re-read Narcissus and Goldmund a month ago while travelling. The Glass Bead Game and Steppenwolf also struck chords with me. But I'd have to say The Silmarillion is probably my favorite book overall. One book that I've picked up a couple times but never got into was Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. I just try that one out again.
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 But I'd have to say The Silmarillion is probably my favorite book overall. FINALLY! I was hoping someone would mention the "not so mentioned" Tolkien book that is my absolute favorite as well +200 kewl points for tk... hehehe
RevanA4 Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 FINALLY! I was hoping someone would mention the "not so mentioned" Tolkien book that is my absolute favorite as well +200 kewl points for tk... hehehe I tried but I spelled it wrong. I just bought it and I is already one of my favorites I just got the name wrong there fixed it
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 I tried to I just bought it and I is alread one of my favorites I just got the name wrong there fixed it +150 kewl points for jedigoku (tk is working on a modding tool request of mine, so he gets more ) hehehe..
Emperor Devon Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 I was hoping someone would mention the "not so mentioned" Tolkien book that is my absolute favorite as well Two more people who like the Silmarillion!?! I thought I was alone! Everyone other than me seems to dislike or doesn't want to read the book!
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Two more people who like the Silmarillion!?! I thought I was alone! Everyone other than me seems to dislike or doesn't want to read the book! Okay folks, I'm out of "kewl points"... Emperor Devon gets the last +150 kp On another note, other than the staple "Tolkein, Clancy, Koontz, King, Rice & Rowling" has anyone read any good books by a relatively "unknown" author? I'd like to diversify some of my reading into an untapped source so to say... I'd be interested on some authors you think are the "up-n-comers"?
warchild75 Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Which books have you read that you really enjoyed? As for me: The Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Artemis Fowl A Series of Unfortunate Events The Thrawn Trilogy What about you? Havent read any star wars books yet but my personal faves are steven king and james herbert.All of it is horror stuff but its great.
Commas Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is probably my all time favorite book. Zaphod Beeblebrox is my hero (i couldn't find a two headed smilie ANYWHERE, so i made my own zaphod smilie)
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