Your Favourite Book?

[killuminati]

Well with 4 months off school I want to start reading again and Im not sure exactly where to start so maybe a list here could help.

Post about one or even more books you absolutely love.

My favourite is "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse. Ive read it many times. It is a very simple story but I learn from it everytime.

[Spazmogen]

"Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" by Hunter S Thompson.

[B40]

Entrepreneurs manual:

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[SergesPlace]

http://images.chapters.indigo.ca/covers/books/420/0385504209_b.jpgThe Da Vinci code is a must read

[WiZZLa]

They all start with "Dear Penthouse..."

[Headhunter]

Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon and Pattern Recognition by William Gibson.

[.iNiz]

http://images.chapters.indigo.ca/covers/books/420/0385504209_b.jpgThe Da Vinci code is a must read

I secound that!

[9mmCensor]

fight club

other mentionables siddhartha life of pi and The Expendables

[CuppaKid]

Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash
Frank Herbert's Dune Saga

[(Bean)]

Enders Game - by Orson Scott Card

[Keelie]

http://images.chapters.indigo.ca/covers/books/420/0385504209_b.jpgThe Da Vinci code is a must read

i find it hard to find anything good to read. when i picked this book up i enjoyed it from start to finish.

[Talamasca]

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. Also, "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer.

[stockbones]

the outsiders

the socs and the greasers!

[porphyra]

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - Douglas Adams

"The Fountainhead" - Ayn Rand

[SergesPlace]

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Just read it. Only 60+ pages but very clever. Highly recommend it

[me!]

Germinal by Emile Zola


About the plight of mine workers in the industrial revolution in 19th Century France.

Originally penned in French, but English translation read is also good.

hefty read at 400+ pages.

[me!]

Also Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

About two gentlemen who are waiting for someone for Godot, but get lost in the wait and eventually do not know why they are waiting for Godot, but wait for him for the sake of waiting. Literary analogy for waiting for God, ie, waiting for your death that will eventually come.

(That's my interpretation of it.)

[killuminati]

Also Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

About two gentlemen who are waiting for someone for Godot, but get lost in the wait and eventually do not know why they are waiting for Godot, but wait for him for the sake of waiting. Literary analogy for waiting for God, ie, waiting for your death that will eventually come.

(That's my interpretation of it.)


cool im gonna check out all these for sure.
Some friends put on a Waiting for Godot play when I was in highschool, I should check the book too.
Ive read Da Vinci Code before and I did enjoy it

[me!]

cool im gonna check out all these for sure.
Some friends put on a Waiting for Godot play when I was in highschool, I should check the book too.
Ive read Da Vinci Code before and I did enjoy it

yeah, I read these books in university and the stories just stuck with me ever since.

I wanted to see the play that the university put on but didn't get the chance.

[wanted]

The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Last actual novel I read was Lord of the Flies, back in february. Then I read a non-english novel called Romeo and Juliet (sure sucked !), before that it was To Kill a Mocking Bird, in April 2004.

The Narnia Series is quite good.

[j3fan]

The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Last actual novel I read was Lord of the Flies, back in february. Then I read a non-english novel called Romeo and Juliet (sure sucked !), before that it was To Kill a Mocking Bird, in April 2004.

The Narnia Series is quite good.

it looks like you only read books which is required for school.....

[wanted]

it looks like you only read books which is required for school.....


yep, that's right. Don't have time between RFD and school-related work to "read a book".

[sumfunny]

Depending on your tastes my favorites include 'Of Mice and Men', and A Farwell to Arms

Non- Fiction, Monkey Business and No Logo

[One369]

The Da Vinci Code is one of my favorite so, a must read :razz:

[jianlian]

Enders Game - by Orson Scott Card

word to that my brotha! :D

[jianlian]

it looks like you only read books which is required for school.....

good lord! are you implying people actually choose to read on their own?! :cheesygri

[dmdsoftware2]

Needful Things by Stephen King. An amazingly crafted book.

[Bortman]

Depends on if you like fiction, non-fiction, history, science, sci-fi etc etc:

War Of The Rats (WWII fiction, this book was the base for "Enemy At The Gates")
Dragonlance Chronicles (3 book science fiction, really easy to read)
Fabric Of The Cosmos (Brian Greene's new book about super string theory)
Hannibal (Obviously the book before the movie, the book is WAAAAAAY better than the movie with a completely suprising and different end)

Thats just a few off the top of my head.

[mlc2000]

They all start with "Dear Penthouse..."

I attend a small but lively mid-western college.....



Seriously, my favourite fictions works are

Phillip Margolin - Wild Justice
Dan Brown - Angels and Demons
Skipping Christmas - John Grisham

[jianlian]

I liked Angels and Demons much better than the Da Vinci Code. I'm not sure why people like DVC better. The stuff in A&D really blew me away, but I didn't find that to be the case with DVC. I found A&D to be much more exciting, and also had was good at exploring a debate between science and religion.

[SergesPlace]

I liked Angels and Demons much better than the Da Vinci Code. I'm not sure why people like DVC better. The stuff in A&D really blew me away, but I didn't find that to be the case with DVC. I found A&D to be much more exciting, and also had was good at exploring a debate between science and religion.
Really? i think i'll have to pick up a copy of A&D

[luthair]

I'll preface this by stating I mainly read SciFi & Fantasy:

Steven Erikson's 'A tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen' series
Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series
Raymond E. Fiest - anything set in Midkemia
Tolkien's 'Lord of the Ring' Trilogy

Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
David Feintuch Hope series
Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Orson Scott Card's Ender series (except Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide & Children of the Mind)

[nfnx]

I liked Angels and Demons much better than the Da Vinci Code. I'm not sure why people like DVC better. The stuff in A&D really blew me away, but I didn't find that to be the case with DVC. I found A&D to be much more exciting, and also had was good at exploring a debate between science and religion.


reading this one too.. i find it much of the same as the d code... diff story though.... both are MUST READS

[MrDisco]

stuff on my bookshelf:

Da Vinci Code (well actually all of Brown's books)
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Witching Hour
The Queen of Damned
the emperor series by Conn Iggulden (The Gates of Rome, The Death of Kings, The Field of Swords, The Gods of War)
and a whole bunch others.

[sk8]

I just read Life of Pi - Yann Martel and Digital Fortress - Dan Brown , great books. And right now i am reading Dracula - Bram Stoker. A great classic.

[jianlian]

I just read Life of Pi - Yann Martel and Digital Fortress - Dan Brown , great books. And right now i am reading Dracula - Bram Stoker. A great classic.

How is Life of Pi? I've seen alot of people reading it... but all of them have been chicks, lol. So not sure if it is right for me. :D

I've been reading a lot lately, since the bus is so boring:
- All of Dan Brown's books
- The Narrows by Michael Connely
- The Accidental Asian by Eric Liu (wasn't very good btw)

[me!]

just a thought, for those who wish to consider taking up some your recommendations, it might be a good idea to tell us what the book is about as well. It would be nice to find out what iit s about here rather than having to search through google to find out one book at a time. :lol:

[SergesPlace]

How is Life of Pi? I've seen alot of people reading it... but all of them have been chicks, lol. So not sure if it is right for me. :D

I've been reading a lot lately, since the bus is so boring:
- All of Dan Brown's books
- The Narrows by Michael Connely
- The Accidental Asian by Eric Liu (wasn't very good btw)
http://www.bookbroker.ca/images/lifeofpi.jpg Hey i read that book life of pi. I really enjoyed it and it's a Canadian
Author

[Jrawk]

I'll preface this by stating I mainly read SciFi & Fantasy:

Steven Erikson's 'A tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen' series
Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series
Raymond E. Fiest - anything set in Midkemia
Tolkien's 'Lord of the Ring' Trilogy

Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
David Feintuch Hope series
Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Orson Scott Card's Ender series (except Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide & Children of the Mind)

STEVEN ERIKSON.. WORST WRITER EVER!!!!.. well, I shouldnt say that, but talk about a lack of creativity! He has a very poor naming convention. Just 2 random words for the dictionary stuck together. i read about 100 pages of a book of his and wanted to throw up.

If you like Fantasy, then you have to read anything by:

DAVID GEMMELL
-Sword in the storm
-Legend
-Waylander
Anything.. they are all amazing. Have yet to meet a person who has read it and not liked it.

[Cospa]

My fav is still "Memoirs of a Geisha"

[luthair]

STEVEN ERIKSON.. WORST WRITER EVER!!!!.. well, I shouldnt say that, but talk about a lack of creativity! He has a very poor naming convention. Just 2 random words for the dictionary stuck together. i read about 100 pages of a book of his and wanted to throw up.

If you like Fantasy, then you have to read anything by:

DAVID GEMMELL
-Sword in the storm
-Legend
-Waylander
Anything.. they are all amazing. Have yet to meet a person who has read it and not liked it.

It took a bit to get into (although I started on book 3 or 4) but he has imo one of the best worlds, history, characters dieties and magic system.

[sk8]

How is Life of Pi? I've seen alot of people reading it... but all of them have been chicks, lol. So not sure if it is right for me. :D



The book is for all ages and very easy to undertand. I liked it alot. It's story about a kids survival by asserting dominance and prestige over other animals.

[me!]

just a thought, for those who wish to consider taking up some your recommendations, it might be a good idea to tell us what the book is about as well. It would be nice to find out what iit s about here rather than having to search through google to find out one book at a time.

The book is for all ages and very easy to undertand. I liked it alot. It's story about a kids survival by asserting dominance and prestige over other animals.


See. that's what I mean. Now I know about what the "Life of Pi" is about, without having to google the book. Now I might be interested in picking up this read. thx, sk8

[Jrawk]

It took a bit to get into (although I started on book 3 or 4) but he has imo one of the best worlds, history, characters dieties and magic system.

But the names.. the NAMES!!!.. *in hushed tones* The hooorrroorr.....

[luthair]

But the names.. the NAMES!!!.. *in hushed tones* The hooorrroorr.....

It just came to me that you might be referring to the soldiers (ie, Bridgeburners) who have names like Whiskeyjack, Onearm, Quick Ben, Trotts, Fiddler, etc. For the most part those aren't their names, they're nicknames often given by drill sgts. when in training; Quick Ben is really 'Ben Adaephon Delat'.

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