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Posted: 4/25/2005 12:28:15 AM | any book that would lift you out of a slump.
people have different tastes but here's my list (i'm such a bookworm)
Mythology- Edith Hamilton
The Notebook- Nicholas Sparks
Communist Manifesto- Karl Marx
100 years of solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the time of cholera-GG Marquez
Chronicle of a death foretold- GG Marquez- what can i do? (I'm addicted to his books.)
Sophie's world- Jostein Gaarder (to those who want introduction to the history of philosophy)
The Solitaire Mystery- J Gaarder
Da Vinci code- Dan Brown (truly controversial)
The name of the rose- Umberto Eco
Les Miserables- Victor Hugo
Thesaurus 
Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy- JRR Tolkien
Catcher in the rye- JD Salinger
The Little Prince- Antoine de Saint Exupery
House of Spirits- Isabel Allende
The prophet- Kahlil Gibran
Harry Potter  (i'm a kid at heart)
they're truly worth it.
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Posted: 4/25/2005 12:46:28 AM | Hey wild_doll, good thread.
I've also read "100 years of Solitude", "Catcher In The Rye", the Communist Manifesto, "The Lord Of The Rings", "The Name Of The Rose", "The Prophet". It does my heart good to see someone so young already having read so much wonderful literature. I guess there's hope for the future after all.
Too many others to list, for me, offhand......OK , you've hooked me. Just SOME of my faves--
D.H. Lawrence-- "The Rainbow"
William Faulkner-- "Light In August" (my fave novel)
Dostoyevsky-- "The Devils" (also translated as "The Possessed")
John Hersey-- "White Lotus"
Thomas Hardy-- "Jude The Obscure"
Nikos Kazantzakis-- "Zorba The Greek"
Doris Lessing-- "The Golden Notebook"
poetry-- way too many--
Irving Layton-- "A Red Carpet For The Sun"
Ralph Gustafson-- "Corners In The Glass"
Collected poems of Robert Lowell, John Berryman, Philip Larkin, Georg Trakl, Blake, Shelley, Shakespeare
Spiritual--
Shunryu Suzuki-- "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"
anything by Jean Klein
BTW, there's a hilarious parody of Tolkien's classic trilogy called "Bored Of The Rings" by the original Harvard Lampoon, probably long out of print. I still have my battered copy. | |
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Posted: 4/25/2005 1:40:26 PM | I can't really list all my favs, but recently but my most recent favourite is Paul Bowles' "the Sheltering Sky". It reminded me a little of Conrad's "Tales of Unrest", which also blew my mind away. It was fascinating to watch the characters go down, and reach the point of no return.
But I agree that St Exupery is great to help you put things into perspective. I thought the Little Prince was a well-written book for kids, and then it hit me.  Oh, and in another book of his (was it "Wind, Sand and Stars" ?), the way he writes about flying to an almost certain death in order to fulfill a useless mission.... Lord.
Those would normally lift me out of it if I feel a bit down. Is that weird or what ? | |
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Posted: 4/25/2005 8:19:11 PM | I know DaVinci Code was mentioned, but I actually enjoyed Angels And Demons by Dan Brown a little more. Unfortunately, not the same for his other 2 novels (including Digital Fortress). DC and A&D were his better novels.
I love reading. Books are incredible. Most of Dean Koontz' stuff I love, same goes for Jeffrey Archer and (goes without saying) Stephen King. Great fiction that you can get lost in. Those buck a book deals they have for local charities are great! My local bank had one and I picked up a short stories collection by Jeffrey Archer.
My favorite book that I remember as a kid (actually got me all misty eyed reading it) was Where The Red Fern Grows. Will never forget it. Anyone with kids age 10-13 should recommend this as a read for them. The Harry Potter series was well written, I agree.
Love this thread. Will have to look for some of the recommended reads above! | |
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Posted: 4/26/2005 3:05:56 AM | i've just started reading angels and demons. i'm engrossed.
and i just bought ricardo de ungria's new poetry collection " Pidgin Levitations". psychedelic!
i'll look for the books you've mentioned. (thanks,guys. at least now, i have an idea what to grab when i go to a bookstore)
i also want to have To Kill a Mockingbird. i just couldn't find it here. (that's one thing i don't like about thailand)
and i forgot to mention Madame Bovery by Gustave Flaubert. it's a classic and should be in your collection. | |
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Posted: 4/26/2005 3:13:35 AM | Weaveworld - Clive Barker
Memnoch The Devil - Anne Rice
Bag Of Bones - Stephen King
The Talisman - Staphen King/Peter Straub
From The Corner Of His Eye - Dean Koontz
1984 - George Orwell
A Ring Of Endless Light - Madeliene L'Engle
The Otherland Series - Tad Williams
Princes Of Sandastre Series - Antony Swithin
Thomas Covenant Series - Stephen R. Donaldson | |
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Posted: 4/26/2005 3:50:46 AM | Daniel Quinn - Ishmael
"From now on I will divide the books I have read into two categories - the ones I read before Ishmael and those read after" - Jim Britell, Whole Earth Review
Great book. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 4:53:09 PM | | "The Dice Man" by Luke Reinhardt is a great book for anybody trying to lose their inhibitions | |
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Posted: 5/5/2005 5:43:47 AM | | I must admit that I enjoy Anne Rice quite alot. Anne McCaffery can get my interest as well with the dragons of pern & all the ones that went along with it. I remembering having to read Of Mice and Men in middle school every freaking year. If I actually have the time, I tend to read romance novels but prefer the historical ones. | |
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Posted: 5/5/2005 9:07:43 PM | I like or love many of the books posted here in this thread.
I'd like to add:
The Alchemist --Paulo Coelho (simple story that's enjoyable on it's own, or it's deeper meaning)
The Keep -- F. Paul Wilson ( I have a soft spot for vampires)
Away -- Jane Urquhart (I also like an irish setting- not setter LOL)
And since this IS somewhat of a dating site....The Mastery of Love -- Don Miguel Ruiz
The last book totally changed my outlook on ALL my relationships for the better. I loved it, re-read it and recommend it to everbody! Sometimes it was annoying because he writes SO simply, but... the message is worth it! (an so simple!) | |
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Posted: 5/6/2005 7:27:09 AM | I have another!
Griffin and Sabine Trilogy (there's more than 3 now but it started as 3) by Nick Bantock
The books contain Griffin and Sabine's letters, postcards and artwork... you actually get to open envelopes and unfold the letters you read! Amazingly creative & mystical work! | |
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Posted: 5/6/2005 6:56:52 PM | | Fall on your Knees by Ann Marie McDonald | |
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Posted: 5/7/2005 8:54:59 AM | I don't mind if they're small, as long as they're perky. Anything over a C Cup I wouldn't know what to do with, and I prefer the smaller areole to larger ones, pink or light brownish...
UGH! Just notice... it says BOOKS.
Never mind
PS - Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein is great poetic inspiration for kids. | |
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Posted: 5/7/2005 4:43:17 PM | | umm...well..if you are into (kids) fantasys....you should get eragon (Inheritance Trilogy), the edge chronicles series, harry potter series, magyk (kinda like harry potter), garth nix's books, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, artemis fowl series, The Tale of Despereaux, The Chronicles of Narnia series, the city of ember, redwall series, Cornelia Funke's books, The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Peter and the Starcatchers, Spiderwick Chronicles Series, and many more. | |
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Posted: 5/10/2005 3:49:59 AM | | What about Lemony Snicket & his Baudelaires? | |
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Posted: 5/10/2005 5:34:25 AM | Great Post! I am a book worm myself and since I joined this site and started posting in the forums, I wondered why no one posted one on books. Wild you beat me to the punch. You have compiled a wonderful list and there are a couple on there I have not read, thanks for the suggestions.  I have to agree that the Harry Potter books are outstanding! I have read all of them right along with my daughter and I would love to go explore at Hogwarts, wouldn't you? Ok, here is my list of all time favorites and thanks for posting such a great forum:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Macbeth - William Shakespeare
Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare
The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemmingway
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
The Fall of the House of Usher - Edgar Alan Poe
Jihad - Paul Fergosi
The Mummy - Anne Rice
Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice
A Time to Kill - John Grisham
Salem's Lot - Stephen King
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Faking It - Jennifer Crusie
Red October - Tom Clancy
Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler
Ted Bundy: Conversations With a Killer - Stephen G. Michaud & Hugh Aynesworth
Timeline - Michael Crichton
There are many more, I could make this list go on and on....
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Posted: 5/11/2005 8:05:02 PM | I have a list too long to mention. If you like fiction and are a true bibliophile then you will really enjoy Jasper Fforde. He is currently my favorite author over the likes of several who have been listed here.
His Books....
The Eyre Affair
Lost In A Good Book
The Well of Lost Plots
Something Rotten
Hysterically funny, smart, Classic literature mixed with alternate history contemporary mystery love story...sort of. Read the first one and you will see what I mean.
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Posted: 5/12/2005 4:41:28 AM | Read the rest of his selections
Then put them together
Very Scary | |
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Posted: 5/12/2005 8:51:30 AM | ANYTHING by SARK
She's very inspirational...and funny | |
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Posted: 5/12/2005 12:52:18 PM | thank you guys for the suggestion. i have loads of books to buy next time.
just when I thought book worms are already extinct.
^ this is for hac  | |
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Posted: 5/15/2005 9:04:27 AM | | Chronicles of narnia is really good! I'm having lots of fun reading it. | |
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Posted: 5/15/2005 6:15:59 PM | Many awesome books listed!
I'd like to add, Wally Lamb. He's not given enough credit for his two awesome novels....
I Know This Much Is True
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She's Come Undone | |
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Posted: 6/5/2005 10:22:17 PM | Ulysses -- by James Joyce, hard read but their is a reason it's considered the greatest novel of the 20th century.
All of Raymond Carvers short stories, he revolutionized the field albeit short stories are a dying literary format but still brillant.
And when Rayomnd Carver says Anton Chekov is or, was to be more precise, the master short story writer, well praise from ceasar.
The Idiot by Fydor Dostoyevsky
Moby****by Melville
For whom the bell tolls by Ernest Hemmingway
King Lear (the best shakespeare play ever...yes, yes those be fighting words, although not a book so I guess it doesn't count. Too damn bad I am keeping it.)
Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde (oscar wilde's dying words were "either this wallpaper has to go or I do" then he died. The man had wit spare even in death.)
Zen and motorcycle maintenance by damn it I forget but it's brillant.
Generation X by Douglas Coupland, it's his first and best book mid-twenty something slackers who don't know what to do with their lives and the fast approaching thirty years...hhhhmmmm uh oh.
High fidelity by Nick Hornsby, yes the movie is good but the book kills it. | |
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Posted: 6/7/2005 7:50:46 AM | Rotary Sushi by Hillel Wright, it's a collection of short stories by a native of Vancouver Island, offbeat, humourous and a good read.
Tokyo Underworld The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan by Robert Whiting. A good factual look at scullduggery in the Far East.
The Killing Fields by Haing Ngor, Roger Warner, read it and then go there.
Shakespeare, his sonnets, his plays, anything...He was the George Lucas of his time.
Heinlein
Alfred Bester
Stephen Hawking
Terry Pratchet
Douglas Adams
Marie Clair Blaise
Earl Birney
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Monkey Brain Sushi by Haruki Murakami
Salad no Kinenbi by Tawara Machi
Robert Service
I've undoubtably missed someone I like... | |
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