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Jeremy
06-24-2008, 04:26 PM
Everyone's got to have one, unless your some kind of weirdo who doesn't read.

It's hard for me to choose with all that I've read, but I guess I'd have to go with 'Flowers for Algernon,' quickly followed by 'Misery,' and 'IT.'
Missie
06-24-2008, 04:35 PM
Everyone's got to have one, unless your some kind of weirdo who doesn't read.

It's hard for me to choose with all that I've read, but I guess I'd have to go with 'Flowers for Algernon,' quickly followed by 'Misery,' and 'IT.'

"Flowers for Algernon" is a great book!

My favorite book is "A Separate Peace". Ive read it a hundred times.
A new favorite though is "the Host".
LostFreak21
06-24-2008, 04:37 PM
I read this when I was in high school and it scared that crap out of me- The Shinning. I have read many books since but that one really scared me. I think the movie was great too.
Here'sLOCKEing at you,Kid
06-24-2008, 04:47 PM
No Man Is An Island.
Anton
06-24-2008, 05:12 PM
Everyone's got to have one, unless your some kind of weirdo who doesn't read.

It's hard for me to choose with all that I've read, but I guess I'd have to go with 'Flowers for Algernon,' quickly followed by 'Misery,' and 'IT.'

I think my favorite would have to be "The hunter's blade trilogy" I know thats more then one, but you can't really just pick one out of a trilogy can you? the book's are written by R.A. Salvatore, and I encourage all of you to read them.
Zeb
06-24-2008, 05:19 PM
What, you want me to pick just one? I'll narrow it down to three:

The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
Little, Big by John Crowley
The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
bunnydixon
06-24-2008, 05:22 PM
hmmm.....

i like the stranger beside me by ann rule, small sacrifices also by ann rule, marabou stork nightmares by irvine welsh and when i was a kid my all time tattered favourite was the phantom tolbooth :)
cayce815
06-24-2008, 08:23 PM
Everyone's got to have one, unless your some kind of weirdo who doesn't read.

It's hard for me to choose with all that I've read, but I guess I'd have to go with 'Flowers for Algernon,' quickly followed by 'Misery,' and 'IT.'

i really love "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. its a classic
beachblinkette
06-24-2008, 08:24 PM
Favorite children's book: Heckedy Peg (She's lost her leg! Don't let her in!) by Audrey and Don Wood.
Favorite young adult book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Favorite Fantasy: Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien
Favorite Short SCi Fi Stories: Cilia of Gold (about a creature under the ice on Venus) and The Mandrake. Can't remember the authors, but great stories!
Favorite funny Adult book: all of The Far Side Gallery by Gary Larson
Favorite stranded on a deserted island book: The Bible.
Here'sLOCKEing at you,Kid
06-24-2008, 11:16 PM
Harold and the Purple Crayon
boutte
06-24-2008, 11:23 PM
Lonesome Dove, Slaughter House Five, The Stand, The Spider King, so many more.
stargazer
06-25-2008, 02:46 AM
I love anything by CS Lewis...and I always have the Bible close by.
boutte
06-25-2008, 03:10 AM
The movie was so good I sometimes forget how good the book was.

Forrest Gump.
stargazer
06-25-2008, 03:11 AM
The movie was so good I sometimes forget how the book was.

Forrest Gump.

Thats one of my favorite movies. Never read the book. Could it be any better?
boutte
06-25-2008, 04:35 AM
Thats one of my favorite movies. Never read the book. Could it be any better?Yes, although now that you've seen the movie you'll never be able to imagine the book without seeing the characters the way they were portrayed in the movie. That's why I allways try to read the book first.
Jon
06-25-2008, 11:57 PM
The Magus (John Fowles)
Jelena
11-04-2009, 08:53 AM
The movie was so good I sometimes forget how good the book was.

Forrest Gump.

Thats one of my favorite movies. Never read the book. Could it be any better?

That definitely is the funniest book I've ever read. I laughed like a maniac all throughout. And I'm sorry to say this, but it pissed me off what they did to Jenny in the movie. I don't get it, really.

What's your favourite part from the book, boutte? Mine is the whole saga with the ape, space travel and Raquel Welch. I literally laughed myself to tears.
losttime
11-04-2009, 03:33 PM
I love anything by CS Lewis...and I always have the Bible close by.

I think the bible is the best book ever. Considering who the author is how can it not be. LOL
mattyboyUK
11-04-2009, 03:42 PM
.... For Dummies.... I hate computers...

...Akira Kurosawa's Autobiography...

...Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.... my fave when I was a kid... to long ago..

....1984 George Orwell....
losttime
11-04-2009, 03:45 PM
.... For Dummies.... I hate computers...

...Akira Kurosawa's Autobiography...

...Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.... my fave when I was a kid... to long ago..

....1984 George Orwell....

Computers for dummies, I still have trouble with. I basically need a sign that points to the on/off switch LOL
JohnQ
11-04-2009, 03:55 PM
The Lord of the Rings trilogy thrilled me like no other novels.
Dharma Deviant
11-04-2009, 06:03 PM
My fave by far... Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. LOVE IT!!

Other great ones...

Merrick- Ann Rice

Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling

The Old Man and The Sea- Ernest Hemingway

Tears of a Tiger- Sharon M Drape

I LOVE reading, there's so many great books I could go on forever!!
SpaceBar
11-04-2009, 06:14 PM
Don't say Harry Potter, DD!!!! You'll incur the wrath of Bunny and Jelena!!

I loved Lord of the Rings and I read Raymond E. Feist's books, fantasy series on a massive scale and my greatest inspiration.

Oh and LT, you do realise that God didn't write the Bible, yes? Nor did Jesus, Hitler or Santa Claus. We wrote it.
Dharma Deviant
11-04-2009, 06:18 PM
LOL... I'm guessing they do not like HP??
chester
11-04-2009, 07:19 PM
Don't say Harry Potter, DD!!!! You'll incur the wrath of Bunny and Jelena!!

I loved Lord of the Rings and I read Raymond E. Feist's books, fantasy series on a massive scale and my greatest inspiration.

Oh and LT, you do realise that God didn't write the Bible, yes? Nor did Jesus, Hitler or Santa Claus. We wrote it.

Hey! I had nothing to do with it.


Illuminatus Trilogy
American Tabloid
Catch-22
The Sirens of Titan
Rant

And almost finished The Watchmen, which is likely to become another favourite.
Unbridled Pageantry
11-05-2009, 12:01 AM
That definitely is the funniest book I've ever read. I laughed like a maniac all throughout. And I'm sorry to say this, but it pissed me off what they did to Jenny in the movie. I don't get it, really.


What did they do to Jenny in the movie?
What was Jenny like in the book?
Jelena
11-05-2009, 05:42 AM
What did they do to Jenny in the movie?
What was Jenny like in the book?

For starters she didn't die in the book, so there wasn't even a hint of that sad overtone. This is the only thing that bothered me, even though the movie Jenny and book Jenny differ a lot.

I recommend you read it U.P. I think you're going to enjoy. It's not long, and it's sooooooooo much fun.
losttime
11-05-2009, 02:48 PM
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Oh and LT, you do realise that God didn't write the Bible, yes? Nor did Jesus, Hitler or Santa Claus. We wrote it.

SpaceBar technically you are correct. But if a secretary was taking notes for her boss would you say they were her notes or her bosses?

If you were to read the entire bible there is a single theme throughout. Would you say this is a random event that despite these books were written over a very long period of time in differnt parts of the globe but somehow manage to have a single theme as just a strange coincidence.

Or the fact that they all acknowledge a supreme being in their writings.

So yes, technically they physically wrote the bible but doesnt mean all the thoughts came from them.

The bible itself says that all the things written in it were inspired by God. Why would they put that ni there and not want to take credit for themselves if in fact they really "wrote" it?
chester
11-05-2009, 05:20 PM
Because then it would rightly be considered just another book written by people?
Turnip Queen
11-05-2009, 09:50 PM
I think it would have to be Stephen King's 'Thinner' - I love it, and anything else he writes!
LostShark4970
11-06-2009, 03:04 AM
Don't say Harry Potter, DD!!!! You'll incur the wrath of Bunny and Jelena!!

I loved Lord of the Rings and I read Raymond E. Feist's books, fantasy series on a massive scale and my greatest inspiration.

Oh and LT, you do realise that God didn't write the Bible, yes? Nor did Jesus, Hitler or Santa Claus. We wrote it.

if you like fantasy, i would recomend the " song of ice and fire" series by George r r martin. very well written, and goes right along with this thread being it is my favorite series in the fantasy genre. :D

also, all the robot and foundation series by asimov. as far as favs go.
LissaMarie
11-06-2009, 03:13 AM
I think it would have to be Stephen King's 'Thinner' - I love it, and anything else he writes!

Ooh, I loved that book too, TQ! Did you read Needful Things? That was another good one!

Favorite Stephen King book was IT. Scared the caca out of me!
LostShark4970
11-06-2009, 03:25 AM
Ooh, I loved that book too, TQ! Did you read Needful Things? That was another good one!

Favorite Stephen King book was IT. Scared the caca out of me!

my favorite stephen king was the stand... cause it is so possible with biological weapons. it was great as was misery. needful things, so many great king stories...:)
LissaMarie
11-06-2009, 03:31 AM
my favorite stephen king was the stand... cause it is so possible with biological weapons. it was great as was misery. needful things, so many great king stories...:)

I agree! I LOVED The Stand as well. Talisman, Rose Madders and Dreamcatcher were really good too. WAY too many to choose from!
stargazer
11-06-2009, 03:34 AM
my favorite stephen king was the stand... cause it is so possible with biological weapons. it was great as was misery. needful things, so many great king stories...:)

I read The Stand so many times, I wore it out and bought another.
Jelena
11-07-2009, 09:48 AM
Hm, I've never read Stephen King's books. I tried to once, but just couldn't get past the first chapter. Don't remember which book it was. However, I love movies that are based on his books - except for Dreamcatchers. That one just sucked.

I have lots of books that I love, and among my favourites is LOTR.

But I never realized I loved Sci fi,until I started reading Arthur Clark.
Has anyone read "Childhood's End"? I think this one is his best. What a brilliant mind.

I also love "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Philip K. Dick.

And there are also numerous others, but I might get to them later.