Books for me and books for you.

[Persephone]

I found this on my old webbie and since reading is one of my biggest passions I thought I might share my list with people! share your lists too because I need more books to read.

My Book List

I absolutely love to read. I've loved to read since I was about eight. It's insane how many books I go through a year. If you're ever looking for a good read, these are a sure bet:

Books I'm currently reading:

Angels and Demons - Dan Brown

Night - Elie Wiesel (i finished this...school assignment)

Bread Givers - Anzia Yezierska (I finished this..school assignment)

Great Books I've read:


The Vampire Chronicles - Anne Rice

The Mummy or Ramses The Damned - Anne Rice

The Dark Angel Trilogy - Meredith Ann Pierce

His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman

Blood and Chocolate - Annette Curtis Klause

Both Sides of Time - Caroline B. Cooney

Profiling The Predators Among Us - Gregg O. McCrary

Every Breath You Take - Anne Rule

The Secret Circle (3 books) - L.J. Smith

Vampire Diaries (4 books) - L.J. Smith

The Forbidden Game (3 books) - L.J. Smith

Dark Visions (3 books) - L.J. Smith

Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia C. Wrede

Remember me Trilogy - Christopher Pike

Last Vampire (6 books) - Christopher Pike

JTHM: Directors Cut - Johnen Vasquez

Squee! - Johnen Vasquez

Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (ho ho. yes harry potter is actually pretty good despite what you may think from how it looks and sounds.)

Books I want to read:

The Claiming of Beauty - Anne Rice (A. N. Roquelaure)

Midnight Predator - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Killers on the Loose - Antonio Mendoza

Hollow Skull - Christopher Pike

The Witch's Gift - Christopher Pike

The Blind Mirror - Christopher Pike

The Grave - Christopher Pike

My favorite bookseller: Barnes & Noble

[MajorPayne]

I don't have the attention span to read alot, but I have read a few good books...

The cat in the hat- Dr. Seuss

Green eggs in ham- Dr. Seuss

[3S+R311A]

Things I have read that I would recommend are:

Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami

Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon both by Neal Stephenson

The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose

Hyperspace by Michio Kaku

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking

Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers by Jan Gullberg

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

Lighter Reading:

See Spot Run by Unknown

[Vash]

The Ender series from Orson Scott Card, and the Dune series from Frank Herbet are really good Sci-Fi books. The Darktower series from Stephen King is pretty good as well.

[karl_58sow]

The last time I read a book I liked was 8th grade but it was a good one I thought.. Desperation by Stephen King

[loopcycle]

The Ender series from Orson Scott Card...

Enders Game is in process of being made into a movie.

http://www.frescopictures.com/movies/ender/endersgame_update.html


Hyperion - Dan Simmons

The Age of Spiritual Machines - Ray Kurzweil


everyone should read Hawking's Universe in a Nutshell.


Confessions of an Economic Hit Man - John Perkins

[Gruthar]

Yeah, a friend of mine has been recommending Neal Stephenson, so I'll probably be reading a bit of him... Quicksilver in particular. Orson Scott Card is great, agreed, as is Hawking's Universe in a Nutshell.

I'm currently reading Brimstone, but before that I raided my Dad's library... read a ton of Roger Zelazny (Amber series, among a crapload of other things), but also:

Ursula LeGuin: The Dispossessed, Earthsea Trilogy + Tehanu, various short stories
John Wyndham: The Day of the Triffids, The Chrysalids (both very good)
TH White: The Once and Future King (series)
And Sun Tzu's Art of War (again) :D

I love Kurt Vonnegut's work, though. He's one of my all-time favorite authors. Just about anything by him is good. I've read way too many books to remember all the good ones, though. Plus, as evidenced by the above, I R teh sci-fi/fantasy nerd. The Awakening made me want to claw my brains out, as did anything with name Bronte in it, so sorry if I omit the 'classics'. But I'll throw out a few more random ones:

Brute Orbits
The Mote in God's Eye (series)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (probably everyone has read)
Red Dwarf (series)

Aaannnd some more authors for good measure: H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury... Tolkien (there, I said it) All I can think of at the moment. Oh, and I read the Little Red Book a while back. That was funny... workers unite!

:thumbsup:

[dbodenheim]

Read Hustler by Larry Flynt. Best ....author....ever. ( I dont have time to write down all the books Ive read this year)

[Vryllyn]

Books of Blood by Clive Barker is pretty good. So are any of the short stories by Neil Gaiman (of Sandman fame). I haven't read anything in a while tho. :thumbsdown:

[Blis]

lol, all those books and the only ones i've read are the Harry Potter series.
I keep hearing good things about Kurt Vonnegut so i'll need to give him a try.The best book i've read recently is Flase Memory by Dean Koontz,a real psychological thriller,followed by the Stand by Stephen King(a long and engrossing book if a little let down by the ending) and i've just finnished the 3 Hannibal Lecter books which I found most enjoyable.My favourite books by far are the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.I think the guy is better than Tolkien who used to be my favourite author.He's certainly a better character writer and his creative abillty is at least equal.

[moldykorn]

Eh, im more on biographies\autobiographies of great German commanders in world war two(very interesting stuff). Not just German, theres a very good one on Zhukov and his whole offensive west from Stalingrad to Berlin.

Im getting Swan Song, 1984, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Marching Through Georgia(alternate history), and the hot zone.

Ive got a pretty diverse interest when it comes to books. I may not be into the great literature that is Anne Rice and Hemingway, but I read tons.

[Saur]

Yeah, Hot Zone was pretty nice. <3

Right now, I'm gorging on nonfiction material and a bit of historical pieces I supposed which include:

Body For Life by Bill Phillips
You: The Owner's Manual by Michael F. Roizen & Mehment C Oz
Rich Dad Poor Dad series by Robert Kiyosaki & his krew
Competence in Interpersonal Conflict by Cupach & Canary

Ideals of the Samurai by William Scott Wilson
The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi by William Scott Wilson

and more recently Sun Tzu's Art of War. I tried to read that a several years ago, but I simply didn't have the experience to draw from to understand what he was saying, but now that I'm older I can see where he draws a lot of his ideas. Haven't finished it yet, but I find myself reading a lot of the same material, or at least a pattern of thought. The same with all the 1337 or successful, there's definitely a Way out there. x.X; But I'm w/ Musashi more so than Tzu.

Some other books I've finished and would definitely recommend are:

Richard Marcinko's Rogue Warrior series (especially you military die-hards) & his self-help books. I've actually nabbed his Red Cell DVD though I haven't gotten around to watch it yet :T

The Power of Focus by Canfield/Hansen/Hewitt

The Power of Your Subconcious Mind by Joseph Murphy

The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi

[CP[]Zangetsu]

I read a few of John Grisham's novels. My favs were "A time to kill" and "Runaway Jury"

George Carlin's "Napalm and Silly putty" and "Brain Droppings"

Douglas Adams' "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"; "The restaurant at the edge of the galaxy" ( I think he was on acid when he wrote these books)

"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens;

"Twelfth Night" William Shakespeare

"How to make love like a pornstar: A Cautionary Tale." Jenna Jameson *ahem*

NJ DMV Motorcycle Manual: anyone in who lives in NJ and rides a motorcycle needs to know this book.

[GorroXXII]

"How to make love like a pornstar: A Cautionary Tale." Jenna Jameson *ahem*

Ummm... did it help? yes or no would suffice? and would it make a good Christmas gift for your significant other :D (seriously though would it, or would it cause a whopping blow to the gut?

I tend to read magazines and the paper more than books, as my life ie very hectic, and when I am free I am Gaming

last Book I read was


A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail By Bill Bryson Excellent book, and actually quite funny too.

&

The Da Vinci Code By Dan Brown

[=HR=Gumby!!!]

Anyone else besides me read the Star Wars novels? Just finished Star by Star last night, and I'm so pissed. Bastard author killed off my favorite character :upyours: Honestly don't think I'll read anymore of the series after that one. :x

[Saur]

Yeah! I do, I haven't got a lot under my belt because some of them are just a PAIN to read. But I love the Star Wars universe so I think thats what keeps me coming back.

Seriously though -- some of them are like the published BS fanfics I come across. Again, gotta sift through a lot of dog feces to find that one tasty corn kernel.

But anyway, I've just finished MedStar I and am moving on to MedStar II (Barriss Offee's story)

I finally found the first book to the Bounty Hunter Wars but I have yet to read that.

Those are the current two I'm working on though I've read a few others.

<3 Saur

[=HR=Gumby!!!]

Well yeah there is alot of BS but some of the better authors are Timothy Zahn, Kevin Anderson, J. Keyes, Roger Allen, and Whats-his-face Stackpole. tehre are other good ones but that's all I can recall for now.

[Kossori]

"The Castle" - Franz Kafka

[GorroXXII]

Just finished Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, I think it is better than the Da Vinci Code!!! (If you havent read either, start with Angels & Demons, tells you alot about the main character) but I must say, I couldnt put this book down AT ALL, beer in one hand book in other... I must say this one of my favorites of all time now!!!

[DinkyPoopStick]

I don't have the attention span to read alot, but I have read a few good books...

The cat in the hat- Dr. Seuss

Green eggs in ham- Dr. Seuss
Hell i only read this much
My Book List

I absolutely love to read. I've loved to read since I was about eight. It's insane how many books I go through a year. If you're ever looking for a good read, these are a sure bet:

Books I'm currently reading:

Angels and Demons - Dan Brown

of the original post before i started scrolliong past it.

[=HR=Gumby!!!]

I'd like everyone's opinion on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I read all of them a few years back and havn't read any of the one that have come out scince. While they're a nice diversion, I personally don't think they're all that great or worth all the adoration he seems to get. And while I understand that if people keep buying something, keep making it, but seriously what is it now 13 books at around 700-900 pages a piece and you're still not done? Wrap it up for christ sake and try something new. :wallbash:

[The Needle]

Hmm. I read about two books a week on average so this is kinda tough for me. I concentrate mainly on fantasy and sci-fi with a scattering of everything else thrown in.

The past couple of weeks have been:

Dragonlance Chronicles: The War of Souls trilogy

Harry Turtledove: the Colonization series

Lots of Terry Pratchett Discworld novels

The Illustrated DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. I liked this version for its depth of information.

Currently reading Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince.

Some of my all time favorites or authors:

Anything by Alan Dean Foster, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, David Drake, Terry Pratchett, David Eddings, Harry Turtledove, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Steinbeck, Lawrence Watt-Evans, R. A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, and way too many to mention.

Books to read:

With a Single Spell - Lawrence Watt-Evans

Discworld - Terry Pratchett

The Thomas Covenant books by Stephen R. Donaldson

Ringworld - Larry Niven

Footfall - Jerry Pournelle

The Sapphire Rose sextuplet - David Eddings

Glory Road - Robert Heinlen

The Stand - Stephen King (the movie was NOTHING compared to the book)

A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking

Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman

The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny


Ack, getting to be too much, you get the idea.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could have a box filled with all the books by a single author, who would it be?

[GorroXXII]

If you were stranded on a desert island and could have a box filled with all the books by a single author, who would it be?

Larry Flint :yaya:

[atomicbob]

Larry Flint!!! ROFL!!

:hehehe:

[The Needle]

ROFL Gorro. As much as I like that answer and knew it was coming I think the correct one would be:


Building Small Boats
Greg Rossel
Here's a book on traditional small wooden boat construction that makes the whole process seem simple. And it's not really that hard-- you need only understand the whys of construction as well as the hows. This book tells you both. It covers everything from lofting to tools and sparmaking.

If you're building a boat, or thinking of building a boat, get this book. Plans are clear and well-illustrated, and especially useful for novice boatbuilders is the extensive material on lofting.

Sheesh, THINK about the question, lol.

[monos]

If you were stranded on a desert island and could have a box filled with all the books by a single author, who would it be?

Larry Flint :yaya:

Technically he is a publisher not an author :D

[Mad5cout]

I am also not a reader. I like movies better, maybe I'll start a seperate string for that. As for reading, I enjoy some fantasy novels but read mostly literature, particularly Russian, and historical books (mostly War stuff). Anyway, here are some books I recommend:

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series, Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young, Lt. Gen. H. C. Moore and Joe Galloway
(yes the book is far superior to the movie)

The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara (Jeff Shaara also does great stuff)

The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov (helps if you are familiar with the Damnation of Faust and the life of Jesus before you start. Its a religious commentary in the form of a novel)

We, Yevgeny Zamyatin

Checkov's short stories are good if you can think metaphorically.

I loved Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown but that has alreqady been plugged.

can't really think of anything else at the moment...

[loopcycle]

I'd like everyone's opinion on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

i read the first two shortly after the second book came out.

then i waited for the third. reread first two. read third.
then i waited for the fourth. skimmed the first three. read fourth.
then i waited for the fifth. read.

then i couldnt believe this would be a neverending saga and said 'screw it'.

they were good books, but not stellar. this guy is just making a living now, and im not gonna support him.

screw the fantasy soapopera. :thumbsup:

[Blis]

I've read all the Wheel of Time books.Its up to book 10 just now and book 11 is out in october.Of them all I found just one book a little boring it was either 4,5 or 6 i cant remember which as i read them all back to back.But the last couple have been some of the best in my opinion and book 10 has taken it to new levels.This series has given me more enjoyment than any other books and i read alot(at least 2 or 3 hours a day but sometimes as much as 7).I think Jordan is a superb character writer,and the length of the series has given him time to develop the characters further than most authors get the chance to.The books are long but the story doesnt span a huge length of time.Instead you get to follow every step of the peoples journey allowing you to get a real feel for their lives.
While the earlier books may have seemed like any other reasonably well written fantasy,by the time you get to the latter ones things have progressed greatly. This is not your ordinary fantasy series that just reproceses the same old ideas but with different names.Sure the main plot is a tale of good vs evil but theres so much more to it than that. These books are just packed full of original ideas and they have pretty much everything that you get in any genre.The vastness of his creative reservoirs astounds me.
As you can probably tell I'm a huge fan of these books.And altough i cant argue with Loopcycle describing them as fantasy soap opera,I will say that they are progressing towards a very definate end.I think RJ has said there will be another two or three at most(not counting prequels of course),but if he wrote another five i would still want more.
People read for many different reasons and each look to get different things out of books.I would say this series is best for those who look for escapism as Jordan has created a very detailed and easily believablew world full of cultures and people that feel right.He has decided to build his world with its own historical foundations which gives it a feeling of depth,one of the main reasons Lord of The Rings has been so popular.But in my opinion this far surpasses LOTR as the characters and their dialogue have a more authentic feel to them.The same goes for the different cultures and their customs.And these books have a wealth of believable female characters which is something else LOTR lacks.Anyway I dindnt set out to compare these two works but I couldnt help it as i considered tolkien's to be the best of the genre untill i read WoT.I'm not one of these fantasy maniacs(I read more crime fiction than anything else) I just love this series,and i've read some quite convincing arguments for calling it science fiction rather than fantasy.anyway ive written way more than i intened so i'll stop now. Just my two cents.

[karl_58sow]

Just got my copy of "The Universe in a Nutshell" by Stephen Hawking.

Also ordered "The Offroad 4 Wheel Drive Book"

and "Advance Poker Techniques" by David Schlansky ...

[dbodenheim]

Gorro and Atomic Bob you guys are pathetic. I said Larry Flint was my favorite author on page 1 of this thread. Comic abusers. :P


OK, for the real deal, you want to read some good books?

Let me reccomend:

"GENERATION KILL" by Evan Wright. Want to know whats going on in Iraq with an embedded marine journalist during our latest war, uncensored? Read this book.

Big thumbs down to Angels & Demons. Dan Brown wrote this before the Divinci Code and hadnt hit his stride yet, i think it sucks. But i read it, so Im entitled to my opinion.

Big thumbs down to Ann Rice. Im surprised REAL vampires havnt disposed of her. Turning vampires into heathen homosexuals? Ann........if you want to watch your husband suck anothers guys dick, just fucking tell him.. Save us the six crappy books, weirdo.

More reccomends: "Band of Brothers" by Stephan Ambrose. Stephan Ambrose wrote historical non fiction however, and this is a documentary, not an HBO mini series. Also, The Thin Red Line, another historical non fiction novel, this one beats the shit out of the crappy Sean penn movie by a factor of about a thousand.

"The Amazing adventures of Cassius and Clay" ---one cousin escapes from Nazi occupied Hungary. The other lives in New York. Together they help create the golden age of comic books in the late 30's early 40's. The Escapist! Excellent reading.

Graphic Novels- "Preacher 1-9" A preacher with the power to command the word of God. His best friend, an irish heroin addicted vampire. His girlfriend a gun-toting hitman. Secret societys to bring about acoplypse. His father, John Wayne. An unstobbable 1800's gunslinger as the Angel of Death with a mean streak that just hasnt been matched in ANY medium ( movies, novels, comics, etc.) SEX SEX SEX DRUGS DRUGS DRUGS-----------and God FULLY on the run from all of it.

Now, I ( jeff/dave) am a Christian. Lets get that out of the way first off. This may very well be the best story I EVER read in any medium. Total cost for all of them will run you about 200$ (1-9), you might find a deal on EBAY though. Dont let this story pass you up. You'll be writing Hollywood to find out why it hasnt been on the silver screen. Too contriversial? Or just too damn good?

[Merlinex]

To long to read all of this thread, so I'll add mine.

Big Fantasy Fiction Reader.

Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan
- 10 books 600-1100pgs each, 1st 4 are awesome, then goes down from there. Read all 10, waiting on book 11, is this series ever going to end!!!

Trojan Odyssey - Clive Clust - Dirk Pitt Novel, Indian Jones meets James bond... the book was ehh.

LoTR Series of course.

Isle Witch Series - Terry Brooks
Sword of Shannara Series - Terry Brooks
Scions Series - Terry Brooks (Just started reading)
If you like LoTR type books, but ones that are easy, fast, and entertaining I highly Reccommend Terry Brooks. Unlike Tolkein and Jordan he stays away from the overly described atmospheres.

Fire and Ice Series - George R. R. Martin
Good books, read all 4, waiting on book 5 to come out.

[wake_tz]

Ulysses-James Joyce
A Scanner Darkly-Philip K. Dick
The Plague-Albert Camus
Demons-Fyodor Dostoevsky