Top 3 Favorite Books of All Time
04-28-01 | 07:10 PM
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Originally posted by conscience
1.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
All time favorite.
2.) Brave New World
Pure genius.
3.) The Great Gatsby
Work of art.
Honorable Mention:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Great.
The last three I read in high school. I like them much more now, odd
[Edited by conscience on 04-26-01 at 05:18 PM]
1.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
All time favorite.
2.) Brave New World
Pure genius.
3.) The Great Gatsby
Work of art.
Honorable Mention:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Great.
The last three I read in high school. I like them much more now, odd
[Edited by conscience on 04-26-01 at 05:18 PM]
04-29-01 | 12:32 PM
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The Westing Game
Clear and Present Danger
Jurassic Park
Clear and Present Danger
Jurassic Park
04-29-01 | 01:54 PM
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Originally posted by movielib
...have you read Sometimes a Great Notion? IMO it's much better than Cuckoo's Nest, which I do think is a great book.
...have you read Sometimes a Great Notion? IMO it's much better than Cuckoo's Nest, which I do think is a great book.
04-29-01 | 02:33 PM
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My top two would be High Fidelity by Nick Hornby and Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. After that it becomes very confusing. I'll mention The Magic Kingdom by Stanley Elkin, just because I'm pretty sure no one else will.
04-29-01 | 05:15 PM
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Originally posted by battboyy
My top two would be High Fidelity by Nick Hornby and Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. After that it becomes very confusing. I'll mention The Magic Kingdom by Stanley Elkin, just because I'm pretty sure no one else will.
My top two would be High Fidelity by Nick Hornby and Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. After that it becomes very confusing. I'll mention The Magic Kingdom by Stanley Elkin, just because I'm pretty sure no one else will.
05-06-01 | 07:34 PM
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Originally posted by movielib
conscience, have you read Sometimes a Great Notion? IMO it's much better than Cuckoo's Nest, which I do think is a great book.
Originally posted by conscience
1.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
All time favorite.
2.) Brave New World
Pure genius.
3.) The Great Gatsby
Work of art.
Honorable Mention:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Great.
The last three I read in high school. I like them much more now, odd
[Edited by conscience on 04-26-01 at 05:18 PM]
1.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
All time favorite.
2.) Brave New World
Pure genius.
3.) The Great Gatsby
Work of art.
Honorable Mention:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Great.
The last three I read in high school. I like them much more now, odd
[Edited by conscience on 04-26-01 at 05:18 PM]
I haven't even heard of the book before. Thanks for recommending it. I am going to read up on it and probably check it out or purchase it. Thanks again!
05-06-01 | 11:14 PM
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Its very hard to limit it to 3, but here goes (with a little cheating)
1. Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
2. The Lord of the rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien
3. Clergyman's Daughter, by George Orwell
with an honourable mention going to The Chronicles of Narnia (C. S. Lewis)
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1. Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
2. The Lord of the rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien
3. Clergyman's Daughter, by George Orwell
with an honourable mention going to The Chronicles of Narnia (C. S. Lewis)
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05-09-01 | 04:24 AM
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From: UK
Okay - I couldn't pick just 3 so I've split it between contemporary and classics.
Contemporary
Oscar & Lucinda - Peter Carey
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
White Jazz - James Ellroy
Classics
Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackery
Middlemarch - George Elliot
Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens
Contemporary
Oscar & Lucinda - Peter Carey
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
White Jazz - James Ellroy
Classics
Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackery
Middlemarch - George Elliot
Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens
05-10-01 | 02:38 AM
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From: USA
1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
2. Dracula by Bram Stoker
3. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Or
Books of the Bible:
1. John
2. Genesis
3. Exodus
[Edited by Pudthai on 05-10-01 at 02:24 PM]
2. Dracula by Bram Stoker
3. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Or
Books of the Bible:
1. John
2. Genesis
3. Exodus
[Edited by Pudthai on 05-10-01 at 02:24 PM]
05-11-01 | 07:22 AM
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Re: Nice Thread
Originally posted by honking
No order
Anyone have any reccommendations for me that are like 1984 or Lord of the Flies? Thanks!
Matt
No order
Anyone have any reccommendations for me that are like 1984 or Lord of the Flies? Thanks!
Matt
05-11-01 | 11:05 AM
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Re: Nice Thread
Originally posted by honking
No order
1984
Lord of the flies
Great Gatsby
Honorable Mention: The Stand
Anyone have any reccommendations for me that are like 1984 or Lord of the Flies? Thanks!
Matt
No order
1984
Lord of the flies
Great Gatsby
Honorable Mention: The Stand
Anyone have any reccommendations for me that are like 1984 or Lord of the Flies? Thanks!
Matt
05-27-01 | 11:49 PM
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Hey thanks just finished Brave New World... WOW!! Great!! I am going to try A Portait of an Artist as a Young Man next. I will have to say The Stand is a great one too if you like end times stuff.
05-31-01 | 09:26 AM
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From: The Great White North.
Hmmm... various titles to consider, here.
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
WASP - Eric Frank Russell (actually, just about ANYTHING by Eric Frank Russell is superb, but WASP is a great one to start with!)
Okay, sorry, that's four. Many others, but these will get you started...
-Skywa|ker
[Edited by Skywa|ker on 05-31-01 at 11:42 AM]
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
WASP - Eric Frank Russell (actually, just about ANYTHING by Eric Frank Russell is superb, but WASP is a great one to start with!)
Okay, sorry, that's four. Many others, but these will get you started...
-Skywa|ker
[Edited by Skywa|ker on 05-31-01 at 11:42 AM]
06-28-01 | 03:32 AM
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3 favorite books is impossible; how about 3 favorite general "groups":
A: World War 2 novels--Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five...and since SV5 is Kurt Vonnegut, I'll also add Breakfast of Champions, which I used to consider as my all-time favorite book, and God Bless You Mr. Rosewater (and just about anything else by KV).
B: Umberto Eco--love his books, can read them over and over; sort of like page-turners for intellectuals. The amount of stuff he packs into a book is incredible. Name of the Rose is my favorite of the 3, but Foucault's Pendulum and Island of the Day Before are great too.
C: Siddhartha and Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse.
Other Favorites: The Stranger by Camus, Brave New World by Huxley, Notes from Underground, King Lear, and If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino.
A: World War 2 novels--Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five...and since SV5 is Kurt Vonnegut, I'll also add Breakfast of Champions, which I used to consider as my all-time favorite book, and God Bless You Mr. Rosewater (and just about anything else by KV).
B: Umberto Eco--love his books, can read them over and over; sort of like page-turners for intellectuals. The amount of stuff he packs into a book is incredible. Name of the Rose is my favorite of the 3, but Foucault's Pendulum and Island of the Day Before are great too.
C: Siddhartha and Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse.
Other Favorites: The Stranger by Camus, Brave New World by Huxley, Notes from Underground, King Lear, and If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino.
06-28-01 | 09:26 AM
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1. The Magus - John Fowles (if you're young and want to be an artist, you must read this).
2. Dubliners - James Joyce ("The Dead" makes this my favorite Joyce book, although "Portrait of an Artist" is also excellent in a teen-angst kinda way).
3. Turn of the Screw - Henry James (the most frightening and well written psychological ghost story ever).
[Edited by Oliver Clothesoff on 06-28-01 at 07:29 AM]
2. Dubliners - James Joyce ("The Dead" makes this my favorite Joyce book, although "Portrait of an Artist" is also excellent in a teen-angst kinda way).
3. Turn of the Screw - Henry James (the most frightening and well written psychological ghost story ever).
[Edited by Oliver Clothesoff on 06-28-01 at 07:29 AM]
