Top 3 Favorite Books of All Time
04-25-01 | 10:28 PM
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Ok, I realize this is hard (that's why I allowed 3):
Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl
to name a few...
Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl
to name a few...
04-25-01 | 10:36 PM
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From: Grounded in reality. For the most part.
Even with 3, it's still tough, but...
1. The Stand - Stephen King. I must have read the original 3 times and The Director's Cut probably 4-5 times. I would probably read it more, but it's sooo long.
2. It - Stephen King. Another great one.
3. (Tie) The Alienist - Caleb Carr
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card(?)
Boy, I could go on and on and on. There are so many books I could go too, but those 4 are definately at the top of the list.
-Steve
2. It - Stephen King. Another great one.
3. (Tie) The Alienist - Caleb Carr
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card(?)
Boy, I could go on and on and on. There are so many books I could go too, but those 4 are definately at the top of the list.
-Steve
04-25-01 | 11:29 PM
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A couple of all time favorites of mine,
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Dune Series
I have way to many favorites in a lot of different genres. It's really to hard to name just 3.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Dune Series
I have way to many favorites in a lot of different genres. It's really to hard to name just 3.
04-25-01 | 11:40 PM
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I'm gonna have to go with series of books on this one. Sorry, but I can't pick any one book 
The Shannara Series Terry Brooks
The Incarnations of Immortality Series Piers Anthony
and
The Ender Series(Including the new ones) Orson Scott Card
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The Shannara Series Terry Brooks
The Incarnations of Immortality Series Piers Anthony
and
The Ender Series(Including the new ones) Orson Scott Card
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04-25-01 | 11:53 PM
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Originally posted by C-Mart
I'm gonna have to go with series of books on this one. Sorry, but I can't pick any one book
The Shannara Series Terry Brooks
I'm gonna have to go with series of books on this one. Sorry, but I can't pick any one book
The Shannara Series Terry Brooks
04-26-01 | 12:27 AM
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Originally posted by C-Mart
I'm gonna have to go with series of books on this one. Sorry, but I can't pick any one book
The Shannara Series Terry Brooks
The Incarnations of Immortality Series Piers Anthony
and
The Ender Series(Including the new ones) Orson Scott Card
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I'm gonna have to go with series of books on this one. Sorry, but I can't pick any one book
The Shannara Series Terry Brooks
The Incarnations of Immortality Series Piers Anthony
and
The Ender Series(Including the new ones) Orson Scott Card
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1984 - My alltime favorite book
Murder on the Orient Express - Favorite Mystery book
Misery - Favorite Horror book
Also have to give an honorable mention to the Bible my favorite science fiction book.
( I am just kidding guys.
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04-26-01 | 10:17 AM
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1. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - Tom Robbins
2. Zorba the Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis
3. Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky
Honorable mention to The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood), Love in the Time of Cholera (Marquez), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kundera).
2. Zorba the Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis
3. Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky
Honorable mention to The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood), Love in the Time of Cholera (Marquez), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kundera).
04-26-01 | 12:49 PM
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LOCOS: A Comedy of Gestures, by Felipe Alfau
Child of God, by Cormac McCarthy
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with The Sea, by Yukio Mishima
but I couldnt forgive myself if I didnt mention Sailor's Holiday, Moby Dick, Good Omens, The Elephant Vanishes and Other Stories, and Naked Lunch.
[Edited by coffin_booth on 04-26-01 at 10:55 AM]
Child of God, by Cormac McCarthy
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with The Sea, by Yukio Mishima
but I couldnt forgive myself if I didnt mention Sailor's Holiday, Moby Dick, Good Omens, The Elephant Vanishes and Other Stories, and Naked Lunch.
[Edited by coffin_booth on 04-26-01 at 10:55 AM]
04-26-01 | 06:16 PM
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Wow! Some people have good taste here. Here's my list:
1) 1984 - my all-time favorite too
2) Count of Monte Cristo - excellent
3) Catcher in the Rye - Holden Caufield is my hero
I added a lot of the others mentioned to my reading list. Thanks guys!
Honorable Mention = The Princess Bride
-Matt
1) 1984 - my all-time favorite too
2) Count of Monte Cristo - excellent
3) Catcher in the Rye - Holden Caufield is my hero
I added a lot of the others mentioned to my reading list. Thanks guys!
Honorable Mention = The Princess Bride
-Matt
04-26-01 | 07:10 PM
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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]
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]
04-27-01 | 04:17 PM
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The favourite list can change based upon immediate mood, but right now: -- by Glen Cook. An action-packed science-fiction epic that has deft understanding of politics, mise-en-scene techniques of writing, hard science topics with many throwaway details, and begs for a sequel. Unlike a 'Robert Jordan' book where you could eliminate half of the chapters, this book is terse and nearly every sentence is vital to the story. It is "dense" with story and has very little "air" in it and gives the book a certain "texture" when you read it.
The Promise of Joy -- by Allen Drury (Pulitzer-winning author). This political epic is a sequel of sorts to the Pulitzer-winning "Advise and Consent". It is much stronger on politics than it is on action whereas the Tom Clancy books are much stronger on action than they are on "intellectual" politics.
Gunm manga series -- by Yukito Kishiro. I prefer the Japanese version manga series to the abridged English version otherwise known as 'Battle Angel Alita'. It is shocking at how abridged the various translated manga can be. I liked how the manga sprung the true secret of Tipharean citizens.
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04-27-01 | 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by Scarecrow:
Any particular group? I find I liked the Heritage series better than the first ones. That may be because it's been a long, long, time since I read the first group of books though.
Any particular group? I find I liked the Heritage series better than the first ones. That may be because it's been a long, long, time since I read the first group of books though.
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04-28-01 | 12:09 PM
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Most of you are listing fiction novels. I'm taking a different tack and picking three collections of short stories.
Burning Chrome by William Gibson
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth by Roger Zelazny
The Short Stories: The First Forty-Nine Stories with a Brief Preface by the Author by Ernest Hemingway
I can't believe I had to leave D.H. Lawrence off this list, among others...
Burning Chrome by William Gibson
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth by Roger Zelazny
The Short Stories: The First Forty-Nine Stories with a Brief Preface by the Author by Ernest Hemingway
I can't believe I had to leave D.H. Lawrence off this list, among others...
04-28-01 | 07:07 PM
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The Brothers Karamazov
Atlas Shrugged
Lolita
Sometimes a Great Notion
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Had to do at least these. Many more... I haven't even gotten to the best sci-fi, horror and thrillers.
Atlas Shrugged
Lolita
Sometimes a Great Notion
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Had to do at least these. Many more... I haven't even gotten to the best sci-fi, horror and thrillers.