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Old 03-28-03 | 10:31 AM
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Little, Big by John Crowley
Ooh! Seconded a thousand times over . . . pure magic.

And on a completely different note, let me add: "Glimpses" by Lewis Shiner, a novel that reads like an alternate history of the "classic rock" era. Equal parts "Almost Famous" and "The Dead Zone." Very interesting stuff.
Old 03-29-03 | 01:33 AM
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Men in Black Scott Spencer (Has NOTHING to do with the movie it shares a name with)
Old 03-29-03 | 08:54 AM
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The Sound and the Fury

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Old 03-29-03 | 12:52 PM
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Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler.
Old 03-31-03 | 02:22 PM
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Ulysees by James Joyce

There's such an incredibly rich density in the prose that I can pick up the book and just read an episode or a few pages. It's the book that keeps on giving.

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Old 04-01-03 | 12:44 AM
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The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. It's my favorite rollercoaster book.

The books I've read the most are the Lensman series by E.E. Doc Smith. I pull them out every time I get depressed . . . Simpleminded fantasy where good triumphs against all odds, and gets the literally best girl in the universe.

My gf says: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle.
Old 04-01-03 | 09:16 PM
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Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Old 04-01-03 | 09:40 PM
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Skinny Legs & All by Tom Robbins
Old 04-09-03 | 02:29 PM
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Wayside Stories from Wayside School
Old 04-09-03 | 03:09 PM
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Sweet Hereafter-Russell Banks

Bonfire of the Vanities-Tom Wolfe
Old 04-09-03 | 05:57 PM
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1984 by George Orwell. Would definitely be among the top books I'd grab if the house was on fire.
Old 04-09-03 | 06:54 PM
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1984 is my all time favorite book and it still chills me when I read it.
Old 04-10-03 | 02:13 AM
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Old 04-10-03 | 05:31 PM
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a prayer for owen meany by john irving.

wonderful book, my absolute fav!
Old 04-10-03 | 08:17 PM
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i really, really liked House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski when i read it. i'd say it's my favorite book, if you can call a book you're favorite knowing full well that you'll probably never have the time or desire to fully read it again.
Old 04-11-03 | 10:39 PM
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Old 04-12-03 | 02:10 AM
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Any of the Shannara books by Terry Brooks. If I had to pick just one of them, I would probably go with The Sword of Shannara.
Old 04-12-03 | 01:40 PM
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The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.
Old 04-17-03 | 07:20 AM
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This is so friggin' HARD...just one.

I guess I'd say....

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk.

There are so many I want to list after this..........gggggggggggggrrrah!
Old 04-17-03 | 01:56 PM
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North Dallas 40 by Peter Gent
Old 04-17-03 | 04:30 PM
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Big Trouble by Dave Barry - the funniest book I have ever read
Old 04-17-03 | 04:56 PM
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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Old 04-17-03 | 05:12 PM
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Startide Rising by David Brin
Old 04-17-03 | 09:02 PM
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The Rainmaker by John Grisham and Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
Old 04-23-03 | 09:10 PM
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Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk.

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