05-16-2010, 10:19 PM | #16 |
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Three that I enjoyed the most were:
The Third Man by Graham Greene Otley Victorious by Martin Waddell Dracula by Bram Stoker |
05-17-2010, 04:45 AM | #17 |
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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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05-17-2010, 04:50 AM | #18 |
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In no particular order:
Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Ender's Game, Dune |
05-17-2010, 05:39 AM | #19 | |
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As for my favourite, I'm going to have to go with "Spring Snow" by Yukio Mishima. Unfortunately, I've been unable to find it in e-book format. I have quite a few runners up, "favourites" are always a tough choice for me. |
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05-17-2010, 06:00 AM | #20 |
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I have two favourites.
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. Slan Mag. |
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05-17-2010, 06:10 AM | #21 |
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far to difficult to make a choice .... tastes change from year to year ....
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05-17-2010, 07:08 AM | #22 |
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I don't really have a favourite. But if I had to chose one, and basing that on the amount of times read, I'd have to pick the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I seem to read that book at least once a year and have done so for a long time now...
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05-17-2010, 12:57 PM | #23 |
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wow, I've no idea, it would fall to one of these probably
The Chronicles of Amber The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy The Honor Harrington series Dune The Empire of Man series or one of several others ... |
05-17-2010, 01:17 PM | #24 |
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One.
Just one... I'm tempted to say Heinlein's BEYOND THIS HORIZON, or Niven&Pournelle's OATH OF FEALTY... DUNE, THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, ERB's THE RIDER... or Bujold's A CIVIL CAMPAIGN... But I'll go for THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE on grounds of all-around goodness; memorable characters, fascinating theme, narrative structure and pacing... drama and entertainment value... They even got pocket computers right... in a book from the early 70's. :-) If I had to recommend *one* book to somebody, that would be it. Last edited by fjtorres; 05-17-2010 at 01:30 PM. |
05-17-2010, 02:08 PM | #25 |
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The Lord Of The Rings.
I have reread it twice a year ever since my dad first read it out loud to my siblings and I when I was 6. No other book, movie, game or any other type of media has ever captured me the way The Lord Of The Rings did. |
05-17-2010, 02:14 PM | #26 | |
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My favorites would have to be: Fiction: Seven Japanese Tales by Junchiro Tanizaki Non-fiction: Civilisation by Kenneth Clark. |
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05-17-2010, 03:36 PM | #27 |
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In no particular order.
All Quiet on the Western Front Lord of the Rings Dune Catch 22 Heart of Darkness Foundation series |
05-17-2010, 10:02 PM | #28 |
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05-17-2010, 10:43 PM | #29 |
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The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plaith
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05-17-2010, 10:52 PM | #30 |
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I don't really have one single one to list, but a few I'd put right up there are:
Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien Into the Wild- Jon Krakauer Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Hunter S. Thompson Fight Club- Chuck Palahniuk (Survivor and Invisible Monsters are right there as well) High Fidelity-Nick Hornby |
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