A Mobile Read 'Essential Books to Read' list

[JLYates]

Can I join in? I am new to MR and this seems like fun.

1). Dracula by Bram Stoker
literature, horror; free at Manybooks.net

2). Moby Dick by Herman Melville
literature, adventure; free at Manybooks.net

3). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
mystery; free at Manybooks.net

4). Time Machine by H. G. Wells
literature, adventure; free at Manybooks.net

5). Dead or Alive by Dean Koontz
thriller; purchased at WalMart
final book in the trilogy of Frankenstein


Janette

[mikaelalind]

Five? How am I supposed to choose?

The Heirs of Alexandria series by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and David Freer ( The first book is Free) ( Fantasy)

The Tinker novels by Wen Spencer ( available at Webscriptions) ( Futuristic Fantasy?)

The Walker Papers by C.E Murphy ( Available at Omnilit and probably all the other retailers too. ( Urban Fantasy)

Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines ( available for free ) ( Contemporary Romance)

The Naked Gentleman by Sally Mackenzie ( Available at Omnilit)

[dmaus]

Moby Dick
http://www.google.com/search?client=...utf-8&oe=utf-8

Brothers Karamazov
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Plutarch Lives
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

20000 Leagues Under the Sea
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...ebook&gs_rfai=

The Inferno ~ Dante
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

[grzzly]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's quite hard to limit to 5 when I want to recommend the entire Discworld series.

Would you mind telling me what you like about them so much? I heard about them before, but I never really bothered getting into them, discarding them as too geeky-fantasy-strange. Can you dispel my prejudices?

[speakingtohe]

Would you mind telling me what you like about them so much? I heard about them before, but I never really bothered getting into them, discarding them as too geeky-fantasy-strange. Can you dispel my prejudices?

I can tell you what I like about Discworld.
Whimsical, funny, suitable to all age groups.
Can be read stand-alone and enjoyed
Easy reading and all around nice.

[phonetouch5]

yes this is right that DO NOT REPEAT a book that someone else has listed.


gottouchphones.com

[grzzly]

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

I can tell you what I like about Discworld.
Whimsical, funny, suitable to all age groups.
Can be read stand-alone and enjoyed
Easy reading and all around nice.

I like easy reads. I looked into it a little more now and it sounds interesting. I think I'll give it a try soon


My 5. I didn't really check if they are available as ebooks.

1. Faust - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Self explanatory. Magnificent language - even the translation captures large parts of its beauty.

2. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

No-brainer

3. Das Parfum (The Perfume) - Patrick Süskind

A book that's a little different. Beautifully written.

4. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams

A play drenched with emotions. I can only recommend it to the few that haven't read it

5. Den skrattande polisen (The Laughing Policeman) - Maj Sjöwall / Per Wahlöö

A truly great work of crime / detective stories. It's sinister, yet bright and the story is exceedingly clever in my opinion.

[karenr_nz]

1. The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (being completed posthumously by Brandon Sanderson), Fantasy, available from most major bookshops

2. The Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop, Fantasy, Books on Board and other US based retailers

3. The Battleaxe trilogy by Sara Douglass, Fantasy, available from most major retailers

4. Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce, YA Fantasy, available from most major retailers

5. Magician by Raymond Feist, Fantasy (actually not sure if this is available in ebook format yet, but I'm sure it won't be too far away)

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by karenr_nz

1. The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (being completed posthumously by Brandon Sanderson), Fantasy, available from most major bookshops

2. The Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop, Fantasy, Books on Board and other US based retailers

3. The Battleaxe trilogy by Sara Douglass, Fantasy, available from most major retailers

4. Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce, YA Fantasy, available from most major retailers

5. Magician by Raymond Feist, Fantasy (actually not sure if this is available in ebook format yet, but I'm sure it won't be too far away)

The list has to be single books. So series do not actually count. So You'll have to pick different ones from the series you've picked.

[karenr_nz]

Originally Posted by ficbot

This is great, guys! Keep 'em coming! I am totally okay with nominating a series as one entry. I want to see as many replies as possible so we have the biggest possible list and can refer newcomers to a great list of books to read.

Sorry, not going to pick one fav out of a series when I can nominate a series as an entry.

[amy.patkins]

Originally Posted by boydcarts

1. Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut (Fiction)
2. The Prince - Nicolo Machiavelli (Political Science)
3. The Republic - Plato (Philosophy)
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Science Fiction)
5. Hamlet - Shakespeare (Literature)

I'd post my own list, but boydcarts kinda nailed it!

[queentess]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The list has to be single books. So series do not actually count. So You'll have to pick different ones from the series you've picked.

You've already nominated a series:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I can use slot #1 for all of Discworld.

And the OP is ok with it:

Originally Posted by ficbot

I am totally okay with nominating a series as one entry. I want to see as many replies as possible so we have the biggest possible list and can refer newcomers to a great list of books to read.