Help me pick out which 1001 book to read next - Page 3

lilac_jive · 03-26-2009, 10:13 AM

But that would be cheating

HarryT · 03-26-2009, 12:59 PM

Riddle of the Sands is a fabulous book, although its author met a most unfortunate end. Thoroughly recommended (the book, that is, not the author).

lilac_jive · 03-26-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Riddle of the Sands is a fabulous book, although its author met a most unfortunate end. Thoroughly recommended (the book, that is, not the author).

Well you can't say that and not tell us what happened

rlparker · 03-26-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Kidnapped. ... the book is much better than the films.

As usual.

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

...Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency ... is the best of the bunch.

As my 13-year-old daughter would say--in a sort of musical way--"o-pin-ion". It's cute. Maybe you have to be there

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Originally Posted by YGG-

I votes for The three musketeers, you won't be able to put it down once you've begun to read it!

Yeah, YGG, I'm with you. It's a great book--and if you like it, there's a lot more to read. I mean, a lot more.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28082 (which includes "The Three Musketeers"

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28085

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28087 (which I'm about 1/3 of the way through)

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28089 (HarryT assures us that there is a "satisfying conclusion". Can't wait

)

lilac_jive · 03-26-2009, 07:55 PM

You guys keep recommending books that aren't on my list, I think I'm going to have to strangle you all. Between my own personal list and this one, I'm not sure if I need more

Where's dg's stick??

pilotbob · 03-26-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

You guys keep recommending books that aren't on my list, I think I'm going to have to strangle you all. Between my own personal list and this one, I'm not sure if I need more

Where's dg's stick??

I think it is still up my... goodness look at the time.

So, letting others control your reading, interesting idea.

BOb

ShortNCuddlyAm · 03-26-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

You guys keep recommending books that aren't on my list, I think I'm going to have to strangle you all. Between my own personal list and this one, I'm not sure if I need more

Where's dg's stick??

Of course you need more - there's only 1001 books on that list, and you're a fast reader - you'll be done in no time

(Once you've read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, try Long Dark Teatime of The Soul, also by Douglas Adams. And the Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy trilogy (in 5 parts...) if you haven't already)

ShortNCuddlyAm · 03-26-2009, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think it is still up my... goodness look at the time.

So, letting others control your reading, interesting idea.

BOb

Isn't that what we let publishers etc do already?

(I'm joking, I'm joking - call off the lynch mob!)

lilac_jive · 03-26-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Of course you need more - there's only 1001 books on that list, and you're a fast reader - you'll be done in no time

(Once you've read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, try Long Dark Teatime of The Soul, also by Douglas Adams. And the Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy trilogy (in 5 parts...) if you haven't already)

Darling, of course I've read all of the Hitchhiker's Guide books. I'll probably read Long Dark Teatime, as I'm sure I'll love it.

I've done some math on how long it'll take me to read these...and it's scary. Even if I read 5 a month, it'll still take me 16 or so years.

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think it is still up my... goodness look at the time.

So, letting others control your reading, interesting idea.

BOb

Well I'm still in control, as I've already decided that I want to read all of these very much

ShortNCuddlyAm · 03-26-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Darling, of course I've read all of the Hitchhiker's Guide books. I'll probably read Long Dark Teatime, as I'm sure I'll love it.

I've done some math on how long it'll take me to read these...and it's scary. Even if I read 5 a month, it'll still take me 16 or so years.

You'll still be alive in 16 or so years, so you'll still need stuff to read after

(And I thought you were trying to read 10 a month?

)

lilac_jive · 03-26-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

You'll still be alive in 16 or so years, so you'll still need stuff to read after

(And I thought you were trying to read 10 a month?

)

Was I? Yikes, that was a bad idea. As it is since December I've only read two a month. I gotta really kick myself in the butt for this.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 03-26-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Was I? Yikes, that was a bad idea. As it is since December I've only read two a month. I gotta really kick myself in the butt for this.

Where's that butt-kicking emoticon gone?

pilotbob · 03-26-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Where's that butt-kicking emoticon gone?

I think someone got that one off site. It wasn't in the MR icon library.

BOb

lilac_jive · 03-26-2009, 08:42 PM

I liked that icon

pilotbob · 03-26-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I liked that icon

[FONT=verdana,arial]http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/buttkick.gif

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I don't know if this is the same one.

BOb

View Poll Results: What shall I read next?
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe	5	7.46%
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams	16	23.88%
Emma by Jane Austen	4	5.97%
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs	3	4.48%
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte	5	7.46%
The Awakening by Kate Chopin	1	1.49%
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe	2	2.99%
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier	6	8.96%
Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas	12	17.91%
Silas Marner by George Eliot	0	0%
Room with a View by E M Forster	1	1.49%
1984 by George Orwell	17	25.37%
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair	3	4.48%
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson	5	7.46%
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathon Swift	4	5.97%
The Secret History by Donna Tartt	1	1.49%
Walden by Henry David Thoreau	4	5.97%
Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope	2	2.99%
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain	8	11.94%
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne	5	7.46%
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde	6	8.96%
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03-26-2009, 10:13 AM	#31
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	But that would be cheating

03-26-2009, 12:59 PM	#32
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Riddle of the Sands is a fabulous book, although its author met a most unfortunate end. Thoroughly recommended (the book, that is, not the author).

03-26-2009, 07:55 PM	#35
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	You guys keep recommending books that aren't on my list, I think I'm going to have to strangle you all. Between my own personal list and this one, I'm not sure if I need more Where's dg's stick??

03-26-2009, 08:42 PM	#44
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I liked that icon