Which Book Have You Read/Re-Read All Your Life? - Page 15

thinkpad · 02-14-2010, 03:47 PM

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

SimonSays · 02-14-2010, 11:16 PM

Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. I read it for the first time when I was in 4th or 5th grade. Something about that book just pulled me in. It is still a favorite of mine today and I can't wait until my son is old enough so I can start reading from it to him

Although only out a short while, Bentley Little's The Store and The Resort are also on my re-read list. Although both twisted and demented and normally not my type of book due to the abnormal sexual aspects in them, I couldn't put either one of these down. These are books I find myself reading a few times a year. I love his writing style and every time he releases a new book, I scoop it up as fast as I can find it

piper10 · 03-03-2010, 02:02 AM

I love this quote: "If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he re-reads." - Francois Mauriac

Graflan · 03-03-2010, 04:33 AM

The first book I consistently re-read was "The Swiss Family Robinson" by Johann Wyss. I started reading it in high school and then just kept reading it. Another book re-read quite a bit was "Little Fuzzy" by H. Beam Piper, I'd probably have read it more often but it was the book I would give away to friends to get them interested in Science Fiction. One series of books that I have read often over the years was Griffin's "Corps" books (had to re-read them when a new one came out, did the same with Weber's Honor Harrington). Last few years I've been stuck on Elizabeth Moon's "The Deed of Paksenarrion". You can get the first part of it in Baen's free library.

Sheep Farmers Daughter

seagull · 03-03-2010, 06:19 AM

The only book I have re-read is The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, I still get choked at the end.

Keloff · 03-03-2010, 08:55 AM

Probably the Dragonlance Chronicles; a must read for any fantasy fans not bothered by the RPG genre.

cearbhallain · 03-03-2010, 01:59 PM

I too regularly re-read the Tolkien, the Chronicles of Amber, and the first of the Dune books - quality epic story telling never gets old. I have a few more favorites that I revisit regularly:

Leguin's Left Hand of Darkness and the Dispossessed
PK Dick's Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Man in the High Castle, and DADOES?
Crowley's Engine Summer (which may be my favorite book ever)
Tarr and Turtledove's Household Gods
Bradbury's Death is a Lonely Business
Piercy's Gone to Soldiers
Tevis' Mockingbird

pshrynk · 03-03-2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graflan

The first book I consistently re-read was "The Swiss Family Robinson" by Johann Wyss. I started reading it in high school and then just kept reading it. Another book re-read quite a bit was "Little Fuzzy" by H. Beam Piper, I'd probably have read it more often but it was the book I would give away to friends to get them interested in Science Fiction. One series of books that I have read often over the years was Griffin's "Corps" books (had to re-read them when a new one came out, did the same with Weber's Honor Harrington). Last few years I've been stuck on Elizabeth Moon's "The Deed of Paksenarrion". You can get the first part of it in Baen's free library.

Sheep Farmers Daughter

Little Fuzzy is available in our E-Books section. I think Fuzzy Sapiens may have been included in the omnibus. It's been a while since I re-read them...

recluse · 03-03-2010, 04:20 PM

The collected works of:
Ambrose Bierce,
M.R. James, and
H.P. Lovecraft.

"Falling Angel" by William Hjortsberg
"Our Lady of Darkness" by Fritz Leiber
"Melmoth the Wanderer" by Charles Maturin
"A Death In White Bear Lake" by Barry Siegel

Graflan · 03-03-2010, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Little Fuzzy is available in our E-Books section. I think Fuzzy Sapiens may have been included in the omnibus. It's been a while since I re-read them...

I grabbed all of available Piper books from Gutenberg long ago, but thanks for the reply.

DMcCunney · 03-03-2010, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Little Fuzzy is available in our E-Books section. I think Fuzzy Sapiens may have been included in the omnibus. It's been a while since I re-read them...

In HarryT's omnibus? No, it isn't. That contains
1. The Edge of the Knife (Short Story)
2. Omnilingual (Short Story)
3. Four-Day Planet (Novel)
4. Uller Uprising (Novel)
5. Naudsonce (Short Story)
6. Little Fuzzy (Novel)
7. Oomphel in the Sky (Short Story)
8. The Cosmic Computer (Novel)
9. Space Viking (Novel)
10. A Slave is a Slave (Short Story)
11. Ministry of Disturbance (Short Story)
12. The Keeper (Short Story)

all in the Terran Federation universe.

There are two more Fuzzy novels - _Fuzzy Sapiens_ and _Fuzzies and Other People_.

The last didn't resurface until 1984, when a friend of Piper's unearthed a copy of the manuscript in a trunk of Piper's effects It had been thought lost for years. I think Fuzzy Sapiens has lapsed into the public domain, though it hasn't shown up at Project Gutenberg. I have no idea about the status of _Fuzzies and Other People_.
______
Dennis

clockworkzombie · 03-04-2010, 04:48 PM

EE Doc Smith. pretty much all of it. Heinlein and Eddings too.

pshrynk · 03-05-2010, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

In HarryT's omnibus? No, it isn't. That contains
1. The Edge of the Knife (Short Story)
2. Omnilingual (Short Story)
3. Four-Day Planet (Novel)
4. Uller Uprising (Novel)
5. Naudsonce (Short Story)
6. Little Fuzzy (Novel)
7. Oomphel in the Sky (Short Story)
8. The Cosmic Computer (Novel)
9. Space Viking (Novel)
10. A Slave is a Slave (Short Story)
11. Ministry of Disturbance (Short Story)
12. The Keeper (Short Story)

all in the Terran Federation universe.

There are two more Fuzzy novels - _Fuzzy Sapiens_ and _Fuzzies and Other People_.

The last didn't resurface until 1984, when a friend of Piper's unearthed a copy of the manuscript in a trunk of Piper's effects It had been thought lost for years. I think Fuzzy Sapiens has lapsed into the public domain, though it hasn't shown up at Project Gutenberg. I have no idea about the status of _Fuzzies and Other People_.
______
Dennis

Fuzzies and Other People is copyrighted due to it's date of discovery by the estate. Won't be PD for quite a while...

Elmer Sparticus · 03-05-2010, 07:06 PM

Enders Game, i started reading it in middle school and it just keeps getting better.

clockworkzombie · 03-06-2010, 09:23 AM

Have a look at this website. http://www.akwbooks.com/

I am a fan of Enders game too. This is a small ebook publishing website. There is a book for sale called "The Fighter King". I think you would like it. There are three books in the series so far and it is chronologically first. I am part way through it and it is excellent.

Here is the blurb.

Oliver Lincoln III is a walking contradiction – he sells combat fighters for his dad’s defense plant, but he is a dedicated pacifist.
During a sales trip to the Sirian Confederacy, Oliver’s sister, a holonews reporter, tells him a disturbing secret. When his sister is later murdered by the Sirian secret police, the KK, it doesn’t take Oliver long to put the squares together — Sirius is about to invade a peaceful world, using the combat fighters he sold them!

Oliver can’t prevent the invasion, but in a desperate race against time he travels to Vega 3, hoping to arm them with Lincoln fighters so they can at least defend themselves. But the timetable is shorter than he thought, and he finds himself trapped in a global war with a difficult choice to make.

The Fighter King is a novel about the clash of civilization, personal choices, and coming of age. Before The Fighter Queen, there was The Fighter King. It all starts here.

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thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

02-14-2010, 11:16 PM	#212
SimonSays No wire hangers, ever! Posts: 183 Karma: 540 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: O-hi-o Device: Sony PRS-300	Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. I read it for the first time when I was in 4th or 5th grade. Something about that book just pulled me in. It is still a favorite of mine today and I can't wait until my son is old enough so I can start reading from it to him Although only out a short while, Bentley Little's The Store and The Resort are also on my re-read list. Although both twisted and demented and normally not my type of book due to the abnormal sexual aspects in them, I couldn't put either one of these down. These are books I find myself reading a few times a year. I love his writing style and every time he releases a new book, I scoop it up as fast as I can find it

03-03-2010, 02:02 AM	#213
piper10 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 336 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: kindle 2, iPad, PW2	I love this quote: "If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he re-reads." - Francois Mauriac

03-03-2010, 04:33 AM	#214
Graflan Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Cybook	The first book I consistently re-read was "The Swiss Family Robinson" by Johann Wyss. I started reading it in high school and then just kept reading it. Another book re-read quite a bit was "Little Fuzzy" by H. Beam Piper, I'd probably have read it more often but it was the book I would give away to friends to get them interested in Science Fiction. One series of books that I have read often over the years was Griffin's "Corps" books (had to re-read them when a new one came out, did the same with Weber's Honor Harrington). Last few years I've been stuck on Elizabeth Moon's "The Deed of Paksenarrion". You can get the first part of it in Baen's free library. Sheep Farmers Daughter

03-03-2010, 06:19 AM	#215
seagull Addict Posts: 247 Karma: 89950 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 2	The only book I have re-read is The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, I still get choked at the end.

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Keloff Electronic media explorer Posts: 64 Karma: 169796 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Device: Kindle (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation), iPad 2	Probably the Dragonlance Chronicles; a must read for any fantasy fans not bothered by the RPG genre.

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cearbhallain Groupie Posts: 183 Karma: 1053258 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fort Vancouver Device: nook	I too regularly re-read the Tolkien, the Chronicles of Amber, and the first of the Dune books - quality epic story telling never gets old. I have a few more favorites that I revisit regularly: Leguin's Left Hand of Darkness and the Dispossessed PK Dick's Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Man in the High Castle, and DADOES? Crowley's Engine Summer (which may be my favorite book ever) Tarr and Turtledove's Household Gods Bradbury's Death is a Lonely Business Piercy's Gone to Soldiers Tevis' Mockingbird

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recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	The collected works of: Ambrose Bierce, M.R. James, and H.P. Lovecraft. "Falling Angel" by William Hjortsberg "Our Lady of Darkness" by Fritz Leiber "Melmoth the Wanderer" by Charles Maturin "A Death In White Bear Lake" by Barry Siegel

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clockworkzombie Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 11962 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Queensland Device: iPad	EE Doc Smith. pretty much all of it. Heinlein and Eddings too.

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Elmer Sparticus Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: nook	Enders Game, i started reading it in middle school and it just keeps getting better.

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03-06-2010, 09:23 AM	#225
clockworkzombie Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 11962 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Queensland Device: iPad	Have a look at this website. http://www.akwbooks.com/ I am a fan of Enders game too. This is a small ebook publishing website. There is a book for sale called "The Fighter King". I think you would like it. There are three books in the series so far and it is chronologically first. I am part way through it and it is excellent. Here is the blurb. Oliver Lincoln III is a walking contradiction – he sells combat fighters for his dad’s defense plant, but he is a dedicated pacifist. During a sales trip to the Sirian Confederacy, Oliver’s sister, a holonews reporter, tells him a disturbing secret. When his sister is later murdered by the Sirian secret police, the KK, it doesn’t take Oliver long to put the squares together — Sirius is about to invade a peaceful world, using the combat fighters he sold them! Oliver can’t prevent the invasion, but in a desperate race against time he travels to Vega 3, hoping to arm them with Lincoln fighters so they can at least defend themselves. But the timetable is shorter than he thought, and he finds himself trapped in a global war with a difficult choice to make. The Fighter King is a novel about the clash of civilization, personal choices, and coming of age. Before The Fighter Queen, there was The Fighter King. It all starts here.