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So what books shall I take out today?
Please suggest whatever, I'm not a picky reader. In fact, just think back to books that you yourself thought were good. I'm counting on your good taste in literature to be my guide.
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little bunny foo foo "I will kill you, unless you give me apple juice. It's my favorite." Last Laugh "I can't respect someone unless I've killed them."
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Muad Dib
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2011, 11:00:32 PM » |
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From a Buick 8, Stephen King
American Gods, Neil Gaiman
And, of course, Dune! If you haven't read it yet, well, you should!
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2011, 11:11:45 PM » |
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Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series
Mr. Norrell and Jonathan Strange, Susannah Clarke
The Raw Shark Texts by Stephen Hall was really good too.
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2011, 12:04:21 AM » |
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The Big Friendly Giant, by Roald Dahl
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Mortis
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2011, 01:19:59 AM » |
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Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales by H.P. Lovecraft (preferrably the commemorative edition.)
The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell
Predator by Patricia Cornwell
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry Dead
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« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2011, 02:12:54 AM » |
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If you want something light hearted and funny then read the M.Y.T.H. Adventures books by Robert Aspirin. I actually laughed out loud while reading one at the doctors office. If you are in still in the fantasy mood then all the Xanth books by Piers Anthony are great. I love the use of puns throughout. Example: Butterfly...yep..pad of butter with wings flying around so if you want some on your toast you have to go chase one down. During a war you would raid the cherry trees because..well..you know...you need cherry bombs. Writing letter to the readers in each book is just brilliant.
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  Katie Calhoun-Bartender A parrot squawks "I know where the heavy sword is. Follow me!" (2011-01-22 19:54) A parrot squawks "Katie has a big fat butt" (2012-02-10 17:06) |
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2011, 02:28:10 AM » |
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hells angels: the strange and terrible saga of the outlaw motorcycle gangs by hunter s thompson
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woodrow guthrie: a derby folk singer. out to map the entire island and bag some exotic game. fluffhead: a york fellow who is helping operate the derby training facility. are you dtf?  |
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Johnny Hobo
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« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2011, 06:17:26 AM » |
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Herzog by Saul Bellow.
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I don't believe in cops, bosses, or politicians.
Some call that anarchism,
I call it having a :palm:ing heart that beats!
I do believe in freedom and never giving up.
Call my methods madness or call them luck.
I do what I got to, to feel able to breathe!
And if you quit your job well, you can do a little breathing with me.
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Neil Tathers
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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2011, 01:24:53 PM » |
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Dresden Files, Jim Butcher.
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« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2011, 09:27:49 PM » |
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World War Z by Max Brookes. Best book I ever read. I own two copies, one for work and one for home, and have easily read it twenty times.
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Twist - boner-inducingly handsome | ClickClick - guardian of the Dalpoki | Sympathetic Phil - hard-bitten mercenary and surly drunkard | Tkltchk - hungry, want eat | Fist McRhinopuncher - fairly self-explanatory "Iceman?" How is that? | Suggestions
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Grayson Hunt
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« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2011, 09:58:45 PM » |
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World War Z by Max Brookes. Best book I ever read. I own two copies, one for work and one for home, and have easily read it twenty times. Have you read The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brookes? |
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A true outlaw finds the balance between the passion in his heart and the reason in his mind. The outcome is the balance of might and right.
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« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2011, 10:08:31 PM » |
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Yeah, it's amusing enough, but it's not even in the same league as World War Z. I'm glad I didn't read it first, or I might not have bothered with World War Z.
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Twist - boner-inducingly handsome | ClickClick - guardian of the Dalpoki | Sympathetic Phil - hard-bitten mercenary and surly drunkard | Tkltchk - hungry, want eat | Fist McRhinopuncher - fairly self-explanatory "Iceman?" How is that? | Suggestions
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« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2011, 10:35:39 PM » |
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Yeah, it's amusing enough, but it's not even in the same league as World War Z. I'm glad I didn't read it first, or I might not have bothered with World War Z.
Well I got both in a buy one get one half off sale at the store but I've never been focused enough to read WWZ |
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A true outlaw finds the balance between the passion in his heart and the reason in his mind. The outcome is the balance of might and right.
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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2011, 02:19:47 AM » |
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Rant Chuck Palahniuk
The Colossus of New York Colson Whitehead
James Ellroy's L.A. Quartet (The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz
Almost anything by Raymond Chandler. In particular his Philip Marlowe work.
If you yourself are interested in becoming a writer- or just like the way someone adept in their craft can string words together, take a peek at some of these.
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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2011, 06:29:32 PM » |
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You guys didn't disappoint, there are a lot of good suggestions and my list has increased significantly. I asked requests from the few other forums and I got little response. I look forward to reading a number of these titles. The only problem is the local library actually doesn't have as large a selection as I'd have liked. Only a third of the books on my list will be found on their shelves.
So I've been reading:
So far Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises kind of bored me. There was another book, a German writer... but I couldn't finish it, it left such little impact I can't entirely recall what it was or who it was by.
the other German author didn't disappoint, Hermann Hesse, I read Narcissus And Goldmund and Beneath The Wheel and liked both. I read JPod by Douglas Coupland, it was okay, it entertained. Life of Pi by Yann Martel was interesting. I finally got around to reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, amazing I hadn't actually
And now I have been reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrel, suggested by Mencken. I few other suggestions that looked interesting from other posters The Kite Runner is on my list, The Colossus of New York, American Gods and others!
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little bunny foo foo "I will kill you, unless you give me apple juice. It's my favorite." Last Laugh "I can't respect someone unless I've killed them."
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