1. Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer 2. Truman by David McCullough 3. Lightning by Dean Koontz 4. Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden and Jamison 5. Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity- by DeSilva.
ulysses - james joyce finnegans wake - james joyce naked lunch - william s burroughs junky - william s burroughs porno - irvine welsh trainspotting - irvine welsh & any & everything by roald dahl
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan A Time to Hunt by Stephen Hunter The End of Faith by Sam Harris Human, All Too Human by Friedrich Nietzsche The Antichrist by Friedrich Nietzsche Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
As I lay dying by William Faulkner followed by Paradise Lost by John Milton, Different Seasons by Stephen King,and The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton just to name a few
Favorites : Lord of the Rings Neuromancer Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (actually prefer the BBC radio versions) Harry Potter series is OK Lost World (but not Jurassic Park, first movie was better) The Shining just about any Isaac Asimov, but I'm not madly in love with them first Ringworld book was pretty good first Dune was pretty good
Overrated novels : Snow Crash Song of Fire and Ice series Angels and Demons / Da Vinci Code (liked them OK)
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and Killing Yourself to Live - Chuck Klosterman also I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - Tucker Max (even though it's probably all made up, its so damn funny)
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carrol. -- Simply an astonishing work of imagination. Captivating nonsense. An acid trip in the form of a childs tale. It's timeless.
The Catcher In The Rye - J. D. Sallinger. -- Essentially the teenage-angst guidebook. Holden Caulfield is the most irritatingly real protagonist, certainly I've ever come across.
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley. -- A frightening dystopian image.
Animal Farm - George Orwell. -- Deceptively simple with many, many deeper layers.
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte. -- It's like an anti-romance novel. It's sad but not in a mushy way.
Anthem - Ayn Rand. -- So simple yet filled with relatable imagery.
The Picture Of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde. -- Just a gorgeous, inventive, fantastic novel by an amazing historical character.
There are a few of my faves. No doubt I'll think up like, 100s more after writing this.
Sadly not seeing much British literature love from above posters. Everyone knows us Brits write the best books. *smug*.
The Age of Five series by Trudi Canavan - Unbelievable "Kezyer Soze" moment at the end. I was gobsmacked.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman - Funniest book I have ever read with genuine laugh out loud moments.
The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. - Glokta is a hard-ass.
World War Z by Max Brooks - I didn't sleep for weeks afterwards. Terrifying.
Animal Farm by George Orwell - Such a subtle satire and brilliant in every way.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - I'm a sucker for some romantic comedy. I'm also secretly still in love with Mr.Darcy.
I couldn't force myself to pick one, they're all fabulous in their own way.
get2sammyb said:
"Moving my post from locked thread:
Oooft what a question.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carrol. -- Simply an astonishing work of imagination. Captivating nonsense. An acid trip in the form of a childs tale. It's timeless.
The Catcher In The Rye - J. D. Sallinger. -- Essentially the teenage-angst guidebook. Holden Caulfield is the most irritatingly real protagonist, certainly I've ever come across.
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley. -- A frightening dystopian image.
Animal Farm - George Orwell. -- Deceptively simple with many, many deeper layers.
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte. -- It's like an anti-romance novel. It's sad but not in a mushy way.
Anthem - Ayn Rand. -- So simple yet filled with relatable imagery.
The Picture Of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde. -- Just a gorgeous, inventive, fantastic novel by an amazing historical character.
There are a few of my faves. No doubt I'll think up like, 100s more after writing this.Sadly not seeing much British literature love from above posters. Everyone knows us Brits write the best books. *smug*."
Fantastic list! All true literary classics. Even if people haven't read them to date, they should get them out. Oscar Wilde was a genius and I have to snap you on George Orwell. Have you seen the cartoon?
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, followed by: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, and; The Green Mile, by Stephen King.
"Fantastic list! All true literary classics. Even if people haven't read them to date, they should get them out. Oscar Wilde was a genius and I have to snap you on George Orwell. Have you seen the cartoon? "
"Fantastic list! All true literary classics. Even if people haven't read them to date, they should get them out. Oscar Wilde was a genius and I have to snap you on George Orwell. Have you seen the cartoon? "
"I have nothing to declare but my own genius."-- I haven't seen the cartoon, no."
Aimed at kids but like the book, the true message is slightly more disturbing. Youtube it, the cartoon sticks to the book basically exactly.
I read Forest Gump, just finished it last week, and I really liked it. I'm now reading Bubba Gump and Co. They're both really good books. A whole lot better than the movie. The guy that wrote the book went to my high school, and was in my fraternity(except he was in the Alabama chapter, not the Auburn chapter).
One book that I was obsessed with back in middle school was Hatchet. It was my favorite all-time book until now.
get ready 4 MB 2 delete your topic, cuz its "Not related 2 games and could be discussed on other fourms" thats what he told me about my "what your favorite videos" topic, which i think is pretty unfair :'(
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, although I prefer the TV mini-series, as it doesn't require you to read, (something I loathe) and it has British accents. Win.
get ready 4 MB 2 delete your topic, cuz its "Not related 2 games and could be discussed on other fourms" thats what he told me about my "what your favorite videos" topic, which i think is pretty unfair :'(
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It's in off topic, and he probably deleted yours because of the horrible grammar.
Anything by Terry Pratchett, or any of the Brian Jacques Redwall series. Also, The Yeare's Midnight (odd title I know, but it's the only crime thriller i've ever finished I loved it, it's a bit fucked up though)
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