fred13 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Alright so here goes: I havn't read a good book in about a month so I decided to start a thread here to spark the minds of all you avid readers out there. Post your favourite book, least favourite books, genre of interest, Authors, or anything regarding literature fiction or non fiction and you could possibly help out anyone looking for a good read. I'll start things off: Anything by Michael Crichton or James Patterson tends to be good, They involve mystery, murder, science, and lots of suspense. read: Jurrasic Park (Crichton) Along Came A Spider (Patterson) (Both are tons better than the movies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastflink2009 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 In the process of reading 1984 by George Orwell, absolutely amazing... I just finished the Stranger by Camus, it is a good, quick, read, and really stirs up your mind... Thats all i got right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Oooooh. Camuuuuus. Orwell is great, but you should follow that up by reading some of the books that aren't the two that everyone reads (the other being Animal Farm). I have read in the past month, mostly for English grad classes: Lord of the Flies by Golding Metroland by Barnes Posession by Byatt Gulliver's Travels by Swift Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith Moll Flanders by Defoe Tom Jones by Fielding The Comedians by Graham Greene Look Back in Anger (stage play) by Osborne Bringing Out the Dead (screenplay) by Paul Schrader Taxi Driver (screenplay) by Paul Schrader Manhattan (screenplay) by Woody Allen The Apartment (screenplay) by Billy Wilder Others I've read recently and enjoyed: Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S. Thompson Carry On, Jeeves by Wodehouse Simple Art of Murder by Chandler V For Vendetta by Alan Moore My all-time favorite book: Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut Next on the list for when I get time: A Prayer for Owen Meany by Irving Holes by Sachar The High Window by Chandler --Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil1182 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 The Big Bad Wolf & London Bridges by James Patterson are great books. Also, John Grisham's not a bad author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Don't remember why, but Kurt Vonnegut used to be my fav. when I was in high school. Look into his stuff. My MUST READS are: Cashflow Quadrant Bible (King James Version) Moneyball Marketing Outrageousely Courtship After Marriage (Zig Ziglar's stuff is always good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathd521 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Chbosky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDom Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 V For Vendetta by Alan Moore --Eric The graphic novel is so much better than the movie.... I was hooked, read it in about 2 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhath Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 My favorite book and an absolute classic: Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Catch 22 by Joseph Heller is hilarious. I also love anything by Dean Koontz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Read "The Last Night Of The Yankee Dynasty" by Buster Olney. Good stuff. I also read Joe Torre's autobiography, it was pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Catch 22 by Joseph Heller is hilarious. I also love anything by Dean Koontz. I just read Catch-22 about a month ago. I had been meaning to read it and luckily found an old copy of my dad's lying in the garage. Another good WW2 book is Battlecry byt Leon Uris. Thanks for all the responses guys, I'm gonna have to spend a couple hours in the library hunting down those books. I hope others are benefiting from this thread too :wtg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Chbosky One wonders if you also read Bukowski or Chuck Pahalnaizunalkausdfkask (Fight Club guy)? I've had a few conversations with other instructors here that he may be the new J.D. Salinger. One also wonders if you thought that thing about the aunt was creepily out of place and ruined the book. You know what I'm talking about. --Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I've heard a lot of mixed reviews of Cathcer in the Rye. I haven't read it personally but half the people I talk to say its good and the other half say its boring at hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I hate reading, I think it's the most boring thing in the world. However, someone gave me The Da Vinci Code and I was hooked. I decided to check out Angels & Demons and I got hooked again. Therefor I decided to check out Digital Fortess and I read it in 2 days! I'm now reading the Deception Point. I love Dan Brown and I strongly suggest his novels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I think Angels and Demons was much better than Dav Vinci Code. I think some of the hype made it better than it was. Both were written exaclty the same but A+D was more entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I think Angels and Demons was much better than Dav Vinci Code. I think some of the hype made it better than it was. Both were written exaclty the same but A+D was more entertaining. I agree with you there. The Da Vinci Code was great! But I enjoyed Angels & Demons more :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I agree with you there. The Da Vinci Code was great! But I enjoyed Angels & Demons more I'm co-signing this as well - can't believe I forgot about these two books in my earlier post... :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom2662 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I'm really not into books that much, only if its about sports or I have to read it. I read tons of Mags though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 I bought 4 new books today, tell me what you think Game of Shadows Juiced (Using these for school: Affects of Performance-Enhancing Drugs on Society) How to get Rich by Donald Trump An autobiography of Nelson Mandela (can't remember the name, my mom is reading it right now) If anyone knows anything that can help me out on the topic I mentioned above, especially if it relates to teen use, I'd really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I have an incredible array of books, and I love to read... just to name some authors I enjoy: Orson Scott Card (sci-fi) Tom Clancy (realistic action fiction, and also excellent non-fiction) Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently, etc) Michael Crichton (realistic, science-based thrillers) Greg Bear (recently got into him - sci-fi - good stuff) Richard Preston (Medical-based thrillers. Read: The Hot Zone (non-fiction), The Demon in the Freezer (non-fiction), The Cobra Event (fiction)). Micharl DiMercurio (Military fiction) James Bradley (Excellent author: Flags of our Fathers (soon to be a movie), Flyboys) ...and of course... Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights and 3 Nights in August - must read!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 (Using these for school: Affects of Performance-Enhancing Drugs on Society) If anyone knows anything that can help me out on the topic I mentioned above, especially if it relates to teen use, I'd really appreciate it. There was an interesting article in...I want to say the New York Times Sunday news supplement. Something along those lines last year or the year before about steroids affecting the value systems of minor league baseball. There were extensive interviews with two little guys with high OBPs and AVGs who couldn't hit HRs, so they got no attention. It was a great article, but unfortunately, I lost my copy of it. Maybe someone else knows what I'm talking about. EDIT: Should have searched first: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/magazine...serland&emc=rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thr33niL Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Ok .. recommend me a good book! I never have been much of a reader. Because like someone said earlier, I am easily bored. If I'm not doing something on the computer, I'm out and about. Work, play - whatever. I think I am what you might call stir-crazy. I hardly even watch TV. Although, I would like to break a mental sweat as well (vague 'Dodgeball' reference). </segway> I am a movie fanatatic and have read a few Michael Crighton books and of course a handfull of Stephen King. Really would like to get into something interesting. Have thought about getting V for Vendetta and The Count of Monte Cristo (loved those movies). I've heard The Count of Monte Cristo is a beast of a book and is 90% dialogue. So I would probably shy away from that one. I don't know, you could say I'm looking for a book that would keep a 12 year old boy with ADD on a coffee binge -interested-. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav3rek Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 As stupid/gay/childish as it may sound, I hated to read, absolutely hated it...until I read the Harry Potter books..... (no I'm not gay, Im engaged to a woman....and no i'm not 8 i'm 23) Ever since I read all 6 that have been out thus far, I now enjoy reading tremendously. I'm in the middle of Da Vinci Code and it's another crazy good book. The Harry Potter books though are very well written though, a 6 year old can read them and enjoy them and an adult can read and enjoy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 As stupid/gay/childish as it may sound, I hated to read, absolutely hated it...until I read the Harry Potter books..... (no I'm not gay, Im engaged to a woman....and no i'm not 8 i'm 23) Ever since I read all 6 that have been out thus far, I now enjoy reading tremendously. I'm in the middle of Da Vinci Code and it's another crazy good book. The Harry Potter books though are very well written though, a 6 year old can read them and enjoy them and an adult can read and enjoy... I actually know lots of people "our" age that loved those damn Harry Potter books (and movies as well). Both women AND men. (I'm 25). I wasn't crazy about them - but I read 2 of them cuz my ex-girlfriend made me. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav3rek Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I really really enjoyed them for some reason...the movies are ok, but they leave out way way way too much info the books have that I feel should be in the movies....I don't know what it is about them, but once I start reading them I can't put them down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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