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BRISK · 04-10-2003, 10:19 PM

Fiction or non-fiction. List your top 5 best most favorite totally kick-ass awesome books that you've ever read.

Stashi · 04-10-2003, 10:20 PM

Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH

quiet · 04-10-2003, 10:21 PM

same asinine thing as naming your top 5 movies, or your top 5 albums. there are hundreds of each...

bhutocracy · 04-10-2003, 10:21 PM

hahah rats of NIMH.. damn that was good as a kid. That and watership down.

Swiftone · 04-10-2003, 10:23 PM

Hyperion - Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion - Dan Simmons
A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Sword - George R.R. Martin

They all own joo.

Warden · 04-10-2003, 11:57 PM

Blood on The Risers - John Leppelman
Private Parts - Howard Stern
Shattered - Dean Koontz
Hideaway- Dean Koontz
Christine - Stephen King

MetaMan · 04-10-2003, 11:59 PM

when i was younger:
Aliens Ate My Homework

by Bruce Coville,
really really fun book.

Fletch XXX · 04-11-2003, 12:04 AM

reading this right now. <a href=http://www.satanicrituals.com/hcbooks/occulthistory.htm>The Occult: A History</a>

<img src=http://www.satanicrituals.com/hcbooks/occulthistory.jpg border="1">

just finished reading 'The Next World War: Computers Are the Weapons & the Front Line Is Everywhere' by James Adams

<img src=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0684834529.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg border="1">

good stuff.

i cant name a favorite of anything.

Honeyslut · 04-11-2003, 12:06 AM

Lost Souls by Poppy Z Bright
Lightning by Dean Koontz
Lucky you by Carl Hiaasan
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

Runners up

Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux

Socks · 04-11-2003, 12:12 AM

bible
bible
bible
bible
bible

dig420 · 04-11-2003, 12:18 AM

The Collector - John Fowles

Zorba The Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis

Stephen King - all his novels, nothing heavy but a blazingly fun and easy read - Dean Koontz is his pale, nondescript little sister

Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger

1984 - George Orwell

I read obsessively, right now I'm readin Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. I just finished Fight Club and Choke by Palahniuk and I also just finished the Easy Rawlins series of detective novels by Walter Mosely.

dig420 · 04-11-2003, 12:19 AM

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Originally posted by bhutocracy
hahah rats of NIMH.. damn that was good as a kid. That and watership down.

Watership Down was a significant book for me as well. Did you read Plague Dogs?

TheJimmy · 04-11-2003, 12:21 AM

To limit it to only 5 is a bit rough....so I flung off a quick top10 for ya....

The Prince
The Art of War
The Phantom Toll Booth
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Catcher in the Rye
1984
Animal Farm
Brave New World
Meditation as Medicine
Think and Grow Rich

not my absolute top 10, but the first ones that I could think of off the top of my head that I enjoyed reading...

there are a shitload more that are worthy to be added...but I am too tired and not interested enough to post ALL of them

Donny · 04-11-2003, 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by Socks
bible
bible
bible
bible
bible

That's the best work of fiction to date because it's convinced so many people it's real, kinda like Blair Witch when it came out.

quiet · 04-11-2003, 12:25 AM

okay:

being and time
beyond good and evil
on the road
cambridge companion to wittgenstein
mathematical fallacies and paradoxes
the sun also rises
for whom the bell tolls
a farwell to arms
1984
life on the screen (identity in the age of the internet)
biology as ideology

etc, etc... fucking etc

currently reading Zero - the biography of a dangerous idea (page 78)

TheJimmy · 04-11-2003, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DonovanPhillips

That's the best work of fiction to date because it's convinced so many people it's real, kinda like Blair Witch when it came out.

minus the booger scene ;)

Lane · 04-11-2003, 12:26 AM

Unix Network Programming (Volume I and II) - Richard Stevens
The C Programming Language - Kernighan/Ritchie

MikeEP · 04-11-2003, 12:26 AM

Atlas Shrugged

Fletch XXX · 04-11-2003, 12:29 AM

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Originally posted by quiet

beyond good and evil
on the road

add 'Paradise Lost', and blake's 'marriage of heaven and hell' and Baudelaires 'Flowers of Evil' and thats my top 5 for tonight.

dig420 · 04-11-2003, 12:39 AM

I don't wanna get off on a list of thousands of books, but I also have to mention Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway and the amazing, horrifying short story:

Everything That Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor

I had to give it it's own line. If you haven't read this yet try to download it NOW. It'll hit you like a punch in the face.

Plat · 04-11-2003, 12:39 AM

I dont read books.

jake2000xp · 04-11-2003, 12:39 AM

Favorite childhood book:
Tom Sawyer-- Mark Twain

College reading:
Hamlet - Shakespeare
The Old Man and the Sea -- Hemingway

Favorite self help:
The Millionaire Next Door--Thomas J. Phd Stanley, William D., Phd Danko

Favorite Adventure Biography
Into thin air--jon krakau

quiet · 04-11-2003, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dig420
I don't wanna get off on a list of thousands of books, but I also have to mention Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway and the amazing, horrifying short story:\

i thought i put that in my list. one of my all time favorite novellas. love so many of his short stories as well...

chupacabra · 04-11-2003, 12:42 AM

'120 Days of Sodom'

dig420 · 04-11-2003, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet

i thought i put that in my list. one of my all time favorite novellas. love so many of his short stories as well...

yeah Hemingway was a master. Never a wasted word.

DrewKole · 04-11-2003, 12:46 AM

Tom Sawyer
Animal Farm
The Odyssey
The Golden Ass, Transformation of Lucius Apuleius
Brave New World

dig420 · 04-11-2003, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jake2000xp

Favorite Adventure Biography
Into thin air--jon krakau

I actually got that as an audiobook from http://www.audible.com

Krakauer did a GREAT job on the reading, sucked you right into the story.

TheJimmy · 04-11-2003, 12:48 AM

I forgot one...

Penthouse Forum...

robfantasy · 04-11-2003, 12:50 AM

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... · 04-11-2003, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Swiftone
Hyperion - Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion - Dan Simmons

Awesome series. Doesn't get any more sci-fi than that.

quiet · 04-11-2003, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dig420

yeah Hemingway was a master. Never a wasted word.

well said. extremely lean prose.

cool1g · 04-11-2003, 02:21 AM

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson - the most amazing piece of fiction ever written IMO! It is part 1 of a planned 3 part trilogy - part 2 is supposedly out any day now...

The Stand - Stephen King

Less than Zero - Brett Easton Ellis

John Grisham - The Runaway Jury...suprisingly funny!

Tom Wolfe - Bonfire of the Vanities....

Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis...non-fiction book about bond trading that reads more like fiction!

Losing my Virginity - Richard Branson...the guys is a visionary in terms of coming up with new ideas....

Joe Sixpack · 04-11-2003, 02:31 AM

Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
Women - Charles Bukowski
Hollywood - Charles Bukowski

I know someone is going to point out the obvious.

Fletch XXX · 04-11-2003, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Joe Sixpack

Women - Charles Bukowski
Hollywood - Charles Bukowski

nice. i have them both on the shelf next to me.

bukowski was good.

quiet · 04-11-2003, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Joe Sixpack
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
Women - Charles Bukowski
Hollywood - Charles Bukowski

I know someone is going to point out the obvious.

the barfly

Jakke PNG · 04-11-2003, 02:37 AM

Catch 22 was pretty decent
Jules Verne books were nice
Wilbur Smith books are fun
Lord of the rings was also good
But I've red those like when I was 10-15.

I'm also pretty fond of discworld series.

I haven't had the time to read any good books lately.
I did read Atkins new diet revolution a week ago or so, but can't really recommend that

I wish I could find a good book that makes me think. Too bad I don't have time for books.

Joe Sixpack · 04-11-2003, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fletch XXX

nice. i have them both on the shelf next to me.

bukowski was good.

He and John Lennon are my only "heroes" because they both just told it like it was... In art I admire honesty and originality and they both had it in spades.

bhutocracy · 04-11-2003, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dig420

Watership Down was a significant book for me as well. Did you read Plague Dogs?

no unfortunately, I'll have to get into it - I actually hired out the watership down movie for my girlfriend about a year ago

quiet · 04-11-2003, 02:38 AM

i feel like listing another dozen books.

Chris E · 04-11-2003, 02:40 AM

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone

DarkJedi · 04-11-2003, 02:43 AM

Dune series.
So far i've finished:

Dune: House Atreides
Dune: House Harkonnen
Dune: House Corrino

Awesome Sci-Fi.

Fletch XXX · 04-11-2003, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Joe Sixpack

He and John Lennon are my only "heroes" because they both just told it like it was... In art I admire honesty and originality and they both had it in spades.

Jakke PNG · 04-11-2003, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkJedi
Dune series.
So far i've finished:

Dune: House Atreides
Dune: House Harkonnen
Dune: House Corrino

Awesome Sci-Fi.

Yeah, I think I liked those too..
..and I have a nasty secret I forgot to tell.

I was sick once and I bought a starwars book. I got hooked and bought all of them. lol

They're pretty fun. Kinda gay, but entertaining.

quiet · 04-11-2003, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Joe Sixpack

He and John Lennon are my only "heroes" because they both just told it like it was... In art I admire honesty and originality and they both had it in spades.

i'm a huge John Lennon fan, but not for the same reasons.

Serge_Oprano · 04-11-2003, 02:59 AM

Everything That Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor
***************

Dig, I didn't know you were her fan as well
;-))

she is one heck of a write
;'-))

"Good men are hard to find"
;-)))

Joe Sixpack · 04-11-2003, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet

i'm a huge John Lennon fan, but not for the same reasons.

I'm interested in your reasons.

I'm a huge Lennon fan.

poorwebmaster · 04-11-2003, 03:03 AM

1. The Eight by Katherine Neville

2. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

3. The Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follet

4. Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

5. The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum

Rocky · 04-11-2003, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fletch XXX
reading this right now. <a href=http://www.satanicrituals.com/hcbooks/occulthistory.htm>The Occult: A History</a>

<img src=http://www.satanicrituals.com/hcbooks/occulthistory.jpg border="1">

definately one of my most favorite books

a must read for everyone

bhutocracy · 04-11-2003, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TeenGodFather
Catch 22 was pretty decent
Jules Verne books were nice
Wilbur Smith books are fun
Lord of the rings was also good
But I've red those like when I was 10-15.

I'm also pretty fond of discworld series.

I haven't had the time to read any good books lately.
I did read Atkins new diet revolution a week ago or so, but can't really recommend that I wish I could find a good book that makes me think. Too bad I don't have time for books.

the discworld series is great, if you haven't already, get "Thief of time" one of the newer ones..

bhutocracy · 04-11-2003, 03:06 AM

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TheJimmy ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0 Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,747	To limit it to only 5 is a bit rough....so I flung off a quick top10 for ya.... The Prince The Art of War The Phantom Toll Booth Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Catcher in the Rye 1984 Animal Farm Brave New World Meditation as Medicine Think and Grow Rich not my absolute top 10, but the first ones that I could think of off the top of my head that I enjoyed reading... there are a shitload more that are worthy to be added...but I am too tired and not interested enough to post ALL of them __________________ Investor with 5m - 15m USD to invest. Do you have a site or network of sites earning 50k - 200k a month income? Email your contact and preliminary data to: domain.cashventures (at) gmail.com....Please...no tire kickers...serious offers and inquiries only.

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dig420 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 9,240	I don't wanna get off on a list of thousands of books, but I also have to mention Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway and the amazing, horrifying short story: Everything That Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor I had to give it it's own line. If you haven't read this yet try to download it NOW. It'll hit you like a punch in the face.

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Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	Catch 22 was pretty decent Jules Verne books were nice Wilbur Smith books are fun Lord of the rings was also good But I've red those like when I was 10-15. I'm also pretty fond of discworld series. I haven't had the time to read any good books lately. I did read Atkins new diet revolution a week ago or so, but can't really recommend that I wish I could find a good book that makes me think. Too bad I don't have time for books. __________________ ..and I'm off.

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