Almost any book by William Gibson (I really like the style he uses), Catcher in the Rye, World War Z, Ender's Game, Driving like Crazy and Catch 22. I read a lot so I have loads of favorite books I like to read but these are probably my all time favorites. I also liked Inside the Delta Force and Force Recon (Both about the early days of their respective Special Forces units and favorites from when I studied military history). I also read movie scripts but those wouldn't really fall under this.
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I once got that book because it reminded me of Calvin and Hobbes.EClaris said:
OT: 1. Ender's Game
2. Redwall (That book got me into the only fantasy series I haave ever liked)
3. The hunger Games
1. Any book by Walter Moers so weird and yet so brilliant, his newest book features one of the best villains ever.
2. Most of Terry Pratchet's stuff
3.Hamlet and Macbeth you gotta love the classics.
Also instead of a comic let me give a manga recommendation: read Angel Densetsu just do it, the art gets better as the series progresses it's a really satisfying read.
PS. Holden is whiny little *****.
2. Most of Terry Pratchet's stuff
3.Hamlet and Macbeth you gotta love the classics.
Also instead of a comic let me give a manga recommendation: read Angel Densetsu just do it, the art gets better as the series progresses it's a really satisfying read.
PS. Holden is whiny little *****.
'Starship Troopers' - By Robert A. Heinlein
'Gossamer Axe' - By Gael Baudino
'Dune'- By Frank Herbert
'Jurassic Park', 'The Lost World', 'Sphere' and 'Congo' By Micheal Crichton
'Vampire$' (that's the correct spelling) By John Steakley
'Jaws', 'White Shark' and 'The Beast' by Peter Benchley
Just to name a few.
'Gossamer Axe' - By Gael Baudino
'Dune'- By Frank Herbert
'Jurassic Park', 'The Lost World', 'Sphere' and 'Congo' By Micheal Crichton
'Vampire$' (that's the correct spelling) By John Steakley
'Jaws', 'White Shark' and 'The Beast' by Peter Benchley
Just to name a few.
Does graphic novels count?
because if so the FMA series is a TOTAL shoe in.
if not, To Kill a Mockingbird.
because if so the FMA series is a TOTAL shoe in.
if not, To Kill a Mockingbird.
I read very little so here's a lousy top three you couldn't even use in a poll.
1. "The Riftwar Saga" by Raymond E. Feist (Swedish translation of it, I'm at the end of the fourth book now) /
"Röde Orm" (/The/ Red Snake directly translated) by Fran G. Bengtsson /
"Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships" AKA "Gulliver's Travels" (also Swedish translation, I wish I hadn't) by Jonathan Swift.
I've also listened through J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit (Swedish translation derp derp) and really liked it. Probably would've been nr 1 if I had read it.
1. "The Riftwar Saga" by Raymond E. Feist (Swedish translation of it, I'm at the end of the fourth book now) /
"Röde Orm" (/The/ Red Snake directly translated) by Fran G. Bengtsson /
"Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships" AKA "Gulliver's Travels" (also Swedish translation, I wish I hadn't) by Jonathan Swift.
I've also listened through J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit (Swedish translation derp derp) and really liked it. Probably would've been nr 1 if I had read it.
OP:
The Divine Comedy? Really? Dante was such a prick, and we canonized his fanfictions
Books:
6- A Farewell to Arms - Hemingway
5- The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
4- Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchet
3- Revolt in the Desert- T.E. Lawrence
2- A Fine and Private Place - Peter S. Beagle
1- Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke
Honorable mention:
"Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life - Dennis Reynolds"
The Divine Comedy? Really? Dante was such a prick, and we canonized his fanfictions
Books:
6- A Farewell to Arms - Hemingway
5- The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
4- Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchet
3- Revolt in the Desert- T.E. Lawrence
2- A Fine and Private Place - Peter S. Beagle
1- Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke
Honorable mention:
"Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life - Dennis Reynolds"
I'd have to put the Phantom Tollbooth in my tops, too. That book is just classic. Too many good memories.EClaris said:
Besides that, I like All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren and, um..
Oh, I just finished "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon. It's a 600+ page novel about WWII, the holocaust, and the golden age of superhero comic books (yeah, it's pretty epic). It's also easily one of the best books i've ever read. Check it out if you consider yourself a reader, please.
And on the subject of comics, i do like Watchmen too (like everyone else in the thread it seems).
I loved Ghosts of Onyx, too. It's my favorite of the Halo novels, in fact.HaloHappy said:
I also like:
Masters of Doom
The Alphabet of Manliness
Funny in Farsi
Hmmm... Would you mean Matt Wagner's 'Grendel', or something related to the immortal 'Beowulf'? If the former, then "hear, hear"... I was yanked into that ill-fated comic far too late, but still too young to understand that 'backissue stack' prices in corner comic shops are akin to highway robbery. (and I'm still missing #25... though thankfully I was able to read it before I got the bug to try and collect them, myself)lukemdizzle said:
My list isn't as wide-spread as I'd like, but it's still mine...
The Wheel of Time (series) - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
I've read every book, save the last few, multiple times... And the only thing keeping me from re-reading the entire series again is the absence of one of my boxes of books from the last move... Some people get a bit overwhelmed by the density of detail in Jordan's writing style, but it made the world come alive for me.
"The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again."
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
I bought the hardcover (I almost NEVER buy hardcovers) after reading the acknowledgements and then the first page, twice (the second time aloud, to myself). The text was so well written, it practically begged to be read aloud. (I've since made sure that my wife acquired the audiobook, and I've listened to it, as well.)
(so many great quotes... But most would take copy/pasting a page to make them make sense to anyone who hasn't read the book... instead, I'd suggest heading to Patrick Rothfuss' site and reading the except(s) available there)
http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/books.asp
Myst (series) - Rand Miller & David Wingrove ('The Book of Atrus' most of all)
I loved the games... even as they fell behind current technology. 'The Book of Atrus' tells the tale of how the seemingly disembodied storylines from the game series came to be. An ancient civilization whose technology was both mystical and deeply scientific, infinitely complex in its supposed simplicity... Among those who enjoy reading, who wouldn't dream of the ability to apparently create whole worlds to visit, simply with pen, ink, and scribing pages?
Across the series you'll see the rediscovery, relive the end, and the witness possible rebeginning of D'ni. (the timeline hops from pre-Myst through post-Riven, with little to no mention of the storylines within the games themselves)
"Yes, Atrus. I made this world. I made the rock on which we stand, and the very air we are breathing. I made the grass and the trees, the insects and the birds. I fashioned the flowers and the earth in which they grow. I made the mountains and the streams. All that you see, I made."
Rogue Warrior (and possibly 'Red Cell', but not in the same way) - Richard Marcinko with John Weisman
The autobiography of 'Demo Dick' Marcinko was passed to me by an old friend, along with a copy of the fiction follow-up 'Red Cell'. He said to read the "sequel" first, then the biography. I did, and though entertaned by the novel, it just made the memoir have more impact. The action writing style is the same, but maybe having had a few vets as close friends (and heard more than a few stories told over beers or a mug of hard cider) it kept a ring of truth to it, somehow. An interesting read, and one that I pick up again every few years, or so. (and, yes... I'm sure the game was horrific beyond comprehension, but I'll still stand by the book.)
"Little Creek, Virginia, is a masochist's dream. It's the place where the Navy used to take large groups of mean, aggressive, self-confident, ass-kicking, extrovert volunteer sailors and turn them into small groups of mean, aggressive, self-confident, ass-kicking, extrovert UDT animals during sixteen glorious weeks of torture, madness, and mayhem."
Read Spirit of Terrorism. Know the name. Sounded feminine. Now I know. Half the battle. G.I. Joe. Yeah.Julianking93 said:
I don't wikipedia authors.
I usually only read light novels, but some of my favorite stuff was Where Eagles Dare, When the Higurashi Cry, and Spice and Wolf (the English translations are taking forever to be published).
Probably way better suggestions in this thread though. lol
Probably way better suggestions in this thread though. lol