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how many of yall like to read?

i am a book worm. a total nerd, complete with reading glassess and i am enrolled in many book clubs. i read between two and four books a week. i would love it if some of you could name the best book you ever read...or maybe just a couple of your favorites. dont drown me with a bunch of type, give me the title, author, and why you liked it.
thank you for playing in my thread.

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I just finished reading Timeline by Michael Crighton. A good read on time travel if you don't get too wound up in the quantum physics end of it. Amen.

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someone just gave me that book, i havent started to read it yet.

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"Brains are an asset to the woman in love who's smart enough to hide 'em."- also Mae West

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Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig.

Amazon editorial review: Arguably one of the most profoundly important essays ever written on the nature and significance of "quality" and definitely a necessary anodyne to the consequences of a modern world pathologically obsessed with quantity. Although set as a story of a cross-country trip on a motorcycle by a father and son, it is more nearly a journey through 2,000 years of Western philosophy. For some people, this has been a truly life-changing book.


Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, David Simon

Amazon review: This 1992 Edgar Award winner for best fact crime is nothing short of a classic. David Simon, a police reporter for the Baltimore Sun, spent the year 1988 with three homicide squads, accompanying them through all the grim and grisly moments of their work--from first telephone call to final piece of paperwork...

Fuck You Heroes : Glen E. Friedman Photographs, 1976-1991

Get in the Van : On the Road With Black Flag, by Henry Rollins

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At the moment, Im reading
- "Jesus Saves" by Darcy Steinke(no, it really ha snothing to do with religion).
- A really nice book on Mythology
- The Essential Pre-Raphaelites(thanks macker )
-Peanuts Every Sunday(book of snoopy comics)

Im pretty much done reading the latter 3 books, but I keep flipping back through them.
the first one, Im just reading whenever Im alone(which isnt often)

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and my favourites...

-A Clockwork Orange(anthony burgess)- just a general fun read. i read the cut version when i was younger, and the uncut(21st chapter) version a few years ago.
-Suicide Blonde(darcy steinke)- excellent imagery.just beautifully written.
-The Demon Haunted World-Carl Sagan- no real REASON why I liek this. I just do.
-An Underground Education-Richard Zacks-probably one of the coolest books ever. Anyone who has read it cover to cover will know why.

I use dto read 5 or 6 books a week. It was a sickness, even. Wore out my library card back then. Now, Im just too busy with work.
Also, that book on mythology and the preraphaelites book are excellent. brad agrees with me.

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I read anything I can get my hands on. My tastes run towards horror. My mother did get me started on a fantasy series by Piers Anthony though. Funny little books filled with sexual inuendo.

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Does reading the forum and chat count?

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I've read every Robert Anton Wilson book back when I went through a phase of quantum cosmic discovery.
I also Have read every Douglas Adams book.
Cuz he's funny as shit.
I like any book that makes me laugh or think.
I read aloto comics too,,,,heh

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The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis was a big deal. I love it. Any kind of fantasy story will work too. White Wolf books have been a big deal. Especialy with role-playing. I'm damn good at it too if I do say so myself.

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shermie, i LOVE the chronicles of narnia!!!!!!!!!
those are some of my favorite books.

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"Men are all alike--except the one you've met who's different."-Mae West

"Brains are an asset to the woman in love who's smart enough to hide 'em."- also Mae West

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quote:

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Originally posted by Princess_Chelle:
someone just gave me that book, i havent started to read it yet.

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BTW, if any of you are fans of "Silence Of The Lambs" and "Hannibal", I highly recommend reading "Red Dragon", the prequel to SOTL. Amen.

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Non-fiction/instructional books mostly.

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house of leaves by danielowski, great book, very interesting the way it is set up

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quote:

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Originally posted by J E B Stuart:
BTW, if any of you are fans of "Silence Of The Lambs" and "Hannibal", I highly recommend reading "Red Dragon", the prequel to SOTL. Amen.

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quote:

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Originally posted by DevilMoon:
I have that sitting on my nightstand, I forgot I even had it. Maybe later I will start it.

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um... anything by Haruki Murakami, well his fiction anyway. His stuff is completely mad and unique, yet so disarmingly simple.
Did you pick up that philip k dick book I told you about yet Chelle; the prepersons?
I'd like to know what you thought

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dammit harsh i forgot.
i suck...lemme see if i can find it.

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"Brains are an asset to the woman in love who's smart enough to hide 'em."- also Mae West

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J.R.R. Tolkien - any of his books, they started me into reading big time. i know some ppl say that his books are boring but he created an entire world and an adventure, it is amazing

Douglas Adams - hilarous writer, nice wit. these books still make me laugh no matter how many times i read them

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - The Chronicles and Time of The Twins - wow, these two make incredible books, nuff said

Ain't No Ones Business If You Do - Peter McWilliams. liberatarians bible, makes references to odd laws, the need to legalize drugs and stop the drug war. legalize prostitution, all that fun lib. stuff

hmmmmmm i'll post more later, i could go for a while

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I read lots of biographies and auto-biographies.
Stephen King
Irvine Welsh
Travel books
History books

Basically whenever I'm not on line I'll be reading a book or magazine - I hardly ever watch tv.

My favourite novel is also one of my favourite films - The Godfather by Mario Puzo...great book!

Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - I have loved that book since I was very young and I can still read it and enjoy it
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quote:

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Originally posted by J E B Stuart:
I just finished reading Timeline by Michael Crighton. A good read on time travel if you don't get too wound up in the quantum physics end of it. Amen.

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I love reading Everyone at my last work thought I was a bookworm. I basically read whatever my mum gives me, she gets cool books.

Along came a spider - James Patterson : All of his books are great, he mainly writes about one detective but this was the first I ever read if his and it kicked ass. A serial killer is targeting kids and he's a fucking maniac. Its very coldhearted and interesting. His last book was a bit of a bummer though unfortunately

Anything by Michael Connely and also Patricia Cornwell. Love those serial killer books.

John Grisham is pretty cool too, first big book I ever read was The Client..that was what hooked me onto books.

The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
About a preacher that moves his family to the middle of the Congo. Very fascinating, makes you think what it would be like if you suddenly had to move somewhere like that and live in a two room hut with mud floors.

Anyway..I'll hush

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