Five books everyone should love and/or appreciate
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Trinique_Fire
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I've never read a book that is so generally applicable to everyone's life that they should love/appreciate it.
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MechaBlade said:
I'm sure I've read one or two.
I simply listed five books I fell in love with. Hopefully I get some new ideas for reading material.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Bourne Identity
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any Travis McGee novel from John D. MacDonald.
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any Travis McGee novel from John D. MacDonald.
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Watchers -Dean Koontz(was written before he jumped the shark)
and because i'm reading it now Carribbean -James Mitchner
Brave new world - Aldus Huxley
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Watchers -Dean Koontz(was written before he jumped the shark)
and because i'm reading it now Carribbean -James Mitchner
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For whatever reason these are the books that have stayed with me over the years.....
A Handmaid's Tale....Margaret Atwood
Are you there God? It's me Margaret....Judy Blume
The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy....Anne Rice
Lord Of the Flies....William Golding
Animal Farm....George Orwell
A Handmaid's Tale....Margaret Atwood
Are you there God? It's me Margaret....Judy Blume
The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy....Anne Rice
Lord Of the Flies....William Golding
Animal Farm....George Orwell
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this thread is giving me a bit of a head ache ... i'm disappointed that i don't really have a precise list of 5 books i would recommend ... and i do read quite a lot ... i'm not sure if it's because i read some books that i know not everybody would like or because i haven't found my 5 favourite books yet
anyway heres my list
1) snowcrash - neal stephenson
2) alice in wonderland - lewis carroll
3) stone junction - jim dodge
4) eon - greg bear
5) cryptonomicon (baroque cycle) - neal stephenson
actually thats a better list than i thought it would be
anyway heres my list
1) snowcrash - neal stephenson
2) alice in wonderland - lewis carroll
3) stone junction - jim dodge
4) eon - greg bear
5) cryptonomicon (baroque cycle) - neal stephenson
actually thats a better list than i thought it would be
Re: 5 Books Everyone Should Read
Here's my list:
1) The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
2) The Stand by Stephen King
3) Needful Things by Stephen King
4) anything by John Grisham
5) can't think of a 5th book for everybody, but I'm sure I'll think of one later.
Here's my list:
1) The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
2) The Stand by Stephen King
3) Needful Things by Stephen King
4) anything by John Grisham
5) can't think of a 5th book for everybody, but I'm sure I'll think of one later.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C S Lewis
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
The Assassin series - Robin Hobb
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
The Assassin series - Robin Hobb
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Classic novels that are not only necessary, but also very easy to read:
1. The Great Gatsby ~F Scott Fitzgerald. If you are a writer, you will love the stark and unique imagery the Fitzgerald uses. He paints with words and you find yourself reading sentences over and over, just to feel the rhythm of them.
2. The Sun Also Rises ~Ernest Hemingway Some of the strongest characters to ever show up in a novel. I fell in love with Brett almost immediately. Hemingway writes with a spare style that is elegant and surprising eloquent.
3. The Collected Cases of Sherlock Holmes ~Arthur Conan Doyle Any fan of mystery and adventure stories can't help but love these stories. Some are better than others but Doyle writes up Holmes as an arrogant, conceited, drug-addicted genius. Very entertaining.
4. Heart of Darkness ~Joseph Conrad. One of the deepest, darkest, most compelling novels I have ever read. In fact, I never wanted to read it again, after I finished it. But it stuck with me and I eventually relented and read it again. And again. And again.
5. Breakfast of Champions ~Kurt Vonnegut. The epitome of the Anti-Novel. I can't describe it...you just have to read it.
1. The Great Gatsby ~F Scott Fitzgerald. If you are a writer, you will love the stark and unique imagery the Fitzgerald uses. He paints with words and you find yourself reading sentences over and over, just to feel the rhythm of them.
2. The Sun Also Rises ~Ernest Hemingway Some of the strongest characters to ever show up in a novel. I fell in love with Brett almost immediately. Hemingway writes with a spare style that is elegant and surprising eloquent.
3. The Collected Cases of Sherlock Holmes ~Arthur Conan Doyle Any fan of mystery and adventure stories can't help but love these stories. Some are better than others but Doyle writes up Holmes as an arrogant, conceited, drug-addicted genius. Very entertaining.
4. Heart of Darkness ~Joseph Conrad. One of the deepest, darkest, most compelling novels I have ever read. In fact, I never wanted to read it again, after I finished it. But it stuck with me and I eventually relented and read it again. And again. And again.
5. Breakfast of Champions ~Kurt Vonnegut. The epitome of the Anti-Novel. I can't describe it...you just have to read it.
