I just thought it would be interesting to hear people's favorite books. =)
mine are
1) The Hobbit
2) Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus
3) Any Dr. Seuse book
I'm sure the blue book would be up there somewhere, that is, if I had it =)
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 Dec 27 2001, 3:24 pm
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That's right. More violence is the answer.
Anyone who thinks otherwise obviously hasn't had it beaten into them. >:D --Tarmas. | |
I usually have a hard time picking favorites of anything, but here goes.
1. Shardik 2. Watership Down (both by Richard Adams) 3. 1984 Z | |
I loved Watership Down! I also loved The Grapes of Wrath, The Devil's Arithmetic, The Pearl, April Morning, A Ring of Endless Light, and many other books. Right now, I'm reading The Handmaid's Tale, which is very good so far.
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Lord of Water wrote:
Right now, I'm reading The Handmaid's Tale, which is very good so far. Except for the part where the title turns out to be a really bad pun. Seriously. Argh I practically never read anymore, with these damn computers taking up my time...but: Fahrenheit 451 The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper The Deptford trilogy by Robertson Davies The Book of the Night by Rhoda Lerman | |
Well, I can't really choose favorites, but I will let you in on some books that I was fond of at various points in my life:
1.) Key to the Treasure I really enjoyed this one when I was about 5 or 6. It's about three kids who discover a key that leads them on a hunt for a treasure hidden away by their ancestors. (can't remember if it was their parents or grandparents who origionally hid the treasure...) 2.) The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger This was the first Stephen King book I ever read, in junior highschool, I think. I enjoyed the story, and have eagerly anticipated each new book in this series. 3.) The Mists of Avalon I really loved this story about the legend of King Aurthur. It was told from the womens' perspective, and mainly from that of his half-sister, Mordrid, I think her name was...(I could be terribly wrong of course) I never did finish this story. It hit a lul about 3/4 through, and I lost interest. I hear they made a TV movie out of it. Has anyone seen it and read the book? I would like to hear your take on the diffrences and similarities between the two. And if I should search for the movie or not... 4.) Any of the many Choose Your Own Adventure books. They just rocked. :-) 5.) Can't think of any more that really stand out... I'll edit this post if any come to mind... ~X | |
Favorites..humm
Fahrenheit 451 The Deathgate Cycle(7 books if I recall) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman The Discworld series(I have only read 2 so far, Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic) by Terry Pratchett Some of the Dragonlance books(Raistlin Saga, dragon era) also by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Havent had time to read lately, with school exams coming up and being busy with my games(arg!) Alathon | |
1) FellowShip of The ring and the Hobbit *Never got to #3*
2) Harry Potter Books *Especially #3* 3) Most Stephen King books | |
Alathon wrote:
Favorites..humm I loved those books, also you can try the game too from here (93 megs). That was the first ever PC game I owned, for my first ever PC -tear- those were the days, anywho it's a great game, if it wouldn't take 27 hours for me to download it I would have already. | |
3. 1984 I'd have to pick 1984 as one of my favorites, too. Let's see... what else... here's a very incomplete list. Dantom: The Dream Maker: Designer's Guide to Worlds BYOND (a timeless classic) R.F. Laird: The Boomer Bible Stephen King: The Shining, et al. George MacDonald Fraser: Flashman series Stephen Potter: The Complete Upmanship (anthology of several small books) Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness Oscar Wilde: The Portrait of Dorian Gray Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged; The Fountainhead Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes stories Other authors: Dashiell Hammett, Mickey Spillane, C.S. Lewis, Douglas Adams I'll probably think of many more as soon as I post this, but that's a start. Oh, I should also mention some "young adult" stuff I enjoyed: John D. Fitzgerald's "Great Brain" books; Daniel McManus Pinkwater's "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death"; a series of books about an alien kid named Matthew Looney; Donald Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown books; Lloyd Alexander's High King series. And of course the work of Dr. Seuss. | |
Well here is my list of all time favourite books.
1) <font color ="#FF0000">*</font>Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Unnatural Selection - Mel Odom 2) Lord of The Rings - The Fellowship of The Ring - JRR Tolkien (Still reading) 3) Harry Potter - The Philosopher's Stone - J.K.Rowling 4) Harry Potter - The Chamber of Secrets - J.K.Rowling 5) Harry Potter - The Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K.Rowling 6) Harry Potter - The Goblet of Fire - J.K.Rowling Legend: <font color ="#FF0000">*</font> = Favourite Lee | |
Hmmmm... To tell you the truth...I really don't do much reading for recreation... Most of the books I've read in my life were the ones required for school...lol
However...I liked quite a few of them... Two of my personal faves are: 1984 Lord of the Flies But I HAVE read books on my own (not many...but a few)... And from those..my faves are (in no particular order): A Wrinkle in Time The Blue Book (lol) The Hobbit Fellowship of the Ring (I'm currently working on Two Towers...and will then move on to Return of the King... But even though I haven't read them both all the way through yet...I'll have to assume that they'll belong on this list when I do...lol) Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (a younger children's book...but a good one from what I remember...lol) The entire Chronicles of Narnia series And I'm sure there are more...but these are the ones that stand out in my mind the most... | |
Gughunter wrote:
Oh, I should also mention some "young adult" stuff I enjoyed: John D. Fitzgerald's "Great Brain" books; Daniel McManus Pinkwater's "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death"; a series of books about an alien kid named Matthew Looney; Donald Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown books; Lloyd Alexander's High King series. And of course the work of Dr. Seuss. I really enjoyed Alexander's kingdom of Prydain thing, but my favorite book of his was "The First Two Lives of Lucas-Kasha." In late elementary school and junior high I was also captivated by H.M. Hoover's books (terribly hard to find, and I don't know why) and I liked Zilpha Keatley Snyder's as well. They created sci-fi and fantasy worlds I'd be lost in long after I stopped reading the books. Z | |
Gughunter wrote:
Oh, I should also mention some "young adult" stuff I enjoyed: John D. Fitzgerald's "Great Brain" books.. Donald Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown books Those were both defining series for me in grade school. I spent many cycles thinking about how to become those people. Also there was a Mad Scientist Club series that I liked too. | |
My favorite books are:
1. ANY Forgotten Realms series 2. the entire collection of Lord Of The Rings 3.D&D rule books and monster books 4.Garfield(comic) 5.Dilbert(comic) 7.The Farside (comic) | |
I love these:
1)The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
2)Gerald's Game
3)The Testiment
Anyone who doesn't should be interduced to a shotgun..
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-Rcet