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I"m glad that I'm not the only one using Inforoo to put off a paper. I'm a big fan of:
Said the Shotgun to the Head - Saul Williams (seriously changed the way I look at life) Catcher in the Rye Great Gatsby Killing Yourself to Live - Chuck Klosterman A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
I"m glad that I'm not the only one using Inforoo to put off a paper. I'm a big fan of:
Said the Shotgun to the Head - Saul Williams (seriously changed the way I look at life) Catcher in the Rye Great Gatsby Killing Yourself to Live - Chuck Klosterman A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Post by oatmealschnappz on Mar 8, 2007 0:25:14 GMT -5
Stephen King's "The Dark Tower". Granted, it's actually a series of books but, it is one story. If you haven't read it, you should. I'm not usually a fan of the whole fantasy genre but, King's approach is genuinely amazing. The first book does move kind of slow but, (i think) it's a necessary step in the overall story's progression. It's incredibly epic story, done with the attention to detail and human interaction that only Stephen King can provide. Check it out.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan and the Historical Illiminatus Trilogy All by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea
ANYTHING by Robert Anton Wilson is worth readig and re-reading!!!
i also loovveeedd angels and demons....that book actually got me back into reading because i;ve always been a super slow reader and everyone told me to read it so I picked it up and finished it in 3 days. Normally a book that big would have taken me months! I also still need to read the rest of the Harry Potters, I've only read the first two
Good thread, I was looking into getting some good reading done on a cross country flight and I needed some suggestions.
My favorite is The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
For easy reading, the new book (but really just a set of old essays) by Chuck Klosterman - IV is a good "popcorn book" - if that term makes any sense - with alot of interesting interviews with current and former Bonnaroo bands, and various other items of interest.
Post by blackbirdflyfree on Mar 8, 2007 12:09:52 GMT -5
my top three would be:
- On the Road: I just finished this, and it was absolutely incredible. - Slaughterhouse Five: my first vonnegut book, I reread it constantly. - Brave New World: I'm so happy they make you read this in high school, definitely life changing for me.
"I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion."
central park in the summertime... the closest thing to nature
I'm bored and procrastinating from writing my paper so I thought I would ask....
my favorite: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, I highly reccommend it to everyone
I was coming here just to post this book. This book really is one of the best I have ever read and seriously everyone should check it out. That or Sohpie's World, but I cant remeber the authors name off the top of my head right now.
A lot of good books mentioned here! I read Sophie's World when I was 15 and it helped me understand the world so much better. I'm planning on reading Atlas Shrugged this summer and I'm dorkily excited. The Handmaid's Tale is one my favorites, definitely...
All that said, you may think its a glorified romance novel and it actually is, but I love it and I think everyone should read it - The Time Traveler's Wife. Its just the best story.
And I, too, am procrastinating a paper. Inforoo is wonderful for that.
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I'm bored and procrastinating from writing my paper so I thought I would ask....
my favorite: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, I highly reccommend it to everyone
I was coming here just to post this book. This book really is one of the best I have ever read and seriously everyone should check it out. That or Sohpie's World, but I cant remeber the authors name off the top of my head right now.
Post by steveternal on Mar 8, 2007 13:13:02 GMT -5
My official answer would have to be The Bible. And barring that, I can't say I have a favorite book, much like a favorite film or favorite band. When I think of books I've loved, the first that comes to mind is Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter. The author has described it as, "A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll", and I don't think I could do any better than that.
Post by lizardking0729 on Mar 8, 2007 13:46:49 GMT -5
I would have to say top 5 would be:
-Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse (life Changing, plus I love most of Hesse's books) -Drop City - TC Boyle (Very Good Book, TC BOyle is a great writer as well) -1984 - George Orwell (Brave New World/1984 ->pretty much the same book) -Stairway To Heaven:Led Zeppelin Uncensored - Richard Cole (definitely my guilty pleasure read) -Tropic Of Cancer - Henry Miller (very interesting book and a fun read as well)
Post by famousblueraincoat on Mar 8, 2007 14:03:34 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of the Alchemist and Heartbreaking Work.
I also have always enjoyed Great Expectations by Dickens, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I Know this Much is True by Wally Lamb, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, and A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
For those who like a bit of history, I'm currently enjoying "Devil in the White City" which all takes place during the Chicago World's Fair of 1892.
Post by msfelithatsme on Mar 8, 2007 15:55:53 GMT -5
ahh.
thumbs up for alchemist. although i thought it was slow at parts.. the end just rocks.
also thumbs up for the dude who said "Killing yourself to live" by Chuck klosterman. that book is HILARIOUS!!! my friend and i have constant read alouds with passages from that book. LOVed it.
i also recently finished "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls.. and it happens to be a beautifully written super-fast page turning memoir.
hmm..i really need to write down more of the books i read so that i remember.. or i guess i could just get up and walk over to the bookshelf......
also thumbs up for the dude who said "Killing yourself to live" by Chuck klosterman. that book is HILARIOUS!!! my friend and i have constant read alouds with passages from that book. LOVed it.
all of his books are that good, I love me some Klosterman. Drugs Sex and Coco Puffs is another one of my favorites.
