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[Chadd 916]

Yeah, Steinbeck wrote Grapes of Wrath... also East of Eden and of Mice and Men ... my favourite was the Red Pony, but maybe it was the horse theme..lol

If you enjoyed the red pony, you may have issues. Steinbeck is the type of author who will use 100 words to say what others can say in 10. Unlike some other "classic" authors, he doesn't prove anything extra in those 90 additional words. I did like the Hemingway stuff I read, but I haven't picked up any since school.

Oh Chadd I most definitely have issues! LOL - Don't need a Red Pony to establish that one.

But, seriously, I'm curious - what books do you like? You've commented on posts but haven't actually said what books or novels "called you to be".

Of the hundreds (thousands?) of books that I'e read, none of them really inspired me or called me to anything. I read for a diversion or entertainment and nothing has really gone to the next level for me.

[ktang 34]

"The Stick" and "Of Ice and Men" by Bruce Dowbiggin - hockey books

"The Skystone" and "A Dream of Eagles" by Jack Whyte - historical novels set around the time of the fall of the Roman empire in Britain

"The Physics of Ice Hockey" - Alain Hache' -

"Wizard's First Rule" or any early books in that series, by Terry Goodkind - Fantasy

[flashgordon 0]

Some random books I've read recently and liked:

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

1984 - George Orwell

[Chadd 916]

I was bored and picked up an old book off the bookshelf and began reading it again. It's probably the last book I really enjoyed.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042518164...glance&n=283155

[sabre09923 0]

my favorite book of all times= the giver

i also like tears of a tiger, a man named dave, child named it

Gah, the Giver wasn't that great. It was good, but I never became addicted to it.

The best book I have ever read: Without Remorse by Tom Clancy. Unbelievable book, if you can get through all 1200 pages. But I loved The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie, which is my #2 or 3 choice. His writing style is very fluid and it makes the books fly by; which has ended up in a lot of nights staying up to read "just one more page".

EDIT: Forgot to mention... Right now I'm reading For Whom The Bell Tolls by Hemingway. Pretty good book, but it hadn't hooked me until about 100 pages in.

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Good books I've read this year:

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: Lots of people read this for school but I never did. Funny, must read for guys because it makes girls much more readable.

Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky: 900 pages, a bit long, but I love the narrator's voice (wished I could have read it in the original Russian) and the dialogues. Didn't read it slowly enough so I will reread it soon and take time to reread sections and reflect.

The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand: Deals with individuality/community and explicitly discusses things most people are thinking subconsciously, about why we do what we do and why (she thinks) we shouldn't do it. 600 pages and somewhat dry at points. It's not really about architecture in a realistic sense, but it's a great metaphor for her point. Similar themes to The Giver (? I've never read that...).

[Meathead 0]

I'll wait until the movie comes out for any book I have any interest of reading.

[Edge 0]

only book i ever remember liking was Eleven Seconds...

http://www.twbookmark.com/books/20/0446521884/index.html

[KYHockey3 0]

for young readers matt christopher has great books!!

[hockeymom 2]

I was bored and picked up an old book off the bookshelf and began reading it again. It's probably the last book I really enjoyed.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042518164...glance&n=283155

If you enjoyed this... I bet you'll enjoy Wilber's books - check them out Chadd, seriously.

[jumanjaq143 0]

for young readers matt christopher has great books!!

oh oh oh and the screach owls!! i have so many of those( i use to love those books)

[Hogs 25 0]

I also did not really care for Digital Fortress, but I did enjoy Deception Point by Dan Brown. Currently reading Map of Bones by James Rollins and it is good so far.

[Project_2501 0]

The only Forsyth book that I've read (and am working on) is The Odessa File.

Huckleberry Finn was terrible, and I refused to continue reading it after chapter 8.

As far as my favorite books to read... Well, I haven't really found any that were spectacular.

I just have a good distaste for Stienbeck... Though, The Moon Is Down was a good book.

[Cheesehead 0]

this year in school we read Night by Ellie Wiesel. it was forced reading, but it was one of the best books i have ever read. if you havent read this book, read it now.

also i read Maus and Maus II. these books were very amazing. dont throw it down just becuase its a graphic novel, all of the pictures really add to the book.

[sc37 0]

5 peopole youll meet in heaven

Mitch Albom is a pretty good writer, like most of his stuff. Someone here mentioned The Alchemist, that's pretty good too. And Gatsby is my second favorite schoolbook behind Killer Angels, that's a must read too. My personal favorite though is Band of Brothers- Stephen Ambrose.

[sherwood21 0]

jPod by Douglas Coupland

[hockeymom 2]

also i read Maus and Maus II. these books were very amazing. dont throw it down just becuase its a graphic novel, all of the pictures really add to the book.

I just Maus this winter and loved it - had no idea there is a Maus II; will have to look out for it.

[Cheesehead 0]

also i read Maus and Maus II.  these books were very amazing.  dont throw it down just becuase its a graphic novel, all of the pictures really add to the book.

I just Maus this winter and loved it - had no idea there is a Maus II; will have to look out for it.

in some copies of the Maus books it is both books in one hard cover book. the one i read was kinda paper back, and it was a box set with the two books.

[sabre09923 0]

5 peopole youll meet in heaven

Mitch Albom is a pretty good writer, like most of his stuff. Someone here mentioned The Alchemist, that's pretty good too. And Gatsby is my second favorite schoolbook behind Killer Angels, that's a must read too. My personal favorite though is Band of Brothers- Stephen Ambrose.

Tuesdays with Morrie was MUCH better than Five People You'll Meet in Heaven, but the latter was still a good book.

[NashvillePreds 1]

Good books I've read this year:

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: Lots of people read this for school but I never did. Funny, must read for guys because it makes girls much more readable.

Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky: 900 pages, a bit long, but I love the narrator's voice (wished I could have read it in the original Russian) and the dialogues. Didn't read it slowly enough so I will reread it soon and take time to reread sections and reflect.

The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand: Deals with individuality/community and explicitly discusses things most people are thinking subconsciously, about why we do what we do and why (she thinks) we shouldn't do it. 600 pages and somewhat dry at points. It's not really about architecture in a realistic sense, but it's a great metaphor for her point. Similar themes to The Giver (? I've never read that...).

I'll second The Fountainhead. I have about 100 points written down that I felt were important in life. A long read, but well worth it.

1. Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill - Not just a money book, but good for any goals or plans you may have for your future life. Reading it again for the 2nd time.

2. Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnagie

3. On the Road - Jack Kerouac - writings about the Beat Generation of the 40s-50s

Have on my list still to read....

1. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand - The follower to the fountainhead, over 1100 pages.

2. Walden - Thoreau

3. Freakanomics

4. Blink

5. The Tipping Point

[sherwood21 0]

Didn't remember there was a book thread:

Last 5 books, almost all satire:

Slaughterhouse-five by Vonnegut - Dark and extremely funny, I loved the simplicity

The Brothers Karamazov by Fydor Dostoevsky - Gave me quite a few different viewpoints on life, the narration is perfectly set out. Going to read it again over Christmas.

Hocus Pocus by Vonnegut - enjoyable, dark as anything he's done.

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe - a bit long, but loved the characters.

Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis - I really enjoyed this, I could identify with it in some ways, but it was strange.

I took out Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh today, I'll see how it is.

[hockeymom 2]

Just got my order from chapters... as soon as my final grades go in (yesssssss!) and my Christmas shopping is done (ugh) I am looking forward to diving into...

Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton

From the jacket:

At once shocking, entertaining, and profound--"Radical Honesty is revolutionary book that takes a fresh look at how we live, love, and attempt to heal ourselves in modern society.

"Radical Honesty is not a kinder, gentler self-help book. In it Dr. Brad Blanton, a psychotherapist and expert on stress management, explodes the myths, superstitions, and lies by which we live. He shows us how stress comes not from the environment, but from the self-built jail of the mind. What keeps us in our self-built jails is lying. "We all lie like hell," Dr. Blanton says. "It wears us out...it is the major source of all human stress. It kills us." Not telling our friends, lovers, spouses, or bosses about what we do, feel, or think keeps us locked in that jail. The way out is to get good at telling the truth. Dr. Blanton provides the tools we can use to escape the jail of the mind. This book is the cake with the file in it.

In "Radical Honesty, Dr. Blanton coaches us on how to have lives that work, how to have relationships that are alive and passionate, and how to create intimacy where none exists. As we have been taught by the philosophical and spiritual sources of our culture for thousands of years, from Plato to Nietzsche, from the Bible to Emerson, "the truth shall set you free.

[Cobra2717 0]

a couple i read recently were The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hosseini, and Junky - by William S. Burroughs. Both were very very good.

[The Stranger 0]

also i read Maus and Maus II. these books were very amazing. dont throw it down just becuase its a graphic novel, all of the pictures really add to the book.

I just Maus this winter and loved it - had no idea there is a Maus II; will have to look out for it.

I took a graphic novel class a couple of quarters ago and loved it. I was amazed by Joe Sacco's work, Safe Area Gorazde and Palestine in paticular. I also really like Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan, though I seemed to be in the class minority on that one, go figure.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

I just recently finished

Florence of Arabia and Little Green Men by Christopher Buckley

I am almost finished The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth.

All 3 come highly recommended, particularly anything by forsyth, he is easily my favorite author