Shadrach Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 So I've been doing some reading for fun in addition to some required and semi-required summer reading for school. Anyway, I thought I'd see what people back on this board like to read. So, ready go? I've read Catch-22 and Julius Caesar. I'm working on House of Leaves and the Aeneid. Then I'm supposed to read Grapes of Wrath and reread the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Metamorphoses. Oh, and my cousin's trying to get me to read Fanny Hill, to "better understand the cultural significance." Might be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ein Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Probably Farenheit 451 since I actually enjoyed reading it. It was also the first book I finished reading in one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zkirsche Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 The knife of never letting go with Apache in a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoner Two Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I really like novels by V.C. Andrews; granted the first ones I read were not done by her per se (she's long been deceased), they were really exciting (to me) to read. For the first time I was really caught up in a story and I read these over and over. I still read the titles I own now and then when I remember and can locate them. I can say that these also greatly influenced my own writing and storytelling. My favorite series is by far The Wildflowers; definitely worth a once over, particularly if you like realistic fiction and/or first person narratives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Scelerus Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I've always loved Timothy Zahn's writing; Heir to the Empire was especially good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnell Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. I don't know why, but I find all the Discworld books hilarious. Good Omens was quite good as well. And despite what other people say, I do like Eragon a lot. Eldest had a really boring beginning, and I don't really like Brisingr much, but Eragon was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
book of life Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The Kite Runner. Only book I can remember at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Malcolm X's autobiography for me. It reads as the most interesting kind of scrappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Lord of the Flies? :P Nicholas Nickelby (sp?) is a great read too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanarkin Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 none really, i don't read books that much. Only in the school because i had to and some were quite interesting like the Odyssey(screw the name) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California Mountain Snake Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 The one book I remember putting down and having thoroughly enjoyed was Their Eyes Were Watching God, but I also read it in one sitting outside in the summer, so I may have had heat stroke. Anyways, I always remember that as one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Lord of the Flies? Nicholas Nickelby (sp?) is a great read too. from this year? I don't really have a favorite, but I do read a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 And despite what other people say, I do like Eragon a lot. Eldest had a really boring beginning, and I don't really like Brisingr much, but Eragon was good. Eragon does seem to be the best of the three. I liked all three, though. Yeah, Eldest was quite boring in the beginning... or actually, it's more like parts with Eragon were boring till that war thingy, and parts with Roran were much more exciting. I quite enjoyed Brisingr though =o my favorite... idk maybe Twilight by Stephenie Meyer? *cringes, waiting for the insults* idk if I thought Twilight was my favorite out of the four or another one... but, yeah, I think Twilight might possibly be my favorite of them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Terry Pratchett is remincent of Douglas Adams only a little more serious. My favorite book(s) are: Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe by Douglas Adams, and Sabriel by Garth Nix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKSB Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) Terry Pratchett is reminiscent of Douglas Adams only a little more serious. There's somebody less serious than Terry Pratchett? I love that guy. Terry Pratchett's Disc World series obviously, and then Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham. Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky was also pretty dang evocative. Brave New World by Alduous Huxley was chilling especially now that I'm a lot older and think back on it. Then there is the Dune series by Frank Herbert. Edited June 30, 2009 by Crepe Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 ^yeah Douglas Adams is probably about as random but its alot funnier in my opinion. Thats not to say that Pratchett isnt funny. he is funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I'd have to say mine is Blood and Chocolate. The book was way better than the terrible movie they made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eClaire Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 i like college books...very educational.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 i recently read Pride and Prejudice, and i thoroughly enjoyed it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 So... many... to choose from... A few that are calling out to me right now: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, So Yesterday (Scott Westerfeld), and the Tortall books by Tamora Pierce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California Mountain Snake Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 There's somebody less serious than Terry Pratchett? I love that guy. You've... never heard of Douglas Adams? I don't even know what to think of you now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Shards Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 A few of my favorites: A Prayer for Owen Meany, Animal Farm, Artemis Fowl, Atlas Shrugged, Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451, His Dark Materials, Kafka on the Shore, The Little Prince, Siddhartha, Slaughterhouse-Five, The Sound and the Fury, and To Kill A Mockingbird. It's not all-inclusive, but it works. When I was younger I loved Tamora Pierce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteor Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Facebook is the only book I spend any time with anymore (and even that is incredibly limited). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrach Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Looks like I've got a nice long list of books to read when I finish the ones I'm on. ^_^ Also, I forgot to mention in my first post I'm a fan of Orwell's books as well as Tolkein's. (although I've only read the Lord of the Rings trilogy by him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defeatist Elitist Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 You've... never heard of Douglas Adams?I don't even know what to think of you now. Thing is, after reading almost all of the Discworld Novels, and reading most of Douglas Adams stuff (albeit I was like 6 and forgot 95% of most of the books, and about 50% of Hitchhikers), I really don't know who is less serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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