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So what's your all-time favorite book?
#2247786 - 01/17/04 03:24 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2247976 - 01/17/04 07:54 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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1984 - George Orwell
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2248085 - 01/17/04 10:23 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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21 Balloons
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Clean]
#2248104 - 01/17/04 10:49 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Lord of the Rings Psycho-Cybernetics Hyperspace The Way of the Wizard Behold a Pale White Horse more
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Shroomism]
#2248157 - 01/17/04 11:16 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Fire -Sebastian Junger
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Cracka_X]
#2248310 - 01/17/04 12:23 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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' Where the Red Fern Grows.' (sigh...)
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2248885 - 01/17/04 04:41 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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2001: A space oddesy(sp?) The film is a bit shite now but the book doesnt have all lame 70's representations of the future.
I read this book once, something to do with a bloke called god and his son jesus. It was alrite but a bit unrealistic.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Oook]
#2248893 - 01/17/04 04:44 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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shitty, since 1984 is taken im gonna have to say see spot run
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: barfightlard]
#2248911 - 01/17/04 04:49 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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bellylard said: 1984 - George Orwell
I'll second that.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2249622 - 01/18/04 01:08 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. it changed my life, seriously. 1984 and High Fidelity are my other favorites. + A Clockwork Orange
Edited by fung_us_among_us (01/18/04 01:09 AM)
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: silversoul7]
#2252103 - 01/19/04 04:33 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
silversoul7 said:
Quote:
bellylard said: 1984 - George Orwell
I'll second that.
I'll 3rd that Aldous Huxley - Brave New World is also brilliant in a similar way
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: zeta]
#2252265 - 01/19/04 08:27 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm working on Brave new World right now (got it for Xmas). I could never pick a favorite book.
Off the yop of my head I'd recommend:
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2252802 - 01/19/04 01:11 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hard decision... I can only name a few top books
Animal Farm - George Orwell 1984 - G.O. LOTR - Tolkien
Hmmm... also like Neuromancer, of mice and men, brave new world... haven't read in awhile though.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2252816 - 01/19/04 01:17 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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it may sound funny, but Alice in Wonderland that or Waiting for Godot .. ( more of a play.. but still )
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2252898 - 01/19/04 01:52 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've always really liked "The Giver".
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: slime_R]
#2253753 - 01/19/04 06:27 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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The Silmarillion -J.R.R Tolkien The Epic history of the elves, dwarves, men and other creatures of middle earth. This book takes place before and in the 1st age of middle Earth(the LOTR is in the 3rd age) Amazingly this book has affected my own philosophy and spiritualism~ I know its fantasy yet the parrallels from it to the earths history and my own history are amazing. although some find it a hard read if you are adapt to history, interested in the LOTR, or simply dig mythology..this is a must read!
The Outsiders -S.E. Hinton An amazing talent for really giving characters life...from the shy,hurt yet painfuly loyal Johnny.. to the hardened, crude and heroic Dally, it seeems she is able to create characters you feel you have known at some point, and will never be able to forget. whether you like them or not you cant help but love them.
The Bible -?? I dont really know what If the biblical faiths are true, but for me the bible will always be true. The key message speaks right to me and warms my heart, for this it will always be my favorite. If you are going to read it I reccomend going in with a prayer of understanding and no pre-concieved opinions. At best it may change your life, At worst you will gain a little wisdom. " For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit, neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. "
A Brief History of Time -Stephen Hawking For anyone interested in getting a understanding of (pretty much) modern physics, this is the book.. about as simply written as the subject matter will allow, although proffesor Hawkings writing style is quit crappy IMO..this book is still a must for anyone who has ever stared at the sky and wondered..
MMGG changed my life
Has anyone ever read Requiem for a Dream? I loved the movie and from the bits and pieces on the DVD it seemed like something I might enjoy.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Cheebatoke]
#2253876 - 01/19/04 07:10 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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1984-George Orwell Animal Farm-George Orwell
i'm with Cheebatoke those are definitly the two best books i've read so far.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2254091 - 01/19/04 08:07 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Powers of Mind A Brief History of Time Ishmael LOTR Walden The Doors of Perception The Blank Slate Civil Disobedience
Ahh, too many to recall. Those came off the top of my head.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2254617 - 01/19/04 10:43 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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a clockwork orange
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: shaggy101]
#2255038 - 01/20/04 03:10 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
MMGG changed my life
Do you mean GGMM?
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: zeta]
#2255264 - 01/20/04 07:10 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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hehe,
MMGG = Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide ( A controversial topic )
GGMM = Growing Gourmet and Medicianl Mushrooms ( A tome of biblical proportions )
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: debianlinux]
#2255479 - 01/20/04 08:59 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld By Herbert Asbury....
I dont read many books but i read this book long before the film was ever thought of, some of the stories were wild.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2256964 - 01/20/04 05:36 PM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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1984- George Orwell (mandatory) Dune - Frank Herbert Farenheit 451- Ray Bradbury Lord of the Flies - William Golding The Archaic Revival - Terence McKenna Sacred Mirrors - Alex Grey (a book of art, but a book nonetheless, he did the Tool cover art for Lateralus)
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Llamanose]
#2263915 - 01/22/04 08:19 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm reading Watership down right now. Definetly one of the best books I've ever read. It's not a kids book like you'd think. Give it a try!
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: debianlinux]
#2264057 - 01/22/04 08:53 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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Huck Fin To kill a mockingbird Youth in Revolt A heatrbreaking work of staggering genius You shall know my Velocity The Hobbit The lord od the rings Sacred Mirrors Dali
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: pineal666]
#2272140 - 01/25/04 03:59 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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a few more of my favorites
Alive - Piers Paul Reid Helter Skelter the true story of the Manson murders - Vincient Bugliosi The Hobbit - Tolkien Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry Day of the Triffids - John Wyndam Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck Intensity - DeanKoontz Catcher in the Rye - J.D Salinger (this is a must read!) In the heart of the seathe true story of the whaleship essex - Nathaniel Philbrick And then their were none - agatha christie DMT the spirit molecule - Strassman
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Squid]
#2272298 - 01/25/04 05:15 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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Out of control - Kevin Kelly
I don't tend to read much fiction now for some reason. I used to be into fantasy/sci-fi, so notables from there would be:
Magician - Raymond E Feist Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: huxmush]
#2274771 - 01/26/04 01:29 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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The Illuminatous Trilogy Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Slapstick - Kurt Vonnegut The Wasp Factory
The Wheel of Time (series)- Robert Jordan (Fiction. Possibly the greatest series ever written. If you like or LOVE L.O.T.R. by Tolkien, you'll be infatuated with this series. He took Tolkien's world and expanded on it, yet making it his own at the same time. Book 1 = The Eye of the World.)
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2274803 - 01/26/04 01:42 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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The Little Price- Saint Something or other Slaughter-House 5-Kurt Vonnegut Breakfast of Champions- Kurt Vonnegut I like all Vonneguts books that ive read. Sirens Of Titan SlapStick Good Bless You Mr. Rosewater and Timequake
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: waterbug]
#2275460 - 01/26/04 05:46 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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One Hundred Years Of Solitude Lord Of The Rings Earth Dune
i'm in the middle of reading 1984 right now...good so far.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2275467 - 01/26/04 05:47 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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Rule of the Bone - Russell Banks
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2275561 - 01/26/04 06:21 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
The Hobbit- J.R.R Tolkien
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Squid]
#2275654 - 01/26/04 07:06 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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I second watership down
heh pineal is that NGC 5128 in your avatar?
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: shaggy101]
#2334251 - 02/14/04 12:46 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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American Psycho- Bret Easton Ellis is a masterpiece as is: The Sotweed Factor- John Barth Lolita- Vladimir Nabokov Moby Dick- Herman Melville Infinite Jest- David Foster Wallace Sometimes a Great Notion- Ken Kesey Catch 22- Joseph Heller
And the funniest book ever written A Confederacy of Dunces- William Kennedy Toole
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2335492 - 02/14/04 07:26 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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triggerfish twist-tim dorsey
pretty much any book by this guy.
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2335548 - 02/14/04 08:03 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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Island - Aldous Huxley Brave New World - Aldous Huxley The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell - Aldous Huxley High Priest - Timothy Leary The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe A People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: slime_R]
#2336247 - 02/15/04 01:52 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
I've always really liked "The Giver".
I forgot about that book. Thanks for reminding me!
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: SpecialEd]
#2336272 - 02/15/04 01:58 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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A brave new world 1984 Animal Farm
The Jungle-Upton Sinclair
The first four books of Carlos Castaneda
The Dharma Bums and On the Road-Jack Keroac
Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance-Pirsig
The Godfather-Mario Puzo
The Satanic Bible-LaVey
The Grapes of Wrath
Electric KoolAid Acid Test
Any book by Laura Ingles Wilder
Junkie-Burroughs
TO kill a Mocking Bird
Where the Red Fern Grows
Old Yeller
Oh, get this guys, I HATE Kurt Vonnegut!
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: SpecialEd]
#2336347 - 02/15/04 02:21 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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the red badge of courage - ??? (can't remember)
farenheit 451 - bradbury
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: manna_man]
#2336921 - 02/15/04 09:55 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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Fifth Business - Robertson Davies
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: La_La_Land]
#2337142 - 02/15/04 11:52 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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J.R.R Tolkien - The Silmarillian and LOTR
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: DestruKtiKon]
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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest On The Road Junky
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: FlickeryVision]
#11548681 - 11/29/09 12:49 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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bulgakov "master & margarita"
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Re: So what's your all-time favorite book? [Re: Bridgeburner]
#11554577 - 11/30/09 11:50 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Tony Vigorito's Nine Kinds Of Naked
Oh so good. Really well written fiction that makes you think.
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