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tarheel91 on 26 February 2010
insomniac17 said:
tarheel91 said:

Someone said Ender's Game, what they really meant to say is this whole series (as well as the Ender's Shadow series).  Ender's Game is really just the prelude.

I said Ender's Game because I haven't read any of the other books. Well, I tried to read Speaker for the Dead, but I never got into it. This was years ago, but I never bothered to try and read any of the others again.

You missed out.  It's probably the best SciFi series I've ever read.



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Reasonable on 26 February 2010

Pretty much anything by J G Ballard or Philip K Dick, plus short works of Harlan Ellison and Bradbury.

I'd say Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, His Dark Materials, Lord of the Flies, 1984, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Catch 22 and some Charles Dickens. Also The Haunting of Hill House.

What a good idea for a thread.



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AngelosL on 27 February 2010

even more from me (oh yes, I've red A LOT)
Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting
Tom Robbins -Jitterbug Perfume
Charles Dickens - Great Expectations



Pyramid Head on 27 February 2010

oh just to add

micheal turner's american whiskey bar

(he also wrote hard core logo)



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trashleg on 27 February 2010
O-D-C said:
Favourite book everybody knows - 1984

Favorite book no one knows - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time

that book was awesome.

 

JG Ballard - Empire of the Sun.

Terry Pratchett - the entire Discworld series

Anne Rice - the best vampire books out there. much better than today's crap. (not looking at anyone in particular, Stephanie Meyer) ¬_¬

Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven and For One More Day

Natsuo Kirino - Out. short, but gritty and dark.

Neil Gaiman - Stardust and Neverwhere.

Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island. not too long, but a total classic. plus, it suffers from the "the author was born in the same city as me" syndrome, so its awesome anyway

Also, one by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince. Everyone should read it.



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Wildvine53 on 27 February 2010

There have been so many good books listed already...

Hero by Perry Moore, Its an easy read but its the main characters struggle with Identity that makes the book amazing



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O-D-C on 27 February 2010
trashleg said:
O-D-C said:
Favourite book everybody knows - 1984

Favorite book no one knows - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time

that book was awesome.

 

JG Ballard - Empire of the Sun.

Terry Pratchett - the entire Discworld series

Anne Rice - the best vampire books out there. much better than today's crap. (not looking at anyone in particular, Stephanie Meyer) ¬_¬

Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven and For One More Day

Natsuo Kirino - Out. short, but gritty and dark.

Neil Gaiman - Stardust and Neverwhere.

Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island. not too long, but a total classic. plus, it suffers from the "the author was born in the same city as me" syndrome, so its awesome anyway

Also, one by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince. Everyone should read it.

That book is awesome, espically in it's original french.



AngelosL on 27 February 2010
trashleg said:
O-D-C said:
Favourite book everybody knows - 1984

Favorite book no one knows - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time

that book was awesome.

 

JG Ballard - Empire of the Sun.

Terry Pratchett - the entire Discworld series

Anne Rice - the best vampire books out there. much better than today's crap. (not looking at anyone in particular, Stephanie Meyer) ¬_¬

Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven and For One More Day

Natsuo Kirino - Out. short, but gritty and dark.

Neil Gaiman - Stardust and Neverwhere.

Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island. not too long, but a total classic. plus, it suffers from the "the author was born in the same city as me" syndrome, so its awesome anyway

Also, one by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince. Everyone should read it.

Haven't red most of the books you mention but Treasure Island and The little Prince are two of my Favorites



amp316 on 27 February 2010

I recently read a greatest of H.P Lovecraft compilation.

I highly suggest it to anyone that's into horror and/or science fiction.



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Pyramid Head on 27 February 2010

@amp316

seconded



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