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| Author: | arlania [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:20 pm ] |
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Im bored and need more reading material so I need suggestions on books. I dont like normal books though lol. Im known for reading things most people are forced to read in school or book people have never heard of. I love classics and poetry. So any suggestions would be great. List of books that I like: Divine comedy The Republic Necronomicon Lesser Key of Solomon Malleus Malifacarum (almost done with this) Harry Potter (everyone loves it. if you dont your a hippie-nazi) Shakespeare (some of its crap some are good) Edger Allen Poe (omg he's awesome!) Shogun Metamorphis Anyone got any good books they know of? |
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| Author: | squintz [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:27 pm ] |
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These are book that I have read in the past and enjoyed. golden compass subtle knife the amber spyglass the wanting seed brave new world agony and the ecstasy east of eden breakfast of champions |
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| Author: | Ponuh [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:07 pm ] |
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wat the fuk r buks lolz |
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| Author: | arlania [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:27 pm ] |
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the things you read when you arnt playing an online-....ooooooooo . |
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| Author: | fallenseraph [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:33 pm ] |
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Arlania wrote: the things you read when you arnt playing an online-....ooooooooo .
I have no clue what you're talking about now either... |
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| Author: | Chanalix [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:54 pm ] |
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The Fountainhead Atlas Shrugged Crying of Lot 49 Midnight Blue Collection (Sunglasses After Dark, In the Blood, Paint it Black) Life of Pi Outlander (and most of the series) Dune A Tale of Two Cities A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Letters to a Young Poet Should get you started 
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| Author: | arlania [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:25 pm ] |
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I heard "The once and future king" was good. |
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| Author: | squintz [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:30 pm ] |
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da vinci code |
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| Author: | arlania [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:33 pm ] |
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I have that on audio^^. Downloaded it a few days ago. |
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| Author: | Mys [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:33 am ] |
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I'll just re-recommend a book already mentioned (since it's that awesome) A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (*goes off to buy the rest of the books on Chana's list*) |
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| Author: | Reinheld [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:46 am ] |
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Chanalix likes Dune. Finally, someone to nerd it up with. |
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| Author: | Mys [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:56 am ] |
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Heh, I almost bought Dune tonight at the book store but then I saw Dave Eggers had a new(ish) book out so I got that instead - How We are Hungry. I didn't know if Dune would be very good vacation reading either ;p |
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| Author: | Reinheld [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:29 am ] |
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Dune's better than most people suspect. Largely because of the million follow ups that get progressively lamer. The last good book in the series is Children of Dune. And even that gets kinda weak towards the end. |
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| Author: | Aalan [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:29 am ] |
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The Once and Future King was, indeed, a very good book. Especially if you like Arthurian legend. The reason this book doesn't get the rep it deserves is, honestly, due to Disney. The Sword in the Stone animated film was based off of the young Arthur in The Once and Future King, in fact, they practically took that movie word-for-word from the book. So lots of kids would see that film, and then read the book, expecting all happiness and wackiness and just an all-around good time to be had by all... And then T.H. White finally got into the REAL Arthurian legend stuff. For a while, sure, it was fine... I don't know if you've seen the movie Excalibur, but if you have, try to remember the section where everyone was out hunting for the holy grail, and how depressing and just plain dark that whole time was. That's part of The Once and Future King, a MAJOR part, in fact, it's practically 1/4 of the book. It's a very, very dark story. Especially if you read The Book of Merlin afterwards, which is the last few chapters of The Once and Future King as T.H. White intended them to be. It is NOT a happy ending. |
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| Author: | Matti [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:34 am ] |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
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| Author: | Led [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:38 am ] |
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Resident Evil Novels  no really they are teh uber
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| Author: | fallenseraph [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:42 am ] |
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I just recently started reading "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star." Not becuase of the sex, or the drugs, or the naked boobie pictures. The biography is pretty interesting though. |
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| Author: | Chanalix [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:23 pm ] |
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Mys, if you liked "HBWOSG" then start with Life of Pi. Also good and in similar veins: A Confederacy of Dunces The Shipping News Interpreter of Maladies (Short Stories) My first list had a bit of everything on it, but yea, I'm an uber book nerd. I probably own about 300 books :P Rein, you're absolutely right. Dune was good, the rest of the trilogy is decent, though not great, and all the other ones I've read stink. I haven't bothered reading most of them. My sister just started reading a very Dune-esque series, lots of intrigue and obscure references, but I forgot to write down the name and I'm holding out until I go visit her so I can borrow it :D |
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| Author: | Cyntari [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:28 pm ] |
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I read books purely for the entertainment value. So here's a shocker for you guys -- I am SUPER into vampire romance. Anything by Christine Feehan in particular. Cyn |
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| Author: | Yarr [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:30 pm ] |
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Cyn is a goth |
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