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Rain
2009-03-08, 06:37 PM
and go!

♥Ji
2009-03-08, 06:45 PM
LotR Tolkien. :)

for reals.

Deviant
2009-03-08, 07:26 PM
The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Because its a compilation of all of my favorite books of all time.

Beaner
2009-03-08, 07:30 PM
IT by stephen king. awesome covered in chocolate covered in baby blood.

GMSInfighter
2009-03-08, 07:31 PM
It's kind of a funny story.

Relates to my life completely. I plan on writing a story similar to it.

KajitiSouls
2009-03-08, 07:33 PM
Honestly, I'm not sure.

One series that's up near the top of the list is the Sword of Truth series. It has pretty deep meaning as it explores real life effects of idealistic types of government in addition to telling a story. Then everything from the other books of the series comes together in the final book xD I did not like part of the resolution at the end though, it was pretty cheesy.

LF> Rain's favorite book. No cheating!

HooKarez
2009-03-08, 08:49 PM
Looking For Alaska by John Green. It's just insanely awesome. I suggest EVERYONE read it. That and Paper Towns too.

♥Ji
2009-03-08, 09:39 PM
i know i already said a favourite, but Watership Down, Richard Adams. who knew rabbits could be so complex, compassionate and/or cruel.

crewe127
2009-03-08, 10:41 PM
Harry Potter Series, or Dragon Rider

Smooth Criminal
2009-03-09, 07:37 PM
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Night by Elie Wiesel, or Animal Farm by George Orwell.

Birdie
2009-03-09, 07:42 PM
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King

butterfλi
2009-03-09, 07:52 PM
See You Later.

Devil
2009-03-09, 08:26 PM
Harry Potter translated into Dutch. The Dutch translations are actually better then the English originals. :P

And offcourse Watership Down, there is no story that can compare to this one. Excellent storytelling. Also the cartoon movie of it was excellent! :)

Dyxanije
2009-03-09, 08:56 PM
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger.

Razzberry
2009-03-09, 11:29 PM
Looking For Alaska by John Green. It's just insanely awesome. I suggest EVERYONE read it. That and Paper Towns too.

That's a good one :D

I like The Lovely Bones by Anne Sebold.
Not finished with it yet.

Russt
2009-03-10, 12:06 AM
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger.
I wasn't aware that that book was written to be enjoyed. I thought its sole purpose of existence was to give English teachers examples of symbolism and theme crap to feed to their students... :f3:

Eh, I kid. But that was more or less my impression after reading it in sophomore English.

Dyxanije
2009-03-10, 12:26 AM
I wasn't aware that that book was written to be enjoyed. I thought its sole purpose of existence was to give English teachers examples of symbolism and theme crap to feed to their students... :f3:

Eh, I kid. But that was more or less my impression after reading it in sophomore English.

Well I don't read many books to begin with (I don't think manga is appropriate for this thread :P), and I enjoyed reading The Catcher in the Rye because I would discuss it with my awesome English 2 teach.

John
2009-03-10, 04:33 PM
I didn't really like The Catcher in the Rye. It's just about a cynical kid that wanders around Manhattan for a few days.

My favorite books are probably Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. or The Duplicate by William Sleator.

Vathek
2009-03-10, 06:31 PM
Probably a cliched response like Ulysses or The Sound and the Fury. I like books that require more than a surface reading.

Par example, I had to read the Quentin section of TS&F repeatedly before I could even begin to understand it. I still don't fully understand it. Benjy is easier, but there's still layers and layers there. It's like a delicious cake that is infinitely large.

blitzkrieg
2009-03-10, 09:28 PM
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Night by Elie Wiesel, or Animal Farm by George Orwell.

I had the pleasure of seeing Elie Wiesel speak at virginia tech a few years back.. he's amazing, and his book is wonderful too.

my favorite book would have to be life of pi by yann martel.

stephybabe
2009-03-10, 09:32 PM
Jane Austen collection.
LOTR and Harry Potter

Takebacker
2009-03-10, 09:34 PM
The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbot

Both books full of win.

Sn1perJohnE
2009-03-10, 11:04 PM
got a few books for this, The Monster Blood Tattoo series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Watershed Trilogy, and The Last Renshei series. All are somewhat related in story, but all with theyre own concepts within them. But above them, i put a small book, Einsteins Dreams, mainly because it is VERY thought provoking.

WAIT, forgot another book >_> James Joyce, The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, awesome book, beats the hell outta the giving tree and catcher and the rye.

Judgment
2009-03-11, 01:38 AM
For me, it would be Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ronald(?, forgot the spelling) Dahl. And from watching both movie adaptations of it, I understood that that book didn't really translate well in movie forms, even though there were some good parts in both of those movies.

VladTheLvr
2009-03-11, 01:32 PM
Executive Orders

by MrClancy


...Jack Ryan FTW.

Melancholy
2009-03-27, 04:07 PM
Sorry to bump a rather old topic, but I found it interesting.
I'd have to say my favourite book would be Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk.
Rather short read, but it's unique!

Rob
2009-03-27, 04:56 PM
Michael Moorcock's books are awesome.

But my favourite must've been Rayuela by Julio Cortázar. Everything by Gabriel García Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges is brilliant, though.

holyforest
2009-05-02, 04:08 PM
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Zpyke
2009-05-02, 05:21 PM
Tie between Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams, and the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card.

MasPan
2009-05-02, 06:52 PM
Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game/Shadow. I got Dr. McNinja'd by the above.

Vernacular
2009-05-04, 01:26 AM
Watership Down by Richard Adams.

holyforest
2010-01-05, 10:40 PM
Watership Down by Richard Adams.

I also have to add a few books :

The Odyssey by Homer

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling.

Matt
2010-01-05, 10:46 PM
Making Money by Terry Pratchett