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Okay I need some book recommendations for my site =) What books have you guys read and what are you reading at the moment?
I really haven't read much, apart from the Harry Potter series my ex got me to read, and a few Terry Pratchett books. So I really want to start reading something new. I did enjoy some books I got from the library, The Time Machine and Around the World in 80 Days. I had fun reading them. =)
I remember in other book threads on here, 1984 would be mention a lot. I'm guess it's a good book?
I found this nice list that the BBC did 4 years ago, some kind of Big Read and here are the top 100 books. How many of these have you read? So far I'm at 6/100. =(
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I really haven't read much, apart from the Harry Potter series my ex got me to read, and a few Terry Pratchett books. So I really want to start reading something new. I did enjoy some books I got from the library, The Time Machine and Around the World in 80 Days. I had fun reading them. =)
I remember in other book threads on here, 1984 would be mention a lot. I'm guess it's a good book?
I found this nice list that the BBC did 4 years ago, some kind of Big Read and here are the top 100 books. How many of these have you read? So far I'm at 6/100. =(
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The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien2.
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen3.
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman4.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams5.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire JK Rowling6.
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee7.
Winnie the Pooh AA Milne8.
Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell9.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CS Lewis10.
Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë11.
Catch-22 Joseph Heller12.
Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë13.
Birdsong Sebastian Faulks14.
Rebecca Daphne du Maurier15.
The Catcher in the Rye JD Salinger16.
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame17.
Great Expectations Charles Dickens18.
Little Women Louisa May Alcott19.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin Louis de Bernieres20.
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy21.
Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell22.
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone JK Rowling23.
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets JK Rowling24.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban JK Rowling25.
The Hobbit JRR Tolkien26.
Tess Of The D'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy27.
Middlemarch George Eliot28.
A Prayer For Owen Meany John Irving29.
The Grapes Of Wrath John Steinbeck30.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Lewis Carroll31.
The Story Of Tracy Beaker Jacqueline Wilson32.
One Hundred Years Of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez33.
The Pillars Of The Earth Ken Follett34.
David Copperfield Charles Dickens35.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl36.
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson37.
A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute38.
Persuasion Jane Austen39.
Dune Frank Herbert40.
Emma Jane Austen41.
Anne Of Green Gables LM Montgomery42.
Watership Down Richard Adams43.
The Great Gatsby F Scott Fitzgerald44.
The Count Of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas45.
Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh46.
Animal Farm George Orwell47.
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens48.
Far From The Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy49.
Goodnight Mister Tom Michelle Magorian50.
The Shell Seekers Rosamunde Pilcher51.
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett52.
Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck53.
The Stand Stephen King54.
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy55.
A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth56.
The BFG Roald Dahl57.
Swallows And Amazons Arthur Ransome58.
Black Beauty Anna Sewell59.
Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer60.
Crime And Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky61.
Noughts And Crosses Malorie Blackman62.
Memoirs Of A Geisha Arthur Golden63.
A Tale Of Two Cities Charles Dickens64.
The Thorn Birds Colleen McCollough65.
Mort Terry Pratchett66.
The Magic Faraway Tree Enid Blyton67.
The Magus John Fowles68.
Good Omens Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman69.
Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett70.
Lord Of The Flies William Golding71.
Perfume Patrick Süskind72.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell73.
Night Watch Terry Pratchett74.
Matilda Roald Dahl75.
Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding76.
The Secret History Donna Tartt77.
The Woman In White Wilkie Collins78.
Ulysses James Joyce79.
Bleak House Charles Dickens80.
Double Act Jacqueline Wilson81.
The Twits Roald Dahl82.
I Capture The Castle Dodie Smith83.
Holes Louis Sachar84.
Gormenghast Mervyn Peake85.
The God Of Small Things Arundhati Roy86.
Vicky Angel Jacqueline Wilson87.
Brave New World Aldous Huxley88.
Cold Comfort Farm Stella Gibbons89.
Magician Raymond E Feist90.
On The Road Jack Kerouac91.
The Godfather Mario Puzo92.
The Clan Of The Cave Bear Jean M Auel93.
The Colour Of Magic Terry Pratchett94.
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho95.
Katherine Anya Seton96.
Kane And Abel Jeffrey Archer97.
Love In The Time Of Cholera Gabriel García Márquez98.
Girls In Love Jacqueline Wilson99.
The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot100.
Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie Page:
Ineedsleep wrote:
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> ON THE LIST
I must have missed that one.
Yeah, it's really good.
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Magician Raymond E Feist - THE BEST BOOK> ON THE LIST
I must have missed that one.
Yeah, it's really good.
Machie wrote:
> Okay I need some book recommendations for my site =) What books
> have you guys read and what are you reading at the moment?
Couldn't list all the books I've read, far too long (and not too everyones taste :). Any book recommendations site should have all Pratchett books and Magician (from the following list). Someone mentioned a Dean Koontz book - the best one of these was definitely, and still is, Watchers - nothing like the absolutely trash film they made of it.
Books I've read from the list are:
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No. 1? Each to their own I guess
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Own quite a few of the 'classics' but never get around to reading them. I read Frankenstein and found it equated to trying to wade through treacle although I still found it a very sad read. Decided to never try other 'classics' after that.
> Okay I need some book recommendations for my site =) What books
> have you guys read and what are you reading at the moment?
Couldn't list all the books I've read, far too long (and not too everyones taste :). Any book recommendations site should have all Pratchett books and Magician (from the following list). Someone mentioned a Dean Koontz book - the best one of these was definitely, and still is, Watchers - nothing like the absolutely trash film they made of it.
Books I've read from the list are:
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The Lord of the Rings JRR TolkienNo. 1? Each to their own I guess
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire JK> Rowling
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Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone> JK Rowling
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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets> JK Rowling
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Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban> JK Rowling
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The Hobbit JRR Tolkien> 49.
Goodnight Mister Tom Michelle Magorian> 53.
The Stand Stephen King> 65.
Mort Terry Pratchett> 66.
The Magic Faraway Tree Enid Blyton> 69.
Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett> 73.
Night Watch Terry Pratchett> 84.
Gormenghast Mervyn Peake - Does half read count? I really could not get into this at all.> 89.
Magician Raymond E Feist - THE BEST BOOK ON THE LIST> 93.
The Colour Of Magic Terry Pratchett> 96.
Kane And Abel Jeffrey ArcherOwn quite a few of the 'classics' but never get around to reading them. I read Frankenstein and found it equated to trying to wade through treacle although I still found it a very sad read. Decided to never try other 'classics' after that.
what a crock
Mumbai Duck wrote:
> Would like to read:
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Read it. Now. Before I kill you.
*Sharpens knife in corner of Mumbai's room*.
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His Dark Materials Philip PullmanRead it. Now. Before I kill you.
*Sharpens knife in corner of Mumbai's room*.
I read much more non-fiction.
If you want recommendations on poker books, I might be able to help :^)
I would quite like to cover some more fiction though. It'd be nice to be able to go at a book without feeling you're studying. It'd probably be quicker too.
Actually, I think I'll hold onto my 'would like to read' list. I think it covers all the fiction I wanted to get round to, so it'd be nice to have the checklist there.
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Took a looong time. I think it’s still the longest book I’ve read, over 1,000 pages.
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An interesting read. It was short, which is always nice. However, using a fictional story to try to convince people of a particular form of spirituality, when it doesn't even demonstrate any self-evident truths or awaken any internal insight seems kind of hollow.
(No religious references, I really don't have the stomache for the banal arguments!)v
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("So I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes" :^) )
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Seen the film, and that’s enough:
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> Bernieres
If you want recommendations on poker books, I might be able to help :^)
I would quite like to cover some more fiction though. It'd be nice to be able to go at a book without feeling you're studying. It'd probably be quicker too.
Actually, I think I'll hold onto my 'would like to read' list. I think it covers all the fiction I wanted to get round to, so it'd be nice to have the checklist there.
Have read:
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The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien> 4.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy> Douglas Adams
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CS> Lewis
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The Hobbit JRR Tolkien> 35.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Roald> Dahl
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Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson> 46.
Animal Farm George Orwell> 51.
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson> Burnett
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The Stand Stephen KingTook a looong time. I think it’s still the longest book I’ve read, over 1,000 pages.
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The BFG Roald Dahl> 57.
Swallows And Amazons Arthur Ransome> 81.
The Twits Roald Dahl> 87.
Brave New World Aldous Huxley> 94.
The Alchemist Paulo CoelhoAn interesting read. It was short, which is always nice. However, using a fictional story to try to convince people of a particular form of spirituality, when it doesn't even demonstrate any self-evident truths or awaken any internal insight seems kind of hollow.
(No religious references, I really don't have the stomache for the banal arguments!)v
Have the book waiting to go:
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War and Peace Leo TolstoyWould like to read:
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His Dark Materials Philip Pullman> 6.
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee> 8.
Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell> 11.
Catch-22 Joseph Heller> 15.
The Catcher in the Rye JD Salinger("So I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes" :^) )
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Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy> 60.
Crime And Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky> 70.
Lord Of The Flies William Golding> 78.
Ulysses James JoyceSeen the film, and that’s enough:
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The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame> 30.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Lewis> Carroll
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Gone with the Wind Margaret MitchellAwesome film. Very lame in parts, but overall, very thought-provoking. I was expecting much less
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Watership Down Richard Adams> 47.
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens> 75.
Bridget Jones's Diary Helen FieldingOrdered the DVD, to save reading the book:
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Of Mice And Men John SteinbeckWould watch the film:
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Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen> 19.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin Louis de> Bernieres
Ignorance really is bliss, then? :)
Have you ever read The Beach? the movie is meant to be awful, but the book paints some excellent imagery and is written in the most amazing way. Girls in Love, I feel, was one of Wilson's weaker works. but I'm male, and shouldn't know all this.
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I love reading :) Though I have to admit, most of Terry Pratchett's books were only really half-read... I skip most of it if it doenst make me laugh.
The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien> 2.
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen> 5.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire JK> Rowling
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To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee> 7.
Winnie the Pooh AA Milne> 9.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CS> Lewis
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The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame> 22.
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone> JK Rowling
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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets> JK Rowling
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Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban> JK Rowling
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Lewis> Carroll
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The Story Of Tracy Beaker Jacqueline> Wilson
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Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Roald> Dahl
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The Great Gatsby F Scott Fitzgerald> 52.
Of Mice And Men John SteinbeckProbably my favourite book of all time.
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The BFG Roald Dahl> 58.
Black Beauty Anna Sewell> 63.
A Tale Of Two Cities Charles Dickens> 65.
Mort Terry Pratchett> 69.
Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett> 70.
Lord Of The Flies William Golding> 74.
Matilda Roald Dahl> 75.
Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding> 81.
The Twits Roald Dahl> 83.
Holes Louis Sachar> 93.
The Colour Of Magic Terry PratchettI love reading :) Though I have to admit, most of Terry Pratchett's books were only really half-read... I skip most of it if it doenst make me laugh.
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(WTH? This was crap.)
I've read all of those.
Too bad they left out my favourite author, David Eddings and Christopher Paolini.
The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien> 3.
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman> 4.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy> Douglas Adams
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire JK Rowling> 7.
Winnie the Pooh AA Milne> 9.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CS> Lewis
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The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame> 17.
Great Expectations Charles Dickens> 18.
Little Women Louisa May Alcott> 22.
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone> JK Rowling
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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets> JK Rowling
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Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban> JK Rowling
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The Hobbit JRR Tolkien> 30.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Lewis> Carroll
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David Copperfield Charles Dickens> 35.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Roald> Dahl
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Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson> 47.
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens> 56.
The BFG Roald Dahl> 59.
Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer> 74.
Matilda Roald Dahl> 81.
The Twits Roald Dahl(WTH? This was crap.)
I've read all of those.
Too bad they left out my favourite author, David Eddings and Christopher Paolini.
I don't like these lists, they exclude too many better books. The ones I've read,
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Jose Saramago is my favourite writer. I'm currently reading through his sagacious output.
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Ulysses James JoyceJose Saramago is my favourite writer. I'm currently reading through his sagacious output.
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