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Best book you have ever read.

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Barmy Army, Jun 15, 2004.

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  1. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    This thread is what it says on the tin.

    Whats your favourite book?

    I have to confess this sin now though... I have never actually read LoTR :doh: .
     
    Barmy Army, Jun 15, 2004
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  2. The Kilted Crusader

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    A Song of Ice and Fire Series (can't put it to one book with that really) or Winter King by Bernard Cornwell.
     
    The Kilted Crusader, Jun 15, 2004
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    I can't choose only one so:

    Jack Higgins - The eagle has landed
    George Orwell - 1984
    Nikos Kazantzakis - Freedom or death
    Ken Follet - The pillars of earth
    Leon Tolstoy - War and peace
    Clive Barker - Weaveworld
    Daniel Keys Moran - The ring
    Jack London - Call of the wild
     
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  4. Takara

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    For me it would be "Spares" by Michael Marshall Smith. It's just such an interesting read. Weird, yet the detective/crime is just superbly written.
     
    Takara, Jun 16, 2004
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    If I had to choose one, I'd say 'Moon Palace' by Paul Auster.

    Wish it wouldn't be so depressing, though.
     
    Fabius Maximus, Jun 16, 2004
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  6. Harbourboy

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    At the risk of being VERY boring, my favourite is still 'The Lord of the Rings'. Astronomical popularity has not dulled the appeal of this book in my eyes.
     
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    Sorry for being so cliche, but..."The Lord of the Rings".

    Although, Richard A. Knaak's "The Legend of Huma" and Salvatore's "Homeland" and "The Crystal Shard" come close behind.
     
    Faerus Stoneslammer, Jun 16, 2004
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    I've always had a soft spot for Feist's Magician series.

    As to non-fantasy I would have to go with Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising
     
    The Great Snook, Jun 16, 2004
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  9. Drugar

    Drugar And now... we wait! Veteran

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    [​IMG] The books I've enjoyed a lot were from the Death Gate series by Hickman and Weiss. Not the best books around, but I liked the world and story and had a good feeling afterwards.
     
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    Ken Follet's "The Pillars of Earth" kept me reading for days until I finished it. I also liked Huxley's "Brave New World".
     
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    "L'écume des jours" by Boris Vian. Or anything by Balzac.
     
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    Between Pratchett's "Mort", Jordan's "The Wheel of Time", and "Harry Potter", I have to say that HP takes the lead by a finger-nail. Shared second-place. ;)
     
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    The Silmarillion for me
     
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    Either Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, or The Truth, by Terry Pratchett. Night Watch by Pratchett comes a close second, followed by Weis & Hickman's last book of the Death Gate Cycle.
     
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    The best book I have ever read is "Illusions" by Richard Bach. It's short but with a great philosophical depth... it can change your life.
     
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    Well for sci-fi/fantasy for me it would be Ender's Game and LOTR. Outside of this I would say Vonnegut and Gabriel Garcia Marquez both write great stuff but Catch-22 might be my favorite.
     
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    Robin Hobb's - Farseer & Tawny Man Trilogies
    and Mervyn Peake's - Gormenghast Trilogoy

    Both wonderfull, but for very different reasons. Don't think they will ever be knocked off my number one spot.
     
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    Colleen McCullough : the first man in rome, and, the grass crown. the whole serie is good, but the two first are my favorites.

    Douglas Adams whole Hitchhiker Serie.
     
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    I would have to say that The Elf Stones of Shannara is one of the best books i have read, and of course the Lord of the Rings.
     
    The Anorian Seer, Jun 20, 2004
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    Jingo by Terry Pratchett, or any others from the Discworld series.
     
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