Favourite book??

l337Jacqui wrote:Bluebeard, Invisible Monsters, Really anything by Kurt Vonnegut or Chuck Palahniuk

Has anyone read The Time Traveler's Wife? I heard it relates to LOST on many levels. That's my next book to read!

I just bought that book!! I had no idea it relates to Lost..must be fate I better get started.

Yes, I need to buy it as well. I heard it relates on many different things! Let me know how it its!!! My boyfriend's mom read it and LOVED it, but doesn't watch Lost lol, so I need your opinion

I like James Patterson. I love Watership Down!! Lord Of the Rings was good. I just read "Water for Elephants" and loved it.

"Rendezvous With Rama" by Arthur C. Clark
"Darwin's Radio" and Moving Mars" by Greg Bear"
"The Case For Mars" by Robert Zubrin

And my all-time favorite:
"The Big-E" by Edward P. Stafford (This one should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand what honor, sacrifice, war and heroicism is all about.) I do not have words strong enough in my recommending of this book.

Though I do joke around quite a bit on this site, I feel very, very strongly about this book.

You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1557509980/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Here are some reviews:
"...This book tells the story of a ship that was in the second world war from it's beginning at Pearl Harbor until the final month of victory. It gives detailed accounts of the men who fought and died on her that are unparalleled in that or any other war, giving names of Americans whose heroic actions were commonplace in that war, expecting and asking for no thanks or praise, just doing their jobs.
The writing is at times more like poetry than prose, the description's vivid and clear, something that anyone who served on ships at that time can recognize from their own experince. Stafford's work ranks with the best of historical novelists like Bruce Catton or Shelby Foote, who painted such clear pictures of the American Civil War. "

"...I absolutely adore this book, and am on at least the third copy I've owned, having worn the others out.
CDR Staffor has written an absolutely magnificient tome. He covers both the scope of the War in the Pacific, and the exploits of the Enterprise herself very thoroghly and in incredible detail.
I've always been interested in the Enterprise, especially considering that my dad was a pilot in the last Air Group ever assigned to the ship. Her story is the story of the pacific, and the coming of age years of naval aviation. The early giants of naval aviation commanded her, and the greats of this horrible war flew from her decks, and helped to build her legend.
This book is one of the pillars that must be read in order to develop a thorough understanding and appreciation of the war in the Pacific. "

"...Two sections in this book stand out in my mind. One was the section talking about the crew as they enter Pearl Harbor immediately after the attack. You could feel the emotions as you read about them and you could imagine how they felt as they saw the destruction. The other is the ending. It was almost as if the author were writing about the death of a person instead of a ship.
This is a very well writen book about a very important ship in our history. There are not too many ships that have the record of the Enterprise and there probably will not be too many more like her. The book reads like a novel instead of a historical book and it breathes life into the ship and her valiant crew. "

"..."The Big E" is without peer, as both a history of the World War II-era carrier Enterprise, and as a record of what carrier warfare in the '40's was like. Stafford's prose is both elegant and -- given the records he had available in 1960 -- accurate. His descriptions are vivid: you can feel the decks whip violently at Santa Cruz, you can see the vibrant green of the Philippines at Leyte Gulf, you can sense the tension in the ready rooms at Midway. Her men are not just names on a page, but tangible characters: bold, fast-thinking, humble, optimistic, but sometimes very worried about their prospects.
There are a couple points about the book which the prospective reader should be aware of. Stafford's focus is primarily on the ship's squadrons, and less so on efforts of her crew. Originally published over 40 years ago, some of the language is a bit dated, though, again, overall the writing is superb.
The fact, however, that a 40-year old book about a ship that was decommissioned in 1947 is deemed fit to reprint in 2002 should tell you two things. The book is not a throwaway, but a genuine work of literature. And Enterprise was not just a warship, but a unique bonding of man and machine, that came through for her country when she was needed most.

I like reading Porno.

The follow up to Trainspotting that is. Its fantastic.(Filth by Irvine Welsh I found an uncomfortable grimy read that left me feeling dirty.)

Also anything by Stephen King (especially The Stand, It, Tommyknockers) Dont mention the TV movies they made of these books.

The ending of the Dark Tower though was a total cop out, and totally ruined a series of books that I began to read from the age of 18.

Oh, dont tell me the ending! I'm planning to read the Dark Towers series.

Shamballa wrote:Watership Down, A Clockwork Orange, Siddhartha, 1984, Old Man and the Sea, The Lord of the Rings, Brave New World, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, & Dune.

That's 5 out of 9 on my list... and I haven't read the 4 remaining, so I'm guessing I should.

Lojozz wrote:I would add to that list Papillion

Definitely, great book.

SmokinMonster wrote:The ending of the Dark Tower though was a total cop out, and totally
ruined a series of books that I began to read from the age of 18.

Dude, that's 4 really great books, followed by 3 crappy ones...
Oh, and I'm gonna add to the pile anything written by Terry Pratchett. The guy is genius. Pity he's not writing anymore...

SunburnedPenguin wrote:And the Discworld Novels

It seems someone beat me to it...

Occam wrote:

Definitely, great book.

Oh, and I'm gonna add to the pile anything written by Terry Pratchett. The guy is genius. Pity he's not writing anymore...

What! He's not writing now. Crying face.

Mr. Stickman, check >>here<<, bottom of the page. Terry was diagnosed Alzheimer, and a very rare variant of it. As far as I understood the news, he was going to finish what he was writing, and that was all...

Very angry sad face. I wish he could keep writing.

TheHolyStickman wrote:I wish he could keep writing.

Don't we all...

Me too, the guys a leg-end. But I guess he would rather quit while he is ahead which I respect. He has created an amazing legacy in his books that has influenced the world of fantasy fiction so much.

If you like Pratchett, you should check out Robert Rankin - he has the same sense of humour in his writing....my favourite is A Dog Called Demolition

Valley of the Dolls, The Bell Jar, The Glass Castle, The entire Sweet Valley High Series (not joking), Are you there God? its me Margaret, The Scarlett Letter, The Final Days, Go Ask Alice, Lovely Bones, The Kite Runner, Eloise, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, She's Come Undone, Shopgirl, 740 Park, The Kennedy Curse, And I don't want to live this life

SunburnedPenguin wrote:If you like Pratchett, you should check out Robert Rankin - he has the same sense of humour in his writing....my favourite is A Dog Called Demolition

I'll take note. Of course, you don't need me pointing you to Neil Gaiman, right?

I was at a dinner party last Saturday, where this same topic was floated around the table.

The girl next to me, she stated her favourite book was Hamlet. I pointed out that this was a play, but didn't really go after her for it, and no one else around the table seemed that bothered by the choice.

But the more I think about it, the more the pretentiousness of that answer winds me up. F--king Hamlet, for God's sake! The whole point of a book is that it's not a play! It does something different. It explains. It goes into depth. Books are to be read, Plays are to be performed. Hamlet as your favourite book? Jesus Christ!

I just wanted to vent that.