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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 9:55 am Post subject: Favorite book thread! | |
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Fiction: (cuz' it's the only fiction I've read in years (besides The Fountainhead which I also thoroughly enjoyed)) LOTR. Read it in preparation for the films and it owned me. Completely owned me.
Non-Fiction: The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins). Provided an incredible perspective on animal behaviours (primarily selfishness and altruism) four years ago when I first read it. I'm reading it again now and it hasn't lost any of its luster. Name yours! |
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sleK can I borrow your copy of Lord O' the Rings?
I'm just finishin' up Fountainhead, it's a biggie. It is an exceptional book but at the same time it's not a compelling read. Very amazing how one author can 'inside' so many souls. My favourite book is always the one I'm reading. 
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Fiction.......Armageddon by Leon Uris.....also of course Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Can I also say any book by Isaac Asimov and Tom Clancy Non fiction too many to cite here. |
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Anything by John Sandford, Jeffery Deaver, John J. Nance, Kay Hooper, Lisa Jackson (minus the romance novels), and Lincoln Child/Preston Douglas.   
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| hitchiker's guide to the galaxy | |
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The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text.
u gotta love it. |
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| Isn't anyone going to tell me *why* it's their favorite? | |
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DAMN GOOD WRITERS!!!!!!
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| "Why" is a difficult thing to define sometimes....Clancy because his plots are intricate and his books long (short books are a waste of time to me) Rand because of by the end of her books you feel as if you really know each and every character. | |
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Short books are a waste of time to me because if I really like the book, I want the experience to last longer.
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I read LOTR over fifteen years ago and it is still one of my favorites.
My absolute favorite (fiction) is "Master and Margarita" by M.Bulgakov. It's an excellent account of human nature, religion and polarities within and between them.. |
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Bodyguard - I don't know if I am trying to find things to make me smile, giggle, chuckle, or laugh; but when I read the very first part of your response, I did giggle. It reminded me of the famous answer by a very famous, yet also infamous, person telling the country something like this "It depends on what your definition of is is." I am not making light of your response, just want to say thank you for that quick little giggle I found in your post - Thank you
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In Master & Margarita, remember the description of the restaurant in the writers' building? That's one of my favorite passages in all of literature: "But reader! You are getting carried away!" |
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"What's your name?" ... "Homeless". Voland was definitely the most charismatic (as the devil always is). It was a fantastic novel. "Heart of a dog" was a great work too. I'm glad to meet someone who has read Bulgakov. That's a rarety these days.
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i think the reason why mine is my favorite should speak for itself. |
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| Ishmael by Daniel Quinn because it opens your eyes to a different perspective of religion and life. I also enjoy some of the writings of Emily Dickinson, Jim Morrison, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Robert Frost. | |
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ishmael was excellent...who knew? a talking gorilla? good book...also see the movie "instinct" which is loosely based on ishmael...cuba godding jr and anthony hopkins...very good |
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Instinct is an excellent movie! |
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