Hypatia Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 There are so many books I love, but I've found myself reading these over and over: LoTR trilogy Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner City, Clifford Simak Cosmos, Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn Me On Dead Man Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Stephen King's It Misery The Long Walk The Regulators The Green Mile Duma Key The Shining Dreamcatcher Cujo These aren't any particular order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenhigh Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I have read many classics and a lot of non-fiction, but I usually prefer just to be entertained. This list reflects that. In no specific order, books that have stayed with me, and that I have read (or would) again: Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin A Song of Ice and Fire (series) - George RR Martin LOTR - JRR Tolkien Wheel of Time (series) - Robert Jordan Eternal Champion (series)- Michael Moorcock Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt Galactic Milieu (series) - Julian May Thomas Covenant (series) - Stephen R. Donaldson Spin - Robert Charles Wilson Vampire Chronicles (series) - Anne Rice It & The Stand - Stephen King Early Tom Clancy The Company - Robert Littel There are so many I'm forgetting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theworkingman Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 LoTR Books Of Mice and Men Misery To Kill a Mockingbird I am Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyRunner Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Big Stephen King fan here. Thoroughly enjoyed The Stand as well as many others. Haven't finished the complete Dark Tower series yet though. Another favorite for some time was Dean Koontz, after a while his patterns became too obvious, but have to admit Watchers was a great book.... hyper-intelligent dog...... too cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 QUOTE (HuskyRunner @ May 1 2008, 08:55 AM) Big Stephen King fan here. Thoroughly enjoyed The Stand as well as many others. Haven't finished the complete Dark Tower series yet though. Another favorite for some time was Dean Koontz, after a while his patterns became too obvious, but have to admit Watchers was a great book.... hyper-intelligent dog...... too cool. Watchers is an incredible book - easily one of my favorites of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Watchers is one of my favorite books too. What they did to it with that movie was criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyRunner Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Agreed. The movie was just horrible.... Corey Haim?? Really? How did that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I haven't seen the movie - precisely because I can't bear to see my beloved story ruined. I re-read Watchers once a year or so - it's like an old friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyRunner Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ May 1 2008, 08:02 AM) I haven't seen the movie - precisely because I can't bear to see my beloved story ruined. I re-read Watchers once a year or so - it's like an old friend. Good call. Storm shadow calling it "criminal" is in my opinion being very kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eguy Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I just did a search of this forum, and I'm glad to see a couple of references to Bernard Cornwell. A friend gave me The Winter King two years back, and I've since read almost everything of his. I've even plunged into the voluminous Richard Sharpe series - I'm on the fifth book, and they continue to be engaging. My favorite is still the Warlord Chronicles (Snakes & Arrows seems complementary, especially Armor and Sword, and Faithless), a very different telling of the Arthur legend, and I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment of the King Alfred series. Cornwell just seems to work magic with the telling of historical fiction. I also can't get enough of David Baldacci. If you like a good action suspense novel, he's your man. I'd recommend starting with Last Man Standing. Also, The Whole Truth will leave you wondering if you can trust anything you read or see in the media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleamingalloyaircar81 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 QUOTE (eguy @ Sep 19 2008, 09:20 AM) I just did a search of this forum, and I'm glad to see a couple of references to Bernard Cornwell. A friend gave me The Winter King two years back, and I've since read almost everything of his. I've even plunged into the voluminous Richard Sharpe series - I'm on the fifth book, and they continue to be engaging. My favorite is still the Warlord Chronicles (Snakes & Arrows seems complementary, especially Armor and Sword, and Faithless), a very different telling of the Arthur legend, and I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment of the King Alfred series. Cornwell just seems to work magic with the telling of historical fiction. I also can't get enough of David Baldacci. If you like a good action suspense novel, he's your man. I'd recommend starting with Last Man Standing. Also, The Whole Truth will leave you wondering if you can trust anything you read or see in the media I recently read The Last Kingdom and enjoyed it very much. I plan to read the rest of the Saxon series sometime soon. If you like the Sharpe series, check out Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels or C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eguy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Sep 21 2008, 03:38 PM) QUOTE (eguy @ Sep 19 2008, 09:20 AM) I just did a search of this forum, and I'm glad to see a couple of references to Bernard Cornwell. A friend gave me The Winter King two years back, and I've since read almost everything of his. I've even plunged into the voluminous Richard Sharpe series - I'm on the fifth book, and they continue to be engaging. My favorite is still the Warlord Chronicles (Snakes & Arrows seems complementary, especially Armor and Sword, and Faithless), a very different telling of the Arthur legend, and I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment of the King Alfred series. Cornwell just seems to work magic with the telling of historical fiction. I also can't get enough of David Baldacci. If you like a good action suspense novel, he's your man. I'd recommend starting with Last Man Standing. Also, The Whole Truth will leave you wondering if you can trust anything you read or see in the media I recently read The Last Kingdom and enjoyed it very much. I plan to read the rest of the Saxon series sometime soon. If you like the Sharpe series, check out Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels or C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series. Thanks for the recommendations. Uhtred is a great character. Enjoy the rest of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisCounterpart Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I see Tolkien and King are the most loved authors among Rush fans. I list LOTR as one of me fav books ever (I am actually in the process of writing a PhD on it)? but I have never read anything by King - only seen the films and I ususally like them... My other favourites are Master and Margarita by Bulgakov Anything and everything by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky. I hope someone here has heard of these geniuses of Soviet/Russian science fiction. Their books are the most profound and delicious read I have ever experienced. I am a devoted re-reader of books and I re-read the whole Strugarsky catalogue regularly and with great pleasure each and every time. A lot of other Soviet/Russian sci-fi Mostly everything by Viktor Pelevin (a modern Russian author) 1984 by Orwell Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series (not so hot on Dirk Gently) Alasdair Grey's LANARK - one of my greatest Scottish finds! It was worth moving to Scotland just to find and read this beauty! Can anyone tell me though, me being Russian and all, what is so amazing about Dostoyevsky? I know many Russian people who would like to know. Many of us just don't see the attraction, but we know he's hugely popular in the West... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Sphinc-Tor Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Stephen King (Salem's Lot) Stephen Abrose Tolkien Just to name a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theworkingman Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 My all-time favorite book/graphic novel - Watchmen. I read it for the fourth time the past year and it seems to get better every time. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogKid15 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Here are a few of my favorites The Belgariad/ Mallorean - Eddings LOTR- Tolkien Sword of Truth- Goodkind Wheel of Time- Jordan (RIP, can't wait for the final installment, anyone know who is writing it?) Song of Fire and Ice - Martin My love for epic fantasy books is actually what drew me to Rush so thank god for books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finding IT Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 QUOTE (AnalogKid15 @ Jan 14 2009, 06:14 PM) Here are a few of my favorites The Belgariad/ Mallorean - Eddings LOTR- Tolkien Sword of Truth- Goodkind Wheel of Time- Jordan (RIP, can't wait for the final installment, anyone know who is writing it?) Song of Fire and Ice - Martin My love for epic fantasy books is actually what drew me to Rush so thank god for books. Brandon Sanderson is completing Jordan's 12th book, "A Memory of Light." It is supposed to be completed this Fall, though I would tend to doubt that very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Nice resurrected thread, I'm always looking for something new to read. Nice to see so much love for David Eddings, I discovered his books in college and still go back and re-read them now and then. A great story. I don't have the patience for those George RR Martin books, started on them, but don't think I ever finished. No one has mentioned the Katherine Kurtz Deryni series, if you like the Belgariad/Mallorean you will also like these. This series will also keep you busy, I think she wrote the first one in the 70's and she's still writing them. If you like the Aurthurian stories, you would like Gillian Bradshaw's three book series Hawk of May, Kingdom of Summer and In Winters Shadow. They are out of print, but I found them on ebay. Patricia Kenneally (sp?) wrote a neat series about King Arthur set in the future with spaceships, etc.. not a bad read. Since I've been out of work, I've also decided to read the Harry Potter books and I love them. Wanted to see what all the kids were talking about and they are a good read for adults also. And, at the risk of sounding like a chick, I love Jane Austen. I read some of her books again and again. I'm also a secret fan of Chuck Klosterman's books, very funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogKid15 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 QUOTE (Finding IT @ Mar 4 2009, 01:26 PM) QUOTE (AnalogKid15 @ Jan 14 2009, 06:14 PM) Here are a few of my favorites The Belgariad/ Mallorean - Eddings LOTR- Tolkien Sword of Truth- Goodkind Wheel of Time- Jordan (RIP, can't wait for the final installment, anyone know who is writing it?) Song of Fire and Ice - Martin My love for epic fantasy books is actually what drew me to Rush so thank god for books. Brandon Sanderson is completing Jordan's 12th book, "A Memory of Light." It is supposed to be completed this Fall, though I would tend to doubt that very much. thanks for that i don't know who that is but I heard someone close to Jordan picked him so I am sure he'll do a good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finding IT Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 QUOTE (AnalogKid15 @ Mar 9 2009, 11:20 AM) QUOTE (Finding IT @ Mar 4 2009, 01:26 PM) QUOTE (AnalogKid15 @ Jan 14 2009, 06:14 PM) Here are a few of my favorites The Belgariad/ Mallorean - Eddings LOTR- Tolkien Sword of Truth- Goodkind Wheel of Time- Jordan (RIP, can't wait for the final installment, anyone know who is writing it?) Song of Fire and Ice - Martin My love for epic fantasy books is actually what drew me to Rush so thank god for books. Brandon Sanderson is completing Jordan's 12th book, "A Memory of Light." It is supposed to be completed this Fall, though I would tend to doubt that very much. thanks for that i don't know who that is but I heard someone close to Jordan picked him so I am sure he'll do a good job Jordan's wife, Harriet, selected Sanderson. Apparently Jordan conveyed a lot of his plans to Harriet in the form of notes and oral communications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margaret Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I used to read books voraciously, but only have sporadically in recent years. I would love to get back into it, but it just hasn't seemed to happen. Anyway, here's some of my all-time faves: The Way Out Book - John-Roger Illusions - Richard Bach The Lord of the Rings trilogy - J.R.R. Tolkein The Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling The Life of Mahatma Ghandi - Louis Fischer Nine Hundred Grandmothers - R.A. Lafferty Replay - Ken Grimwood Out On A Limb - Shirley MacLaine The Best of Robert Silverberg - Robert Silverberg Initiation - Elisabeth Haich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Mar 21 2009, 08:39 AM) I used to read books voraciously, but only have sporadically in recent years. I would love to get back into it, but it just hasn't seemed to happen. Anyway, here's some of my all-time faves: The Way Out Book - John-Roger Illusions - Richard Bach The Lord of the Rings trilogy - J.R.R. Tolkein The Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling The Life of Mahatma Ghandi - Louis Fischer Nine Hundred Grandmothers - R.A. Lafferty Replay - Ken Grimwood Out On A Limb - Shirley MacLaine The Best of Robert Silverberg - Robert Silverberg Initiation - Elisabeth Haich I think you posted a similar list before, and I made the same comments I'll make again: Bach's "Illusions" is brilliant. I treat it as a kind of "Bible." John-Roger is little better than a cult leader, a criminal, a hypocrite, and a harrasser of women. Look around and read more about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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