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Wow... I just made a search for a thread about books.... but there was nothing. Nothing. Does anyone else read? Or is it just me? If you do, what books do you recommend? Currently, I am reading Carrie by Stephen King, but it is a short book, only like 250 pages, and I read 60 pages today. I just finished reading Misery, also by Stephen King and I loved it. Great themes throughout, very interesting. I love books that make you think and are dark. Happy books don't do anything for me. Oops, I completely forgot to recommend books. D'oh! xD A few that come to mind are the Giver and Farenheit 451. Oh yeah, also the Last Book in the Universe. I am still brainstorming for my novel, called Virtual Afterlife, but I really want to put thought into it before I start writing. I only came up in the idea in May after all. Writing is a slow, rewarding process.

2008-12-06 01:51:00 Author: Unknown User

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I have been a bookworm ever since I was a kid. Give me a few minutes and I will be back with some reccomendations (doing something else right now).

2008-12-06 01:54:00 Author: OCK Posts: 1536

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Great. Literature is amazing. Too bad the school systems seem to always require boring books, turning the students off of reading for pleasure.

2008-12-06 01:57:00 Author: Unknown User

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If you like sarcasm and irony, read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

2008-12-06 01:57:00 Author: Code1337 Posts: 3476

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I'd have to say my favorite book I ever read was the Giver, I read it in 7th grade for school and I was amazed. That and I really liked (and still do like) my 7th grade English teacher. :arg: http://z.about.com/d/classiclit/1/0/Y/n/2/9780385732550_giver.jpg

2008-12-06 01:59:00 Author: Unknown User

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510XYQ1G01L._SS500_.jpg An excelent resource for species information and identification.

2008-12-06 02:05:00 Author: Rabid-Coot Posts: 6728

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OK, here we go: Currently reading: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (winner of the Man Booker prize 2008, simply brilliant. Some other great books: Stephen King: The Stand, Cell and The Dark Tower series (amazing stuff) Malcolm Gladwell: Blink!, The Tipping Point (non-fiction) Greg Bear: The Forge of God (brilliant, sci-fi) Richard Dawkins: The God Delusion (highly intellectual and controversial, not for everybody. See also:　Ｗhy God is Not Great by Christopher Hutchins) Neal Donald Walsch: Coversations with God trilogy (sensing a paradox? lol. Read both this and the above, trust me). Clive Barker: ALL OF HIS BOOKS but The Great and Secret Show in particular. Yan Martel: Life of Pi (a masterpiece) Margaret Atwood: Oryx and Crake (post-apocalyptic goodness) Don Winslow: The Power of The Dog (one of the best books I have ever read, period). There is a lot more, I have read hundreds of books in my 26 years. If you like any of these let me know and I can give more reccomendations.

2008-12-06 02:08:00 Author: OCK Posts: 1536

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I borrowed I Am Legend from my brother a few weeks back, and... Wow. Epic. Spoilers for, well, spoilers >_<. I never saw the movie, and frankly, I don't want to. Because from what I heard of the movie's ending, it REALLY messes up the ending, and thus the POINT of the book. Basically, the book takes place in the 70s, which was 20 years after the book was written, so the near future. It starts off 5 months after a mysterious cause turns the entire world into vampires, leaving one man alone in San Fransico suburbs, forced to work during the day to prolong his survival and keep his mind off the vampires surrounding his house at night. Both true vampires (those that the virus simpally animates, and are really dead) and living vampires (who are still infected by vampiris, as Robert Neville calls the germ after he figures out the cause of it) swarm his house at night, prowling for his blood. At first he doesn't want to waste spending time on soundproofing the house, so he hears them yelling for him and throwing rocks at the house- and the women vampires take off their clothes to entice him out of the house- but he never gives up living. He never fully understands WHY he's still living, why he doesn't just kill himself. The only answer he comes up with is because he's too stupid and afraid to let go off his lonely existence. He sometimes goes drunk, and sometimes tries to find the cause of the disease- he figures out that Vampires were caused by a germ, and the book scientifictally explains all the symptoms (a stake doesn't actually need to be hit in the heart, you just need to open up a hole to let air in to kill the germ; blood is what allows the germ to live; vampires are afraid of crosses because only the living are, and only those who were Christian- a Jewish Vampire is afraid of the Torah because it's all pyshcological.) Quite amazing. Halfway through the book, when the virus killed it's last victim 8 months beforehand, Neville is drunk- but finds a beat up dog in the daylight. For weeks, Neville tries to get that dog, that last being that may actually be alive, to trust him, to live with him in his house- but then the dog is infected. Neville tries to find a cure, but can't. The dog must be buried under mountains of coushins during the night because of the vampires outside... and then the dog licks Neville's hand. Right afterward, it says a week later, the dog was dead. I actually began reading it a year ago, but never finished because the dog died. It was just so saddening, which was amplified by the fact that my dog was in foster care while my parents were away, so I didn't have him... so I couldn't finish reading for a year. But while the realistic story about how a lone man manages to survive for five years without any companionship aside from throngs of humans-turned-vampires out for his blood is awesome, the ending makes it more awesome. Neville finds a woman, who in turn is actually a living vampire who is able to live normally via a new drug that the living vampires have produced. The living vampires are going to rebuild society and kill those that death has cheated (true vampires). The living vampires capture Neville, and are about to execute him for his crimes against their race (throughout the book, Neville killed vampires- which he now realized were actually other vampire's loved ones.) He realizes as he goes to be executed that he is no longer normal- normalacy is only the standard of everyone, not one man. Thebn, Neville realizes that HE is now the one who will be feared, more so then the virus they have come to accept. HE is the boogeyman who breaks into your house and kills you in your sleep. HE is the one who can walk freely in the sunlight. HE is the one who can be stabbed yet not die. HE is the one who strikes fear in the hearts of the new people of this Earth. He is Legend. ... Yes, it twas an awesome book. A book that was ruined by a few bad movie adaptations. Like Last Man on Earth didn't have Neville's epiphany at the end... ANYWAY, it may be one of the best books ever, IMO. Yes, it has vampires, and yes, it's the precursor to all zombie movies like Day of the Dead or whatnot- but it's just... beautiful.

2008-12-06 02:35:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882

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Has anyone read 1984? I REALLY want to read it, I love dystopian settings.

2008-12-06 02:37:00 Author: Unknown User

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Alright... hmm, dark books... Crime and Punishment by Fyoder Dostoyevski, Red Dragon (and the rest of the Hannibal Lector series) by Thomas Harris, maybe Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman.

2008-12-06 02:48:00 Author: Imperial.Blackhawk Posts: 20

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A few that come to mind are the Giver and Farenheit 451. I have read both of those in school(Fahrenheit last week). I really liked Fahrenheit, but I didn't really enjoy The Giver at all. Let's see, my favorite book ever would have to be And Then There Were None. Has anyone read 1984? I'm reading that next week for school.

2008-12-06 02:48:00 Author: BassDeluxe Posts: 984

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Most of the stuff written by Arthur C. Clarke is incredible. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010, Rendezvous With Rama, Childhood's End...I could go on. Sucks he died. =C Contact by Carl Sagan also kicks ***. Isaac Asimov's stuff is cool, too. The I, Robot book is tons better than the crappy Will Smith movie, oh god. Ender's Game was surprisingly good, as well.

2008-12-06 08:53:00 Author: UCHU Posts: 73

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I recommend the Cherub Series by Robert Muchamore. They're about kid spys but there is no James BOND craziness, it is real with relationships and proper issues just set in the world of a school of spy kids.

2008-12-06 09:15:00 Author: muttjones Posts: 843

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I don't read anymore :/ I read far too fast.

2008-12-06 10:29:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758

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I'm a big fan of the following: Hitchhiker's Guide Any Doctor Who book based on the new series Torchwood Books Halo Books Demonata series by Darren Shan The Harry Potter Series Runaways I almost always tend towards childish books, mainly because when I read I like to reminiss. I also tend to like how much easier they are to get in to. Metaphorically speaking.

2008-12-06 18:10:00 Author: flakmagnet Posts: 1084

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Othello and King Lear by shakespeare are good dark books and make you think(then again did shakespeare ever wrote anything that isn't dark and didn't make you think...), Personally my fav book is Gulliver's Travels, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe is also a good read, for now I'm trying to get ahold of the Witcher book series, it seems a good story based on what I read, ( the first english translation just came out)

2008-12-06 19:57:00 Author: Reshin Posts: 1081

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i made a thred on a seris once but didnt get one replie! i suggest the Gatekeeper seris by Anthony Horowitz the seris isnt complete yet so far there is 4 books Ravens gate, Evil star, Nightrise, and Necropolis i think there will be 5 in total :/ im halfway through NightRise

2008-12-07 01:08:00 Author: Snrm Posts: 6419

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Wow... (blah blah blah marinos thoughts) Oops, I completely forgot to recommend books. D'oh! xD A few that come to mind are the Giver and Farenheit 451. Oh yeah, also the Last Book in the Universe. I am still brainstorming for my novel, called Virtual Afterlife, but I really want to put thought into it before I start writing. I only came up in the idea in May after all. Writing is a slow, rewarding process. I had to read those in 8th grade, they are wonderful books, definetly on my top 5 favorite books, also johnathan livingston seagull.

2008-12-07 04:13:00 Author: Gondito Posts: 1082

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Oh, yeah, and don't forget the "zombie survival guide". It's a great read. Look it up on wiki if you haven't heard of it.

2008-12-07 08:12:00 Author: flakmagnet Posts: 1084

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I'm currently reading "The Way of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford and "Freeglader" by I-forgot. I've just finished reading "Cosmic"... It's a great read.

2008-12-07 14:33:00 Author: Unknown User

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Hawke, by Ted Bell. Not for kiddies though. There is swearing and something people do when they might like eachother a lot. ScrabbleJust kidding

2008-12-07 17:07:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914

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and "Freeglader" by I-forgot. It's by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, and is part of the awesome series The Edge Chronicles. The Fire series is good, by Chris D'lacey. (The Fire within, Ice Fire, Fire Star, and The fire Eternal) Also any of Terry Pratchett's stuff is a great read.

2008-12-07 18:47:00 Author: LFF Posts: 434

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A while back, I read the greatest book ever written entitled 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night' by Mark Haddon. You should read it, though I recommend that you know about autism otherwise you will find it very odd.

2008-12-07 19:03:00 Author: Bear Posts: 2079

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It's by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, and is part of the awesome series The Edge Chronicles. The Fire series is good, by Chris D'lacey. (The Fire within, Ice Fire, Fire Star, and The fire Eternal) Also any of Terry Pratchett's stuff is a great read. Yeah, that's it...

2008-12-08 12:08:00 Author: Unknown User

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...Ender's Game was surprisingly good, as well. It's not at all surprising that Ender's Game was good. In fact, it's fantastic. For you Marino, I have to recommend anything by Chuck Palahniuk. We've talked about it before, but you're doing yourself a great disservice by leaving Fight Club, Haunted, Survivor, Rant, and Choke unread. If you like Dystopian settings like the ones found within Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 then I guarantee you'll be happy with Palahniuk's work. Also, Thomas Harris (Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal) should do the trick for you as well.

2008-12-08 13:16:00 Author: supersickie Posts: 1366

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I'm not much of a reader, but I enjoyed reading "The Alchemist", by Paulo Coelho. A deep feeling of satisfaction overwhelmed me when I finished reading it.

2008-12-08 16:47:00 Author: aer0blue Posts: 1603

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If you like SciFi you have to check out Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Cheers QuozL

2008-12-08 16:58:00 Author: QuozL Posts: 921

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Could someone recommend a good book for me? I have read all the books I have (well, all the good ones anyway) and I want something to read... Any suggestions?

2008-12-18 15:21:00 Author: Unknown User

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Could someone recommend a good book for me? I have read all the books I have (well, all the good ones anyway) and I want something to read... Any suggestions? Check my earlier post, should keep you busy

2008-12-18 15:29:00 Author: OCK Posts: 1536

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Could someone recommend a good book for me? I have read all the books I have (well, all the good ones anyway) and I want something to read... Any suggestions? What genre do you enjoy? I might be able to make a suggestion or two if given some direction...

2008-12-18 15:32:00 Author: supersickie Posts: 1366

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What genre do you enjoy? I might be able to make a suggestion or two if given some direction... Fiction; Action/Adventure... *shrug* @OCK: Okay, will do

2008-12-18 15:35:00 Author: Unknown User

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly. Dreamseller by Brandon Novak. Kill Your Friends by John Niven. Oh yeah, and pretty much anything written by Jeffery Deaver.

2008-12-18 16:41:00 Author: Unknown User

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly. Dreamseller by Brandon Novak. Kill Your Friends by John Niven. Oh yeah, and pretty much anything written by Jeffery Deaver. Novak, Bam, and Missy were on Howard Stern a couple of weeks ago and they talked about his book for a bit. I'll probably pick it up at some point. Guy did some pretty crazy stuff that day. Bam says, "Novak, you should do that!" and he does it. Insanity...

2008-12-18 16:49:00 Author: supersickie Posts: 1366

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The godfather by Mario Puzo is the best book ever the sicillilian by Mario Puzo is a good book but not as good as the godfather

2008-12-18 16:51:00 Author: Don Vhalt Posts: 2270

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I totally expected it to be a non-stop laughter fest of insane stories that Novak did whilst he was on drugs. Like when he tried to hump his mum. Instead, it's actually a really good, deep, interesting read. You don't even need to know who Bam Margera or Novak is, be a fan or anything to like the book. I completely love that fact, and it's made me see Novak in a whole new light. Until he recently stole Bam's credit card. Then I remembered that he's a waste of space.

2008-12-18 16:52:00 Author: Unknown User

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I have read all of Kings books. Working on the NightWatch series right now by Sergei Lukyanenko. Very good series.If you like a fantasy style of read.The books are about good keeping evil in check and evil keeping good in check.I would recommend to any who want a good read.

2008-12-18 18:33:00 Author: madhatter Posts: 83

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Mice and Men - john steinback this is a brilliant book te ending is great but one of the sadest endings i've ever read cause you feel so sorry for the characters

2008-12-18 18:46:00 Author: Don Vhalt Posts: 2270

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