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backyardbooter
Posts: 188 - Karma: 108
what are your favorites

list them by subject
Jan 4 2006 11:51AM
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mrduck
Posts: 59 - Karma: 10
how about not by subject, but my favorites are Catch-22, Grapes of Wrath, A Clockwork Orange, and some others that i can't think of.
Jan 4 2006 9:21PM
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lalalalaura
Posts: 6753 - Karma: 68
uh, as of recent(and assuming you mean real books, not ski magazines):
-science fiction (philip k. dick pretty much exclusively)
-some stuff on buddhism and eastern philosophy and junk... i don't think I really agree with it though...
-poetry collections
-stuff on globalization and corporate america sucking and stuff like that
Jan 4 2006 9:27PM
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beefbud
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i really dig memoirs. i dunno why. i just do.
Jan 4 2006 9:38PM
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backyardbooter
Posts: 188 - Karma: 108
i love corperate america
Jan 4 2006 9:52PM
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DRPSET
Posts: 309 - Karma: 44
Power of 1, Bryce Courtny
Jan 5 2006 12:27PM
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Tapes
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mickey mouse and spiderman.
Jan 5 2006 4:13PM
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jimmychung
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robin cook in incredible, i'm on my 5th book of his in less than a year. he's a neurologist as well, so he writes medical thrillers, which are great for people who like suspense and are also interested in going into a medical profession, like myself. i'd recommend "Mortal Fear", "Coma", and "Mutation", but all of them are excellent.
Jan 5 2006 9:06PM
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oakjewlery
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anything by chuck palahniuk
Jan 5 2006 9:08PM
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ghettoprep
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^ dude i dont know why but i cant fucking stand your signiture. It pisses me off more than timmi's. Im not sure if its tounge in cheek or whatever but when i read "I am the sex" i fucking cringe in agony.

But anyways, On The Road by jack kerouac is classic, and bringing donw the house, the story about the MIT students who robbed vegas is a real fast read.
Jan 5 2006 10:37PM
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JoakimHayland
Posts: 1053 - Karma: 43
i don't have any favorite, im not a reader.. but i wanna read the hitchhickers guide to the galaxy
Jan 6 2006 1:12PM
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k2skierec
Posts: 589 - Karma: 10
fear and loathing in las vegas is a great book
Jan 6 2006 6:30PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
I used to read alot but lately I've slowed down, I'm a huge fantasy person and I enjoy Terry Goodkind alot.
Jan 6 2006 7:14PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 257
The Davinci Code is one of the best books i've read recently
Jan 6 2006 8:23PM
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C-Burg
Posts: 4729 - Karma: 130
WWWII or Indian Wars
Jan 7 2006 12:04AM
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skogenjake
Posts: 6685 - Karma: 511
im reading davinchi now

i like harry potter actually

angelas ashes is great. made me feel more irish.
Jan 8 2006 1:44AM
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mikee
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Siddhartha by Herman Hesse was very good I thought.
Jan 8 2006 2:37AM
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Knewnews
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i have read a lot of the sword of truth series and i have to say compared to other writers he is not very good. try the wheel of time, malazan book of the fallen, song of fire and ice is really good to. you should love the wheel of time but malazan book of the fallen might be a little hard, you should like song of fire and ice also. try these out... if you like goodkind then you will really like these. in ski terms it is like comparing old k2 enemies with new pubs.
Jan 8 2006 12:08PM
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Anti-Hero
Posts: 1269 - Karma: 338
good choices in there, i like catch 22, lord of the flies, clockwork orange, the whole ender's game series, and of course Harry Potter
Jan 8 2006 12:13PM
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hans_aschim
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Catch-22 is really funny. I'm reading The Color Purple right now and I'm not going to lie, I love black literature. Beloved is also fucking great (any Toni Morrison book really) and Langston Hughes also. The Monkeywrench Gang= wow.
Jan 8 2006 3:09PM
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.John.
Posts: 6943 - Karma: 14
Da vinci Code, angels and demons, desert solitare, monkey wrench gang, harry potter series(not ashamed to admit it)
Jan 8 2006 4:03PM
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Alpine3
Posts: 1811 - Karma: 24
whats a good book that has a good theme that u can talk about forever.. titles.. and what its about please
Jan 8 2006 4:58PM
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C-Burg
Posts: 4729 - Karma: 130
i cant read
Jan 8 2006 5:27PM
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hans_aschim
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 11
I could talk about The Old Man and the Sea for quite a while.
Jan 8 2006 6:45PM
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Homebrewer19
Posts: 346 - Karma: 11
Walden and every epic poem. i'm reading a prtrait of the artist as a young man right now, and it't actualy starting to anoy me. fucking stream of conciousness writing.
Jan 8 2006 8:01PM
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Chummer3
Posts: 599 - Karma: 9
Deception Point is sweet. it is by the same guy who wrote Davinci Code. Choke by Chuck Palanhuk is messed up. 1984 was a good book in school
Jan 9 2006 6:48PM
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jensen
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ishmael, siddhartha
Jan 9 2006 7:32PM
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CTripper
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anything by hermann hesse

dharma bums, on the road is overrated in my opinion

life of pi

fight club

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

to kill a mockingbird
Jan 9 2006 7:59PM
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