BookGround >> What's your favorite book?

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bassassasinjr 1 Member Since: 12/21/08 Posts: 8	Lonesome Dove, bar none the best book and movie ever made. You have ignored this user.

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WarpathFightGear Edited: 01/08/09 11:57 PM Member Since: 11/20/04 Posts: 6116	The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein should be required reading for all Americans. Not classic, not pretty...just true. *edit* And Walden changed my life. seriously. You have ignored this user.

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Ceelopez 12 Member Since: 7/10/08 Posts: 454	Dante's Inferno Divine Comedy Book of Joby God's Demon You have ignored this user.

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ICTimer 1 Edited: 02/06/09 9:52 PM Member Since: 5/20/05 Posts: 832

I have four: Ulysses by James Joyce The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick and since I wanted to include something relatively recent... 2666 by Roberto Bolano (I cannot overstate how good this is - it is incredibly haunting and graphic at times, but just an amazing literary work, I haven't read anything since the year 2000 at least that comes close to this book) It's bizarre to me that all these are fiction works, as I generally enjoy non-fiction much more, but these four are so good that they destroy my typical preferences. You have ignored this user.

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Seul 2 Member Since: 9/18/02 Posts: 1597	For absolute favorite, I'd probably have to go with the Great Book of Amber (or at least the first 3 books in the collection), though it's pretty hard for me to choose just one. Memories of Ice is in the running, as well (though the list changes if we include non-fiction). Earlier in my life, I would have said Franny and Zooey (By J.D. Salinger). You have ignored this user.

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DaveGarcia Member Since: 3/25/02 Posts: 3096	I've been on a Kurt Vonnegut kick the last couple of years... Cat's Cradle and Breakfast of Champions are two of my favorite novels by him or anyone else. Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh are also among my faves.  You have ignored this user.

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B47 Member Since: 5/20/02 Posts: 1585	Gravity's Rainbow - Pynchon Slaughterhous 5 - Vonnegut You have ignored this user.

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Isaac298 Member Since: 2/11/03 Posts: 17054	ttt You have ignored this user.

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lordbreakdown 35 Member Since: 4/6/09 Posts: 102	Ishmael- Daniel Quinn The Steppenwolf - Herman Hesse Gods of Eden - Wiliam Bramley The Medetations - Marcus Aurelius/translation..take your pick..Gregory Hayes was my favorite. You have ignored this user.

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spg 25 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 7862	My favorite is Slaughterhouse-Five by Vonnegut, and it's not even close. You have ignored this user.

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Tyler Knight Member Since: 4/29/05 Posts: 2638	Crime and Punishment. I can read the account of Raskilnikov killing the pawn broker over, and over. You have ignored this user.

7/26/09 4:17 PM

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Deniability 6 Member Since: 10/12/08 Posts: 1710

The Emperor series by Iggulden is fantastic. Its historical fiction/biography. It follows Julius Caesar from Childhood to death, with added characters to add beautifully to the plot. The battle scenes are spectacular, and the book series as a whole is one of the best I have read. The Author changes minor events in history to add to the plot, but it's not significant enough frustrate you as you read. It takes a couple of weeks to complete if you don't read much, the books are pretty short, but that is my only complaint. If you like Ancient Roman history, I highly recommend this book series. http://www.amazon.com/Emperor-Gates-Novel-Julius-Caesar/dp/0385343019/ref=ed_oe_p You have ignored this user.

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RLL 129 Member Since: 11/17/08 Posts: 182	I've read books that people almost always put in their "top list". Like cather and Peaceful Warrior. While I thought they were good they never topped my favs. I enjoy D Koontz the most as a overall collection but one of my favorite books of all time is Swan Song by Robert McCammon... like "The Stand" but better characters imho. You have ignored this user.

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phauna Member Since: 8/1/03 Posts: 294	Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Cloud Street by Tim Winton Magician by Raymond E. Feist You have ignored this user.

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Dan O'Connell Member Since: 10/29/07 Posts: 3121	4 later You have ignored this user.

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Felix Holt 1 Member Since: 2/18/04 Posts: 12606	Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Ulysses by James Joyce Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Malone Dies by Samuel Beckett Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien The Third Policeman by Flann O'brien You have ignored this user.

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Willybone 64 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 37585	Felix Holt - The Third Policeman by Flann O'brien Is it about a bicycle?   You have ignored this user.

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rebell Member Since: 7/30/05 Posts: 30	Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey : Chuck Palahniuk Shogun : James Clavell The Gunslinger : Steven King I have read all of these books repeatedly and each have changed my thought process. For good or Bad who knows You have ignored this user.

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McLeod 54 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 4016	Don't ask why: Sphere by Michael Crichton You have ignored this user.

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bhale3 Member Since: 6/29/07 Posts: 584

Ulysses is such a demanding read. It's atop a lot of best books ever written lists, but I'd make a distinct seperation between best written book, and most enjoyable/favorite book. Portrait of the Artist was a more enjoyable read for me. I don't know what my 'favorite' book would be. Maybe 'On the Road' or 'The Sun also Rises' I read a book a long time ago called 'Independence Day' by Richard Ford that I thought was great, and have always meant to read it again. 'The Moviegoer' by Walker Percy is also a book that is high on my list. You have ignored this user.

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Felix Holt 1 Member Since: 2/18/04 Posts: 12629	Willybone - Is it about a bicycle?   You're my new favorite poster. You have ignored this user.

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cdog1955 2 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 1117	Without Remorse-Clancy LOTR triliogy You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 7:32 PM

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BaldTony 94 Member Since: 12/12/02 Posts: 16234

CDog1955(did you have a Flux Capacitor by any chance?) has a great taste in books. LOTR is the Royce Gracie of geeks. It may have flaws, but without it, NONE of us would be here today. Without Remorse is great fun. There can't be an intelligent person with good parents who hasn't imagined how they would react in that situation. Me personally? I'd have got shot by the professionals. But it's fantastic to read how someone who wasn't as crap as me would get on. You have ignored this user.

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Ponyboy 8 Edited: 11/19/10 8:11 PM Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 17323	Go pick up the "pocket ref" at harbor freight and then get back to this thread every time you consult it. You have ignored this user.

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cdog1955 2 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 1121	I should of added "Clear and Present Danger" to my list. What got me here today as far as my taste was "Conan", by Robt Howard, i wasn't much of a reader growing up till i found Conan, i read several other Howard books when i ran out of Conan. I wish i had a flux Cap, i would redo several things in my life especiall where bjj is concerned! You have ignored this user.

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