Favourite book

sam100255 · 23 February 09, 19:24

Mine is

The day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

1984 is good as well

zeymatis · 23 February 09, 19:29

I really enjoyed a book called "starter for ten" but was ever so disapointed when they transposed it to the big screen

sam100255 · 23 February 09, 19:31

It's like that with the bourne series of books/films

redi · 23 February 09, 19:31

The User Illusion.

Butch · 23 February 09, 19:47

Frank Herbert's Dune.

xxCorsairxx · 23 February 09, 20:31

Elizabeth By David Starkey

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SoilentGreenIsPeople · 23 February 09, 22:37

The Lord of the Rings.

salvasirignano · 23 February 09, 22:41

When I have graduated I hope to read a lot more.
1984 was the last book I read a couple of years ago now

I really enjoyed it.

Helmut-Flakes · 23 February 09, 22:54

Razzle

dartguy · 24 February 09, 00:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butch

Frank Herbert's Dune.

Same here!

pitradio · 24 February 09, 00:34

Don't like books.. Only real book (more than 200pages) I read was Lance Armstrong's win on cancer. It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life - by Lance Armstrong

can't remember what the Dutch translation was..

~~gb racing~~ · 24 February 09, 00:42

Has to be Stephen Leather Hot Blood.

MOF · 24 February 09, 00:51

I love reading....and this is as near to sci-fi as I'll come...

gtrNL · 24 February 09, 08:42

Don't really know why, but I love Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy, read it 3 times now.

~~Husky42~~ · 24 February 09, 08:53

TBH, a series of books i have really been enjoying is the Nephilim Series.

Not sure if i would call them my favorites though, not sure if i really have a favorite book. I have read eveyr Tom Clancy book at least twice if not three times and I am also a huge Andy Mcnab fan.

The Nephilim books are good for a fictional read. They are actually a christian set of books and providing a fairly uniqe and different perspective on "aliens"

I am not religious at all or hold any belief, what I did read the book for was good entertainment, a incredibly imaginative author with an obsession for his beliefs.

The books in the series are quite good.

ianwells · 25 February 09, 22:00

Haruki Murakami - Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World.
Such an epic and incredible read, much like all his books.

drdrum · 25 February 09, 22:09

The Stand by Stephen King
The Dead Zone by Stephen King

ianwells · 25 February 09, 22:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdrum

The Stand by Stephen King
The Dead Zone by Stephen King

The Stand is an amazing book, but I find pretty much everything else by King pretty throw-away... Ok when you're reading them but not much lasting appeal.

k8tbar · 25 February 09, 22:40

Toss-up between Moby Dick and Catch-22. Either one can light up the night sky, and I'll be damned if the stories don't compliment each other, albeit in a very strange fashion.

BeepBeep2 · 26 February 09, 00:23

The Hobbit.

MAD-MINI · 26 February 09, 01:10

Lord of the flies
any of Lance Armstrongs books
I'm not sure if it counts but the original V for vendetta Comics, They can be better than most books!
Oh and Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy

Siggs · 26 February 09, 01:36

Thats interesting. Whats your opinion on the V for Vendetta film? Alan Moore always dis-owns any screen adaptions of his works, even Watchmen, but personally, the V for Vendetta film is one of my faves. THe casting is especially good, despite the fact that certain parts of the storyline are toned down.
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MAD-MINI · 26 February 09, 03:57

I loved the film, but I would like to see a more accurate bersion done closer to the comic

Spookey · 26 February 09, 20:23

What is this "BOOK" thing you speak of?

Seriously now, I once borrowed a book called "The Wasp Factory" by Iain Banks. It was his first non-sci-fi book and it blew my socks off. I've read all his others since and have been disappointed, to differing degrees, with each.

Roadsterdude · 26 February 09, 21:30

The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I actually buy copies of this book for gifts, and have never had anyone tell me they didn't like it. Probably Auster's best work.

Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. Actually I really like everything I've read by Leonard, but this one's probably my favorite. The follow up, Be Cool is pretty good, features the same main character, maybe not quite the caliber of Get Shorty.

Many of us have seen the films, but the James Bond novels are great, and very different when compared to the cinematic version of Bond.

Anonymous Rex/Casual Rex by Eric Garcia. Part sci fi, part hard boiled mystery. The premise is, that dinosaurs never died off all those millenia ago-they just learned to adapt to the human world, up to and including wearing elaborate disguises to blend in with the human population. Very funny, and the alternate world of the dinos is very well thought out. This is actually two books and only available in a one volume "two-fer".

-D.

Altarir · 27 February 09, 18:45

can't pick one, but if I had to, it would be one of these four

-"The Godfather"

-"Catch 22"

-"The Good Soldier Švejk"

-a complete edition of Sherlock Holmes adventures, in english, with reproductions of the original illustrations. I've got a book like this and it sure was hard to get, but reading it was exceptionally enjoyable.

I really can't choose between these. And there are so many more that I like

Roadsterdude · 27 February 09, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altarir

-a complete edition of Sherlock Holmes adventures, in english, with reproductions of the original illustrations. I've got a book like this and it sure was hard to get, but reading it was exceptionally enjoyable.

I have a similar volume, reprints of the original stories from Strand Magazine. I think I got it as a remainder for around fifteen bucks. There are several volumes of Holmes short stores, although many don't include the illustrations.

-D

Freddyfartbox · 28 February 09, 23:28

Anything by Raymond E. Feist, I'm a fan of medieval fantasy. I couldn't pick one favourite though, I also read biographies and WWII/Military books (non-fiction), and there are plenty of books I've read and loved. Actually, Apache by Ed Macy is one of the best I've read.

CX650 · 1 March 09, 00:03

There are far too many good books for me to choose just one.

Catcher in the Rye.

Catch 22

Anything by Dickens.

Slachthof funf.

1984.

Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Night Watch. (IMHO Pratchett's best)

I, Robot.

To kill a Mockingbird.

A time to kill.

That is just the tip of my personal iceberg for fiction. Factual tomes are beyond price and estimation.

sam100255 · 1 March 09, 00:09

my english class an I read catcher in the rye for our gcse in english lit

CX650 · 1 March 09, 00:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam100255

my english class an I read catcher in the rye for our gcse in english lit

What a coincidence? I am forty years older and guess why I read that one.

freejrs · 1 March 09, 00:23

Well I guess you could say that the book that you have read the most times is your favourite. In this case mine would be the Lord of the Rings series. 4 times through and counting.....

Books read not quite so frequently.......

1984

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

All the Red Dwarf Novels

sam100255 · 1 March 09, 00:25

good books for a while
great books last forever

dartguy · 1 March 09, 05:58

Yeah, Freejrs is out.....I mean back!!!

Good to see you.

freejrs · 1 March 09, 12:48

Thanks...

I have been free'd............

Its good to be back, I think....

Leeroy · 1 March 09, 23:10

Either:

Frank Herbert's Dune
H.G. Wells' The war of the worlds

Two of the greatest SciFi writers of all time.

Viper · 2 March 09, 11:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam100255

my english class an I read catcher in the rye for our gcse in english lit

Who shot who in the what now?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CX650

What a coincidence? I am forty years older and guess why I read that one.

I don't get it. DAMN YOU MONDAY MORNINGS!

Dzul · 2 March 09, 11:48

I'd very much recommend these 3 jewes to anybody...

SecondSkin · 2 March 09, 12:40

I read each of these every year or two. They never get old.

23 February 09, 19:24	#1
sam100255 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Worcestershire UK Age: 20	Favourite book Mine is The day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 1984 is good as well

23 February 09, 20:31	#6
xxCorsairxx Join Date: Feb 2009	Elizabeth By David Starkey [IMG][/IMG]

23 February 09, 19:29	#2
zeymatis Join Date: Mar 2007	I really enjoyed a book called "starter for ten" but was ever so disapointed when they transposed it to the big screen

23 February 09, 19:31	#3
sam100255 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Worcestershire UK Age: 20	It's like that with the bourne series of books/films

23 February 09, 19:31	#4
redi Superator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: On a thin crust covering a huge ball of hot molten stone whizzing through space Age: 40	The User Illusion.

23 February 09, 19:47	#5
Butch Join Date: Sep 2005	Frank Herbert's Dune.

23 February 09, 22:37	#7
SoilentGreenIsPeople Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 4	The Lord of the Rings.

23 February 09, 22:41	#8
salvasirignano Join Date: Jun 2008	When I have graduated I hope to read a lot more. 1984 was the last book I read a couple of years ago now I really enjoyed it.

23 February 09, 22:54	#9
Helmut-Flakes Join Date: Oct 2007	Razzle

24 February 09, 00:34	#11
pitradio Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Near TT Assen	Don't like books.. Only real book (more than 200pages) I read was Lance Armstrong's win on cancer. It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life - by Lance Armstrong can't remember what the Dutch translation was..

24 February 09, 00:42	#12
~~gb racing~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N. Ireland Age: 30	Has to be Stephen Leather Hot Blood.

24 February 09, 08:42	#14
gtrNL Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Groningen, the Netherlands Age: 22	Don't really know why, but I love Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy, read it 3 times now.

24 February 09, 08:53	#15
~~Husky42~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Old Haven	TBH, a series of books i have really been enjoying is the Nephilim Series. Not sure if i would call them my favorites though, not sure if i really have a favorite book. I have read eveyr Tom Clancy book at least twice if not three times and I am also a huge Andy Mcnab fan. The Nephilim books are good for a fictional read. They are actually a christian set of books and providing a fairly uniqe and different perspective on "aliens" I am not religious at all or hold any belief, what I did read the book for was good entertainment, a incredibly imaginative author with an obsession for his beliefs. The books in the series are quite good.

25 February 09, 22:00	#16
ianwells Uploader Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Yorkshire, England Age: 26	Haruki Murakami - Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Such an epic and incredible read, much like all his books.

25 February 09, 22:09	#17
drdrum Uploader Join Date: Sep 2006	The Stand by Stephen King The Dead Zone by Stephen King

25 February 09, 22:40	#19
k8tbar Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Toss-up between Moby Dick and Catch-22. Either one can light up the night sky, and I'll be damned if the stories don't compliment each other, albeit in a very strange fashion.

26 February 09, 00:23	#20
BeepBeep2 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Age: 17	The Hobbit.

26 February 09, 01:10	#21
MAD-MINI Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Aylsham, Sask, Canada eh Age: 24	Lord of the flies any of Lance Armstrongs books I'm not sure if it counts but the original V for vendetta Comics, They can be better than most books! Oh and Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy

26 February 09, 01:36	#22
Siggs Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coventry Age: 22	Thats interesting. Whats your opinion on the V for Vendetta film? Alan Moore always dis-owns any screen adaptions of his works, even Watchmen, but personally, the V for Vendetta film is one of my faves. THe casting is especially good, despite the fact that certain parts of the storyline are toned down. .

26 February 09, 03:57	#23
MAD-MINI Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Aylsham, Sask, Canada eh Age: 24	I loved the film, but I would like to see a more accurate bersion done closer to the comic

26 February 09, 20:23	#24
Spookey Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Age: 44	What is this "BOOK" thing you speak of? Seriously now, I once borrowed a book called "The Wasp Factory" by Iain Banks. It was his first non-sci-fi book and it blew my socks off. I've read all his others since and have been disappointed, to differing degrees, with each.

26 February 09, 21:30	#25
Roadsterdude Join Date: Jul 2008	The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I actually buy copies of this book for gifts, and have never had anyone tell me they didn't like it. Probably Auster's best work. Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. Actually I really like everything I've read by Leonard, but this one's probably my favorite. The follow up, Be Cool is pretty good, features the same main character, maybe not quite the caliber of Get Shorty. Many of us have seen the films, but the James Bond novels are great, and very different when compared to the cinematic version of Bond. Anonymous Rex/Casual Rex by Eric Garcia. Part sci fi, part hard boiled mystery. The premise is, that dinosaurs never died off all those millenia ago-they just learned to adapt to the human world, up to and including wearing elaborate disguises to blend in with the human population. Very funny, and the alternate world of the dinos is very well thought out. This is actually two books and only available in a one volume "two-fer". -D.

27 February 09, 18:45	#26
Altarir Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Age: 26	can't pick one, but if I had to, it would be one of these four -"The Godfather" -"Catch 22" -"The Good Soldier Švejk" -a complete edition of Sherlock Holmes adventures, in english, with reproductions of the original illustrations. I've got a book like this and it sure was hard to get, but reading it was exceptionally enjoyable. I really can't choose between these. And there are so many more that I like

28 February 09, 23:28	#28
Freddyfartbox Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bunbury. Western Australia. Age: 34	Anything by Raymond E. Feist, I'm a fan of medieval fantasy. I couldn't pick one favourite though, I also read biographies and WWII/Military books (non-fiction), and there are plenty of books I've read and loved. Actually, Apache by Ed Macy is one of the best I've read.

1 March 09, 00:03	#29
CX650 Grumpy old Git Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dorset UK	There are far too many good books for me to choose just one. Catcher in the Rye. Catch 22 Anything by Dickens. Slachthof funf. 1984. Lord of the Rings trilogy. Night Watch. (IMHO Pratchett's best) I, Robot. To kill a Mockingbird. A time to kill. That is just the tip of my personal iceberg for fiction. Factual tomes are beyond price and estimation.

1 March 09, 00:09	#30
sam100255 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Worcestershire UK Age: 20	my english class an I read catcher in the rye for our gcse in english lit

1 March 09, 00:23	#32
freejrs Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Shire Age: 26	Well I guess you could say that the book that you have read the most times is your favourite. In this case mine would be the Lord of the Rings series. 4 times through and counting..... Books read not quite so frequently....... 1984 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas All the Red Dwarf Novels

1 March 09, 00:25	#33
sam100255 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Worcestershire UK Age: 20	good books for a while great books last forever

1 March 09, 05:58	#34
dartguy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisville Age: 42	Yeah, Freejrs is out.....I mean back!!! Good to see you.

1 March 09, 12:48	#35
freejrs Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Shire Age: 26	Thanks... I have been free'd............ Its good to be back, I think....

1 March 09, 23:10	#36
Leeroy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia	Either: Frank Herbert's Dune H.G. Wells' The war of the worlds Two of the greatest SciFi writers of all time.

2 March 09, 11:48	#38
Dzul Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Age: 38	I'd very much recommend these 3 jewes to anybody...