Books

[TheyCallMeC]

i recommend children of hurin if you like lord of the rings

CoH is a story by tolien that his son had published posthumously

it takes place long before the LOTR trilogy and i really liked it

its a quick read, only like 200 paes i think

 

[RESPAWN]

I'll toss out a few of my favorites...

Animal Farm -- Orwell's classic allegory about the dangers of communism. It's also short enough that you can feasibly read it in an afternoon.
Murder On The Orient Express -- Classic Agatha Christie mystery. Come to think of it, I haven't read it in a while and need to read it again.
Ender's Game -- Orson Scott Card's popular sci-fi novel. Although it's just as much a human story if not a sci-fi story. Worth reading, imo, even if you're not a sci-fi fan.

There are a lot of other good ones out there, but those are just the first three that came to mind.

I recently finished re-reading The Great Gatsby and forgot how good it is.

And to whomever recommended The Odyssey and The Iliad, those are good recommendations, but they do start to encroach past the casual reading stage and into the serious reading stage. Although I guess it would depend on which translation you're reading as I think some are more literal than others.

 

[DragonD]

I'll toss out a few of my favorites...


Ender's Game -- Orson Scott Card's popular sci-fi novel. Although it's just as much a human story if not a sci-fi story. Worth reading, imo, even if you're not a sci-fi fan.

There are a lot of other good ones out there, but those are just the first three that came to mind.

How much of it did you read? Just "Enders Game" or the entire series... (11 novels and ten short stories...although only the first 5 or 6 books directly deal with ender's story...)

 

[Simon]

I'll toss out a few of my favorites...

Animal Farm -- Orwell's classic allegory about the dangers of communism. It's also short enough that you can feasibly read it in an afternoon.
Murder On The Orient Express -- Classic Agatha Christie mystery. Come to think of it, I haven't read it in a while and need to read it again.
Ender's Game -- Orson Scott Card's popular sci-fi novel. Although it's just as much a human story if not a sci-fi story. Worth reading, imo, even if you're not a sci-fi fan.

There are a lot of other good ones out there, but those are just the first three that came to mind.

I recently finished re-reading The Great Gatsby and forgot how good it is.

And to whomever recommended The Odyssey and The Iliad, those are good recommendations, but they do start to encroach past the casual reading stage and into the serious reading stage. Although I guess it would depend on which translation you're reading as I think some are more literal than others.

I've seen the movie animal farm, and it was BAD. But im sure the book is much better.

Sci-fi i havent really gotten into, ill give that one a shot!

 

[RESPAWN]

How much of it did you read? Just "Enders Game" or the entire series... (11 novels and ten short stories...although only the first 5 or 6 books directly deal with ender's story...)

I've read all of the novels. The original 4, I've read multiple times. As for the short stories, I've never gotten around to them. I love the whole series, though. Really a great read.

I've seen the movie animal farm, and it was BAD. But im sure the book is much better.

Sci-fi i havent really gotten into, ill give that one a shot!

Please, please PLEASE don't judge Animal Farm by it's movie. I prefer to pretend that movie never existed.

 

[Simon]

I've read all of the novels. The original 4, I've read multiple times. As for the short stories, I've never gotten around to them. I love the whole series, though. Really a great read.



Please, please PLEASE don't judge Animal Farm by it's movie. I prefer to pretend that movie never existed.

I prefer to pretend a LOT of movies dont exist (especially ones made after books) >.>

 

[lplkassm]

I'll toss out a few of my favorites...

Animal Farm -- Orwell's classic allegory about the dangers of communism. It's also short enough that you can feasibly read it in an afternoon.
Murder On The Orient Express -- Classic Agatha Christie mystery. Come to think of it, I haven't read it in a while and need to read it again.
Ender's Game -- Orson Scott Card's popular sci-fi novel. Although it's just as much a human story if not a sci-fi story. Worth reading, imo, even if you're not a sci-fi fan.

There are a lot of other good ones out there, but those are just the first three that came to mind.

I recently finished re-reading The Great Gatsby and forgot how good it is.

And to whomever recommended The Odyssey and The Iliad, those are good recommendations, but they do start to encroach past the casual reading stage and into the serious reading stage. Although I guess it would depend on which translation you're reading as I think some are more literal than others.

RESPAWN you should pick some books for me to read also. Some of the ones you suggested I have read, but totally forgot about. I read a portion of Ender's Game and wanted to read the rest, but could remember the name until now!

Also I am the one that recommended The Odyssey and The Iliad, and yes those do get into the serious reading stage. I forgot which translation I read, but I could probably dig the book back up and let you know which one it was iSimon.

On another note has anyone read The Giver? Its a great book that I have seemed to find myself reading countless times. I believe I have gone through reading that book for the 6th time so far, maybe more. Its also short so that anyone could initially read it in a day, maybe less depending on your reading speed.

Cheers

 

[DragonD]

I've read all of the novels. The original 4, I've read multiple times. As for the short stories, I've never gotten around to them. I love the whole series, though. Really a great read.

if you liked Endger's Game, you would probably like the Hyperion books (4 total)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Cantos

Probably the most thought provoking books I've ever read...

 

[lplkassm]

Does anyone have any suggestions for some good Mythological reading? Mainly in the realms of Greek Mythology? I have become rather fascinated with this area of reading, but I can't seem to find any other good detailed books to read.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. PM me if you have some suggestions, or simply post it on this thread

 

[Mr.Wizard]

The Troy series by David Gemmel is a good series. Three parts.
Troy:Lord of the Silver Bow
Troy:Shield of Thunder
Troy:Fall of Kings
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield is also a good book.

as far as other types of fiction go Michael Crichton is one of my favorites. He as written many great novels including the Jurassic Park books.
Dan Brown of course is another great one with his Robert Langdon series.
Angels and Demons
The Davinci Code
The Lost Symbol.

and his other stand alone novels.
Digital Fortress and Deception Point.

 

[Lungbuster]

Well I decided to post a few more that I have read:

Fahrenheit 451
1984
Invisible Man
Animal Farm (easy read, but it has to do with government structure)
Lord of the Flies
The Catcher in the Rye
The Great Gatsby
Canterbury Tales
Things Fall Apart
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Hamlet
The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Color Purple
In the time of the Butterflies
Beowulf
The Stranger
The Scarlett Letter
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Crucible
Romeo & Juliet
Candide
Oedipus Rex

Its a long list, but there are the books I have read. Most of them I own and some of them I actually read in High School during my Advance Placement classes.

Enjoy iSimon

I must say you have very good taste in books, i have enjoyed reading almost all of these, and so many more. Will have to remember what all i have read and post it on this thread.

 

[lplkassm]

I think I might give the Troy series a look at. Thanks for the books suggestions Wizard

 

[crazyrockets]

When I go for light reading, I usually pick up one of the following:
Atlas Shrugged
The Fountainhead
Pretty much anything by Matthew Reilly (Action/adventure)
Pretty much anything by James Rollins (Action/adventure)
Quite a few books by David Weber (wait for it...Action/adventure)

If you like action/adventure books, or if you like 1000 page long novels about the downfall of capitalism and the evils of socialism, you might like these!

 

[Nokx]

To me, the Harry Potter series has been the most giving. If you havent read them already, I hope you will! I dont like reading books in general, but when I find a really good one, I read 700 pages in a day or two!