Favorite Books...

[Winnebagel]

Okay, this thread may not become the most popular one, as a lot of people don't seem to like to read anymore, but here goes anyway. What are your favorite books, or what are you currently reading?

Personally, I love to read. I am currently reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. I am on book 3 of 7 (don't tell me how it ends).

What about you everyone else?

[Slime Slayer]

i just read art books, just got finished a boris/julie and started a caravaggio one

[Kong]

The Dark Tower is a 7 book series. I read the first 2 when I was 11. I was pissed when I got to the end of the second and found out the third was not even written yet. The third came out when I was 13 and was my favorite Christmas present that year until I got to the end and King said "to be continued" again but this time he said at this pace it will take him 20 years to finish. He finished the series when I was 26. I finished reading it when I was 27. I'm still a little bitter about it.

I am not a huge fan of Stephen King now. He has some interesting plots but his writing style can be annoying and overly drawn out. Dark Tower is much much better if you have read many of his other books. The first King book I read was Eyes of the Dragon. The bad guy was Randal Flag. At one point in Eyes of The Dragon King says that is all I will tell you about Flag for now but there is much more to tell about him later. He turns out to be the main bad guy in the Dark Tower too. I flipped out when I was 11 and read that. It made it seem much more real if characters could exist in multiple books.

[justinm26]

I personally loved the Dark Tower Series. I finished all of them about 2 or 3 years ago. I am currently reading From the Corner Of His Eye by Dean Koontz. I only read horror fiction mostly because it is the only thing that entertains me. My fav. author is Richard Laymon. He writes some of the best Horror Fiction I've ever read.

[OldTimer]

The Robert Bachman books were pretty good too.

[LunaAngelRose]

Three of my favorite books of all time is....

http://www.broadwayworld.com/columnpic/lolita-2.jpg

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/on%20the%20road.jpg


http://catchingsalinger.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/the-catcher-in-the-rye-cover.jpg

[Kugyince]

Howard Zinn's A Peoples History of the United States.

[DrunkN]

Right now I'm reading The Rising Tide, but I was in a hurry for a book. It's not bad, but it does tend to stretch out.

[justinm26]

The Robert Bachman books were pretty good too.
You didn't by any chance mean Richard Bachman did you?

[Dojah]

I mainly read spiritual books/religious books or books about the ancients. Right now I am reading America B.C. It's about Europeans/Mid Easterners coming to America long before Columbus. I started but havent finished Voices of the Wind. That book is about Native American religions/cults/legends/myths. IMO both are very good books.

[LunaAngelRose]

http://rhapsodyinbooks.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fahrenheit451.jpg

[Billy Hoyle]

I'm a pretty big non-fiction reader. Finishing up Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat. It has to be a classic for me to read a fictional work.

My guilty pleasure are pieces written by boxing historians about the fistic arts...especially anything about the life and career of Mike Tyson. :-[

[Timber Wolf]

well, right now I'm reading Watt and Moby Dick because of school, personally, I just finished The Gods Themselves which was good, the end was anticlimactic, but the story was interesting
Time Enough For Love is a really good book, I like Heinlein's work for the most part

[Winnebagel]

Here are just a few of my all time favorites:

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[DrunkN]

One of my favorite books is So Long and Thanks For All the Fish by Douglas Adams, but I enjoy all of the books in the HGG series.

I would also recommend Misery to anyone who has not read it.

[Winnebagel]

One of my favorite books is So Long and Thanks For All the Fish by Douglas Adams, but I enjoy all of the books in the HGG series.

I would also recommend Misery to anyone who has not read it.

Excellent choice. I love the whole HGG series. Speaking of, I hope the new book coming out this year will be good. I am a little apprehensive about one without D.A., but at the same time I know he wanted to write another, and I don't like how Mostly Harmless ended.

[DrunkN]

Excellent choice. I love the whole HGG series. Speaking of, I hope the new book coming out this year will be good. I am a little apprehensive about one without D.A., but at the same time I know he wanted to write another, and I don't like how Mostly Harmless ended.
A new book? Without Douglas Adams? I'll read it, but I'm a bit skeptical about it. My friend insisted that the series wasn't finished, but I of course thought it wasn't going to be continued because

a. Douglas Adams was dead
b. The last book was written more than 15 years ago
c. A certain ending of the last book

[Smittycal]

Ive been a fan of comics/graphic novels for years.

I love Batman The dark Knight, 300, Sin City books, Grendel, Lone Wolf and Cub, Green Lantern Blackes Night series...ect..

I know they might not be literary classics or anything but I think there good reads

[Winnebagel]

A new book? Without Douglas Adams? I'll read it, but I'm a bit skeptical about it. My friend insisted that the series wasn't finished, but I of course thought it wasn't going to be continued because

a. Douglas Adams was dead
b. The last book was written more than 15 years ago
c. A certain ending of the last book

I know what you mean, but the book is coming out pretty soon. It will be called, "And Another Thing..."

I'm a bit skeptical myself, but I want to see where the story goes.

Ive been a fan of comics/graphic novels for years.

I love Batman The dark Knight, 300, Sin City books, Grendel, Lone Wolf and Cub, Green Lantern Blackes Night series...ect..

I know they might not be literary classics or anything but I think there good reads

Some of the best things I have ever read were comics/graphic novels. I love Green Lantern too. Also, I love the Batman: Knightfall story and the Death & Return of Superman. Great stuff!

[DrunkN]

I know what you mean, but the book is coming out pretty soon. It will be called, "And Another Thing..."

I'm a bit skeptical myself, but I want to see where the story goes.
I just wiki'd it, It's going to be by Eoin Colfer, so that relieves be a little bit. You wouldn't know it by his Artemis Fowl books but he's quite a funny guy.

[Winnebagel]

I just wiki'd it, It's going to be by Eoin Colfer, so that relieves be a little bit. You wouldn't know it by his Artemis Fowl books but he's quite a funny guy.

Yeah, he's a creative guy, and he has the blessing of Adam's family, so hopefully it will be good.

[Dudebro]

Lolita, On the Road, Catcher in the rye
Why did you like those books? I'm not trying to be a jerk I'm just curious.

I read On the Road and Catcher in the Rye and I thought they were terrible. I also read enough about Lolita(and saw the movie) to know the story and I don't think it was very good either.
It seems weird that 2/3 you mentioned deal with underage sex in a creepy way.
Btw Catcher in the Rye inspired that loser to shoot John Lennon, that's enough to hate the book imo.

Fahrenheit 451 was a great book though.



I am currently reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. I am on book 3 of 7 (don't tell me how it ends).
I won't spoil it for you but I will say the ending was the worst part imo. I'm interested in how you like it. I'm not a huge fan of his work anyways so I might be bias.


Right now I'm reading The God Delusion and I think it's awesome. I'm sure most people wouldn't agree but I think it's a must read for anyone with an open mind.

It's hard to list all my favorite books but I'll give it a shot, I can always add more later.
LOTR
The Sword of Truth series
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
Most of Edgar Allen Poes stories(some were boring)
Of Mice and Men
Fahrenheit 451
The Dark Tower(although I didn't like some of it and the ending).

There's more but I can't remember atm.

[Winnebagel]

Fahrenheit 451 was a great book though.

I agree. A great book with a great message. I like 1984 in the same way.

I won't spoil it for you but I will say the ending was the worst part imo. I'm interested in how you like it. I'm not a huge fan of his work anyways so I might be bias.

I'm near the end of book 3. I kind of go through books slowly these days because of other demands on my time. I'll let you know what I think as soon as I finish the series. So far I think it's well put together.

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever

I was reading about that one not long ago. That's on my list of books to read.

Most of Edgar Allen Poes stories(some were boring)

I like EAP too. I have his complete works collection, and I read some of it from time to time.

[Dudebro]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever is good but it's nothing new if you've read a lot of fantasy. I enjoyed the hell out of it though.

[Winnebagel]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever is good but it's nothing new if you've read a lot of fantasy. I enjoyed the hell out of it though.

I never get tired of Fantasy books, or Fantasy movies like Star Wars. (Sorry DB, I couldn't resist). ;)

In all seriousness I do love Fantasy and Science Fiction books. I just love the imagination that are in many of them. Speaking of, have you ever read Morte' D'Arthur by Thomas Malory? It's dense, but a good read.

[Dudebro]

Nope never read that book. Funny thing is I usually can't get through sci fi books but I love the movies. I think I need to see it for some reason.

Fantasy movies like Star Wars.:at-wits-end:

[Smittycal]

Nope never read that book. Funny thing is I usually can't get through sci fi books but I love the movies. I think I need to see it for some reason.

Fantasy movies like Star Wars.:at-wits-end:
Dont you mean Sci Fi lol>:D>:D>:D>:D>:D

[Winnebagel]

Nope never read that book. Funny thing is I usually can't get through sci fi books but I love the movies. I think I need to see it for some reason.

Morte D'Arthur (Death of Arthur) is one of the more famous King Arthur books out there. It's in old English, but if one can sift through it it has many a rousing tale in it.


Fantasy movies like Star Wars.:at-wits-end:

Dont you mean Sci Fi lol>:D>:D>:D>:D>:D

Right that's what I meant guys: Sci-Fi. Star Wars is Sci-Fi. Really. Not Science Fiction mind you, but Sci-Fi. Star Wars is that very thing. :foot-in-mouth:

[Kong]

Some of my favorites.
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out - Richard Feynman
What Do You Care What Other People Think - Richard Feynman
Surely Your Joking Mr. Feynman - Richard Feynman
Meaning of It All - Richard Feynman
Calvin and Hobbes - Bill Watterson
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
Please Understand Me - David Keirsey

The Robert Bachman books were pretty good too.Richard Bachman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Right now I'm reading The God Delusion and I think it's awesome.I highly recommend it too. Richard Dawkins (http://www.richarddawkins.net/) is very cool.

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever I didn't think anyone else had ever heard of that. I read the first half when I was a kid and thought it was great. I lost the book though and never finished.

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The last book I read was Mark Twain's The Mysterious Stranger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It was the last book he wrote and was never finished and published after his death. The first 75% is really good. The ending is abrupt and unfocused.

The devil scene from The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Mark_Twain_%281985_film%29) is loosely based on this book. If you like claymation then you have to watch this movie.
YouTube - Clip from "The Adventures of Mark Twain" (1985)

[Dudebro]

Kong you seem to be obsessed with the same authors as my older brother. He goes on about Richard Feynman all the time and he made me read Thomas Covenant. He also gave me the God Delusion to read. I think you guys would get along great.

[justinm26]

I forgot to mention a few really good horror authors.
Bentley Little
Christopher Pike
Ramsey Campbell
John Coyne
Clive Barker

I don't know if I would consider her horror or not but I really enjoyed the Mayfair Chronicles by Anne Rice. I haven't finished them because I've been having a hard time finding the last book in the series but if you love to read, pick up The Witching Hour, Lasher, and Taltos. Taltos is the last one that I haven't been able to find but if it's anywhere near as good as the first two, you're in for a treat.

[Dudebro]

Christopher Pike
You don't mean this guy right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Pike_%28Star_Trek%29



I know you didn't but it was the first thing that came to mind when I saw it.:-[

[TrakMastaTom]

I am currently reading Miles To Go. It is memoirs written by Miles Davis' former roadie/road manager. It is very good, if you are into that.

My favorites include:

Battle Royale - Koushun Takami
What Is The What - Dave Eggers
Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
And of course, the Wu Tang Manual

[Kugyince]

A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson

I read that not too long ago. Good book.

[LunaAngelRose]

read On the Road and Catcher in the Rye and I thought they were terrible. I also read enough about Lolita(and saw the movie) to know the story and I don't think it was very good either.
It seems weird that 2/3 you mentioned deal with underage sex in a creepy way.
Btw Catcher in the Rye inspired that loser to shoot John Lennon, that's enough to hate the book imo.

Fahrenheit 451 was a great book though.

1. I do know that "Catcher In The Rye" does have some things that most people can not handle to read like underage sex but that does not bother me am not some sick pervert trying not to sound mean I like reading banned books and that it cause john lennon to be shot but I don't think it did the guy who killed him was a crazy psychotic fan who hated Lennon.

2. With the book "Lolita" as I said some can not handle reading certain things hopefully you don't look at my different cause I like these books that it does not make me weird in any way.

3. "On The Road" loved that book all of these books I spent my time in the library for hours reading books out of all of these there my favorite.

Another favorite book of mine.

http://rgr-static1.tangentlabs.co.uk/media/9780684803357/for-whom-the-bell-tolls.jpg

[OldTimer]

You didn't by any chance mean Richard Bachman did you?

Yes my bad. It's been about 20 years since I read them.

Richard Bachman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The running man was different then the movie but raised some interesting points about future government/industrial rule and society in general.

it was the first book that I read where they smoked a joint. Also Ben Richards dies at the end.

[Darkdragon]

I personally love graphic novels, non-fiction, fiction, and sci-fi. I love the entire "Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket and "Dramacon" an awesome graphic novel about a girl at Comic-Con but I've only read the first one cuz I can't find the rest at the libraries I go to.

[Dudebro]

1. I do know that "Catcher In The Rye" does have some things that most people can not handle to read like underage sex but that does not bother me am not some sick pervert trying not to sound mean

2. With the book "Lolita" as I said some can not handle reading certain things hopefully you don't look at my different cause I like these books that it does not make me weird in any way.
Actually I meant On the Road when I said 2/3 of the books had underage sex(he relates a story about having sex with a 13yo mexican prostitute/sex slave). Catcher in the Rye wasn't inappropriate I thought it was just very overrated and boring.

I don't think you're weird for liking these books, they are considered classics after all. I just wanted to know why you seemed to like stories with that theme.


that it cause john lennon to be shot but I don't think it did the guy who killed him was a crazy psychotic fan who hated Lennon.

The guy said this book inspired him to shoot lennon for some stupid reason. I'm not blaming the book directly but it caused this loser to shoot and kill a great man. I think that's at least part of my resentment towards it.

[Winnebagel]

The guy said this book inspired him to shoot lennon for some stupid reason. I'm not blaming the book directly but it caused this loser to shoot and kill a great man. I think that's at least part of my resentment towards it.

I can understand where you're coming from, but if it wasn't that book it would have been something else.

Off topic slightly, but as you know I am a big fan of Stargate SG-1. A couple of years back I heard a story about a teen in England (I think it was there anyway) who stabbed and killed his younger sister while watching SG-1. He said that the Stargate kept beckoning him to kill her so he did.

All I am saying is that crazies will always find some type of catalyst to spur them on to do something crazy. Wasn't the guy who shot President Reagen obsessed with Jodie Foster or something?

[Dudebro]

Funny you mention Hinkley, I also heard he was inspired by A Catcher in the Rye but I couldn't find a reliable source so I left it out. He was obsessed with Foster and as a desparate act he tried to shoot Reagan to become world famous(so he'd be on Fosters level). Also worth noting is how he fell in love with her from Taxi Driver, which makes him just that much creepier.

I know what you mean about crazies finding a reason to do things. I just hate the fact that Lennon is dead and that loser is alive and not even in jail. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity, he went to a mental hospital with very loose rules, even had unsupervised visits to his parents before he got caught with Jodie Foster contra band.
I think they should've just put a bullet in his head and saved all that money they wasted on his worthless exsistence. Why do we care what happens to people like this? He shot lennon in the back like a coward. It's been a while but I think he even got an autograph first and lennon was very nice to him. Obviously this makes me angry so I'll just stop ranting here.

[Winnebagel]

Funny you mention Hinkley, I also heard he was inspired by A Catcher in the Rye but I couldn't find a reliable source so I left it out. He was obsessed with Foster and as a desparate act he tried to shoot Reagan to become world famous(so he'd be on Fosters level). Also worth noting is how he fell in love with her from Taxi Driver, which makes him just that much creepier.

I know what you mean about crazies finding a reason to do things. I just hate the fact that Lennon is dead and that loser is alive and not even in jail. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity, he went to a mental hospital with very loose rules, even had unsupervised visits to his parents before he got caught with Jodie Foster contra band.
I think they should've just put a bullet in his head and saved all that money they wasted on his worthless exsistence. Why do we care what happens to people like this?

That is pretty creepy about the whole Taxi Driver thing. Yikes! Maybe we could get Tenser's input on this particular portion of the topic.

I hear you. It sucks that some of the more peaceful people are the ones taken out. I saw a Carlin routine once where he said something to the effect of humanity lets all the military dictators and crazies live, but kills all of the peaceful people. He said we kill people like Ghandi, Lennon, Jesus, Budduh, and the like because they are all talking about how we should get along, live in peace, and love people.
I think there is some truth to that as weird as that is.

[Dudebro]

Yeah, I strongly believe that we have certain great people that we need to improve/enlighten our society. When we lose them too soon we hurt humanity as a whole and the damage is long lasting.

I am not a religious man but stuff like this (the murder of lennon) makes me believe evil is real and is working against us all the time.

[Winnebagel]

Yeah, I strongly believe that we have certain great people that we need to improve/enlighten our society. When we lose them too soon we hurt humanity as a whole and the damage is long lasting.

I am not a religious man but stuff like this (the murder of lennon) makes me believe evil is real and is working against us all the time.

I agree completely. I think Ghandi really was another one. He was completely peaceful, but they killed him anyway. Crazy!

I know what you mean. I definitely have seen enough in my life to believe evil is real too. I guess that's why we need more good people that will be willing to put themselves out there. Maybe if enough do, there will be some change on our old planet.

[Dudebro]

Yeah Ghandi was another sad loss. His death was meaningless in a way but it did make his cause more mainstream(death does that for some reason). I'd rather he lived but we can't have nice things because it's too easy for some nutjob to end a life for no real reason.

The problem with good people is they get killed too much. Some crazy, evil people fear change and they attack anything that looks like it might cause that to happen.

Btw we've gone off topic again, I think we should stop this here so we don't ruin an otherwise good topic.

[Winnebagel]

Yeah Ghandi was another sad loss. His death was meaningless in a way but it did make his cause more mainstream(death does that for some reason). I'd rather he lived but we can't have nice things because it's too easy for some nutjob to end a life for no real reason.

The problem with good people is they get killed too much. Some crazy, evil people fear change and they attack anything that looks like it might cause that to happen.

Btw we've gone off topic again, I think we should stop this here so we don't ruin an otherwise good topic.

Fair enough. In light of that, here is a book that sounds interesting...

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/covers/all/1/4/9780525477341L.jpg

It's all about these types of people.

[Dudebro]

Btw I forgot to mention that my mother always reads about famous crimes, that's how I read about Mark David Chapman and his murder of Lennon. I hated him before but the book amplified it.

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I just thought of one I forgot, The Wheel of Time series. Some people hate it but I think it's a great epic fantasy. It's a damn shame the author died during the last book although he supposedly had notes ready for the guy who took over.

[Kong]

I've read most of the Wheel of Time series. I started when I was 17. The first few books were really good fantasy. By the time I was 25 I had read 9 of them and there was still no end in sight and they kept getting longer and slower and more repetitious. I do not recommend reading WoT. It has a strong start but you will regret it by the time it is over.

The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys is great. The movie is OK. But you should read the book. It is a short easy read.

[Dudebro]

It has a strong start but you will regret it by the time it is over.

Some people will regret it, others won't. I agree about the books getting slower towards the end but I still liked all the details and character development. I guess it's an acquired taste.

[Kong]

So you don't mind reading about a character tugging their braid an average of once every 10 pages. Some times 3 times on a single page. Or any of the other repetitive OCDs that all the characters have.

About it being an acquired taste I disagree. It is like being fed stake. At first most people enjoy it. But then you are given the same stake over and over for 30,000 pages and you start to realize it is all meat from the same cow that was killed 10 years ago and it is starting to taste really old and chewy and you can hardly swallow it anymore.

[Dudebro]

I know what you mean about the useless repeatitive ticks characters have but I got used to it and just skipped over it as I read. It had it's bad points but when it was good it was really worth it, imo of course.
For the record I'm not claiming it to be my favorite out of all the books I've read but I still think it's worth reading.

[Kong]

I agree when it is good it is really good. I just think it should of been 5 books instead of 14.

[LunaAngelRose]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0553212184.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[fungusman]

Personally, lot's of non fiction but finished 1984 and Animal Farm few months ago.
Finished Doors of Perception months ago (it sucked I hated it). Sinking my teeth into Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche.

There is just so much good stuff out there, I love books.

EDIT
Howard Zinn's A Peoples History of the United States.
Props on the Zinn !

[DrunkN]

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[Dudebro]

I really like Colbert but for some reason I doubt I'd like the book. Why did you like it?

[mario90s]

Well I like the Harry Potter books. I liked Jaws. I was thinking of reading the Mission Earth books but I don't wanna read a book that started an occult book. And I read A Series of Unfortunate Events.

[OldTimer]

I have read this one even thought I don't believe the principles but I still recommend it to anyone that wants to start a cult.http://www.truthbooks.com/images/FOT.jpg

[Kong]

I read the first 6 of the 10 huge Mission Earth books when I was 10ish. At age 10 they were decent. I reread a small bit of it as an adult to see if I wanted to finish the series. They sucked really bad as an adult.

They are long and drawn out. They didn't start the cult. The books and the cult don't have much in common just the same author. The cult did artificially keep it on the best selling chart by buying millions of copies themselves.

[DrunkN]

I really like Colbert but for some reason I doubt I'd like the book. Why did you like it?
The book is much better and funnier than the show, but 26 bucks was a hair pricey.

[mario90s]

I read the first 6 of the 10 huge Mission Earth books when I was 10ish. At age 10 they were decent. I reread a small bit of it as an adult to see if I wanted to finish the series. They sucked really bad as an adult.

They are long and drawn out. They didn't start the cult. The books and the cult don't have much in common just the same author. The cult did artificially keep it on the best selling chart by buying millions of copies themselves.



Thats kinda what I meant. AND the fact that I'm christian and my parents are and the other fact that they won't go anything near something that has to do with occults, even if its not the ACTUAL book. What i'm trying to say is, I still can't read the books even IF they didn't start the occult.

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Besides, the Author DID still start the occult and HE made the book. So, I'm just as clueless.???

[RU Joe]

Not to be taken seriously, "Bob" Dobbs'
Revalation X- The "Bob" Apochryphon

http://www.chrismasto.com/delicious/images/171

"Who is worthy to open The Book, and to break the seals thereof?"

[rorgerag]

RTK sNES anybody?

[TrakMastaTom]

I really like Colbert but for some reason I doubt I'd like the book. Why did you like it?

That's funny, I got the book as a gift and don't really like Colbert much, but I thought the book was great.

[Kong]

@Mario90s. The book makes no attempt to preach to you or warp your mind or convert you in any way. It is just plain sci-fi and has nothing to do with Scientology. No more damaging than Star Trek. It is insanely way too long though.

[mario90s]

Trust me. That's what I told my grandma and she still refused to buy it for me. I mean come on. My GRANDMA told me I couldn't get it. Just because it was made by a guy who also started an occult.


And the other reason was because the cover. My Grandma thought it was too riscae for me when all I saw was a book cover that looked like it was better off as a poster for an old Sci-Fi serial movie.



And if you don't know what a serial movie is, it's like a television show, but in theatres. Like um, imagine King Kong broken up into parts. It's like youtube where they don't show the entire movie on one video, they break it up into parts.

[Kong]

It does have lots of sex, murder and other stuff that would make movies rated R.

My grandparents didn't want me to read it when I was a kid for the same reasons.

I also was listening to a really great sci-fi audio book when I was about 10 and my grandparents heard one line "he was talking from the dead" and they made me turn it off and return it to the library. I never got to finish it. The full sentence was "it was like he was talking from the dead". The guy recorded a tape and then died and someone was playing the tape back. No sorcery. No witchcraft. Not even any sci-fi. Just a cassette tape. I was pissed.

[Dudebro]

I was thinking of reading the Mission Earth books but I don't wanna read a book that started an occult book.
Wrong word, you meant to say "started a cult". The occult is much older(possibly older than any modern religion).


Thats kinda what I meant. AND the fact that I'm christian and my parents are and the other fact that they won't go anything near something that has to do with occults, even if its not the ACTUAL book. What i'm trying to say is, I still can't read the books even IF they didn't start the occult.

Besides, the Author DID still start the occult and HE made the book. So, I'm just as clueless

Again wrong word and it makes your post sound very uninformed. Maybe your parents refer to it that way but it's completely wrong. Also, you should read whatever YOU want, your parents should not control what you read.
Btw you should ask them what makes Scientology a cult and not every other religion in the world? I bet they won't have a good answer.

[jim5cents]

the song of roland. epic amounts of killing.

[TrakMastaTom]

From what I have learned Scientology is a lot like Christianity, except with aliens instead an invisible man in the sky.

[Kong]

Mario, I agree with the principle of what others were saying, read what you want, but in this case it is not worth the fight. The book sucks. Find something else. If you want an enormous fiction book go with Wheel of Time or The Dark Tower. WoT is kid friendly and TDT isn't exactly kid unfriendly. Oh and a great fantasy book for teenagers Eyes of the Dragon.

[RU Joe]

Here are some manga I thought were funny.
http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/kon-kon-kokon-1-cover.jpg
http://www.animeniacs.com/pi/books-domesticmanga/BKSlayerReturn.jpg
http://img2.isoshu.com/cover/manga/L/20080121113657.jpg
(Kanokon)

for those with a taste for the serious:
http://www.comicsreporter.com/images/uploads/palestinesecondedition_thumb.jpg
Joe Sacco's Palestine is a comic-style account of his journey to the middle east.
This special edition book has the full Palestine series also available as separate comic books.
*it is highly emotionally charged as Joe includes Palestinians' stories of how they are mistreated by the Israeli government.

Other books I like
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/13700000/13706772.JPG
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/28540000/28545041.JPG

Two books here, Desperation is the sequel to the Regulators:
http://www.weeklyreader.com/readandwriting/content/binary/despereg.jpg
(FYI Richard Bachman was Stephen King's pen name early in his career.)
TAK! Both are awesome stories, and Collie Entrington had to be one of the scariest characters
ever!

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I forgot to add this one:
http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/disgaea-ii-cover.jpg

[LunaAngelRose]

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/MistCoverTieIN.jpg
(http://namikoyano.com/portfolio/images/print/book-shining.jpg)

[OldTimer]

Amazon.com: First Blood (9780446364409): David Morrell: Booksn the movies

The one that started it all. A little different then the movie.

He kills anyone going after. him and dies at the end.

The movie was filmed near my hometown. (in Hope, B.C.) Pretty young at the time but my dad took me there.

[LunaAngelRose]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZS8WK692L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[Zandri]

Luna:
I seem to completely avoid books that look old...like the picture of the one you had posted. Big fat books with yellowed pages just don't appeal to me at all.
And though I may sound like a little schoolboy, I absolutely love Emily Rodda's books. Especially Deltora Quest. I recently started back up with those and have just started the Dragon's series. I am very big into fantasy lands with dragons and magic and crap like that.

[Squall]

let me see...
Discworld
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Harry Potter
LOTR & The Hobbit
The Inheritance Series
The Keys to the Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
His Dark Materials (and I'm christian ;) )
Truckers, Diggers and Wings (3 more books by Pratchet)
Artemis Fowl
Young Bong (Charlie Higson's books)
The HHitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses series

...and i think thats about it...

[RU Joe]

Zandri:
I seem to completely avoid books that look old
There are new printings of old books, too.
(The first Bible I saw was less than 2000 years old...)

I know, I'm Cheeky but...
I don't know why you are concerned with 'sounding like a schoolboy'.
If what you like makes you happy while not being at others' expense then there is nothing wrong with it.

Take me - almost 39 years old, and I love video games and anime.
Should I worry what other people may think, and stop according to that, or
keep on enjoying myself?