Favorite Reads?

[Briimstone]

Hey guys, I figured since there isn't a thread, I might as well make one. Everyone can discuss this stuff here.

Basically, what are your favorite books/short stories/plays/poems/sonets/etc.? How about your favorite author?

Currently, I'm reading Lord of the Flies. I have no clue why I've never read it before! It's amazing! It's an allegory, and every detail in the book makes you think about another aspect of it. If anyone has ever read it, please tell me Simon is your favorite character. I'm only on chapter 4, but he seems to be a Christ-like figure on the island, and I am in love with how he acts with both the leaders and the "littluns".


Discuss.

[KRILLIN]

Harry Potter Series
Inheritance Cycle
Hunger Games Trilogy
Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
Fablehaven Series
LOTR
The Hobbit
Jurassic Park & The Lost World

These are some of the ones I've read recently that are REALLY good if you like fantasy type books.

[HavkinKnight]

Lord of the Flys is amazing, i have far to many great reads i love The Great Gatsby, death of salesmen, out of the silent planet, Ender's game, Alex Rider, fahrenheit 451, Anything by sheakspeare, Watership Down, The Outsiders, the list can go on and on

plays i love the most tho.

[Briimstone]

Harry Potter Series
Inheritance Cycle
Hunger Games Trilogy
Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
Fablehaven Series
LOTR
Jurassic Park & The Lost World

These are some of the ones I've read recently that are REALLY good if you like fantasy type books.




Lord of the Flys is amazing, i have far to many great reads i love The Great Gatsby, death of salesmen, out of the silent planet, Ender's game, Alex Rider, fahrenheit 451, Anything by sheakspeare, Watership Down, The Outsiders, the list can go on and on

plays i love the most tho.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!! I used to be completely in love with the Alex Rider series, and who doesn't like The Outsiders or LOTR? Definitely some good stuff.

[chris_cr33p]

THE GREAT GATSBY is what i am doing a book report on cause i luv it soo much

[Cinderella_Man]

For all those that love Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc (the list goes on). If these books fit the description of your favorites, you must read Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss! Great, great, great, great book. Great, great, great!!! Lol, hope you get my vibe.

[Americ4n Psych0]

My favorite book ever is The Catcher in the Rye. I've read it 18 times. It pretty much sums up my world views neatly. The Great Gatsby is my next favorite. I think I'm a Romantic at heart. I mean, who isn't flattered by Fitzgerald's beautiful, poetic writing?

The Celestine Prophecy, ANYTHING Stephen King, The Chariots of the Gods?, 1984, Lord of the Flies, The Picture of Dorian Gray (omg fantastic book), Less Than Zero, American Psycho, anything Brett Easton Ellis.

I love reading. Nothing beats a great book, IMO.

[Shelly]

Harry Potter series.
And anything by Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club).

[mrkillboy]

Anything my step father writes. He is amazing. He done comic books, and does DC comics fan fiction.

[Jewjitsu]

i can't read, so i really like the ones with the pictures and stuff

[WiFFXI]

Well this is a halo site. And most of us are fanatics. I haven't seen any Eric Nylund likes yet. C'mon guys! I gotta go with him and his books. He's not my top, no, some of the others listed are. Enders Game FTW

[vontoxic]

I've been wanting to read A Song Of Ice And Fire series. Thank you for starting this thread. It's getting me motivated to actually read something. Plus I heard George R. R. Martin's epic novels are epic.

[HavkinKnight]

Von I have and read all 4 song books they are fantastic I also own the board game and the table top rpg

[Sabrea]

A child called it
Its a good sad book.

[vontoxic]

Von I have and read all 4 song books they are fantastic I also own the board game and the table top rpg

I've only heard amazing things about it. I downloaded the sample ebook on itunes to hold me down until I can get a physical copy soon.


A child called it
Its a good sad book.

I borrowed that book from a teacher and forgot to give it back. It was pretty sad, I feel bad for that kid.

[HavkinKnight]

it has its down moments but i love the way its Writen (i my self am a writer with 2 published Short Stories and some novels that are partly writen) ((yes i have a editor cuz my grammer is REALLY BAD))

[MidKnight]

lol, my favorite reads are MLG/TLN Posts and time outs with MLG pros

[KRILLIN]

THE GREAT GATSBY is what i am doing a book report on cause i luv it soo much

Leonardo DiCaprio is going to be starring in a movie about that book next year. I can't wait!

[Araneatrox]

There are quite a few books i would suggest reading.

LOTR
Metro 2033
Metro 2034(If you can get ahold of a russian translated version)
The God Delusion
Hitch 22(Autobiography)

That is about it TBH

[MichaelMongrel]

If you like a good long, but thrilling infection book, read this:
http://0.tqn.com/d/bestsellers/1/0/Y/C/-/-/passage.JPG

And by infection, I mean kinda like 28 Days Later. Only this story has more depth.

[locus]

Harry Potter series.
And anything by Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club).
I couldn't agree more.

[Gweedo888]

hmmm fav reads
Harry potter series
Sword of truth (legend of the seeker)
I am Number four (its a movie yes but also a brand new book series waiting on book 2)
LOTR
Hunger Games
Nikki Heat (books based on Castel)
Halo series
Left Behind series
dressdien files

[Araneatrox]

hmmm fav reads
Sword of truth (legend of the seeker)
Nikki Heat (books based on Castel)


Thumbs up for both of them, i have read the Seeker series as well as Heat Wave

[Briimstone]

Sword of truth (legend of the seeker)

Sorry to bring up an oldish post, but did you ever watch the series?? I LOVED the series, I still wish they would come back for a third season. Is the book as good as the series?

[KRILLIN]

Started reading a book called the Bible recently. It's been a while :(

[Morgan]

Chronicles of Narnia! YEAH!
Night - Eli Wiesel
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Inner Game of Tennis
JOHN STEINBECK novels.

There are so many others...

[Gweedo888]

Sorry to bring up an oldish post, but did you ever watch the series?? I LOVED the series, I still wish they would come back for a third season. Is the book as good as the series?
yes my wife and i loved the series really bummbed they cut it


Started reading a book called the Bible recently. It's been a while :(
good book read it through a few times just so you know revelations is scary

[Briimstone]

Started reading a book called the Bible recently. It's been a while :(

Definitely a good read. I know your life has had a few ups and downs, so this is for sure a good book to pick up.

Psalm 23:4
Nahum 1:7

[bradsears]

I've been getting into Malcolm Gladwell's books recently. they are collections of his essays and you can read most or all of them online. I especially like this one about eh difference between choking and panicking.
http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_08_21_a_choking.html

These are tough yet fascinating reads. Guns Germs and Steel and Collapse by Jarred Diamond. They explain the forces infolved in building our societies and how we stumbled along the way.

Neil Stephenson is a great speculative fiction / cyberpunk writer. The Diamond Age is amazing as is Snowcrash.

Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is a classic and a natural for anybody dreaming of going to UNSC training.

Robert A. Heinlein is one of the best science fiction writers ever. His Starship Troopers is great. Don't let the B movie adaptation dissuade you.

If you have not read Harry Potter or JRR Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings you have to .

[MichaelMongrel]

yes my wife and i loved the series really bummbed they cut it


good book read it through a few times just so you know revelations is scary

Revelations gets even scarier when the Left Behind series puts it into perspective like it really does.

[Rose]

Lord of the Flies was one of very few books I enjoyed in high school.
I love Fight Club (anything by Palahniuk really), the Princess Bride, and the Harry Potter series.
I'm really interested in reading Jurassic Park.

[Briimstone]

Lord of the Flies was one of very few books I enjoyed in high school.
I love Fight Club (anything by Palahniuk really), the Princess Bride, and the Harry Potter series.
I'm really interested in reading Jurassic Park.

I've enjoyed a few books we read in school, but not many. We read "Rebecca", which wasn't too bad. But I'm not a fan of Homer, or any other authors with that "flowery" language.