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06-15-2012, 03:31 AM #241Pasted Man
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There are a lot that I like but some off the top of my head.
War and Peace
Lord of the rings
Wes'har series by Karen Traviss
Stranger in a strange land and Starship troopers by Robert Hienlein
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06-15-2012, 05:00 AM #242This is not my actual head.
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I like the thicker ones.
They burn longer.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
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06-15-2012, 05:23 AM #243Real Live Barber
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Two that haven't been mentioned yet:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest--Kesey
A Clockwork Orange-- BurgessdArtagnan likes this.
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06-15-2012, 05:32 AM #244Sharp as a spoon.
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Ok, so I love both of those movies, are the books that much better....stupid question I know.
Originally Posted by chay2K
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06-15-2012, 10:46 AM #245..mama I know we broke the rules...
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Yep. That whole series is about a year's worth of literary digestive material. I've done all six books a couple of times. Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
One that I didn't mention though - A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich (sp?)dArtagnan likes this.
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06-15-2012, 11:49 AM #246Bondservant of Jesus
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The Bible for me, but there are many others that I can't think of right now besides The Lord of the Rings.
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06-15-2012, 01:37 PM #247Real Live Barber
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To be honest, I really dislike the movie version of Cuckoo's Nest-- but it is my favorite book. Originally Posted by ReardenSteel
As much as I love the movie, A Clockwork Orange, it doesn't even hold a candle to the book. IMO, it's one of the most under-rated novels of our time; the way that Burgess wrote it was absolutely brilliant. Right, right, right!ReardenSteel and dArtagnan like this.
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06-15-2012, 02:05 PM #248Senior Member
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Chay I feel the same way with the movie Blade Runner. I just can't enjoy it after reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K Dick.
I'm bit surprised at all that a bunch of straight shavers live zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. It's fits us perfectly. As does Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. I'm about to start The Pale King by him. He's a tough author to read but brilliant.
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06-18-2012, 08:15 AM #249Vlad the Impaler
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Have you seen this?: Originally Posted by Sailor
I'm with James. There are so many great authors and novels out there, but Moby Dick has been the one for me since i read it first time in my teen ages. Ever since i've read it again at least 3 or 4 times. Every time it is like reading a whole new book.
Other favorite authors that come to mind are Saramago, Steinbeck, Waltari (Finnish, probaby never translated into English), Eco, Dostoyevski, Conrad, only to name a few.
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