Thread: A Good Book

Originally Posted by Mike_ratliff

In fact I liked them so much I have my very own dark mark.


I also have to give an honorable mention to Bram Stoker... I read Dracula every other year it seems. I doubt I will ever get tired of it.

Mike that is some awesome ink you have there, even if your reasons for having it are questionable I totally agree with Stokers Dracula too. I snagged Shelly's Frankenstein at a book market last year and rather enjoyed that too.

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

For all the true bibliophiles out there (and I mean in particular Silver) I would recommend Ex Libris, by Ann Fadiman (forgive typos please). Its by no means in the league of some of the authors mentioned here but its a great book for the 'loo library' as I would put it. Its a book about books if you get my meaning.

And if you'll forgive the slight , Does anyone else have a loo library?

Sir Sidney, thank you kindly for the recommendation. I will check it out next time I book shop.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

The back of a can of Ajax.

Mine about matches yours!!

[quote=gssixgun;225644]For fiction:
Jean Auel - The Earth Children series "Clan of the Cave Bear" and the sequels
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Have read and loved them all.

Originally Posted by Ockham

The Python Years by MIchael Palin.

If you enjoyed that check out The Pythons by The Pythons! It is a HUGE tome, especially if you have the hardback version.

I also enjoy reading about Folklore and mythology from around the world and have a keen interest in Native Americans/First Nations. I guess you could say we have a Metaphysical section too.

Originally Posted by jockeys

NeitherMightier-> don't worry, if xman and I can argue about public education, and jms and I can argue about communism, while remaining civil, then ANYone can argue about ANYthing and remain civil! you're just not used to the high standards of gentlemanly (or -womanly) conduct that is de rigeur around here.

It should be stated however, that our debates aren't always for the faint of heart.





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Thanks Ockham, I'll have to check that out.

I have a loobrary. It has an LMC Truck catalog, a few Men's Health, and Robot Dreams (a collection of Asimov's short stories revolving around robots).

SWMBO got me onto the Harry Potter books. The first few were, ahem, poorly written, but she hit her stride around book 3 or 4. She completely had me by book 6. Mike, if you think that's bad, get a load of this: me and a cohort are molding clay death eater masks with the intention of experimenting with paper mache and plaster to have a bona fide death eater mask. We have a friend that purports to make capes (I wish I knew an experienced Rennie), so we'll have our evil outfits and scary as hell masks for the next premiere. If that ain't cheesy as hell, I don't know what is.

Man!! You guys are really good with books, I cant believe Mike was reading Machivelli in the 4th, I still have to reread it in parts when I pull it off the shelf, definately not easy to digest. Its been years since I've read Shelley, Bronte , Austen. I guess I've been too caught up with American History(fav subject) to remember theres a world of fun out there. I do like to pull Mark Twains short stories off the shelf once in a while. Try 110 Tin Whistles or My first lie, of course Huckleberry Finn is still the greatest novel ever. I need to go downstairs and look at the dusty shelves and see what pops up. This might be a good thread to make permanent( The SRP bookclub?) Now Shhhhh, people are trying to read.
Xman, loved the vid, its all brotherly love man.

I've read many of the authors already mentioned. Some other favorites: Philip Jose Farmer (River World series), Carlos Castaneda (Teachings of Don Juan), and Gary Zukav (The Dancing Wu Li Masters).

Also: Steven King, H.P. Lovecraft, Dean Koontz, John Grisham, Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Tolkein, Ray Bradbury...all good reads.

Scott

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

SWMBO got me onto the Harry Potter books.

Read this and was thinking 'SWMBO'?
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the penny dropped

If you enjoyed that check out The Pythons by The Pythons! It is a HUGE tome, especially if you have the hardback version.

Thanks for the advice Silver but... I've already bought the hardback version (it is quite a volume) and really liked it - I am a fan.

TOLKIEN!!!!

Especially Return of The King & well all he's written of Middle Earth

Who else? Fiction-wise, Laurell Hamilton, Iain Banks, Terry Pratchett, Jasper fforde, Thomas Harris, Anne Rice, Clive Barker, JK Rowling, Philip Pullman, Eric Karle, Mr Milligan, Herberts' Dune, all the Star Wars books up to about when the Phantom Menace crawled out. Non fiction: trees art & some ancient history in English, more in Latin & Greek. Thucky DiDees is kind of accurate. Imagine a history of your Civil War by today's National Enquirer Awesome book, I'll have to reread it next

Originally Posted by xman

It should be stated however, that our debates aren't always for the faint of heart.





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And we'll employ any and all means to open the doors to understanding....



Another good book is, in fact, The Good Book. NKJV & RSV are my favoriete translations, I wish I knew ancient Greek, as all of the English translations only get some aspects/shades of meanings of the original.

Of the ones that immediately come to mind I like Melville, Hardy, Conrad, Twain, Dickens. Just grabbed a Poe. Quite like the couple of Defoes I have. Of the more modern authors I enjoyed the Alchemist by Coelho greatly. And I agree with whoever it was that talked about the life of Pi - interesting book.

For those who like Tolkien, the wife and I lived 5 minutes walk from his grave in the Wolvercote cemetery for 4 years - we used to go walking there several times a week. Seems like a small mecca for some of his fans. The headstone was usually draped with a chain or two etc.

James.