jahilia Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I was just thinking about the books that I'll never get tired of. I've read all of these more than 3 times (some of them I've read like 7 or 8 times): Lolita - Nabokov On The Road - Kerouac Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - HS Thompson Breakfast of Champions - Vonnegut London Fields - Martin Amis Steppenwolf - Herman Hesse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Gosh, there are a bunch I could name, but I'll toss out a few to start with that I have found myself coming back to over and over again: "Moby-Dick" - Melville"Cannery Row" and/or "East of Eden" - Steinbeck"Continental Drift" - Russell Banks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Any of the Asian Saga Books by ClavellThe Prydain Chronicles by Llyod AlexanderThe Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 A Confederate Soldier from Big Sur - Richard Brautigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 wonderboys--michael chabondandelion wine--ray bradburyfranny & zooey--jd salingergrapes of wrath--j. steinbeck any and all jeeves & wooster--pg wodehouse. i read these over and over. just about every night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood If progress continues unchecked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rghammo Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 John Irving - The World According to GarpJohn Irving - A Prayer For Owen MeanyF. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great GatsbyErnest Hemingway - A Farewell to ArmsRaymond Carver - What We Talk About When We Talk About LoveWilliam Kennedy - Ironweed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 "Confederacy of Dunces"-gol'durn funniest book I've ever read. "Pearls Before Swine or God Bless You Mr. Rosewater" "Sirens of Titan" "Sometimes a Great Notion" I finished "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey recently. I'm sure I'll be reading that one again in a few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 Forgot one:The Magus - John Fowles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 a people's history of the us - howard zinnsophie's world and the solitaire mystery - jostein gaarderwe - eugenev zimyatin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
insideoutoflove Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 a people's history of the us - howard zinn that was our history text book last year..interesting, but didnt really enjoy it as i tend not to with anything im forced to read for school. it was especially cool pairing it with brinkley's 'unfinished nation' though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Cannibals and Kings - Marvin HarrisGuns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond 3x each and life altering; when younger Carl Sagan's Cosmos 3x probably as for fiction, I'm sure I've never read a single piece of fiction more than twice though I was an English major doubled with a history major Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 A Confederate Soldier from Big Sur - Richard Brautigan General, not Soldier. I totally agree too. Pretty much all of Brautigan's books are special to me. I vote for:Moonfleet - J. Meade FalknerThe Gambler - Fyodor Dostoevsky Tortilla Flat - John SteinbeckSlaughterhouse 5 - Kurt VonnegutThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark TwainThe Coral Island - R.M.Ballantyne Edit:Forgot about - If Not Now, When? - Primo Levi, The Ogre - Michel Tournier & Hunger - Knut Hamsun (if you really want to feel bad about life) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Hornby's Fever Pitch, Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and the collected works of Pauline Kael, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and Thomas Hardy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 sophie's world - jostein gaarder I bought this years ago and never got around to reading it. This is what I'll be reading next! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 #1, easy) For Whom The Bell Tolls ~ E. Hemingway The Stand ~ S. KingThe Grapes Of Wrath ~ J. SteinbeckAmerican Gods ~ Neil GaimanCatcher in The Rye ~ J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird ~ Harper Lee I imagine some of these have been mentioned prior to my post. I never read previous posts for list threads. I don't wan't to be influenced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Desert Solitare-Edward Abbey Confessions of a crap artist--Philip K. Dick any poetry by Marina Tvetseyeva(sic) -Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rghammo Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I totally forgot about Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men. I've read that so many times. I love short books that are just fabulous. But I also love long books that are fabulous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I love short books that are just fabulous.Animal Farm, Catcher in the Rye qualify couple times each, I guess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redeyedandblue Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 John Irving - A Prayer For Owen Meany Probably my favorite book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EliotRosewater Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I'm not so sure about that vonnegut fellow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I'm not so sure about that vonnegut fellow...I'm pretty sure . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rwrkb Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Hemingway: The Old Man and the SeaFaulkner: The Sound and the FuryDaniel Quinn: IshmaelEldridge Cleaver: Soul On IceMark Z. Danielewski: House of LeavesJoyce: UlyssesChabon: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay i could go on and on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Picador Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck One of my faves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Daniel Quinn: IshmaelI should have included that one, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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