What you reading? Your fav books? The book thread

[AxlsMainMan]

'The Old Man and the Sea' - Ernest Hemingway

I just finished that myself!

What did you think of it Journey?

[sisterofyu]

The Cosmo Conception, Max Heindel....keekee


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[journey]

'The Old Man and the Sea' - Ernest Hemingway

I just finished that myself!

What did you think of it Journey?

Easily one of the best books I've read. It's a great story of determination and the triumph of the human spirit. I really liked the quote, "a man can be destroyed but not defeated."

What did you think of it?

[AxlsMainMan]

Like you said, its easily one of the best books I've ever read.

Beneath the surface, the book also contains quite a few religious aspects.

A good man commits a sin for which he repents, he redeems himself and is forgiven, etc.

I found the ending rather heartbreaking.

Eventhough he was defeated by the fish, at the same time, his confidence in himself as an accomplished fisherman in the end is restored.

[D]

Dean Koontz "One Door Away From Heaven"

[polluxlm]

Robin Lane Fox - Alexander

[Rocksteady]

Krabat by Otfried Preussler. Good book  I think it's called Satanic Mill or something in English.

[journey]

Currently reading Girl, Interrupted.

I love the movie, but the book is, as they say, so much better.

[The Chad Cometh]

Flatland - Set in a 2D world, where the more sides you have, the higher up in society you are.
Only 91 pages!

Fuckng top book!

[Rocksteady]

Just finished Perfume by Patrick S?skind. Great book, very well written and totally unique. "Scentless Apprentice" by Nirvana is based on that book.

[Gunsnroses11391]

Dark Tower Book 5: Wolves Of The Calla by Stephen King..........I'm A Big Stephen King Fan

[the dirt]

Dean Koontz "One Door Away From Heaven"

I'm about to finish up his latest, "The Good Guy".

[jarmo]

Almost done reading On the Road with the Ramones.

The Ramones' music has influenced nearly every power pop, punk, alternative, and metal band. Monte A. Melnick served as The Ramones tour manager from their early New York club days in the '70s to their farewell gigs in 1996.


Yet another book about a rock band. 




/jarmo

[jerr65]

crime and punshment

[dr.kool]

John Lennon: The man, the musician, the legend.

[seely]

My favourite authors:

Tom Clancy
Michael Crichton
Dan Brown
Chris Ryan
Andy McNab

[journey]

Reading 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison.

[The Chad Cometh]

Blaze - Stephen King

Huge huge fan, but his last 5 or so books have been disappointingly shithouse considering his fine work of the past. I had serious reservations about this book, but the forward by ol Kingy filled me with hope when he said that this book was actually written in 1972 and he is only now publishing it. This book is fucking great, and classic King.

[polluxlm]

Tragedy And Hope, A History Of The World In Our Time - Carroll Quigley.
Caesar - Adam Goldsmith
1984 - George Orwell
Committee Of 300 - John Coleman
Pawns In The Game - William Guy Carr
The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli

I like to jump back and forth...

[crazycheryl]

I am currently reading "Broken" by Cope Moyers. It is about his addiction to crack cocaine and trying to live in his father's shadow. Some books I recommend that I really liked:

Bastard Out of Carolina
The Poisonwood Bible
She's Come Undone
White Oleander
The Lovely Bones
Riding the Bus with my Sister

I have many, many more as I am an avid reader but that's all I can think of right now. Most of my taste runs from biographies to depressing fiction. Don't know why I attract to depressing fiction. I also read some self help but usually get bored mid way through and abandon the book.