The one book everyone should read?!?
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cupcake brown- a piece of cake. amazing true life story. you should all give it a go0
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Oh! I have the answer. It's 42, and I'm not even joking.
No one, I mean NO ONE, should leave this planet without having read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. If you read no other book in your entire life, you have to read that one. If only so you have any idea what people are talking about when they answer every question with "42."0 -
since you asked for 'everybody' I think, being an election year, everyone should read some ayn rand. Atlas Shrugged! I had to skip huge parts of her manifesto (or diatribe if you're being kind) but everyone could have a feel for what a whack she can be and how it's influencing our culture.0
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Only one??? Goodness!
Well, since you're a man, I'd say Moby Dlck because men seem to really love that book, but I didn't like it.
As for what I would recommend, my absolute favorites that are not gender specific would probably be either Les Miserables or the Harry Potter series. There are seven books in HP, but it's really one continuous story, so it's more like one really long book (and so, so awesome).
The Book Thief is a really good piece of historical fiction, and very powerful.
Oy. I have a BA in English literature and when I didn't have a full-time job, I used to read three or four novels a week, so you're asking the impossible from me! Check out my goodreads.com page if you want a whole list!
I second The Book Thief
I have a short attention span and usually lose interest in books easily- but this was a great book. Loved it from beginning to end.0 -
Has anyone read The Jason Bourne books? The movies are great, but just wanted to know if the books were good as well.
I have read the first two, after I saw the 1st movie. They were good, but did not make my list of "books good enough to re-read"0 -
ok, I'm pulling the MFP card here and going for a fitness book rather than fiction
"Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength"0 -
Well, you're not an avid reader so I'm not going to suggest some of the great books I REALLY love but I always find the Lee Child Jack Reacher books are good. They're not silly or 'womany' and they're fairly well written compared to the reading-by-numbers tripe like 50 Shades which has the writing style of a 10-year old with no thesaurus.0
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"The 5,000-Year Leap," by W. Cleon Skousen0
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Just for fun reading? Not fitness related....hmmm, I really loved the book --The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas...it's one of my favorite books. It is considered a literary classic. It is an AWESOME book.
DITTO! Read The Count of Monte Cristo! Another one of my favorites!0 -
just one?
uh... I'm not at all religious, in fact I am very strongly agnostic but if you want ONE book that has had the most influence of (Western) society as we know it, read the Bible.
If you're more interested in literature... well, here are some suggestions:
The full collection of Grimm fairy tales & Anderson fairy tales
1001 Nights
The Three Musketeers
Les Miserables (suggest to read the English version... unless you're fluent in French)
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice (it's quite small, but very influential to literature today)
Gone With the Wind (not nearly as chick-flick as you'd think. there's lots of action and battles and muddling through!)
Crime and Punishment
Steppewolfe
anything by Kafka
anything by Vonnegut
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Ender's Game
The Name of the Rose (or, indeed, anything by Eco)
the Wheel of Time series (IMO, it's better than aSoIaF - more magic, less gruesome and pointless deaths, more politicking and manouvering; and more action)
the Otherland series
the Farseer series0 -
Just for fun reading? Not fitness related....hmmm, I really loved the book --The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas...it's one of my favorite books. It is considered a literary classic. It is an AWESOME book. (And, I promise it's not a "chick flick" kind of book lol). I AM a book worm...couldn't LIVE without a good read. Hmmmm...my vote for worst book I've ever read...would have to be-- A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. The book became a cult classic, and later a mainstream success, and Mr. Toole posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981 (I guess I just don't get it...I absolutely HATED this book...you might read it out of curiosity and tell me what I missed...haha). Well, hope this helps...maybe tell us a little about what kind of book might interest you? Then I would be able to narrow down suggestions...
I loved Confederacy of Dunces.0 -
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. If you have not checked this out, I highly recommend it! It's narrated by Death (yes.. like the Grim Reaper) and is set in WWII. I don't want to give too much away.. but it's by far my favorite book of all time.0
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I just came here because I want to see how many people say 50 Shades of Grey....
Good thread to hopefully get some interesting suggestions from which I might benefit.
It's just going to take one person to say 50 shades though and I lose faith in the thread
Touch and go with Harry Potter too if I'm honest - my daughter LOVES them though so I'll try and stay neutral
My one book is Roots, Alex Haley0 -
I guess you have to figure out what types of books you may like to venture into, fiction, non-fiction, bio's, self-help,sci-fi, inspirational...hmmm, then I think you can truly go from there. I would suggest going to your local library and start reading books from there and then if you truly like reading...then start buying them.
I personally like Green Eggs and Ham....SMILE.
I estrange myself from anyone who doesn't like Green Eggs and Ham.0 -
Ah I can't really say what everyone should read since I don't know too many people who like what I read. Hmm would reccomend "Killing me softly", "The secret smile", "Catch me when I fall" By Nikki French. Kind of twisted but a great read.
Also Joudi Piccoult books. She deals with a lot of controversial subjects and most of her books get you thinking. "My sisters keeper" is amazing (Haven't seen the film" Keeping faith", "Picture perfect" etc. I love reading.0 -
To Kill a Mockingbird. Or The Origin of the Species.0
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A Million Little Pieces or My Friend Leonard by James Frey. Two of the best books I have ever read. And based on his real life experiences.
About a junkie who goes to rehab and his journey there. My Friend Leonard is about his journey after rehab and his wonderful friend he meets in rehab, Leonard.0 -
People, people, people....Did you see him say that he's not an avid reader and gets bored easily!?! There's no point suggesting some massive literary tome just so that we can impress each other with our intellect! The whole object of the thread is to give him something he will read!!!!!0
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Stephen King .... The Stand, I read it years ago and it is my all time favorite book0
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. If you have not checked this out, I highly recommend it! It's narrated by Death (yes.. like the Grim Reaper) and is set in WWII. I don't want to give too much away.. but it's by far my favorite book of all time.
Three of us have recommended this so far, so I just want to make sure you (OP) know to look for it in the juvenile fiction section if you decide to read it. We read it in my book club and I assumed it was adult fiction because of the subject, but it isn't. It's so amazingly well-written, though, that you won't even notice it's supposedly meant for teenagers. :-) That has more to do with the age of the heroine, though, than the writing. It's just a publishing thing.
And I second To Kill a Mockingbird and add anything by Natahniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter is great and The Blithedale Romance is interesting to read considering the state of today's world politics.0 -
I like Stephen King. I especially like his early books -- Carrie, The Shining, The Stand. Have you ever tried Audiobooks? They're great for when you do cardio. I am just finishing the Dark Tower series, a major commitment and not one of King's best but interesting none the less.0
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People, people, people....Did you see him say that he's not an avid reader and gets bored easily!?! There's no point suggesting some massive literary tome just so that we can impress each other with our intellect! The whole object of the thread is to give him something he will read!!!!!
lol...
in that case: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
And 1001 Nights. some of those stories are really quite... juicy0 -
teee heeee...how about The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure .... You probably won't get bored with this one...depends....haha0
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Ethel the Aardvark Goes Quantity Surveying.
I prefer The Amazing Adventures of Captain Gladys Stoutpamphlet and her Intrepid Spaniel Stig Amongst the Giant Pygmies off Beckles. Volume 8.
But it's hard to find.0 -
The Bible.
It will change your life.0 -
A Million Little Pieces or My Friend Leonard by James Frey. Two of the best books I have ever read. And based on his real life experiences.
About a junkie who goes to rehab and his journey there. My Friend Leonard is about his journey after rehab and his wonderful friend he meets in rehab, Leonard.
You know there was a big scandal where it turned out he made it all up, right?0 -
The Catcher in the Rye has got such a colourfull history that it has to be on a list of books people should read0
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Easy. 1984. Hands down, my favorite book ever.0
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The one I read recently that I found most interesting right off the bat was Hunger Games. It hooked me right away and I found it an intriguing read. Much better than the movie, which I also liked.0
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People, people, people....Did you see him say that he's not an avid reader and gets bored easily!?! There's no point suggesting some massive literary tome just so that we can impress each other with our intellect! The whole object of the thread is to give him something he will read!!!!!
lol...
in that case: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
And 1001 Nights. some of those stories are really quite... juicy
I really loved The Alchemist!0
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