The one book everyone should read?!?
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I just came here because I want to see how many people say 50 Shades of Grey....0
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Lord of the Rings. Definitely. My fiancé hates to read but he loves lord of the rings.
He's recently really into the series "a song of ice and fire" which is also extremely good. This one has a ton of characters and it a little overwhelming the first couple chapters but it's totally worth it and ends up being easy to follow - I promise! It's also an HBO series that is very well done (and has lots of boobs if youre into that sort of thing haha)
Edit: "game of thrones" which many people are suggesting is the first book of a song of ice and fire0 -
The girl with a dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson is very gripping a thriller :-)0
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Ethel the Aardvark Goes Quantity Surveying.0
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.0
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A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away - Christopher Brookmyre.
Funny, coarse, intriguing and an overall bloody good read. My favourite book.0 -
The girl with a dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson is very gripping a thriller :-)
If you aren't an avid reader, this won't work for you....took me over 150 pages to get into it....it's like the with ALL 3 of those.
A Game of Thrones, fantastic.
Enders Game (the sci-fi book for people who don't like sci-fi)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (a must)
And for some seriously well done post-apocalyptic 80's throwback (can you get all the 80's references in this book?) Ready Player One by Earnest Cline. Toppled Enders Game as my favorite all time book.0 -
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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I'm a book worm, I love reading. Right now I'm reading "The Mortal Insturments" series and "Infernal Devices" series. They are YA books. I like Stephen King books if you are into his type writing.
I'm curious to see what everyone else recommends! Almost done with the book I'm on and could use another good read!0 -
I just came here because I want to see how many people say 50 Shades of Grey....
I'm very afraid that someone might genuinely suggest it
I second The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
If you like off the wall humour then Mort by Terry Pratchett is a great read0 -
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Soooo good0 -
Anything by Dr Suess.0
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Harry Potter!
It's my obsession. It's been my favourite ever since I first read it over 10 years ago. Although I'm aware that the simple writing style makes it not for everybody.0 -
The Lord of the Flies.0
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I just came here because I want to see how many people say 50 Shades of Grey....
I'm very afraid that someone might genuinely suggest it
I second The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
If you like off the wall humour then Mort by Terry Pratchett is a great read
Mort is awesome. I love terry pratchett. Good omens is ridiculously great as well. Again - off the wall humor kind of thing.0 -
Atlas Shrugged0
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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!0 -
I just came here because I want to see how many people say 50 Shades of Grey....
I'm very afraid that someone might genuinely suggest it
I second The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
If you like off the wall humour then Mort by Terry Pratchett is a great read
I'm afraid of that too0 -
Harry Potter!
It's my obsession. It's been my favourite ever since I first read it over 10 years ago. Although I'm aware that the simple writing style makes it not for everybody.
Her writing style is actually very sophisticated, especially starting in book 4. It's EASY to read, but it isn't simple. It's a very complex and well-developed story.0 -
Has anyone read The Jason Bourne books? The movies are great, but just wanted to know if the books were good as well.0
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Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy. -Weis and Hickman0
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My recommendation is anything by John Grisham or Dean Koontz...Grisham writes legal thriller and Koontz does supernatural horror stuff...both very engaging, I can't put them down...0
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i am a major book worm...but 2 kids later ill read when i can what i can alll time fav is "Go ask Alice"0
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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.0 -
Can't wait to read Game of Thrones. I loved Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. They are pretty big, but really great books!0
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The girl with a dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson is very gripping a thriller :-)
Just finished the series. Then watched the extended Swedish film versions on Netflix with subtitles. The books were better, but the Swedish versions of the film were pretty good even if the actress playing the lead is about 5 inches taller than Lizbeth in the book. Like any movie adaptation a lot of the story gets dropped. But the essential elements remain. Many of the faces in the Swedish films are familiar. Nomi, who plays Lizbeth, was in the latest Sherlock movie and Prometheus.
50 Shades is mommy porn if one is being generous. A pedophile pusher if one is less inclined to be generous.
I am currently reading Point of Impact, the book upon which The Shooter was based. If you have seen the movie, or not, the book is a great read. Much better and actually quite different from the movie.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 might check those out. I have only seen the last movie (I know, I live under a rock!), but the storyline was just Flowers for Algernon with a car chase.0 -
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!
Harry Potter is awesome!!
Also, goodreads.com is great!!! if you actually make an account, you can find books for you that will fit what you like!0 -
Depends on what you like. I like sci-fi/Fantasy. (because I get enough reality in real life- I like to eescape reality when I read)
Some of my favortires are:
Dune (the main 3- I have not read the ones is son put together from pothumous material or whatever) by Frank Herbert
The Doomsday Book (Akin to Timeline, but better) by Connie Willis
C.S.Lewis's Space Trilogy (Out of the silent planet, Perelandra, Thatt Hideous Strength- they are quick reads, short books)
"Stars My Destination" by Alfred Bester (another short book)
Books by the Author Jasper Fforde
Hobbit/LOTR
and I still like to go back and read my Madeline Le-Engle books (sci-fi series from when I was a kid)0 -
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...0
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