Favorite Book?
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·I'll take Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom.
It really makes you appreciate what is important.
That being said, I'll also take that in a hard copy thanks!
It really makes you appreciate what is important.
That being said, I'll also take that in a hard copy thanks!
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I've read it a few times, but not recently -- Good Times, Bad Times by James Kirkwood published in '83. Wish it was available on Kindle. (I hit the "Please tell the publisher" link.) I do have a yellowed mass market book some place. Have to dig it out.
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Well, my favorite author is Tamora Pierce, and I pretty much love all her books. But for individual favorites, I would have to say... there's so many to choose from...
1. Homeless Bird
2. The Blue Sword
3. The Linnets and the Valerians
I don't know any of the authors, and they're all older books. The Linnets and the Valerians could be very old, as I found it in a box in my grandmothers attic. These books are some of the collection that I've had for as long as I can remember, and I would never get rid of them.
And of course, no fantasy author can beat the likes of JRR Tolkien, or CS Lewis, etc.
Edit: So, it looks like the Linnets was written in 1962, and I'm pretty sure I have a first edition. Cool. It's a wonderful book, especially if you like a little witchcraft in your life.
1. Homeless Bird
2. The Blue Sword
3. The Linnets and the Valerians
I don't know any of the authors, and they're all older books. The Linnets and the Valerians could be very old, as I found it in a box in my grandmothers attic. These books are some of the collection that I've had for as long as I can remember, and I would never get rid of them.
And of course, no fantasy author can beat the likes of JRR Tolkien, or CS Lewis, etc.
Edit: So, it looks like the Linnets was written in 1962, and I'm pretty sure I have a first edition. Cool. It's a wonderful book, especially if you like a little witchcraft in your life.
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I don't have a single favorite, but here are a few at random that I read over, and over, and over......
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
19 by Roger Hall
Don Camillo by Giovanni Gaureschi
The First Glencannon Omnibus by Guy Gilpatric (a cheat, since it has three books in one)
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Levels of Knowing and Existence by Harry L. Weinberg (non-fiction)
The Black Mountain by Rex Stout
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowat
The Time Masters by Wilson Tucker
Shackles by Bill Pronzini
The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen
The Three Coffins by John Dickson Carr
Not one of which is an ebook.
EDIT: I take it back-Shackles is now in a Kindle version.... I'm off to buy it.
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
19 by Roger Hall
Don Camillo by Giovanni Gaureschi
The First Glencannon Omnibus by Guy Gilpatric (a cheat, since it has three books in one)
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Levels of Knowing and Existence by Harry L. Weinberg (non-fiction)
The Black Mountain by Rex Stout
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowat
The Time Masters by Wilson Tucker
Shackles by Bill Pronzini
The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen
The Three Coffins by John Dickson Carr
Not one of which is an ebook.
EDIT: I take it back-Shackles is now in a Kindle version.... I'm off to buy it.
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You guys sound so smart! I like Nancy Drew and Harry Potter! LOL
I guess for "smart" I could say Catcher in the Rye but I tried to re-read that not too long ago and couldn't get into it. I think it is an adolescent angst book, best read when you are going through adolescent angst.
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I guess for "smart" I could say Catcher in the Rye but I tried to re-read that not too long ago and couldn't get into it. I think it is an adolescent angst book, best read when you are going through adolescent angst.
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I don't have a single favorite, so here are my favorite books that I have read multiple times and keep:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald- Being rich isn't always enough.
2. Gone With the Wind -by Margaret Mitchell - Scarlett will survive, no matter what.
3. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody - by Will Cuppy - History made funny.
4. Auntie Mame - by Patrick Dennis - Always makes me laugh when I need a laugh.
5. Collected Works of Shakespeare - From tragedy to comedy always hits the right note
6. Ivanhoe - by Sir Walter Scott - The original historical romance.
7. The Prince -by Machiavelli - Political theory that is still used.
I have eclectic tastes as you can see.
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald- Being rich isn't always enough.
2. Gone With the Wind -by Margaret Mitchell - Scarlett will survive, no matter what.
3. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody - by Will Cuppy - History made funny.
4. Auntie Mame - by Patrick Dennis - Always makes me laugh when I need a laugh.
5. Collected Works of Shakespeare - From tragedy to comedy always hits the right note
6. Ivanhoe - by Sir Walter Scott - The original historical romance.
7. The Prince -by Machiavelli - Political theory that is still used.
I have eclectic tastes as you can see.
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (and the rest of the series as well) is amazing!!
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I have recently finish the "Temaraire" series by Naomi Novik. There are five of these books and when I reached the last one I read it slowly because I didn't want it to end. They are alternate history with dragons and very well done.
There is one outstanding favorite, and one sadly that is not available on the Kindle. I've been reading "Gravity's Rainbow" since 1975 (Pynchon wrote it in '73, it won a National Book Award that was accepted by "Prof." Irwin Corey on Pynchon's behalf). So far, I've figured out that it has something to do with Nazi rockets, King Kong and conditioned response. I've worn out at least six paperbacks of this tome and may likely go through a couple more.
Pynchon won't publish for the Kindle, or ereaders in general.
By the way, he's also the author of one of the very, very few books I've encountered that was impossible for me to read or understand: "Mason & Dixon". I have this huge, phone-book thick editon in my bookshelf and it's never been opened past the first chapter.
Pynchon won't publish for the Kindle, or ereaders in general.
By the way, he's also the author of one of the very, very few books I've encountered that was impossible for me to read or understand: "Mason & Dixon". I have this huge, phone-book thick editon in my bookshelf and it's never been opened past the first chapter.
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I'm reading Voyager now! A friend at work turned me on to the series about a month ago, and I've been reading them back to back. About done with Voyager, and Drums of Autumn is sitting on my night stand ready to go.Spiritdancer said:
As for my personal favorite...too many to try to pick. I'm partial to historical fiction, young adult lit, and have my favorites series from childhood...I've got a collection of those childhood favorites waiting for my baby girl when she's ready (I refuse to acknowledge the possibility her reading tastes might be different). Only 7 months old, now...might have to start getting the Kindle editions for her!
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Nailing down a single, favorite book is extremely hard. I know I'm expected to say it's some dry, hundred-year-old tome that tickles my fancy (which is different than a Fancy Tickler--trust me on that), but if I go by repeat readings, my favorites are Time and Again by Jack Finney, and To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. Yes, I'm partial to time-travel novels; and these two are, IMNSHO, the two best. Ever.
Favorite authors: Bernard Cornwell, Ray Bradbury, F. Paul Wilson, Dean Koontz.
You see, I read for sheer enjoyment. Not to get edumacated.
Favorite authors: Bernard Cornwell, Ray Bradbury, F. Paul Wilson, Dean Koontz.
You see, I read for sheer enjoyment. Not to get edumacated.
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·I have many, many favorites. Here are a few:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (favorite since childhood)
All of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett (think wonderful mixture of Douglas Adams and Monty Python) *also very sad note, announced this summer that he is suffering from Alzheimer's*
Harry Potter Series (have read and re-read on average about once every 6 mo.) *too bad I can't get Kindle version, my trades are in pitiful condition*
Am just now exploring Neil Gaiman and thrilled that he also LOVES his Kindle (see video on Amazon page)
Stephen King ('nuff said)
Anne Rice (ditto)
Amy Tan (double ditto)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (favorite since childhood)
All of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett (think wonderful mixture of Douglas Adams and Monty Python) *also very sad note, announced this summer that he is suffering from Alzheimer's*
Harry Potter Series (have read and re-read on average about once every 6 mo.) *too bad I can't get Kindle version, my trades are in pitiful condition*
Am just now exploring Neil Gaiman and thrilled that he also LOVES his Kindle (see video on Amazon page)
Stephen King ('nuff said)
Anne Rice (ditto)
Amy Tan (double ditto)
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I have to agree Spritdancer! Her books are amazing and though they are intimidating because of their size, the pages seem to fly bySpiritdancer said:
I am partway through the fourth book so far. I do hope she continues the series beyond the sixth book, not to mention the Lord John "spin off".
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That's a huge question! I read voraceously and widely, and I suspect that I'm not alone in that here.
The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger ranks way up there since I first read it in 2004. Now if there were only an electronic version! (I already have the hard copy.) I read and re-read classics like Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane; Captains Couragous, by Rudyard Kipling; A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens; Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte; and Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen when I was in high school. Now I'm more likely to re-read books by Catherine Asaro, Richard Preston, or Gina Kolata. I'm currently in the middle of both the Honor Harrington (David Weber) and Temeraire (Naomi Novik) series.
I could go on but I won't.
The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger ranks way up there since I first read it in 2004. Now if there were only an electronic version! (I already have the hard copy.) I read and re-read classics like Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane; Captains Couragous, by Rudyard Kipling; A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens; Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte; and Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen when I was in high school. Now I'm more likely to re-read books by Catherine Asaro, Richard Preston, or Gina Kolata. I'm currently in the middle of both the Honor Harrington (David Weber) and Temeraire (Naomi Novik) series.
I could go on but I won't.
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