your prefered books

[old bob]

As usual, the books you have near your bed are those you like to read over again. I am a “maniac” reader, used to read very quickly (I followed a course years ago for that) but what I like most is to have my preferred books on my small book case near my bed, so I can take one in the middle of the night and enjoy the reading of old phrases I almost know by heart.

My questions: have you the same habit and which books do you like to read over again ?

Here as an example my list (in disorder):

- Carl Gustav Jung : Memories, Dreams, Reflections

- dkstories: all the DO stories

- John Le Carr

Edited August 23, 2007 by old bob

[Red_A]

Theses are the books by my bed.

 

I have the gift and bane of remembering stories, the top three are the only ones that I have read more than once. The Lord of the Rings, six or more times.

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Dio Beckstead Stories

Josh, Evolving by Cole Parker

 

The others, I just need to read a paragraph or two, and it all comes back.

Slide Rule by Nevil Shute Norway

War and Peace by Tolstoy

Deserts by James Martin

Kreszig Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig

Mabingion In English

Foundation Series by, Isaac Asimov

Diggers by Terry Prachett

Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum,

I have not made up my mind yet.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowlings

[Mikie]

My two absolute favourite novels are Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and it's sequel Son of a Witch both authored by Gregory MaGuire.

Some other favourites of mine include:

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, which of course leads up to The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. But I actually liked Angels & Demons more.

I'm currently reading the His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman. (The first book is going to be a motion picture in theatres around December, The Golden Compass

I also love the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini. I cannot wait until the third book comes out next year. I must say that I liked Eldest more than Eragon.

The one other thing I cannot wait for is the sequel to Son of a Witch.

I pretty much enjoy anything by Gregory MaGuire. He's my favourite author.

Last but not least, the Harry Potter books are among my favourites

[Benji]

My two absolute favourite novels are Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and it's sequel Son of a Witch both authored by Gregory MaGuire.

Some other favourites of mine include:

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, which of course leads up to The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. But I actually liked Angels & Demons more.

I'm currently reading the His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman. (The first book is going to be a motion picture in theatres around December, The Golden Compass

I also love the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini. I cannot wait until the third book comes out next year. I must say that I liked Eldest more than Eragon.

The one other thing I cannot wait for is the sequel to Son of a Witch.

I pretty much enjoy anything by Gregory MaGuire. He's my favourite author.

Last but not least, the Harry Potter books are among my favourites

 

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Paradise Lost by Milton

Alice in Wonderland & Thru the Looking Glass(actually they are rare special editions, I won't read them, as they are in excellent shape)

Nostradamous by I have no idea

Edited August 23, 2007 by Benji

[sat8997]

Bet Me

[Ieshwar]

Yes, there're a few such stories-

 

JK Rowling- Harry Potter series (I have stopped counting the number of times I read)

Jude Devereaux- Remembrance

Dab Brown- Angels and Demons, Da Vinci Code

 

And a few online stories which I do like to re-read-

Dom Luka- A Lo(n)g Way

Ryan Keith- Kayden Series

 

I expect the list to grow as I grow older.

 

Take care,

Ieshwar

[Menzoberranzen]

In no particular order...

 

James Clavell - Shogun, King Rat

Robert Jordan - The Wheel of Time

Ayn Rand - We the Living, The Fountainhead

Friedrich Nietzsche - The Twilight of Idols

Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion, Climbing Mount Improbably

Dante - The Divine Comedy

John Grisham - Everything he's written

 

And lots more. Some books, like Grishams, I like to read on a rainy afternoon at Starbucks and others, like the more heavy intellectual stuff, is a once-in-a-while read that makes me really think about stuff.

 

Menzo

[Krista]

Let's see.

 

The Catcher and the Rye - A really good book wrote by, J. D. Salinger.

The Chronicles of Narnia - Every book is good as well by, C.S. Lewis.

Eragon and Eldest, Christopher Paolini. I've currently not re-read these books, but I will have to before I start the last of the trilogy.

 

Nicholas Sparks books are grand as well.

 

 

Krista

[ashessnow]

You HAVE to look these up. You won't regret it.

 

The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. Rereading this, and its sequel, The Dark River, right now. Like a modern 1984. With swords. They both are great.

 

House of Leaves and Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski. House of Leaves is one creepy, scary book. And Only Revolutions is indescribable. Revolutions starts at Nov 22 1863 (the Civil War) and continues for 200 years until Jan 19, 2063 while the two lovers always remain 16. Oh, and you have to turn the book over to read both points of views. And there is history in the margins of what happened that particular day, like on Jan 26, 1998, the first thing in the margin is "Clinton and Monica Lewinsky." Read it!

 

Melusine by Sarah Monette. Melusine is really just the first in the series followed by The Virtu and The Mirador. Great book. Fans of gay fantasy won't be disappointed.

Edited August 25, 2007 by Nerotorb

[jfalkon]

I tend not to reread things but the one collection of stories I keep coming back to is the Shrelock Holmes mysteries. The original stories were written by Sir Conan Arthur Doyle but there were many imitators and many of them good.

[JamesSavik]

Ayn Rand: the Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged

 

Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness, Secret Sharer

 

Hubregt J. Visser: Array and Phased Array Antenna Basics

 

JACOB FRADEN: HANDBOOK OF MODERN SENSORS: PHYSICS, DESIGNS, and APPLICATIONS, 3e

 

J.-L. Starck & F. Murtagh: Astronomical Image and Data Analysis

[myself_i_must_remake]

ann-marie macdonald: the way the crow flies, fall on your knees <---should be read by anyone who has been in a love situation not appreciated by all, that means all homosexuals so dear god, give it a go. also if you are, ever were, or plan to be 18 and ambitious, it's for you as well.

 

toni morrison: beloved, song of solomon

 

george orwell: 1984

 

david sedaris: me talk pretty one day

[pitchan]

I'm kind of a fantasy buff. I like

 

-The Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier

-Dinotopia series (Ive loved this series for more than 10 years from the time I found it. I cant wait for the release of the new book! ^^)

-Darshian Tales, Pindone Files, Remastering Jerna by Ann Sommerville

-The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

-The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S.Lewis

-A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R.Martin

-The Earthsea series by Ursula Le Guinn

-Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara

 

I do read other genres but not as much as the ones above (which is all fantasy)

 

Other ones I do read are:

-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

-My Left Foot by Christie Brown

-Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

-The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Improtance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

-King Solomon's Mines by H. Ridder Haggard

 

And many more that I cant possibly list here xD

[Former Member]

The Davinci Code - Dan Brown

Resurrection Men - Ian Rankin

The Magic In Your Touch - Sara Bell

Death On The Nile - Agatha Christie

 

Tob

[D Writes]

Amongst the published ones, I like:

 

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - Robin S Sharma

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

Paradise Lost - Milton

The Golden Gate - Vikram Seth

God Of Small Things - Arundhati Roy (a MUST read for all)

 

Online stories:

 

From Behind Those Eyes - Viv

Desert Dropping - Dom Luka

Beloved - Don Hanratty

 

and my latest fav.

 

A Shot of Bourbon and Living in Surreality by ShadowGod

[BeaStKid]

Harry Potter Series (Duh!)

The Third Twin by Ken Follet

Code to Zero by Ken Follet

Hammer of Eden by Ken Follet

Harlequin By Morris West

Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat

One Night @ the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat

 

Online Stories--->

Do Over Saga by dkstories

From Behind Those Eyes by Viv

Magic in your Touch and The Way You Say my Name by Sara Bell

City of Dreams by Michael Philips

XXX Men by Adrian Anderson

[Dalmatia]

Here are a few of my favorite books

 

Harry Potter

Lord of the Rings

Dark Tower

Anything by David and Leigh Eddings

 

 

To be honest anything fantasy I love....