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lastcall at 3:06AM, Nov. 8, 2007
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I've never read a Chuck Pahalinuk book, but Fight Club was a damn good movie.

I also love urban fantasy romance. Ya know, "zombie killer girl being chased by a vampire FBI agent" kind of books. Richelle Mead's "Succubus Blues" and Tate Hallaway's Garnet Lacey books are my favorites.
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Sidwarrious at 6:14AM, Nov. 8, 2007
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Eh, I hated Animal Farm when I read it. But then I'm not much of a Wells fan.
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CharleyHorse at 10:37AM, Nov. 8, 2007
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Here is my 'for the fun of it' reading list:

By David Eddings;
The Belgariad and The Malloreon and The Elenium and The Tamuli volumes.

By Terry Pratchett;
The entire Disk World saga.

By E.E. 'Doc' Smith;
The Lensmen and Skylark sagas.

By Robert A. Heinlein;
Time Enough for Love

By Tolkien;
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

By Charles Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll;
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

By Glen Cook;
The Black Company novels


By Steven Brust;
The Vlad Taltos series


There's a great many other great fantasy and science fictions reads of course, but these are the ones that I keep returning to over the years to re-read.




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marine at 12:11PM, Nov. 8, 2007
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I've never read a Chuck Pahalinuk book, but Fight Club was a damn good movie.


Its highly recommended. I enjoyed it. Some minimal differences. In the book, Project Mayhem is elaborated on more. I found that interesting.

I got Choke but haven't found time to read it yet.
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lastcall at 12:11PM, Nov. 8, 2007
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I could never understand the humor of Terry Pratchett. Maybe he was too sophisticated for me. Or British. Either way, I just never got him. I had a boyfriend who would laugh so hard when he read his books, the room shook. It was scary. But then again, so was he.
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CharleyHorse at 1:05PM, Nov. 8, 2007
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lastcall, it's the same with my wife. She finds only a third of the Terry Pratchett passages humorous that make me chuckle. On the other hand she has found the work of other writers hysterically funny that I found only mildly amusing.

It's probably not the British humor aspect though, because we are both huge fans of British comedy television. Most likely it is either Pratchett's particular brand of humor or that he is a male humorist and finds funny the things that most guys chuckle over.

On the other hand I may be one of the few fans of fantasy and science fiction that never got into Douglas Adam's Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy saga. I read it and I enjoyed it in a mild sort of way, but never considered it monstrous good fun or a great read.



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Dirk Zephyrs at 5:43PM, Nov. 10, 2007
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Fight Club
Snow Crash
Neuromancer

I'll think of a few others later on, but for now, read these.

Also, the Discworld is the worst thing that ever happened to me. I'm over 100 pages behind in class because of them D:>
Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don't be afraid to care.
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Memmy at 9:26PM, Nov. 10, 2007
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By David Eddings;


David Eddings. YES.

Some of the books that I enjoy reading:

-Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
-His Dark Materials Trilogy (Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, and Amber Spyglass) by Phillip Pullman
-Also for anyone who's really into fantasy then I'd suggest books by Tamora Peirce.

Books mentioned above are not necessarily the best books, but they are enjoyable at least.

Some other books I really like is 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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blakechen at 11:25PM, Nov. 10, 2007
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David Icke? Isn't that the fellow who believes that the royal family of England are lizard-people? XD Tin-foil-hat-wearers of the world, unite!


The great thing about his books is that you don't actually have to believe his theories to enjoy them. They are equally absorbing as non-fiction and/or fiction.
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