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Offline Teri_C

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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2009, 10:08:34 AM »
I really like The Shack by Wm. Paul Young.  It is a story of a man confronting God after his little girl is killed.  The twist is, God isn't quite what he expected.  It made me cry, which probably isn't saying much because a lot of books make me cry  :traurig001:.  I'm a softie.

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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #26 on: May 23, 2009, 02:36:04 AM »
I have The Shack on my slowly dwindling pile of books I want to read!  Glad to know it was good!
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #27 on: June 15, 2009, 02:05:07 AM »
the Twilight books.... i also like Lovely Bones... but haven't ever finished it hahaha
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #28 on: June 19, 2009, 04:34:03 PM »
The "Generation Dead" books by Daniel Waters!

http://www.amazon.com/Generation-Dead-Daniel-Waters/dp/142310921X

If you don't mind the idea of the main characters being zombies! : )
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #29 on: July 01, 2009, 04:21:48 PM »
I have to go with two books.

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #30 on: July 01, 2009, 04:32:08 PM »
Quote from: fatcharlie on July 01, 2009, 04:21:48 PM
I have to go with two books.

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman


...just a little light reading I see :winking0008:
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #31 on: July 01, 2009, 05:21:44 PM »
It's an easier "read" if you buy the audio CDs.  :laugh3:

I also recommend the audio CD for Anansi Boys. The guy who narrates it, Lenny Henry adds so much to the characters and presentation.
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #32 on: July 01, 2009, 05:36:20 PM »
Quote from: fatcharlie on July 01, 2009, 05:21:44 PM
It's an easier "read" if you buy the audio CDs.  :laugh3:

I also recommend the audio CD for Anansi Boys. The guy who narrates it, Lenny Henry adds so much to the characters and presentation.


Never read anything by Neil Gaiman but a friend raves about his stuff.  Did nearly buy American Gods recently....is that any good?
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« Reply #33 on: July 01, 2009, 05:55:13 PM »
I would have to put that as my #3 book, or at least a tie with Anansi Boys. It's a different kind of story. Anansi Boys has a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy feel to it. American Gods has a sort of mystery/action/thriller feel to it. What makes it REALLY good are the side stories he throws in there about old gods coming to America. It's a VERY good story. Again, if you're interested in it try to get the audio cassettes, not available on CD. George Guidall narrates it and he is an incredible master of voices. Also, what makes any Neil Gaiman book good is his ability to portray characters. He is a phenomenal writer.
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2009, 02:59:00 PM »
'The Dice Man' by Luke Rhinehart and 'Three Men in a Boat' by Jerome K Jerome
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #35 on: July 17, 2009, 05:06:37 PM »
You can't pass up the book of short stories No one Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July. You should also check out her website for some brainfood - it's called 'Learning to Love You More' (forum won't allow link post..)

Since we've already knocked off a couple of Steinbecks, I'll also mention Perfume by Patrick Suskind. It's a complete and satisfying meal.

p.s Awesome topic to post :-)
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #36 on: July 17, 2009, 05:37:06 PM »


'pride and prejudice' jane austen, 'snow falling on cedars', 'my suster's keeper' jodi picoult, twilight books!
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #37 on: July 20, 2009, 05:02:10 AM »
Twilight.. which will in turn get you to read: New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn

Stephanie Meyer also has another random book called The Host.. I love her!!! :yes:
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #38 on: July 21, 2009, 01:29:40 AM »
Augusten burroughs is a realllllly good author  :grinning-smiley-003:
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #39 on: August 14, 2009, 08:22:08 PM »
Everything i've read by Kurt Vonnegut so far is pretty good. He's such a wise 0104, it's great. I just read Cat's Cradle, and it's great. Though i would have to say my favorite is Mother Night, so far. And of course Slaughterhouse Five, what he's famous for.
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #40 on: August 15, 2009, 03:25:03 AM »
i have recently read these good books....twilight by stephenie meyer, the host by stephenie meyer, davinci code by dan brown, angels and demons by dan brown, jurassic park by michael crichton, lost world by michael crichton, point of impact by stephen hunter

these are kids' books, but are some of my favorites...james and giant peach by roald dahl, hatchet by gary paulsen, charlie and chocolate factory by roald dahl, island of the blue dophins by scott o'dell
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #41 on: August 15, 2009, 10:46:57 PM »
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis is really good
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #42 on: August 16, 2009, 12:31:56 AM »
Well, if I had to refer a book anyone would like it'd be Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, BUT...

I suppose that one of my favorite books is Feed by M.T. Anderson. I seem to like tragedies that have value...and this book had it. I didn't respect the book until a year after I read it. The first person really got to me...

It's a story about a boy in the future...a typical, no-thoughts-about-it kinda boy. And he falls for this girl...and he and his friends get a virus. Their feed is shut off for about a week. In the future...feed is like a computer in your head. Complete with entertainment, im-ing, advertisements...anything you can think of. No one needs to know anything, because...they have an instant google in their head.

But something goes wrong with Violet, the boy's girlfriend...and the virus has damaged her a little more than anyone else. And slowly, she is dying...but becomes too clingy...and...the boy shrugs her off. And slowly...the world begins to fall apart...ever-so-slowly.

It's an easy read, but the end is...so sweetly, softly sad...I loved the book...
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #43 on: August 16, 2009, 01:12:32 AM »
I couldn't possibly pick just one, but a couple of my favorites...

1984 by George Orwell
Failed States by Noam Chomsky
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #44 on: August 16, 2009, 02:04:59 PM »
3 small stories from Fyodor Dostoevsky: White Nights, A gentle Creature and The Dream of a Ridiculous Man - quit impressing by its sadness
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #45 on: August 17, 2009, 01:38:53 AM »
Fire Bringer and The Sight, both by David Clement-Davies  :yes:
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #46 on: August 19, 2009, 08:20:54 AM »
Quote from: Anzel on August 16, 2009, 12:31:56 AM
Well, if I had to refer a book anyone would like it'd be Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, BUT...

Such a great book, but personally I thought Speaker for the Dead was much better. The psychology involved with it is amazing!!
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« Reply #47 on: August 31, 2009, 10:13:38 PM »
anything by Eckhart Tolle or Jiddu Krishnamurti.
here is a great Krishnamurti quote:Truth is neither holy nor unholy. Truth is neither love nor hate. Truth is neither pure nor impure. Truth is neither simple nor complex. Truth is neither heaven nor hell. Truth is neither moral nor immoral. Truth is neither of the God nor of the devil. Truth is neither virtue nor vice. Truth is neither birth nor death. Truth is neither in the religion nor without religion. Truth is as the outside water flowing, it has no resting place. Truth is life
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« Reply #48 on: September 08, 2009, 10:18:13 AM »
green eggs and ham great book lol
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Re: You HAVE to read this book.
« Reply #49 on: September 23, 2009, 07:16:34 AM »
the disc world novels by terry pratchett
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to kill a mockingbird (which everyone knows anyway)
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