books, books,books

[jewelrox1]

it seems weve been wasting all our brain cells on tv and movies...wat about books? well, ive come up with a list of books that u should read...after all , its never a bad time to read..

-the great gatsby
-the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime
-about a boy
-the never ending story
-the harry potter series (...it helps ur imagination soar)
-romeo and juliet
-the catcher in the rye

 

[cobaltbabe]

Right now my favorite author is Jim Butcher. He does a series of books about the supernatural. I find it hard to pull myself away from them but I have to wait until next year for his 6th book to come out.

 

[Afraid_of_Fish]

ohh I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. It was so good! It's long, and tedious at times, but definetly worth it in the end.

 

[baltimoron]

the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime
GREAT book... some people that I know HATED it- whatever. I thought it was great. and also, a great cover...

some of my favourites:

The Mothertongue- Bill Bryson
Ciao!, America- Beppe SEvergnini
Maus- Art Speigelman (its a different approach)
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
A Lesson Before Dying- Earnest Gaines

I just read a book called Barefoot Gen by some Japanese Author whose name eludes me... its a GREAT graphic novel (its manga, but its in english) about Hiroshima... and its not wierd like manga that anime freaks read... its good.

also my favourite reference books- (haha I am such a nerd)

501 English Verbs
501 Spanish Verbs
501 Arabic Verbs
Larousse Spanish-English dictionary
Bill Bryson's Dictionary Lexicon of Troublesome words
Oxford Hebrew-English Dictionary

 

[frenchy07]

Used to really enjoy Tom Clancy. Just takes a long time for him to set up the plot. Jack Ryan kept me going for several years.

Just started "Let me tell you a story" by Feinstein. As a golfer really enjoyed his "A good walk spoiled" and am looking forward to reading "Caddy for Life".

If you want a good short story book with lots of humor but tons of truth read "Who's Your Caddy" by Rick Reilly. You'll laugh your butt off, especially if your a golfer.

Brian

 

[scubajoe]

Patrick O'brian Master and Commander series, all of Carl Hiaasen's, Shadow Divers and The Last Dive of course! All great reads.

Joe

 

[mania]

As a Master of Literature my list would be very long and it would end up as a Congress Library or something like that....
After all 5 years at the University of reading, reading and again reading....
This habit stays - I can't go survive without books
Mania

 

[alcina]

So much awesome stuff out there...my comfort books are the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. Especially #2 and #9...I laugh so hard DH won't let me read them in bed anymore!

Great plane & holiday books - for chicks - are Jennifer Cruisie's. Sexy and funny...

 

[Kayla]

Last Man Down

Jarhead

Bridges of Madison County

The Last Dive

Hornet Flight



I could go on for a long time..... :dazzler1:

 

[sb_diver]

If you need some diving books to read I got some good recommendations a little while back, http://scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=67823&page=1&pp=10

Hey and don't forget about Tolkein. And for some lighter reading I like Calvin and Hobbes and Sherman's Lagoon.