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#100505 by Mr_Chimp
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:45 am
Im currently reading through Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Its a really enjoyable read.

Other books:

Da Vinci Code
anything by Arthur C Clarke... i love sci-fi!!!

#100814 by Dunkelheit
Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:35 am
is the da vinci code any good?

a friend of mine says its mediocre

#100823 by gozu
Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:42 am
i thot it was very.... airportey y'know?

#100828 by Dunkelheit
Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:59 am
so i shouldnt waste money on it?

#100836 by gozu
Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:09 am
hmmmm i'd say get angels and demons instead(by dan brown) its practically the same book but better, but its worth spending a little money on not much tho

#100839 by Dunkelheit
Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:14 am
ill hearken unto thee good laddie

#100958 by black_tooth_grin
Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:47 pm
I don't read that much and when I do it's useally Playstation 2 magazines.

#100996 by gurp13
Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:29 pm
Dunkelheit wrote:is the da vinci code any good?

a friend of mine says its mediocre


I didn't read DaVinci Code, but I did read Angels and Demons. It was diverting and entertaining. A good thriller and interesting. Definitely worth the price of a paper back.

#101046 by fragility
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:10 am
gurp13 wrote:
Dunkelheit wrote:is the da vinci code any good?

a friend of mine says its mediocre


I didn't read DaVinci Code, but I did read Angels and Demons. It was diverting and entertaining. A good thriller and interesting. Definitely worth the price of a paper back.


Agreed. I've read them both and another one of his just because I wanted something not overly mind blowing or chalelgning, just a nice simple read, and they were and very enjoyable :) They're not perfect books, but then that's not really what they are meant to be

#101050 by Mudtrailer
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:31 am
A Song of Ice & Fire - George R.R. Martin: great choice.; to the prior poster.
Homer: the Iliad and/or Odyessey; Lattimore translation, they are word for word
Ovid: the Metamorphoses
Tacitus: the Germaina
Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus/ Midsummmernights Dream
Unknown: The Epic of Gilgamnesh
Unknown: Grettir's Saga (Of Iceland)
Robin Hobb: Assassins series, Liveship Trader's Series, havent read the latest called the "fool's series"

#101051 by Brainwashed
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:32 am
Mr_Chimp wrote:anything by Arthur C Clarke... i love sci-fi!!!


Awesome! One of my favorite books is "Childhood's End". I also liked the Rama and Space Odyssey novels.

But my all time favorite is probably "Catch-22" by Heller, which I saw was already mentioned.

Runner-ups:
-"Ubik" by Philip K. Dick
-"The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells
-the Hitchhiker "Trilogy" by Douglas Adams
-"The Bourne Supremacy" by Robert Ludlum (completely different from the movie, and a thousand times better)

#101052 by Mudtrailer
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:33 am
Dunkelheit wrote:is the da vinci code any good?

a friend of mine says its mediocre

Very fashionable read these days.

#101060 by Persuader
Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:43 am
gurp13 wrote:
Dunkelheit wrote:is the da vinci code any good?

a friend of mine says its mediocre


I didn't read DaVinci Code, but I did read Angels and Demons. It was diverting and entertaining. A good thriller and interesting. Definitely worth the price of a paper back.


I second that.
Angels and demons got me reading again, before that I hadn't touched a book since I was like 15. It's an entertaining book that mixes fact and fiction in a really cool way, better than the davinci code IMO. Plus, if you're a sucker for logos like I am, there's some awesome stuff in there... ;)

#101083 by sj_2150
Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:10 am
books are for those sophisticated fags on the train
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