Books you should read before you die!

[vern]

Currently reading this:
The Selling of Mary Davies: and other writings

intro:
In 1677, at the age of 21, Sir Thomas Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire married twelve-??year-??old Mary Davies. In doing so he gained possession of Ebury manor, which covered north Mayfair, Pimlico and Belgravia.

[lancashirescott]

I know this is nearly a year old but I love a good book when time permits, some of my favourites,

Alfred Wainwright "Pictorial Guides To The Fells" Impressive guide to walking in the Lake District

Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion" Debunks religions

Joe Abercrombie All his First Law books, I have always had a liking for fantasy, Joe's books are in a genre of "Grimdark" so not always a happy ending but a refreshing change, Logen Nine Fingers aka The Bloody Nine is a interesting character to say the least, these must be read chronologically but an excellent read all of them

Tolkien "The Hobbit" & "The Lord Of The Rings" Classic for a reason just a joy to read, my favourite books by far

Harry Thompson "This Thing Of Darkness" Classed as a novel but tells of the voyage of the HMS Beagle captained by Robert FitzRoy to map the south Americas and a young amateur geologist Charles Darwin, its true to the most but the fiction comes from the dialogue between characters and a few fabricated scenes, was miffed when I finished it it was that good

Terry Pratchet "Mort", "Thief Of Time", "Reaper Man" Anything by TP is good, very witty writer, always a joy to read

Patrick Rothuss "Name Of The Wind" Another fantasy book first in a trilogy, great book it even made me blubb lol and one of the few that I've read twice

[thebishman]

Flat earth by the FE people (lol)

[lancashirescott]

Feb 20, 2016 20:12:41 GMT thebishman said:

Flat earth by the FE people (lol)

 no comment   

[purple1234]

The joy of sex by Alex comfort. A great bedtime reading book.

[dagl]

Feb 20, 2016 20:12:41 GMT thebishman said:

Flat earth by the FE people (lol)

I'll get around to it....

[*-SARIN-*]

Lions donkeys and dinosaurs - Waste and blundering in the military. Lewis Page - a terrifying factual account of what your hard earned pounds are wasted on. The military bods amongst us will sit there nodding as they're reading it, the rest of you will be raging by page 4.  Either read it before or after Catch 22 for head scrambling clarity.

[anubis]

May 15, 2015 21:48:50 GMT *-SARIN-* said:

So another thread has got me thinking.  What books are on your must read list?  Here's my incomplete list, but some that have changed my outlook on life.

1984 - Terrifyingly accurate account of today, written in 1949.  Tin foil hat required


Being the rebel I was at the time when we went on holiday to Moscow (around 72-73 ish) I took my copy of 1984 to read, was fun getting through customs though.


All early Stephen King books before money became the object.


Christian Jacq - Ancient Egypt stories (can't tell if true or not)


Stieg Larsson 


Oh and Michael Moorcock as mentioned in a previous post.


anubis





 

[yourgurnard]

lancashirescott
Good bump...I'd forgot 'bout this thread!

Just read Tony Hawks' 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' & then 'A Piano in the Pyrenees'.
Beats the usual Travel-yawns!!!

[*-SARIN-*]

Feb 23, 2016 17:58:53 GMT yourgurnard said:

lancashirescott
Good bump...I'd forgot 'bout this thread!

Just read Tony Hawks' 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' & then 'A Piano in the Pyrenees'.
Beats the usual Travel-yawns!!!

Tony Hawk the skateboarder?

[jtc]

Kamasutra

[nanotm]

Robert A. Heinlein (all of them)
Isaac Asimov (everything in English at least)
the complete works of Shakespeare
Jules Verne (all of them)
tom Clancy (all of them)
david eddings (all of them)
enid Blyton's famous five series
John Steinbeck (all of them)
the machine gunners (Robert Westall)
black beauty (Anna Sewell)
lord of the flys (golding)

I cant remember some of the others titles just bits of the story(s), no doubt were I to find and read them again I would remember the storyline though /

[b1mble]

The House With The Green Shutters. By George Douglas Brown

I was forced to read it at school and feel that this suffering imposed on others will make me feel better.