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 2009-11-03 11:28 AM |
Veteran 309  Salisbury NC |  Subject: Must read booksSo I have read, Robinson Caruso, Oh Mice and Men, and now starting the Federalist Papers. I know I was "supposed" to read these back in the day but sure I found a way to breeze over the text. What are other must read books not triathlon related? And I know anything by William Faulkner (well cause that is my name) so I have read most of his stuff. |
| 2009-11-03 11:32 AM in reply to: #2495365 |
Extreme Veteran 3177   | Subject: RE: Must read books Almost anything by George Orwell or Ray Bradburry. Lots of books are good but it depends on what you are into and what you are looking for out of your reading as to whether they are "must read" |
| 2009-11-03 11:38 AM in reply to: #2495365 |
Veteran 239 Kalispell, MT | Subject: RE: Must read books Only you can determine "Must Read" For me: The Hobbit & the LOTR trilogy Lost Horizon by James Hilton x2 Ray Bradbury anything Isaac Asimov Edited by MelH 2009-11-03 11:39 AM |
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| Master 1391 | Subject: RE: Must read books |
| 2009-11-03 11:45 AM in reply to: #2495365 |
Champion 16151 Checkin' out the podium girls | Subject: RE: Must read books Catch 22 Zen and thart of Motorcycle Maintainence New one I'm really likeing: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. About a boy growing up in Southern Africa and written in very matter of fact terms. He figures out how to build a windmill from scrap parts to save his village from starvation and poverty. |
| 2009-11-03 11:51 AM in reply to: #2495365 |
Veteran 239 Kalispell, MT | Subject: RE: Must read books my favorite 'non classics' that I've recently read: 3 Cups of Tea (I strongly believe that if every American read this, it would re-shape the nature of the Afghan war...) Shantaram |
| 2009-11-03 11:52 AM in reply to: #2495386 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: Must read books Are you talking classics as in required school reading or pure entertainment? I have read the following multiple times: The Jungle (Upton Sinclaire) Fahrenheit 451 Cat's Cradle The Hobbit The Stand Gunslinger Series I was a big Tom Clancy fan for a while, but those books got a little cumbersome. |
| 2009-11-03 11:53 AM in reply to: #2495365 |
Pro 4311 Texas | Subject: RE: Must read books 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright. If you want to understand the genesis of Islamic extremists dating back to the 50s up through 9/11, go read that book. It showcases the path immaculately & tells you all sorts of interesting facts...like that OBL wanted to quit running AQ in the early 90s & become a farmer before deciding against it. |
| 2009-11-03 11:53 AM in reply to: #2495385 |
Pro 4089 Without house | Subject: RE: Must read books MelH - 2009-11-03 11:38 AM Only you can determine "Must Read" For me: The Hobbit & the LOTR trilogy Lost Horizon by James Hilton x2 Ray Bradbury anything Isaac Asimov If you can get through the LOTR trilogy, you are a hero in my book. Tolkien makes me dizzy. Johnny Got His Gun x2 on whoever said anything by George Orwell To Kill a Mockingbird anything by Jane Austen Edited by maggyruth 2009-11-03 11:54 AM |
| 2009-11-03 11:53 AM in reply to: #2495407 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Must read books MelH - 2009-11-03 11:51 PM my favorite 'non classics' that I've recently read: 3 Cups of Tea (I strongly believe that if every American read this, it would re-shape the nature of the Afghan war...) Shantaram No way, that's so awesome, those are EXACTLY the same two books that went through my mind! I might have written just Shantaram because it's not a common book whereas 3 Cups is very popular right now and a huge bestseller. Shantaram is a thick book, which is great because you don't want it to end, and it's nevertheless an easy read, not a plowing-through. While a novel, it is based on the life of the author, who after breaking out of prison and becoming an international fugitive, opened a free clinic in the slums of Bombay. Edited by TriAya 2009-11-03 11:57 AM |
| 2009-11-03 11:56 AM in reply to: #2495365 |
Member 47 | Subject: RE: Must read books 1984 - Orwell The Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas Paradise Lost - Fitzgerald Cat's Cradle - Vonnegut Lord of the Flies - Golding The Fountainhead/Atlas Shrugged - Rand A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving The Trial - Kafka That should keep you busy for a while... |
| 2009-11-03 11:56 AM in reply to: #2495417 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: Must read books maggyruth - 2009-11-03 9:53 AM MelH - 2009-11-03 11:38 AM Only you can determine "Must Read" For me: The Hobbit & the LOTR trilogy Lost Horizon by James Hilton x2 Ray Bradbury anything Isaac Asimov If you can get through the LOTR trilogy, you are a hero in my book. Tolkien makes me dizzy. Johnny Got His Gun x2 on whoever said anything by George Orwell To Kill a Mockingbird anything by Jane Austen I would agree. The LOTR was a tough read for me. I had to muscle through it. The hobbit on the other hand is one of my favorites... |
| 2009-11-03 12:05 PM in reply to: #2495418 |
Veteran 239 Kalispell, MT | Subject: RE: Must read books TriAya - 2009-11-03 10:53 AM Shantaram is a thick book, which is great because you don't want it to end, and it's nevertheless an easy read, not a plowing-through. I was reading slower and slower towards the end of Shantaram, not wanting it to finish!!!! Incredible book. If it's 50% based on real life, the dude's the biggest stud I've ever HEARD of! maggyruth - 2009-11-03 10:53 AM If you can get through the LOTR trilogy, you are a hero in my book. Tolkien makes me dizzy. I've read The Hobbit 10-15 times - including out loud to my girls when they were younger. It makes a GREAT bed time story! I've read the full trilogy 7-8 times through... has been awhile though.... and I'm not CURRENTLY reading anything... hmmmm... lol! |
| 2009-11-03 12:13 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
| Subject: RE: Must read books Don Quixote - considered by most scholars to be the first "true" novel. For the purists, I guess it's better in Spanish, however, I do not speak it, so have only read it in English. I will never get through all of the books that I "should" read - esp. when the list of "should" reads extends back a couple thousand years...so I won't even try to list them here |
| 2009-11-03 12:15 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
| Member 126 Richmond VA | Subject: RE: Must read books The Kite Runner (before it was a movie I read this book and it is very hard to put down but will leave you "feeling" the story). War and Peace ... just to say you did it. Hobbit and LoTR trilogy (read it in high school and agian in my 30's). The Stand is also a favorite of mine. A day no Pigs would die - Robert Newton Peck. Saint Maybe - Anne Tyler Playing for Pizza - John Grisham and many, many more I like to read.....lol |
| 2009-11-03 12:37 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
| Subject: RE: Must read books monroeduck - 2009-11-03 12:28 PM So I have read, Robinson Caruso, Oh Mice and Men, and now starting the Federalist Papers. I know I was "supposed" to read these back in the day but sure I found a way to breeze over the text. What are other must read books not triathlon related? And I know anything by William Faulkner (well cause that is my name) so I have read most of his stuff. Crusoe. |
| 2009-11-03 1:00 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: Must read books A Confederacy of Dunces
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Extreme Veteran 3177 | Subject: RE: Must read books Aikidoman - 2009-11-03 9:56 AM maggyruth - 2009-11-03 9:53 AM MelH - 2009-11-03 11:38 AM Only you can determine "Must Read" For me: The Hobbit & the LOTR trilogy Lost Horizon by James Hilton x2 Ray Bradbury anything Isaac Asimov If you can get through the LOTR trilogy, you are a hero in my book. Tolkien makes me dizzy. Johnny Got His Gun x2 on whoever said anything by George Orwell To Kill a Mockingbird anything by Jane Austen I would agree. The LOTR was a tough read for me. I had to muscle through it. The hobbit on the other hand is one of my favorites... Read LOTR trilogy + hobit and Silmarilion (can never spell that right!) several times or more. Would also add the original 6 of the Dune series by Frank Herbert. More classically inclined I also forgot to add Jack London, everyone knows his call of the wild etc, but his other stuff is really good too (Sea Wolf was particularly catchy) I read waaayyyy to much I guess, helps that my wife and I have more bookcases than cupboards  |
| 2009-11-03 1:06 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
Extreme Veteran 388 | Subject: RE: Must read books A dose of serious non-fiction: Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer |
| 2009-11-03 1:17 PM in reply to: #2495427 |
| 18 | Subject: RE: Must read books Big Vern - 2009-11-03 9:56 AM 1984 - Orwell The Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas Paradise Lost - Fitzgerald Cat's Cradle - Vonnegut Lord of the Flies - Golding The Fountainhead/Atlas Shrugged - Rand A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving The Trial - Kafka That should keep you busy for a while... This. I was going to say everyone of those books except for Cat's Cradle... |
| 2009-11-03 1:20 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: Must read books Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
| 2009-11-03 1:21 PM in reply to: #2495507 |
| Veteran 309 Salisbury NC | Subject: RE: Must read books wurkit_gurl - 2009-11-03 12:37 PM monroeduck - 2009-11-03 12:28 PM So I have read, Robinson Caruso, Oh Mice and Men, and now starting the Federalist Papers. I know I was "supposed" to read these back in the day but sure I found a way to breeze over the text. What are other must read books not triathlon related? And I know anything by William Faulkner (well cause that is my name) so I have read most of his stuff. Crusoe. Yep sorry about that. I have read The Lord of the Rings trilogy a couple of times. Another good one is The Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark |
| 2009-11-03 1:27 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: Must read books Leaves of Grass |
| 2009-11-03 1:33 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
Pro 4909 Hailey, ID | Subject: RE: Must read books The Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan Enders Game - Orson Scott Card The Song of Ice and Fire - George RR Martin |
| 2009-11-03 1:45 PM in reply to: #2495365 |
Pro 5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: Must read books Everyone's "must read" is different and includes different things for varying reasons. All reading is good reading. Read to entertain yourself, read to learn new things, read to escape...just read. As long as you do that, your mind is engaged and "moving", so to speak. But for me...my favorite authors are: Stephen King Douglas Adams Roger Zelazny You can't go wrong with any of them. Their command of the language makes me giddy. I could read them writing about paint drying. I am also an unabashed fan of Twilight :-) I can read and reread those over and over again and never get tired of them. I'm not saying they are astounding examples of prose (they are average)...but they are a captivating story. |
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