Listing the five books one simply has to read is tough . . . but here goes:
1. LOTR Trilogy (I know it ain't one book)
2. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
3. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
4. Something by Stephen King (Some of his stuff is lesser quality, but you should at least read one of his books - he is a great character creator)
5. The Bible
I would also like to invite anyone who has some free time to check out my relatively new Blog. It isn't your typical rant.