The five books you must read before you die - Page 5

ylimeU2 · 07-29-2005, 01:16 PM

Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman

[i]Winnie the Pooh[i/] and The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

I could go on all day, but I tired to just get a mix of stuff.

Muggsy · 07-29-2005, 03:15 PM

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Originally posted by U2@NYC

I know... it is a "messy" book. I wrote a paper in grad school about the parallelism of the book and the history of Latin America / Colombia and it is almost a perfect fit. Made me appreciate it much more...

cool

and yeah... some people doesn't get that book cuz they don't know the background.... One Hundred years of Solitude is an obligatory book here (obviously) and altough it is a hard book most of people can relate it with many of the little towns here.

Doogie · 08-06-2005, 05:01 PM

On The Road by Jack Kerouac

The Grapes Of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Stand by Stephen King

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Mofo · 08-06-2005, 05:48 PM

The Screwtape Letters- C.S. Lewis

Caballo de Troya Jerusalen- J.J. Benitez

The Five People You Meet in Heaven- by Mitch Albom (nice little book I recently read)

and well you pretty much mention books I've read or are planning to read

I'm about to start Pillars of the Earth right when I finished Conversations With Bono, nice read also

melon · 08-06-2005, 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by tink
2. The Buddha of Suburbia
~ Hanif Kurieshi

Oh how I love his work. I also happened meet him once too back when "Intimacy" was coming out in the theaters in the UK. That was the highlight of my trip.

Mleon

00Kevin · 08-06-2005, 11:36 PM

1.Order of the Pheonix
2.Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
3.Prizoner of Azkaban
4.The Da vinci code
5.Half blood prince

Adam'sbaby · 08-07-2005, 03:42 PM

Some of my favorites:

1 The Call Of The Wild and White Fang - Jack London
2 The Barrytown Trilogy - Roddy Doyle
3 A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man - James Joyce
4 A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
5 The Crossing - Cormac MacCarthy

kaber · 08-17-2005, 06:53 AM

Perfume - Patrick Suskind

The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint Exupéry

The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje

Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (a trilogy in five parts) - Douglas Adams

The Lord Of The Flies - William Golding

sulawesigirl4 · 08-17-2005, 06:56 AM

Anything by Kurt Vonnegut.

LikeNoOneBefore · 08-17-2005, 07:49 AM

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
The Bible by lots of people
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Loz · 08-17-2005, 03:39 PM

1) High Society - Ben Elton
2) Animal Farm - George Orwell
3) Rumours of a Hurricaine
4) A child called It
5) Blast from the Past - Ben Elton

actually anything by Ben Elton i reconmend

Tarvark · 08-17-2005, 05:47 PM

Oxford Book of English Verse or anything by Whitman, Cummings, Elliot or Frost

The Odyssey - Homer

The Narnia Books - Lewis (My childhood in a nutshell)

The Tempest - Shakespeare

Emerson/Thoreau/Twain

gilmourbto2001 · 08-17-2005, 09:19 PM

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.

http://everyothernamehasbeentaken.blogspot.com/

Ben O.

annabelle · 08-17-2005, 11:04 PM

So many books...so little time...

1) 1984 - George Orwell
2) Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
3) Lord Of The Rings
4) anything by Ray Bradbury
5) Hitchhikers Guide

EdgeVox · 08-18-2005, 08:07 AM

On The Road (Kerouac)
100 Years of Solitude (Marquez)
Rum Diary (Thompson)
Catcher In The Rye (Salinger)
The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway)

07-29-2005, 01:16 PM	#81
ylimeU2 Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,471 Local Time: 10:33 PM	Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman [i]Winnie the Pooh[i/] and The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne I could go on all day, but I tired to just get a mix of stuff. __________________

08-17-2005, 06:56 AM	#89
sulawesigirl4 Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,416 Local Time: 09:33 PM	Anything by Kurt Vonnegut. __________________ "I can't change the world, but I can change the world in me." - Bono

08-17-2005, 09:19 PM	#93
gilmourbto2001 The Fly Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lakewood, Colorado, USA Posts: 75 Local Time: 02:33 AM	5 books and invitation to read Blog 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. http://everyothernamehasbeentaken.blogspot.com/ Ben O.

08-18-2005, 08:07 AM	#95
EdgeVox War Child Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas/Mexico Posts: 903 Local Time: 09:33 PM	On The Road (Kerouac) 100 Years of Solitude (Marquez) Rum Diary (Thompson) Catcher In The Rye (Salinger) The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway) __________________

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08-06-2005, 05:01 PM	#83
Doogie The Fly Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: where worldly possessions mean nothing Posts: 47 Local Time: 02:33 AM	On The Road by Jack Kerouac The Grapes Of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Stand by Stephen King The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

08-06-2005, 05:48 PM	#84
Mofo Refugee Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: MTY, Mexico Posts: 1,072 Local Time: 08:33 PM	The Screwtape Letters- C.S. Lewis Caballo de Troya Jerusalen- J.J. Benitez The Five People You Meet in Heaven- by Mitch Albom (nice little book I recently read) and well you pretty much mention books I've read or are planning to read I'm about to start Pillars of the Earth right when I finished Conversations With Bono, nice read also

08-06-2005, 11:36 PM	#86
00Kevin War Child Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 707 Local Time: 08:33 PM	1.Order of the Pheonix 2.Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring 3.Prizoner of Azkaban 4.The Da vinci code 5.Half blood prince

08-07-2005, 03:42 PM	#87
Adam'sbaby War Child Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond The Rain Posts: 921 Local Time: 04:33 AM	Some of my favorites: 1 The Call Of The Wild and White Fang - Jack London 2 The Barrytown Trilogy - Roddy Doyle 3 A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man - James Joyce 4 A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams 5 The Crossing - Cormac MacCarthy

08-17-2005, 06:53 AM	#88
kaber The Fly Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 71 Local Time: 02:33 AM	Perfume - Patrick Suskind The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint Exupéry The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (a trilogy in five parts) - Douglas Adams The Lord Of The Flies - William Golding

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LikeNoOneBefore Refugee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,941 Local Time: 09:33 PM	To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King The Bible by lots of people The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

08-17-2005, 03:39 PM	#91
Loz Babyface Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 21 Local Time: 02:33 AM	1) High Society - Ben Elton 2) Animal Farm - George Orwell 3) Rumours of a Hurricaine 4) A child called It 5) Blast from the Past - Ben Elton actually anything by Ben Elton i reconmend

08-17-2005, 05:47 PM	#92
Tarvark Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 447 Local Time: 02:33 AM	Oxford Book of English Verse or anything by Whitman, Cummings, Elliot or Frost The Odyssey - Homer The Narnia Books - Lewis (My childhood in a nutshell) The Tempest - Shakespeare Emerson/Thoreau/Twain

08-17-2005, 11:04 PM	#94
annabelle New Yorker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a dry and waterless place Posts: 2,815 Local Time: 01:33 PM	So many books...so little time... 1) 1984 - George Orwell 2) Brave New World - Aldous Huxley 3) Lord Of The Rings 4) anything by Ray Bradbury 5) Hitchhikers Guide