favorite book

alva · May 10, 2002, 02:54

probably been done +100 times before, but i guess 101
follows

the setting, island( yep, once again)
1!! book ( only1)

ok you can name 1 that must be burnt too

my choice: Journey to the end of night- L.F. Céline

burn baby burn: Kafka- the trial(?)

Triped · May 10, 2002, 03:00

New King James Bible

Seeker · May 10, 2002, 03:07

Siddhartha by Hesse

simple, says it all.

Let's hear it for Bildungsrommel (sp?) novels

alva · May 10, 2002, 03:09

started on the steppewulf a few times, but
for some reason never finished it

i'll try again when i'm on hollyday this year

H Tower · May 10, 2002, 03:12

books yeah, i have books

alva · May 10, 2002, 03:17

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Originally posted by H Tower
books yeah, i have books

thanks for sharing this info

Mr. President · May 10, 2002, 03:46

The Once and Future King by T. H. White, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, and The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

Blackwidow24 · May 11, 2002, 20:04

Anne Rice_ The Witching Hour

Kassiopeia · May 11, 2002, 20:08

The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy... by Douglas Adams, of course.

David Floyd · May 11, 2002, 20:10

Lord of the Rings trilogy

Imran Siddiqui · May 11, 2002, 20:14

Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy (~~tril~~ quadrilogy) by Douglas Adams... and the Harry Potter quadrilogy by J.K. Rowling.

To burn, to burn? Ah, Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne.

Kassiopeia · May 11, 2002, 20:22

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Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy (tril quadrilogy) by Douglas Adams...

Or was it a pentology? Is 'pentology' even a word?

Ari Rahikkala · May 11, 2002, 20:26

Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Restaurant at the end of the universe
Life, the universe, and everything
Mostly harmless
So long, and thanks for the fish

(bah... I was supposed to make a point of how the series was actually more than a pentology, until I found out that A Salmon of Doubt isn't actually a sequel)

Kassiopeia · May 11, 2002, 20:29

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(bah... I was supposed to make a point of how the series was actually more than a pentology, until I found out that A Salmon of Doubt isn't actually a sequel)

Drip

^TM

But what role does Zaphod Plays It Safe have in this scheme? Is that the Hitch-Hikerish part of A Salmon of Doubt?

Ari Rahikkala · May 11, 2002, 20:31

I don't really know. It's some kind of a collection. Probably has some Hitchhikery parts and some not so Hitchhikery parts.

Buck Birdseed · May 11, 2002, 20:32

I'm currently leaning towars bringing the Oxford English Dictionary and then using it to write my own poetry or fiction or something.

To Burn: A Dream Play by August Strindberg

Imran Siddiqui · May 11, 2002, 20:34

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Or was it a pentology? Is 'pentology' even a word?

Well, fine... be that way

.

Kassiopeia · May 11, 2002, 20:35

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I'm currently leaning towars bringing the Oxford English Dictionary and then using it to write my own poetry or fiction or something.

That's one useful piece of literature.

Imran, I am glad that we have come to a peaceful and mutual solution in this very important matter.

monolith94 · May 11, 2002, 20:58

Ewwww! The Phantom Tollbooth! NOOOOO! :O

And what do people have against the Scarlet Letter? I love it!

But if I had to bring one book with me... I'd probably bring - ugh - I don't know. This is simply too difficult of a decision. I'd bring dozens upon dozens of notebooks and perfect pens to write in. I have a pretty good memory for books...

Wraith · May 11, 2002, 21:13

What? No one has picked a survival manual of some kind? Sheesh. So how many of y'all will live long enough to read the book?

Wraith
"The idea of being 'normal' didn't appeal much to him; the standards were too low."
-- ("Extreme Prejudice")

Imran Siddiqui · May 11, 2002, 21:14

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And what do people have against the Scarlet Letter? I love it!

Boooooooring.

Seneca · May 11, 2002, 21:18

I'm re-reading The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins, though it has to be said he takes a hell of a while to make a point.

Favourite ever is probably Lolita.

monolith94 · May 11, 2002, 21:38

Wraith: I was under the impression that this was a friendly island, where wild pigs will happily roll over and allow you to pierce their bellies with a minimum of fuss and muss.

Although it would probably be better to trap them, and then slowly, very slowly bleed them, to keep in the juices (as I remember from Jude the Obscure).

monolith94 · May 11, 2002, 21:43

I don't understand what was boring about the Scarlet Letter; I found myself wrapped up in Hester and Pearl's problems, and I found myself genuinely concerned for the outcome of the book, which was among the best endings I've ever read. Sometimes books are like the emperor with his new clothes, but I firmly believe that the Scarlet Letter was no such book. Gosford Park was an emperor with "new clothes".

Imran Siddiqui · May 11, 2002, 21:59

Scarlet Letter wanted me to scream outloud at how pointless this was... or fall asleep. Didn't interest me in the slightest... I didn't care what they were wrestling with inside or their problems.

Hydey · May 11, 2002, 22:43

shogun by James clavell

monolith94 · May 12, 2002, 01:13

Pointless? The point was that they were oppressed by a society constricting on love and our modern day values.

Imagine how you would feel if you weren't able to be publicly open with your love for your girlfriend, if you had a child by her and you couldn't even by that child's rightful father, if you had to hide your love from the world and live seperately from the woman you loved.

I think it's one of the biggest romances of the millenium.

KrazyHorse · May 12, 2002, 01:14

"How to Assemble an Entire Entertainment Economy from Coconut Shells and Sand"

Asher · May 12, 2002, 01:23

Oh gosh, so many to choose from...
Do technical books count?

monolith94 · May 12, 2002, 01:34

All you really need for that, Krazyhorse, is a hole for people to pay to stick their probisces into... No coconuts necessary (unless they have some sort of fetish).