Forum: Books

So, what are you reading? I'm reading "Light in August."

Let me just start off by saying: Holy fucking shit. This series kicks so much ass it's hard to comprehend the magnitude of awesome it holds, and I'm...

For my dad.. He really likes books by guys like Tom Clancy and Nelson DeMille. The problem is he's read all theirs.. Do you avid readers out there...

I am thinking of starting a book on Google Docs that could be a collab with some other people who like to write out their creativity every now and...

Just finished "We" by Zamyatin. I recommend "We" to everyone. For the depth of its philosophical stance, for its brilliant structure and wonderful...

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title speaks for itself, Don't recommend the dawn of war series or horus rising series as i know of these.

I recommend the following zombie books, in this order- 1- World War Z by Max Brooks (a MUST read for any zombie enthusiast) 2- Day by Day...

I've only started to become an avid reader about 5 years ago. I'd say I read about 30 books in total. Novels, biographies and self help books......

Do you prefer reading a book or listening to the audiobook. Also how much longer would it take you to read a book compared to listening to it as...

I have to pick one of these books to read. If any of you fine ladies and gents have read any of the listed books, PLEASE tell me if it was good, or...

Yay for alt characters. I'm not a big fan of comic books. I do, however, like The Walking Dead and JTHM . I am also highly obsessed with...

Okay so every summer I like to buy a few books and read through them since I have lots of downtime. Here's what I got on the list right now: ...

I like to read but have been slacking lately. Most of the books I have read revolved around money or self help. I am mostly interested in...

Found this list browsing around, anyone read any of the books or have any opinions on the list? Anything to add? Guess it wasn't really a mindfuck,...

Holy crap now I feel guilty for bashing Plague of the Dead. He seemed more like a zombie culture fan boy than a writer though, he would have been...

Just talked about Chuck Palahniuk to a buddy of mine, and I was wondering what book I should start off with first. He said he really liked Invisible...

Mine would be The Lake House by james patterson worst fucking book ever I honestly don't know how I finished it. It was the first book I've ever read...

Came across this while reading a Roger Ebert review. Possible April Fools? Roger Ebert's words in his review:

Here's the situation: I'm a semi-struggling writer. I've worked for an art magazine for a year and a half as head writer, had plenty of unsolicited...

OK i have just started it and s far so good anyone else read it ? and plaese no spoilers

I've recently been listening to some audiobooks (Harry Potter; read by Stephen Fry and The Discworld novels read by Nigel Planner) Now I love...

Basically I have recently become interested in philosophy and would like to read a few good books on the subject. Any help would be appreciated.

Probably my favourite author right now. Any one else like his books?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Wk9SzUjdL._SL500_AA300_.jpg I cant stress enough on how much I love this (and the series) From Amazon:...

Mainstream and Underground Rap Two industries: virtually the same, but different First off, what is rap music? If you ask any individual...

I have quite a few books that I could name off, but I will start with just one: Ghost by Piers Anthony Sci-Fi book about several people on a...

As someone that loves to read essays and writings of political, philosophic, social and economic ideas I have a difficult time finding specific...

I was thinking about getting one of these. saw one being used by a lady at the place i worked and it looks pretty legit. does anyone have one or...

Technically these are "graphic novels," not really books, but oh well. I ordered the first two volumes off Amazon and read them pretty quickly. I'm...

May have been posted else where here at EN. Salinger died of natural causes on January 27, 2010, at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire. Please...

For me it would be The Dice Man, American Psycho and Damon (off the top of my head)

In my business law class we have to do a book report on a book containing a trial or lawsuit in it and i don't know of any good books. Suggestions?

A very strange book with some good twists. Anyone else read this?

Just read: http://people.ucsc.edu/~jasalvad/Pictures/i-have-no-mouth.jpg Anyone else read this? What did you think? Also recommend any...

Of all the fantastic books I see people have posted i can not believe this has not been mentioned. Terry Goodkind is by far my favorite author. He...

Didn't see a thread for biographies, so i thought 'Why Not?' I'm looking for some myself. The only biographical book I've ever read was A Child...

Well I didnt read it but my grade 6 teacher did. It was a really good book but I forget the name of it. This was 7 years ago. Heres what I remember ...

http://www.cracked.com/article/18368_7-books-we-lost-to-history-that-would-have-changed-world_p1 Wow this article kinda pissed me off. Im sure...

Anyone here into Nature novels? For example "Never Cry Wolf" or "Hatchet" or "Swiss Family Robinson". Those are probably my favorite types of novels,...

Here we post must read books, and/or our favourite genres, so someone can reccomend something. :dbagsmile: ...

I just finished reading American Gods and I really really liked it. I found it hard to put it down which is odd for me since I don't read science...

Awesome true story about surviving in the Arctic while studying arctic wolves. For anyone into stories about living in nature this is a definite must...

Popular science, I guess. We can leave the technical manuscripts out (even though Biology of Spiders by Rainer F. Foelix is one of the best books in...

Has anyone read this book? I'm thinking about ordering it online for a school project.

Here we post book covers, and like, the next person rates teh cover on like, a 1-10 scale on the artwork of teh_cover rite and den poast a new cover....

Yeah, so I don't read much, but I can usually get through anything if I have too. So my school assigned me to read this book,1421: The Year China...

With this! Which? Book

I heard Rave reviews.... what's up? Anyone read it. I think I will order it today.

looking to get back into reading, since i spend most of my time playing video games and lifting weights. i used to love reading as a child but i...

I am really enjoying this book currently. Has anyone else read it or reading it perhaps? I think it's very well written and structured. One thing...

Amazon.com: Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way (9780307460394): Chad Ochocinco, Jason Cole: Books Picked this up today because...

Anyone read this yet? I want to know how it is before I buy it. I've heard great things about the book and the author though.

I've got quite a little collection of Stephen King books going on. One or two out of print stories in there. All in all, probably about 30 novels and...

I can't be the only one who enjoys reading horror here. Read almost everything from King, now looking for some good new writers. Recommend stuff here...

How is it? I just started The Dark Tower series, but I might look into Dragonlance afterward.

Can this series and all its crazy fans just die already? :facepalm:

neone read this? its my fav book nd prolly the only book id read agian

I remember hearing a while back that some author wrote a book, and everytime he got stuck he would consult the I Ching (flip the coins) as to where...

Does anyone read these? Have any suggestions for which ones to start with or good ones in general? I know I'm going to be checking out the movie...

http://areyouert.com/Library/frindle.gif If you haven't read this, do it now.

I've started picking up books with more frequency lately. I used to read a lot when I was a wee lad of eleven, and I sorta stopped reading a lot...

http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/51B30MJCX4L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU15_.jpg My reading career truly...

Let me just start out by saying that I love to read. Unfortunately, I pretty much quit reading books right out of high school because I never wanted...

this is frustrating me for how much time i've spent trying to remember the name... i red it in grade 8 (so an easy read) and it was about a...

These books are a pretty good fantasy series by Robert Jordan. The first one is called the eye of the world. It's kind of hard to read at...

By Jon Krakauer. Best book I've read in a while, anyone else read it before?

I have to read this for school, I'm gonna be a senior, how is it? Complex? Boring? Interesting? Deep? Good read?

so in class today, a prof recommended a book called what color is your parachute, it's a book that helps u decide on a career path and gives tips on...

so i work all day listening to a mp3 player, tired of listening to comics and just finished the potter books and the audio books were fucking...

Anyone have any recommendations of books that are in the genre of fiction/fantasy?

First time poster in "Books", usually over in D/A...yes I still have a brain :cool: I know there's already a Cormac McCarthy thread but I recently...

Amazon.com: Historians' Fallacies : Toward a Logic of Historical Thought (9780061315459): David Hackett Fischer: Books Be interested to hear...

Give me all the recommendations you've got. I want unknown, non famous people. I don't like books around war, politics or many old books. I do like...

By Jack Whyte. Its a Trilogy; Knights of the Black and White Standard of Honor and Order in Chaos They are Historical Fiction and not all...

The 2nd book the EBN Book Club will be reading is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. *Please check this post regularly for updates and info* ...

Hi guys, I am looking for a cool autobiograhpy to read. To give you an idea as to what I want, The last two ones I have read are Madam Secretary...

The "Pain-Body" Chapter actually, 3 years ago, changed my life... No lies.

Just ordered it!! http://www.revell.com/catalog/images/magnificent-desolation-lg.jpg

The first book the EBN Book Club will be reading is Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. *Please check this post regularly for updates and info* For...

He will be greatly missed. Some of my favourite titles of all time were written by The Man himself... Jurassic Park Sphere Congo I was very...

Anyone keep up with either Marvel or DC? I don't follow them closely enough but wanna know what's going on. Specifically with Marvel: the outcome of...

Welcome to the official EBN Book Club thread. This thread will be the official general info thread, and I will link to each book's thread from...

It's next on my list. Anyone like it or hate it?

by Stephen King. What does everyone think of this book? I was quite disappointed in it. It's a fun read, but King's style kind of pisses me...

I've been a Block fan for many years, now... Anybody here read any of his stuff? If so, which of his series do you like best? I prefer the Keller...

Recently i've been trying to remember this book i read in school. it was similar to goosebumps but i don't think it was. I know that maybe it was a...

Let's discuss it in all it's glory. Also, has anyone actually watched the TV series they made for it? (Legend of the Seeker). I never would have,...

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I've been putting this off for a long time because I suck at writing. But I'll start something anyway because it seems that nobody can read my...

I've always wanted to write, but could never get the drive to do it. I've had plenty of ideas, and I either ended up hating them, or never actually...

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