Not to sound like a noob or anything, but the Harry Potter books are awesome.
The Dark Elf Triology and Icewind Dale Triology is also amazing. The Hobbit kicks ass as well

"With the Old Breed" by E.B. Sledge

"Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

"Catch 22" by Joseph Heller

"Rabbit, Run" by John Updike

and "Slaughter House-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

"Crime and Punishment" is on the top of my reading pile.

I dig R.A Salvatore's work, regardless of what the haters say.

One of my favorite authors is Doc E.E Smith, the Lensman series is awesome



Even better is the skylark series. In my opinion, The Skylark if Space is one of the definitive works of early science fiction.




And of course, from another great author, the whimsical masterpiece:

Love all of the Harry Potter books (so sue me )

I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, my favourite of which is Thief of Time:



Also really love Charlie Brooker's work, Dawn of the Dumb and Screen Burn. They're both collections of his many articles for the Guardian newspaper. Screen Burn focuses on TV while Dawn of the Dumb is half TV articles and half misc.

Terry Pratchet most def!

Vonnegut is great and I'm a total fangirl for Charles de Lint and Frank Herbert
Duuuuuuune...

Like 6 years ago I was at a trainstation waiting for my train and I saw the first Dune book on sale and I thought "well I liked the movie, might aswell read the book" and picked it up.

Damn near missed my stop it was so good.

I will be reading dune as soon as i have the money or I talk my dad into giving me the books. I may not survive that last option.

i'm seriously considering spending a summer driving around parts of the country and handing out free books to people.
any thoughts?

I don't think people would know what to do with them!

Here is my list:

Off the Grid - A modern alternative architecture book.

Saturn's Children - A sci-fi 'opera', as the author calls it. With fem bots >.>

End of Eternity - Issac Asimov, great time travel book.

I am a Cat - It is a great (and long) read about peoples lives through the eyes of a cat.

1984 - One of the greatest books ever. Everyone should know that, though.

2012 - Going over the scientific phenomenon that could happen around 2012 .. right. Though it does point out some interesting things, such as conclusions of studies done on the Sun and its massive effects on our planet's weather and tectonic systems. It is mainly speculation, but at least it is scientifically based, and not all about heebee jeebee mysticism prophecy crap.

The World Without Us - A scientific study of what would happen if every human vanished from the earth at the same moment and never returned. Really opens your eyes to the way we have drastically altered this planet, and how nature would reclaim it - but one thing is for sure, even if we did vanish, we have altered this world forever.

The Q Continuum - Star Trek nerdyness .. this is one of my favorite Trek books.

The Hatchet - I think we all read this in school, right? Great story.

The Shades of Time and Memory - By Storm Constantine. She is an amazing fantasy writer.

The Fall of Reach - Halo books are great. Can't wait for the Forerunner Trilogy.

Pebble in the Sky - Asimov again >.>

Foundation Series - Er, Asimov. Again. I love his books.

World War Z - Fucking epic book. Get it, now.

Space - Japanese minimalistic architecture.

Thats it for now ...

I tried reading a Dune novel once (Not Dune, but one of the sequels) but I thought it sucked. I may have to read Dune since I've watched the movie and thought it was alright.

I also have a Dune RTS game, and I love the setting.

Is Life of Pi any good?

Erm, that sounds retarded, why make a movie based on a book you don't like.. I liked the movie, so I think I'm gonna pick that one up.

My favorite book have to be either Låt den rätta komma in (Let the Right One in), a movie was made of that book a year ago, or Människohamn (Human Guise), by the same Swedish author John Ajvide Lindquist.
Human Guise isn't translated to English yet but I think it's completed soon.
Let the Right One in.
Genre: Horror
Plot: The story centers on the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a centuries-old vampire child, Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg, a working class suburb of Stockholm, in the early 1980s. The book focuses on the darker side of humanity, dealing with issues such as bullying, drugs, theft, pedophilia, prostitution and murder as well as the obvious supernatural themes. What i like about it is that the supernatural part, Eli being a vampire isn't the focus of the story, but rather the relationship between her and Oskar.

I really recommend this book, it's a really tragic story and quite scary at times. And yeah, for all you Morrissey fans, the title refers to the Morrissey song "Let the Right One Slip In" from Viva Hate ^^

Almost done with dune, holy crap is it good.

I grew up with the film and the only disappointment I had with the book was that the Weirding Way had nothing to do with sound. Muad'Dib will always be a killing word in my heart.

I studied that for my English project, and to keep my answer brief...yes, yes it is!

Pick it up if you get a chance. Fantastic read.

I already have it

I'll be honest. Where I was growing up, we didn't have Reading Rainbow. Instead my brother and I had some crazy German guy talking on the TV about Kindereggs, or Italian sales men trying to sell leather clothing. So really, I don't feel the sadness within losing Reading Rainbow.

Back to the discussion and stuff.



This book.....is like your imagination on crack. Combining fantasy, sci-fi, and realism all into one, this book is special in it's own way. This is actually book 1 of 8 which are about the Incarnations of Immortality. It's about a man who becomes Death, after he kills Death himself. Sounds lacking, but it actually is very deep as you read on. It's got it's own style and theme and thinks out of the box, making it unpredictable as you read. Did I mention it's quite humorous as well? If you are interested in this, try out Pierce Anthony's other books, they won't disappoint you.



This is one of the last books I read by Chircton before the poor guy passed away. Just like most of his books, this one is very scientific, but rather absurd at the same time. But that's the magic in it! It's almost too crazy and unrealistic, but Chricton did a good job explaining and making the conflict in the book logical. Just like his other books, this one is pleasing and adventure to read.