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Something Wicked
Joined: 10 Aug 2000 Posts: 585 Location: New Jersey/Connecticut
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2001 9:25 pm Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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Mine is hands down; The Hobbit
It is probably one of the greatest fantasies of all time; reading about Bilbo's epic adventure through forests and kingdoms always gives me chills.
However, the movie wasn't really that great, just kinda cheesy.
NP: Manowar - Blood Of My Enemies |
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brianscriv
Joined: 04 Jun 2000 Posts: 435
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2001 10:05 pm Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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Redrum, redrum!
You get the picture [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] |
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Starbreaker
Joined: 10 Jun 2000 Posts: 385 Location: BFI
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2001 10:39 pm Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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Cripes, I have HUNDREDS of books, mostly sci-fi and fantasy (yeah, I know geek fare, but I like them)
Hard to pick just one, but one I do like is Heinlein's 'The Number of the Beast' (also the name of one damn great album) The plot of this book is about a man who builds an apparatus that can travel to other universes.
The title refers to the number of the beast interpreted as 6, to the 6th power, to the 6th power (10314424798490535546171949056) which is the theoretical number of universes, according to this book.
Sort of a cool premise.
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Stark
Joined: 26 Mar 2001 Posts: 1126 Location: Mörrum
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2001 12:31 am Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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"The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" by Douglas Adams, or "Good As Gold" by Joseph Heller |
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Butchman
Joined: 18 Nov 2000 Posts: 522 Location: Your Imagination
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2001 3:03 am Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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"The seven habits of highly effective people." |
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Tyrannorabbit
Joined: 04 Oct 2000 Posts: 3985 Location: Canada
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2001 4:04 am Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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quote: Originally posted by Starbreaker:
[b]Cripes, I have HUNDREDS of books, mostly sci-fi and fantasy (yeah, I know geek fare, but I like them)
Hard to pick just one, but one I do like is Heinlein's 'The Number of the Beast' (also the name of one damn great album) The plot of this book is about a man who builds an apparatus that can travel to other universes.
The title refers to the number of the beast interpreted as 6, to the 6th power, to the 6th power (10314424798490535546171949056) which is the theoretical number of universes, according to this book.
Sort of a cool premise.
-Marty[/b]
I was under the impression that this was one of the most universally reviled SF books of all time, the _Re-Load_ of SF, as it were [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] I read it and didn't like it, though to be fair I understand that it's meant to be read following a number of Heinlein's other books.
My own pick: Dan Simmons' _Hyperion Cantos_. |
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rockin500
Joined: 18 Jan 2001 Posts: 739 Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2001 10:16 am Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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Any Robert Jordan book. I'm a huge fantasy/Sci-fi geek and damned proud of it. The Wheel of Time just rules. Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth Series is good too. He writes his battle scenes to the tunes of AC/DC. |
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Neon Black
Joined: 10 Jul 2001 Posts: 44 Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2001 10:41 am Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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L Ron Hubbard 10 books series
Mission Earth |
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Red Stripe
Joined: 13 Aug 2001 Posts: 100 Location: Arlington, TX
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2001 5:36 pm Post subject: Favorite Book Of All Time/NP |
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Mordax, I'm currently reading "The Forgotten Soldier", which is the memoirs or a German (actually, he's Alsatian) who served with the Gross Deutschland Division on the East Front. A very powerful book and widely regarded as one of the best war books ever written.
Another great is "With the Old Breed" by E.B. Sledge, who served with the 3/5 Marines in the Peliliu and Okinawa campaigns. Another fantastic book.
Both books are very accurate decsriptions of the struggles faced by infantry soldiers, and neither pull any punches. These two men both experienced the absoloute worst that war has to offer. |
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