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May 11 2009 11:07pm


5. Ender's Shadow ~ Orson Scott Card
4. Twilight Series ~ Dont judge these were actually good.
3. The Prophet ~ amazing
2. Jonathon Livingstons Seagull ~ BEFORE U DIE READ THIS!!!!!
1. Ender's Game ~ Orson Scott Card ~ This book changed my life, and I've read it about 95+ times, each time i read I find it reflects recent aspects of my life and gives me hope.
Ive been reading this for over 9 years and it still hasnt gotten old. great book, amazing series.
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May 12 2009 02:48am
off the top of my head...

1984 by George Orwell
Failed States by Noam Chomsky
An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks
The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S. Thompson (a collection of short works)
The Evolution of Physics by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld

pretty much anything by Chomsky, Sacks, and Thompson are must-reads
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May 13 2009 08:40am
Quote (the-poo-man @ Tue, 12 May 2009, 03:48)
off the top of my head...

1984 by George Orwell
Failed States by Noam Chomsky
An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks
The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S. Thompson (a collection of short works)
The Evolution of Physics by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld

pretty much anything by Chomsky, Sacks, and Thompson are must-reads


chomsky got pwnt by foucault
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May 13 2009 02:54pm
1.Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
2.A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin
3.Legend by David Gummell
4.Dark Tower series by Steven King
5.Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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May 13 2009 03:57pm
-ham on rye by Charles Bukowski
-the unbearable lightness of being by Milan Kundera
-l'écume des jours by Boris Vian
-the new york trilogy by Paul Auster
-solaris by stanislaw lem

well my list changes from time to time. i'm glad i stopped reading fantasy with 15..
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May 13 2009 05:48pm
-A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
-The Dark Tower by Stephen King
-The Beach by Richard Garland
-Demien by Herman Hesse
-The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

It was hard not to include Enders Game or Stranger in a Strange Land in that list. =\
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May 13 2009 08:15pm
Quote (Ramilat13 @ Wed, May 13 2009, 06:48pm)
-A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
-The Dark Tower by Stephen King
-The Beach by Richard Garland
-Demien by Herman Hesse
-The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

It was hard not to include Enders Game or Stranger in a Strange Land in that list.  =\


No ones mentioned Speaker For the Dead..which I felt outdid Ender's Game.


1. Speaker for the Dead - Scott Card
2. 1984 - George Orwell
3. Hyperion - Dan Simmons
4. Dune - Frank Herbert
5. Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein

This post was edited by MidnightRider on May 13 2009 08:15pm
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May 14 2009 08:54pm
1. Inferno, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
2. Saga of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin
3. Belgaraid & Mallorean by David Eddings
4. Lovecraft (Mountains of Madness, Call of Cthulhu, Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Nyarlathotep)
5. Odd Thomas

Inferno is the most thought provoking novel out there for me.

2/3 entertaining, Lovecraft makes me wonder and freaks me just a bit, Odd Thomas made me care about the characters in a way no other can.
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#9
May 18 2009 12:21am
Quote (acdc5 @ Tue, May 12 2009, 12:07am)
5. Ender's Shadow ~ Orson Scott Card
4. Twilight Series ~ Dont judge these were actually good.
3. The Prophet ~ amazing
2. Jonathon Livingstons Seagull ~ BEFORE U DIE READ THIS!!!!!
1. Ender's Game ~ Orson Scott Card ~ This book changed my life, and I've read it about 95+ times, each time i read I find it reflects recent aspects of my life and gives me hope.
                                                              Ive been reading this for over 9 years and it still hasnt gotten old. great book, amazing series.


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#10
May 20 2009 12:55pm
Quote (acdc5 @ Tue, May 12 2009, 01:07am)
5. Ender's Shadow ~ Orson Scott Card
4. Twilight Series ~ Dont judge these were actually good.
3. The Prophet ~ amazing
2. Jonathon Livingstons Seagull ~ BEFORE U DIE READ THIS!!!!!
1. Ender's Game ~ Orson Scott Card ~ This book changed my life, and I've read it about 95+ times, each time i read I find it reflects recent aspects of my life and gives me hope.
                                                              Ive been reading this for over 9 years and it still hasnt gotten old. great book, amazing series.


OMG!!!! ENDER'S GAME and Ender's shadow are 2 of my favorite books EVAR!!!!!! :)

i love seeing that other ppl enjoy those books too

Quote (MidnightRider @ Wed, May 13 2009, 10:15pm)
No ones mentioned Speaker For the Dead..which I felt outdid Ender's Game. 




wasnt a fan of SFTD

This post was edited by mfmage on May 20 2009 12:56pm
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