Looking for a book to read so decided to make this thread

All John Grisham books are nice but the best book is LOTR

Is LoTR actually one book? I bought it in a version with 1200ish page, but I think it is composed of three parts and six books. Although, since it has been a few years since I last read it, I may be mistaken, and I actually find the whole series rather unimpressive compared to the epic scales of such series as 'Wheel of Time'.

"Simon Beckett - The Chemistry of Death"

eragon

i like:
"The Season of Passage" and "The Cold One" by Christopher Pike

This post was edited by Jenova Project on Sep 8 2006 01:47am

Kite Runner, by Hossieni, its by far one of the top 3 books ive ever read.

The Republic by Plato

Machiavelli- The Prince

Best book? There are so many...I'm a Ph.D. student, so most of what I read is on the esoteric, boring side. I'd say reading Franz Kafka's stories (any or all of them) is an adventure worth taking. I don't like really long tomes, or books with boring spots. Time is an awful thing to waste. I'll recommend two more books for you: 1) Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character, by Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize-winning Physicist. He's arrogant but funny, and he sparkles with intelligence. 2) A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by David Eggers, Pulitzer-Prize winning Finalist. The book is edgy, funny, and personal. If you do read these, and you do like them, and you do pm me with other reading suggestions (if anyone does)--perhaps something more traditionally novelistic--I have plenty of ideas to share (when I am online to check messages..). I hope you enjoy whatever you read--that's the point, anyway. I know I'm taking suggestions while reading the posts