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BillieTheBotBillieTheBot Posts: 8,721 Bot
edited January 2023 in General Chat
Can anyone recommend a good read? <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/mica/hamstergerbil.gif"&gt;

So with one hand on the wheel
The other out the window
With a smile on my face
My middle finger up...
Beep boop. I'm a bot.
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    the_Paranoid_bunnythe_Paranoid_bunny Posts: 487 Listening Ear
    Douglas Adams
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    Originally posted by the_Paranoid_bunny:
    Douglas Adams
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    and all 5 in the triology <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"&gt; (woiuld tell you the names but am too drunk to remember any others than "so long and thanks for all the fish" and "mostly harmless" which is at the end, and my mum's fecking tidied the book away grrrrrrrrr)
    "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
    ~ Nietzsche
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    the_Paranoid_bunnythe_Paranoid_bunny Posts: 487 Listening Ear
    1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    2. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
    3. Life, the Universe and Everything
    4. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
    5. Mostly Harmless
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    fucking mum hiding it, i want it!!!
    "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
    ~ Nietzsche
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    yeahi wanna read 1984 an silence of the lambs too. oh i have the whole lot in a fuck off huuuuge book, got it off amazon with some kinda money off <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt; i just want the whole book! want to read it again. been wanting to for a while but keep not being in the right mood or wanting to save it for a few weeks time and all <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;
    "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
    ~ Nietzsche
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    oh knew i forgot something.... i know ive read the long dark teatime of the soul but i acn never remember ifi've read dirk gently's holistic detective agency.. (i have a feeling i remembered those words in the wrong order) might have to have a look for it again sometime <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;
    "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
    ~ Nietzsche
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    the_Paranoid_bunnythe_Paranoid_bunny Posts: 487 Listening Ear
    Originally posted by Girl-From-Mars:
    dirk gently's holistic detective agency.. (i have a feeling i remembered those words in the wrong order

    that's actually the right order... well done
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you enjoy DA then I suggest you read Terry Pratchett's stuff. That man is seriously funny.

    I would also advise you to read some of the 'classics'. They didn't get that nickname for being shit. Books like 'To kill a mockingbird' 'Brighton Rock' 'Of Mice and Men''Animal Farm''A Clockwork Orange''A passage to India' - they are all greats.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    stephen king - the tommyknockers
    stephen king - insomnia
    marilyn mansons auto bio
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    stephen king 0- insominia rockes.

    dont like of mice and men or moickn=ingbird, school. lord of the flies was goof tho. also school.

    sorry for typing.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Girl-From-Mars:
    stephen king 0- insominia rockes.

    dont like of mice and men or moickn=ingbird, school. lord of the flies was goof tho. also school.

    sorry for typing.


    umm u drunk again?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Am i really sad for liking the book

    Z for Zacharia - dunno who its by.

    We read it for english at school and it was great.

    Its about redioactivity, and all this girls family die, and shes left in her home with just her dog and this man in a radioactive proof suit... !!! LOL!! Sounds a bit odd dont it?! Its good i promise!! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt; Lxxx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    insomnia is the nuts

    anything by stephen king will make you think and really is worth reading

    also, john grisham has some amazing books if you're into law kinda things

    apart from that, there are many sci fi trilogies i like...

    of course, star wars is pretty cool, books betta than films! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/wink.gif"&gt;
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    Originally posted by MasterDevilish:
    also, john grisham has some amazing books if you're into law kinda things

    yeah me like john grisham <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt; i need to read insomnia again, i keep trying to refer to it, i assume wrongly.

    and yes charley, i WAS drunk <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt; i was only tipsy on thursday though and i havent been drunk since the saturday before, so its not like im doing it alllll the time <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"&gt;
    "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
    ~ Nietzsche
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by lurvlylucy:
    Am i really sad for liking the book

    Z for Zacharia - dunno who its by.

    We read it for english at school and it was great.


    We read it at school 2, but never got to the end, so i think im gonna have to get it to find out what happens! Bloody english teacher!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The Stranger by Albert Camus is my favorite book ever, it's the only one I've read three times.
    Also William Gibson's novels are amazing...
    I read mostly non-fiction now so I can't think of more really good books off the top of my head...
    rar! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/mica/bite.gif"&gt;
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    @sugar and spice = ooooh the end is EXCITING!!!! You have to read it!! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.mpz.co.uk/cwm/otn/glasses/1book.gif"&gt; Lxxx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    John Steinbeck is great.
    Irvine Welsh-'Filth' is great
    Salman Rushdie
    Alex Garland
    Nick Hornby

    I cant think of anymore at the mo.I will get back to you.
    They are contemporary fiction.Great stuff.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lol lucy i've read it too, though i always wanted to know more about what happened if you know what i mean.....

    errrm, brave new world is amazing, so is the world according to garp.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru

    Anything by Iain Banks (Fiction), or his other cunning alias Iain M Banks (Sci-fi), his novel "Against a Dark Background" is one of my all time favourite reads. As has already been posted Terry Pratchett is pretty damn funny and insightful, the Dune series for a classic sci-fi, anything by the authors Asimov, Heinlein, Niven, Pournelle or Barnes. For pure galaxy-rocking sci-fi try Peter F Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy, also a fascinating look at the future of the human race. As you may be able to tell, I like my sci-fi..........

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by lurvlylucy:
    Z for Zacharia - dunno who its by.

    Richard C O'Brien. I keep meaning to read it but never get round to finding a copy!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lol, i'll send u mine if u like, i nicked from the library (by accident) <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif"&gt;
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Do The Dandy and The Beano count as intellectual literature ?? <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"&gt;

    Nah, i don't really read that much cos i don't have time these days .. but it keeps your mind active and it's certainly better than reading The Sun <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif"&gt;
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Colleen McCullough - First Man In Rome
    this is pretty complicated but if you're into either history or Latin it gives a fantastic idea of how Rome worked, plus it's got a great storyling. it's the first of about four books.

    Sharon Penman - The Sunne In Splendour, and Here Be Dragons
    more historical reading. utterly fascinating, didn't want to put either book down!

    Charlotte Moore - My Sister Victoria
    doesn't fall into a category really. but it's terribly good. it's about two cousins. one's parents are killed in an aeroplane crash and they're brought up as sisters. the orphan one is mentally disturbed but it's not apparent until the very end of the book; it's a complete surprise. it's such a good book!

    Marian Keyes - Last Chance Saloon
    technically "rubbish" but absolutely brilliant! (John Grisham is also "rubbish" but I've read every one of his books, they're amazingly good!)

    anything by Terry Pratchett because they're mostly satires which makes them hilarious reading.

    Bill Bryson - Mother Tongue
    about the English language. not at all like a textbook; it's really readable.

    okay, that'll do for now <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"&gt; <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by *~stellar~*:
    Charlotte Moore - My Sister Victoria
    the orphan one is mentally disturbed but it's not apparent until the very end of the book; it's a complete surprise. it's such a good book![/B]

    hehe well its not a suprise anymore <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"&gt; hehe only kidding. I think everyone should read Harry Potter cos those books rock hehe <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt; Not that i Only read them...I read loads of others but Harry does rock!


    [This message has been edited by ElisaKate (edited 21-07-2001).]
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by *~stellar~*:
    if you're into either history or Latin it gives a fantastic idea of how Rome worked

    Have you ever read any of the ones by Steven Saylor *~stellar~*? They're based on events from Roman times, we read The Venus Throw for AS level because it's based on the bit of Cicero we were doing, and it was pretty good.
    Originally posted by ElisaKate:
    I think everyone should read Harry Potter cos those books rock hehe

    I agree Elisa, they're classics and everyone should have read them, they're cool <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif"&gt;

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Red Dwarf - Backwards is a great book. Really quite funny.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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    Oh, slip of the keyboard. Meant to post up Bridget Jones, but my novel's come up instead. Just out in paperback too!
    Now how did that happen? Hmmm
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