Reading List

[sirensfall]

Please list one book you think everyone should read. A short reason why would be good, too. I want to make my own "required reading" list. If you can't think of just one, two is permissable. When I come up with mine, it will be in a future post.

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[exit_265c]

&#$8220The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco. It's a murder mystery set in a medieval monastery that includes a visit from the Inquisition. The whodunit in this one is ridiculous.

“The Colony of Unrequited Dreams” by Wayne Johnston. It's a fictionalized version of Newfoundland becoming a part of Canada and the man behind it. Yeah, sounds boring. Throw in unfulfilled (love) lives and vivid, drunken characters and it's a most awesome almost history text.

[spin4life16]

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. it's like the movie, but awesomer. and it'll change your life, i swear. it's amazing and really makes you think about what's actually important in your life, but in a way that nothing else ever has before.

[spin4life16]

oh and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. just a really good sci-fi novel. even if you're not a sci-fi person at all, you'll be hooked and wanna read 'em all.

[rizen]

+1

[razzzbarryangel]

thirded

[sirensfall]

Just, for the sake of record keeping, I am going to respond to some of the suggestions. Read, and loved!

[winged_wolfpup]

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones, because it's one of the most imaginative and enjoyable fantasies I've read in a long time. In fact, just about anything by Diana Wynn Jones gets my vote.

[gravee]

Are we sticking to just fiction? Or can I say "The Velocity of Honey, and more science of everyday life" by Jay Ingram. It's a great book explaining some of things you probably never thought about. Example: There is a miniature model of the Earth's weather system on the top of your cup of coffee. Really a great book.