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MrMister -> Favorite books (9/4/2006 8:22:25 PM)

Anyone care to share some titles of favorite books, either recently read or all time favorites. I am curious to know, for I haven 't read much of anything lately other than technical and industry related material. Kinda starving for a good read or two.



MistressWolfen -> RE: Favorite books (9/4/2006 8:53:59 PM)

I can go on and on about books...what genre are you interested in MM?



MrMister -> RE: Favorite books (9/4/2006 9:06:07 PM)

I actually enjoy most anything that is well-written. Whether it be fiction, non-fiction, auto-biography, or whatever else. I would love to hear your recommendations MistressWolfen.



Lashra -> RE: Favorite books (9/4/2006 9:09:06 PM)

Anything written by R.A. Salvatore, but I especially love his books about the Drow. A dark elf society ruled by Females and males are more or less slaves, a Gor opposite I would say but in my opinion written much better[;)] You won't find alot of BDSM or sex in them but they are a great read for those who love fantasy.

I also enjoyed Daughter of the Drow, Tangled Webs and Windwalker by Elaine Cunningham and the Anita Blake series written by Laurell  K. Hamilton. Lots of sex of all types in the Anita Blake series though not real graphic,  horror genre they are well written as well.

~Lashra



MrMister -> RE: Favorite books (9/4/2006 9:15:43 PM)

Once again today, I find myself saying "Thank You Lashra".

That sounds like a fun read.



MistressTexas -> RE: Favorite books (9/4/2006 10:02:59 PM)

Wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west, by Gregory McGuire



CuriouslyKat -> RE: Favorite books (9/4/2006 10:24:54 PM)

I can not read Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake books anymore...[:(] They just got so....bad. The first five books are still some of my favorites though.

On the other hand I like Hamilton's Merry Gentry series. It's full of Elves, sex and violence.  Kim Hamilton's Hollows series is also a good fun read.

Jaqueline Carey's Kushiel's Dart series rocks, has lot of BDSM, but is not the end all of the story. A very rich read to me.

My Dom wants me to read Dune in the next two weeks...lol....As big as a sic-fi/fantasy nut I am I have no idea what it's really about. I have heard about it but never really paid attention...

Kat...who needs to get herself to the library tomorrow!!!







amayos -> RE: Favorite books (9/4/2006 10:26:45 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: MrMister

Anyone care to share some titles of favorite books, either recently read or all time favorites. I am curious to know, for I haven 't read much of anything lately other than technical and industry related material. Kinda starving for a good read or two.


The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, was a book I recently read, per the suggestion of a former slave. I was quite impressed with it. The book paints a place where women are no longer allowed to read, and "handmaids" are a caste of female valued only if their ovaries are productive.


The Erotic Spirit, edited by Sam Hamill, is an anthology of poems of sex and love. Obviously, you should like to read poetry if you pick this up, but it's a wonderful read. It's breadth covers sensuous texts, ranging from Ancient Egypt to modern times.

A small sample, by Izumi Shikibu (970 – 1030):

When I think of you,
fireflies in the marsh rise
like the soul's jewels,
lost to eternal longing,
abandoning my body.




JustaDom -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 8:17:06 AM)

R. A. Salvatore used to be good, when he wrote the Icewind Dale Trilogy.  I think he rapidly went downhill after that.  The next books I picked up by him, along with Robert Jordon and a host of others featured characters with no mortality.  The books were simply dull.

If you liked a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court or anything along that genre, like Michael Crichton's Timeline, you'll love Leo Frankowski and Joel Rosenberg.  Both authors deal mostly in a modern man being sent into the past, a fantasy world and other fun variations.  If you are a technical reader this will be enjoyable fiction that also plays to your inner geek.

Kat, you should love Dune.  Frank Herbert was a genius.  His plots are amazingly complicated and relatively easy to follow, a tough thing to do.

If you like cyberpunk, The Diamond Age (A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer) by Neal Stephenson is a great read, as is Count Zero Interrupt by William Gibson.

For light, nonsensical reading, try The Machiavellian's Guide to Womanizing, How To Survive a Robot Uprising or anything by the late, great Douglas Adams.

Joe



MistressWolfen -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 8:44:36 AM)

Some of my faves (by author) I would recommend anything they have written

Comedic
Terry Pratchet
Stuart Mclean
Neil Gamain
Patrick McManus
Timothy Findley

Philosophical
1) Sun Tzu
2) Mayimato Mushasi

Playwrights/Screen Writers
Pinter
Beckett
George Ryga
Michel Bouchard
Timothy Findley
Mordecai Richler
Tony Kushner

Action/Suspense/Dark
Ian Banks
Ramsey Campbell
Joseph Brennan
Neil Gamian
Dean Koontz
Thomas Harris

Science Fiction
Kurt Vonnegut
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
Michael Moorcock
*just realised this list would go on forever *lol*

Erotica
Anais Nin

Essayists
Stephen King
Bernard Le Bovier Fontenelle
Joseph Addison
Charles Lamb
Theresa Wolfwood
Andrew McPhail
Naim Kattan
Mordecai Richler

Just Stuff
W.O.Mitchell
Anne Rice
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Laurence

 
 



 





LadyEllen -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 8:48:52 AM)

I cant believe no one has mentioned George Orwell - excellent, easy to read and thought provoking. (not too much erotic in them though).

Animal Farm - can be read in a couple of hours
1984 - takes a while but well worth it (beware crippling depression about the future though!)
E



MistressWolfen -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 8:54:21 AM)

Oh D*** it Ellen, see this is why I hate these things *lol*. Yes George Orwell was a brilliant author and social commentator



philosophy -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 9:17:34 AM)

Aldous Huxley.........and, of course, Charles Dickens


*ducks*



MrMister -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 9:39:36 AM)


Wow! Thanks everyone. What a great response.

I am familar with some of the aforementioned authors and their works. The remainder I will persue reading them sometime soon. Thanks again.



CreoleCook -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 12:21:18 PM)

got to disagree with JustaDom... RA Salvatore (Bob to his friends) has started a trilogy about Artemis Entreri, the assassin, Along with Jaraxle... just when you think bob is out of it, here he comes, and proves everybody wrong.

Now Lashra mentions RA Salvatore, but give no kudos to the man who created the Forgotten Realms... Ed Greenwood.  Elminister: The Making of a Mage, Elminister in Hell, Daughter of elminster, etc... the list is endless...Well written, and everybody can relate to Elminster... whether male or female, human, elf, or dwarf.

If you want a pair of series based on fantasy worlds that seem to never end... Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is very absorbing, and George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones series is unique, in each "chapter" is from a different character's point of view.

If you are going to credit George Orwell, you may as well throw in a few more science-fiction/fantasy writers who definitely do the genre justice... Greg Bear, for instance.  The Infinity Concerto was a great read, as was the entire trilogy. Another classic author would be Peirs Anthony.  Hardest part of reading any of his pun-filled novels is realizing the man is a certifiable genius... Any one who can write a story, and follow a storyline while maintaining the "pun" has got my vote for a headache waiting to happen.

If you prefer a more crime based detective novel, I highly recommend Robert Parker.  Between the vivacious interaction within characters, the subplots within plots, and the humorous reality of any given situation at any time of the day, the man, although dead,  was very well versed in both police forensics, as well as true literary talent.

again, I guess it just depends on your mood, and how much time you have to spend absorbed within the worlds created by the author.

CC



windy135 -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 1:08:17 PM)

I decided that I was going to read a couple books this summer where no thought was needed. Two great books that entertain are "book of bright ideas" and "Me & Emma" (not by Jane Austin).  They are really great books.  Easy reading and every entertaining.

http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/book_of_bright_ideas1.asp

http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/me_and_emma1.asp




topcat -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 4:18:23 PM)

let's see...
 
Sticking to the recently read pile:
 
Hardboiled Wonderland And the end of the world, Haruki Murakami
 
The State of The Art, Iain M. Banks
 
The Tender Bar, JR Moehringer
 
The Meq, Steve Cash
 
Chonicles Volume One, Bob Dylan
 
The Traveler, John Twelve Hawks
 
Living Next door to the God Of Love, Justina Robson



LeMis -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 6:30:30 PM)

I like the Curious George series and most everything by Dr. Suess... ohhh ooooooppppppsssssss wrong state of mind here 
(at work/school) [:D]
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What I really mean to say was:

I like Anne Rice, Steven King & VC Andrews mostly



CreoleCook -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 6:31:12 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: LeMis

I like the Curious george series and most everything by Dr. Suess... ohhh ooooooppppppsssssss wrong state of mind here 
(at work/school) [:D]
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What I really mean to say was:

I like Anne Rice, Steven King & VC Andrews mostly



same difference.



LeMis -> RE: Favorite books (9/5/2006 6:32:35 PM)

 
quote:

ORIGINAL: CreoleCook

quote:

ORIGINAL: LeMis

I like the Curious george series and most everything by Dr. Suess... ohhh ooooooppppppsssssss wrong state of mind here 
(at work/school) [:D]
=======
What I really mean to say was:

I like Anne Rice, Steven King & VC Andrews mostly



same difference.



[:'(]  LOL



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