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Post Number:#421 
by Redlegs » 28 Apr 2012, 01:58
shoestringnell wrote:My Favourite book was The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Once you get into the book it keeps the pages turning, its a little slow at the beginning as you need to take in so many names and characters but it is a solid great read with a wonderful twist.
Any fans of this book?
Thoroughly enjoyable - it's high up on my list of favourites.
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Post Number:#423 by freyalawson » 07 May 2012, 12:16
Hmm, not sure if I have a preferred, but I like revealing, somewhat surprising, or black but comical guides.
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Post Number:#424 by pine-glen » 07 May 2012, 18:27
As other readers have said, often its the time and situation when you have read these books that sets them apart. My favorite sci fi book is Dune and I agree with n8gray with the Foundation series by Asimov. Brilliant trilogy. But staying down to earth, Cloudstreet by Tim Winton is one of my favourite Aussie books.
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Post Number:#425 by Redlegs » 08 May 2012, 06:26
pine-glen wrote:As other readers have said, often its the time and situation when you have read these books that sets them apart. My favorite sci fi book is Dune and I agree with n8gray with the Foundation series by Asimov. Brilliant trilogy. But staying down to earth, Cloudstreet by Tim Winton is one of my favourite Aussie books.
All pretty good choices pine-glen!
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Post Number:#426 by Bighuey » 08 May 2012, 08:56
I read one a while back that I would have to classify as one of my favorites. Sabine Baring-Gould's Book of Werewolves. Its about werewolf legends from around the world and serial killers who would kill and eat people. He tells of Bluebeard in the 15th century who killed and ate 800 children. Parts of it are kind of graphic, but a fascinating read.
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Post Number:#427 by Scottaleger » 09 May 2012, 07:36
My Favorite book is "The Da Vinci Code".
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Post Number:#428 by vincesgirl14 » 11 May 2012, 17:36
My two favorite books are The Dirt by Motley Crue and Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
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Post Number:#429 by Redlegs » 12 May 2012, 03:20
Scottaleger wrote:My Favorite book is "The Da Vinci Code".
All I can say is "really?" I think I could give you a list of at least 1000 better books.
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Post Number:#430 by twins15 » 12 May 2012, 13:27
I've got three that I would say are my favorite (who can pick just one!)... all very different in genre and content.
CS Lewis - Mere Christianity (hit me very hard at the time I read it)
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Adrian Wojnarowksi - The Miracle of St. Anthony
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Post Number:#431 by Redlegs » 12 May 2012, 18:57
twins15 wrote:I've got three that I would say are my favorite (who can pick just one!)... all very different in genre and content.
CS Lewis - Mere Christianity (hit me very hard at the time I read it)
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Adrian Wojnarowksi - The Miracle of St. Anthony
I think To Kill a Mockingbird is a very common favourite. I haven't read it since high school and I really should read it again. I am not familiar with your other choices twins15.
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Post Number:#432 by Sarah » 13 May 2012, 04:28
I cannot specify a single book as my favorite. I read a lot and have many favorites. Some of them are Rusty Runs Away by Ruskin Bond, The Chronicles of Narnia by Lewis and Dan Brown Series.
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Post Number:#433 by andur92 » 13 May 2012, 05:47
I haven't read many books, but out of the ones I have read, I would say The Da Vinci Code is my favorite!
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Redlegs wrote:Scottaleger wrote:My Favorite book is "The Da Vinci Code".
All I can say is "really?" I think I could give you a list of at least 1000 better books.
Hi, could you tell me some books which are similar to "The Da Vinci Code"?
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Scottaleger wrote:My Favorite book is "The Da Vinci Code".
Mine too!
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Post Number:#434 by Eminence Front » 14 May 2012, 01:24
The one I always come back to is 1491 which is about civilization in the Americas before Columbus. The overall premise is that it was far more advanced than most history books will admit and the cultural loss far more grave than anyone could imagine. Everyone knows that the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas built great structures, but who knew the Incas had their own calculator to rival the abacus, Mayans had a calendar more accurate than the Gregorian one, and Aztecs had a capital bigger than anything in Europe? Fascinating.
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Post Number:#435 by Fran » 14 May 2012, 05:59
Eminence Front wrote:The one I always come back to is 1491 which is about civilization in the Americas before Columbus. The overall premise is that it was far more advanced than most history books will admit and the cultural loss far more grave than anyone could imagine. Everyone knows that the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas built great structures, but who knew the Incas had their own calculator to rival the abacus, Mayans had a calendar more accurate than the Gregorian one, and Aztecs had a capital bigger than anything in Europe? Fascinating.
Better read it fast .... apparently according to the Mayans we're done for on Dec 21
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