Author Topic: So what are the greatest books you've ever read? (Read 19146 times)

Core · « **Reply #75 on:** March 10, 2015, 10:09:40 PM »

Quote from: bigmc on March 07, 2015, 05:38:01 AM

david gemmel - the white wolf

conn igulden - the genghis khan trilogy

mark lawrence - the broken empire trilogy

anthony roberts - blood song

add in anything by david baldacci

excellent choices. have you read gemmel's troy trilogy? if not then i highly recommend.

indie-lad · « **Reply #76 on:** March 11, 2015, 07:24:08 AM »

Quote from: Core on March 10, 2015, 10:09:40 PM

excellent choices. have you read gemmel's troy trilogy? if not then i highly recommend.

Agreed

bigmc · « **Reply #77 on:** March 11, 2015, 08:09:02 AM »

Quote from: greeneyes on March 07, 2015, 06:34:12 AM

Good book to help writers, I'll read it.

1/ Crime and Punishement - Dostoievski
2/ The brave new world - Huxley
3/ The stranger - Camus
4/ The trial - Kafka
5/ Dirty Hands - Sartre
6/ Civilization and Its Discontents - Freud
7/ Father and sons- Tourgueniev
8/ Dead souls - Gogol
9/ 1983 - Orwell
10/ Naked lunch- Burroughs

Definitely could add Bukowski to the list. I had alot of fun reading him and it's the easiest writer to read. You'd have a great laugh, guy was a getbigger.
Would like to add Karl Marx and Engels up there.

i think if you are going to try and pretend you are some kind of intellect

at least get the title of the books right

unless 1983 is the lesser known prequel to 1984

bigmc · « **Reply #78 on:** March 11, 2015, 08:10:24 AM »

Quote from: Core on March 10, 2015, 10:09:40 PM

excellent choices. have you read gemmel's troy trilogy? if not then i highly recommend.

i have read all his books at least 5 times

best writer ever

his heros are awesome

check out his wife valerie gemmels book

think its called the city its reall very good

El Diablo Blanco · « **Reply #79 on:** March 11, 2015, 08:32:19 AM »

Mein Kampf

Thespritz0 · « **Reply #80 on:** March 11, 2015, 08:40:22 AM »

Vince Gironda, The Wild Physique
Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Education of a Bodybuilder
Mike Mentzer, Heavy Duty Arms

TheGrinch · « **Reply #81 on:** March 11, 2015, 09:36:33 AM »

read?

you mean like audio books?

indie-lad · « **Reply #82 on:** March 11, 2015, 10:11:03 AM »

Quote from: Thespritz0 on March 11, 2015, 08:40:22 AM

Vince Gironda, The Wild Physique
Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Education of a Bodybuilder
Mike Mentzer, Heavy Duty Arms

I had Arnold's book (only BB book I've ever owned) and I must've read it a thousand times.

Jeez, what printing is that on today?

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #83 on:** March 11, 2015, 10:28:31 AM »

Vince Goodrum - How to exploit a gay lover to make him buy food for you

El Diablo Blanco · « **Reply #84 on:** March 11, 2015, 10:46:16 AM »

Quote from: TheGrinch on March 11, 2015, 09:36:33 AM

read?

you mean like audio books?

Love Audio books. Used to drive 45 minutes each way to work and it helped kill time. I listened to the Hunger Games and the Author refered to one of the characters as Peeta and I thought she just had a Boston accent and couldn't say Peter but then realized that the character was actually named Peeta.
I listed to the millenium trilogy as well. That was awesome.

greeneyes · « **Reply #85 on:** March 11, 2015, 11:08:22 AM »

Quote from: bigmc on March 11, 2015, 08:09:02 AM

i think if you are going to try and pretend you are some kind of intellect

at least get the title of the books right

unless 1983 is the lesser known prequel to 1984

What's the fucking difference? I mistaked 3 with 4. I'm not going to pretend to be an intellect. It's among the books I've read and liked and that's it. If you want to play the smart ass do it with someone else you joon bitch.

indie-lad · « **Reply #86 on:** March 12, 2015, 02:59:56 AM »

Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on March 11, 2015, 10:46:16 AM

Love Audio books. Used to drive 45 minutes each way to work and it helped kill time. I listened to the Hunger Games and the Author refered to one of the characters as Peeta and I thought she just had a Boston accent and couldn't say Peter but then realized that the character was actually named Peeta.
I listed to the millenium trilogy as well. That was awesome.

My thing with audio books is sometimes the book was edited down and pieces were missing from the story.

That always drove me nuts.

jon cole · « **Reply #87 on:** March 12, 2015, 05:31:26 AM »

1 - light in August - William Faulkner
2 - atlas shrugged - Ayn Rand
3 - crime and punishment - dostoievski
4- my father's glory - marcel Pagnol (the film is also awesome )
5- various book from raymond Aron and Philippe muray.

CalvinH · « **Reply #88 on:** March 12, 2015, 06:12:47 AM »

Quote from: bigmc on March 11, 2015, 08:10:24 AM

i have read all his books at least 5 times

best writer ever

his heros are awesome

check out his wife valerie gemmels book

think its called the city its reall very good

You'd like Marine Sniper by Carlos Hathcock......it's great read and a true story

Svengoolie · « **Reply #89 on:** March 12, 2015, 06:18:04 AM »

bigmc · « **Reply #90 on:** March 12, 2015, 06:19:59 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on March 12, 2015, 06:12:47 AM

You'd like Marine Sniper by Carlos Hathcock......it's great read and a true story

thanks i will look it up

mphgrove · « **Reply #91 on:** March 12, 2015, 06:35:05 AM »

Quote from: jon cole on March 12, 2015, 05:31:26 AM

1 - light in August - William Faulkner
2 - atlas shrugged - Ayn Rand
3 - crime and punishment - dostoievski
4- my father's glory - marcel Pagnol (the film is also awesome )
5- various book from raymond Aron and Philippe muray.

Light in August - my favorite of Faulkner. Remember when American Airlines used to have the Faux Faulkner and Faux Hemingway contests in the American Airlines Magazine? Bygone day.

CalvinH · « **Reply #92 on:** March 12, 2015, 07:14:05 AM »

Quote from: bigmc on March 12, 2015, 06:19:59 AM

thanks i will look it up

Have you read any of Andy McNab"s books?

Grape Ape · « **Reply #93 on:** March 12, 2015, 07:27:13 AM »

Quote from: bigmc on March 11, 2015, 08:10:24 AM

i have read all his books at least 5 times

best writer ever

his heros are awesome

check out his wife valerie gemmels book

think its called the city its reall very good

I'm going to try the white wolf even though i have no idea of what it's about.

If you like this type of hero genre, try Abercrombie's First Law trilogy....I've read that and the three follow on books and enjoyed them immensely.

jon cole · « **Reply #94 on:** March 12, 2015, 08:01:06 AM »

Quote from: mphgrove on March 12, 2015, 06:35:05 AM

Light in August - my favorite of Faulkner. Remember when American Airlines used to have the Faux Faulkner and Faux Hemingway contests in the American Airlines Magazine? Bygone day.

I'm french, so no !

Light in august is my favorite, the second from faulkner is "as i lay dying".

"The sound and the fury" is generally the favorite of Faulkner who have never read Faulkner, and never read "the sound and fury".

TheGrinch · « **Reply #95 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:43:37 AM »

wish I could read books.... I cant keep my mind focused enough as it drifts off to something else no matter how interesting I find the book and end up forgetting everything I just read...

sucks...

Howard · « **Reply #96 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:52:24 AM »

Area 51 by Annie Jacobson

Incredible , well research book on the factual events and history of the infamous Area 51.
Spoiler alert- aliens were/are used as the cover story for the real classified projects.

IronMeister · « **Reply #97 on:** March 12, 2015, 11:00:08 AM »

Useful book for a getbigger:
http://www.amazon.com/Gay-Anal-Sex-Bottom-Without-ebook/dp/B005TL7HG0

bigmc · « **Reply #98 on:** March 12, 2015, 11:17:23 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on March 12, 2015, 07:14:05 AM

Have you read any of Andy McNab"s books?

i read bravo two zero

which was good as it was the truth

i find his thriller stuff a little simplistic

Core · « **Reply #99 on:** March 12, 2015, 12:47:38 PM »

Quote from: bigmc on March 11, 2015, 08:10:24 AM

i have read all his books at least 5 times

best writer ever

his heros are awesome

check out his wife valerie gemmels book

think its called the city its reall very good

I agree. His characters are excellent and he can turn a well loved and routine story like the trojan war into something incredible. The attention to detail is phenomenal and the little twists he throws in are refreshing. Im finishing up valerio manfredi's alexander trilogy currently and a reread of the troy series is next. Highly recommend the alexander trilogy too if you havent read it though I suspect you have if you've read gemmels stuff.