Dead{o}Santa

SantaHoe

Whats the best book in the world?
Thinking of reading a book, but I'm not sure...

I suppose I could read the Bible, but I've read the best bits already.
No bloody way am I reading the Koran.
And the book of Kells would take years to read.

VVVVVVV-Place your nominations below-VVVVVVVV

Canaboid

If your new to this reading lark I can recommend "Micheal and Mary go to the shop"
Cant remember the author.

TwoShedsJackson

Didn't do much for your spelling did it Canaboid? It's Michael not Micheal

I hereby nominate 'The Deeper Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams as one of the best books ever, now if you'll excuse me I'm just off to commit Sligo

Canaboid

Damnit. Confession time. I never actually read that book, I just pratunded I did.
Rest assured Castor, I will scrutinise every post u make from now on for spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation and will send a log of all errors to your old english teacher. Or something.
Still waiting for a game of AOK.

harVee

any1 read "Still life with woodpecker" by tom robbins.

kinda inane at times but it really will make ya laugh and cry.

up there w/ anything by big doug adams.
yeah
harVey

SantaHoe

Just a "duh duh" comment here.
I do know how to read.
I'm just wondering what yee' peeps would suggest.
I realy don't have time to get into a book, only to find that it's a piece of (R@P.

WhiteWashMan

well youre both muppets coz it should be you're instead of your...the socond word in canboids post

shame on both of you for not spotting it.
there will be a quick pop test at the end of the thread

WhiteWashMan

oh, and nightmares and dreamscapes by stephen king is good if you want something easy to read in short bursts
its short stories and king is always a great thig to read before you go to sleep coz you dont have to really think about it.

on the other hand, the third policeman by flan obrien is good, but requiers a bit of concentration.
mind you, its short and onoly takes about an 1 1/2 to read

Coyler

I loved King's short stories as well WWM but I prefered Night Shift and Skeleton Crew.All three books are still a great read and have read them myself a few times.Not crazy about his novel's though.

SantaHoe

Alright, might check out some of Stephen Kings' stuff.
Thought The Shining was fu(kin' great, so maybe I'll get The Tommyknockers or something...

(phoar, knockers etc.)

Toulouse

Don't forget that Stephen King also writes under the guise of Richard Bachman...his short stories roxor!!!!!!!!!

OhOH and if you want to start with a good one....i suggest IT - Stephen King...
ohohoh...and the Wamphyri series by Brian Lumely! Brilliant all 98 million or them or so...
ohohohohoh Malory Towers.........if u like young girls that is...(in uniform).
ohohohohohoho and The Searing....brilliant
...its about leathal orgasms??? oh and the aliens ahhahah...but they're autistic aliens...the plot thickens.........hmmmmm...there MUST be skins somewhere...ffs...ooohh well Dear Diary...i'll only be binneder in a bit so i'll go now!

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SantaHoe

Ok, I've seen "IT" on tv/video, so I'm not gonna' read it...
Think I read that Malory Towers sh!te a few years ago.....

Nah, fukit'!
My eyes are too sore to read...
I'll just 'read' some pr0n instead

Excelsior

Stephen King's the stand is worthwhile, but a lil long. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption are 4 great King novellas.
Best author though isn't Doug Adams, pipped at the post by an even better writer, Doug Coupland. Generation X, Mixcroserfs and Girlfriend in a Coma are stunning. The rest are merely great. Bill Bryson and Stephen Jay Gould are both worthwhile. Gould's Dinos in a haystack rocked my world. Look out for Ed O. Wilson too. Excellent easy to read science. What else is there?
As for the bible, Romans and Job are just rollickin' good reads, and their message isnt trendy anymore but you gotta give it it's due. So thats my opinion.
Excelsior

Gerry

Before the dawn, by Gerry Adams
truly a masterpiece

Excelsior

Sorry, my mistake, the best book ever is:
Business @ the Speed of Thought.
Bill Gates!

the celtic tiger

the best book i ever read was
"Sanity in the midst of madness"
by trevor molly....
a masterpiece
tct

Trojan

Muppets, hear my words ye mortal ones!

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The best book is "The Player of Games" by Iain M. Bankes.

That said could choose any book from any of { Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Iain M. Bankes } and be sure of an excellent read.


Al.

Excelsior

The wasp factory, by mr banks' lesssci-fi alter ego, Iain Banks rocks.
nothing since then has really lived up however.
2001 is great but C.Clarke still is too geeky for my tastes.
but stephen jay gould is rockin' reading dinosaurs in the haystack right now.
education in a book- what times we live in!
kevin