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#251 Guest_the black fire

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Posted 12 December 2005 - 02:22 AM

Sphere by Michael Crichton. Very deep and well thought out.

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#252 Guest_Shin76

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Posted 12 December 2005 - 06:48 AM

Hmm, any book by Dan Brown, Stephen King, Tolkien as well. Harry Potter books and Chronicles of Narnia.

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Posted 24 December 2005 - 11:05 PM

Battle Royal book 1, harry potter colection, samurai girl, lord of rngs trilogy book and more oh and my fav 20,000 leagues under the sea

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Posted 25 December 2005 - 05:00 AM

i like naked picture books. And popup books, surprises me everytime. I let out a low pitched moan everytime i flip a page.

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#255 Guest_CrimsonEnergy

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Posted 25 December 2005 - 07:26 AM

My favorites are the Harry Potter series, Eragon, and books by Darren Shan

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Posted 25 December 2005 - 08:09 AM

Well Eragon and Eldest, the Redwall series, Forgotten realms by salvatore, etc. I have a huge list and i wont go really in depth with it.

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Posted 25 December 2005 - 12:24 PM

I like all of criminal books

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 08:52 AM

The Redwall series is filled with racist overtones. The way it's presented that some species of animals are good and others are evil reeks of racism, and it's awful that these books are read by children.That and the plots are all the same. Open your eyes, people.Can someone explain the appeal of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I read the book and was unimpressed. The meaning of life is 42? Is that supposed to be clever? The ultimate beings are mice? Big deal. Honestly, I don't understand why anyone gives a damn about Hitchhiker's Guide.

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 08:55 AM

i don't read books

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 09:21 AM

Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire and Lonewolf Series are my fav

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#261 Guest_xlloyd

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 06:12 AM

HARRY POTTER SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 06:41 AM

Can someone explain the appeal of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I read the book and was unimpressed. The meaning of life is 42? Is that supposed to be clever? The ultimate beings are mice? Big deal. Honestly, I don't understand why anyone gives a damn about Hitchhiker's Guide.

The meaning of life is not 42. The answer to the ultimate question of Life, the Universe and Everything is 42. The ultimate question is undefined; so the answer could very well be 42. The answer '42' is not supposed to be clever or referential to anything at all. At that point, anway; when the question is finally revealed in Life, the Universe and Everything and found to be completely absurd- something like ' what is six times eight?' - it can be a complete let-down until someone clever at maths points out that if you ask the question in a base 13 system rather than a base 10 system, it's exactly correct- or something like that. I don't remember the exact details because it's been a year or more since I thought of it in particular. Looking at Hitchhikier's Guide for profundity and answers is exactly the sort of absurdity that it enunciates in itself so effectively. It's not a book of answers; it's a book of questions. Douglas Adams did not intend to write anything of great importance; he intended to write something that would make people stop for a few moments, look at things from around the corner, and have a giggle about how silly it all is. Don't take it seriously. Have a laugh.

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 07:39 AM

i like mystery books....... :ph34r:

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 08:29 AM

Mystery fantasy and Harry

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 10:25 AM

The Redwall series is filled with racist overtones. The way it's presented that some species of animals are good and others are evil reeks of racism, and it's awful that these books are read by children.That and the plots are all the same. Open your eyes, people.Can someone explain the appeal of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I read the book and was unimpressed. The meaning of life is 42? Is that supposed to be clever? The ultimate beings are mice? Big deal. Honestly, I don't understand why anyone gives a damn about Hitchhiker's Guide.

You realize that the perceptions of some animals in Redwall are just what the common perceptions of those species are? For instance, "rat" has a much more negative connotation than "mouse". There is an expression "Sly as a fox". The book "Marlfox" is just going off of that. To call it racist is an insult to Brian Jacques, and I think it's overanalyzing a bit.

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 10:35 AM

The Redwall series is filled with racist overtones. The way it's presented that some species of animals are good and others are evil reeks of racism, and it's awful that these books are read by children.That and the plots are all the same. Open your eyes, people.Can someone explain the appeal of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I read the book and was unimpressed. The meaning of life is 42? Is that supposed to be clever? The ultimate beings are mice? Big deal. Honestly, I don't understand why anyone gives a damn about Hitchhiker's Guide.
You realize that the perceptions of some animals in Redwall are just what the common perceptions of those species are? For instance, "rat" has a much more negative connotation than "mouse". There is an expression "Sly as a fox". The book "Marlfox" is just going off of that. To call it racist is an insult to Brian Jacques, and I think it's overanalyzing a bit.

Reenforcing stereotypes is always a good thing. An insult to Brian Jacques? Give me a break, the guy is a hack a writer that has the same story published tens of times and all he does is change a few names here and there. It's not like I'm spitting on Charles Dickens's grave here. That being said, the post wasn't really serious. Except for the part about Hitchhiker's Guide. That book blows.

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 10:49 AM

The Redwall series is filled with racist overtones. The way it's presented that some species of animals are good and others are evil reeks of racism, and it's awful that these books are read by children.That and the plots are all the same. Open your eyes, people.Can someone explain the appeal of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I read the book and was unimpressed. The meaning of life is 42? Is that supposed to be clever? The ultimate beings are mice? Big deal. Honestly, I don't understand why anyone gives a damn about Hitchhiker's Guide.
You realize that the perceptions of some animals in Redwall are just what the common perceptions of those species are? For instance, "rat" has a much more negative connotation than "mouse". There is an expression "Sly as a fox". The book "Marlfox" is just going off of that. To call it racist is an insult to Brian Jacques, and I think it's overanalyzing a bit.
Reenforcing stereotypes is always a good thing. An insult to Brian Jacques? Give me a break, the guy is a hack a writer that has the same story published tens of times and all he does is change a few names here and there. It's not like I'm spitting on Charles Dickens's grave here. That being said, the post wasn't really serious. Except for the part about Hitchhiker's Guide. That book blows.

I don't know...I have most of the books, and it's not the exact same...it's certainly not the same thing as in, say, every RPG ever. I love RPGs, but in every single one, ever, you are trying to save the <something-or-other>.

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 01:40 PM

Getting back to the topic, I'd suggest that everyone out there reads "Holes" by Louis Sachar, because I find it to be an extraordinary book with truly an unique feeling.