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Hey all,

I'm always looking for a good book to read. Suggestions? What are your favorites?

I've read both of those. Haven't read the book you recommend, though. Thanks!

Best book I ever read is Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz. I have an 1897 copy.
His writing is gripping. 515 pages of 'can't put it down'.

If you haven't done the classics, do those. "The Histories" by Herodotus. "Metamorphoses" by Ovid. Those two for starters. All of Shakespeare, Dante and much other stuff, is pulled right out of those two books. Even Movie plots. Interesting to read it in the - more or less - original.

While I'm not a christian or religious in any form, I still found Quo Vadis to be one of my favorite books of all time.
Here are some reviews.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/538845.Quo_Vadis

tigerlilly wrote:Hey all,

I'm always looking for a good book to read. Suggestions? What are your favorites?

Preliminary question: what are your favorite subjects, adventure, biography, history, pop culture? If you like wild stories, sexy plots, plenty of destruction, the doings of dysfunctional families, YET great food for thought and portrayal of fascinating ethical dilemmas, you can't beat the first book of the Jewish bible, Genesis.

http://www.amazon.com/Bright-sided-Relentless-Promotion-Positive-Undermined/dp/0805087494

http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Sleep-Eat-Drink-Dream/dp/0547085605/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266796016&sr=1-1

Two books I have recently really enjoyed.

I have the paperback, but it's available for Kindle too. Great action adventure with a mountaineering theme.


http://www.amazon.com/Fury-Bear-ebook/dp/B0034KZ1ZM

Touching the Void by Joe Simpson is one of my very very favorites, but you probably already read it...

The Alchemist and The Things They Carried are two fantastic books!

All Robert Ludlum Books

John Duffield wrote:If you haven't done the classics, do those. "The Histories" by Herodotus. "Metamorphoses" by Ovid. Those two for starters. All of Shakespeare, Dante and much other stuff, is pulled right out of those two books. Even Movie plots. Interesting to read it in the - more or less - original.

Herodotus rules!

Today I got two emails about Christopher Moore's book, "Fool." Amazon told me that it is on sale. Christopher Moore told me that it is coming out in paperback today. This is a very funny book, loosely based on "King Lear."

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Fiction, about magicians & 'englishness'. Very well written.

This thread could roam all over the place. I have lots of possible suggestions but they've be more tailored if you told us what kind of stuff you gravitate toward.