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It was actually easier to list my top ten favorite books of all time than I thought it would be. Tom Send a noteboard - 22/04/2010 04:29:46 AM
1. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
2. Brothers Karamazov by Feodor Dostoevsky
3. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
4. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
6. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
7. The Holy Bible haha, just kidding - Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
8. Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
9. Madame Bovary by Gustav Flaubert (didn't expect that, did you?)
10. The collected poetry of Sergei Esenin
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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Top 10 favorite books ever. Aeryn - 22/04/2010 04:12:31 AM 2141 Views
It was actually easier to list my top ten favorite books of all time than I thought it would be. Tom - 22/04/2010 04:29:46 AM 1491 Views
Damn...how did I forget Fear and Loathing in my list? *NM* Brian - 22/04/2010 07:40:04 AM 648 Views
Re: It was actually easier to list my top ten favorite books of all time than I thought it would be. GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 02:15:05 PM 1264 Views
The Rum Diary was disappointing. The Curse of Lono was much better. Tom - 22/04/2010 02:42:18 PM 1242 Views
How are you on other Ellis stuff? GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 07:54:07 PM 1310 Views
I'm uncommitted about the rest of his works. Tom - 23/04/2010 04:51:25 PM 1442 Views
This was hard to do Linda - 22/04/2010 06:05:53 AM 1646 Views
Re: This was hard to do GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 02:17:19 PM 1300 Views
Re: This was hard to do Linda - 25/04/2010 10:22:20 AM 1593 Views
I just went and bought "I am Legend" and "I, Claudius" Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:21:43 PM 1427 Views
Re: I just went and bought "I am Legend" and "I, Claudius" Linda - 25/04/2010 10:57:32 AM 1732 Views
1-6 was easy....7-10 not so much Brian - 22/04/2010 07:36:25 AM 1402 Views
Whoa. rebelaessedai - 23/04/2010 02:39:05 AM 1220 Views
I didn't really expect to see it on anyone else's list... Brian - 23/04/2010 03:38:10 AM 1526 Views
I don't know about that, with all that Heinlein... *NM* Legolas - 23/04/2010 11:09:28 AM 707 Views
I'll admit that much of his work hasn't aged well Brian - 23/04/2010 05:19:08 PM 1536 Views
rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:33:29 AM 1235 Views
It's hardish to explain Brian - 25/04/2010 08:49:01 AM 1632 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 27/04/2010 12:37:49 AM 1373 Views
<3 Yossarian *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:36:10 AM 730 Views
OK. Rebekah - 22/04/2010 08:37:54 AM 1441 Views
Crap crap crap. Rebekah - 22/04/2010 12:40:16 PM 1294 Views
Re: Crap crap crap. GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 02:18:42 PM 1230 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) heartbreak - 22/04/2010 01:54:00 PM 1413 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:05:39 AM 1257 Views
I have not. What is it called? *NM* heartbreak - 23/04/2010 02:04:43 AM 623 Views
Re: I have not. What is it called? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 03:16:41 AM 1470 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:35:03 AM 1300 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 26/04/2010 10:41:40 PM 1316 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 26/04/2010 10:43:55 PM 1400 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 26/04/2010 11:27:45 PM 1346 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 27/04/2010 09:14:36 AM 1314 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 30/04/2010 11:29:26 AM 1391 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 30/04/2010 07:59:31 PM 1221 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:26:42 PM 1372 Views
My real list. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:36:11 PM 1295 Views
Crossroads? Really? DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:16:58 PM 1395 Views
Re: Crossroads? Really? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:03:44 AM 1189 Views
I actually have the first Mistborn in my top 10 haha DREWRULESWOT! - 23/04/2010 09:22:29 PM 1420 Views
Books I love to reread... In no perticular order Nolan - 22/04/2010 03:37:30 PM 1470 Views
authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 630 Views
This is quite difficult. Spriteling - 22/04/2010 03:59:18 PM 1536 Views
Re: This is quite difficult. GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:07:10 AM 1347 Views
It is very impressive. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:36:24 AM 1322 Views
Re: It is very impressive. GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:44:53 AM 1267 Views
I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1362 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 695 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1337 Views
you can list individual books from series Aeryn - 22/04/2010 06:13:07 PM 1361 Views
Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1387 Views
Re: I'll try. Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:30:46 AM 1299 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 04:21:10 PM 1450 Views
This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1368 Views
Red Mars ironclad - 23/04/2010 01:03:46 PM 1282 Views
Hm. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:24:41 PM 1361 Views
on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1384 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 679 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1285 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 1284 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1310 Views
I never thought this would be so hard! Maria - 22/04/2010 09:10:03 PM 1414 Views
Two lists, all fiction and scifi/fantasy DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:13:17 PM 1295 Views
Ah crap, I forgot the Silmarillion... *NM* DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:19:09 PM 595 Views
I thought I would see a little more Malazan, more SoIaF......... *NM* GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:11:46 AM 635 Views
For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1484 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 1249 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1525 Views
Wow, Red Mars? rebelaessedai - 23/04/2010 02:35:09 AM 1310 Views
Re: Wow, Red Mars? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 03:22:29 AM 1396 Views
That's typical, I'm afraid. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:35:39 AM 1274 Views
It's really awesome if you love hard science fiction. *NM* The Shrike - 24/04/2010 03:26:30 PM 650 Views
I could see that, yeah. rebelaessedai - 27/04/2010 12:42:21 AM 1254 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. ironclad - 23/04/2010 12:55:20 PM 1349 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:33:04 AM 1303 Views
Re: Neverending story ironclad - 26/04/2010 10:10:29 AM 1226 Views
Re: Neverending story Camilla - 26/04/2010 10:12:50 AM 1220 Views
I can't do 10 so I will do 15...that's right, deal with it. Tigr - 23/04/2010 02:43:10 PM 1381 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1530 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1396 Views
Some awesome books on this list. *NM* rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:37:40 AM 623 Views
My Top Eleven* snoopcester - 23/04/2010 03:58:49 PM 1448 Views
It's going to be hard for me Bramhodoulos - 23/04/2010 10:36:02 PM 1431 Views
You can include all books Aeryn - 23/04/2010 11:08:06 PM 1275 Views
That first one is subject to opinion, I must say. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:39:55 AM 1228 Views
Hmmm... Bramhodoulos - 24/04/2010 09:10:41 AM 1417 Views
Here goes. John - 24/04/2010 07:47:33 AM 1479 Views
It feels like choosing among children must be, but... Camilla - 24/04/2010 05:49:01 PM 1437 Views
Here is a list... Jacob - 30/04/2010 08:36:32 PM 1270 Views
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