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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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Top 10 favorite books ever. Aeryn - 22/04/2010 04:12:31 AM 1913 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 1262 Views
Damn...how did I forget Fear and Loathing in my list? *NM* Brian - 22/04/2010 07:40:04 AM 559 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 1057 Views
The Rum Diary was disappointing. The Curse of Lono was much better. Tom - 22/04/2010 02:42:18 PM 1036 Views
How are you on other Ellis stuff? GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 07:54:07 PM 1112 Views
I'm uncommitted about the rest of his works. Tom - 23/04/2010 04:51:25 PM 1186 Views
This was hard to do Linda - 22/04/2010 06:05:53 AM 1419 Views
Re: This was hard to do GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 02:17:19 PM 1083 Views
Re: This was hard to do Linda - 25/04/2010 10:22:20 AM 1379 Views
I just went and bought "I am Legend" and "I, Claudius" Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:21:43 PM 1126 Views
Re: I just went and bought "I am Legend" and "I, Claudius" Linda - 25/04/2010 10:57:32 AM 1489 Views
1-6 was easy....7-10 not so much Brian - 22/04/2010 07:36:25 AM 1193 Views
Whoa. rebelaessedai - 23/04/2010 02:39:05 AM 1024 Views
I didn't really expect to see it on anyone else's list... Brian - 23/04/2010 03:38:10 AM 1306 Views
I don't know about that, with all that Heinlein... *NM* Legolas - 23/04/2010 11:09:28 AM 610 Views
I'll admit that much of his work hasn't aged well Brian - 23/04/2010 05:19:08 PM 1312 Views
rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:33:29 AM 1025 Views
It's hardish to explain Brian - 25/04/2010 08:49:01 AM 1378 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 27/04/2010 12:37:49 AM 1157 Views
<3 Yossarian *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:36:10 AM 634 Views
OK. Rebekah - 22/04/2010 08:37:54 AM 1209 Views
Crap crap crap. Rebekah - 22/04/2010 12:40:16 PM 1097 Views
Re: Crap crap crap. GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 02:18:42 PM 1055 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) heartbreak - 22/04/2010 01:54:00 PM 1231 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:05:39 AM 1069 Views
I have not. What is it called? *NM* heartbreak - 23/04/2010 02:04:43 AM 527 Views
Re: I have not. What is it called? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 03:16:41 AM 1279 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:35:03 AM 1104 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 26/04/2010 10:41:40 PM 1132 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 26/04/2010 10:43:55 PM 1199 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 26/04/2010 11:27:45 PM 1120 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 27/04/2010 09:14:36 AM 1085 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 30/04/2010 11:29:26 AM 1188 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 30/04/2010 07:59:31 PM 1002 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:26:42 PM 1143 Views
My real list. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:36:11 PM 1075 Views
Crossroads? Really? DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:16:58 PM 1197 Views
Re: Crossroads? Really? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:03:44 AM 978 Views
I actually have the first Mistborn in my top 10 haha DREWRULESWOT! - 23/04/2010 09:22:29 PM 1191 Views
Books I love to reread... In no perticular order Nolan - 22/04/2010 03:37:30 PM 1235 Views
authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 533 Views
This is quite difficult. Spriteling - 22/04/2010 03:59:18 PM 1330 Views
Re: This is quite difficult. GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:07:10 AM 1110 Views
It is very impressive. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:36:24 AM 1103 Views
Re: It is very impressive. GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:44:53 AM 1065 Views
I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1121 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 605 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1158 Views
you can list individual books from series Aeryn - 22/04/2010 06:13:07 PM 1144 Views
Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1138 Views
Re: I'll try. Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:30:46 AM 1094 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 04:21:10 PM 1211 Views
This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1160 Views
Red Mars ironclad - 23/04/2010 01:03:46 PM 1025 Views
Hm. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:24:41 PM 1123 Views
on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1155 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 568 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1085 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 1038 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1100 Views
I never thought this would be so hard! Maria - 22/04/2010 09:10:03 PM 1229 Views
Two lists, all fiction and scifi/fantasy DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:13:17 PM 1087 Views
Ah crap, I forgot the Silmarillion... *NM* DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:19:09 PM 511 Views
I thought I would see a little more Malazan, more SoIaF......... *NM* GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:11:46 AM 535 Views
For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1298 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 1033 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1289 Views
Wow, Red Mars? rebelaessedai - 23/04/2010 02:35:09 AM 1106 Views
Re: Wow, Red Mars? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 03:22:29 AM 1147 Views
That's typical, I'm afraid. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:35:39 AM 1071 Views
It's really awesome if you love hard science fiction. *NM* The Shrike - 24/04/2010 03:26:30 PM 560 Views
I could see that, yeah. rebelaessedai - 27/04/2010 12:42:21 AM 1047 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. ironclad - 23/04/2010 12:55:20 PM 1120 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:33:04 AM 1103 Views
Re: Neverending story ironclad - 26/04/2010 10:10:29 AM 1056 Views
Re: Neverending story Camilla - 26/04/2010 10:12:50 AM 1022 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 1190 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1229 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1192 Views
Some awesome books on this list. *NM* rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:37:40 AM 514 Views
My Top Eleven* snoopcester - 23/04/2010 03:58:49 PM 1255 Views
It's going to be hard for me Bramhodoulos - 23/04/2010 10:36:02 PM 1227 Views
You can include all books Aeryn - 23/04/2010 11:08:06 PM 1077 Views
That first one is subject to opinion, I must say. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:39:55 AM 1022 Views
Hmmm... Bramhodoulos - 24/04/2010 09:10:41 AM 1221 Views
Here goes. John - 24/04/2010 07:47:33 AM 1233 Views
It feels like choosing among children must be, but... Camilla - 24/04/2010 05:49:01 PM 1210 Views
Here is a list... Jacob - 30/04/2010 08:36:32 PM 1031 Views
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