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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 2117 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 1475 Views
Damn...how did I forget Fear and Loathing in my list? *NM* Brian - 22/04/2010 07:40:04 AM 640 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 1247 Views
The Rum Diary was disappointing. The Curse of Lono was much better. Tom - 22/04/2010 02:42:18 PM 1225 Views
How are you on other Ellis stuff? GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 07:54:07 PM 1291 Views
I'm uncommitted about the rest of his works. Tom - 23/04/2010 04:51:25 PM 1426 Views
This was hard to do Linda - 22/04/2010 06:05:53 AM 1626 Views
Re: This was hard to do GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 02:17:19 PM 1283 Views
Re: This was hard to do Linda - 25/04/2010 10:22:20 AM 1570 Views
I just went and bought "I am Legend" and "I, Claudius" Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:21:43 PM 1392 Views
Re: I just went and bought "I am Legend" and "I, Claudius" Linda - 25/04/2010 10:57:32 AM 1712 Views
1-6 was easy....7-10 not so much Brian - 22/04/2010 07:36:25 AM 1383 Views
Whoa. rebelaessedai - 23/04/2010 02:39:05 AM 1199 Views
I didn't really expect to see it on anyone else's list... Brian - 23/04/2010 03:38:10 AM 1507 Views
I don't know about that, with all that Heinlein... *NM* Legolas - 23/04/2010 11:09:28 AM 698 Views
I'll admit that much of his work hasn't aged well Brian - 23/04/2010 05:19:08 PM 1519 Views
rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:33:29 AM 1217 Views
It's hardish to explain Brian - 25/04/2010 08:49:01 AM 1612 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 27/04/2010 12:37:49 AM 1350 Views
<3 Yossarian *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:36:10 AM 720 Views
OK. Rebekah - 22/04/2010 08:37:54 AM 1424 Views
Crap crap crap. Rebekah - 22/04/2010 12:40:16 PM 1277 Views
Re: Crap crap crap. GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 02:18:42 PM 1208 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) heartbreak - 22/04/2010 01:54:00 PM 1396 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:05:39 AM 1239 Views
I have not. What is it called? *NM* heartbreak - 23/04/2010 02:04:43 AM 614 Views
Re: I have not. What is it called? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 03:16:41 AM 1451 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:35:03 AM 1281 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 26/04/2010 10:41:40 PM 1293 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 26/04/2010 10:43:55 PM 1381 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 26/04/2010 11:27:45 PM 1330 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 27/04/2010 09:14:36 AM 1295 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) jh - 30/04/2010 11:29:26 AM 1374 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. (in no particular order) Camilla - 30/04/2010 07:59:31 PM 1205 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:26:42 PM 1349 Views
My real list. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:36:11 PM 1278 Views
Crossroads? Really? DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:16:58 PM 1377 Views
Re: Crossroads? Really? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:03:44 AM 1169 Views
I actually have the first Mistborn in my top 10 haha DREWRULESWOT! - 23/04/2010 09:22:29 PM 1403 Views
Books I love to reread... In no perticular order Nolan - 22/04/2010 03:37:30 PM 1447 Views
authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 621 Views
This is quite difficult. Spriteling - 22/04/2010 03:59:18 PM 1517 Views
Re: This is quite difficult. GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:07:10 AM 1329 Views
It is very impressive. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:36:24 AM 1298 Views
Re: It is very impressive. GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:44:53 AM 1250 Views
I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1345 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 687 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1316 Views
you can list individual books from series Aeryn - 22/04/2010 06:13:07 PM 1339 Views
Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1367 Views
Re: I'll try. Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:30:46 AM 1282 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. GateKeeper - 22/04/2010 04:21:10 PM 1433 Views
This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1350 Views
Red Mars ironclad - 23/04/2010 01:03:46 PM 1259 Views
Hm. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:24:41 PM 1338 Views
on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1366 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 666 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1263 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 1242 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1292 Views
I never thought this would be so hard! Maria - 22/04/2010 09:10:03 PM 1398 Views
Two lists, all fiction and scifi/fantasy DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:13:17 PM 1273 Views
Ah crap, I forgot the Silmarillion... *NM* DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:19:09 PM 588 Views
I thought I would see a little more Malazan, more SoIaF......... *NM* GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:11:46 AM 624 Views
For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1465 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 1233 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1506 Views
Wow, Red Mars? rebelaessedai - 23/04/2010 02:35:09 AM 1287 Views
Re: Wow, Red Mars? GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 03:22:29 AM 1376 Views
That's typical, I'm afraid. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:35:39 AM 1256 Views
It's really awesome if you love hard science fiction. *NM* The Shrike - 24/04/2010 03:26:30 PM 639 Views
I could see that, yeah. rebelaessedai - 27/04/2010 12:42:21 AM 1238 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. ironclad - 23/04/2010 12:55:20 PM 1332 Views
Re: Top 10 favorite books ever. Camilla - 25/04/2010 11:33:04 AM 1283 Views
Re: Neverending story ironclad - 26/04/2010 10:10:29 AM 1207 Views
Re: Neverending story Camilla - 26/04/2010 10:12:50 AM 1201 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 1365 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1487 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1374 Views
Some awesome books on this list. *NM* rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:37:40 AM 613 Views
My Top Eleven* snoopcester - 23/04/2010 03:58:49 PM 1428 Views
It's going to be hard for me Bramhodoulos - 23/04/2010 10:36:02 PM 1413 Views
You can include all books Aeryn - 23/04/2010 11:08:06 PM 1253 Views
That first one is subject to opinion, I must say. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:39:55 AM 1211 Views
Hmmm... Bramhodoulos - 24/04/2010 09:10:41 AM 1399 Views
Here goes. John - 24/04/2010 07:47:33 AM 1460 Views
It feels like choosing among children must be, but... Camilla - 24/04/2010 05:49:01 PM 1420 Views
Here is a list... Jacob - 30/04/2010 08:36:32 PM 1255 Views
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