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OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
48. I haven't read everything he's done
Mon Dec 16, 2013, 07:22 PM
Dec 2013

yet...but I don't recall ever being disappointed by the ones I have read. But yeah, Boy's Life is one great book. Gone South was another good one.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman. n/t murielm99 Dec 2013 #1
thats a really good book... WCGreen Dec 2013 #18
That's an amazing book. nt Hekate Dec 2013 #85
Too many to recall :-) B2G Dec 2013 #2
Interesting question el_bryanto Dec 2013 #3
A People's History, The Handmaid's Tale, The Chalice and the Blade, The Evolution of Conscience, and Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #4
nice list - "Chalice and The Blade" is mind blowing awesome - n/t Locrian Dec 2013 #104
By instigating my own reexamination of things I know, her book literally changed my life. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #107
Among the books I've enjoyed the most or learned the most from are . . . Journeyman Dec 2013 #5
Yes! Slaughterhouse Five dem in texas Dec 2013 #128
lurkers and trolls are also welcome to contribute to this list as well Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #6
Ok . . . hueymahl Dec 2013 #80
DUzy!!! Scuba Dec 2013 #93
lol and welcome to DU! Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #122
What if they haven't read 5 books? lame54 Dec 2013 #102
Then they can count cereal boxes in their list Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #103
Thanks for the permission. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #126
Way too broad for prolific readers.. X_Digger Dec 2013 #7
GREAT list! LWolf Dec 2013 #92
2 lists; fiction and non pscot Dec 2013 #8
I would recommend that everyone and older teens who are studying Cleita Dec 2013 #9
I would suggest "I Will Bear Witness" by Victor Klemperer Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #25
I will have to read that. It's amazing how many German intellectuals Cleita Dec 2013 #27
Do so. It's the story of how average Germans lived and how they (sort of) bought in to it. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #29
great book(s) justabob Dec 2013 #41
I will have to read this, thanks for the recommendation ! nt steve2470 Dec 2013 #123
Fellow pipi_k Dec 2013 #65
My favorites are Caravans, Hawaii, The Source, Centennial Cleita Dec 2013 #66
Space, Carribbean and The Covenant. Scuba Dec 2013 #94
here goes loli phabay Dec 2013 #10
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes - The Epic of Australia's Founding Lochloosa Dec 2013 #11
The five books of the... TlalocW Dec 2013 #12
Hmmm... 2naSalit Dec 2013 #13
Five books, eh? hfojvt Dec 2013 #14
Project Gutenberg currently has 44,349 books for free download. FarCenter Dec 2013 #15
I love Project Gutenberg. Nearly everything on my Kindle is from there. nt Hekate Dec 2013 #88
+ 44349 Iggo Dec 2013 #124
Impossible to list just five but I'll pick five of my favorites. ... spin Dec 2013 #16
Fear and Loathing on the Campagn Trail by Hunter S. Thompson.... WCGreen Dec 2013 #17
I'll try but reserve the right to add/delete/change/and re-remember OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #19
Phillip K. Dick is the man. stage left Dec 2013 #35
Yes he is! OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #46
I thought "A Scanner Darkly" flying rabbit Dec 2013 #68
Adore Blade Runner. stage left Dec 2013 #109
FYI on PKD, His Novel "Ubik" (his best work imo) is being adapted FSogol Dec 2013 #101
"Boy's Life" is in my top 10 XemaSab Dec 2013 #44
I haven't read everything he's done OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #48
1. The Grapes of Wrath 2. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest 3. To Kill A Mockingbird Zorra Dec 2013 #20
Models by Mark Manson. grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #21
Mine: Aristus Dec 2013 #22
"Catch 22" by Joseph Heller and "Galapagos" by Kurt Vonnegut. n/t FSogol Dec 2013 #23
War and Peace, A Fine Balance, Catch-22, Anna Karenina, Tao Te Ching. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #24
great lists so far! as with last year, it will take some time to compile Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author mgc1961 Dec 2013 #28
Lord of the Rings, The Mists of Avalon are among my favorites. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #63
LOVED The Jesus Incident - I thought I was the only one jazzimov Dec 2013 #133
If you want to understand the nature of wealth and trade LittleBlue Dec 2013 #30
THose all sound interesting. I actually met the author and have a signed copy of his book Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #33
Which author? LittleBlue Dec 2013 #37
William Bernstein author of Birth of Plenty Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #70
Ah yes, he's brilliant LittleBlue Dec 2013 #81
Yep. Similar to James Burke who wrote "Connctions" Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #105
"...so many books and I've gone well over 5...." OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #50
Sorry, couldn't winnow it down to five. Eight was as close to the bone as I could cut. 11 Bravo Dec 2013 #31
Top 5 Xyzse Dec 2013 #32
Replay was damn good wasn't it. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #40
Absolutely. Xyzse Dec 2013 #82
Five Books that moved me. stage left Dec 2013 #34
Ok davekriss Dec 2013 #36
They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer justabob Dec 2013 #38
Here's a start... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #39
I love when I see Watership Down on someone else's list! etherealtruth Dec 2013 #111
I consider a book young people should definately read. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #112
This message was self-deleted by its author AngryOldDem Dec 2013 #42
I dunno about top 5 XemaSab Dec 2013 #43
Here you go... Punkingal Dec 2013 #45
The Grapes of Wrath.. To Kill a Mockingbird ... ananda Dec 2013 #47
A lot of great choices in this thread The Second Stone Dec 2013 #49
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver roody Dec 2013 #51
on my list, as well! nt hopemountain Dec 2013 #53
+1 nt Zorra Dec 2013 #56
books close to my heart and soul include hopemountain Dec 2013 #52
A few of my favorites... TeeYiYi Dec 2013 #54
Catch-22; Grapes of Wrath; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Moby Dick; Roughing It Richardo Dec 2013 #55
I've read a lot of books in 74 years Pyrzqxgl Dec 2013 #57
my list looks something like this WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #58
I HATE when books are a great read then end with a thud! (regarding #2 on your list) Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #62
my 5 riverwalker Dec 2013 #59
Some great fiction geared toward empowering BlueToTheBone Dec 2013 #60
The complete works of Wei Wu Wei RagAss Dec 2013 #61
Only five? Fastcars Dec 2013 #64
assume she has already plowed thru Harry Potter dembotoz Dec 2013 #67
yep! there's a whole backstory I could write an essay abour re: her love of Harry Potter Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #73
Y'all probably won't like most of mine, but here they are anyway kentauros Dec 2013 #69
Believe me, last time around the list was quite eclectic. I take all offers Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #71
Fair enough :) kentauros Dec 2013 #72
well, for that matter, The Book of Job in the Bible makes many international top 20 lists. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #74
I didn't know that. kentauros Dec 2013 #75
My favorites as a teen were demigoddess Dec 2013 #76
Desert Solitude and A Fool's Progress, both by Edward Abbey, rudolph the red Dec 2013 #77
"We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" by Karen Joy Fowler Heidi Dec 2013 #78
Keeping it just to five... SeattleVet Dec 2013 #79
A few more than five betsuni Dec 2013 #83
Forgot betsuni Dec 2013 #90
More forgot betsuni Dec 2013 #134
5 books that left a lasting impression, huh? That's tough... Jasana Dec 2013 #84
Freddy's Book by John Gardner Recursion Dec 2013 #86
Always Coming Home, by Ursula Le Guin.The entire Earthsea series. All of Terry Pratchett's Discworld Hekate Dec 2013 #87
Hogfather is the one I always recommend people start with LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #115
De Chelonian Mobile Hekate Dec 2013 #116
The Turtle Moves! LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #117
Books that changed me.... GreenEyedLefty Dec 2013 #89
I am overwhelmed by the idea LWolf Dec 2013 #91
"Slaughterhouse Five" (Vonnegutt), "The Covenant" (Michener) ... Scuba Dec 2013 #95
Great thread, bookmarking for future library visits. Scuba Dec 2013 #96
Many books mentioned above are favorites, but here are 5 more. Nay Dec 2013 #97
A few more than five... econoclast Dec 2013 #98
"Candide" by Voltaire (Butts' translation), "Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan bhikkhu Dec 2013 #99
1- Moby Dick, Herman Melville... meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #100
Many of my favorites have already been listed. factsarenotfair Dec 2013 #106
Here's my 5 essentials... SidDithers Dec 2013 #108
kick ..nt TeeYiYi Dec 2013 #110
Disaster at the Pole: The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #113
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #114
Mists of Avalon. Fun reading. KittyWampus Dec 2013 #118
Since this is for your daughter I asked my wife for her top 5 recommendations diabeticman Dec 2013 #119
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "The Demon-Haunted World" by Carl Sagan HarveyDarkey Dec 2013 #120
The easy way to stop smoking by Alan Carr Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #121
I am an eclectic reader, so it's hard to do a "Top Five Overall" list distantearlywarning Dec 2013 #125
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844. n/t PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #127
I have two losts jmowreader Dec 2013 #129
The Dark Tower / gunslinger series by Pharaoh Dec 2013 #130
Wow. I couldn't beginto narrow it down to 5 books or even wilsonbooks Dec 2013 #131
Oh, Islandia. I own it and have read it many times. You are the first person Nay Dec 2013 #138
I'm into series, so I can't narrow it down jazzimov Dec 2013 #132
I made my list quickly, without looking at the other replies. Z_I_Peevey Dec 2013 #135
All of Dickens' Novels---he was a social activist of his time. vaberella Dec 2013 #136
Awesome thread ... here are the others (I had to look 'em up): ucrdem Dec 2013 #137
You've made us all better readers for this. Thank you, PW! Now I've got a whole new reading list. ancianita Apr 2023 #139
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