10 best books EVER, according to someone who reads too much

Submitted by supergirlsf on Thu, 07/01/2004 - 02:11
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  1. These are not in order.
  2. The Satanic Verses
  3. The Bone People
  4. La Nausee
  5. The Fountainhead
  6. Steppenwolf
  7. The Tin Drum
  8. David Copperfield
  9. The Picture of Dorian Gray
  10. A Handful of Dust
  11. anything "Jeeves"
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These aren't in order, and they're subject to change at any time without notice.

professor07/03/2004


The Picture Of Dorian Gray is also a favourite of mine.

supergirlsf07/06/2004

Absolutely. If I'd put them in order, that one would have been near the top.

professor07/28/2004


Ditto near the top for me - possibly even at the top. &nbsp My All-Time Favourite Books

I enjoyed Steppenwolf, but I preferred &nbsp Gertrude &nbsp and &nbsp Rosshalde &nbsp by Hesse.

The Satanic Verses is on my bookshelf awaiting its turn.

thePoohIsYou07/28/2004

none of those books are my favorite infact ive never read any of them! my fav nbooks would be

1. The Stand
2. talisman
3. needfulthings
4. the shinning
5 IT
6 midnight in the garden of good and evil
7 the first and second hitchhicker guide books
8 shawshank redemption
9 the tommknockers
10 desperation

professor07/29/2004


Do I detect a slight bias towards Stephen King ? (or am I imagining it ?)

I've read Carrie and Thinner, but neither make my favourites list. I also have The Stand (complete/uncut) on my bookshelf to read.

lukeprog09/14/2004

Lol, I just don't read anymore. I believe I've read a kid's version of David Copperfield in elementary school, and that's it!

What is The Satanic Verses - it sounds intriguing for a fan of the movie 'Day of Wrath.'

professor10/24/2004

Check out these links for probably THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL BOOK in modern times, when the Ayatollah of Iran issued a 'fatwa' (death order) on the author (Salman Rushdie) for the blasphemy in his book. Still in hiding after 15 years, Rushdie remains under protection to this day, although he occasionally appears (unscheduled) on TV chat shows etc.

Comments on Amazon - UK

Comments on Amazon - USA

The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ayatollah and the West by Daniel Pipes &nbsp (a book about the book)

It is on my bookshelf to read. &nbsp Rushdie is a writer who has won the Booker prize (For Midnight's Children) and other prizes for his works.

lukeprog10/24/2004

Wow.