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    Quote Originally Posted by Lambox View Post
    Everyone should read George Orwell's 1984 if they can.
    people don't believe me when i tell them its a love story...
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    Quote Originally Posted by VanGogo View Post
    Sherlock Ohms, I haven't read Tom Holt, but will get something from him soon since you suggested it. Any books in particular you recommend from Mr Holt?

    "On the road" by Jack Kerouack is a classic and a good read! And if you want to follow Neal Cassidy ( a real person and character from the book) read some Allen Ginsberg poetry, and "The Electric Koolaid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe.

    An excellent fantasy series is "The tales of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen R Donaldson.

    Keep em coming. I'm making a reading list
    I'd probably start with 'The Better Mousetrap' & 'The Portable Door'

    Read 'On The Road' more times than I care to remember, and it is good. If you like things like tha, have you read HST's Rum Diary?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherlock Ohms View Post
    I'd probably start with 'The Better Mousetrap' & 'The Portable Door'

    Read 'On The Road' more times than I care to remember, and it is good. If you like things like tha, have you read HST's Rum Diary?
    Thanks for the suggestions! And I haven't read Rum Diary, but it's going on the list too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kooper1980 View Post
    Zaniac - them Matthew Reilly books look right up my street. Never come across him before so thanks man. Have you read Dan Brown's Deception point and Digital fortress?

    1984 is one of them books that I want to read but never get round to. Same as animal farm.
    Those Dan Brown books are really good! i love em...and you should check out a writer by the name of Vince Flynn...he has a series on a character called Mitch Rapp...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zaniac View Post
    Matthew Reilly is a great writer IMO. Non stop suspense and action
    ice station is my favourite, you will understand once you get into it

    I have not read any of Dan Browns books. But this thread has got me wanting to
    read a few, will check them out
    totally check out dan brown! amazing writer and i think you would like Vince Flynn (he sounds very similar to matthew reilly) and thanks for letting me know about matthew reilly i will for sure check him out!!
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    Dan Brown makes me want to scrub my eyeballs with wire wool ... really really can't stand things on that tip (which includes Tom Clancy/John Grisham and their ilk)

    Just my opinion though - more people reading whatever floats your boat is a good thing
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    Quote Originally Posted by nuke5 View Post
    Those Dan Brown books are really good! i love em...and you should check out a writer by the name of Vince Flynn...he has a series on a character called Mitch Rapp...
    Ill check them out. Thanks man!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kooper1980 View Post
    Ill check them out. Thanks man!!!
    no problem dude...my friend got me into them and ive been hooked ever since! vince flynn has pancreatic cancer and had to push the release date of his new book back to feb 7th 2012 but he says its gonna be better than ever...such a badass


    you wanna start with term limits (first book) and then mitch rapp gets introduced in transfer of power (2nd book and my favorite)
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    (I knew I started a book thread somewhere)

    You can also add non music magazines to this list....

    "The partly cloudy patriot - Sarah Vowell" was fantastic

    so was "Lonesome Dove" my dad's favorite book...
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    I have no idea how I missed this thread for nearly 3 weeks.

    If your into sci-fi at all then a must read is Neromancer by William Gibson and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Although if you are into sci-fi I'm sure you already have....

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    Game of Thrones better than the series

    For sci fi you can't go past Phillip K Dick start on one of his short story books

    For something a bit deeper Arthur C Clarke the 2001 series is great

    The Dune series by Frank Herbert

    William Gibson of coarse

    Charles Bukowski is a laugh
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