Lord of the Rings The Hobbit Silence of the Lambs Pyramids, Terry Pratchett (actually anything he has ever written) The Shining Waylander, David Gemell (also anything he has ever written) Dune
As I said in the other thread, haven't even finished it but it's definitely The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck). Although I'm still young and have a lot to read.
Second is Alan Curbishley's autobiography. A revealing look into Charlton's most important manager of all-time. And also a thrilling read. My favourite line:
"and then we went to Bury and lost 2 - 1, which we were disappointed with."
[cite]Posted By: DA9[/cite]Only tend to read biographys or non fiction, best one I ever read was Ricky Tomlinson.
was an enjoyable read. As for favourite book, it is a toughy.
When a kid it would have been a 50's space book I had called 'stand by for mars' loved it and managed to get an old copy of ebay a few months back.
when in my college years it was probably 'trainspotting'
since then I have re-read to kill a mockingbird which is still fantastic, but if i had to choose it would be Don Quixote. A great read, first read it on holiday about 8 years and have read it a couple more times since.
[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]Mein Kamf , was 4 chapters in before i remembered i dont read German. So skipped to las chapter turns out Hitler did it !
PMSL....tears in eyes.
I read the bible once, spoiler..................................he dies in the end.
but he comes back though. although by this point in the book it has gone all 'hollywood blockbuster' and the shit has really hit the fan with people dying left right and centre, the he appears (probably in a bruce willis style vest) to save the day. although i wouldn't trust anything written by greavsie's scottish pal, he's a dodgy wee fellow if you ask me.
[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]Mein Kamf , was 4 chapters in before i remembered i dont read German. So skipped to las chapter turns out Hitler did it !
PMSL....tears in eyes.
I read the bible once, spoiler..................................he dies in the end.
but he comes back though. although by this point in the book it has gone all 'hollywood blockbuster' and the shit has really hit the fan with people dying left right and centre, the he appears (probably in a bruce willis style vest) to save the day. although i wouldn't trust anything written by greavsie's scottish pal, he's a dodgy wee fellow if you ask me.
The Grapes of Wrath is probably the book I've liked the most. If you've seen the film, it is quite similar to the book although the ending is different but not out of character. Tom Joad must be one of the greatest literary characters ever invented (along with god that is). Alongside that there is the Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammet and sam Spade, he is under suspicion for the death of his partner a mythical jewel encrusted falcon is being tracked down in San Francisco, people are getting murdered, the perfect satire on greed.
Also, On the Waterfront - written by Budd Schulberg, the novel turned into a film starring Marlon Brandon as Terry Malloy, the film has a different ending from the book though which has a darker less heroic tone to it.
I also like the Emile Zola series of novels based around the Second Empire in France - which ended in the 1870s. Germinal, La Debacle, Nana, L'Assomoir are in particular worth reading.
Lord of the rings (tolkein)
The roaches have no king (Daniel evan weiss)
Iced (Ray shell)
Marabou stork nightmares (Irvine welsh)
Anonymous Rex (Eric garcia)
The concrete blonde (Michael connelly)
Native tongue (Carl hiaasen)
East is East (T. Corraghessan Boyle)
Excession (Iain M Banks)
Grey area (Will Self)
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S Thompson)
Pimp (iceberg slim)
Dixie city jam (James lee Burke)
Autobiography of a brown buffalo (Oscar zeta acosta)
Catch 22 (Joseph heller)
Lullaby town (Robert crais)
But my all time favourite book is 'buffalo soldiers' by Robert O'Connor - absolutely brilliant book. Read it more than ten times now.
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Spike Milligan - Puckoon
Leon Trotsky - My Life
Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint
Robert Pirsig - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Anything by Clive King
Saturday night Sunday morning - a classic all Tolkien but what about 1984 and Animal Farm by Orwell and then there's A Burnt Out case and many other Graeme Greene closer to home Buddha of Surburbia and finally thank you Leroy for reminding me about Fear and Loathing - read it a long time ago and went to LA 2 years back - scary !
Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton
1984, Animal Farm, Keep The Aspidistra Flying, Down & Out in Paris & London (all Orwell)
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Ginger Man by JP Donleavy
Still got Left Foot Foward on my bookcase by a certain ex CAFC striker/ picture framer! Haven't read it in years, maybe I will again soon!!
Hitler - My part in his downfall - Spike Milligan, bloody hilarious, did you know Milligan did his army medical in what was then the Yorkshire Grey pub, now McDonalds in Eltham.
Tame film version with Jim Dale from the carry on films.
Fiction - The Sword of Honour Trilogy by Evelyn Waugh. Bitter, sad, funny and exciting all in one. Even better than Decline and Fall and Brideshead Revisited
Non-fiction - In Search of England by Michael Wood - Best book on the roots and meaning of England and "Englishness"
Both books I go back to again and again.
Honourable mention for Shoeless Joe Jackson comes to Iowa by Ray Kinsella. The book that Field of Dreams was based on but much better than what was a very good film.
One of my favourites was recommended to me by Mr Irving. My American Century by Studs Turkel. A brilliant observation into the lives of ordinary (and some not so ordinary) 20th Century Americans.
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American Psycho.
Catcher in the Rye.
Shantaram.
Yeah, he loses me a bit there but I still love the book, I've read it 4 times!
Which is probably a bit worrying considering the content.
Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Silence of the Lambs
Pyramids, Terry Pratchett (actually anything he has ever written)
The Shining
Waylander, David Gemell (also anything he has ever written)
Dune
Lord of the Flies was also a great choice
Second is Alan Curbishley's autobiography. A revealing look into Charlton's most important manager of all-time. And also a thrilling read. My favourite line:
"and then we went to Bury and lost 2 - 1, which we were disappointed with."
When a kid it would have been a 50's space book I had called 'stand by for mars' loved it and managed to get an old copy of ebay a few months back.
when in my college years it was probably 'trainspotting'
since then I have re-read to kill a mockingbird which is still fantastic, but if i had to choose it would be Don Quixote. A great read, first read it on holiday about 8 years and have read it a couple more times since.
PMSL....tears in eyes.
I read the bible once, spoiler..................................he dies in the end.
The Drifters - James Michener
Ringolevio - Emmett Grogan
Lord of the Rings - Tolkien
Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
Henry V - Shakespeare
Just look at the pictures :-(
Who, Ricky or Jesus?
he could be called "the revelation kid"
His Dark Materials
Atonement
Crime and Punishment
Also, On the Waterfront - written by Budd Schulberg, the novel turned into a film starring Marlon Brandon as Terry Malloy, the film has a different ending from the book though which has a darker less heroic tone to it.
I also like the Emile Zola series of novels based around the Second Empire in France - which ended in the 1870s. Germinal, La Debacle, Nana, L'Assomoir are in particular worth reading.
Lord of the rings (tolkein)
The roaches have no king (Daniel evan weiss)
Iced (Ray shell)
Marabou stork nightmares (Irvine welsh)
Anonymous Rex (Eric garcia)
The concrete blonde (Michael connelly)
Native tongue (Carl hiaasen)
East is East (T. Corraghessan Boyle)
Excession (Iain M Banks)
Grey area (Will Self)
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S Thompson)
Pimp (iceberg slim)
Dixie city jam (James lee Burke)
Autobiography of a brown buffalo (Oscar zeta acosta)
Catch 22 (Joseph heller)
Lullaby town (Robert crais)
But my all time favourite book is 'buffalo soldiers' by Robert O'Connor - absolutely brilliant book. Read it more than ten times now.
Spike Milligan - Puckoon
Leon Trotsky - My Life
Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint
Robert Pirsig - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Anything by Clive King
all Tolkien but what about 1984 and Animal Farm by Orwell
and then there's A Burnt Out case and many other Graeme Greene
closer to home Buddha of Surburbia
and finally thank you Leroy for reminding me about Fear and Loathing - read it a long time ago and went to LA 2 years back - scary !
Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton
1984, Animal Farm, Keep The Aspidistra Flying, Down & Out in Paris & London (all Orwell)
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Ginger Man by JP Donleavy
Still got Left Foot Foward on my bookcase by a certain ex CAFC striker/ picture framer! Haven't read it in years, maybe I will again soon!!
Tame film version with Jim Dale from the carry on films.
Non-fiction - In Search of England by Michael Wood - Best book on the roots and meaning of England and "Englishness"
Both books I go back to again and again.
Honourable mention for Shoeless Joe Jackson comes to Iowa by Ray Kinsella. The book that Field of Dreams was based on but much better than what was a very good film.