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I'm surprised Pratchett's books aren't more popular. I always come back to his books when I can't decide what to read next. If there was any justice there would be a mini series or movies about some of his books. I know they made one book into a movie and it was okay but if a real fan of his took this on, it would be great. Yes, it is terrible that he is hit with alsheimers disease. It is a problem that runs in my family and something I might have to face one day if I live long enough. I think Guards Guards! might be my favorite. I love Carrot and Vimes.

Guards Guards was my first. Nightwatch or Carpe Juggulum are my faves. I agree their real fun re-reads when your waiting for something else to roll up.

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the Holy Bible. i prefer the authorized king james translation to the newer ones like NIV or good news, etc.
i think the language of the old english "stick better

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The guy always hooks me from the first word. Brilliant stuff!

CC

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Tolkien, RA Salvatore
Arthur Clarke, Isaac Asimov

Jeff Emeric, sound engineer for the Beatles
Ronnie Wood (he said he stopped drinking)

Paris, 1919, forgot the author's name, it's no wonder there have been so many conflicts since then.

You have no idea the effort I've put into NOT seeing that film! Angelina Jolie - and Ray Winstone too... for f-f-flip's sake! Over my way they did a special guest screening at an IMAX cinema with an invited audience of Anglo-Saxon scholars, amongst others. Apparently people were lying in the aisles beating the ground with their fists and weeping with laughter at the stupidness of it all. It was not well received...

BTW: have you tried Gawain and the Green Knight? Tolkien's translation of that is so good I have no idea why people go on doing new ones - I think you might like it. Much more fun than the Cantebury Tales...

Cheers - C

The Source - James A Michener ................. Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

How could i forget "Brain Droppings" by George Carlin.... Fantastic book.

I read the first trilogy years ago, and really enjoyed it.
Then I read the second trilogy, and it wasn't bad, but didn't match up with the first.

I've read the books from the last installment (Which I believe is four books, and is referred to as the "Final Chrocnicles of Thomas Covenant')

A bit different, but kind of refreshing.

I keep waiting for a movie--with what they can do with CGI these days, they could do the books justice.

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It wasn't Willy-Nilly, it was at crows.

My australian story:Cyclone tracy, the diary of ryan turner is also a very interesting book. Its based on a true story, about this 14 year guy, who loves fishing and he meets a hippie girl and blah blah blah.....You have to read it, its awesome.

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riley

Homer

Iliad And Odyssey

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Tim

Nick Hornby's High Fidelity helped changing my life. Before I read it I was slowly transforming from nu-metal towards classic rock and that book pushed me over the edge.

Other writers I like: Mario Puzo (Godfather fan here), Stefán Máni (Icelandic writer) and errr hrrrmmDan Brownhrerhrmm . I know it is not very cool to admit to be Dan Brown fan.

And of course one of my favourites writer/translator is my grandfather Ólafur Halldórsson who is turning 90 year old in april and is still working freelance for Arnee Institute in Reykjavik. I think that Ceri will agree that he is quite intresting.

Ps. FYI: Arnee Institute (Árna stofnun (Stofnun Árna Magnússonar)) is the institute where they keep and study the original scripts of the Icelandic saga and lot of Scandinavian History.

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Rated "M" for meaty.

Brave New World--Aldous Huxley

I used to read a lot when I was younger. Not so much anymore. I did read J.D. Salinger's Catcher In The Rye recently, just to see what all the fuss was about. I'm still on the fence with that one.

My wife is the reader!... She's a big Stephen King fan. Besides liking horror stories, she also likes crime stories and books about serial killers and the like... (Humm... Should I be worried?...)

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