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musketeer
01-25-2004, 04:49 AM
Sat here thinking about what the next book I'm going to read will be, and I was curious as to what the rest of you like to read. I myself read just about anything, two my faves are Terry Pratchett, Tom Clancy I also like to read Feist. I guess you could say I lie to read fantasy books.

Sharni
01-25-2004, 04:55 AM
Science Fiction/Fantasy is my first love

do read Romance & Erotic too

dicksbro
01-25-2004, 05:24 AM
Generally I love reading factual books dealing with historical ages. But, now and then I try other genre'. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy being a prime example. (All "5" books of the "Trilogy" :D)

musketeer
01-25-2004, 06:00 AM
Just so you know I decided to reread Terry Pratchetts Jingo

nikki1979
01-25-2004, 08:12 AM
i read awhole lot of king and a bit of rice.......kings my all time fav tho, luv to have the crap scared outta me by a good book! lol ! when i pick one of his up i wont put it downtill im done. think it took me a total of 5 days to read the unabridged copy of the stand LOL and i had a toddler and was working 60 hrs a week........

~nikki~

Lilith
01-25-2004, 08:27 AM
I don't read any one genre. I usually base my choices by personal reccommendations. I have read quite a bit of Rice, King and Koontz. I have a soft spot for African American literature especially Charles Chestnutt and Zora Neale Hurston.

Scarecrow
01-25-2004, 02:39 PM
Sci-Fi most of the time.

dancingrugger
01-25-2004, 02:43 PM
I read anything I can get my hands on. When I was 3 I would get into trouble for taking everything out of the kitchen pantry so I could read the labels. Normally at the beginning of a new semester I read my textbooks cover to cover in the first few weeks. My favorite author is probably Patricia Cornwell though b/c she writes (very well) about my desired profession (Forensic pathologist).

Eros
01-25-2004, 03:00 PM
Have you read "Good Omens" that Pratchett wrote with Neil Gaiman (my all time fave)??? If not, give that a shot along with anything else by Gaiman. He's got the same humorus style but a bit darker.

musketeer
01-25-2004, 03:43 PM
Originally posted by Eros
Have you read "Good Omens" that Pratchett wrote with Neil Gaiman (my all time fave)??? If not, give that a shot along with anything else by Gaiman. He's got the same humorus style but a bit darker.

I have great book - I'd love to read a copy of Agnes's predictions.

south
01-25-2004, 03:58 PM
Who dosen't just love the suspense and drama of literature??I am currently reading the Websters New Collegiate Dictionary..with all the twists and turns who's to say how this thing will end?

Lilith
01-25-2004, 04:05 PM
Originally posted by south
Who dosen't just love the suspense and drama of literature??I am currently reading the Websters New Collegiate Dictionary..with all the twists and turns who's to say how this thing will end?

I am soooooo tempted to ruin the ending for you:D:D:p

Eros
01-25-2004, 04:32 PM
Originally posted by Lilith
I am soooooo tempted to ruin the ending for you:D:D:p

Yeah...the butler did it and they all die at the end!! LOL

dancingrugger
01-25-2004, 04:49 PM
Haha, I think you've got your books confused, I thought the Zebra did it.

Mae
01-25-2004, 05:14 PM
Mysteries

Booger
01-25-2004, 06:34 PM
I read mostly dark comdies but have been on a crime fiction kick as of late

campingboy
01-25-2004, 06:37 PM
I still have a long list of classics that I'm slowly reading. I also like history. I have not read that much in the mystery or fantasy catagory.

buzby
01-25-2004, 06:53 PM
Just read Philip Pullman`s " His dark materials " trilogy fantastic!! really brilliant!!! would recommend then the first book I could not put down literally and read it in a day! thats good going for me!

Sugarsprinkles
01-25-2004, 07:17 PM
It's a shame the poll isn't multiple choice. I, for one, don't stick to just one genre. I have varied tastes. Sadly the only reading I do much of these days is done online. The minute I pick up a book and try to read I fall right asleep. Really pisses me off because I LOVE to read!

osuche
01-25-2004, 07:45 PM
I'm reading a little bit of everything...although I admit to a weakness for Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy.

I'm currently reading:
* Harvard Business Review on Management
* 12 Bad Habits that Hold Good People Back
* Marcus Aurelius
* "The Persian Boy" by Mary Stewart (historical fiction)

jseal
01-25-2004, 08:57 PM
musketeer,

The classics. Not sure what group I should put them in.

Sugarsprinkles
01-25-2004, 10:16 PM
Originally posted by osuche
I'm currently reading:
* "The Persian Boy" by Mary Stewart (historical fiction)

Osuche.........I LOVE Mary Stewart!! What is The Persian Boy about? I read her Merlin series and loved it so much I've read it twice. I lost some of the books between a fire and moving and have been diligently trying to find them again in hardcover.

osuche
01-25-2004, 11:53 PM
"The Persian Boy" is about Alexander the Great and his conquests of Persia and India. Very interesting and engaging -- I had to finish it in 2 days 'cause it drew me in!

Cheyanne
01-26-2004, 12:22 AM
:rolleyes:

Textbooks!

:D

musketeer
01-26-2004, 01:50 PM
I have recently also been reading C17th drill books to improve my skills as an offocer in a re-enactment group.

Sorry Sugarsprinkles I don't know how to make polls multi choice.

Jseal, I thought about adding classics but was distracted and forgot - sorry.