[John Good]

How to be good, by Nick Hornby.

(not finished reading yet, but love it)

[doffy]

^ Yeah, that book is far from bad.

There's a sequel to it, too, called something like "A boy and his dad," or something; don't quote me on the title, though, I haven't read it.

[joey]

Originally Posted by John Good

How to be good, by Nick Hornby.

(not finished reading yet, but love it)

I read A Long Way Down, by Nick Hornby a while back. Wasn't bad, as I recall. A bit too many stereotypes in it, though. For instance, the "old lady" is in her early 50s. I don't consider that old.

[MikeCallahan]

Confederacy of Dunces was a great read, its a real American classic.

[domainzzar]

zen and the art of motor cical maintenance

[flunky]

I am half way through Naomi Klein's No Logo, pretty decent look at corporate advertising and sponsorship.

Not as good as her newest book The Shock Doctorine, that is a damn good read!

[John Good]

Originally Posted by flunky

Naomi Klein's No Logo

Don't need to go further, she writes like a parrot.

[flunky]

Originally Posted by John Good

Don't need to go further, she writes like a parrot.

hahaha How so John?

[John Good]

She 's repeating the same things over and over.
This book should have been cut in half

[flunky]

I have to agree with you on that one. I am only half way through and at least, the first quarter could have been trimmed down to getting to the point.

[Mucha]

Im reading American Psycho at the moment and was absolutely delighted to read an entire chapter reviewing Genesis and Phil Collins.An absolute stroke of genius, I had to giggle that Ellis had the guts to do it.

[wheedwacker]

Originally Posted by Mongoose

Good decision. I read that last year after reading 1984.

You should check out Asimov's The Last Question, too. Best short story I've ever read.

Lots of his short stories are good. I have one of his collections. However, it isn't quite as good each subsequent reading; almost all of them depend on surprise.

No matter what pgo says, I really like the Wheel of Time Series. It is amazing to see all the different parts of the plot from the ones near the beginning interconnect some 7 books later. It's amazing. Sad that Jordan died though, before he could finish.

I really love Orson Scott Card's Ender series too. It seems that Xenocide and Children of the Mind get a lot less attention than Ender's Game, and they are almost as good.

[Spearbox]

I read Phillip Pullman's trilogy of "His Dark Materials". It's a brilliant book - and the film A Golden Compass was based on it.

Amazon.com: His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass): Philip Pullman: Books

It's written remarkably well, and definitely worth a read. If you prefer something more nitty gritty, try Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance. It's a book I recommend to literally everyone I know.

Amazon.com: A Fine Balance: Rohinton Mistry: Books

[Mitch]

Freakonomics.

See how Harlem Crack dealers have a suspiciously similar business model to McDonalds.

[wheedwacker]

Originally Posted by Spearbox

I read Phillip Pullman's trilogy of "His Dark Materials". It's a brilliant book - and the film A Golden Compass was based on it.

Amazon.com: His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass): Philip Pullman: Books

Heretic.

[jennesmith6]

Pride and Prejudice by Jane austen read it ...will be a good and refreshing change..

[wheedwacker]

Just read Prey by Michael Crichton. Excellent.

[kawaiithemes]

I would highly recommend a book from Francisco Colayco - Wealth Within Your Reach.. He's a filipino and there are some text part that are written in filipino, but that's just because he wanted to explain it clearly in filipino. I think all worker will like this book. more reviews re this book can be found on the net (most of the text on the book is written in english,, dont worry!)

[flamingmenudo]

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

Recent fiction: Murakami (the guy's a genius.. you'll either get hooked on his dream-like/discovery style and read his entire back catalog or think "Meh".)

I've read all of Murakami, and personally Wind Up Bird Chronicle is my favorite. Highly recommended.

[kaka]

Originally Posted by wheedwacker

Just read Prey by Michael Crichton. Excellent.

This is my favourite book!