Any other avid readers out there?

I was cleaning up my bookshelf the other day, and I realized that I've
read quite a few books over the last fourteen months (the period of
time I've lived in my current apartment). It's an odd assortment of
books...classics, contemporary fiction, fantasy, memoirs, feminist
works, etc. Anyways, I just thought it was an interesting list. I'm sure
others have read many of these and thought this could possibly start
an interesting thread...


Seinlanguage, Jerry Seinfeld
Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolpho Anaya
The Power of One, Bryce Courteney
Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
Equaino's Travels, Olaudah Equaino aka Gustavus Vassa
Song of Albion, Stephen Lawhead
Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly
Red Dragon, Thomas Harris
She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb
East of Eden, John Steinbeck
Prozac Nation, Elizabeth Wurtzel
Anywhere But Here, Mona Simpson
Barrio Boy, Ernesto Galarza
The Lost Weekend, Charles Jackson
Dreamcatcher, Stephen King
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
The War of the Worlds, Herbert George Wells
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Invisible Man
The Time Machine

Now if I could spend half as much time reading chess books...

Originally posted by Xenophile
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

Herman Hesse - That name brings back memories of my teenage
days.. I can remember being enthralled by one of his books
called 'The Glass Bead Game'.

I don't have that much time for reading these dyas... I wonder why?

Rhymester

A lot of those books were filmed, and I saw several of them. But I still
think that books are better than films. I also read "The Cabin of
Uncle Tom", but I think most people read that book 🙂
Julia

I'm an avid reader also - 2 books a week, fitting aound playing chess
of course. Though to save money, I go to the library now - no room
for books. currently reading It's Not About the Bike - Lance Armstrong
and The Janson Directive - Robert Ludlum.

I find that I get obsessive about some authors - I'll read all their
books, no matter how bad. I just ran through Iris Johanson this
month - truly predictable formula writing, what a waste of time.

David

I have several Authors that I prefer:

Patrick Robinson
Charles Higgins
Alistair MacLean
John Sanders
Dale Brown
Robert Ludham
Janet Evanovich
Patricia Cornwell
Agatha Christie
Robert B Parker
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The list is long! I do read a lot, but I cannot stay intrested in a chess
book for more than few minutes!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Harri / Luck

My favs are

The War of the Worlds, Herbert George Wells
The Time Machine
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolken
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolken
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolken
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King, J.R.R. Tolken
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne
Moby Dick, Herman Melvill
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Howard Pyle
The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas

-Adam

anything by Anne Rice,
the Vampire chronicles especially!!! right now i am in the midle of
Pandora!
Awesome book!
Great skill when comes to writing and intertwining elements of several
books into each of her novels!

Love Flannery O'Conner and Pat Conroy. Kirk

I don't have that much time for reading these dyas... I wonder why?

Well, anything by:

Stephen King
Tom Clancy
Steinbeck
Hemingway
John Feinstein's "A Civil War" is must read if you like American college
football.
Dick Schaap
Frank Herbert (the whole Dune series is good. Not a bad book in the
lot)

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers

Originally posted by Xenophile
I was cleaning up my bookshelf the other day, and I realized that
I've
read quite a few books over the last fourteen months (the period of
time I've lived in my current apartment). It's an odd assortment of
books...classics, contemporary fiction, fantasy, memoirs, feminist
works, etc. Anyways, I just thought it was an interesting list. I'm ...[text shortened]... ible Man
The Time Machine

Now if I could spend half as much time reading chess books...

I just finished "The Content of our Charachter" by Shelby Steele. A
fascinating book about race relations in the US. His other book, "A
Dream Deferred" also demonstrates genius and insight.

Haruki Murakami's Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World would have
to be the best thing I've read this year. I am currently reading The Divine Comedy by
Dante but it's not the kind of book I'd recommend (a little heavy and hard on the
weary worker).
Best chess book would be Reassessing Your Chess by Jeremy Silman but this is
more for an intermediate player than a poor player.