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Book I've just started: Freethinkers: A History Of American Secularism

Book I just finished: The DaVinci Code. I have some mixed views on this one. I think it was an entertaining book, but not necessarily a very good one.

Book before last: The Iliad. Was inspired to re-read it after seeing the movie Troy. Mainly to see just how innacurate the movie was.

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I will be reading Yann Martel's "The Life of Pi" and "Some Things That Stay" by Sarah Willis. Has anybody else read these?

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Terry Goodkind-Sword of Truth series
Tolkein-All his stuff
Roger Zelanzy-Amber chronicles
Isaac Asimov-All his Stuff
Orson Scott Card-Ender's Game series, Tales of Alvin Maker
Sean Russel-Swan's War series
Raymond E Feist-Rift War Saga

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Don't forget about the Flashman series of books plots interwoven with history, very rude & funny.

The Dunction series about moles was enjoyable too....

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Robert Pirsig (not sure if that's how you spell it) 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance'. A modern day bible, i wish everyone could read it, changed my views on pretty much everything. 🙂

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Originally posted by marinakatomb
Robert Pirsig (not sure if that's how you spell it) 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance'. A modern day bible, i wish everyone could read it, changed my views on pretty much everything. 🙂
I also really loved this book. Did you read 'Lila'?

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David Foster Wallace has a new collection of essays, "Oblivion". This work is brilliant.

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Well I finished the 3rd book in the Wheel of Time series about a week and a half ago, ordered the 4th a few days before I finished and it STILL isn't here and I'm going bonkers! 3 down and still lovin' it. I had picked up the 1st of Terry Goodkind's series but lost it somewhere, I'll need to start that one after I finish this series.

ncrosby🙂

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Originally posted by NicolaiS
As leader of the DUNE clan .. its pretty obvious. All time best science fiction novel by all time best sci-fi writer Frank Herbert.
Same here...the Dune novels are my all-time favourites...but my name, title, photo AND the fact that I'm the newest member of the DUNE clan kinda give it away 🙄

Apart from Dune...I did enjoy reading the 😵 Harry Potter series-I had quite a few good laughs, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, most novels written by Jules Verne, and the list could go on...

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all of Shakespeare
Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
W. B. Yeats, Auden, Houseman, Wilfred Owen
Mark Twain
Like Water for Chocolate
Harry Potter
C. S Lewis
Virginia Woolf