The Book Thread

[9bob]

I read Lovely Bones a year or so ago. It was a good story, not a classic though. I need to find a good book to read this summer and I don't want to waste my time with a crap read.

I read "The Lovely Bones" a couple years ago too. Pretty sad, and at points hard-going, but a good read. I liked the idea of her heaven smelling of skunk. That was cool.

1. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy ( and ensuing series) Douglas Adams
2. American Gods or Anansi Boys- Neil Gaiman
3. The Three Musketeers- Alexandre Dumas
4. Good Omens- Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
5. Watership Down- Richard Adams

This list is so cool. It says "I love a bit of darkish, comic fantasy, and adventure. And I also like fluffy rabbits." I bet you love the film Labyrinth.

I'd recommend all the above; KingJustin's list is a lot like mine would have been a few years ago. Good Omens would probably be higher though, like #1 or something.

How about these:
"The Third Policeman" - Flann O'Brien (this book is SO VERY VERY VERY COOL)
"Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" - Haruki Murakami
"Albert Angelo" & "Christie Malry's Own Double Entry" - B. S. Johnson
"Layer Cake" - J. J. Connolly
"His Dark Materials" trilogy - Philip Pullman
"The Trial" - Franz Kafka
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