Book Recommendations:
 

Its that time of year again, share your recent reading pleasures with the rest of the forums..

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

GO!

Good book, I read it too

Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Gray. Absolutely delightful... one of the most gripping reads I've ever attempted.

I've asked this in another thread, but I'll try again...:)

Someone a while back recommended a book (I've searched and could not find the thread) about an architect(?) who ended up with a house, and it was just slightly larger on the inside than on the outside (I think). Other people had read it and enjoyed it as well. Anybody remember that one?

As for a recommendation:

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman (Fiction) (I also just finished Neverwhere by the same author, which was almost as good)

THE TEMPLE AND THE LODGE
By: Baigent and Leigh

This book is about the origins of freemasonry. Most people know of masonic temples that dot our countryside, but, also, most people don't know much about them except for the fact that they are mens clubs like the Elks or Eagles etc... On the contrary, this book enlightens the average reader on the subject. It tells of the masonic root that began back in biblical times and rose to prominance (although infamous in some sorts) during the middle ages and crusades. The book then continues through the english/celtic conflicts and ends with the birth of the new nation (America) which was structured from freemasonry.
This book is jam packed with information and reads fairly well. It is about 300 pages long and not too difficult of a read. There are about 20 to 30 pages that are kind of dry, but it doesn't detract from the book overall that much. You can tell that the authors have really done the research (there is an almost 50 page appendix with references)

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars if that matters here.
:)

I couldv'e swore that I answered... I must be going senile early :eek:

The book is called House of Leaves, and it's written by Mark Danielewski.

damn straight, man
i love gaiman's stuff

my recommendation
fiction: of course, i'm sure some of you by now know what i always recommend: The Callahan Chronicals (sic) by spider robinson

non-fiction: how the irish saved civilization, by a guy who's name i can never remember

yeah, that's a great book. as for my recommendations:

(semi-)fiction: fear and loathing in last vegas by hunter s thompson
non-fiction: no logo by naomi klien

Perhaps you did. I asked before in some random thread and I checked back a time or two but no one had answered. I guess I needed to check again! Thanks.

/edit
Found your previous post 'rm. You aren't senile. It was in the book/movie thread. The reason I didn't see it was the third time I checked back, the thread had moved on to the 2nd page, and I, as I sometimes do, hit the "2" by force of habit. My bad.

:weird:
That book is spreading like a virus. It's already on the required reading list of several politics courses of various universities in my region.

Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov. Always a favorite of mine :)

Actually, I just got out Watership Down the other day for the first time in a long time, and really enjoyed re-reading it. For some reason, I had never read it until last year sometime. I tried to start it in fifth grade, but thought it was boring and just didn't pick it up again. It's become one of my favorite books, though. It's not as much of a kid's book as people make it out to be.

Tuesdays With Morrie this is a truly awesome book, never read anything like it before or since. it really helped me change my outlook on life when i was feeling low, maybe i should reread it, but anyway, it was a well written story, conveyed great emotions. heck it brought me to tears at a few points! defintely recommend this book to anyone and everyone, go pick up a copy now!:D

Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy

it's an excellent persuasive piece of writing. the only realistic criticism i've heard made of it is that it doesn't map out any solutions - but there is some hints of self-criticism for this in its introduction... it admits that it doesn't set out to give solutions, only to show the problems, and the resistance they have caused...

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. I just finished reading it about two days ago.

anything by Leo Tolstoy

Non-Fiction: The Annals of the Roman Empire, by Tacitus

I don't read fiction anymore, so I'll just reccomend the one
work of it worth it's salt: Foundation, by I. Asimov

I highly reccomend the above service and/or product. :up:

I liked these:
http://www.deverry.com/deverry.html

For the scientifically minded, Stephen Wolfram presents a shockingly elegant theory of the Universe -
A New Kind of Science, by Stephen Wolfram

Once in a while I'd like to read children's stories again -
Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling

Fiction:
The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula le Guin
A Guide to Tolkien by David Day

Non Fiction:
The Sex Book by Suzi Godson (taught me things i didn't know).

right now, i am reading the Three Musketeers, for school.

i have to say, Alexandre Dumas writes some good books. i may just go pick up the 2 sequels to read on my liesure time.

fiction: Ender's game!!! My all-time favorite!
non fiction: The Beatles anthology :cool:

I'm working my way through that... slow, but steady.

"studio sex" by liza marklund (it's a swedish book)