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Ritter

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Well, what are they? Why should we read them? Share as many as you like as often as you like. I'll let someone else start the master list/discussion. :)
 
Well...I have read so many books that I could recommend you a thousand of them.
But one that I really liked is Where Rainbows End- Cecilia Ahern. The book is composed of letters between two friends since they were little until they were adults. It's a romance.
I have read fantasy books too: The seven Harry Potter books. I'm open to any genre actually. I just like to read =).
 
LOTR, JRR Tolkein- Scarily plausible world, presence of a plurality of themes. Dante probably would've enjoyed it.

The Man Who Was Thursday, GK Chesterton- Your struggle with everything in a nutshell. Probably my favorite book of all time.

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevksy- Nihilism, libertarianism, and socialism are given a crack at in a psychothriller long before Hitchcock.

Dune, Frank Herbert- Religion is dead and computers reign in other sci-fi epics...not this one.

Mere Christianity, CS Lewis- If there was no warning about adding to the Bible, I would have tacked this at the end of revelation.

Henry V, Shakespeare- Machiavellian ruler or virtuous English king successfully manipulating the realities of statecraft: you make the call.

Road to Serfdom, FA Hayek- Want to know how republics turn into totalitarian terrestrial Hells? Everyone in government should be forced to read this.

Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky- Know thy enemy...

The Federalist, Hamilton, Madison, Jay- Know thyself...

And you shall be victorious ;)
 
Any book by Max Lucado in my eyes is good, but this year I read He Still Moves Stones. It changed my life.
 
Ritter said:
LOTR, JRR Tolkein- Scarily plausible world, presence of a plurality of themes. Dante probably would've enjoyed it.

The Man Who Was Thursday, GK Chesterton- Your struggle with everything in a nutshell. Probably my favorite book of all time.

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevksy- Nihilism, libertarianism, and socialism are given a crack at in a psychothriller long before Hitchcock.

Dune, Frank Herbert- Religion is dead and computers reign in other sci-fi epics...not this one.

Mere Christianity, CS Lewis- If there was no warning about adding to the Bible, I would have tacked this at the end of revelation.

Henry V, Shakespeare- Machiavellian ruler or virtuous English king successfully manipulating the realities of statecraft: you make the call.

Road to Serfdom, FA Hayek- Want to know how republics turn into totalitarian terrestrial Hells? Everyone in government should be forced to read this.

Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky- Know thy enemy...

The Federalist, Hamilton, Madison, Jay- Know thyself...

And you shall be victorious ;)
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Good call on LOTR and Mere Christianity. Have you read an other CS Lewis? He's fantastic I love The Screwtape Letters!

To JRR Tolkien I want to add The Children of Hurin. Great, if depressing book. Contains what is possibly my favourite line in any book: "But Húrin mourned openly, and he took up his harp and would make a song of lamentation; but he could not, and he broke his harp." Dont know why I love that so much! Others I love:

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick (If you've seen Blade Runner this is the book its based on) The last quote by Roy Batty in that film is great! Anyway back to books! :P

Its a random wee book, but: Prison to Praise by Merlin Carothers, really changed my life

AHHH there's too many!

The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

etc etc
 
rodogg said:
Good call on LOTR and Mere Christianity. Have you read an other CS Lewis? He's fantastic I love The Screwtape Letters!

To JRR Tolkien I want to add The Children of Hurin. Great, if depressing book. Contains what is possibly my favourite line in any book: "But Húrin mourned openly, and he took up his harp and would make a song of lamentation; but he could not, and he broke his harp." Dont know why I love that so much! Others I love:

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick (If you've seen Blade Runner this is the book its based on) The last quote by Roy Batty in that film is great! Anyway back to books! :P

Its a random wee book, but: Prison to Praise by Merlin Carothers, really changed my life

AHHH there's too many!

The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

etc etc
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Somebody has awesome taste. I really want to read The Children of Hurin now.

Screwtape is a classic. Have you sampled his Space Trilogy?
 
I always loved the Lord of the Rings series. Also love the book "Green Angel," by Alice Hoffman. It's a story about a girl who loses her family in a fire and how she rebuilds her life in spite of thinking at first that there was no point but gradually finds reasons to and meaning in her life. It was a short but interesting read.
 
The books that have meant the most to me the last two years were written by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. The reason being is his writing style and his gift of knowledge. He also had a very deep relationship with God through all of his solitary confinement. You can find the list of his books by going to Voice of The Martyrs.
 
VikkiKate89 said:
I always loved the Lord of the Rings series. Also love the book "Green Angel," by Alice Hoffman. It's a story about a girl who loses her family in a fire and how she rebuilds her life in spite of thinking at first that there was no point but gradually finds reasons to and meaning in her life. It was a short but interesting read.
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Thanks for the recommendation. Looking for it on my Nook today.
 
Ritter said:
Somebody has awesome taste. I really want to read The Children of Hurin now.

Screwtape is a classic. Have you sampled his Space Trilogy?
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Yeah you should it mayyy be a hate it or love it kind of book but you'l' know after a few chapters!
Nooo ive been meaning to read his Spacy Trilogy but have to get through other stuff first, I may try and get it next! I have a mental "to read list" which is growing all the time lol!
 
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