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[CaneBrain 95]

There are a lot of people who would say that the DUNE books are better than all of them.

And they would be correct.

I like PMJackson like LOTR a little better.....seemed like a more tightly constructed story than Dune....dune was almost a little too convoluted at times....still...Dune is great stuff.I couldnt disagree more on Gatsby though. Best book ever?? Eh. Just off the top of my head I liked the Count of Monte Cristo much better as far as classical literature goes. Brave new World is also spectacular for whoever mentioned it. Atlas Shrugged is another one I enjoy much more than Gatsby....

[NortonFan 0]

I hated the Rye because of the story itself. I don't want to read about some teenagers problems. It also could be I was forced to read it. But had I been reading it on my own I would not of gotten past chapter 2.

[PMJackson21 0]

There are a lot of people who would say that the DUNE books are better than all of them.

And they would be correct.

Eh, I'd still take Tolkien over Herbert.Have you read any of the prequels that have been released by his son (FH I mean)? I read a few; not as bad as I feared, but not nearly as good as the originals. Still, it was interesting to read about the origins of the different Houses etc.Patrick

[jakoye 0]

There are a lot of people who would say that the DUNE books are better than all of them.

And they would be correct.

I like PMJackson like LOTR a little better.....seemed like a more tightly constructed story than Dune....dune was almost a little too convoluted at times....still...Dune is great stuff.I couldnt disagree more on Gatsby though. Best book ever?? Eh. Just off the top of my head I liked the Count of Monte Cristo much better as far as classical literature goes. Brave new World is also spectacular for whoever mentioned it. Atlas Shrugged is another one I enjoy much more than Gatsby....

Brave New World is a fine book, but the actual story, characters and dialogue come up short in my estimation. The concept behind it is more worthy than the actual guts of the novel.I've never read the Count of Monte Cristo. Ayn Rand is not, IMO, a very good author either.

[jakoye 0]

There are a lot of people who would say that the DUNE books are better than all of them.

And they would be correct.

Eh, I'd still take Tolkien over Herbert.

To me, Herbert dealt with so much more than Tolkien did: philosophy, religion, drug addiction, evolution, ecology... god damn those books are good!Tolkein, to me, is just escapist fantasy, albeit very good escapist fantasy. But to each their own.

Have you read any of the prequels that have been released by his son (FH I mean)?  I read a few; not as bad as I feared, but not nearly as good as the originals.  Still, it was interesting to read about the origins of the different Houses etc.Patrick

No, I'm not interested in those books. I browsed one of 'em in a bookstore once and was unimpressed. The son is not the equal of the father. This is often the case, especially when the father is as talented as Herbert was.

[CaneBrain 95]

There are a lot of people who would say that the DUNE books are better than all of them.

And they would be correct.

I like PMJackson like LOTR a little better.....seemed like a more tightly constructed story than Dune....dune was almost a little too convoluted at times....still...Dune is great stuff.I couldnt disagree more on Gatsby though. Best book ever?? Eh. Just off the top of my head I liked the Count of Monte Cristo much better as far as classical literature goes. Brave new World is also spectacular for whoever mentioned it. Atlas Shrugged is another one I enjoy much more than Gatsby....

Brave New World is a fine book, but the actual story, characters and dialogue come up short in my estimation. The concept behind it is more worthy than the actual guts of the novel.I've never read the Count of Monte Cristo. Ayn Rand is not, IMO, a very good author either.

Each to their own! the beauty of books. definitely check out the Count though. Revenge, treasure, prison breaks....this book has it all.

[Socko669 0]

Heart of Darkness, Joseph ConradThis Side of Paradise, F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Gambler, DostoyetskyTheir Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale HurstonHam on Rye, Charles BukowskIThe Antelope Wife, Louise Erdrichyeah, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas...but thats a given. I highly recommend The Gambler. Perhaps the best book ever written about gambling. yeah.

[Dubey 1,035]

Dennis LehaneJohn LescroartGreg RuckaGreg Iles

I read about 4 John Lescroart books a couple years ago, and I'd reccomend to anyone that hasn't read anything by him to read ONE. They start getting repetitive.he is a good writer, however his books vary very minimally from one book to the next, he is fairly formulaic, and I was able to guess the villain by about the 80th page in the 2nd book I read. I only read a third because I had nothing else available at the time, and I stopped reading the 4th about 20 pages in.As for Dennis Lehane, I have only read Mystic River, and it was quite good, are his other books worth reading?

[Socko669 0]

Shutter Isand by Lehane was pretty good.

[ronikazi 0]

Heard Atlas Shrugged mentioned a few times but what about Fountainhead? IMO by far a much better book. Also have to throw in some Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller.

[KyleStark 0]

[cuddlemonkey 0]

Dennis LehaneJohn LescroartGreg RuckaGreg Iles

I read about 4 John Lescroart books a couple years ago, and I'd reccomend to anyone that hasn't read anything by him to read ONE. They start getting repetitive.he is a good writer, however his books vary very minimally from one book to the next, he is fairly formulaic, and I was able to guess the villain by about the 80th page in the 2nd book I read. I only read a third because I had nothing else available at the time, and I stopped reading the 4th about 20 pages in.As for Dennis Lehane, I have only read Mystic River, and it was quite good, are his other books worth reading?

For Lesceoart, I think the main appeal for me is the character development as opposed to the stories. Truth be told, I'm not a huge fan of courtroom dramas.Lehane's other books center around a pair of Boston PIs, Angela Gennaro and Patrick Kenzie. They are well written hard boiled PI type stories, very much worth it if that's your kind of thing.

[boyd84 0]

No one mentioned the King of All Media- Howard Stern's book Private Parts? Shame on All of You. Besides Fight Club, what does Chuck write about in his novels? Ive seen Fight Club the movie... how does the book compare?

[JimD82 0]

All Quiet on the Western FrontBy far the best book I've ever read. Should be required reading.

[pockets 0]

Dennis LehaneJohn LescroartGreg RuckaGreg Iles

I read about 4 John Lescroart books a couple years ago, and I'd reccomend to anyone that hasn't read anything by him to read ONE. They start getting repetitive.he is a good writer, however his books vary very minimally from one book to the next, he is fairly formulaic, and I was able to guess the villain by about the 80th page in the 2nd book I read. I only read a third because I had nothing else available at the time, and I stopped reading the 4th about 20 pages in.As for Dennis Lehane, I have only read Mystic River, and it was quite good, are his other books worth reading?

For Lesceoart, I think the main appeal for me is the character development as opposed to the stories. Truth be told, I'm not a huge fan of courtroom dramas.Lehane's other books center around a pair of Boston PIs, Angela Gennaro and Patrick Kenzie. They are well written hard boiled PI type stories, very much worth it if that's your kind of thing.

I have no comment on your book opinions, but I am totally with you on the whole "Serenity is going to be fucking sweet" thing.And a really good short story collection from a bunch of different writers is Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules. That's my recommendation.

[Dubey 1,035]

No one mentioned the King of All Media- Howard Stern's book Private Parts?  Shame on All of You.  Besides Fight Club, what does Chuck write about in his novels? Ive seen Fight Club the movie... how does the book compare?

About Chuck, I'm probably not the one to answer this, as I've only read one of his books. I just finished reading Diary by him, and it was terrible. After a brilliant first chapter that got me very excited about the book, the rest of the novel degrades into repetitiveness and ridiculousness.I still plan on reading another few of his books though.