Name five fiction books that everyone should read

[weirdichi]

Beowulf (Seamus Haney translation)
The Odyssee

 

[amicold]

Well
A Clockwork Orange

and im dead on others...

 

[aplefka]

To Kill A Mockingbird
Harry Potter - The Unabridged Collection Of All 7 Books In One Giant Book (it will come out someday, so therefore I am not cheating)
Chronicles Of Narnia - The Unabridged Collection Of All 7 Books In One Giant Book
Lord Of The Rings - The Unabridged Collection Of All 3 Books In One Giant Book
A Separate Peace

 

[dugweb]

these are the books i've decided to read because of this thread



1984
The Odyssey The Iliad
Catch-22
A clockwork orange

the fifth one would be lance armstrongs biography

 

[AStar617]

Here's my 5:

1. Native Son, by Richard Wright - One of the most poignant dramas that will ever be written.
2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger - A great trip through the mind of an unorthodox adolescent.
3. 1984, by George Orwell - Yup, Big Brother is watching YOU, too.
4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee - A great book that tackles humanity on many levels.

And last but certainly not least...

5. Report to the President, by the US WMD Commission - Need I say more? 😉

 

[Willoughbyva]

Just about anything by Terry Brooks. His shannannara series is pretty good. His magic kingdom series isn't bad either.

Stuff by Hemmingway.

There is a short story I forget the author, but it is called "the awakening" you probably won't like the ending though.

A rasin in the sun, by lorrana hansberry is good. (play)

 

[sandorski]

1984---seems to be the most recommended, great book
I Robot---the original collection of Short Stories, great read

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: kogase
The Bible

Why read the Bible if you don't believe it? 😕 It's very long and quite boring in parts (granted, there is a fair bit of smiting). If your purpose is to educate yourself so you can attack someone else's religion, there are much easier and more effective ways to do that. I think reading the Bible would be quite useless for that purpose, actually.

 

[Chaotic42]

In reading through your recommendations, I notice a lot of Harry Potter recommendations.

I didn't like the parts of the HP movie that I watched, and listening to everyone around me discuss it, it doesn't sound interesting.

What's the premise of the series?

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: kogase
The Bible

Why read the Bible if you don't believe it? 😕 It's very long and quite boring in parts (granted, there is a fair bit of smiting). If your purpose is to educate yourself so you can attack someone else's religion, there are much easier and more effective ways to do that. I think reading the Bible would be quite useless for that purpose, actually.

Umm, you are aware that the Bible is a book just like 1984 or Lord of the Flies. Do you get this?

 

[dugweb]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
In reading through your recommendations, I notice a lot of Harry Potter recommendations.

I didn't like the parts of the HP movie that I watched, and listening to everyone around me discuss it, it doesn't sound interesting.

What's the premise of the series?

it preys on ones inner desire to be famous and not know it. Harry is ordinary, just like everyone else... but everyone loves him. Not a bad life

jk rowling is a good writer, but more specifically the world she has created is something that readers want to believe in so much i feel it is what drives much of the hype

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

another vote for Candide...one of my favorite books.

 

[0roo0roo]

lolita
animal farm
1984
stuff by clancy and cricton

 

[Shadowknight]

By George R.R. Martin
1. A Game of Thrones
2. A Clash of Kings
3. A Storm of Swords
4. George R.R. Martin: A Rretrospective
5. Ringworld, by Larry Niven

Along with Alfred Bester, I've always felt that Martin doesn't get enough exposure for his sci-fi/fantasy books, especially his short stories. Ringworld is just a great read. A pit about the sequels, though.

 

[BudAshes]

Any goosebumps book, rl stine is a genuis!!111!!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Fahrenheit 451 is an excellent book

 

[daniel1113]

1984 and Animal Farm are the only two fiction books that I think everyone should read, both as a teenager and again as an adult. Other than that, I'm a non-fiction and primarily history kind of guy.