Fonzico Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Loving this thread! I scanned through it when I was at the library today, and picked up "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman (which was great, I devoured it in two days. I can't wait to get the next one.) I also grabbed one by Robin Hobb, that I haven't had a chance to read yet.But I just wanted to say- thanks for the recommendations guys! I have lots more to get through.. But keep 'em coming! Quote Race: Wood Elf Level 20 Class: Ranger Strength: 45 | Dexterity: 15 | Stamina: 44 | Constitution: 29 | Wisdom: 35 | Charisma: 28 BATTLE LOG EPIC QUEST CHALLENGE Link to comment
Barfly Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 It's been 20+ years since I last read Dune, and I've been meaning to re-read it after catching the movie on TV a few weeks ago. Simply epic.Yup. We moved in December and I'm just now getting around to unpacking books. Found 3 or 4 Dune sequels (put aside), but no actual Dune yet... Only 20 or 25 more boxes left though, so soon. Quote The past is only smoke in a dream. Lvl 6 Ranger Berzerker STR 9 DEX 4 STA 9 CON 8 WIS 2 CHA 8 Barfly ain't even tryin'... Link to comment
Barfly Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Currently rereading the Bourne series, for... reasons. 1 Quote The past is only smoke in a dream. Lvl 6 Ranger Berzerker STR 9 DEX 4 STA 9 CON 8 WIS 2 CHA 8 Barfly ain't even tryin'... Link to comment
EmbracingChaos Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 There are a few:Ender's Game- read 4-5 timesLord of the Rings series- read 4 timesSong of Ice and Fire- reread the entire series each time a new book comes out, so more time the earlier the book is in the seriesEnders Game here as well, in fact the entire series. Also the Alvin Maker series by the same author, Orson Scott Card. Quote "Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back" - Samurai Maxim Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4 Battle Log Hinge Habits, Be Like Water, Failure Should Be Welcomed, Architect Your Environment, Set Goals For Processes Not Desires, Minimum Effective Dose 101 Link to comment
cn3wton Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Besides the obvious ones like Lord of the Rings. I go with a series that I started reading as a kid. Ranger's Apprentice. I have all the books in hard copy. (I think one of them got ruined when my basement flooded though). It's in the childrens section of the book store, but I have always enjoyed the story. 2 Quote "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - J.R.R Tolkien "Progress, not perfection." "Persist, Pivot, or Concede." - Matthew McConaughey "Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't." Rants, Thoughts, and Workouts-->Battle Log | The Improvening (Current Challenge) Link to comment
thewritescott Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Great topic. I've read all 5 books in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy more times than I can count. I can now pick up any of the books, open a page randomly, and read from there entirely in context. Mostly Harmless is my favorite. I'm currently re-reading Good Omens by Neil (may he write forever) Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This is my third time through. Quote I can. I will. I did. https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/137150/ Link to comment
gatorsong Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I've read all of these books more times than I can really remember. Brave New World - Aldous HuxleyWatership Down - Richard AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird - Harper LeeIn Cold Blood - Truman CapoteThe Stand, The Shining, It - Stephen KingAnything by Richard Matheson, I absolutely love his workWeis/Hickman Dragonlance SeriesBelgariad and Mallorean - David Eddings There's probably more, but those come to mind first 1 Quote Level 1 - Were-gatorSTR .8 | STA 3.1 | DEX .9 | CON .7 | WIS 2 | CHA .91st Challenge Main goal - 12/15/14 - Get to 175 pounds from 195 pounds. Currently at 184.5 52.5%52.5% No soda challenge - 12/15/14 - 99 days and counting to 180. 55%55% "Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress; which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once." - unknown Link to comment
iliovasilema Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Catcher in the Rye The ReaderTo kill a mocking bird Kafka on the shoreA man without country The Ignorance Quote Link to comment
MTangel Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I don't usually re-read books, but I do have a few favorites that I like to go back to: Greenwillow (B.J. Chute) - this book is so beautiful and sweet, with lovely imagery, it just leaves you feeling happy.Cotillion (Georgette Heyer) - I've read this a hundred times and it still makes me laugh. Heyer has lots of great books - I recommend the Grand Sophy too.The Hobbit - I even love the way it starts. As soon as you hear that first paragraph, you just settle down for a wonderful story. Plus there are a number of children's books that I can't resist reading when I come across them - The Ordinary Princess, The Rats of Nimh, Redwall series, fairytales.... Quote Aspiring Master Artisan and Ballerina Link to comment
Mitski Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 The Dresden Files is my favorite series to re-read. I love the story, the characters, and the narration is excellent. Quote Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 It's unfortunately overplayed at this point because of the hit HBO TV series (don't I sound like a TV personality!) but ever since Game of Thrones first came out, and I mean back in the 1990s, I can read that series over and over. I have a survival kit on my truck that has my dog-eared copy of the original Game of Thrones and my copy of Bernard Cornwell's The Pale Horseman from his Saxon Chronicles, another excellent historical fiction (soon to be itself turned into a television series by BBC America). Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Thunderer Class: Stormborn War-Shaman (Path of Giants Barbarian/Conquest Paladin/Elemental Domain Cleric) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: Studded leather armor, war club, plus adventurer's pack containing rations, rope, and nature-based potions. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
Harbard Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I've read Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut quite a few times. I still think it's one of the greatest novels ever written. I've also read Dune a few times, though I've only read through the whole saga once. The first novel is a masterpiece. Quote Introduction | Workout Log | First Challenge | Current Challenge Link to comment
Libitinarius Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Nonfiction: Body of Work by Christine Montross. The book that inspired me to go to mortuary school (which I did, graduated with honors and passed the state exam on my first try, although I'm not currently practicing as a mortician) and just all around an interesting view into death. Fiction: Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey. Her rich and detailed books were a massive inspiration to me as a teenager and still are to this day. Quote Satyr AssassinLevel: 1STR: 1 -- DEX: 2 -- STA: 3 -- CON: 3 -- WIS: 1 -- CHA: 2 Daily Battle LogChallenges: Recruit 1 Link to comment
MollytheMO Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 There are several books that I read again and again on a more or less yearly basis....mostly series, actually, but some stand-alone ones as well. Les MiserablesLord of the Rings and The Hobbit Out of the Silent Planet series (C.S. Lewis)Horatio Hornblower (series)The Chronicles of NarniaTemeraire (series)Anything Discworld (but esp. the Night Watch books)The Phantom of the OperaNorth and South (only read twice, but def. added to the 'every year' list) There are others, I know, but these are the first ones I could think of off the top of my head. I have a tendency to come back to old books with dead authors before new ones, for some reason. Quote Multifaceted Obsessionist Link to comment
Lupus In Fabula Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 If I could just have these books with me, I'd be a happy person:To Kill a MockingbirdA Tale of Two CitiesThe Killer AngelsThe Redwall SeriesCaptain BloodThe Brethren Admittedly, there are quite a few others that I enjoy (particularly some non-fiction books), but these are my "go-to" books when I want to unwind and enjoy a good story. Quote Link to comment
ringular Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Patrick Rothfuss - the name of the wind Read that like 5 times I think and on audiobook another 8 times. A wise man's fear too The first law trilogy by abercrombie is also a good friend of mine, but one that makes me feel bitter at timesAnd I still can recall everything from Harry Potter even though I haven't read it in years Quote Link to comment
benboyd85 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 The Great Gatsby (recent movie was awful) Quote Link to comment
hostofwords Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 The Foundation series by Asimov and a handful of his short story collections, the Belgariad and Malloreon by Eddings, it's been a while but I've been through the main Pern books many times, and the Tower and Hive series. Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert Heinlein. The Deed of Paksennarion also, for a great story about a young woman who longs to be a fighter. Quote 'Some' is not a number. 'Soon' is not a time.Daily Log | Lessthandaily Blog Link to comment
sailsgoboom Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 The Time Traveler's Wife will always have a special place in my heart. [what movie? there is no movie adaptation you must be joking.]The Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide have everything I want from scifi... ethical condundrums about sentient alien species, colorful characters, quandries about existence and morality...A Separate Peace is a book I was obsessed with in high school, and I still reread it occasionally.Harry Potter series, because duh. Quote Jess the Adventurer "jess!" on MYZONE * Goodreads Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I've read all of these books more times than I can really remember. Brave New World - Aldous HuxleyWatership Down - Richard AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird - Harper LeeIn Cold Blood - Truman CapoteThe Stand, The Shining, It - Stephen KingAnything by Richard Matheson, I absolutely love his workWeis/Hickman Dragonlance SeriesBelgariad and Mallorean - David Eddings There's probably more, but those come to mind firstYou've read my favorite Stephen King books, Belgariad and Mallorean, and Dragonlance. Can we be friends? The only people I've met who read those are my dad(who introduced me) and my bf(who I introduced) Seriously though, have you read the Sparhawk books or the standalone novels about Belgarath and Polgara? Those are also fantastic. Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi Becomes Her Own Hero Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12. #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56, #57, #58, #59, #60, #61, #62, #63 Link to comment
Guest supportivejoyful Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Easy to read series like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. Quote Link to comment
jfreaksho Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Anything by Neil Gaiman, especially Neverwhere.Anything by Sir Terry Pratchett, especially involving Commander Vimes, Moist Von Lipwig, or the Wee Free Men. I have been recently getting into Chuck Wendig, especially the Miriam Black series, but his fantasy series The Heartland Trilogy was good too. The best sci-fi I've found lately has been Hugh Howey and John Scalzi. Hugh Howey wrote Wool, which was absolutely amazing. Long Way Home was excellent, as was Sand. (Shift was just okay, but some of you may like it more than I did.)Scalzi wrote Old Man's War, in which old people are sent out to fight aliens and colonize planets. Excellent concepts. Quote Searching the world for a cure for my wanderlust. Link to comment
Aloine Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 When I was younger, I read the Harry Potter books over and over. I think I read each one at least five times. Haven't read any of them in a while, though. More recently, I've read the Enchanted Forest Chronicles and the Wise Man's Fear (because I don't own the Name of the Wind) several times.All of these are fantasy... I do read other things, I promise! Just none of them are coming to mind right now! Quote Link to comment
Nock the Wise Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 A subject worth reviving... I have read William Gibson's Neuromancer at least a dozen times. I recently finished Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age and am already itching to read it again.I read Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane twice last year and will probably read it again this year as well. Quote Link to comment
Oh Beep Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Stephen Kings The Stand...every few years Quote Link to comment
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