Top 5 Books Ever

[ONEDUNME]

Fucking hell Chris, you've got me all confused there about whether I should read it or not

Bugger, I forgot to mention "The Wrong Boy" by Willie Russell. That would probably be number 12 in my top 5.

[christianu]

Read it ODM, its not a long book and I read it in about 8 hours over 3 days so wont take too much of your time.

Its based on life in American college in 1985 and lots of sex and drugs involved.

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

Couple of my favourites...although i am not a prolific reader it has to be said

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Coming Up For Air - George Orwell
Mr Nice - Howard Marks Autobiography

Have to say they are the pick of the bunch i have read. Enjoyed reading them immensely

[fasteddy]

Catch-22 :Joseph Heller
Tattoo : Earl Thompson
The Dice Man : Luke Rheinhardt
Pilgrims Progress: John Bunyan
Stand on it: Stroker Ace
I : Jan Creamer

these always stand the test of time for me. Never tire of reading them.

[Napoleon Solo]

Steppenwolf - Herman Hesse
1984 - George Orwell
The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
The Sea of Fertility - Yukio Mishima (a tetralogy rather than a singular book, but they really need to be read as a whole. Comprises Spring Snow, Runaway Horses, The Temple Of Dawn and The Decay of the Angel.)

[A.M.P]

Some Classic books being mentioned now...

"Dice Man" - I know Komp's a fan. I liked it too.

Couldn't get on with "Wilt" for whatever reason.

I also have "Zen" and stopped reading 3/4 of the way through.

I also used to read "Just William", but then I used to read Enid Blyton so I suppose I can't be ODM's long lost brother really.

Though I did read "The Gambling Man (?)" as I caught it on the box and wanted to know what happened in the end.

On a similar theme "The Bombidiars" (sp?) is a great book about Bond trading, which is also essentially gambling.

Loved "Catch 22", Yossarin's a class act. Also loved "1984" that was mentioned. It also pisses me off having to buy razor blades and would consider taking a one a day pill to stop this. Cutting my bollocks off would be a bit much though.

Moving on.

"Mr Nice" was a good read but I'd rather he stuck to drug smuggling indiscretely than talking about it on chat shows and magazines as the voice of "Yoof Culture". I also don't like him using the Chinese (had to be the Chinese didn't it!) couple as a travel agent front and getting them banged up.

Read "Mockingbird" just recently, a good book. Still need to read "Grapes of wrath".

"American Pyscho" was a good, disturbing book (just the way I like 'em!) but the ending wasn't there for me.

That Ian M Banks book by the way was about two races of people and a big space creature that floats around trying to get a shag for enternity. Can't remember the title or be arsed to Google. Distinctively average anyway.

[BenArkle]

madaxeman, check your private messages, willya!

[kompressaur]

off the top of my head..........

1. Keep The Aspidistra Flying - George Orwell
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
3. The Dice Man - Luke Rheinhart
4. Down And Out In Paris and London - George Orwell
5. Any book by Irving Welsh

[cakes]

1. Trainspotting
2. The Commitments
3. Catcher In The Rye
4. Roy Keane : As I See It
5. Angela's Ashes

[madaxeman]

Originally Posted by BenArkle

madaxeman, check your private messages, willya!

ok

[trainbairn]

1)E-Matt Beaumont.
2)Caddy For Life-John Feinsten
3)A Civil War-John Feinsten
4)All I want for Christmas..-Iwan Roberts
5)Come Again-Emylyn Rees and Josie Lloyd