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Cobalt · 03-06-2007

I don't get as much time to read as I'd like to, though I am partial to a Tom Clancy novel. I also read a few bits and pieces from Chris Ryan and Dan Brown, but other than that I'm pretty much limited to the odd autobiography now and again. I think the only time I read seriously is when I'm on vacation sat beside the pool with an ice cold beer in one hand and a good book in the other

My favourite book is Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy, though I don't think I'm yet to dislike anything of his yet.

I have started looking into eBooks a little more seeing as more and more texts are being made available on the Internet, though I'm not the most cultured of scholars so few of them are to my tastes - They are great if you're into classical literature, though.

tgoforth1984 · 03-07-2007

One of my favorite authors is Dave Pelzer. If you have never heard of him, he is a wonderful author that documents his life which was torn with instances of abuse from his mother, foster homes, and how the foster system changed his life. There are three books, which are A Child Called It, The Lost Boy, and A Man Named Dave. I had to read them in high school as an assignment over the summer. I could not put the books done because they were so interesting.

Tanya · 03-07-2007

Well the last book I got was an audio book, I kind of liked it as an audio book. I could listen to it whenever I want. It was As a Man Thinketh by James Allen. I see you can download it at gutenberg.org

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen - Project Gutenberg

Exitium · 03-10-2007

My favorite author is Stephen King. A lot of people know him for his popular horror novels, but he also writes some fantasy works. I just started reading the Dark Tower series and I am already on the 3rd book in the set. These books combine fantasy with an aspect of horror and even Western, which many authors havn't tried before.

QuietLunatic · 03-13-2007

I will read anything by Terry Pratchett and Stephen King. Not that the two are anything alike, but both are brilliant writers and draw me right into the reality of the story, and I love that.

randle · 03-13-2007

I am a huge huge stephen King fan. I think his impeccable way of thinking has a way of cativating your mind. I love to sit back with a cup of tea and read one of his books for about an hour.

britjojo · 03-14-2007

I also love Pratchett and there was a time that I could claim to have read everything he had written. Not so now though, he just won't stop!

I also love Douglas Adams and find him to be in a similar vein to Pratchett.

Favourite book of all time is Down to a Sunless Sea by David Graham. Its a not so standard end of the world by nuclear war novel, and is absolutely gripping. Horrid twist at the end.

QuietLunatic · 03-14-2007

Ooooooooo. That sounds like my kind of book, Britjojo. I'll have to have a look for it. I often have end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it dreams and try to use them in my own writing, and I enjoy reading other takes on the theme.

mmjones · 03-24-2007

I have to say that I don't read that much because it gives me a headache because I need glasses. If I did read more, I would read a lot of Louis Lamour books.

Kaizen · 03-28-2007

I have a lot of books that i love, but sadly cannot really recall all of them. I would have to say that some of my favorite authors and poets include, J.K Rowling,Ronald Dhal,Stephen King & Edgar Allen Poe.

03-06-2007	#1 (permalink)
Cobalt Consumer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 50	Favourite Books and Authors... I don't get as much time to read as I'd like to, though I am partial to a Tom Clancy novel. I also read a few bits and pieces from Chris Ryan and Dan Brown, but other than that I'm pretty much limited to the odd autobiography now and again. I think the only time I read seriously is when I'm on vacation sat beside the pool with an ice cold beer in one hand and a good book in the other My favourite book is Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy, though I don't think I'm yet to dislike anything of his yet. I have started looking into eBooks a little more seeing as more and more texts are being made available on the Internet, though I'm not the most cultured of scholars so few of them are to my tastes - They are great if you're into classical literature, though.

03-10-2007	#4 (permalink)
Exitium Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 20	My favorite author is Stephen King. A lot of people know him for his popular horror novels, but he also writes some fantasy works. I just started reading the Dark Tower series and I am already on the 3rd book in the set. These books combine fantasy with an aspect of horror and even Western, which many authors havn't tried before. Last edited by Exitium : 03-13-2007 at 09:11 PM.

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randle Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 35	Stephen King I am a huge huge stephen King fan. I think his impeccable way of thinking has a way of cativating your mind. I love to sit back with a cup of tea and read one of his books for about an hour.

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03-07-2007	#2 (permalink)
tgoforth1984 Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 80	One of my favorite authors is Dave Pelzer. If you have never heard of him, he is a wonderful author that documents his life which was torn with instances of abuse from his mother, foster homes, and how the foster system changed his life. There are three books, which are A Child Called It, The Lost Boy, and A Man Named Dave. I had to read them in high school as an assignment over the summer. I could not put the books done because they were so interesting.

03-07-2007	#3 (permalink)
Tanya Digital-Boards.com Admin Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 38 Posts: 136	Well the last book I got was an audio book, I kind of liked it as an audio book. I could listen to it whenever I want. It was As a Man Thinketh by James Allen. I see you can download it at gutenberg.org As a Man Thinketh by James Allen - Project Gutenberg

03-13-2007	#5 (permalink)
QuietLunatic Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 66	I will read anything by Terry Pratchett and Stephen King. Not that the two are anything alike, but both are brilliant writers and draw me right into the reality of the story, and I love that.

03-14-2007	#7 (permalink)
britjojo Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	I also love Pratchett and there was a time that I could claim to have read everything he had written. Not so now though, he just won't stop! I also love Douglas Adams and find him to be in a similar vein to Pratchett. Favourite book of all time is Down to a Sunless Sea by David Graham. Its a not so standard end of the world by nuclear war novel, and is absolutely gripping. Horrid twist at the end.

03-14-2007	#8 (permalink)
QuietLunatic Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 66	Ooooooooo. That sounds like my kind of book, Britjojo. I'll have to have a look for it. I often have end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it dreams and try to use them in my own writing, and I enjoy reading other takes on the theme.

03-24-2007	#9 (permalink)
mmjones Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 41	I have to say that I don't read that much because it gives me a headache because I need glasses. If I did read more, I would read a lot of Louis Lamour books.

03-28-2007	#10 (permalink)
Kaizen Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 55	I have a lot of books that i love, but sadly cannot really recall all of them. I would have to say that some of my favorite authors and poets include, J.K Rowling,Ronald Dhal,Stephen King & Edgar Allen Poe.