Good books?

[Aldan9]

Is there a book which has left a lasting impression on you, or better yet, changed your way of seeings things?
I've read Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" recently and all my mind is capable of doing is planning trips and the impulse to go on a hedonistic spree clings to me like a shadow :-s.

 

[walls of cetepedes]

"Piece of Cake"

Gotta love Derek Robinson.

 

[G1eet]

American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

Edit: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe as well.

 

[RobotNinja]

Dune, by Frank Herbert. Amazing book. I've read it at least five times. And you should probably change your avatar. Pedobear is not welcome.

 

[Radeonx]

Fight Club is great. The Life of Pi is also very good. And 1984.

 

[KrackleJack]

Anything Stephen King

 

[lwm3398]

Pedobear is not welcome.

1: The spice must flow.
2: Since when has Pedobear been unwelcome?

 

[Kiutu]

Cat's Cradle. I had to read it in Summerschool for English. Kurt Vonnegut is hands down my favorite author from that point on.

 

[AkJay]

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy is one of the best books I've read.

 

[Smudge91]

To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
Good Omens By philip gamen and terry pratchet
Also 1984 by George Orwell - one of the best books i've ever read although i didn't expect the ending

 

[LockHeart]

If you want a classic, try 'Call of Cthulu' (or just a collection of short stories) by H.P. Lovecraft.

 

[Flamezdudes]

Some of the Roman Army books by Simon Scarrow, Darren Shan's Demon or Vampire series.

 

[Kabutos]

Animal Farm by Orwell is a good short one, however with a depressing ending.

I also recommend The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, which is basically a shorter version of Atlas Shrugged, also by her.

 

[Zombie Nixon]

Anything by Gene Wolfe

 

[A Weary Exile]

It's extremley boring but the philosophy in Atlas Shrugged is worth a look. I just read The Stranger by Albert Camus in one sitting (Yeah it's that short) and that was pretty good.

 

[un4g011enrealms]

Try Bartimeaus (unsure of spelling) Trilogy. First book is Amulet of Samarkand.

 

[Satin6T]

TERRY PRATCHETT, neil gaiman, George rr Martin

nuff said

 

[happysock]

World war Z or I am legend

 

[WaywardHaymaker]

The Eyes of God and its two sequels are pretty good.

And then there's my guilty pleasure, the Eragon series. I used to hold on to some false hope that it wasn't a blatant rip off of Star Wars... But then I read the third one. Overall, though, it isn't THAT bad.