Im gonna start reading some books, suggest em.

[Baldry]

The great gatsby...I'm supposed to read that for English Lit. I take that it's good?

No. No, it's not. Pointy-headed intellectuals like to masturbate about it, but it's just not well edited.

...I see, so you wouldn't recommend it?

The works of Joe Abercrombie, George Orwell, Stephen King and-if you feel up to it-The Great Gatsby.

The great gatsby...I'm supposed to read that for English Lit. I take that it's good?

Oh and The zombie survival guide, World War Z and The road.

its ahad to get itno, but fuckcin great.

I knew you'd answer this drunk and you masturbate to this book?

 

[Sojaus]

Not one person in this entire thread has mentioned Dune by Frank Herbert. This makes me sad. You people need to read more books! If you like the idea of historical fiction, the the Master and Commander series by Partick O'brian is an amazing read. You can also do Hornblower by C. S. Forester. Also on the fantasy side can't go wrong with some warhammer, and more specificly the Horus Heresy trilogy.

 

[Voodoomancer]

Vlad Taltos series by Steven Brust. It's a fantasy series made of awesome and win, with great characters, an exiting story, and awesome narrative.

Temeraire series by Naomi Novik. It's the napoleonic wars with dragons. All you need to know. But also it's amazingly well written, with lots of historically accurate references and great characters. And dragons.

 

[WiMoTj]

jPod by Douglas Coupland is pretty good, check it out.

 

[jaketaz]

The book "Rule of the Bone" by Russell Banks is fun. It's about this kid who runs away from home and gets into all kinds of crazy adventures, totally reinventing himself in the process. It's good, descriptive writing, and lots of funny dialogue. It's told in a realistic way, but is still dramatic enough to hold your interest.

"Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk is really interesting, too. Some people hate on his style, and I definitely understand why, but the narrative of this book in particular is incredibly different from anything else I've read. It would be worth a library rental at the very least.

 

[Rusty Bucket]

The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins.

If you're going for that one, you should probably also read The Dawkins Delusion by Alistair McGrath, just to be a little balanced about things.

 

[Blow_Pop]

Timeline - Michael Crichton
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin
The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allen Poe
I could give you a really long list it just depends on what you are interested in

 

[Purple Dragon]

the only thing i can't see already recommended is catch-22 hilariuous and also very sad
plus heart of a dog by bulgakov