Favorite books

[X The Hierophant]

Wow X, those first four are my choices as well.  Read each cover to cover multiple times.

Very cool man.  Great mind think alike, eh? 

[Rhymez]

For fiction, I currently like anything by Vince Flynn -- if you like Clancy, you'll like Flynn as well.  I'm also a big fan of history books and the History Channel... am currently reading 'A World Undone - The Story of the Great War 1914 - 1918.'  It has a lot of good history -- started reading it because as I understand it, much of the crises and conflicts we are dealing with today have their roots in WWI and its aftermath, and this book supposedly lays it all out very well.

Ryan, maybe you can ditch the comic books, and see if you can find something in a book that you might find interesting.  With the internet, it might be a lot easier to discover books/authors that might peak your interest.  I used to read more when I was younger, and now it takes me a long time to finish a book... too many competing interests.  

Also, what is wrong with comic books? I bet u read them as a kid.

I also read comics and I am 30.  I don't see anything wrong with them at all and feel comics are a great artform.  The literary quality of some of the comics/graphic novels rival anything I have seen in other literary artforms.  Check out Alan Moore (V for Vendetta is one example), Steve Niles (for horror), Josh Whedon (a personal favorite), Frank Miller (Sin City / 300), etc.  Plus some of the art itself is fantastic...

See stew, this guy is 30, he still reads comics, just like the guy off the simpsons just buggin bro, so IN YOUR FACE STEW!!!!!

[joergHH]

My favorite authors are John Irving, TC Boyle, Patricia Highsmith, Matt Ruff, J Rowling, Barbara Vine, Philippe Djian.
J

[Bald_freak]

Today I finished Vonnegut's "Slapstick or Lonesome no More" An extremely odd but well written book. I think I'm gonna take a break from reading and brush up some of my drawing skills.

[Tyler]

Today I finished Vonnegut's "Slapstick or Lonesome no More" An extremely odd but well written book. I think I'm gonna take a break from reading and brush up some of my drawing skills.

Did you ever read "Cat's Cradle?"

[wpruitt]

My favorite authors are John Irving.
J

Irving ... one of my favorites

[Bald_freak]

Today I finished Vonnegut's "Slapstick or Lonesome no More" An extremely odd but well written book. I think I'm gonna take a break from reading and brush up some of my drawing skills.

Did you ever read "Cat's Cradle?"

Not yet, I've been going through my wife's collection, so far I've read Breakfast of Champions, Slaughterhouse five, wampaters foma and grafaloons, God bless You Mr. Rosewater, and the above mentioned. I have one left: "Sirens of Titan". After that I'll go out and find Cat's Cradle and Welcome to the Monkey House.

[JDog]

Stew I wonder if all you do is lecture people about their choice in reading material or body adornment. I'm getting real tired of you  harping on people all the time.

I am 27 and I read comic books and I read "intellectual books" too. I see nothing wrong with it and you certainly are in no position to tell people what they need to read so why dont you back off and start accepting people have different interests.

[Jdogs Better Half]

I could list a million here but....

The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran
Tuesdays with Morry  - Mitch Albom
The Way of the Peaceful Warrior -  Dan Millman 
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Anything written by Louise Hay, Deepak Chopra or Paulina Simmons

[joergHH]

wpruitt! I'm rereading "Owen Meany" by Irving. It's a great story1
J.

[X The Hierophant]

Stew I wonder if all you do is lecture people about their choice in reading material or body adornment. I'm getting real tired of you  harping on people all the time.

I am 27 and I read comic books and I read "intellectual books" too. I see nothing wrong with it and you certainly are in no position to tell people what they need to read so why dont you back off and start accepting people have different interests.

 

[X The Hierophant]

My favorite authors are John Irving.
J

Irving ... one of my favorites

Also an Irving fan here.  So far I've only read:

- The World According to Garp
- The Fourth Hand
- Until I find you

Garp was my favorite of these, but I would eventually like to read all his books.

[Alexander215]

wpruitt! I'm rereading "Owen Meany" by Irving. It's a great story1
J.

I enjoyed that one quite a bit.

[xnewyawka]

Stew I wonder if all you do is lecture people about their choice in reading material or body adornment. I'm getting real tired of you  harping on people all the time.

I am 27 and I read comic books and I read "intellectual books" too. I see nothing wrong with it and you certainly are in no position to tell people what they need to read so why dont you back off and start accepting people have different interests.

I agree J, he seems to be a pretty critical fellow, he got my goat, so to speak, back in the tattoo and piercing threads and I had to bite my tongue. Some people should keep their opinions to themselves, you know what they say about opinions, right?

[WannaBePadre]

Cat's Cradle ... yep!

Way of the Peaceful Warrior ... yep!