Recommended Readings

*Brodie* · 11-02-2002, 10:01 AM

This is just athread where any of you can post books/comics/or anything you've read that you think other people might enjoy.

I read a lot, comics, magazines, novels, pretty much anything I like.
Here's my list:

Comics:

TMNT-Duh
Crimson- Great Vampire/Werewolf/Monter story, amazing art.
Out There- Done by the same people who did Crimson
Amazing Spider-Man: Romita Jr. is one of the greatest artists alive
Peter Parker: Spider-Man- Ramos who drew Crimson/Out There drew this, great story.

Novels:
The Long Walk- My all time favorite, written by Stephen King, he used his alias, Richard Bachman when he released this, great story, scary, makes you think.
IT- Another Stephen King book, long, but good.
The 13th Warrior(originally 'Eaters Of The Dead')- Good book, sorta funny if you imagine Antonio Banderez as the main chaacter.
Atlantis Found- Good book, some parts are boring, but still good.
Resident Evil series- Best book series I've read.
Weaveworld- Clive Barker, long and good.
The Dictionary- Heh.

Magazines:
Wizard- Good comic book mag.
Toy Fare- Toy magazine, the writers love TMNT too.
GamePro- Just plain good.

So what's your list?

*Eye of Sarnath* · 11-02-2002, 11:01 AM

"Eaters of the Dead"?

I couldn't recommend that book. Though I could recommend these:
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Jurassic Park (the book is a lot better than the movie)
Hmm... that's all that comes to mind. If I think of anything else, I'll post it.

**Kali** · 11-02-2002, 03:43 PM

Raptor Red by Robert Bakker - Machias will back me on this. Great storytelling set in prehistory. Jurassic Park without all those stupid humans.
Witches Chillers by Silver RavenWolf - A novel series about a coven of teenage witches (no, not the Harry Potter type.) Fun to read, basic teen novels with some cool metaphysics tossed in for excitement.
Harry Potter, all books - *blinks* Don't look at me like that, they're good books.

**azure turtle** · 11-02-2002, 05:30 PM

Books! Heh heh...

For those of you who enjoy a good murder mystery, I highly recommend "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. Also check out "Murder on the Orient Express" by the same author. Absolutely amazing books, with strong characters and complex, jaw-dropping plots.

For those who enjoy a bit of fantasy, I recommend the Dragonriders of Pern series from Anne McCaffrey. I especially enjoyed the Harper Hall Trilogy, which focuses on a girl's struggle to find an identity. Good stuff.

And for anyone out there who's into Shakespeare's stuff, I just finished reading "The Tempest," and I thought it was awesome.

**Karpo_007** · 11-02-2002, 05:37 PM

I dont really read books, More of a Movie person myself. Of course I had to read some books for school... Still I cant Believe that Reading Jurasic Park would be better Experience reading than Watching it with Big screen and THX sounds...

*Brodie* · 11-02-2002, 05:58 PM

Eaters Of The Dead is just the old title of The 13th Warrior. It was written by Micheal Chriton, the guy who wrote Jurassic Park.

*Eye of Sarnath* · 11-02-2002, 06:54 PM

I know, but that can't change the fact that Eaters of the Dead is far from the greatest book out there But all that aside, how could I forget about "And Then There Were None"? I'll agree, it's a really great book, the ending came as a surpise. But that's what makes Agatha Christie's books so interesting. There's always some surpise twist or turn, so it's never who you think it is. "The Clocks" is another one of her books that stands out in my mind.

*Brodie* · 11-02-2002, 08:12 PM

The Long Walk is really disturbing, yet it's the best book I've read.

**Nturtle** · 11-02-2002, 08:35 PM

Books eh? here are a couple from my stash of favorites *ahem*:
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galexy
The Salmon of Doubt
The Mahabharata (try to get a good long transilation)
Lord of the Rings
Siddartha
Matilda
Going Solo
The Autobiography of Gandhi

*Brodie* · 11-02-2002, 11:18 PM

I'd like to add Bruce Campbelle's and Jackie Chan's biographies to my list. Both are funny, good reads.

SeaThreePeeO · 11-03-2002, 04:36 AM

Ooo a thread close to my heart

I recommend you read :

The Ginger Tree

Memories of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Good Women of China by Xinran

Waiting

~~Reznorite420~~ · 11-03-2002, 08:37 AM

The Great Gatsby
The Scarlet Letter
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Hobbit
Any of the LOTR books
Cyrano de Bergerac
Fahrenheit 451
The Martian Chronicles

*yawn*...too tired to think of any more.

*Brodie* · 11-03-2002, 08:48 AM

I just read a book, one of my brothers. It's very good, it's called "A Lycanthropy Reader: Werewolves In Western Culture" It's filled with cool facts, gross info, true stories, really amazing.

**azure turtle** · 11-04-2002, 02:06 AM

*gasp*
I forgot about the Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter! Those are awesome books... Definitely must-reads.

*Skeletoncrew* · 11-04-2002, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodie

I'd like to add Bruce Campbelle's and Jackie Chan's biographies to my list. Both are funny, good reads.

Bruce Campbell's autobiography ROCKS! He's a great guy too. I've had the pleasure of meeting him at two of his booksignings. You can see a photo from the last one at my Ossifiles site.

As for other recommended reading...

My Life With The Spirits by Lon Milo DuQuette
Watership Down
Most anything by Carl Hiaasen

Err..thats all I can think of at the moment...

*heretic888* · 11-04-2002, 12:03 PM

reading....

i read books by Ken Wilber (transpersonal/integral psychologist), Stephen Hayes (American ninja), Glenn Morris (another American ninja), Masaaki Hatsumi (ninja grandmaster), Anne Rice (freaky vampire chick), Deepak Chopra (spiritual guru), Michael Chricton is kewel, Anne McCaffrey is interesting... i also really like stuff from Joseph Campbell (mythologist incarnate), and the 'jesus was a pagan god' series by Tim Freke and Pete Gandy.

the tmnt comics are really the only comics i read, but i also like the wolverine, x-men, and dbz titles.

**HorseTechie** · 11-04-2002, 12:44 PM

hrmm...

Webdesign in a Nutshell
FlashMX
Director 8 Lingo

oh.. you mean fictional books?
TYhe one I'm working one right now is the Lord of the rings Trilogy. (working on it for a year now.. literally... too busy to read for fun anymore!)

*Brodie* · 11-04-2002, 04:12 PM

I recommend "Spider-Man: Sinner"....Written by me....

Newton Gimmick · 11-04-2002, 05:51 PM

MoonKnight was a great comic....

Stephen King's The Stand is a great book too. But most of King's work is great.

Playboy's a good read too, lol, but lots of pictures.

*Brodie* · 11-05-2002, 01:26 PM

Playboy, Har-Har.

11-02-2002, 10:01 AM	#1
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Recommended Readings This is just athread where any of you can post books/comics/or anything you've read that you think other people might enjoy. I read a lot, comics, magazines, novels, pretty much anything I like. Here's my list: Comics: TMNT-Duh Crimson- Great Vampire/Werewolf/Monter story, amazing art. Out There- Done by the same people who did Crimson Amazing Spider-Man: Romita Jr. is one of the greatest artists alive Peter Parker: Spider-Man- Ramos who drew Crimson/Out There drew this, great story. Novels: The Long Walk- My all time favorite, written by Stephen King, he used his alias, Richard Bachman when he released this, great story, scary, makes you think. IT- Another Stephen King book, long, but good. The 13th Warrior(originally 'Eaters Of The Dead')- Good book, sorta funny if you imagine Antonio Banderez as the main chaacter. Atlantis Found- Good book, some parts are boring, but still good. Resident Evil series- Best book series I've read. Weaveworld- Clive Barker, long and good. The Dictionary- Heh. Magazines: Wizard- Good comic book mag. Toy Fare- Toy magazine, the writers love TMNT too. GamePro- Just plain good. So what's your list? __________________ Stupendous Monster

11-02-2002, 05:30 PM	#4
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Books! Heh heh... For those of you who enjoy a good murder mystery, I highly recommend "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. Also check out "Murder on the Orient Express" by the same author. Absolutely amazing books, with strong characters and complex, jaw-dropping plots. For those who enjoy a bit of fantasy, I recommend the Dragonriders of Pern series from Anne McCaffrey. I especially enjoyed the Harper Hall Trilogy, which focuses on a girl's struggle to find an identity. Good stuff. And for anyone out there who's into Shakespeare's stuff, I just finished reading "The Tempest," and I thought it was awesome. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

11-02-2002, 05:58 PM	#6
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Eaters Of The Dead is just the old title of The 13th Warrior. It was written by Micheal Chriton, the guy who wrote Jurassic Park. __________________ Stupendous Monster

11-02-2002, 08:12 PM	#8
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	The Long Walk is really disturbing, yet it's the best book I've read. __________________ Stupendous Monster

11-02-2002, 08:35 PM	#9
Nturtle Ninja Master Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Technodrome Airducts Posts: 5,215	Books eh? here are a couple from my stash of favorites ahem: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galexy The Salmon of Doubt The Mahabharata (try to get a good long transilation) Lord of the Rings Siddartha Matilda Going Solo The Autobiography of Gandhi __________________ Fil rules. If Fil takes your 5 bucks then you should be eternally grateful that Fil would even borrow your money. Fil.

11-02-2002, 11:01 AM	#2
Eye of Sarnath Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY Posts: 1,590	"Eaters of the Dead"? I couldn't recommend that book. Though I could recommend these: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Jurassic Park (the book is a lot better than the movie) Hmm... that's all that comes to mind. If I think of anything else, I'll post it.

11-02-2002, 03:43 PM	#3
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	Raptor Red by Robert Bakker - Machias will back me on this. Great storytelling set in prehistory. Jurassic Park without all those stupid humans. Witches Chillers by Silver RavenWolf - A novel series about a coven of teenage witches (no, not the Harry Potter type.) Fun to read, basic teen novels with some cool metaphysics tossed in for excitement. Harry Potter, all books - blinks Don't look at me like that, they're good books.

11-02-2002, 05:37 PM	#5
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	I dont really read books, More of a Movie person myself. Of course I had to read some books for school... Still I cant Believe that Reading Jurasic Park would be better Experience reading than Watching it with Big screen and THX sounds...

11-02-2002, 06:54 PM	#7
Eye of Sarnath Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY Posts: 1,590	I know, but that can't change the fact that Eaters of the Dead is far from the greatest book out there But all that aside, how could I forget about "And Then There Were None"? I'll agree, it's a really great book, the ending came as a surpise. But that's what makes Agatha Christie's books so interesting. There's always some surpise twist or turn, so it's never who you think it is. "The Clocks" is another one of her books that stands out in my mind.

11-02-2002, 11:18 PM	#10
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I'd like to add Bruce Campbelle's and Jackie Chan's biographies to my list. Both are funny, good reads. __________________ Stupendous Monster

11-03-2002, 04:36 AM	#11
SeaThreePeeO Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Void Posts: 1,345	Ooo a thread close to my heart I recommend you read : The Ginger Tree Memories of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Good Women of China by Xinran Waiting __________________ Zombies, once you get past the stench of rotting flesh and their unhealthy obsession with brains, they're really nice people.

11-03-2002, 08:37 AM	#12
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	The Great Gatsby The Scarlet Letter A Midsummer Night's Dream The Hobbit Any of the LOTR books Cyrano de Bergerac Fahrenheit 451 The Martian Chronicles yawn...too tired to think of any more.

11-03-2002, 08:48 AM	#13
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I just read a book, one of my brothers. It's very good, it's called "A Lycanthropy Reader: Werewolves In Western Culture" It's filled with cool facts, gross info, true stories, really amazing. __________________ Stupendous Monster

11-04-2002, 02:06 AM	#14
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	gasp I forgot about the Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter! Those are awesome books... Definitely must-reads. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

11-04-2002, 12:03 PM	#16
heretic888 Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,344	hmmm reading.... i read books by Ken Wilber (transpersonal/integral psychologist), Stephen Hayes (American ninja), Glenn Morris (another American ninja), Masaaki Hatsumi (ninja grandmaster), Anne Rice (freaky vampire chick), Deepak Chopra (spiritual guru), Michael Chricton is kewel, Anne McCaffrey is interesting... i also really like stuff from Joseph Campbell (mythologist incarnate), and the 'jesus was a pagan god' series by Tim Freke and Pete Gandy. the tmnt comics are really the only comics i read, but i also like the wolverine, x-men, and dbz titles. __________________ "Ninpo began as training to become a moral people and to learn to endure in whatever social condition one is in; to know and accept one's fate, and to live for human beings and all other creatures. The person who masters all of these is a Ninja." (Masaaki Hatsumi)

11-04-2002, 12:44 PM	#17
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	hrmm... Webdesign in a Nutshell FlashMX Director 8 Lingo oh.. you mean fictional books? TYhe one I'm working one right now is the Lord of the rings Trilogy. (working on it for a year now.. literally... too busy to read for fun anymore!)

11-04-2002, 04:12 PM	#18
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I recommend "Spider-Man: Sinner"....Written by me.... __________________ Stupendous Monster

11-04-2002, 05:51 PM	#19
Newton Gimmick Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,154	MoonKnight was a great comic.... Stephen King's The Stand is a great book too. But most of King's work is great. Playboy's a good read too, lol, but lots of pictures.

11-05-2002, 01:26 PM	#20
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Playboy, Har-Har. __________________ Stupendous Monster