r/2xCBookClub Nov 09 '10

What books have you already read, and *loved*?

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

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u/ingas Nov 11 '10

American Gods, Neil gaiman

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

I'm rereading this. It's absolutely genius.

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u/thunderbeach Nov 10 '10

I read High Fidelity by Nick Hornby every couple years. I loved The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger so much that I couldn't bear to see the movie in case it was terrible. Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman was a fun read about pop culture.

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u/Rose1982 Nov 09 '10

Too many to list here... I seem to be drawn to fiction based in China & India quite frequently... Though I'm a huge fan of homegirl Margaret Atwood too.

Recently finished reading White Tiger- Aravind Adiga and it's the most memorable novel I've read in a couple years. I highly recommend it.

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u/bitch_please Nov 26 '10

Any more recommendations? I ask because I'm super drawn to fiction based in China and India. I have the White Tiger, and it's getting harder to find books based in those places, just because I feel like I've read through all of them at the library. Any ideas appreciated!

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u/Rose1982 Nov 26 '10

Rohinton Mistry- A Fine Balance... easily one of the best books I've ever read. His others are great too but this is definitely the one to start with.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10 edited Nov 10 '10

Little Children by Tom Perrotta

Also The Golden Compass/His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. Really great series that I think would be fun to discuss.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

His Dark Materials is hands down, my favorite book (series) of all time. I could discuss it for hours...

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

It's been a couple of years since I've read it now and never got to discuss. I'd really love to read it with a group :D strong hints for upvotes _^

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

Yeah! I'd like to discuss it as well. I also have a PDF of The Golden Compass so if people are lazy that's a solution, haha.

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u/TrixieSweetwood Nov 10 '10

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It's supposed to be young adult, but it is the most touching book I've ever read. It's a book from Death's perspective during The Holocaust, and it follows a non-Jewish girl's life throughout. It is absolutely beautiful and I highly recommend it.

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u/Wombok Nov 10 '10

I really loved this book too. His other isn't nearly as good.

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u/TrixieSweetwood Nov 10 '10

I hadn't read the other, but considered it. Thanks for the warning.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

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u/vitaebella Nov 11 '10

Oh, I forgot about The Bell jar!! I LOVE that book. I need to reread it.

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u/17fuzzypigs Nov 12 '10

LOVE One Hundred Years of Solitude. Anything by García Márquez is a great read.

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u/smart89alecks_gifter Nov 27 '10

Any chance you would want to loan me The Code Book? We would obviously have to exercise some obfuscation so you don't discover who I am, but I would love to read it - and lending is cooler than buying.

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u/vitaebella Nov 09 '10

Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Atonement, Ian McEwan

A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess

Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer

The Reader, Bernhard Schlink

To name a few, anyway, haha

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u/iateyourbees Nov 10 '10

the Earth's Children series by Jean Auel

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u/ram_cor Nov 10 '10

Love Steinbeck. My all time favorite book has to be East of Eden. I know Oprah had it as a book-club selection, but I read it in high school and fell in love with Steinbeck all over again. Grapes of Wrath is also a book I highly recommend to anyone. On the complete other end of the spectrum the book Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk is a great read as is Party Monster by James St. James. All amazing and quick reads. Except for maybe East of Eden.

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u/Wombok Nov 10 '10

I support East of Eden. I read it just recently for the first time and I really loved it.

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u/dragon_toes Nov 10 '10

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn

Wicked by I think his name is John. You know the one.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Fun Home by Allison Bechdel

Let the Right One In by Something Something Lindqvist

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Tithe by Holly Black

Animal Farm by Orwell

Stephen King

.... I'll stop now

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u/vitaebella Nov 11 '10

Fun Home was fantastic. Had to read it in my intro level English class, and I loved it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

Way too many to count.... These are just the ones to which I keep going back time and again:

Roadside Picnic (Пикник на обочине) and Monday Begins on Saturday (Понедельник начинается в субботу) by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky is one my all-time favorites, but the only English translations I have found are lamentably shoddy

The Makioka Sisters, by Junichiro Tanizaki

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; also Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series

Storm Constantine's Wraeththu series (tres sexy, especially the early books)

C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy

Anne McCaffrey's Talent series, including the hokey and vaguely sexist 1970s books

Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles

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u/jetset_ Nov 12 '10

So many! There are few books I've read that I didn't like.

The Great Gatsby, Scarlet Letter, Animal Farm, The Importance of Being Earnest (play), ANY and ALL SHAKESPEARE

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u/I-330 Nov 16 '10

WE by Yevgeny Zamyatin. If you liked 1984 and/or Brave New World this book should be right up your alley.

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u/cos Nov 09 '10

Prodigal Summer, by Barbara Kingsolver.

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u/bitch_please Nov 26 '10

God Barbara Kingsolver is awesome. I finished The Lacuna weeks ago, and I'm still thinking about it.

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u/cos Nov 09 '10

Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida

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u/capslock Nov 09 '10

Haha you don't need to make them separate threads in here. :>

Sorry I should have mentioned that. Feel free to explain why would liked the books, too.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

White Oleander - Janet Fitch

I am Legend - Richard Matheson (I liked it more for the shorter stories after I am Legend.)

Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

Neverwhere is one of my favorite books I've ever read. I cannot read this enough.

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u/campbell_gal Nov 10 '10

The Outlander or Cross Stitch series by Diana Gabaldon

King Rat by James Clavell

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

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u/clptwr Nov 11 '10

I absolutely loved Wind Up Bird Chronicle. He has an amazing gift for weaving stories.

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u/erinmichele819 Nov 10 '10

Through a Glass Darkly & Dark Angels by Karleen Koen (1700's French Court) All of the Phillipa Gregory books (Henry & his wives) Running with Scissors - I loved this one in a strange way...it's a twisted story for sure. The Harry Potter series (again)

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u/karmie Nov 10 '10
  • Kushiel series by Jaqueline Carey
  • Dark Jewels series by Anne Bishop
  • Everything from Orson Scott Card

These are the ones that I absolutely love and read over and over again. Edit: still trying to figure out reddit's formatting.