re: What’s the best novel/book you’ve ever read?

Posted by S

RIP Wayde

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:16 pm to TDcline

South of the border, west of the sun

Posted by Tigris

Mexican Home

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Posted on 4/8/20 at 6:45 am to TDcline

Infinite Jest, though I'd hesitate to recommend it to anyone. It takes an enormous amount of work for it to pay off.

Posted by bayoubengals88

Member since Sep 2007

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Posted on 4/9/20 at 11:45 am to SadSouthernBuck

quote:
The Pillars of the Earth.

Currently this, but 11/22/63 is pretty good. Not yet finished.

Posted by SammyTiger

Baton Rouge, LA

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Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:12 pm to TDcline

I think it is still The Great Gatsby.

Posted by drjett

Lake Chuck

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Posted on 4/10/20 at 8:26 pm to SammyTiger

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Only book I ever took to work.

Posted by Armymann50

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Posted on 4/12/20 at 5:27 pm to TDcline

The Hobbit

Posted by ManBearTiger

BRLA

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Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:42 pm to TDcline

A Man in Full

As I Lay Dying

Blood Meridian

This post was edited on 4/12/20 at 11:44 pm

Posted by LaLadyinTx

Cypress, TX

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Posted on 4/13/20 at 3:42 pm to The Spleen

quote:
Probably The Grapes Of Wrath.

One of my most hated books.

Posted by RedPop4

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Posted on 4/14/20 at 4:01 pm to TDcline

To Kill a Mockingbird
A Confederacy of Dunces
Brave New Worldwhich I read on my own, not for school, although we read Animal Farm and 1984

Catch 22
First Among Equals

Posted by ewilliams000

Castor Springs

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Posted on 4/15/20 at 5:45 pm to TDcline

The Burning Shore by Wilbur Smith.
The Gates of the Mountain by Will Henry (Clay Fisher). Can't stop reading.

Posted by ewilliams000

Castor Springs

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Posted on 4/15/20 at 6:04 pm to TDcline

Catcher in the Rye. NOT. World famous book and a must read. All serial killers have read this book. I'll give you a fair warning in advance. You will throw this book down several times vowing not to finish it, but you will pick it up again thinking something will happen. Let me know if you fell into this trap. Happy reading.

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Posted by Tigertown in ATL

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Posted on 4/15/20 at 7:55 pm to ewilliams000

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Catcher in the Rye. NOT.

That book is a piece of crap. I fell into the trap myself.

I’m down for a good story. I don’t need drama or mystery for example.
But CITR is trash.
Time listed it as top 100 of the century. Unreal.

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Posted by ewilliams000

Castor Springs

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Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:48 pm to Tigertown in ATL

It became famous because it was one of the first books to openly discuss the life of a prostitute without being censored. It was really bad but famous.

Posted by LordSnow

Your Mom's House

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Posted on 4/15/20 at 9:45 pm to ewilliams000

The Road

Couldn't put it down

Posted by Chef Free Gold Bloom

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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:13 am to TDcline

All tile favorite:
The Count of Monte Cristo

Relaxation and Enjoyment:
The Hobbit

Recent Favorite I waited too long to read:
Dune

HighSchool/Young Adult:
Enders Game

Grim Reality:
1984

Political:
Animal Farm

Posted by LEASTBAY

Member since Aug 2007

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Posted on 4/17/20 at 11:08 pm to TDcline

Hyperion

Posted by hankiba

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Posted on 4/18/20 at 3:54 pm to TDcline

The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

Posted by BlackPawnMartyr

Houston, TX

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Posted on 4/21/20 at 9:46 pm to hankiba

Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen.

Exciting, humerous, adventurous book later assaulted by a cheap Hollywood knock off version.