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Your Favorite Non-Fantasy Book

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Falstaff, Oct 29, 2002.

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    Hangtime, behind the screens in the life of Michael Jordan.
     
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    I'm generally into thrillers so I'll pick my favourite from there:

    Alistair MacLaine - Night without end.

    Just the title is enough. Excellent.
     
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    Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I don't even remember when I last read a non-fantasy story book.
     
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    The best non-fantasy book I've ever read is probably Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Other than that, the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy was good too.
     
    Frostmage, Nov 22, 2002
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    The name of the rose by Umberto Ecco.
    Wonderful book about life in an abbey in the Middle Ages. I especially like it that parts of Latin text alternate with the (in my case) Dutch text.

    They made a film based on the book, but I've only seen a short fragment, so I don't know if it's good or not. Has anyone seen it?
     
    Uytuun, Nov 24, 2002
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    I found the movie to be pretty good, Sean Connery and Cristian Slater does a good job. One of the better murderstories I have seen.
     
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    Sean Connery is in it? Nice. I'll rent it sometime.
     
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    but the book is way better!

    btw did you read Baudelino as well? very good as well!
     
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    Uytuun, did you make it through Foucault's Pendulum?
     
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    [QUTOE] The best non-fantasy book I've ever read is probably Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein [/QUOTE]

    that's exactly what I was going to say!
     
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    Rallymama, I don't remeber having read that name , but I guess it's just called something else in Dutch. Either that or I just don't remember. :shake: I've read the entire book, so I guess I made it through Foucault's Pendulum as well. What was it about?

    Aegron, no, I haven't read it yet, but it's on my to-do list for the Christmas holidays. :)
     
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    Also sprach Zarahustra (Thus spake Zarahustra) - Nietszche
    The art of war - Sun Tzu

    These are the only (non-fantasy)books i enjoyed reading, ....but! I´m definitly gonna try "War and Peace", "Heart of Darkness" and "The name of the rose".

    [ November 27, 2002, 21:00: Message edited by: Morgoth ]
     
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    I just finished "Heart of Darkness". Amazing story. If you like Conrad, you may wish to read "Youth". Excellent story.
     
    Jack Funk, Nov 27, 2002
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    Catcher in the Rye does it for me. Oh yeah, and despite the picture of John Travolta on the cover, Battlefield Earth is frikkin awesome.
     
    William Smit IV, Nov 28, 2002
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    I like Bernard Cornwell's Harlequin, and Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes
     
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