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Old November 15th, 2008, 02:06 AM   #16
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I'm going to have to strongly recommend Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane and The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay.
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Old November 15th, 2008, 03:47 AM   #17
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I recommend Macbeth, the classic by Shakespeare that I just finished reading. What an amazing play.

Also, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. I saw the musical, then just had to read the book. It's an amazing example of a fantasy world much akin to those in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Also amazing.

And finally, The Hours, by Michael Cunningham. I'm not sure which genre' it would go under (I suppose just realistic literature), but it was also amazing. Afterwards, I found myself immediately going to read more about Virginia Wolf.
lol, I hated Macbeth >.< I enjoyed Merchant of Venice though. :3

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Stickboy by Shane Koyczan
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Old November 17th, 2008, 02:32 AM   #18
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Dragonwings by Laurence Yep is a pretty good book. Fiction, but with some historical events in it.
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Old November 19th, 2008, 09:46 PM   #19
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Stephen King!

Books
- The Shining
- Cujo
- Pet Semetary
- Insomnia
- Cell

Short Stories
- 1408
- The Man In The Black Suit
- Lunch at the Gotham Café
- Riding The Bullet
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Old November 20th, 2008, 02:23 PM   #20
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Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien
Eragon - Christopher Paolini
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Old November 30th, 2008, 10:39 PM   #21
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Fantasy:

American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
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Old November 30th, 2008, 10:42 PM   #22
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Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier

I think it would be classified as Historical Fantasy or something along those lines.
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Old December 1st, 2008, 01:01 PM   #23
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Read Rule of the Bone, by Russel Banks, it fucking owns.

Also, read Welcome to the Monkey House by Vonnegut. Book is so tight. Harrison Bergeron is my favorite, but they all rock. In fact, read anything by Vonnegut, that's my recommendation, his work is amazing.
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Old December 1st, 2008, 06:12 PM   #24
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I ask that we strike Eragon from the record. On the grounds that it is both terrible and unoriginal.
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Old December 2nd, 2008, 01:16 AM   #25
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I didn't even bother putting Eragon up there, I like to think that I have better taste then that.

And, to reiterate: Read the first post before recommending something. It's not as difficult as it seems.
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Old December 6th, 2008, 12:52 AM   #26
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Satire:
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre.

Like a southern, 21st century Catcher in the Rye which is pretty critical of "trailer trash" and I suppose, the death penalty.
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Old December 6th, 2008, 03:08 AM   #27
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And, to reiterate: Read the first post before recommending something. It's not as difficult as it seems.
Any reason why American Gods is not a good recommendation? Or do you want just one book per author?
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Old December 6th, 2008, 04:28 AM   #28
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Classics/Miscellaneous Fiction (take your pic):
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.

A great example of philosophy and fiction combined at its best.
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Old December 7th, 2008, 09:44 AM   #29
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Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Old December 9th, 2008, 03:50 AM   #30
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I suppose this could fall under Historical Non-Fiction.

The Diary of Anne Frank
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