Harry Potter!

[Jackal.aHa!]

Well kiddies,
Im soo sick of flame wars that i decided that i should start a new thread..with less hate.

A month ago my girlfriend came to me and said "when are you gonna read harry potter??!"  Now i said, "For the 10th time, Im not reading that faggot shit!!!!"  Well eventually we made a deal, I woul read potter and she would read one of my books...in the end I have to say...I really liked the first one and now Im reading number 4!  Yes, maybe being 18 and reading harry potter is pathetic...but there are 50 year olds who do too

So what kind of books to you all read??
I got my women to read my favorite writer Chuck Palahniuk.  Chuck has written books like Fight Club (which the movie is based from), Survivor, and Choke (which my gf is reading).  I have also read some Tom Clancy and books from other authors about Ninjas, war, life..you name it.  So come on!! Stop the hate and tell me wat you enjoy reading...if any of you can read..  

Peace,
Jackal

[Mr.Mellow]

Hmm. I've always liked Tom Clancy books (before I started playing RS). The only books I really like are spy thrillers and anything with war in it. haha. I used to read a lot of non-fiction stuff about WW2, but then I got the History channel, and now reading is for weenies.  
Just kiddin'.

[tasty]

My favorite fiction author is John Irving, author of books like The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and The Cider House Rules. The majority of what I read though is books on radical and progressive politics and social issues, by authors like Chomsky, Zinn, Schlosser, etc. My favorite book ever is The Stranger, by Albert Camus.

[Supernatural Pie]

Since the topic of Harry Potter was brought up, I think this is a perfect time to share my pwn of Typhy.  

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[spike]

eh, not so sure about the tom clancy books, at least the new ones. right now im reading p.g wodehouse, an old english writer whose pretty funny. plus some stupid ass book for school.

[Maniac]

I like R.L Stine and other books like the Firm and Steaven King

[Supernatural Pie]

lol I read R.L. Stine when i was in second grade.

Education n00b!

[*NADS Foxy]

I enjoy the action and wit, and ingenuitive storylines from Clive Cussler. He writes now using more than one character, but the only ones I like (and own) are the ones with his character Dirk Pitt. This author has it all. Check some out.

[(SEALs) one]

I finished reading the most recent Harry Potter book, whichever one it is about a month ago.  I found it interesting!  Had lots of adventures and made my imagination come back to life.  Oh well, I am being forced to read 3 books for English in 6weeks, so if you'll excuse me please.


No Cheers for you Mate,
 
(SEALs) one

[Maniac]

Snipe get the typhy potter fixed lol

[Mr. Lothario]

     Jackal, I had a similar experience with my best friend. I read the first three Harry Potter books, and was trying to get him to read them too. He kept saying that he wouldn't read them and that I was some kind of retard for reading them. I finally talked him into reading the first one. He came back the next day, handed it back, and said, "It was great, fuck you. Gimme the next two."

     I mostly read science fiction. My favorite author is James P. Hogan, but I read or have read the work of dozens of authors. I also read fantasy, and a smattering of historical/nonfiction/other books. Having run out of unread books in my possession, I'm currently rereading "The Third Chimpanzee" by Jared Diamond. It's a truly excellent book.

[tasty]

I'm currently rereading "The Third Chimpanzee" by Jared Diamond. It's a truly excellent book.

Have you read "Guns, Germs, and Steel"? Another classic by Diamond. Good to see that you are reading anthropology.

[[d]-[p a t]]

yeah.. i've read all harry potter's over 5 times each (including the newest).. although JKR isn't my fave author.. i like tolkien, clancy, vince flynn ( like a clancy write... great books) and tons other.. i've read 28 books this summer lol

[Maniac]

O ya i forgot about Lord Of The Rings and Redwall those are good also.

[Jackal.aHa!]

I could never get into Tolkien pat, i dont know why...


I read fantasy and all that jazz, I usually read mostly in the summer though. Im soo busy writting and reading acticles for the school newspaper that I dont have a lot of time to sit and read for a good 2 hours.

Remember those The Adventures ofYoung Indiana Jones books, they were sweet. In fact, the newier ones are pretty cool too.  A great book is  The illistrated History of the Gestapo, great shit if you are interested in the workings of the Third Riech (spelling?)

[Maniac]

Most peole have stop reading the Lord Of The Rings books because of the movies thats are out on comming out

[S.p.i.d.e.r.]

I read the hobbit within 1 day, then proceded to read the set of LotR books I purchased around 2 weeks before FotR was released in theatres.

I finished all the books with one day to spare .

[Cobra]

Most peole have stop reading the Lord Of The Rings books because of the movies thats are out on comming out

Interesting.  In my case, I started reading the LoTR series because of the movies.  I've just begun Return of The King, and have absolutely loved the books so far.

Back to Harry Potter...I was quite surprised to find myself enjoying the first book after starting to read it.  I flew through the first 3 books, then the 4th after that came out.  Strangely, it wasn't the same for the 5th book.  I bought it the week it came out, read the first 150 pages, thought Harry was an asshole, and picked up LoTR for the first time.  I haven't gotten back to Harry Potter yet, but I hope to sometime.  

[[d]-[p a t]]

Harry is an asshole in the 5th book. He's not perfect, JKR made sure that he wouldn't be. His character has the flaws of adolesence and that's part of what makes the books great. They aren't perfect superheros.
Cobra, you should get back to the 5th it was my favorite of the whole series.
LotR is my favorite series ever; i've read each book multiple times  

[Gen.Harvey]

I like to read Stephen King, Tom Clancy and any books on the Veitnam war or on snipers!

BTW 2 other great book to read for any one thinking about being a DJ is "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, A history of the disc jocky", and "How To DJ Right"  Both written by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. They are good book on the histoy of DJing and the different styles of DJing. check them out