fav books

[Ruby Trinity]

I live off books, that about says it all for me . So what are your favourite books, or ones that have had an impact on your life?

I'll get back to you about mine (I have to go... so much to do... so much to do... )

[JayVitolo]

i dont have favroite books...i have favorite subjects

namely: Theology, Mythology, and Philosophy

[Ruby Trinity]

Yeh well Jay I'm always stuck in the popular science section of the bookstore that and the new age section. You know anytime I'm reading a book these days it'll either be a book on Witchcraft or Genetics... how they are related I don't know but I like being well rounded lol.

My fav books :

The first real novel I ever read was Jean Auel's Earth Children series (their message board was where I hung around before I came into tP boards)

The book that started my obession with science (I mentioned it before) is The Real Science Behind the X-Files by Anne Simon PH.D (Science Advisor to the X-Files)

The popular science book that made that interest stick is In Mendel's Footnotes (that's from memory, I lent my copy of it to my Mum and she's had it how many months now? And has got through maybe the first chapter lol I gotta get it back sometime ...)

Another beautiful book I've read is Philosophy of Wicca by Amber Laine Fisher .

And I admit it I have more Buffy books than is cool .

I was into mythology and philosophy when I was younger, it's just morphed into my interest in Witchcraft. And the discussions I have with my Mum about theology... lol ;D

[JayVitolo]

The first set of books I ever read was the "Martian Stories" of Edgar Rice Burroughs...they centered around this one Civil War soldier who fell asleep on a field and woke up on Mars.

After that, I foud "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams.

The third set of books I read centered around a board game, Battletech, and I became a massive follower of this series.

Now I read Philosophy books, Auto-Biographies, and things dealing with the Occult.

Example of my Occult books: "I, Crowley" - written about Aliester Crowley (the beast), "Vampires: The Occult Truth" - tells about the real vampires and written by Konstantinos, "A Field Guide to Devils and Angels" - Gives a rundown of varios evil spirits, faeries, and demons of different cultures.

I've got other wierd books sitting around...namely "Mein Kampf" written by Adolf Hitler. This is his autobiography and I picked it up hoping to find the reason why he snapped towards other cultures.

Also, I've got translations of the "Tao Te Ching" and "The Art of War"

[pretender_gurl]

The two most thought provoking books that I have read are both by Mitch Albom: Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Although he's a sports writer by profession, that man has one hell of a gift for wrapping philosophical ideas inside a wonderful story!

I like to read true crime books, The Crime Lab: A Guide for Non-scientists originally intrigued me. I've read profiles of some famous serial killers and high profile cases. Anne Rule is my favorite true crime author.

For suspense/mysteries, I'd always recommend Mary Higgins Clark, Iris Johansen, Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton (the alphabet mystery writer), and my friend David Housewright's novels.

Oh, and Orson Scott Card for Science Fiction! I LOVED his "Ender" series! It begins with "Ender's Game" and there are still more volumes coming out.

And who can forget HARRY POTTER! Those books are awesome! ;D ;D ;D

Yeah, so I guess I'm hitting a lot of genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, True Crime, and Mystery/Suspense. Whenever I'm not watching tP in my free time (ha, what free time?), I'm reading. To quote Grissom from "CSI" -- "If you want to learn about forensics, you have to first learn about everything else." I guess that's what I'm trying to do.

Emily

[Ruby Trinity]

Grimm's Fairy Tales... now there's a classic! Anyone ever read them? I love them, except I've read them so much I know them off by heart which doesn't make it as much fun.


(don't mind me, can't remember all my fav's so I'll probably be blurting more out as they occur to me )

BTW the author of 'In Mendel's Footnotes' (which has some really fascinating concepts - once you get past the boring history part ;D) is Colin Tudge.
lol I had to go find the book from my Mum... and the state it's in!! I mean there are potmarks in the cover and the corners are all bent!! I still remember my brother reprimanding me for opening his comic books too wide, now I never do it . I kept telling my Mum not too but she doesn't listen! And now one of my favourite books that I own is all ruined .

*ahem* I'll stop ranting now...

(my poor book *sniff* )