The hobbit, Tis great

Posted By: DrDublin on July 4th 2012 at 14:11:11

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What is the best novel that you ever read ever? (n/m) (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 4, 12:57:28
- Papillon (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 4, 14:55:27
- Impossible question really. Like music or food or indeed people (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 4, 14:33:22
- The hobbit, Tis great (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jul 4, 14:11:11
- I really hope Otto contributes to this thread. Should imagine she'll make some people's (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:59:25
  - Mine included... (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 14:02:50
- Instance of the Fingerpost - Iain Pears (General Chat) - Wild Edric, Jul 4, 13:57:09
- Sarum by Edward Rutherford is good, along with most of his others. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:28:45
  - ah and, just remembered, The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:41:36
- bravo two zero by andy mcnabb (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 4, 13:25:36
  - Fuck me, I thought you'd lost it there for a minute. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 4, 13:45:56
    - you should read green eyed boys, about the paras in the falklands. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 4, 14:39:32
    - B2Z, Sniper One, Firestrike 7/9, An Ordinary Soldier, Tornado Down, 3 Para (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 13:51:38
      - Well, I can't speak of the others, but if he used his b2z money to hire a real writer that (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 4, 14:03:10
- All I want for Christmas (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 4, 13:20:44
  - ... (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:23:17
- The Twits (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 4, 13:19:57
  - To be fair I read that with my niece again recently, it is still fucking good! (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:22:38
    - :) (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 4, 13:53:31
    - Can't wait till my Grandson is old enough to read to. Still got all the (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:25:14
      - Yep, not got any of my own but I find it a real pleasure reading with (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:29:47
- Anything by Tom Sharpe although Riotous Assembly is prob the best (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:14:45
- Tai Pan (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 4, 13:14:39
  - Yes, this is up there. With Noble House and Shogun. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 4, 13:26:53
    - Brilliant page turners, all of them (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 4, 14:44:40
- Of Mice and Men is one of my favorites (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 13:12:33
  - Yes, to be fair all Steinbeck's stuff is pretty epic (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 4, 13:13:20
    - Agree re Steinbeck - still like Ragged Trousered Philanthropist (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Jul 4, 13:59:05
    - The Grapes of Wrath is outstanding and still relevant (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Jul 4, 13:17:47
    - yup thats a good book, I like "The Pearl" too (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 13:15:25
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is one of the best. Not sure I can say with (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:11:13
  - Yes it is, MASSIVE read though (General Chat) - CROMAGZ, Jul 4, 13:14:00
    - I read 'V' about 42 years ago but remember finding it very strange (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:17:35
    - Gravity's Rainbow is on the list, is that a recommend from you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:17:15
      - On MY list I meant (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:18:48
        
        Yeah definitely, although I haven't read all of it, definitely recommend Crying of Lot 49 (General Chat) - CROMAGZ, Jul 4, 13:35:10
        
        I love Graham Greene. And I love George Orwell come to think of it (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:56:24
- All Quiet on the Western Front (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Jul 4, 13:09:02
  - Good call, should have been on my list (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 4, 14:44:07
- Catcher in the Rye (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Jul 4, 13:06:52
- I don't read much but loved this one (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 4, 13:06:49
  - mewco! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 4, 14:42:30
- What's Bred in the Bone, by Robertson Davies (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jul 4, 13:05:57
- I love Maggie Cassidy by Jack Kerouac. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Jul 4, 13:05:24
- Donnie Brasco (n/m) (General Chat) - Hendrikos, Jul 4, 13:03:39
- 50 shades of grey (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 4, 13:01:20
  - 50 Shades of Andy Gray (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 4, 13:02:47
- Catch 22 (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 4, 13:00:44
  - I loved Catch 22 when I was 18. Re-read it about 10 years later and thought (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:03:13
- Biggles Flies South, at the time (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 12:59:22

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