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NuclearDem

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22. This whole discussion of great books is incomplete without mentioning

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 02:47 AM

Jul 2013

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

One of the few series I've read all the way through.

I'll second Heart of Darkness, as well.

I'm also a huge fan of post-apocalyptic books, so:

Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank.

Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

The Stand by Stephen King. The four-part miniseries does very well as a substitute for the book as well.

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What are your favourite books of all time? [View all] Locut0s Jul 2013 OP

My favorites: MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #1

Ken Follett is great. a la izquierda Jul 2013 #3

Have you tried Flannery O'Conner? cyberswede Jul 2013 #2

A few of mine... a la izquierda Jul 2013 #4

I'd have to say it's my Bird Books of Canada. ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #5

So... pipi_k Jul 2013 #6

I read many of those when I lived at home. femmocrat Jul 2013 #11

There's only a pipi_k Jul 2013 #14

I read and re-read Green Darkness; LWolf Jul 2013 #13

Mine too... pipi_k Jul 2013 #15

If you haven't read "Katherine" by Seton, you'd like that one. nt raccoon Jul 2013 #27

The Road - Cormac McCarthy mokawanis Jul 2013 #7

Favorite of all time: "The Seed And The Sower" by Sir Laurence Van Der Post. Aristus Jul 2013 #8

"The Tempest" by William Shakespeare... Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2013 #9

anything James Ellroy writes olddots Jul 2013 #10

I'm glad you included the 's.' LWolf Jul 2013 #12

The Secret Garden MerryBlooms Jul 2013 #16

Gravity's rainbow. cliffordu Jul 2013 #17

Fuck yeah. Fellow Pynchon lover. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #25

Absolutely true here, too. cliffordu Jul 2013 #26

My favorites? The Discworld series, which really needs no added commentary LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #18

All of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's books, RebelOne Jul 2013 #19

"Animal Farm" EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #20

Top ten politicat Jul 2013 #21

This whole discussion of great books is incomplete without mentioning NuclearDem Jul 2013 #22

The Stand is king's very best work, in my opinion. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #23

Absitively! The UNCUT version. hifiguy Jul 2013 #40

If you like post apocalypse sharp_stick Jul 2013 #41

Gravity's Rainbow, Catch 22, Gulag Archipelago, Player Piano, All Quiet On the Western Front. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #24

IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote. raccoon Jul 2013 #28

I loved In Cold Blood. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #43

I can't be the only person in DU who reads trash. RILib Jul 2013 #29

Gems in "trash" always surprise me Spike89 Jul 2013 #30

shout out for the Retief books, and Andre Norton, great reading for a girl. RILib Jul 2013 #31

I'll have to check those out. Xyzse Jul 2013 #48

"To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Wind in the Willows". sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #32

understand I am an old guy rurallib Jul 2013 #33

When it comes to books, being and "old guy" is a good thing in my eyes... Locut0s Jul 2013 #36

"A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry applegrove Jul 2013 #34

Anything by Robin Cook n/t OhioChick Jul 2013 #35

anything by Wallace Stegner nt grasswire Jul 2013 #37

I have many, but "Flow My Tears the Policeman Said" by Phillip K. Dick is a masterpiece Taverner Jul 2013 #38

Here are a few that have stood my test of time hifiguy Jul 2013 #39

Favorites by Category Xyzse Jul 2013 #42

Replay was a surprise find Spike89 Jul 2013 #46

Yep! Xyzse Jul 2013 #47

Yay! A fellow Dresden Files fan! Rob H. Jul 2013 #49

I love that series... Xyzse Jul 2013 #50

The Executioner's Song, Norman Mailer. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #44

I'm really enjoying the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. Apophis Jul 2013 #45

My all-time favorite, which I seem to re-read every few years... SeattleVet Jul 2013 #51