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03-22-2008, 04:47 AM
I typically do this on forums that I join because I'm always looking for more books to read. Please list your top 5 favorite books, and if so inclined give a brief description of why you enjoyed them. Hopefully we can all benefit from this.
My Top 5 Favorite Books (in no particular order)
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
This is a worthwhile read not so much for it's drug-addled insanity as HST's insights into the drug culture and life in the 60s. But the drugs do make it interesting
2. Getting Stoned With Savages by J. Marteen Troost
Troost's first books deal with such diverse topics as Coconut Stalinism, The Interdepartmental Dance Competition and Animal Elitism, in his recounting of the time he spent in the island nation of Kiribati. This is the funniest book I have ever read.
3. The Monkeywrench Gang by Edward Abbey
This novel deals with the importance of the environment and those who don't believe so with methods that are interesting and probably illegal.
4. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
This novel shows the humor of intellectual arrogance and life in New Orleans like never before.
5. Beloved by Toni Morrison
While reading this book, it was obvious, with every page, why Morrison received a Nobel Prize for it.
My Top 5 Favorite Books (in no particular order)
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
This is a worthwhile read not so much for it's drug-addled insanity as HST's insights into the drug culture and life in the 60s. But the drugs do make it interesting
2. Getting Stoned With Savages by J. Marteen Troost
Troost's first books deal with such diverse topics as Coconut Stalinism, The Interdepartmental Dance Competition and Animal Elitism, in his recounting of the time he spent in the island nation of Kiribati. This is the funniest book I have ever read.
3. The Monkeywrench Gang by Edward Abbey
This novel deals with the importance of the environment and those who don't believe so with methods that are interesting and probably illegal.
4. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
This novel shows the humor of intellectual arrogance and life in New Orleans like never before.
5. Beloved by Toni Morrison
While reading this book, it was obvious, with every page, why Morrison received a Nobel Prize for it.