07-08-2005, 04:33 PM
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#91 | | Loves furry animals
Joined: Apr 2005 Location: In the rolling fields of Alabama Posts: 68
| Well, due to the many lit classes I've taken the list is pretty long, but here's the top 5:
1. The Phantom of the Opera- by Gaston Leroux
2. Cat's Cradle - by Kurt Vonegut
3.The Count of Monte Cristo - by Alexandre Dumas
4. Catch 22 - by Joseph Heller
5. Crime and Punishment - by Dostoevsky
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07-11-2005, 01:31 PM
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#92 | | Registered User
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 23
| Eragon by ? The 2nd book in the series, Eldest, comes out Aug. 23. YAY! |
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07-11-2005, 06:59 PM
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#93 | | One nerd to rule them all
Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Oh, come on. Everyone knows that Beowulf is king of Geatland. Posts: 24
| 1. The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
2. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
3. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
4. Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
5. Beowulf
__________________ Hear me! We've heard of Danish heroes,
ancient kings, and the glory they cut for themselves,
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07-22-2005, 12:15 AM
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#94 | | gypsy queen
Joined: Feb 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,103
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Originally Posted by Amanda Oh man. I could go on with this. Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. The Writing Life by Annie Dillard. The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder (great book, even though a lot of people have never heard of it) Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance by Donald Miller | I've read a lot more since I posted this a little over two years ago, so let's just say these, plus: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Knowing God by J.I. Packer Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Gilead by Marilynne Robinson The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren Winner To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (don't laugh, I really enjoyed this one a lot).
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07-22-2005, 12:51 PM
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#95 | | Custom User Title
Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Yes...I have one of those Posts: 2,353
| oh wow..this could take a long time A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (any Dickens book for that matter) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson Hamlet by William Shakespeare The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Lord fo the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
There's more. This is just the fictional books. |
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08-26-2005, 12:21 AM
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#96 | | RIP CITY.
Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Far from you, I hope. Posts: 10,223
| Holy the Firm by Annie Dillard The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1984 by George Orwell Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck |
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09-17-2005, 06:53 AM
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#97 | | Registered User
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,177
| Brave New World Aldous Huxley Bright Lights, Big City Jay McInneray The Gay Science Nietzsche The Catcher in the Rye JD Sallinger Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky |
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09-17-2005, 11:07 PM
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#98 | | Jump On It
Joined: Feb 2001 Location: Where Don't I Live? Posts: 8,328
| I only have three
1. bible (obviously)
2. The scarlet thread- Francine Rivers
3. The Kensington Chronicle Series by Lori Wick (there are 4 books but they all tie) |
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09-22-2005, 05:16 PM
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#99 | | Registered User
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 459
| my altime favorite books are: Hangman's Curse and Nightmare Academy both by: Frank Peretti. if u like suspencs/ horror/ mystery books that r also christian books!
__________________ "This isn't the boy scouts!" -paige, emily, and becky |
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09-27-2005, 02:09 PM
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#100 | | Mrs. Dr. Ray
Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4
| (All by Nicholas Sparks):
"The Notebook"
"Message in A Bottle"
"A Walk to Remember"
"The Rescue"
"A Bend in the Road"
"Nights in Rodanthe"
"The Guardian"
"The Wedding"
"True Believer" |
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10-20-2005, 11:38 AM
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#101 | | Registered User
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 799
| Anything and everything by C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien
Pierced* |
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10-20-2005, 12:15 PM
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#102 | | Post Prehistoric
Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Between Black and White Posts: 3,583
| I like John Grisham books, "The Firm", "The Client", "The Brethren", ect. and I also like "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis.
__________________ “Life is a river. Rivers are always changing. We are always supposed to be changing, evolving, and growing, always supposed to be getting deeper in our relationship with God. There’s always more to go, always more to grow, always more to learn.” |
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11-10-2005, 10:13 PM
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#103 | | Banned
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 67
| "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Jacob Have I loved" |
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11-21-2005, 01:44 PM
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#104 | | Beyond Ordinary
Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere above you. Posts: 1,297
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Originally Posted by luvinjesus I only have three
1. bible (obviously)
2. The scarlet thread- Francine Rivers
3. The Kensington Chronicle Series by Lori Wick (there are 4 books but they all tie) |  You like the kensington chronicles? Which is your favorite mine are the wings of morning and the knight and the dove
I also enjoy most of ted dekkers books such as
Black
Red
White
Obsessed
__________________ I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
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11-22-2005, 11:13 AM
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#105 | | Registered User
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 58
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Originally Posted by jackryan Eragon by ? The 2nd book in the series, Eldest, comes out Aug. 23. YAY! | By far the Best books Ive ever read, flat out, period. The In heritance trilogy is simply amazing! Five thumbs up |
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