Books

[HOLLYWOOD]

the hollywood brother knows that many of the thousands of tickle phantics here like to read just like the hollywood brother. so what the hollywood brother is thinking is that if you read a book, please post a little something about it.

with so many books out there, it is hard to know what is worth reading and why. the hollywood brother is pretty sure that he is not the only one to pick up a book and read it. just remember reading is great and it keeps the brain working.

so now the hollywood brotehr calls upon all the members of this great tickling forum to post on books they read

 

[Currahee1974]

Hey Hollywood....

This, is surely a post I can get into, as for 1. I do love to read. 2. I print books for a living.


I will tell you 2 of my favorite authors. Anne Rice, and John Sandford...You all know Rice from the Vampire Chronicles, I mean..we all love Lestat. Sandford, he is the author of many "Prey" books....like "Sudden Prey" "Eyes of Prey" "Mind Prey" "Naked Prey"...the "Prey" series..follows cop, Lucas Davenport...and when Sandford describes a crime scene, you truly see it in your mind.

Currahee

 

[AphroditeRabbit]

I rather enjoy Amy Tan because she nails the bond between a mother and daughter and sacrafices made from each side in her books. Also great for looking back in China's history...😉

 

[Ticklekiller1]

Funny you should make such a post as I just got through reading a short story called "The grizzly ghost of gold hill". It was interesting and even a little scary. It got my adrenaline going a bit which was nice (I'm both fascinated and afraid of spectors/hauntings). Now that I've read about that place, I'll have to pay a visit there some time to see if there's any truth to the haunt. I like to read horror mostly and sometimes sci-fi and fantasy. My favorite authors are Lisa W. Cantrel who wrote the bone chilling Manse books and the master of horror, Stephen King. I like his short stories best as they seem more frightening and gruesome than the novels. Also Dean Koontz is a good writer of horror/sci-fi/thriller stories. His book, Lightning was super cool!

-TK

 

[MayDay1]

I'm a big fan of David Sedaris. He writes hilarious essays about his family. He's got quite the sarcastic sense of humor on him so it clicks with me immediatly.

I also dig Chuck P (can't spell his last name so I'm not even gonna try). They guy who did Fight Club. Another of his books called Choke is also extremely good. Not for the easily offended though. His stories always feature extremely flawed characters searching for a way to destroy society. If you're into that sort of thing, give him a shot.

 

[sirjasper2002]

Summer Readin'

Over the summer I read Penn Gillette's novel Sock, the story of a police diver who hooks up with a gay manicurist to solve the murder of a mutual friend. The story, told from the perspective of a sock monkey(!) is full of cool pop music references. Consider me pleasantly surprised; I had no idea Penn could write at all, let alone so well. Sublimely clever. I recommend it highly. 😎

 

[nessonite1]

You mean for real books, right? As in not the Love Hina mangas which have been eating my entire book budget? 😛

I tend to like books that come in several volumes...I don't like to give up a good story after one book.
As Currahee mentioned I also love Ann Rice though I havent read them since...goodness...many years now. I rwad all of the Vapire Chronicles as it existed at that point. I believe it ended with Memnoch the Devil. I read the first bits of the one that came after (in 1997 maybe?), didn't like it, and never returned to the series.
I love Harry Potter as well.
Books are good...wish I had more time to read 🙁

 

[Currahee1974]

NESS!!!!!!!!

How can you not love the Vampire Chronicles??? And no, buddy it went on further, "Blood and Gold"..etc...look, I am not the only one who went through my teens, and twenty's wishing for a visit from Lestat.....Ness....you gotta; love Lestat.......

Currahee



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[HOLLYWOOD]

the hollywood brother has not read the vampire chronicles yet but will in the future

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

the hollywood brother just finshed last night a book called "SERPANT'S TOOTH" by FAYE KELLERMAN. If you like detective books then you will like this according to the hollywood brother. This case is a interesting one as it starts out with a resurant getting shot up and a easy suspect, but things are never that easy. One of the things the hollywood brother liked aobut this book is that the two main characters in this drama have been featured in other Faye Kellerman books and the characters seem to move forward in there lives outside of the mystery as well.

The hollywood brother found the book to be a good page turner and would recommend it if you like mysteries. also the hollywood brother says that if you like this book, then try some of faye kellerman's other works as well. This kellerman ticklish lady do a good job of her characters balanaceing a real life with work lives as well.

 

[SheDevil1]

You should read The Satanic Bible. Money well spent. 😛

 

[mr.Lee]

Read some Iain Banks. Wasp Factory is an excellent start. Apologies if it's already been posted.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Aside from any and all manga, I have a few I like.

The Bolos series, originally created by Keith Laumer, is an excellent old-style futuristic war saga, with sentient tanks the size of small towns to boot. Orson Scott Card's Ender series and offshoots are always a good read. Ustinov's The Old Man and Mr. Smith, while not possessing the best ending of any book I have read, was a different and quite good read. I've been an avid reader of all Star Wars books, but with the end of the New Jedi Order, I don't know if it will last. The classics of Sci-Fi have held my eyes lately, with such books as Childhood's End and the original War of the Worlds among them.

But, manga still tops my list of reads.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

the hollywood brother likes this thread created by the hollywood brother. there are so many millions of books out there, this thread can be a great resource for everyone in helping to decide which books they want to read.

 

[AphroditeRabbit]

I don't know the name of the series...but The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman is QUITE good. People have daemons in this, and a boy is journeying with a magic knife that can cut through air and reality to different realities and worlds! Super cool!

Also, I recently read The Black House by Steven King. It circles around a man who was an ex coppiceman who is special in his own way for his ability to go to another world all his own. Well this magic and secret ability of his come in handy when small children come up missing and their body parts are coming back to their parents in the mail. He must use his wits, goodness, and friendship to prevail and save a child.

 

[naveltkltr1350]

I love the works by Tom Clancy. Especially Patriot Games.

 

[ElFewja1]

Kk, my list of reading. Just random stuff Ive read over the years, some stuff for classes, some stuff for personal enjoyment. Just because Ive read some things for a class doesn't mean they werent good. And eh, I dont remeber half the authors so.. yea.

The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy - A satire, basicly about an earthman who is missplaced in the universe and trying to understand it. Very well written, very funny.
Heart Of Darkness - Its a book about a person telling a story, lol. Its actually really well done, I tip my hat to Conrad, the author. It explores the inner darkness of the human heart, silly stuff like that.
Invisible Man(Not the one where the guy cant be seen, mind you) - Basic story is about an un-named narrator and his life, about how he is never *Truly* seen for who he is, because he's black. Goes on to how no one is truly seen for who they are, etc. etc. Good book.
The wheel of time series - This is by far a favorite of mine. A more recent Lord of the Rings, if you will. The progressing story is, basicly, about a person on the level of Jesus, really. Er.. The Dragon, as he is refered to, died well over 2000 years ago; the world is in chaos, and only the creater himself could you know, save it. Then the Dragon is reborn as one of the main characters, and the story covers mostly his life. A great book, very very long series, covers many varying subjects; one of which is how hard it is to be a leader/hero type character, and have prophecies about you and all. First book in the series is "The Eye of the World"
Siddhartha - You'd have to know a bit about Buddhism and the Islamic religion to understand this. Basic story is about a man seeking Om, and all that. Enjoyable, teachs life lessons if you read between the lines.
The Lord of the Rings - I do not recommend reading this if youve seen the movie. The movie kinda ruined the series; basicly, the movie was trash if you had any prior knowledge of LOTR, but a great movie if you havent. But yea, if youve seen the movie before, you'll probably say "Hey.. wait.." a lot. At any rate, I did during the movie >_>.
1984 - Personally I found this to be a great book. Orwell had true insight; had America not passed certain acts over in Great Britain, the world would more than likely at least ressemble how it is in this book. As far as plot, its a characters life trying to be someone different in a society where difference is not tolerated, and punishable by death.

Meh, this is long. Probably more, but Im tired. If I think of any, though, Ill post em.

 

[pleatherdyke]

the house on mango street by sandra cisneros is an incredible, heart-breaking read.

um. so says the pleather sister.

 

[frye45]

The best book I've read recently is Empire Falls by Richard Russo. I've just begun Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, who also wrote Cryptonomicon , which I loved as well. And one of my all-time favorites, EVER, is The Lord of the Rings.

 

[alchemy1]

Hmmm...most of the time I read non-fiction...mostly dealing with martial arts/Bruce Lee, ancient weapons, parapsychology, to general humorous books (George Carlin is still the man). If I ever do delve into fiction, I read mostly classic horror like H.P.Lovecraft, Richard Matheson, Shirley Jackson, etc. Of course, there are a few authors that transend that boundry. Timothy Zahn, Robert Asprin, and Terry Pratchet to name a few.
But my number one book/author of all time is: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
...genious that. 😀

 

[nessonite1]

Currahee don't kill me!!!!
Sorry for the misunderstanding there! I LOVE the Vampire Chronicles, I really really do! I was saying that after the 5th or 6th one I went to read a new one that came out (the first since Interview... that was not penned by Lestat) and I did not like it a bit. I must tell you that I came to this decision after reading only a few pages. 😛 Perhaps I'll give it a second chance.

After posting before I realized I forgot two of my very favorite seiries (I think about ALL the books I read come in sets)
The Hitchhiker Series by Douglas Adams
and
The Tales of the City books by Armistead Maupin. Usually shelved (wrongly) under Gay Interest rather than General Fiction at the bookstore it's a very good series.

Also (though it made my 20th century brain hurt) I really enjoyed Pride and Predjudice by Jane Austin.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

black house was most excellent in the mind of the hollywood brother. The hollywood brother didn ot read the talisman but was able to follow the story easily enough.

 

[ElFewja1]

Alls Ive got to say for ness and alchemy;

42.

=p

 

[Cbarton]

I love Doug Adams as well...too bed he died last year...great loss

I love mysterties, so anythng by 'Dame Agatha' (esp. Hercule Piorot (sp?)..don;t liek Jane Marple)...best author ever? ELLERY QUEEN

 

[Cbarton]

Oops...forgot my new favorite: Sue Grafton!

her main character, Kinzie Milhone is neat. I usually don;t get into the hardbioled detective style, but her writing is great! I love listening to the book on tape version, because the actress who reads all of Grafton's books does the voice so well.