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Yeah, or an Oxford English Dictionary...yeesh!! :confused:

Well, to begin, I am 26yrs. old, and am a consumer of books (a devourer more likely!). I must say that my most prominent impression about books is their incomparable power to build the human mind and spirit. Books are the greatest of all possible tools for educating and for edifying the mind! I...

Hello! I just wanted to offer my little thoughts if they may be of use to you! I noticed that you mentioned Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series...have you tried your hand at Agatha Christie? Personally, I feel she is extremely unjustly neglected when it comes to "Classics" as she popularized the...

It is well that thou didst repent of thy contumely against the Master...i.e., Lord Tolkien!!! We shall rescind the order to send the Nazgul after thee...er, that is, if we can...they tend to do their own thing!! (my eye is winking...i.e. I'm only pickin' atcha!!) :rolleyes:

I didn't know that these two had written books, so this is a wonderful discovery!! I shall endeavor to read some of them, as I love the Blackadder series' (Watched a "Blackadder Goes Forth" marathon last night on BBC America), and Jeeves and Wooster!!

I haven't read lots of vampire novels, but the couple I have read and enjoyed were both by P.N. Elrod-- Red Death (first in a small trilogy) I, Strahd (part of the Ravenloft series of dark fantasy).

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (or, Ten Little Indians) frightened me so bad at times that I was paralyzed with fright! Mostly, its the thought of the "unknown killer among us" idea that terrifies me.

By the way... Let me vocalize my cogitation of abhorrence toward authors who display a predilection for using ostentatious and meretricious verbiage---LOL! I can't stand those authors who use lots of "dictionary words" either...like Elizabeth Peters for example (not to be confused with Ellis...

1.The Spiderwick Chronicles Bk. 1:The Field Guide, by Holly Black 2.The Spiderwick Chronicles Bk. 2:The Seeing Stone, Holly Black 3.The Spiderwick Chronicles Bk. 3: Lucinda's Secret, Holly Black 4.The Spiderwick Chronicles Bk. 4: The Ironwood Tree, Holly Black 5.The Spiderwick Chronicles Bk...

When I tried my hand at James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, I couldn't get past the first sentence...its almost like he doesn't believe in putting words together in a familiar pattern that creates intelligent speech!! :confused: I am also one who can't stand it when writers use untranslated...

I absolutely LOVE the Harry Potter series!! I read the first 5 books in 2 weeks and when book 6 came out I devoured it quickly! They managed to keep me on my toes and even now I'm still anxious as to how it will all end!!!!!

I am very surprised that no one has so far mentioned Howard Pyle's four King Arthur books!! Howard Pyle wrote these around 1905 or so, and they bear the taste of the Victorian age; however, I have yet to find an equal when it comes to relating the chivalry and beauty of the Knights of Camelot...

The other week I found an amazing bargain that I simply couldn't pass up! I managed to find: -The Hobbit -The Pilgrim's Progress -The Decameron of Boccaccio -Crime and Punishment -The Once and Future King -The Great Gatsby... And I got all these for just $2.86!!!!

Well, apart from the Lord of the Rings, the absolute best fantasy that I've ever read--though I was young at the time--is the Dragonlance Saga from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Its got depth and a nice plot--mind, I'm talking about the books from Weis and Hickman...I can't account for the...

Good Bookstores absolutely must have the following: 1. Loads of Good and Classic Books!! (No Classics is a major faux-pas!) 2. Comfy couches to sit on and read (or rest if, like me, you have achy back!) 3. Soft folksy or classical music...stimulates the mind! 4. Coffee-then you can feed 2...

Greetings all! I like to go to the Library most of the time, as buying books can bring casualties to one's wallet! I only tend to buy books that I know I'll read or reference more than once! I remember reading in a biography about C.S. Lewis, (Shadowlands, by Brian Sibley), that as a young man...

I thought that book 6 held its ground and was just as good as any other. As for comparing the books, I agree, it borders on sacrilege; but I myself like to compare which endings moved me the most to want to read the next one. Here are my fav's accordingly: 6, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1.