[HPFGU-OTChatter] Books books books! - Top 5?

[Katze]

saintbacchus wrote:
> 
> Liz writes:
> 
> > I just got finished with "The Mists of Avalon" by
> > Marion Zimmer Bradley 

I started reading this and got slightly bored with it. I would like to
try again, but I think I'll wait until I've finished some other books.

> I myself found LotR to be terminally boring

I'm going to wait until after that movies have been released to see if I
want to read the series. I've heard it is very tedious and overly
descriptive at some point. Reminds me of Dune. I loved the story, but
the book has it's own glossary - geez! I like Sci-fi's version of it as
well. They did it right by doing a 6 hour mini-series. The movie that
came out a long time ago is nothing near the real story.

> Last Unicorn is one of my top five favorite novels.
> The prose is absolutely gorgeous; as good as the movie
> was, the book is a hundred times better.

I love the movie, and have the book on my list.
 
> Also in the Top 5 is "The Great Gatsby." Oooooooooooh.
> I had to read it in high school, and boy was I glad I
> did. I don't know how well it will play outside the
> U.S. (it's very distinctly an American story), but I
> found it to be very moving while keeping a reasonably
> light tone throughout.

Yikes! Read it in high school...can't remember a darned thing about
it...

> Highly recommended for fans of British humor are the
> Red Dwarf books. Very much in the Hitchhiker's Guide
> tradition - 'nuff said.

Red Dwarf is wonderful! Loved the first one.

My top 5 would have to be (in no particular order):
1. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (this one *is* #1 for me)
2. Neverending story - movie was great, but the book is so much better
3. Forever War
4. Watership Down
5. Janet Evonovich's Stephanie Plum series (ok...so it's not one book,
but a series, but they are extremely funny).

I've got so many books that I'm looking forward to reading. I've got at
least 2 years worth of books. On the top of the list are:

1. Earthsea Series, by Ursula LeGuin (I've started the first one)
2. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
3. Here be Dragons, Sharon Penman
4. Fire Upon the Deep, Vernor Vinge

So what's your top 5? What's on your list to read?
-Katze