h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

what books have you read that you couldn't put down or read thousends of times?

Hmmm, difficult - there are so many
Most of them have German titles anyway, so it wouldn't mean anything to you if I told you

One of my fav books is by John Bird (founder of The Big Issue) absulutely fab account of his life from scraping the barrel to becoming famous.

Currently I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov by (I guarantee I'm going to spell this wrong) Fyodor Dostoevsky. You can believe that or not, I don't care, except that it's true.

I think anyone that likes to read should read Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

i've just finished a tragic book called "Missing Abby". I won't tell anyone what happens in it so if any of you are interested in reading it.

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury are very good, too

Lord of the flies-William Golding

also see...Steal this book by Abbie Hoffman

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins.

Essentially a story of two immortals that are so in love but so bored with their endless existence that they decide to 'pass through the halls of death' and be reborn. Not wanting to be apart though, they invent a unique perfume and put it on each other so that whatever form they may take in their next life they will be able to recognise each other by the scent. The woman passes through the hall, the man gates scared and isnt brave enough to die. He then embarks upon a quest to find his reborn love.

er I think. It's been a long time since I read this, but I remember being struck at how cool this story was. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by the same author is also a worthy read.

H2G2 anybody?

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BirdSong -Sebastian Faulks

I can pick up pretty well any Iain Banks (and even Iain M. Banks) book and reread it anytime.

RF

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett ad Neil Gaiman. Love it! Intelligent, thought provoking treatise on the subject of religion and Armageddon, but guarranteed to have you in stitches.

Failing that, anything by Terry Pratchett or Piers Anthony

Good Omens

"the kids on bikes who just went past. Did one of them have something siiting in the front basket with a face like a friendly t*rd?"

or something. One of the few books to make me laugh out loud.

The terry Pratchett books with the witches ... especially witches abroad and the ones with the wee mac feegles crivvens scunners..

Martina Cole at the moment

Mervin Peake, Titus Groan and Gormenghast, specifically. (and no, I don't actually think the BBC did a bad job a few years ago - although Jonathon Rhys Meyers was bit too cute)

tea with the black dragon
secret life of bees
all of the pratchett books
most of douglas adams books
and websters unabridged dictionary

oh and any good encyclopedia