have you ever read a book that was so good that you read it in one sitting?i've had several but the ones that come to mind most are steven kings it and the stand.in non-fiction i read william manchesters the arms of krupp.so what have you read that you absolutely couldn't put down?

I am repeating myself, but definetly A Song Of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

The Dark Elf Trilogy and well I suppose LotR... i dunno that's just me [img]smile.gif[/img]

Almost every books from the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind

Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series... I read two of them in 3 days. [img]smile.gif[/img] . Definitely the best new fantasy I've read, arguably the best story of ANY genre. (IMO he's significantly better than Jordan or Goodkind... although they're both very good)

C.J. Cherryh - I got "The Faded Sun" trilogy in a single big book... read it in a couple days. I think it's probably the best sci-fi I've ever read.

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LoTR: TTT (I'm reading it right now... while typing... [img]smile.gif[/img] )
The Stand by Stephen King
Eagles Nest by Alistair Macclean (Read it when I was 15, in 3 weeks, great book)

when i say you can't put it down i mean start reading and only stop for restroom breaks and maybe something to eat.it took me about 48 hours to read the three books i mentioned.

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when i say you can't put it down i mean start reading and only stop for restroom breaks and maybe something to eat.it took me about 48 hours to read the three books i mentioned.<hr></blockquote>


[img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] I've never done that before and I don't think I want to! How can you read for more then 2 hours before feeling tired and sleepy [img]graemlins/1drool.gif[/img] ! Even with the current book I'm reading (The Fellowship of the Ring) I can only read for some time before putting it down at doing something else. It would be kewl to read a book like that so fast but it would be over to quickly I suppose.

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Yes! Several years ago, I think it was on a Tuesday, I was walking through town when I decided to enter the little shop which had always been there, yet I'd never entered before.
Needless to say, I found just the thing I was looking for (Herman, my orange rubber ducky). I thought it was yellow at the time, but all the yellow came off as soon as he hit the water. So, I took Herman back, only the shop was nowhere to be found.
Finally, I fell to the floor, crying, clutching Herman and Oliver to my heart (Oliver's a true yellow, I think) and silently I cursed the shop owner.

Which was when a black mist rose from Herman's plastic mouth and cursed me in return.

Now, every time I read a book, there are two categories. The first one is filled with all the boring and average books, and part of the curse is that it takes time to read them through. The other half is far, far worse, as that affects the good books. Each time I read a good book, I end it much sooner than I'd wish.

But then a white mist billowed forth from Oliver, and I found the one effective tactic to combat the curse (and save money besides). It is called: rereading.

So now, even though I'd finish many books in one session if I wouldn't put a stop to myself (when it's 5 a.m. and you've read all night, your body will ally with you and help you break free from the book...), a good book is worth reading twice (at least)

Uhm.. yes.

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But then a white mist billowed forth from Oliver, and I found the one effective tactic to combat the curse (and save money besides). It is called: rereading.

So now, even though I'd finish many books in one session if I wouldn't put a stop to myself (when it's 5 a.m. and you've read all night, your body will ally with you and help you break free from the book...), a good book is worth reading twice (at least)

Uhm.. yes.<hr></blockquote>

Yes! Re-reading is the only way to get over this. The books I read quickest are ones like Pratchett, Rankin, and Holt, usually I finish off one in a weekend if it is good. But then I read them all at least twice over, usually with a bit of a gap between each read through as otherwise it is a little pointless. Read a book, wait 6 months and then read it again. Repeat three or four times, you will be amazed how much you miss the first time.

As to the rest of your post Legolas... yes... well... you don't know where I live do you? Good.

Homelands by R.A. Salvatore [img]smile.gif[/img]

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Yes! Re-reading is the only way to get over this. The books I read quickest are ones like Pratchett, Rankin, and Holt, usually I finish off one in a weekend if it is good. But then I read them all at least twice over, usually with a bit of a gap between each read through as otherwise it is a little pointless. Read a book, wait 6 months and then read it again. Repeat three or four times, you will be amazed how much you miss the first time.

As to the rest of your post Legolas... yes... well... you don't know where I live do you? Good.<hr></blockquote>


I didn't, but I asked Oliver and he said *Quack! Quack!*. So now I know it's that house in London with a front door over six feet tall.
Herman added that it has windows, so I can't miss it [img]smile.gif[/img]

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The Dark Elf Trilogy <hr></blockquote>

I second that, I am pretty new to Salvator's books but when I read this I became and instant fan (Lord of the rings pales in comparison, but thats just my opinion)

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, six stories in one book, I read all 802 pages of it in 24 hours, just couldn't put it down, just had to read it, too bad that Douglas Adams is now gone, he was one hell of a good writer.

My favorite new author is David Gemmel. His books are very engrossing and the characters are very believable.

Chronicles of Thomas Covenant are another series of books that I found very hard to put down once I started to read them. The moral implications of the books keep you wanting to read and see what happens next.

Of course, The Eternal Champion Series, by Micheal Moorcock, are hard to put down. Again, the moral dilemas that are posed in this series keeps you thinking, even after you are done reading for the day.

Goodkind, Jordan, Cook (Black Company author), Asimov, The Thieves World Anthology (very imaginative and creative).

I could go on and on about books. I have been an avid reader for well over 30 years now. I credit fantasy and sci fi books for the reason I am still relatively sane.

I enjoy fantasy, for I get enough reality during the day, and I so look forward to losing myself in a book.

Books to me are a way to keep the mind working on another level. What I mean, is the subconcious and your imagination are worked out while reading. The greatest feeling to me, while reading, is losing myself completely in the story. There are a few authors that can actually make me believe that I am the antagonist of the story, and everything that happens to the main character is happening to me. Total immersion of words and imagery...

Too many to say.

Anything by Michael Ondaatje, ever. Anils Ghost is Holy in a way books cant be.

Other writers, James Joyce, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Erich Remarque, Joseph Heller, Franz Kafka, Margret Atwood, J.m. Coetze, Ian Mc Ewan,Ishiguro, Ayn Rand,Ernest Hemmingway, Milan Kundera I could go on and on and on but I wont.