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I second this suggestion. All of the Jack Reacher books are impossible to put down.

Has anybody read The Gulag Archipelago? Is it good? I am just looking for any possible feedback. Thanks.

Tough one! 1984- George Orwell Starship Troopers- Robert Heinlein Candle in the Darkness- Lynn Austin

I probably read about 75 books per year, but they range in size from lengthy tomes to quick easy reads. I also try to set quotas, but then I also get caught up in the "read for the numbers" mentality, and I have to remind myself that reading shouldn't be a chore or something that I "have" to do...

I love libraries. Even though I buy lots of my books, I almost exclusively buy them used for super cheap, so the library is a great place to check out new authors or books. Also, I love the book sales. Only 25 cents for a book, and they usually have a great selection.

I just finished Dr. Zhivago. I liked it but I thought it was sad. Has anybody else read it, and what do you think of it?

I think that is a great idea. Because I have a week off from school and work few hours this week, I will set my goal for a minimum of four hours per day.

How many books do you have? How is your library comprised? I would estimate that I have around 400 books, comprised mostly of classic literature, science fiction, and thrillers. I am in the process of organizing and cataloging all of my books, so maybe in a few days I will have a more accurate...

Just started Dr. Zhivago. so far, it's really good. :)

I have never read this book myself, but I have heard that it is excellant.

At a thrift store in Arizona I got two boxes of Reader's Digest condensed books for two for a nickel! I only paid like a dollar fifty. It was so exciting.

The Pearl Of Mice and Men Animal Farm Call of the Wild Huck Finn To Kill a Mockingbird Lord of the Flies Red Sky at Morning The Great Gatsby Farewell to Manzanar Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar All Quiet on the Western Front I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1984 various poems and...

I think that being well read is also very relative to others. Probably most of us here in this forum could be considered well read in relation to the average joe on the street. but to be well read in the true sense I think you should have a firm grounding in the classics and also of comtemporary...

I always have three books going at one time: a "classic", a non-fiction of some sort, and then another one that is just "for fun". not that I don't enjoy the others; the "for fun" is just a quick, easy read, such as something by Tom Clancy or John Grisham.

two other great novels by Heinlein are Time Enough for Love and Citizen of the Galaxy. i read Citizen of the Galaxy basically in one sitting, it is a great book for readers new to Heinlein or even sci-fi in general.