Name the top 10 books you've read

[frik51]

But Tom, The Hobbit is on your list, but not the much superior Lord of the Rings???

sk

[Tito_Villa]

But Tom, The Hobbit is on your list, but not the much superior Lord of the Rings???

sk

Don't get me wrong, i love 'The Lord of the Rings', but there is something just magical about 'The Hobbit'. I read it a looooong time ago, when things were good, i guess it reminds me of those times.

And i can't believe that i forgot to put any Dark Tower novel in there, especially 'Wizard & Glass' which was my personal favourite.

[frik51]

And i can't believe that i forgot to put any Dark Tower novel in there, especially 'Wizard & Glass' which was my personal favourite.

As it is mine!
So, just leave out one of Herbert's books and place W&G where it belongs!

sk

[srboone]

Negative, Ghost Rider. Remove The Hobbit and give The Drawing of the Three it's due place of honor!

[Tito_Villa]

As it is mine!
So, just leave out one of Herbert's books and place W&G where it belongs!

sk

Noooooo i really love those Herbert books, i'm tempted to replace Salem's Lot for W&G

And The Drawing of the Three is the worst one in my opinion, still great but not the best

[srboone]

Noooooo i really love those Herbert books, i'm tempted to replace Salem's Lot for W&G

And The Drawing of the Three is the worst one in my opinion, still great but not the best

I at least gave you the benfit of the doubt on Herbert's books as I've never read anything by him.

But TDot3 subbing for 'Salem' Lot would be acceptable. But Dot3 the worst? Compared to The Wolves of the Calla?

[Tito_Villa]

I just fouund TDOTT bogged down by too much description and explination at times, especially with Susannah's part. In comparison i love the action with the wolves and the mystery of the stolen children in DT 5

[frik51]

Noooooo i really love those Herbert books, i'm tempted to replace Salem's Lot for W&G

I'm sorry, Tom, but Herbert doesn't even come close to what King does.
It has been years since I read on of his (Herbert's) books, so maybe I should get re-acquainted with him.

Rats I remember well - lots of blood and guts, no substance, though.

sk

[Tito_Villa]

Hahaha opinions are great things & i didn't put rats in the list :P

[Greg Lee]

In no particular order, except for the first book…

CARRION COMFORT by Dan Simmons
THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW by Clive Barker
THE SHINING by Stephen King
SWAN SONG by Robert R McCammon
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
BLACKBURN by Bradley Denton
THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty
THE HYPERION novels by Dan Simmons (I’m counting 4 books as 1 here)
THE DEAD ZONE by Stephen King
TWILIGHT EYES by Dean Koontz

I could have ended up with several more Simmons novels and a few other King as well.

Greg

[larryki]

sort of order I read them:
Princess of Mars by ERB
LOTR
Salem's Lot
Watchers by Koontz
Wolf's Hour by McCammon
Sword of Shannara by Brooks
Magician by Feist
Lightning by Koontz
The Stand
Swan Song

[srboone]

Like to see love for The Sword of Shannara!!!

After a standard, but not unentertaining, beginning (about 300 pages), Brooks takes off on his own flights of imagination and the result is a highly enjoyable fantasy yarn.

Kelset is an extraordinary creation and is one of my favorite characters in all of fantasy literature.

[jmcraven]

Hard list to compile. At first, I thought, Sheez... I have read 10 books, haven't I? The I start ticking them off in my head, and I think, How can I choose only 10??

I'll go with these, but I can't order them. The order would probably change daily, anyway, based on my mood.

To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee
The Boys from Brazil, Levin
The Silence of the Lambs, Harris
The Stand, SK
Dracula, Stoker
The Short Stories, Hemingway
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lewis
All the King's Men, Warren
Education of a Wandering Man, L'Amour
On the Beach, Shute

[noigeloverlord]

I'm gonna list top 10 books all with dif writers because other wise I will only have 3 writers listed

1. Freakshow - Bryan Smith
2. The Rising/City Of The Dead - BrianKeene yes I concider it 1 book
3. Swan Song - Robert McCammon
4. The Stand - Stephen King
5. Primative J.F. Gonzalez
6. The Bottoms - Joe R. Lansdale
7. The Traveling Vampire Show - Richard Laymon
8. Pressure - Jeff Strand
9. Infernal Trilogy - Edward Lee
10.

[HorrorScribe]

In alphabetical order by author:

Kealan Patrick Burke - The Master of the Moors
Simon Clark - Vampyrrhic
Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose
Ray Garton - Ravenous
Jack Kerouac - On the Road
Stephen King - Needful Things
Richard Matheson - What Dreams May Come
Anne Rice - Violin
Peter Straub - Under Venus
Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle

These are books that all made an impact on me for one reason or another, and they all still resonate with me. I'm sure that I forgot many more books that deserve to be on this list, but because the titles above appear here, they're right where they belong.