PLZ reccomend a book.

**Duo** · Sep 27, 2004, 18:46

Hi everyone,

Is there a book you love, one that you think is just incredible and would be a good read, then please reccomend one to your fellow memebers

I'll start things off with a couple of books I really like.

Firstly, for all of you Japan interested and captivated people, if you want to know more about Japan through the eyes of a Westerner, then I reccomend that you read the book Hokaido Highway Blues by Will Ferguson.

Another book, non related to Japan, but such an awesome piece of creation, a work of fiction that hits to the core of human society and what drives the world with so much philosophy inside to make you ponder at every sentence, is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Raven · Oct 9, 2004, 00:48

Well staying on with the Japanese theme of things I find Memoirs of a Geisha to be good reads.

It痴 the amazing story about a girl named Sayuri who痴 own father sold her into 壮lavery� and she痴 forced to become something she痴 not (a geisha). She has so many heart rendering struggles and trials, you get emotional. Definitely worth a look.

TwistedMac · Oct 9, 2004, 00:58

I keep confusing that title with the (apparently) lesser known Geisha of Gion

the story of a geisha, not as tortured as the one in Memoirs of a Geisha but still stories of extremely hard work and overcoming things.

The difference is Mineko Iwasaki (author of Geisho of Gion) was a Geisha of the highest order. at her peak the most desired Geisha in Gion, and said by some to be second to none in modern time Japan, Geisha of Gion are her memoirs, while Memoirs of a Geisha are not that =P Memoirs of a Geisha is a fictional story by Arthur Golden.

just saying ;)

(and yeah, Geisha of Gion is very interesting to read... I picked it up on Heathrow airport (England) for the flight home to Sweden, I wasn't dissapointed)

Raven · Oct 9, 2004, 01:15

Oooh a nonfiction, even better, I'll have to look into Geisha of Gion if it's as interesting as you say.

Another bookr, that are not Japan oriented are, well, all of Alexandre Dumas books. Among my favorites are The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musteteers. I have a thing for classical lit

sl0815 · Oct 9, 2004, 08:07

These are my favorites:

Vom Mikrokosmos zum Universum - Isaac Asimov
A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh
Algebra - Michael Artin
Computernetworks - ??? Tanenbaum
The Universe in a Nutshell - Stephen Hawking
Methoden wissensbasierter Systeme - Beierle / Kern-Isberner
Groundwork of Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン原画集) - not much to read

Jan

TwistedMac · Oct 9, 2004, 08:19

Originally Posted by Raven

Oooh a nonfiction, even better, I'll have to look into Geisha of Gion if it's as interesting as you say.

Another bookr, that are not Japan oriented are, well, all of Alexandre Dumas books. Among my favorites are The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musteteers. I have a thing for classical lit

hehe, take note: as interesting as it is from an onlookers view of an otherwise closed off world to us, the book never climaxes... it just sort of hovers on the same level through the entire thing.

even though it is her personal stories of happyness and sadness, it tends to feel alot like just reading facts more than stories.

despite of this i had a hard time putting the book down though ;)

(a side note: on duo's recommendation i'm gonna pick up hokaido highway blues and just keep it until i really need a good book. it's not all that often you find a book someone tells you is good and you immediatelly think "you know.. i think he's right".. better keep it for a flight when you pick up a book at the book store and 10 minutes and 13 pages into the flight you go "uhm.. this is crap" now what do you do the rest of the flight?)

kirei_na_me · Oct 9, 2004, 08:29

One of my favorite books of all time:

Scandal by Shusaku Endo

A friend of mine sent it to me. One of the best gifts I've ever gotten, really.

thomas · Oct 9, 2004, 09:56

Rachel, Shusako Endo is my all-time favourite Japanese author as well!

Btw, we have listed a lot of interesting literature in the JREF Shop. Just discovered that Shusako Endo isn't listed yet.

Nothingness · Oct 9, 2004, 15:21

The Buzzing - Jim Knipfel
Slackjaw

Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa
Taiko

Master Assassin: tales of murder of the Shogun's city - Shotaro Ikenami
Bridge of darkness : the return of the master assassin

Black Lotus - Laura Joh Rowland
The Concubine's Tattoo
The Dragon King's Palace
The Perfumed Sleeve
The Samurai's Wife
Shinju
Pillow Book of lady Wistera
Bundori

TwistedMac · Oct 12, 2004, 12:23

Originally Posted by Nothingness

The Buzzing - Jim Knipfel
Slackjaw

Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa
Taiko

Master Assassin: tales of murder of the Shogun's city - Shotaro Ikenami
Bridge of darkness : the return of the master assassin

Black Lotus - Laura Joh Rowland
The Concubine's Tattoo
The Dragon King's Palace
The Perfumed Sleeve
The Samurai's Wife
Shinju
Pillow Book of lady Wistera
Bundori

I see a pattern.... __________________________

michi · Oct 12, 2004, 12:41

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Lasher by Anne Rice
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Nostradamus: The New Revelations by John Hogue
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
if you were deprived as a child, anything by Roald Dahl!

others will come to my mind, so etc...

DoctorP · Oct 12, 2004, 16:42

Oh man...And Then There Were None is a great book! I read that in high school!

Timsan · Oct 13, 2004, 06:48

A Confederacy of Dunces by John kennedy toole

**Duo** · Oct 13, 2004, 08:23

Some of my old favorites

A Farewell to Arms == a classic of Hemingway

The Chronicles of Tao === now this will blow your mind

The teachings of Don Juan = first in the Carlos Castanada series, amazing stuff

All Men are Brothers === great old chinese novel

The adventures of Monkey == great old chinese novel, a mystical monkey wrecks havoc in heaven making budda and the jade emperor extremely mad

The Judge Dee series === detective novels based on old chinese short stories set in old china written by the Dutch diplomat and China connasseur Robert Van Gulik

That's all, if you ever see one of these names for a bargain, I reccomd u pik them up

Keep em comin plz ;)

mad pierrot · Oct 13, 2004, 19:15

A book recommendation thread! This could go on forever....

Well, I read a buttload of books, and usually I like to read a book twice, so....
Here are two books I've read many times and enjoyed.

1. Dune - by Frank Herbert.

Simply awesome. Personally, I think his first trilogy make Lord of the Rings look like a bedtime story.

2. Grendel -by John Gardner

A funny, witty, and sad novel about philosophy. Narrated by the son of Cain.

Recently I read
Slaughter House 5 by K. Vonnegut and was duly impressed.

Apollo · Oct 15, 2004, 04:27

Fiction:

My all-time favourite author is Paul Auster:

-Oracle Night by Paul Auster, click here
-Moon Palace by Paul Auster, click here

I read a lot of novels, and I have many good recommendations, but to mention some few....

-Life of Pi by Yann Martel, click here
-Baudolino by Umberto Eco,click here
-The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho,click here
-When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, click here

Of Japan-related books, there are too many to mention, but will post here in due course on the best books....

Lina Inverse · Oct 15, 2004, 09:31

Pratchett's "The thief of time" is quite an entertaining read, very recommendable. "The Science of Discworld" (which I'm currently reading in English, too - I'm just that 1337!

) isn't as entertaining, but it's quite informative.

For non-fictional literature, I can also recommend some very good books:
Hans-Joachim Zillmer, "Darwin's Error" - good proof against Darwin's theory of evolution, without resorting to any non-existant god(s)
Bryan Sykes, "The seven daughters of Eve" - The origin of mankind traced back
J. R. Gott, "Time travelling in Einsteins universe" - Pondering the possibilities of time travel

sadakoyamamura · Oct 15, 2004, 17:38

This is a nice topic. I have been looking forward to owning books that feature Japanese way of life and culture.

I have a small collection of books and I could recommend lots of books I hold to be interesting but they might be boring to you...

However here are my choice pick and my all time favorites:
Shogun by James Clavell. It's a novel about medieval Japanese way of life. It has action, drama, different expressions of love etc.
Voltaire's Candide, Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland and it's sequel Through the Looking Glass because they are full of humour yet they make you reflect.
I have reread

Carl Sagan's Contact for 4 times already and my brother enjoyed it so much so that he made the a miniature of the machine which the scientists in the story built just so he could picture it out.

I would also like to recommend the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle.

michi · Oct 17, 2004, 07:28

too add on to my list

1984 by George Orwell
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Speaking of The Da Vinci Code, it's being made into a movie. I hoped not, but I guess it was inevitable.

jovial_jon · Oct 17, 2004, 08:28

Anything by my 2 favourite authors, Will Self or Hubert Selby Jr, gets my recommendation.

I read a really great book not too long ago by Tom Robbins, but I can't think of the name. Great Potatoes, or something along those lines...

And I quite like George P. Pelecanos for a bit of crime fiction. And Roald Dahl if you're in a silly mood.

Apollo · Oct 19, 2004, 01:19

Originally Posted by michi

too add on to my list

1984 by George Orwell
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Speaking of The Da Vinci Code, it's being made into a movie. I hoped not, but I guess it was inevitable.

I like Dan Brown's book too. If you like him, you can try reading some of Umberto Eco's books, which are great too (maybe better for some).

michi · Oct 19, 2004, 03:58

Originally Posted by Miss_apollo7

I like Dan Brown's book too. If you like him, you can try reading some of Umberto Eco's books, which are great too (maybe better for some).

Oh yeah? Which of his novels do you recommend?

sadakoyamamura · Oct 19, 2004, 19:51

Originally Posted by michi

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Speaking of The Da Vinci Code, it's being made into a movie. I hoped not, but I guess it was inevitable.

Hey I read that too... Well I didn't like the development of the plot because it came to a point where I became unconvinced but the wealth of information the author used overwhelmed me.

I also recommend these:
Clowns of the Gods and The Devil's Advocate all by Morris West - that is if you like reading stuff which tackles questions on faith and morality.

Apollo · Oct 20, 2004, 02:40

Originally Posted by michi

Oh yeah? Which of his novels do you recommend?

I would definately recommend Umberto Eco's Foucaults Pendulum as the first book to read!
Click HERE for summary of the book.

SajberJohan · Oct 21, 2004, 05:18

The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (sp?) by Douglas Adams, Go! Read! Now!

Sep 27, 2004, 18:46	#1
Duo As the Rush Comes Join Date: Apr 25, 2003 Location: The EU capital Age: 25 Posts: 1,288	PLZ reccomend a book. Hi everyone, Is there a book you love, one that you think is just incredible and would be a good read, then please reccomend one to your fellow memebers I'll start things off with a couple of books I really like. Firstly, for all of you Japan interested and captivated people, if you want to know more about Japan through the eyes of a Westerner, then I reccomend that you read the book Hokaido Highway Blues by Will Ferguson. Another book, non related to Japan, but such an awesome piece of creation, a work of fiction that hits to the core of human society and what drives the world with so much philosophy inside to make you ponder at every sentence, is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Last edited by Duo; Sep 28, 2004 at 04:19.

Oct 9, 2004, 00:48	#2
Raven tasuki no miko Join Date: Feb 2, 2004 Location: Wherever I happen to be at the time. Age: 24 Posts: 28	Well staying on with the Japanese theme of things I find Memoirs of a Geisha to be good reads. It痴 the amazing story about a girl named Sayuri who痴 own father sold her into 壮lavery� and she痴 forced to become something she痴 not (a geisha). She has so many heart rendering struggles and trials, you get emotional. Definitely worth a look. __________________ "We Suzaku No Seishi aren't smart enough to give up!" Tasuki

Oct 9, 2004, 00:58	#3
TwistedMac 夜露死苦! Join Date: Mar 4, 2004 Location: orz.eu Age: 27 Posts: 2,044	I keep confusing that title with the (apparently) lesser known Geisha of Gion the story of a geisha, not as tortured as the one in Memoirs of a Geisha but still stories of extremely hard work and overcoming things. The difference is Mineko Iwasaki (author of Geisho of Gion) was a Geisha of the highest order. at her peak the most desired Geisha in Gion, and said by some to be second to none in modern time Japan, Geisha of Gion are her memoirs, while Memoirs of a Geisha are not that =P Memoirs of a Geisha is a fictional story by Arthur Golden. just saying ;) (and yeah, Geisha of Gion is very interesting to read... I picked it up on Heathrow airport (England) for the flight home to Sweden, I wasn't dissapointed) __________________ 夜露死苦! www.orz.eu I find affence at your post as I ware eyeglass and have lmited site. Sankyuu~! http://japan.orz.eu - A site for my trip to Japan.

Oct 9, 2004, 08:07	#5
sl0815 ☆彡 Join Date: Aug 31, 2004 Location: Leipzig Age: 29 Posts: 119	These are my favorites: Vom Mikrokosmos zum Universum - Isaac Asimov A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh Algebra - Michael Artin Computernetworks - ??? Tanenbaum The Universe in a Nutshell - Stephen Hawking Methoden wissensbasierter Systeme - Beierle / Kern-Isberner Groundwork of Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン原画集) - not much to read Jan __________________ The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.

Oct 9, 2004, 08:19	#6
TwistedMac 夜露死苦! Join Date: Mar 4, 2004 Location: orz.eu Age: 27 Posts: 2,044	Originally Posted by Raven Oooh a nonfiction, even better, I'll have to look into Geisha of Gion if it's as interesting as you say. Another bookr, that are not Japan oriented are, well, all of Alexandre Dumas books. Among my favorites are The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musteteers. I have a thing for classical lit hehe, take note: as interesting as it is from an onlookers view of an otherwise closed off world to us, the book never climaxes... it just sort of hovers on the same level through the entire thing. even though it is her personal stories of happyness and sadness, it tends to feel alot like just reading facts more than stories. despite of this i had a hard time putting the book down though ;) (a side note: on duo's recommendation i'm gonna pick up hokaido highway blues and just keep it until i really need a good book. it's not all that often you find a book someone tells you is good and you immediatelly think "you know.. i think he's right".. better keep it for a flight when you pick up a book at the book store and 10 minutes and 13 pages into the flight you go "uhm.. this is crap" now what do you do the rest of the flight?)

Oct 9, 2004, 01:15	#4
Raven tasuki no miko Join Date: Feb 2, 2004 Location: Wherever I happen to be at the time. Age: 24 Posts: 28	Oooh a nonfiction, even better, I'll have to look into Geisha of Gion if it's as interesting as you say. Another bookr, that are not Japan oriented are, well, all of Alexandre Dumas books. Among my favorites are The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musteteers. I have a thing for classical lit

Oct 9, 2004, 08:29	#7
kirei_na_me Where I'm Supposed to Be Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 3,922	One of my favorite books of all time: Scandal by Shusaku Endo A friend of mine sent it to me. One of the best gifts I've ever gotten, really. __________________ *i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)*

Oct 9, 2004, 09:56	#8
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Rachel, Shusako Endo is my all-time favourite Japanese author as well! Btw, we have listed a lot of interesting literature in the JREF Shop. Just discovered that Shusako Endo isn't listed yet. __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

Oct 9, 2004, 15:21	#9
Nothingness and total Randomness!!! Join Date: Mar 12, 2004 Location: The Void... Age: 22 Posts: 1,048	The Buzzing - Jim Knipfel Slackjaw Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa Taiko Master Assassin: tales of murder of the Shogun's city - Shotaro Ikenami Bridge of darkness : the return of the master assassin Black Lotus - Laura Joh Rowland The Concubine's Tattoo The Dragon King's Palace The Perfumed Sleeve The Samurai's Wife Shinju Pillow Book of lady Wistera Bundori __________________ 無 - Nothingness Scientology

Oct 12, 2004, 12:23	#10
TwistedMac 夜露死苦! Join Date: Mar 4, 2004 Location: orz.eu Age: 27 Posts: 2,044	Originally Posted by Nothingness The Buzzing - Jim Knipfel Slackjaw Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa Taiko Master Assassin: tales of murder of the Shogun's city - Shotaro Ikenami Bridge of darkness : the return of the master assassin Black Lotus - Laura Joh Rowland The Concubine's Tattoo The Dragon King's Palace The Perfumed Sleeve The Samurai's Wife Shinju Pillow Book of lady Wistera Bundori I see a pattern.... __________________________

Oct 12, 2004, 12:41	#11
michi Regular House Cat Join Date: Feb 28, 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 327	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Lasher by Anne Rice The Hot Zone by Richard Preston The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Nostradamus: The New Revelations by John Hogue And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie if you were deprived as a child, anything by Roald Dahl! others will come to my mind, so etc...

Oct 12, 2004, 16:42	#12
DoctorP Regular Member Join Date: Jun 3, 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 1,793	Oh man...And Then There Were None is a great book! I read that in high school! __________________ Go Ban Yourself!

Oct 13, 2004, 06:48	#13
Timsan Regular Member Join Date: Dec 4, 2003 Location: Alaska/Alaskan Native (Inupiat) Age: 22 Posts: 241	A Confederacy of Dunces by John kennedy toole __________________ "A single death is a tradgedy, a million deaths is a statistic." - Stalin

Oct 13, 2004, 08:23	#14
Duo As the Rush Comes Join Date: Apr 25, 2003 Location: The EU capital Age: 25 Posts: 1,288	Some of my old favorites A Farewell to Arms == a classic of Hemingway The Chronicles of Tao === now this will blow your mind The teachings of Don Juan = first in the Carlos Castanada series, amazing stuff All Men are Brothers === great old chinese novel The adventures of Monkey == great old chinese novel, a mystical monkey wrecks havoc in heaven making budda and the jade emperor extremely mad The Judge Dee series === detective novels based on old chinese short stories set in old china written by the Dutch diplomat and China connasseur Robert Van Gulik That's all, if you ever see one of these names for a bargain, I reccomd u pik them up Keep em comin plz ;)

Oct 13, 2004, 19:15	#15
mad pierrot I jump to conclusions Join Date: Nov 22, 2003 Location: The world via Chi-town Age: 28 Posts: 1,333	Uh-Oh... A book recommendation thread! This could go on forever.... Well, I read a buttload of books, and usually I like to read a book twice, so.... Here are two books I've read many times and enjoyed. 1. Dune - by Frank Herbert. Simply awesome. Personally, I think his first trilogy make Lord of the Rings look like a bedtime story. 2. Grendel -by John Gardner A funny, witty, and sad novel about philosophy. Narrated by the son of Cain. Recently I read Slaughter House 5 by K. Vonnegut and was duly impressed.

Oct 15, 2004, 04:27	#16
Apollo Cat lover Join Date: Mar 28, 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 30 Posts: 1,593	Fiction: My all-time favourite author is Paul Auster: -Oracle Night by Paul Auster, click here -Moon Palace by Paul Auster, click here I read a lot of novels, and I have many good recommendations, but to mention some few.... -Life of Pi by Yann Martel, click here -Baudolino by Umberto Eco,click here -The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho,click here -When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, click here Of Japan-related books, there are too many to mention, but will post here in due course on the best books.... __________________

Oct 15, 2004, 09:31	#17
Lina Inverse Hentai Koutaishi Join Date: Apr 29, 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,141	Pratchett's "The thief of time" is quite an entertaining read, very recommendable. "The Science of Discworld" (which I'm currently reading in English, too - I'm just that 1337! ) isn't as entertaining, but it's quite informative. For non-fictional literature, I can also recommend some very good books: Hans-Joachim Zillmer, "Darwin's Error" - good proof against Darwin's theory of evolution, without resorting to any non-existant god(s) Bryan Sykes, "The seven daughters of Eve" - The origin of mankind traced back J. R. Gott, "Time travelling in Einsteins universe" - Pondering the possibilities of time travel __________________ Try out the new style!

Oct 15, 2004, 17:38	#18
sadakoyamamura Danshaku Sadako Join Date: Dec 30, 2003 Location: Desktop Posts: 212	This is a nice topic. I have been looking forward to owning books that feature Japanese way of life and culture. I have a small collection of books and I could recommend lots of books I hold to be interesting but they might be boring to you... However here are my choice pick and my all time favorites: Shogun by James Clavell. It's a novel about medieval Japanese way of life. It has action, drama, different expressions of love etc. Voltaire's Candide, Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland and it's sequel Through the Looking Glass because they are full of humour yet they make you reflect. I have reread Carl Sagan's Contact for 4 times already and my brother enjoyed it so much so that he made the a miniature of the machine which the scientists in the story built just so he could picture it out. I would also like to recommend the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle. __________________ That posterity may know we have not loosely through silence permitted things to pass away as in a dream. � Richard Hooker

Oct 17, 2004, 07:28	#19
michi Regular House Cat Join Date: Feb 28, 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 327	too add on to my list 1984 by George Orwell The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Speaking of The Da Vinci Code, it's being made into a movie. I hoped not, but I guess it was inevitable.

Oct 17, 2004, 08:28	#20
jovial_jon Co-owner: Jovesca Records Join Date: Oct 4, 2003 Location: North West England Age: 24 Posts: 621	Anything by my 2 favourite authors, Will Self or Hubert Selby Jr, gets my recommendation. I read a really great book not too long ago by Tom Robbins, but I can't think of the name. Great Potatoes, or something along those lines... And I quite like George P. Pelecanos for a bit of crime fiction. And Roald Dahl if you're in a silly mood. __________________ The biggest problem with being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume that you're pretentious.

Oct 19, 2004, 01:19	#21
Apollo Cat lover Join Date: Mar 28, 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 30 Posts: 1,593	Originally Posted by michi too add on to my list 1984 by George Orwell The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Speaking of The Da Vinci Code, it's being made into a movie. I hoped not, but I guess it was inevitable. I like Dan Brown's book too. If you like him, you can try reading some of Umberto Eco's books, which are great too (maybe better for some).

Oct 19, 2004, 03:58	#22
michi Regular House Cat Join Date: Feb 28, 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 327	Originally Posted by Miss_apollo7 I like Dan Brown's book too. If you like him, you can try reading some of Umberto Eco's books, which are great too (maybe better for some). Oh yeah? Which of his novels do you recommend?

Oct 19, 2004, 19:51	#23
sadakoyamamura Danshaku Sadako Join Date: Dec 30, 2003 Location: Desktop Posts: 212	Originally Posted by michi The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Speaking of The Da Vinci Code, it's being made into a movie. I hoped not, but I guess it was inevitable. Hey I read that too... Well I didn't like the development of the plot because it came to a point where I became unconvinced but the wealth of information the author used overwhelmed me. I also recommend these: Clowns of the Gods and The Devil's Advocate all by Morris West - that is if you like reading stuff which tackles questions on faith and morality.

Oct 20, 2004, 02:40	#24
Apollo Cat lover Join Date: Mar 28, 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 30 Posts: 1,593	Originally Posted by michi Oh yeah? Which of his novels do you recommend? I would definately recommend Umberto Eco's Foucaults Pendulum as the first book to read! Click HERE for summary of the book.

Oct 21, 2004, 05:18	#25
SajberJohan Regular Member Join Date: Oct 21, 2004 Location: Sweden/Malm� (Malmoe) Age: 25 Posts: 43	The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (sp?) by Douglas Adams, Go! Read! Now! __________________ Iｴm going to Japan! Weee ^_^ Engrish rocks btw! (keep it up japanese people ^^)

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