Most Memorable Novel You've Ever Read?

Rugger · Post by **Rugger** » September 17th, 2006, 7:55 pm

Righ now I would have to say Atlas Shrugged because I see a lot of similar struggles going on in our world today as the ones that Ayn Rand was writing about. It is ranked as one of the most influential books ever written behind the bible. If you have never read it I recommend it. I read it this year so it is still fresh in my mind.

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » September 17th, 2006, 8:20 pm

Rugger wrote:Righ now I would have to say Atlas Shrugged because I see a lot of similar struggles going on in our world today as the ones that Ayn Rand was writing about. It is ranked as one of the most influential books ever written behind the bible. If you have never read it I recommend it. I read it this year so it is still fresh in my mind.

The Fountainhead is equally relevant. In the movie, Gary Cooper represents a free market, free thinking society where individual accomplishment is always at war with the mass of mediocrity that demands conformity (communism). Ayn Rand was one of the greatest voices of conservatism and capitalism who ever lived. She's no less correct in her assumptions as they've turned out today, than she was 60 years ago.

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » September 17th, 2006, 8:34 pm

Starship Troopers:

Never mind. Old Grunt made the correction in Starship Troopers author I was going to make here.

Invictus · Post by **Invictus** » September 17th, 2006, 9:50 pm

[quote]And lastly, I would be remiss if I did not mention Louis Lamourâ€™s â€œThe Walking Drumâ€

spanky · Post by **spanky** » September 18th, 2006, 9:58 am

Lord of the Rings would be number one with me. Probably read it at least 15 times in the last 30 years. Close second is the series of books by Patrick O'Brien, which started with Master and Commander. That guys knows his British Navy stuff cold.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » September 18th, 2006, 10:07 am

Amazing how much we all have in common.

Several of my favorite books are listed:
-Catch-22
-Starship Troopers
-Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead

Draco · Post by **Draco** » September 18th, 2006, 12:34 pm

Wow......similarities abound!!

My favorite books....

Anthem, Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers (Heinlein)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit (Tolkein)
and Last Defender of Camelot (Zelazny) is probably one of the best collections of short stories ever printed.

ANGRYCivilian · Post by **ANGRYCivilian** » September 18th, 2006, 1:18 pm

Silverback wrote:

Awesome!

The library on Eskan(sp?) Village, Riyadh had almost the whole series, sitting on a back shelf collecting dust. I re-read them and returned them to the library.

I should have stolen them...

Also on my favorite list is:

The Lottery

Beowulf

All HPL, and most Clive Barker (even if he is a pole-smoker).

Ranger Ron · Post by **Ranger Ron** » September 18th, 2006, 1:55 pm

hobbit wrote:
Silverback wrote:Additionally the telling of the battle of Dien Bien Phu from the perspective of the Legionaires was absolutely riveting.
I appropriated this from an NVA lieutenant colonel who no longer had any need of it. It is the campaign badge for communist veterans of Dien Bien Phu.
Shown here about twice actual size:

This guy is going to be dead if someone coins him and he doesn't have that. What were you thinking Ranger Hobbit?

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » September 18th, 2006, 2:44 pm

RangerRon wrote:This guy is going to be dead....

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

That's a good one.

Ranger Ron · Post by **Ranger Ron** » September 18th, 2006, 2:56 pm

Nice trophy.......look at that date!

uberdave · Post by **uberdave** » September 18th, 2006, 4:16 pm

As Eagles Screamed by Donald Burgett

I think this is the title I'm trying to remember. He was a 101st AB paratrooper in WWII. The book is now separated into 4 different books which cover Normandy, Holland, the Bulge, and the march into Germany.