Okay, I've read a few books in my time. I thought I'd share some of my all-time favorites here. Just in case my comments make you think, "Get me to a bookstore! I gotta read that book, I've put direct links to amazon.com to make on-line, money-saving ordering a snap! Feel free to email me with comments or even your favorites! I'm always looking for a good read!
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyvesky
Never will you feel such gut wrenching pity for a man who commits premeditated murder. This is book is a cold as the Siberian tundra and more gripping as any modern-day true crime story.
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All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Powerful, vivid imagery. The prose is alternately taut and languid. McCarthy's runaway hero was whispering to horses quite a few years before Robert Redford. (Watch for the description of riding at night under the starry skies. I heard this bit read on NPR's All Things Considered and was instantly hooked!)
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Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Okay, I'm Southern, so I'm supposed to like this book. But it really is incredible. I just got Joe to read it after 2 years of nagging and he can't stop talking about it, either! The characterizations are so deep and the story is so tragic that the movie, as wonderful as it is, hardly does the book justice. I still read this one over and over.
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The Truth Machine by James Halperin
This is my other favorite book I discovered by listening to the radio. I was so intrigued by a radio interview of the author that I searched high and low for this book and devoured it on a plane bound for Chicago. It involves a world where a machine can detect with 100% accuracy if a person is lying. Just imagine the implications: the financial boost alone would be staggering! The research and attention to scientific detail in this first novel by Halperin are both impressive and gratifying . The writing isn't exactly flawless (sorry, Jim, you know I love the book, though!), but give the guy a break. He readily admits that fiction writing was originally a hobby (now a second career) born of his need to explore the ideas he comes up with (he happens to run the world's largest rare coin dealership). Watch for the movie version from 20th Century Fox! Also, see what others think about the book at The Truth Machine website.
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