[Vision2020] Entertainment: Book Lists and Notes

[Paul Rumelhart]

I don't get the paper, but I'm assuming you want us to give our top ten 
books, right?  Here are mine, at least those I can come up with on short 
notice.  Some people on this list may cringe at these, but I read to be 
entertained, to relax, and to escape.  So, here goes:

Ringworld, by Larry Niven
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, by J.K. Rowling (and the others 
in the series)
The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks (along with most of his books, 
with or without the M.)
Fear Nothing, by Dean Koontz
The Black Company, by Glen Cook (and the rest in the series)
Lord Foul's Bane, by Stephen R. Donaldson (usually lose interest by the 
fourth or fifth book in the series)
Rain Fall, by Barry Eisler (like them all)
A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrel, by Susannah Clarke
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (of course, all in 
the "trilogy" are worth it)

If there are age limits, you might want to strike the following:
The Player of Games, for some disturbing images here and there
The Black Company, for a few bad scenes and a lot of violence
and Rain Fall, which is a "cool killer" book.

Paul

Ken wrote:
> Dan Webster, reviewer of books, movies, and videos for the Spokesman-Review, 
> today is requesting (on page D4) a list of your top 10 books, however you 
> define them.
>
> In the same article, under the heading conservative speaking, he notes Doug 
> Wilson's response to Sam Harris' writings about the prevalence of religion 
> in contemporary life is being marketed by the Conservative Book Club.
>
>
> Ken Marcy
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