Yes I know there's the giant reading list down there, but I don't know. I want actual human input. (Or as human as 404 gets.)

And cliche books like 1984, Chuck Pahlaniuk, etc. are acceptable regardless that I've already read them.

Good luck with that feat.

That's a tremendous idea. I think I'm going to cut it in half and do 52, so I've got one a week.

I'm going to start brainstorming my list, I'll get back to this topic once I've got some stuff figured out.

That is an enormous goal, but good luck. I know I couldn't do it, though I also know that there've been a few years in my life I must have done it.

Well, I would have a hard time remembering too much of what I've read (unless other people bring it up), but I'll tell you some books I liked that leap to mind.

I don't know exactly what kind of stuff you're interested in, but most of what I know is Fantasy. Definitely read A Song of Ice and Fire, if you haven't (the series Morm made a topic on), though each book is at least a thousand pages in paperback.

If you like Star Wars at all there are a lot of good books in that series, you could pull dozens out of it. If you are interested in them, say so here, and I'll tell you my favorites, and which ones not to read.

From your post in the Harry Potter topic I wonder if you haven't read them. If you haven't, do. There are only going to be seven, by the way.

There's a trilogy by Dale Furutani that starts with Death at the Crossroads that's sort of about a wandering samurai who solves mysteries, they're not too long, and they read quick. I really liked them, though.

I hear good things about the Discworld series, which has to be at least twenty books so far, though I've only read the first (only most of it, honestly), and I liked it. Speaking of Pratchett, his book with Neil Gaiman, Good Omens, was good. And read Gaiman's stuff if you haven't, particularly American Gods. I haven't gotten around to Anansi Boys yet, but I heard it was really good, too.

Also, if you're into Fantasy, I hear really good things about the series Malazan Book of the Fallen, which I think is four or five books so far. I have heard the first one's pretty weak, though. Or maybe that's just compared to the rest of the series.

The Shannara books (also Fantasy) have some good ones in there.

And His Dark Materials is a must, if you haven't read them.

Lord of the Rings.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

The Chronicles of Narnia.

There was a trilogy by Harry Harrison (I think) that started with The Hammer and the Cross, that I really liked. It was an alternate history of what would've happened had the Vikings conquered Europe, and there was some Norse mythology thrown in there.

The Ender series, and the Bean series (starts with Ender's Shadow, in contrast to the Ender series beginning with Ender's Game).

The Dragons series by Patricia Wrede (Dealing with Dragons, Talking to Dragons, etc. There are four of them, I think).

The Wizard of Oz books. These are overlooked way too often, they're some of my favorites. There must be at least a dozen of them.

Well, I'm sure more'll come to mind in the next few days. This time I only listed series, too (although, honestly, at least 90% of my favorite books are in series), for volume. If you care, I'll post more when they come to me.

I have read most of the Harry Potter, I stopped at the one before the Half Blood Prince. Damned if I can remember what it was called. Thanks for all the suggestions. Can't wait to reread Enders

I think you'd be better off just doing 1 a week. Treating them like a speed test certainly doesn't leave much to enjoying them properly.

so, maybe you've read a lot of these mainstream books, ignore the ones you have, I haven't had time to explore literature much, so I probably gave the same recommendations 3 years ago.
choke*/survivor/haunted/stranger than fiction - chuck palahniuk
catch 22 - heller
kafka complete stories
cat's cradle - kurt vonnegut
pixel juice*/vurt/automated alice - jeff noon
through the looking glass - lewis carol

Maybe you guys can recommend something to me if there have been any new authors that have come onto the scene in the past few years that do great cyberpunk or dark humor.

I'm gonna have to start writing my own stuff.

hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world -Haruki Murakami

that is a reccomendation for fuckchrist too, if you haven't read it yet. The hard-boiled part kind of hinting it borrows from cyberpunk (hard-boiled detective shit and all that)

and VALIS- phillip k. dick

which i just tell everyone to read pretty much.

I had heard of people reading their own height in books but possibly a hundred could be a bit of a challenge unless you are a speedy reader.

I shall recommend any books written by Christopher Brookmyre, Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin to give you a scots list.

I'll give them a go. Blade Runner is one of my favorite movies, but I never thought to try his books.

I've never actually seen Bladerunner... I hear about it all the time.

Read Galapagos, Breakfast of Champions, Slaughterhouse Five, and Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut.

Read Syrup and Jennifer Government by Maxx Barry/Max Barry.

The Crucible (Arthur Miller), The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck), and Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo).

Edit: Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman) and Animal Farm (Orwell).

Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Fragile Things. Neil Gaiman rocks.

I also recommend Latro in the Mist, Soldier of Sidon, Shadow and Claw, Sword and Citadel, all by Gene Wolfe.

And, anything by Zelansky. He does Chronicles of Amber, which is very good.

I'm actually doing something in the vein of what Keats said. A book a week. I already have it all organized and I'll post the list when I'm not lazy. I'm halfway through the first book.

Hmm, you know, this is an interesting idea. Maybe I'll do the 52 thing. I'm counting Watchmen as my first, though, since it's fairly long and I don't want to have to rush to play catch up.