Damn, I knew there was someone I forgot. H.G. Wells is *the master* of horror science fiction. Food of the Gods, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Time Machine. Classics.

Thanks but damn Thucydides! I haven't heard anyone use the word "boss" that way since the '60's.

Douglas Adams is an amazing author Plastic Hussar. I just finished his book, "The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy." Amazing book. I couldn't stop laughing.

And there's still four more books in the trilogy!

Oh my goodness. I couldn't read the rest. I've attempted several times. The rest seem like the same thing and actually do get boring. The first one is a good read. I actually do have the whole set in one book. I decided before-hand that I would only venture through the first book.

Check out Adam's Essay collection, "Salmon of Doubt" it's the only thing of his I have been able to get through...

i really like robert ludlum. just me.

Frank Herbert. I suggest the Dune series.

Favorite bar none is C.S. Lewis
Favorite for a fun light read is Raymond Feist
Favorite humorists Douglas Adams & Robert L. Asprin

Others that I've read and liked.
Rick Riordan, J.R.R. Tolkein, E.B. White, Stephanie Meyers (yes, I'm a guy).

steven colbert in i am american and so can you

What is it about the Twilight series so that it could appeal to a guy? An acquantance of mine read the book (he got made fun of a lot becaues of it) and he doesn't seem like the girly girlish type.

Vampires and sucking blood. It's a girl thing. What is it you like?

Really I read it because 32 (out of 100) of my sixth grade kids had read or were reading it last year. I liked the fact that there was some actual action to it. Yes, it got tedious wading thorugh the angst and emotions, but the last 200 pages of each book was pretty decent. I put her down as a favorite more because I like teaching the material rather than actually reading it though. In her second book she does develop a pretty good sense of humor as well.

For humour its hard to beat "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 and 3 quarters" by Sue Townsend. I laughed so much it hurt. It is very very funny.