daniel1113
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Probably because it reads more like a newspaper covering recent events than a warning for the future. Sad, really.
Probably because it reads more like a newspaper covering recent events than a warning for the future. Sad, really.
"Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged)? "
I tried twice. I actually bought this twice. I really wanted to read it, but never got past a few dozen pages in. Man is it huge. I'm not afraid of a book either. I read all 10 volumes of L. Rob Hubbard's Mission Earth series - before I realized how nuts he was. (I recommend it, tis a good sci-fi book, same as Battlefield Earth).
I'll recommend Dark Tower series, and the Stand by King.
The Postman changed the way I look at things. (Kevin Costner sucks, but the book is killer).
Alas, Babylon as well.
The Mote in God's Eye, (Niven/Pournelle).
I tried twice. I actually bought this twice. I really wanted to read it, but never got past a few dozen pages in. Man is it huge. I'm not afraid of a book either. I read all 10 volumes of L. Rob Hubbard's Mission Earth series - before I realized how nuts he was. (I recommend it, tis a good sci-fi book, same as Battlefield Earth).
I'll recommend Dark Tower series, and the Stand by King.
The Postman changed the way I look at things. (Kevin Costner sucks, but the book is killer).
Alas, Babylon as well.
The Mote in God's Eye, (Niven/Pournelle).
silverpig
Lifer
- Jul 29, 2001
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Moby Dick is boring as shit. I read the unabridged version. I was over 3/4 of the way through and Ahab had made maybe 2 appearances and had not spoken a word. On the plus side, I now know enough to run my own whaling ship, and can describe for you in great detail the difference between a Right whale and a Sperm whale. Of course you could just look that shit up on wikipedia...
As for a recommendation: Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler. He was a very gifted writer and I always enjoy reading his stories.
As for a recommendation: Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler. He was a very gifted writer and I always enjoy reading his stories.
Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
Pedro Paramo, Juan Rulfo
The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
Pedro Paramo, Juan Rulfo
The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
MikeyIs4Dcats
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BeauJangles
Lifer
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Others have mentioned most of them, but:
Atlas Shrugged and / or The Fountainhead -- AS is generally considered one of the greatest English novels of all time.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad
One of Primo Levi's books -- He was a Holocaust survivor and an incredible writer.
Don Quixote -- Like someone said, it is considered one of the best books ever written.
The Skeptical Environmentalist -- interesting perspective considering where we've wound up today.
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson -- After reading it, you realize how much science textbooks suck at being interesting.
The Brothers Karamozov -- Long, but a great read.
A Tale of Two Cities -- it's on your list, but I just wanted to reinforce that you should read it.
The Great Gatsby
Great Expectations
Slaughterhouse Five
100 Years of Solitude
The Bible or Paradise Lost -- both cover essentially the same ground, but Paradise Lost does it with more style.
The Old Man in The Sea
1984
Animal Farm
Ulysses by James Joyce
The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway
One Flew over the cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey
Ishmael -- I dislike this book thoroughly, but I think people should read it and make up their own mind.
War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning -- Yes, a little hippey, but it makes you think.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Communist Manifesto -- again, something most people won't agree with, but an interesting read nonetheless.
The Prince
Leviathan (at least excerpts)
The Social Contract
Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -- Another book I can't stand, but one that you should form your own opinion of.
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver
To Have or to Be? by Erich Fromm
Tuesday's with Morrie
I'm sure I can think of others.
The Odyssey
Atlas Shrugged and / or The Fountainhead -- AS is generally considered one of the greatest English novels of all time.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad
One of Primo Levi's books -- He was a Holocaust survivor and an incredible writer.
Don Quixote -- Like someone said, it is considered one of the best books ever written.
The Skeptical Environmentalist -- interesting perspective considering where we've wound up today.
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson -- After reading it, you realize how much science textbooks suck at being interesting.
The Brothers Karamozov -- Long, but a great read.
A Tale of Two Cities -- it's on your list, but I just wanted to reinforce that you should read it.
The Great Gatsby
Great Expectations
Slaughterhouse Five
100 Years of Solitude
The Bible or Paradise Lost -- both cover essentially the same ground, but Paradise Lost does it with more style.
The Old Man in The Sea
1984
Animal Farm
Ulysses by James Joyce
The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway
One Flew over the cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey
Ishmael -- I dislike this book thoroughly, but I think people should read it and make up their own mind.
War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning -- Yes, a little hippey, but it makes you think.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Communist Manifesto -- again, something most people won't agree with, but an interesting read nonetheless.
The Prince
Leviathan (at least excerpts)
The Social Contract
Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -- Another book I can't stand, but one that you should form your own opinion of.
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver
To Have or to Be? by Erich Fromm
Tuesday's with Morrie
I'm sure I can think of others.
The Odyssey
I guess it's a matter of taste, but 1984 got to me in a way that few books have. I finished that book with a feeling of fear, defeat,and hopelessness that stuck with me for days. Most people probably wouldn't call that response indicative of a "good" book, but I consider art that elicits any strong emotional response (except for outright revulsion) to be good.
jonks
Lifer
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Aurobindo: The Human Cycle, The ideal of Human Unity, War and Self-Determination.
While Schopenhauer credits ancient Indian writing as the source of much of his philosophy, Aurobindo acknowledges the same, and the Germans, and adds a broader, modern perspective.
Mardeth
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Muse
Lifer
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This is a compelling read and I had no trouble finishing it and read fairly recently. Bugliosi was the prosecutor and aside from the in depth story of the Manson murders I got what to me was a unique perspective on the legal profession (criminal law here, of course) from the inside. Bugliosi tells you what he was thinking and it's quite amazing.
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