[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
“Eaters of the Dead”, cause it’s aboot Vikings (duh).[/quote]
Great short story[/quote]
another surprisingly short story is ‘The Godfather’, if you had not already read it, I would highly recommend~
x2 on the Godfather
Some other books that I’ve enjoyed are:
Ender’s Game
The Godfather
Books from Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris and that bunch
Mass Effect books - from the video game if you’re familiar
Myst books - also from the game
Citizen Hughes - book about Howard Hughes and his empire, based on notes that he used to communicate his dealings
Guns, Germs and Steel - why did Europeans essentially conquer the world and not the other way around
Why Europe - sort of like Guns, Germs and Steel, but looks at it differently. I had to do an essay on this for my history class(got 87%). I would recommend anyone interested to read from pages 167-175. It goes into what the author believes result in a society to fluorish. It’s hosted on a university website if anyone would like the link.
Lies of Locke Lamora - if you liked Count of Monte Cristo, you’d probably like this book. It’s sort of a more adult version, but with a twist of fantasy. It’s apart of the gentleman bastard series.
The Book Thief - tale about a German girl during WW2. I cried at the end. Very sad story.
Wolf in the Parlour - I started reading it, but got sidetracked, so I can’t give a good comment.
Fight Club - Just a good read. The movie and the book show a strong correlation, IMO. I found only a few minor differences.
Gates of Fire - Pretty much a book the anyone that values their independence should read. I’ve heard it’s mandatory reading at certain military schools.
The Road - Saw the movie, then read the book. Talk about depressing, but I think Cormac did a great job trying to show what the fall of man would look like.
Whoever Fights Monsters - Book by an FBI agent that tracked serial killers for 20 years. Haven’t read it yet. Lent it to a friend. Thought it would go into some interesting psychology.
The 16th Round - (auto?)biography of Ruben ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Great book. Have read it a few times. Truly tragic story, lived quite a life.
Bruce Lee - just an interesting guy. IMO, of the 20th centuries greatest philosophers(has influenced people from all walks of life).
Peoples History of the United States - I know there’s a lot of political aspects to this book, but I enjoyed the history that it’s written about.
Tao-Te-Ching - Chinese philosophy book. The Way and It’s Power. I don’t think I understand it, but I (think I) do a novice understanding of The Tao. I like taoism or daoism as a moral compass instead of religion.
I Ching - Same as above.
Hunchback of Notre Dame - Read it as a kid and again when I was in the hospital. Poor Quasimodo.
edit: had to add
How to Win Friends and Influence People
48 Laws of Power
Art of Seduction
I’ve got way too many books that I want to read.
^^ Seconded Gates of Fire though now anyone who reads it will have a hard time keeping the cast of 300 out of their head.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Think Apocolype Now but way earlier, the movie was based loosely around the book I believe.
Can’t really say it was the best book I ever read, in time it may well turn out to be, who knows. I’ll say this I will never forget it. I don’t by many books but I’ll order this one for sure.
I read a ton of books and one kind of melts into the other when it comes to action, mystery and thriller. The way authors wrote back then is amazing and a nice change of pace. I drove my wife nuts for a couple of days talking like an englishman in a terrible Thurston Howell III voice lol. Nightmare of choice indeed!
It’s not a very long book but worth the time.
I also recently read a very enjoyable campy western novell Bull Hunter by Max Brand.
[quote]Nards wrote:
^^ Seconded Gates of Fire though now anyone who reads it will have a hard time keeping the cast of 300 out of their head.[/quote]
I read The Legend of Thermopylae years ago, I wonder if it’s the same book released again with a different title. Someone told me publishers will do that sometimes.
[quote]americaninsweden wrote:
Catch 22 is a great book. Like Lee Child for entertainment but as far as amazing writing goes the Russians are the best Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Nabokov are all unreal writers. Never enjoyed the plot as much as i did the actual writing with those three.
Edit. Favorite might actually be Love in the Time of Cholera. [/quote]
If you like magical realism try Louis de Bernieres books (Captain Corelli’s Mandolin or The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts). In my opinion he’s on a par with Garcia Marquez in this genre.
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
[quote]Nards wrote:
^^ Seconded Gates of Fire though now anyone who reads it will have a hard time keeping the cast of 300 out of their head.[/quote]
I read The Legend of Thermopylae years ago, I wonder if it’s the same book released again with a different title. Someone told me publishers will do that sometimes. [/quote]
I googled “The Legend of Thermopylae” and couldn’t find a link between the two.
Gates of Fire was written about 10 years ago by Steven Pressfield.