[quote]duffyj2 wrote:
Slaughterhouse 5
Kurt Vonnegut
Probably one of the best written books of all time. I’ve loaned this out to a plethora of people and they all love it. Do yourself a favor and buy it. [/quote]
Anything Vonnegut
[quote]redstar144 wrote:
All Quiet on The Western Front: Erich Maria Remarque (Greatest book ever imo)
The Fight: Norman Mailer
The Naked and the Dead: Norman Mailer
Maus: Art Spielgeman
Barefoot Soldier: Johnson Beharry (Living Victoria Cross reciever)[/quote]
I haven’t read all quiet, but I just finished “goodbye to all that” which is Robert Graves’ (a prominent british poet) WWI memoir. Its terrific. I had always thought of trench warfare as supremely retarded but his detailed discussion of strategy and innovation was awesome.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer
Absolute Sandman Volume 1. buy it, like seriously, just buy it.
[quote]boyscout wrote:
AJ Jacobs’ books, “A year of living biblically”
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I quit halfway through this due to his constant bitching about having to fuck his wife who wanted to get preggers…sent him an email telling him he was a putz and he never wrote back.
Couple of good mystery series I’ve read recently are the Gil Cunningham mysteries by Pat McIntosh…set in Medieval Scotland and Boris Akunin’s Erast Fandorin books set in early 20th century Russia.
Starship Troopers, for obvious reasons. Nothing like the movie at all. Finish the entire thing and then check the publishing date, it’s insane how relevent it is even now.
The Black Company Reppin this one too, I know you’ll like this one Alpha. I can really only recommend the first trilogy though- the books after were not nearly the same.
The Song of Ice and Fire. Another rep for this one, you’ll read them all and curse me when you finish because only 4 out of the 7 are out so far. My favorite fantasy series, words cannot do it justice. Buy all of them at once because I guarantee
Last but not least, The Dark Beyond the Stars by Frank Robinson. My favorite science fiction novel beyond any doubt. I started reading it while one of my friends was editing a movie and was 200 pages in before I knew it. Finished it the next day and spent at least the next three thinking about it.
And absolutely Dune because I don’t think anyone has mentioned it yet.
I love reading and hearing about books other people have enjoyed.
Here are some of mine:
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The Trail of the Fox by David Irving. It was published in 1976. A book about Erwin Rommel. I read it a long time ago, but his tank warfare tactics in the forests of Europe still stick in my mind as incredible. I do not read a lot of military-themed books, but this was very engrossing.
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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. One of the funniest books I have ever read. I need to read it again.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. A recent read for me - I haven’t finished it yet, but it makes me think and is funny at the same time.
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Til We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis. Beautifully written. It was more interesting than I thought it would be.
Have fun reading whatever you choose!
Dune
Dune Messiah
Children of Dune
The other dune books are written by the son of the original author, and aren’t as good as these three
Zombie Survival Guide
It is written as a non-fiction book speaking of the way zombies respond in various experiments, and teaches you how to look at a govt cover up
[quote]Alpha wrote:
I will be poor soon.
Keep them coming if you think of more.[/quote]
try this (at least if you wish to read Marx)
[quote]Bug67 wrote:
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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. One of the funniest books I have ever read. I need to read it again.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. A recent read for me - I haven’t finished it yet, but it makes me think and is funny at the same time.
Have fun reading whatever you choose![/quote]
I’m reading Confederacy of Dunces now. Book is hilarious. Ignatius J. Reilly is my hero.
Screwtape I think was a great start and got me interested in religion. I’m also in the process of reading Mere Christianity now.
I recently read, and recommend:
Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse : Story about an Indian buy in search of enlightenment. Very short and to the point. There’s a reason this is a classic.
Travels with Charley - Steinbeck : Very insightful read about John Steinbeck’s travels around the USA with his dog.
I am a Cat - Soseki : Story told from the perspective of an absurdly intelligent cat. Has some of the same sardonic humor as Confederacy. The cat with no name pretty much mocks everyone. If you like Confederacy, you might like this.
Has anyone read this awesomeness? My favorite book – with zombies?
[quote]Kotch wrote:
[quote]Alpha wrote:
I will be poor soon.
Keep them coming if you think of more.[/quote]
try this (at least if you wish to read Marx)
Hey, that’s neat! I generally use the rather old school gutenberg.org or wowio.com; thanks for the additional source! I also use librivox.org for audio books, if that’s useful to anyone.