Nr1Humanoid
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Nov 5, 2017 16:49:01 GMT -5
Which have you read and would you recommend them?
I recently finished Dr. Zhivago and it was too hefty for me as it took me ages. I'll watch the film and see if it makes me understand the book better.
Currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo which is fascinating. How many movies and TV shows has ripped off the plot is staggering.
Recently started Oliver Twist that I expected to be a slog but its severely hard to put down.
Uncle Tom's Cabin hasn't hooked me yet but I definitely want to finish it.
I just like to start multiple books and see what sticks.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Nov 5, 2017 16:57:59 GMT -5
Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad. It's a quick read, but very intense. I first read it when I was 18, and so much of it flew over my head. I reread it this past year, and it stuck.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Nov 5, 2017 18:30:00 GMT -5
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens The Spy Who Loved Me - Ian Fleming
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Post by bitteroldman on Nov 5, 2017 18:33:08 GMT -5
"It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis. I'd elaborate more on its current relevance but I'd prolly get banned.
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell. Classic satire, and again very relevant.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Nov 5, 2017 19:15:24 GMT -5
Old Man and the Sea is my favorite book. Its a quick read I recommend it.
Also Of Mice and Men. Its great and you'll get more Looney Tunes after reading it
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 5, 2017 19:19:10 GMT -5
If you can overcome the bloated nature of it, the Lord of the Rings is extremely easy to lose yourself in.
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Post by Perd on Nov 5, 2017 20:05:00 GMT -5
To Kill a Mockingbird All Quiet on the Western Front The Grapes of Wrath Gone with the Wind
The only one I’d 100% recommend to anyone is Mockingbird. It really is a wonderful book.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 21:59:56 GMT -5
Cannery Row and Frankenstein I cannot recommend enough.
I also really like Moby Dick, but that one is quite polarizing.
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Post by Jiren on Nov 5, 2017 22:22:23 GMT -5
If you can overcome the bloated nature of it, the Lord of the Rings is extremely easy to lose yourself in. That's being extremely kind to that book Don't get me wrong it's good but my god it's annoying to read at times
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Post by bob on Nov 5, 2017 22:36:36 GMT -5
The Great Gatsby Catch-22 1984 Band of Brothers
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Post by H-Virus on Nov 5, 2017 23:35:47 GMT -5
Dante's Inferno was always my favorite. Purgatorio and Paradisio are okay too, but the theology that Dante goes into in them can give you a headache at times.
Also, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Paradise Lost are both pretty good, too.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 5, 2017 23:36:22 GMT -5
If you can overcome the bloated nature of it, the Lord of the Rings is extremely easy to lose yourself in. That's being extremely kind to that book Don't get me wrong it's good but my god it's annoying to read at times Yep. Wonderful book, but it badly needed an editor.
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Post by Fade on Nov 5, 2017 23:58:04 GMT -5
Cliche but...Catcher in The Rye.
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Post by Porky's Butthole on Nov 6, 2017 1:51:34 GMT -5
Got Lord of the Flies not too long ago. Never read it before.
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Post by sabretooth on Nov 6, 2017 2:27:56 GMT -5
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Post by SmashTV on Nov 6, 2017 3:05:51 GMT -5
To Kill a Mockingbird It really is a wonderful book. Same here, it's my favourite book. I'd also add Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Dracula. All are surprisingly easy reads considering their classic status.
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Post by Hurbster on Nov 6, 2017 15:20:02 GMT -5
On the Beach by Nevil Shute. Chilling.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Nov 6, 2017 17:52:57 GMT -5
Tarzan and The Thin Man are good
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Post by Red Impact on Nov 6, 2017 23:01:29 GMT -5
I love most everything from Ernest Hemingway Frankenstein and Dracula are both really good 1984 and Brave New World are both very poignant in this day and age Loved a Confederacy of Dunces, thought it was hilarious Love all of Dumas' work I think I was too old for Catcher in the Rye, I couldn't empathize with Holden. I tried both Don Quixote and Les Miserables, but both are way too bloated for me.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 6, 2017 23:06:49 GMT -5
Dracula is a fantastic read, I really liked the way it was told as a serious of various journal entries. Unless you really want to know everything there is to know about the history whaling... skip Moby Dick. Depending on your definition of "Classic" the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy are my favorite trilogy of books... all 5 of them <_< though Mostly Harmless the last book is by far the worst in the series. If you can overcome the bloated nature of it, the Lord of the Rings is extremely easy to lose yourself in. I honestly found that a chore to read. I heard it once described as a wonderful story told horribly... and I can't disagree... the story is good and Tolkien went out of his way to build a world... but damn does he get caught up in background information that has little to no bearing on what's going on or side plots that literally add nothing to the narrative.
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