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I don't really read much literature... but.. I want to. so, if it's okay to ask here, I'd like some recommendations for some must-read-books, that really leaves you thinking about it. genre doesn't quite matter as long as it's a good read and not too hard to get a copy of
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Originally posted by munch View PostI don't really read much literature... but.. I want to. so, if it's okay to ask here, I'd like some recommendations for some must-read-books, that really leaves you thinking about it. genre doesn't quite matter as long as it's a good read and not too hard to get a copy ofFashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by munch View Postoh right... I apologize. should be more clear. but yes, things in life and life itself
Anyway, a short list below. I am sure that others can contribute many more wonderful books.
On all the right things in life that we forget
The Little Prince
On maturing
Catcher in the Rye
Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man
On the lure of our animal nature
Heart of Darkness
On irrationality
Faust
Notes from the Underground
On self-examination
The Fall
On war
Goodbye to All That (this is technically a memoir)
The Red Badge of Courage
All Quiet on the Western Front
On socio-political control
1984
The Trial
Fahrenheit 451
On sexuality and freedom
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
On human condition
HamletLast edited by Faust; 10-15-2009, 05:02 PM.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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waiting to go out, got nostalgic for french lessons.
Reading, Jacques Prévert, "Alicante"
An orange on the table
Your dress on the rug
And you in my bed
Sweet present of the present
Cool of night
Warmth of my life.
Une orange sur la table
Ta robe sur le tapis
Et toi dans mon lit
Doux présent du présent
Fraîcheur de la nuit
Chaleur de ma vie....I mean the ephemeral, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art whose other half is the eternal and the immutable.
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Originally posted by Faust View PostThis is a harder request then you think. And certainly a good exercise. If I recommend Faust and The Little Prince, will I be too obvious?
Anyway, a short list below. I am sure that others can contribute many more wonderful books.
<insert list here>
I liked the way you categorized the books for me. greatly appreciated!
not sure if I should get all of the books or start with some... hmm.
will you guys kill me if I say I haven't read more than 1984 and Hamlet out of these?
I found all of them in the same store, except for Faust, in hardback binding... hmm. only in german which I don't really understand too much of.
the fall sounds like it would interest me the most... but heart of darkness sounds very interesting too...
.. I should probably just wish for all of those for christmas. I can't really afford them all right now
thanks a lot!
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Dostoïevsky will teach you all you need to know about life
I am currently reading Maïakovski's letters to Lili Brik. It's too cute ! there are even little drawings of dogs ! Too bad Maïakovski was a bolshie, but I still have a sort of crush on him (but I have a crush on most russian poets, I'm a silly girl like that. Ossip Mandelstam is my No1 crush and the man was truly ugly)
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Originally posted by munch View Postthat's not really a short list, more than I expected!
I liked the way you categorized the books for me. greatly appreciated!
not sure if I should get all of the books or start with some... hmm.
will you guys kill me if I say I haven't read more than 1984 and Hamlet out of these?
I found all of them in the same store, except for Faust, in hardback binding... hmm. only in german which I don't really understand too much of.
the fall sounds like it would interest me the most... but heart of darkness sounds very interesting too...
.. I should probably just wish for all of those for christmas. I can't really afford them all right now
thanks a lot!
To add to Faust's list (Disclaimer: I'm not nearly as well-read as he):
On the lure of our animal nature
Lord of the Flies
One Hundred Years of Solitude
On war
The Things They Carried
Anything by Winston Churchill (I'm not a fan, but I've heard good things)
On socio-political control
The Chrysalids (I think it has a different name in the US, but the author is John Wyndham in case you have trouble finding it)
On sexuality and freedom
Pig Tails (rather strange, and you must be a certain person to enjoy it. It does not belong at the top of your list)
On human condition
Hopscotch (could be categorized in many other ways, but this category fits this particular list best)
Duality
Anything by Jorge Luis Borges
Some works by PoeAn artist is not paid for his labor, but for his vision. - James Whistler
Originally posted by BBSCCPI order 1 in every size, please, for every occasion
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On freedom
Robert Walser, The Tanners
On growing up
Mervyn Peake, The Gormenghast trilogy. Can't understand I never hear anyone talk of that one. Imagination of childhood at its purest degree.I can see a hat, I can see a cat,
I can see a man with a baseball bat.
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