Since Mia has finally started to sleep at night I have been able to get back to reading. I decided I wanted to finally get around to reading those novels that I always hear about but have never picked up.
Di[Aliceblue][/Aliceblue]ckens of any kind springs to mind. Can anyone suggest a starter? I want to start with a really good one.
Also, I would mind hearing other people's top classics. Just in case I haven't read 'em.
A few of mine are:
Sons and Lovers, D.H. Lawrence
Ulysses, James Joyce
As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner
Edited, Wed May 3 08:10:17 2006 by Tare
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Victor Hugo's Les Miserables
One of the few novels though where I'd recommend getting the abridged version. Unless you like having your plot interrupted by a sixteen page treatise on Hugo's opinions regarding the use of night soil.
Edited, Tue May 2 22:53:49 2006 by Jophiel
One of the few novels though where I'd recommend getting the abridged version. Unless you like having your plot interrupted by a sixteen page treatise on Hugo's opinions regarding the use of night soil.
Edited, Tue May 2 22:53:49 2006 by Jophiel
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
That was one I hadn't thought of.
Thanks, Earwig.
Thanks, Earwig.
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
Have you read anything by Colette? I'm sure it's best in the original french, but I still love her writing.
How about Somerset Maugham?
E.M. Forster?
Daphne DeMaurier?
R.L. Stevenson?
Thomas Hardy?
H.G. Wells?
I enjoyed the writing of all of these authors.
How about Somerset Maugham?
E.M. Forster?
Daphne DeMaurier?
R.L. Stevenson?
Thomas Hardy?
H.G. Wells?
I enjoyed the writing of all of these authors.
If you havent read it yet, check out The Outlander series by Diana Gibaldan. While reading a description of the series may sound a tad corny, it's written in a very belieavable style and the writing itself is very very good. I can safely say its one of my favorite series to read.
you can check it out here
I know not a classic, but still worth recomending.
Edited, Tue May 2 23:15:24 2006 by DSD
you can check it out here
I know not a classic, but still worth recomending.
Edited, Tue May 2 23:15:24 2006 by DSD
My favorite book is Jane Eyre. I've probably read it about 2 dozen times.
Nexa
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“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
I just saw the movie Pride and Prejudice the other night and really enjoyed it. I've decided thats going to be the next book I pick up.
I'm not much into "classics" per se, but some of the older stuff I've read are Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.
For some good modern stuff, I highly recommend Richard Russo, including Nobody's Fool, Empire Falls and my personal favorite, Straight Man.
For some good modern stuff, I highly recommend Richard Russo, including Nobody's Fool, Empire Falls and my personal favorite, Straight Man.
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I just saw the movie Pride and Prejudice the other night and really enjoyed it. I've decided thats going to be the next book I pick up.
The book is, of course, better. The BBC version of the movie, starring Colin Firth, is wonderful. I thought the new version was alright, if a little rushed and confusing at times (I wouldn't have understood some of it very well were it not for the fact that I've both read the book and seen the other version of the movie).
Oh Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. *weak knees*
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
When it comes to classic type books I am a picky in that I only go for those Modern Classic. I have a Penguin Classic edition of the Divine Comedy and then I have a Modern Classic version which uses a translation by Longfellow. The Modern Classic version is just so much better it is hard to compare.
Just got done re-reading Siddartha and Demian two books by Hermann Hesse. Read through Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. I want to read through Arabian Nights: Tales from a 1001 nights (got Sinbad and Ali Baba etc).
/rant on
You know whats not worth reading? The Qu'ran. I picked up a new looking copy from the used bookstore down the street. Talk about complete trash, I am not sure if its the translation I am reading (penguin classic I think) or what but its an utter piece of garbage. I'm as open minded as your average univesity drop out, I've read the tao te ching, dhammapada, bhagavad gita, etc but this is pure *********
Just got done re-reading Siddartha and Demian two books by Hermann Hesse. Read through Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. I want to read through Arabian Nights: Tales from a 1001 nights (got Sinbad and Ali Baba etc).
/rant on
You know whats not worth reading? The Qu'ran. I picked up a new looking copy from the used bookstore down the street. Talk about complete trash, I am not sure if its the translation I am reading (penguin classic I think) or what but its an utter piece of garbage. I'm as open minded as your average univesity drop out, I've read the tao te ching, dhammapada, bhagavad gita, etc but this is pure *********
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
Classics that I liked a whole lot but that no one else is going to suggest i'd bet
"The mysterious island" by Jules Verne
The hornblower saga by CS forester (british navy, lots of sea battles. good stuff)
The once and future king by T.S. elliot
"Lord of the flies" by william golding
All of the Sherlock Holmes stuff, Sir Aurther Conan Doyle
A Passage to India, E. M. Forster
Atlas shrugged, that crazy Rand chick
want any sci fi reccomentations?
"The mysterious island" by Jules Verne
The hornblower saga by CS forester (british navy, lots of sea battles. good stuff)
The once and future king by T.S. elliot
"Lord of the flies" by william golding
All of the Sherlock Holmes stuff, Sir Aurther Conan Doyle
A Passage to India, E. M. Forster
Atlas shrugged, that crazy Rand chick
want any sci fi reccomentations?
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I'm fond of Kipling's Jungle Book except you can pretty much knock it out in an evening or two if you're any kind of reader.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
The Man in The Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas. Slow reading at first, but when it caught me I had read half the book before I realized it.
People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. ~River Tam
Sedao
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This might not suit your taste, but I'd have to agree with Kao and say Lord of the flies. I thought it was great :)
Also DSD, with Price and prejudice, I know it has been published a lot. Apparently they all vary a tiny bit. Before you go and get it, find the one closest to the original. Thats just what I've heard anyway.
Also DSD, with Price and prejudice, I know it has been published a lot. Apparently they all vary a tiny bit. Before you go and get it, find the one closest to the original. Thats just what I've heard anyway.
The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams. Probably the best set of books I've read if you're into Tolkien style fantasy.
One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
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So like, I've just read this book its call da vinci code it aws so good action/teaches you alot aoubt past and jesus and stuff >>> () () :P]]pf1f
Well, probably not a "Classic," but I enjoyed "The Curious Incident..." Awhile back I posted about this, and I think it was Samira who mentioned The Speed of Dark, another book I really enjoyed(thanks sam!).
By the way, one book is about a Autistic young boy(written as his point of view/story), the other is merely about an autistic mans life.
It's been a while since I did much reading as far as the classics go. I'll second The Man in the Iron Mask, though.
Last book I can recall enjoying was Catch-22.
EDIT: How could anyone like As I Lay Dying??
Edited, Wed May 3 04:41:47 2006 by Eske
Last book I can recall enjoying was Catch-22.
EDIT: How could anyone like As I Lay Dying??
Edited, Wed May 3 04:41:47 2006 by Eske
For Whom the Bell Tolls is one of my favorites. I enjoy alot of Hemingway, though.
I find it more difficult to wade through a modern novel than through something more tested, it's probably because you're sexy, though.
I find it more difficult to wade through a modern novel than through something more tested, it's probably because you're sexy, though.
You know I've never read Hemingway.
I've also never found a book from the 30's, 40' or 50's that I have enjoyed. Unless you count Starship Troopers (1959)
I've also never found a book from the 30's, 40' or 50's that I have enjoyed. Unless you count Starship Troopers (1959)
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
If you haven't read them already.
1984-by Orson Wells
The Time Machine-by H.G Wells
(I'm a fairly big fan of H.G Wells so that may be a biased recomndation.)
And last but cetainly not least.
The Hagakure-by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
1984-by Orson Wells
The Time Machine-by H.G Wells
(I'm a fairly big fan of H.G Wells so that may be a biased recomndation.)
And last but cetainly not least.
The Hagakure-by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
I'd recommend picking the Karamzov brothers by Dostoievsky. It is a beautiful, fascinating, and extreemly clever book. It is not hard reading as such, and is constructed almost like a detective novel, but it is very deep and, I cant think of another way of saying it, it makes you think. Anything else by him is good, but this one is the best by a mile.
On teh Russian litteratur topic, Anna Karenine and War and Peace are also amazing, if slightly harder to get into. The main problem are those bloody Russian names, and their nicknames. It took me a while to figure who is whom, but once you get over that, its an easy read.
Other than that, i am obviously byest to French litterature. les Miserables is of course quite amazing, both because of the prose and because of the historical setting.
Jospeh Kessel is one of the greatest writers France has ever produced, and yet he is not that well-known out side. From him, I can't recommend The Horsemen enough. it is amazing, fun, thrilling, and culturally fascinating since it happens in the 50s in Afghanistan.
Outside of France Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude is also very beautiful and relatively easy going.
On teh Russian litteratur topic, Anna Karenine and War and Peace are also amazing, if slightly harder to get into. The main problem are those bloody Russian names, and their nicknames. It took me a while to figure who is whom, but once you get over that, its an easy read.
Other than that, i am obviously byest to French litterature. les Miserables is of course quite amazing, both because of the prose and because of the historical setting.
Jospeh Kessel is one of the greatest writers France has ever produced, and yet he is not that well-known out side. From him, I can't recommend The Horsemen enough. it is amazing, fun, thrilling, and culturally fascinating since it happens in the 50s in Afghanistan.
Outside of France Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude is also very beautiful and relatively easy going.
I would also recommend Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It is really preachy in places, but if you can get by that it is a good story.
Other fave's of mine are the Iliad and 1984 by George Orwell.
I would also recommend anything written by Louis De Bernieres.
If you fancy a sci-fi quicky I would recommend Jem by Frederik Pohl.
Also if you if you don't mind reading a book written for kids then The Borribles by Michael de Larrabeiti is absolutely fantastic........So I've been told.
Edit:
Forgot to add Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.
Edited, Wed May 3 06:59:25 2006 by Aeropig
Other fave's of mine are the Iliad and 1984 by George Orwell.
I would also recommend anything written by Louis De Bernieres.
If you fancy a sci-fi quicky I would recommend Jem by Frederik Pohl.
Also if you if you don't mind reading a book written for kids then The Borribles by Michael de Larrabeiti is absolutely fantastic........So I've been told.
Edit:
Forgot to add Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.
Edited, Wed May 3 06:59:25 2006 by Aeropig
Wow - lots of suggestions. I have read quite a few but there a a lot here that I hadn't really thought of. Such a well rounded group of readers...yay!
Btw, did anyone suggest any Di[Aliceblue][/Aliceblue]ckens? Maybe I missed it.
Btw, did anyone suggest any Di[Aliceblue][/Aliceblue]ckens? Maybe I missed it.
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