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[Fruitacious B]

I was perusing the selections at the Warsaw Community Public Library today looking for some good literature. Sadly I found absolutely nothing that seemed to be worth reading. Therefore I am led here. I am in need of a good book to read. Preferably fiction, I’d like a book that makes you sit and think after you’ve read it. Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

[Pliedes]

Brave New World and then 1984. That'll keep you thinking for a while.

[Calamity Jane]

don't forget Anthem by Ayn Rand. it's along the lines of 1984, but it's shorter and a little lesser known. nevertheless, it's still a great little book.

[Fruitacious B]

I started reading 1984 once, but it really didn’t draw me in very well so I put it aside and haven’t picked it up since, but I’ll look into the other two. As far as Brand New World and Anthem go, I’ll look into it. Thanks for the input.

[Pliedes]

Fucker. Read 1984. I don't care if you think it "didn't draw you in". It's good, really good. And it's especially fun to juxtapose with Brave New World.

Oh, and if you haven't read the Divine Comedy, you should be shot.

And "Mere Christianity" is another great work.

[Dr. Seuss]

Read some Vonnegut. Or specifically, read Breakfast of Champions. I really liked that one. Right now I'm reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and although i'm only about 100 pages into it, so far it's been more than worth it. So if you're looking for a funny book, I can guarantee you the first 100 pages are great. 1984 is always a good choice, too, but if you're looking for something interesting and not hard to follow in the slightest, read some Vonnegut, if you haven't already, of course.

I should really read more. :/.

[VOL]

Here are a few good ones:

Catcher in the Rye, The Illiad, War and Peace,One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Great Gatsby, the Bible, and A Tale of two Cities.

take your pick of these greats.

[Pliedes]

You did not read all those books, otherwise you wouldn't be recommending almost of them.

[Dr. Seuss]

Am I the only one who didn't think Catcher in the Rye was a wonderful book? The Illiad was boring as fuck. I hated reading that for 9th grade summer reading.

[VOL]

I am just interested in mythology. I hate doing any work on it for school though. It's just interesting.

[Nathan]

Originally posted by VOL:
Here are a few good ones:

Catcher in the Rye, The Illiad, War and Peace,One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Great Gatsby, the Bible, and A Tale of two Cities.

take your pick of these greats.

Hmm, sounds like 11th grade english all over again...

[the Butcher]

Good
1984 - Fucking amazing; tainted by a shitty band.
The Divine Comedy - Probably one of the greatest stories ever told.

Bad
Illiad - Sucked ass.
A Tale of Two Cities - Sucked ass.
The Bible - Sucked ass, too many lies.
The Great Gatsby - Not too bad due to overtly large amounts of drinking; not too good just...because.

[Pliedes]

Originally posted by the Butcher:

The Bible - Sucked ass, too many lies.

This could make for a fun topic.

[the Butcher]

Originally posted by Pliedes:
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The Bible - Sucked ass, too many lies.

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[Elegy]

Uh, some other good Kurt Vonnegut:
Hocus Pocus, Slaughterhouse Five, or Cat's Cradle

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is great too

oh, and Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Way of Zen - Alan Watts
If you are interested in Eastern philosophy (Zen is not a religion as commonly believed) I recommend this book, but don't expect anything radical or even specific in nature in this book, this is not Zen, as you will later understand.
I wish everyone would read this book, if only to get a frame of reference seperate from the predominant Western mind.

This is, the most widely accepted book on Zen, and was written in the 50's. It is not one of those "Zen in everyday life" or "Zen in the workplace" bullshit books you find just about everywhere these days.

[ February 03, 2004, 12:27 AM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]

[Pliedes]

If you're really interested in the eastern belief struction, read the Tao te Chang.

[fancymeghan]

if you're really interested in the vietnam war, check out "the things they carried" by tim o'brien.

i had to read it last year for english, but it's one of my favorites.......ever. i can't even begin to explain to you the connection o'brien makes with the reader.......wow.

Hey... who is that by pliedes, or how do i get it, I do have "Tao - The Watercourse Way", but your book sounds much more "official."

[StDx]

Anna Karenina- Tolstoy
The Brothers Karamazov- Dostoevsky
The Idiot- Dostoevsky
The Lost Books of the Bible
Hank the Cowdog: the Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog- Erickson

[Pliedes]

i'll find it for you... give me a moment

[Pliedes]

This might help...

thanks

[Pliedes]

PM me your AIM, we should chat more.

[Fruitacious B]

Originally posted by StDx:
Hank the Cowdog: the Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog- Erickson

I read all of the Hank the Cowdog books back in elementary school. I can't believe you remember that series, classic.

Thanks for the recommendations everyone, I now have to go through and sort out which I should read first.

Oh yeah, The Catcher in the Rye was boring as fuck, I would not recommend that to anyone.