Books you Should definitely Read

I'm not sure if he wrote it, it wouldn't surprise me if he did but either way that man loved a crazy-ass life when he was younger.
 
I will admit, I enjoyed it. Though I enjoyed into the wild much more. I can relate to Chris McCandless much more than I could with Kraukauer.

I really should not comment though, I do not read a lot of survival or books with plots. I usually read really dry dense books books. Wittgenstein makes you appreciate the fluff in these other books
 
I really liked seeing all the places and all the awesome people Chris met along the way. I just hate how the movie Sean Penn portrayed Chris in a very positive light, that is where I felt a disconnect. I understand that Penn saw Chris as a hero per-say and he needed to respect Chris's family (whom could deny Penn the rights to the film), but what made Chris so amazing is he is a bigot, selfish, and unreliable. Yes of course he is intelligent and adventurous, but Penn doesn't stay neutral like the book. The book let you decide whether or not you like Chris.

To add to the thread:

One of my favorites, Afghanistan by Louis Dupree

http://www.amazon.com/Afghanistan-Louis-Dupree/dp/0195776348

It is a bit dense, but it displays culture, evolution, geography, and ecology like no other. It is a little long, but I got through in two or three days
 
This along with "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" have to be my favorites.

I read both by school and given that I have chronic ADHD, these along with a few other books are the only ones that kept me glued to the pages for the entire read.
 
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probably already been said but i want this in my threads, so lord of the rings and the hobbit are some of my favorites. almost done rereading them all and they are just as good the second time.
 
I'M LOOKING FOR A NEW BOOK!

I like them dark, horrible, vivid, but it has to have an amazing writer who has a great sense of writing
 
Dubliners by James JoyceThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

 
Did you see the books I posted? Wuthering Heights and Picture of Dorian Gray are classic gothic literature. Both are great authors as well.
 
oh my! i know not of such a book, but i can offer you some sad music and there's a room for rent above a funeral home?
 
is walk in the woods good? I read I'm a stranger here myself but wasn't too crazy about it. I've heard walk in the woods is better though
 
Didnt read through all the posts, so I guess there will be a few doubles here.

but nevertheless here is my list:

-Lord of the Rings

- Pillars of the earth (great read, although its like a billion pages)

- everything from the Troll Saga, the Dwarves, the Elves,... dont know all the names, but I really enjoyed all of those books (Fantasy obviously)

- Evil Genius by Catherine-Jinks (also the other 2 Books), read them in German, but I guess they are good in English too

- The Black Jewels / The Realms of the Blood from Anne Bishop

- also I like most of Terry Pratchetts books

- Game of Thrones books

- Trudi Canavan: The Black Magician Trilogy

All I can think of at the moment, but there is a ton more that I know of and that are awesome reads :D I will think a bit and maybe post some more later.
 
picasso- by patrick obrian. best bio ive ever read. hands down. so hard core. also, green hills of africa by hemingway. nonfict about big game hunting. badass
 
seriously you should check these out.

if you've seen the film of american psycho it doesn't matter, the book is completely different. extremely fucked up, it was banned for a while, and still is in some countries. some people find it boring for most of it, but if you understand what Ellis is trying to do, i think it's a fantastic book.

The Wasp Factory is just as messed up, but completely different. it's gripping, extremely well written and has a brilliant story. i read it in about two days, i just couldn't put it down. the way Banks describes the settings and the story gives it an almost cinematic feel and the twist at the end makes it even more worth reading.

trainspotting is also really good if you can be bothered reading something written in Scot's dialect. again, even if you've seen the film it doesn't matter, there is so much more to the book. the way it is written is also very clever in that it doesn't have a set narrator throughout the book, but changes between the author and the various characters, to create a patchwork storyline that in the end all comes together. the use of Scot's dialect for the majority of the narration is also very effective as it forces you to become more connected with the characters and story. again i read it in about two days (although being from Scotland i found it pretty easy to understand haha)

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these books aren't just sensationalist "messed up" books written purely to cause hype. they have well crafted storylines and the authors are well established literary figures, so there's no doubt they're highly regarded. would definitely recommend them!

(sorry i completely nerded out on this post haha)
 
I'm halfway through this and its a super interesting read to learn about the ocean. Its also kind of like Born to Run but for freediving

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