Great Literature
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bangarangmules
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Favorite book:
"1984" by George Orwell
-Living in a futuristic society run by a totalitarian government. Definatley read it if you're looking for a great novel.
Just read:
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
-Post-apocalyptic world, journey of a father and son. written by the same author of No Country for Old Men, and they are currently making a movie so i suggest reading it for that purpose as well.
"Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt
-The author reflects on his teaching experiences in New York City Highschools. Great book if you're interested in becoming a teacher.
"1984" by George Orwell
-Living in a futuristic society run by a totalitarian government. Definatley read it if you're looking for a great novel.
Just read:
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
-Post-apocalyptic world, journey of a father and son. written by the same author of No Country for Old Men, and they are currently making a movie so i suggest reading it for that purpose as well.
"Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt
-The author reflects on his teaching experiences in New York City Highschools. Great book if you're interested in becoming a teacher.
GhostfaceKillah
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It would definitely be thought provoking. I've read a few key excerpts for various philosophy classes, but from what I understand Plato's writing style is very enjoyable/fun once you get the hang of his old school language styles. The question/answer style of his dialogues between Socrates and Glaucon definitely made his excerpts much easier to read than that of Kant, Locke, Hobbes, Nietzsche, Marx, etc...
king.tubby
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^ "kavalier and klay" is a sick book
has anyone read "infinite jest?"
has anyone read "infinite jest?"
neutralzombie
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cottonwoodarmada1651
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My favorite Hemingway book by far is "For Whom the Bell Tolls." "A Farewell to Arms" is really good too.
"A Tale of Two Cities" - greatest book ever. Huge man crush on Sydney Carton.
"Mother Night" by Kurt Vonnegut is amazing.
I recently got into some John LeCarre, he's really good if you want some spy fiction.
Also, "Skeletons on the Zahara" by Dean King is one of the best books I've read in a LONG time. It's a true story about an American merchant ship that was wrecked on the coast of West Africa in 1815. The crew was captured and sold into slavery, but a number of them managed to escape and several wrote accounts of their ordeal. The captain's experience with slavery transformed him into a passionate abolitionist, and his writing was a major influence in developing Abraham Lincoln's views.
"A Tale of Two Cities" - greatest book ever. Huge man crush on Sydney Carton.
"Mother Night" by Kurt Vonnegut is amazing.
I recently got into some John LeCarre, he's really good if you want some spy fiction.
Also, "Skeletons on the Zahara" by Dean King is one of the best books I've read in a LONG time. It's a true story about an American merchant ship that was wrecked on the coast of West Africa in 1815. The crew was captured and sold into slavery, but a number of them managed to escape and several wrote accounts of their ordeal. The captain's experience with slavery transformed him into a passionate abolitionist, and his writing was a major influence in developing Abraham Lincoln's views.
