The Book Club

I demand you read a book~! And talk about it~:) Here.
The following rules comply to this thread so it doesn't get outta hand~!

1.No flaming~!Fighting,banter,etc.
2.Limited derailing (please keep the conversation book related. That's what this thread was made for.)
3. Famous authors and quotes are encouraged.
4. Relax and have a good time reveling yourself in knowledge and the joys of reading!

To start off this thread I found these links to some interesting reads.
Lots of books here.
Seems pretty interesting.
Le Poems~!

In the meantime I'll try my best to keep this place updated~! And come up with new ideas. Be patient my avid readers~ :)

I've read most of this series, and I find it highly interesting, though that's just my opinion.

Most of the stuff I read nowadays are among the non-fiction categories~

I recommend Art of War by Sun Zi, and Dao De Jing by Lao Tzu, it's a really inspiring read

For the fiction ones I like the 'Winnetou' series written by Karl May

This one's non-fiction although it was written in a narrative that's similar to a story, you might also want to look up 'Papillon' by Henri Charriere

I love Ernest Hemingway, his skill on writing dialogue is unmatched! :3

"The old man and the sea" is my favorite. Besides that and "For whom the bell tolls" I haven't read anymore of his works. It's difficult to find it in my place...

I've finished all the Harry Potter books years ago... With book 7 being the fastest at 3 days. Then Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy aka Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass... Then IDK what else have I been reading.

I agree that Dao De Jing is an amazing read ❤

Also, The Tao of Pooh ; D

[font=verdana][color=green]Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a classic. If you have to read a book by Dostoyevsky, it has to be this one. I won't reveal too much, but it is highly engaging and raises many moral questions.

read lots of books in the past. Right now I'm reading
The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carrey

I only read Star Wars books >: )

The things I read mostly are locals books... :(

Malcolm Gladwell's books such as The Outliers, The Tipping Point, What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures, and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.

My favorite book is Blink which shows the essence of thinking.

I also read philosophical books, and articles/books related to Politics.


“Fools admire everything in an author of reputation. For my part, I read only to please myself. I like only that which serves my purpose.”
†• Voltaire

The Tao of Pooh should be required reading for everyone. As for books I've read and think are very discussable:


Especially The Road and Blindness.

My primary reads are fantasy though, i.e The Hobbit, The Sword of Truth series, etc.


Edit: Almost forgot. The original Winnie the Pooh book is just fantastic.

I am not at all surprised at this...



yay!

OT:

I havent really read that many books outside books for my study...

Im reading "Dead Aid: Why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa" by Dambisa Moyo atm. Its really interesting read. The last book I read was "Bad Science" by Ben Goldacre which is definitely a recommended read for anybody interested health and more particularly health new and all the non-sense pseudoscience that is believed to be medicine these days...

But the last fiction books Ive read would probably be when I re-read the Abhorsen triology by Garth Nix.

yay!

[/quote]

You would like that you Danish bastard.

I think you just labeled every one of the books I had to read in all of my high school English classes. lol

Just the good ones.

They were good, and I personally like these three:
1984 - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

That and the Ann Rand books too.

Why only those three? Are those books more equal than others?

I just like the content better.

Ugh...to lazy to remember what happened in 1984 and make a reference plus I really don't feel like talking about burning so...
Wheel of time anyone?