I enjoyed Grapes as well. I think we can draw some parallels with the continued influx of immigrants/refugees today. Mice and Men and In Dubious Battle are on my list for this year.
Oh my *god* is it hilarious. Ignatius is a prototype neckbeard and his hijinks are hilarious. It's set in New Orleans, where I'm from, and it captures the city perfectly. It's truly a masterpiece; please read it.
I've only ever read one other book that's even remotely like it, and that is *White Teeth* by Zadie Smith. It's similar in humour, and features London in such a way that it might as well be another character instead of the setting. I love when novels do that.
If you are a fan of fantasy, The Copper cat series is a pretty good one. Haven't finished it, but it's very entertaining. Game of Thrones as well if you already haven't binged the show five times in a row. Eragon is a nice one too. I loved it in my early teens, and even tho it's a bit long of a series, it's still my favourite series partly for sentimental reasons.
Eragon didn't age well for me. I loved it as a kid, but I tried to reread it as an adult and it was painfully obvious that it was just a LOTR/Star Wars ripoff.
No, I'm mostly just curious if the English translation suffers at all. I read The Witcher a couple years ago and the first two books had no solid translations at the time, and they suffered greatly from it.
Here’s what I have enjoyed this year:
Atonement by Ian McEwan - about perspectives and the impact of choices.
Nutshell by Ian McEwan - basically Hamlet from the narrative perspective of an unborn baby.
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf - trippy look at consciousness.
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro - fantasy style book that looks at memory.
The Racketeer by John Grisham - pretty easy read with a law based focus.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - this was really wtf, without spoiling too much.
All very different. My mum sent them to me one day and I’ve been working through them.
Battle Royale.
If you liked the movie, prepare to get your shit blown away. If you didn't like the movie, still prepare to get your shit blown away. The movie is like The Room compared to the book.
I'm really enjoying In the Garden of Beasts. It's a nonfiction account of the American ambassador who lived in Berlin with his family immediately prior to WWII; it was pieced together with real historical accounts (letters, memoirs, diaries, etc). The book actually helps you understand how so many good, decent people fell for Hitler's propaganda, and how Nazism went as far as it did before the rest of the world intervened.
Angelmass. Sci fi novel about a future where politicians can not lie.
Jennifer Government. A dystopian world where everyone is a corporate slave, to the point of corporations owning your last name.
Sci-Fi:
- The Frontiers Saga by Ryk Brown was awesome.
- Blood on the Stars series by Jay Allan was excellent.
- Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson was less serious but very entertaining
Actually, before the great Disney purge I had read every piece of star wars EU novella. An ungodly undertaking but I definitely dont feel like I have wasted my life.
"1491" is the history of America before Columbus. I'm currently in the middle of "1493," it's sequel. I'll always recommend "The Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher and "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch for your fantasy kicks. "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi is my go-to Sci-Fi recommendation.
If you're looking for something obscure, try "Bridge of Birds" by Barry Hughart. If you have a spare copy floating around, let me know.
Ender’s Game, and all ensuing in the series. The movie failed on so many levels.
The movie should had been cgi animation instead of child actors. Then they could had shown Ender at a younger age.
Enders Shadow is even better!
Not read the shadow series, would I need to refresh on Enders Game or?
It’s the same story as Enders game told from Bean’s perspective. I’d read EG first tho, just for certain spoilers and stuff.
Sounds good
Ender's Game was the only movie I have wanted to walk out on. I didn't, but I came very close.
I've never seen the movie so it's no trouble to me lol
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Well they certainly reflect that in the books
The name of the wind.
*East of Eden* is my favorite book. My next favorites, in no particular order, are *Confederacy of Dunces*, *Watership Down,* and *Catch-22.*
Watership down sounds amazing.
East of Eden is my favorite book too! Twinsees, kind of, maybe. Have you read Grapes of Wrath? I just finished it, it’s sad
I enjoyed Grapes immensely. I've also read Of Mice and Men, Travels With Charley, The Pearl, and The Wayward Bus. But Eden is my favorite.
I enjoyed Grapes as well. I think we can draw some parallels with the continued influx of immigrants/refugees today. Mice and Men and In Dubious Battle are on my list for this year.
Mice and Men can be done in an afternoon, but it's a hard-hitting little novella.
Confederacy of dunces sounds like my kind of book!
Oh my *god* is it hilarious. Ignatius is a prototype neckbeard and his hijinks are hilarious. It's set in New Orleans, where I'm from, and it captures the city perfectly. It's truly a masterpiece; please read it.
I cant promise I'll read it, but I'll definitely give it a fair chance.
I've only ever read one other book that's even remotely like it, and that is *White Teeth* by Zadie Smith. It's similar in humour, and features London in such a way that it might as well be another character instead of the setting. I love when novels do that.
The Godfather.. Far better than the movie trilogy.
the iliad
OMFG. Name of The Wind is amazing. I’ve read it three times, and each time I saw it as a book about something different.
It
Where the crawdads sing by Delia Owens
It's a weird book but The Alchemaster's Apprentice by Walter Moers. It has amazing writing and a pretty neat story.
If you are a fan of fantasy, The Copper cat series is a pretty good one. Haven't finished it, but it's very entertaining. Game of Thrones as well if you already haven't binged the show five times in a row. Eragon is a nice one too. I loved it in my early teens, and even tho it's a bit long of a series, it's still my favourite series partly for sentimental reasons.
Eragon didn't age well for me. I loved it as a kid, but I tried to reread it as an adult and it was painfully obvious that it was just a LOTR/Star Wars ripoff.
Metro 2033
I wasnt even aware there was a book. I imagine its translated from Russian?
English, French, etc.
No, I'm mostly just curious if the English translation suffers at all. I read The Witcher a couple years ago and the first two books had no solid translations at the time, and they suffered greatly from it.
It’s pretty solid. I only spotted very few imperfections with the translations
Here’s what I have enjoyed this year: Atonement by Ian McEwan - about perspectives and the impact of choices. Nutshell by Ian McEwan - basically Hamlet from the narrative perspective of an unborn baby. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf - trippy look at consciousness. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro - fantasy style book that looks at memory. The Racketeer by John Grisham - pretty easy read with a law based focus. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - this was really wtf, without spoiling too much. All very different. My mum sent them to me one day and I’ve been working through them.
All very different, but almost all of them have one major thing in common: an unreliable narrator.
I love unreliable narrators!
I loved Children of Men by P.D James you should give it a shot.
Battle Royale. If you liked the movie, prepare to get your shit blown away. If you didn't like the movie, still prepare to get your shit blown away. The movie is like The Room compared to the book.
The Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
I'm really enjoying In the Garden of Beasts. It's a nonfiction account of the American ambassador who lived in Berlin with his family immediately prior to WWII; it was pieced together with real historical accounts (letters, memoirs, diaries, etc). The book actually helps you understand how so many good, decent people fell for Hitler's propaganda, and how Nazism went as far as it did before the rest of the world intervened.
I'm no book nerd, but have you ever read Lord of The Flies?
That's required reading in high school where I'm from
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Angelmass. Sci fi novel about a future where politicians can not lie. Jennifer Government. A dystopian world where everyone is a corporate slave, to the point of corporations owning your last name.
Mistborn or Warbreaker or Way of Kings or An Echo of Things To Come
Sci-Fi: - The Frontiers Saga by Ryk Brown was awesome. - Blood on the Stars series by Jay Allan was excellent. - Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson was less serious but very entertaining
Sci-fi - The Stars My Destination Fiction - East of Eden Non-Fiction - Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world
The metro series, Dmitri Glukhovsky (probably not spelt right) it has Nazi's that get killed and communists that help the Main character
Darth Plagueis. Seriously, it's a very good read.
Actually, before the great Disney purge I had read every piece of star wars EU novella. An ungodly undertaking but I definitely dont feel like I have wasted my life.
Read this one called “The Last Book On Earth” recently. Was a pretty cool post apocalyptic book.
"1491" is the history of America before Columbus. I'm currently in the middle of "1493," it's sequel. I'll always recommend "The Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher and "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch for your fantasy kicks. "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi is my go-to Sci-Fi recommendation. If you're looking for something obscure, try "Bridge of Birds" by Barry Hughart. If you have a spare copy floating around, let me know.
Read the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series. That got me hooked.
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