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Posted December 21, 2011
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MobiusArcher: Its really not the sort of thing I generally like to read, but The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is my favorite. Its the most epic thing ever written, Im sure.
Whoa... Are you reading a long version?
Posted December 21, 2011
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Oslin007: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Hey, big fan of Dostoievski here! But I did not read this one, is it as good as the classics? The title is mysterious...

My list:

Crime and Punishment - Dostoievski
Man's Fate - Malraux
Solaris - Stanislas Lem
Ashes, ashes - Barjavel

K.Dick, Suskind, King, DooM novels, Nothomb, Boris Vian, etc, etc... and I certainly have forgotten half of the more importants as usual =)


Edit: Kafka is the perfect exemple of one of those... along with Tolkien ang many others...
Btw I've read one book from Murakami and it was pretty cool yes!
Post edited December 21, 2011 by RightInPot
Posted December 21, 2011
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MobiusArcher: Its really not the sort of thing I generally like to read, but The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is my favorite. Its the most epic thing ever written, Im sure.
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grape1829: Whoa... Are you reading a long version?
Yup. The printing I have is a boxed set with the novel split into four volumes. It may be really long for a single novel, but its not actually that big of a deal if you ask me. Many novels are really just parts of a bigger series. If you look at it like that, ROTK is probably a good bit shorter than something like Song of Ice and Fire.
Posted December 21, 2011
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Oslin007: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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RightInPot: Hey, big fan of Dostoievski here! But I did not read this one, is it as good as the classics? The title is mysterious...
Yes, it's a very good book. It's a bit different than the classics, being shorter (100 pages or so) and narrated in the first person. Don't expect something dark and mysterious, it's just the story of a very frustrated and unhappy man.
Posted December 21, 2011
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RightInPot: Hey, big fan of Dostoievski here! But I did not read this one, is it as good as the classics? The title is mysterious...
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Gherasim: Yes, it's a very good book. It's a bit different than the classics, being shorter (100 pages or so) and narrated in the first person. Don't expect something dark and mysterious, it's just the story of a very frustrated and unhappy man.
well i'd say its pretty dark and mysterious, even more so tahn crime and punishment! very good book anyway, more direct philosofical
Posted December 21, 2011
The Hyperion Cantos series by Dan Simmons is my favorite sci-fi series ever. This guy captures my imagination like no-one else.

Aside from that:
Hitchhiker's Guide (and the sequels) by Douglas Adams
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM (although my enthusiam has somewhat waned recently)
Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
Posted December 21, 2011
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series (seriously - best books going).

Robyn Young's Brethern Series
Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest
Posted December 21, 2011
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MobiusArcher: Yup. The printing I have is a boxed set with the novel split into four volumes. It may be really long for a single novel, but its not actually that big of a deal if you ask me. Many novels are really just parts of a bigger series. If you look at it like that, ROTK is probably a good bit shorter than something like Song of Ice and Fire.
Come to think of it, I guess you're right. I last tried to read it when I was little and I remember being so humongously overwhelmed by the length of it (ours was split into like 20 volumes), I still hold respect for people that read the full version. :)
Posted December 21, 2011
Basically when all of you finish reading The Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski you can return back to this topic.
Posted December 21, 2011
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danteveli: valis - pk dick
heart of darkness- j conrad
akutagawa stories (i have collection of them)
Being a big fan of Apocalypse Now, I always wondered if the book is worth reading. Well, I suppose it's a silly question, it has to be!

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Gherasim: Yes, it's a very good book. It's a bit different than the classics, being shorter (100 pages or so) and narrated in the first person. Don't expect something dark and mysterious, it's just the story of a very frustrated and unhappy man.
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Oslin007: well i'd say its pretty dark and mysterious, even more so tahn crime and punishment! very good book anyway, more direct philosofical
Ok, I'll try to have it and read it. The Gambler was also not very long and great just the same. I have a feeling he could have written The GoGer and still it would have been a masterpiece...


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Fenixp: Basically when all of you finish reading The Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski you can return back to this topic.
Is it that good as a book? Or great because of the game? Well, I like a lot Doom novels so I guess I'll love The Witcher books...
Posted December 21, 2011
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RightInPot: Is it that good as a book? Or great because of the game? Well, I like a lot Doom novels so I guess I'll love The Witcher books...
I'll say it this way: Witcher 1 and 2 are fantastic games. If you read the books, Witcher 1 and 2 become games you will never forget. The Witcher games, especially the second one, expand upon background that the books have created, and that background is thought-trought, complicated and ingenious. You will get politics, intrigue, great characters and good old intimidating Geralt. It is quite worth to read them in order starting with short stories thou.
Posted December 21, 2011
The Passage - Justin Cronin :

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passage_(novel]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passage_(novel[/url])

Asking a favourite book off an avid reader is a difficult question to answer, I chose the above book because its recent and refreshing always throwing you a curve ball as to where its going.

Otherwise all of Stephen Donaldsons "Thomas Covenant" books.
Shogun - James Clavell.
LOTR - Tolkien
Other predictable stuff.
Posted December 21, 2011
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dr.zli: Sorry, I had to post this concerning Ayn Rand

http://readncode.com/media/images/blog/tldr.jpg

XD
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Oslin007: haha what does that even mean?
EDIT: hmm might have to check u the dark towe series, was just about to start my fiorst book by stephen king "bag of bones"
TL;DR = Too Long, Didn't Read XD
Actually, I did read some of it, it was incredibly boring, but it's just my humble opinion.
Posted December 21, 2011
Starship Troopers. And when youre done, read it again.
Posted December 21, 2011
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Oslin007: haha yeah boring is one way of describing it. thoughtprovoking, ingenious and influencial is another. if u dont like it, try fountainhead whioch is a bit more manageble or even better, anthem, which is like 100 pages long and veery similar to 1984 (although written before that one mind u!)

haha what does that even mean?
EDIT: hmm might have to check u the dark towe series, was just about to start my fiorst book by stephen king "bag of bones"
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dr.zli: TL;DR = Too Long, Didn't Read XD
Actually, I did read some of it, it was incredibly boring, but it's just my humble opinion.
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