'Dracula', 'To Kill a Mockingbird', 'Sherlock Holmes' (both Volumes), 'Frankenstein', 'The Red Badge of Courage', and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' all come to mind.
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Posted 07 March 2009 - 08:04 PM
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Posted 07 March 2009 - 08:37 PM
Let's see...Can anyone recommend some classics which they've read and enjoyed?
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Those are all excellent, and diverse.
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Posted 07 March 2009 - 08:40 PM
Don't you DARE say that name... I HATE that book...'To Kill a Mockingbird'
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Posted 07 March 2009 - 08:46 PM
It's all an opinion. You may not like that book, but others may. And, you are limiting another's right to freely speak their opinions.
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Posted 07 March 2009 - 09:11 PM
I really do like it. Had to read it for a school project last year, and loved it. Great book.
But an intellectual such as yourself may not see that.
But an intellectual such as yourself may not see that.
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Posted 07 March 2009 - 09:54 PM
I love that book! I've read it 3 times, plus we have to study it for GCSEs, so I'll have read it atleast twice more come summerThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Also had to study that; it was good, but not as good as CITR.Frankenstein
Thanks guys. At the moment I'm finishing some books by John Wyndham. Journey to the End of the Night sounds great...
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Posted 13 March 2009 - 04:03 PM
Just wanted to drop in to tell you that I didn't read the book after all...
Didn't feel like reading it after the first chapter...
I got throught the hearing about it fine though
Didn't feel like reading it after the first chapter...
I got throught the hearing about it fine though
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Posted 01 June 2009 - 12:14 PM
Resurrection of potential intelligent discussion!
Puppeteer, I commend your selection. John Wyndham is great. I have read The Chrysalids, Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoos, The Kraken Wakes and The Trouble With Lichen, as well as several short story collections of his. Though I admit that they all have a similar overall formula, they are also well-written and present some really interesting ideas.
You know who I just got renewed appreciation for? Roald Dahl. His short story collections are wonderfully macabre. I ought to read his children's books again, because I'm certain that there'll be at least one more level of humour for me to understand now that I'm no longer a small child.
Puppeteer, I commend your selection. John Wyndham is great. I have read The Chrysalids, Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoos, The Kraken Wakes and The Trouble With Lichen, as well as several short story collections of his. Though I admit that they all have a similar overall formula, they are also well-written and present some really interesting ideas.
You know who I just got renewed appreciation for? Roald Dahl. His short story collections are wonderfully macabre. I ought to read his children's books again, because I'm certain that there'll be at least one more level of humour for me to understand now that I'm no longer a small child.
I hope I am a good enough writer that some day dwarves kill me and drink my blood for wisdom.
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Posted 01 June 2009 - 12:21 PM
Heh heh... I love Dahl. James and the Giant Peach... The Big Friendly Giant. Actually, the BFG was one if his gorier stories, seeing as most of the other giants killed hundreds of little kids. I remember being afraid of giants eating me for a short time, having read it at age six. 
Actually, the BFG was one if his gorier stories, seeing as most of the other giants killed hundreds of little kids. I remember being afraid of giants eating me for a short time, having read it at age six.
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 05:26 PM
I've read many of Dahl's books when I was a child (translated in Dutch), they were great .
As for books I really like, that'd be a very long list..
.As for books I really like, that'd be a very long list..
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 05:34 PM
Has anyone ever read Cry of the Icemark? That's an excellent one... Tons of intrigue, battle scenes, well-crafted dynamic characters...
Tons of intrigue, battle scenes, well-crafted dynamic characters...
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 06:16 PM
Has anyone read Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami? I've been recommended it and might try to find it after my exams finish.
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 07:47 PM
That's one of my favourite novels of all time. You should read it.
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 08:13 PM
You should, Murakami's very good. I tried his work at Matias's recommendation and I was not disappointed. 
Actually, my birthday's coming up, and that's a pretty decent idea for what to request from the family. Nice work, Revora! 
Actually, my birthday's coming up, and that's a pretty decent idea for what to request from the family. Nice work, Revora!
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 09:31 PM
Vortigern, if you're going to ask for a book, I suggest you ask for Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. It's a little more up your alley, what with all those fantasy novel titles you keep throwing around.
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 10:00 PM
Already on my list.
On a different note, though, I am operating under the impression that Matias has a deal of contempt for fantasy literature. Why, I say? It's not about the content, it's about being able to lose yourself in a good story, and certain fantasy writers just have that aura of a fireside mythmonger, and I love it. Sit in front of an open fire and read about heroes with axes and noble souls, it's a rather enjoyable sensation.
On a different note, though, I am operating under the impression that Matias has a deal of contempt for fantasy literature. Why, I say? It's not about the content, it's about being able to lose yourself in a good story, and certain fantasy writers just have that aura of a fireside mythmonger, and I love it. Sit in front of an open fire and read about heroes with axes and noble souls, it's a rather enjoyable sensation.
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 10:16 PM
Sit in front of an open fire and read about heroes with axes and noble souls, it's a rather enjoyable sensation.
See my previous post on the Icemark series.
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 10:26 PM
Not really contempt, I just don't like the genre very much, Tolkien's works being the sole exception. It's just a matter of taste. I lose myself in fiction, you lose yourself in fantasy. Not a big deal.Already on my list.
On a different note, though, I am operating under the impression that Matias has a deal of contempt for fantasy literature. Why, I say? It's not about the content, it's about being able to lose yourself in a good story, and certain fantasy writers just have that aura of a fireside mythmonger, and I love it. Sit in front of an open fire and read about heroes with axes and noble souls, it's a rather enjoyable sensation.
Oh, and why are you never on MSN? Just log on when you browse Revora you lazy ass.
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Posted 08 June 2009 - 12:55 AM
Just felt I'd highly recommend the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. I've completely fell head over heels for them
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