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Favorite books thread?

Yeah...Favorite books thread.

>> No.1323033
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>>1323029

>> No.1323037

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

>> No.1323045

Through the Looking-Glass

>> No.1323053

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett

>> No.1323056

>>1323045
I liked Alice and Wonderland better. Through the looking glass was... more complex, without a doubt. But I guess it was just the mood, style, prose, whatnot, of Alice that I liked better.
>>1323037
For sure. Have you read any of of Gibran's books, like Sand and Foam?

>> No.1323055

Robinson MOTHERFUCKIN' Crusoe.

>> No.1323061

>>1323056
eh typos. *any other of

>> No.1323068
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I've read too many good ones to have an absolute favourite but two of my top ones are:

It by Stephen King
On Thin Ice by Jamie Bastedo

>> No.1323074

Robinson Crusoe

>> No.1323077
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Slaughterhouse-Five

there is no other.

>> No.1323081

>>1323074
fuck yeah. i don't feel so alone anymore. by chance, would you mind if i called you friday?

>> No.1323086

Mountain of Black Glass, Otherland series

>> No.1323087

I have his complete works, and I've read a lot of his poetry and a few of his stories. I haven't read any of his full books yet, though.

>> No.1323088

Frankenstein Fuckface.

>> No.1323091

>>1323087

This = response to >>1323056

>> No.1323096

>>1323088
saw the movie...is the book as good?

>> No.1323102

>>1323096
Better. The 1994 movie is mostly the story of the book, except its shit and the book isn't.

>> No.1323103
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>>1323088
FUCKING FRANKENSTEIN thank you goddamnit I love that book. In my edition it also has "The Vampyre" by Paliodori and another little horror short by Byron. "The Vampyre," was great.
I loved Frankenstein so much, that after I read it, I went and bought all the books that the monster found and read and described (Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives, etc)
Also see the Frankenstein comic book that the Wakowski brothers are a part of. Here's a page of it - it's great.

>> No.1323114

Nine Stories by JD Salinger. Not even trolling, only book I've read more than twice

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I'm going to pass up the opportunity to name some of the highbrow stuff I like, and be honest instead.

As Simple As Snow by Gregory Galloway.

It's about high school sophomores who fall in love, but goddamn if it's not the most hauntingly beautiful book I've ever read.

>> No.1323126

>>1323103
That looks amazing! Its so beautifully renders the mood of the novel in its illustrations that I am completely willing to look over the fact that it ISNT EVEN FUCKING FRANKENSTEIN.

>> No.1323133
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don't let the Times quote fool you, this book is amazing.
stats a little slow, but the Kazue's Journals and Yuriko's Diary parts are haunting

>> No.1323135

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>>1323126
the monster was telling a story about the origins of the judeo-christian god. check out the wiki for the comic. anyways yeah it's good.

>>1323114
I've read Catcher in the Rye a good half dozen times.

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>> No.1323147

>>1323135
Hillarious. Less than faithful, but then again, so is Tiger Woods.

>> No.1323155

The Book of Daniel by EL Doctorow. Awesome book, absolutely recommend it to anyone.

Also love Flaubert's Parrot, another book I'd recommend to everyone (best read after reading some Flaubert, like Madame Bovary or Salammbo).

Mountains of the Mind is one of the best nonfiction books I've read in ages. Pascali's Island was a really enjoyable story rather than message-driven book which few people seem to have ever heard of.

Heart of Darkness is a given. Anyone who hasn't read it needs to.

I have heaps of favourites, I could just keep going but then that would defeat the purpose of having favourites.

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It's funny because it's my life.

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Dune blows me away every fucking time.

But I've never read any of the sequels, how are they in comparison to the original?

>> No.1323178

>>1323163
they suckdo not READ THEM I REPEAT DO NOT
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read them

>> No.1323195

Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

Holy fuck the everything

>> No.1323200

>>1323195
and anathem please

captcha: you're Mewbot

>> No.1323210

>>1323178
>>1323163
Wait.. why are the sequels bad? Or do you mean the ones done by Brian Herbert?

I've only read the first book.

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>>1323210
I've never read any of the books but I hear this is the popular opinion. Anyways, I trust the Penny Arcade more than I trust my dictionary.

>> No.1323258

>>1323224
but the rest of Frank Herbert's books are actually fine then?

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>>1323258
>I've never read any of the books
But my old roommate used to swear by everything Frank Herbert.
For what that's worth.
Pic related: my old roommates second favorite book series, after Dune.

>> No.1323327

>>1323258
The first three after Dune (Dune Messiah, Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune) are good. God Emperor is God Emperor-tier sci-fi and at least equals Dune.

The next two by him are fucking weird.

The ones by his son are shit and lack many of the things that made the series a master work. They give a history of the Dune universe if you're interested in that, but there's not really any of the philosophical, political etc. stuff that made Dune such a success.

>> No.1323401

Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis.

Shit was awesome.

>> No.1323411

>>1323401

THANK YOU

I heard about this a couple years ago, and I've been trying to track down what the fuck it was called forever and this is it.

>> No.1323429

>>1323411

You're welcome!
It's well worth the effort. It's a great book.

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I've heard a lot of people call this book hipster, but i don't really understand why.
Admittedly, I haven't read a lot of good literature, but I thought it was beautifully written.

>> No.1323742

Dracula. Fuck Twilight.

>> No.1323754

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

>> No.1323793

margeurite duras "the lover" & annie ernaux "simple passion"

>> No.1323800

Let the Right One In

>> No.1323806

FOR TODAY, I SHALL SAY TOILERS OF THE SEA

I HAVE A FEELING THAT LIFE AND FATE HAS THE ABILITY TO BE MY NEW PROFOUND FAVOURITE.

>> No.1323821

>>1323806
GODDAMNIT did you start reading it already?

>> No.1323824

>>1323821
NOPE, WILL START PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS ;]

>> No.1323835

Wraeththu. I don't think there's a more underrated fantasy series... I wish I had someone to talk about it with but nobody seems to have heard of it... :'(

>> No.1323844

>>1323824
Fucking asshole.

Don't read it too fast - my copy is supposed to be here by the end of the week.

>> No.1323840

I really liked Fight Club, 1984, Oryx and Crake and the Year of The Flood. really great books.

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>> No.1323851

>>1323844
I PLAN TO HAVE IT READ WITHIN ONE WEEK

>> No.1323930

Infinite Jest

>> No.1323966

>>1323930


A MARCHANT was ther with a forked berd,
In mottelee, and hye on horse he sat;
Upon his heed a Flaundryssh bever hat,
275 His bootes clasped faire and fetisly.
His resons he spak ful solempnely,
Sownynge alway th'encrees of his wynnyng.
He wolde the see were kept for any thyng
Bitwixe Middelburgh and Orewelle.
280 Wel koude he in eschaunge sheeldes selle.
This worthy man ful wel his wit bisette;
Ther wiste no wight that he was in dette,
So estatly was he of his governaunce
With his bargaynes and with his chevyssaunce.
285 For sothe, he was a worthy man with-alle,
But, sooth to seyn, I noot how men hym calle.

>> No.1323991

TWILIGHT!!! OMG!!! YES TWILIGHT!!!

>> No.1324378

The Wind from the Mountain by Trygve Gulbranssen. Seriously, guys. You guys, seriously.

Srsly.

>> No.1324379

>>1324378
Pluralize that Mountain, Captain!

>> No.1324418

FUCK YEAH, STARTED LIFE AND FATE, VERY PROMISING GENTLEMEN.

>> No.1324424

Ender's Game by a very, very long shot

>> No.1324439
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I actually don't have a favorite book. I've read good books that I've liked alot before, but none of them where I would say my "favorite." I've never read a book that touched me on a sub-conscious level to where I think it would be superior to all other books. Maybe it's because I like to read mostly sci-fi novels.

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>> No.1324456
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The Magus, by John Fowles.

>> No.1324488

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

>> No.1324668

The Tin Drum.

>> No.1324680

Neal Stephenson - The Diamond Age!

>> No.1324963

Definitely Everything is Illuminated. Nothing else of late has been quite as... illuminating.

>> No.1324967

Dark tower books, or any shannara related book by Terry Brooks

>> No.1324970

Don Quixote or The Stand ;3

>> No.1324996

twilight - stephanie mayer

>> No.1325004

The Dark Tower

>> No.1325011

>>1323077
Slaughterhouse five is great

Also Tess of the d'Urbervilles - amazing character development, and - what you hardly find in most books - an honest portrayal of a human being.

As usual with Hardy the end is very silly :-@

>> No.1325012

>>1323056
>>1323045
wow im shocked to see this.
Id have to say these
Alice's adventures in wonderland and Through the looking glass
I love literary nonsense

>> No.1325027

>>1323029
Gabriel García Márquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude.

>> No.1325043

swan song. if you havent read it, then you should

>> No.1325048

the stand
onw flew over the cuckoos nest
lord of the flies

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I have a few, but this is probably my top pick.

>> No.1325146

>>1323157
It's funny because it will be my life.

>> No.1326526

Guards!Guards! by Terry Pratchet

>> No.1326574

Either Ishmael, or Ubik

>> No.1326613

Alright /lit/ I have a question, what do you call it when when you phonetically write the sounds instead of describing them?

For example take this from a clockwork orange:

"From inside this malenky cottage I could slooshy the clack clack clacky clack clack clackity clackclack of
some veck typing away."

The part with the clack clack clacky clack clack clackity. What do you call that in writing?


Thanks.


<--- pic somewhat related cuz I dont' know what the fuck is going on

>> No.1326615

>>1326613

Onomatopeia

>> No.1326665

>>1324970
Don Quixote! Fuck yeah! I'm about to finish it, and it's so much different than I expected. I saw Man of La Mancha a few years ago and had such a rosy picture of it before I read the book... now the title theme is kind of ruined for me, but I like Cervantes' blend of tragedy and comedy that makes it hard to tell the two apart. Is it okay to laugh at Don Quixote? We may never know...
captcha: rheumatic fusecog

>> No.1326700

Nothing To Fear by Jackie French Koller.

I fucking love this book so much and have read it so much my original copy disintegrated, and I had to go buy a new one.

>> No.1326728

>>1323088
What the fuck is Frankenstein Fuckface?!

>> No.1326733

The Sirens of Titan - maybe not as good as Slaughterhouse Five but I liked it better.
Day of the Locust - holy shit this book is amazing.

agree also with the Ubik guy.

>> No.1326738

>>1324488
Shit I forgot about that, Nabokov could really write like a motherfucker. Just the prose on its own blew me away.

>> No.1326739

>>1326733
>not as good as Slaughterhouse Five but I liked it better
>not as good as Slaughterhouse Five
> but I liked it better

lolwut?

>> No.1326757

>>1326739
Babby's first lesson on the difference between quality and taste.

>> No.1326760

Cryptonomicon
The Good Soldier
Pere Goirot
Revelation Space
Catch22

>> No.1326782

>>1326574
I've got to go with Ishmael as well.

2001: A Space Odyssey is one of my favorites too

>> No.1327441

Sphere
Year of the Black Rainbow
Time Machine
Peter and the Starcatchers
Treasure Island

>> No.1327456

Metro 2033
Halo: Contact Harvest
Night Angel Trilogy.
Hitchhikers guide to the universe

And many, many more.

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>>1327456

>Metro 2033
Halo: Contact Harvest
Night Angel Trilogy.
Hitchhikers guide to the universe

>Hitchhikers guide to the universe

>To the universe

MFW

>> No.1328325

>>1328132
Oh, didn't you hear about that? It's the new rereleased and expanded edition, co-written by Kevin J. Anderson. He's apparently going to revamp and expand the whole series.

>> No.1328351

Tucker fucking Max

>> No.1328352

>>1328325
saga of the seven suns was a decent read.

>> No.1328356

valley of death
http://valleyofdeath.yolasite.com/

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>> No.1328448

>>1328325
I do hope that you are joking.

Anyway, if I had to pick a favorite book, it would be either Revelation Space or Les Miserables.