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Post by kid on Jan 17, 2017 6:36:42 GMT -6
For the new year I've decided to read more. First book, One Hundred Years of Solitude. Anyone have any other books they would recommend? Normally I'm drawn toward horror, suspense or true crime, but I'm wanting to try new genres
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Post by VisionAri on Jan 17, 2017 7:13:57 GMT -6
I don't know if you're into Science Fiction but Hugh Howey's Wool series is excellent. Also, if you like horror, try Simon R. Green's Nightside series, which is only mildly scary but very entertaining.
If you like straight-up horror (and have a strong stomach), go for Imajica by Clive Barker.
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Post by heregoes on Jan 17, 2017 7:24:47 GMT -6
I've been rereading The Handmaid's Tale (after seeing ads for the new series). Its a dark tale but very good.
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Post by kid on Jan 17, 2017 7:40:24 GMT -6
THANKS!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 7:50:26 GMT -6
The Life of Pi - Yann Martell
Secret History - Donna Tartt
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Post by kid on Jan 17, 2017 8:17:39 GMT -6
I'm marking all of these on my amazon wishlist 😉
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Post by Maxx on Jan 18, 2017 1:35:01 GMT -6
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Post by VisionAri on Jan 18, 2017 17:28:26 GMT -6
I really, really want this book but I can't come up with a justification for buying it. And there's a new edition coming out that has additional chapters, which will probably add another 100 bucks or so to the price.
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Post by kid on Jan 18, 2017 17:45:57 GMT -6
I really, really want this book but I can't come up with a justification for buying it. And there's a new edition coming out that has additional chapters, which will probably add another 100 bucks or so to the price. Fascinating!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2018 17:47:00 GMT -6
Just finished Game of Thrones series.. Loved them.
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Post by OldHippieDude on Jan 15, 2018 5:33:03 GMT -6
Not a quick read. I wasn't able to fully comprehend the story and understand the characters the first time, 25 years ago. The author doesn't spend much time with 'character development.' With the second read I found myself having to go back to the beginning to ID a few of the characters at times. My second wife's mother was a Russian Jew, so that was helpful. I think a part of the problem was in the translation, and not so much my nimble noodle. On the whole though, it's interesting, entertaining and even comical in a dark way.
The Idiot is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in the journal The Russian.
Originally published: 1869
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Original title: Идиот
Genre: Philosophical fiction
Characters: Count Myshkin, Nastasya Filipovna, MORE
Adaptations: The Idiot (1959), Nastasja (1994), The Idiot (2011), The Idiot (1951), Idiot (1992)
Peace,
OHD
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Post by griobhtha on Jan 24, 2018 12:48:22 GMT -6
I'm re-reading "The Alienist" Now a new tv series. A serial killer is butchering boy prostitutes in New York City. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt enlists a reporter and groundbreaking psychologist (known as an "alienist" in 1896) to track the killer by compiling his psychological profile.
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Post by Belle on Jan 24, 2018 15:16:49 GMT -6
I'm re-reading "The Alienist" Now a new tv series. A serial killer is butchering boy prostitutes in New York City. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt enlists a reporter and groundbreaking psychologist (known as an "alienist" in 1896) to track the killer by compiling his psychological profile. That sounds good!
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Post by tempest on Jan 27, 2018 1:28:53 GMT -6
Not a quick read. I wasn't able to fully comprehend the story and understand the characters the first time, 25 years ago. The author doesn't spend much time with 'character development.' With the second read I found myself having to go back to the beginning to ID a few of the characters at times. My second wife's mother was a Russian Jew, so that was helpful. I think a part of the problem was in the translation, and not so much my nimble noodle. On the whole though, it's interesting, entertaining and even comical in a dark way. The Idiot is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in the journal The Russian. Originally published: 1869 Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky Original title: Идиот Genre: Philosophical fiction Characters: Count Myshkin, Nastasya Filipovna, MORE Adaptations: The Idiot (1959), Nastasja (1994), The Idiot (2011), The Idiot (1951), Idiot (1992) Peace, OHD You stole my recommendation! Who would have known that we have something in common. The Idiot is my favorite book. For something lighter, in the same spirit, read The Little Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry.
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Post by OldHippieDude on May 10, 2018 23:12:34 GMT -6
Not a quick read. I wasn't able to fully comprehend the story and understand the characters the first time, 25 years ago. The author doesn't spend much time with 'character development.' With the second read I found myself having to go back to the beginning to ID a few of the characters at times. My second wife's mother was a Russian Jew, so that was helpful. I think a part of the problem was in the translation, and not so much my nimble noodle. On the whole though, it's interesting, entertaining and even comical in a dark way. The Idiot is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in the journal The Russian. Originally published: 1869 Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky Original title: Идиот Genre: Philosophical fiction Characters: Count Myshkin, Nastasya Filipovna, MORE Adaptations: The Idiot (1959), Nastasja (1994), The Idiot (2011), The Idiot (1951), Idiot (1992) Peace, OHD You stole my recommendation! Who would have known that we have something in common. The Idiot is my favorite book. For something lighter, in the same spirit, read The Little Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry. Nevah hoid uh da dude! I've never ventured off into much French literature, aside from a few classics; Hunchback and Les Misérables by V. Hugo, Marquis De Sade, et cetera. I don't read much at all nowadays because I have the beginnings of 'cataracts' and haven't done anything about it. So, how does The Little Prince relate to The Idiot, as it regards literature?
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