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Good Novels (pg. 5)
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| Renzo |
I read last night in an article 1984 is the book most people lie about reading. I've yet to read.
Anyway, I just read Revolutionary Road and watched the film, as well. Both are excellent. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renzo
I read last night in an article 1984 is the book most people lie about reading. I've yet to read.
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Haha, I hadn't heard that statistic before, but it doesn't surprise me in the least. That very subject came up in the PDD just this week. :p |
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| Frenchie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renzo
I read last night in an article 1984 is the book most people lie about reading. I've yet to read.
Anyway, I just read Revolutionary Road and watched the film, as well. Both are excellent. |
Someone told me about that today. I wonder why. |
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| Renzo |
Yeah, I'm not sure. This isn't the article I read, but it says the same: link
War and Peace is not far behind. |
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| samochod |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renzo
Yeah, I'm not sure. This isn't the article I read, but it says the same: link
War and Peace is not far behind. |
>>1. 1984, by George Orwell 42%
I've read it but I prefer Zamyatin's "We" which predated 1984 and Brave New World both of which lifted many their ideas from Zamyatin.
>>2. War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy 31%
A very long long story. But strangely enough its one of my favorite Russian novels.
>> 3. Ulysses, by James Joyce 25%
I tried reading but stopped because I couldn't understand it.
>> 4. The Bible 24%
who reads that cover to cover?
>> 5. Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert 16%
I started it but stopped halfway through. I think I was too young to appreciate it. Maybe someday I'll re-read it. |
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| woscar |
| LOL, except you're in ing school what's the point of lying about reading a book? :stongue: |
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| Akridrot |
UBIK by Philip K. Dick
INFINITE JEST by David Foster Wallace
R.I.P. to two amazing authors. |
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| winston |
Atlas Shrugged
Portrait of an Artist
I've read Ulysses, it's great! excellent book. i have a hard copy.
I had to read 1984 for GCSE. |
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| Meat187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar
LOL, except you're in ing school what's the point of lying about reading a book? :stongue: |
Pretending to be intelligent. Because you sound oh so clever in a conversation when saying something like "I've finished Ulysses last week. It was very deep and rewarding, but also difficult, like a very hard puzzle with a beautiful solution. You should read it someday..." |
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| Surfmorworkless |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar
I used to read a lot when I was in school but I kinda dropped the habit when I started college. Now, I want to pick it up again and I'm looking for some good novels. Perhaps you guys could recommend me some?
As for genre, I'd prefer Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thrillers, and even Horror (a la Stephen King) but pretty much recommend any good novel new or old ;) |
Hmmmm.....for sci - fi i'd say "Stranger in a strange land" by Robert A. heinlein, if you haven't read it that is. |
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| winston |
| quote: | Originally posted by Meat187
Pretending to be intelligent. Because you sound oh so clever in a conversation when saying something like "I've finished Ulysses last week. It was very deep and rewarding, but also difficult, like a very hard puzzle with a beautiful solution. You should read it someday..." |
well, that wouldn't make sense to me because i personally know that Ulysses is one monster of a book, it took me about a month to read and there are still parts which i don't get (portrait of an artist was better in my opinion), and i'm almost certain most people don't read the whole book. |
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