AllisonAdler Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 "Possession" is in my top ten as well. Reminds me of another one of my favourite novels which is also set in the Victorian era: "The Crimson Petal and the White" by Michel Faber: It's not all about sex actually. Rather it's a story about a gifted young woman trying to make her way in a paternalistic society governed by hypocrisy and double-standards. Hmmmm, thanks FM, I'll have to check that out. The author has been on Victoria (a listserv) for years, but I've never read any of his books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyMerkin Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hmmmm, thanks FM, I'll have to check that out. The author has been on Victoria (a listserv) for years, but I've never read any of his books. It's one of those books that you want to go on forever cause you don't want to part with the main character. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GioBrasil Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 "Das Kapital" - Karl Marx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 "Das Kapital" - Karl Marx Commie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GioBrasil Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Commie A very long time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 My brother John Henry Bonham, by his brother Mick Bonham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 A very long time... What do you think of Lenin? (Trying to stay inconspicuous) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idunn Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Demian ~ Hermann Hesse The Painted Bird ~ Jerzy Kosinski The Master And Marguerite ~ Mikhail Bulgakov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GioBrasil Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 What do you think of Lenin? (Trying to stay inconspicuous) A very inteligtent man, and a great leader, maybe the greatest of XX century, but his work has nothing with stalinism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GioBrasil Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Demian ~ Hermann Hesse Great book, i really love Hesse's work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspensound Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The Adventurer (Original title Mikael Karvajalka) by Mika Waltari is a 1948 fictional tale of young Finnish man, Mikael Karvajalka, set in 16th century medieval Europe. The main character Mikael is shown as an intellectual but rather naive person, starting his life as an orphan bastard who pursues a better social status with help of friendly people and by means of theological studies, but ends up drifting along through historical events across Europe, with his friend Antti Tykinvalaja, rather than being able to steer his life himself. The author has also written magnum opus The Egyptian (Sinuhe egyptiläinen in Finnish). But in my opinion, it´s not that good than The Adventurer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeyedrichard Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 'Stairway to Heaven' by Richard Cole Of course, I am joking. Erm..."One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey is my current favourite...although that fluctuates from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 A very inteligtent man, and a great leader, maybe the greatest of XX century, but his work has nothing [to do] with stalinism... I couldn't agree more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolon Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Bertrand Russell A History of Western Philosophy. But I've given up on reading books. It's better to be stupid in this world. When I know shit, it just pisses off Lake and the rest of the systasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Bertrand Russell A History of Western Philosophy. But I've given up on reading books. It's better to be stupid in this world. When I know shit, it just pisses off Lake and the rest of the systasi. I bet you're not a fan of William James, are you? (And do you also like Wittgenstein?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolon Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 No opinion. Deek Jackson is brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth. Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Twilight, New Moon and eclipse Alice in Wonderland Harry Potter Twilight, New Moon and eclipse ROOOOOOOCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I have to say I really liked Dan Browns Digital Fortress !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Very hard to pick just one. Probably 1984. Close runners-up would be Hamlet by Shakespeare and Baseball by Ken Burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Empire earth - Arthur C Clarke. greatest ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Zeppnile Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Silly Del. That's a MAGAZINE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. They're companion novels. You need both of them. Ender's Shadow is better written, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Zeppnile Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Silly Del. That's a MAGAZINE! Originaly the Bible was just written on peices of papyrus and cloth and scattered about the desert in jars. Nobody says that it's not a 'book'. Who knows, maybe it was just meant to be a magazine at the time too? Besides, I have my Playboys bound in leather at the end of every year... so technically it is a book. A very good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Okay, okay, okay... I will allow your Playboy to be considered a book. But I'm not assigning it to my students at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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