[–] VandalayIndustries 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I liked Cryptonomicon by Neil Stevenson.
Might be the last book I’ve read. Don’t have the discipline anymore. Also, sci-fi? Might try The Mote in Gods Eye. Very entertaining, fantasy? Dragonlance Chronicles, (first 3 books), Biographies? Forgot the two guys names, but they did books on dynasties that were very good, did a book on the Fords, the Rockefellers, and the Kennedys.
I’ve read pretty much all the classics, would not recommend, some are good, like Dos Passos, or Kafka, but might be somewhat boring.
Oh, also for biographies, Troyat has some good writings too, don’t want to ignore him. Bleh, I could write for hours on this subject.
So many good books through history. Pulp fiction? Leon Uris did some good ones like Trinity, also I liked a author when I was young who nobody seems to know about, his name was Frank Yerby. The Saracen Blade was very good.
I read the Hobbit in the second grade around 1968, was my first escape from life, I should get into books again...
[–] GoddammitMrNoodle 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Came here to mention Cryptonomicon, which remains my favorite book. Stevenson's prior stuff was all entertaining and intelligent but he took it to new heights in Cryptonomicon. His later books, sadly, are frankly not very accessible, for me at least. As well I understand that recently he's gone of the rails riding the feminism train or some such. Pity.
If you haven't tried Gene Wolfe you may want to give his The Book of the New Sun series a look.
I hear you about discipline. The internet is too strong of a distraction and I find I can only read books when I don't have ready access to it.
[–] CallMeCis-Male 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite books, definitely worth a read.
Honorable mention to Snow Crash as well
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[–] ABastionOfFreeSpeech 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 as well. Might as well add The Last Question and Harrison Bergeron in as well, despite them being short stories.
Don't forget Animal Farm (http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf)!
[–] Not_a_redfugee 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
Mein Kampf
[–] Butelczynski 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Very eye opening insight into Hitler's mind. Unfortunately most of it will be very hard to understand for person living in XXI century.Very different way of life and ways of expressing one's thoughts.It's also a very hard read.
[–] grandmacaesar 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, by Jerry Mander