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Your Absolute Favorite Book?

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-11 1:29

I'm just curious if you guys have a favorite book; one that really stands above all the other great books you've read?

I know I couldn't make a list of my top 5 favorites, there's just too many, but I can say without a doubt that The Brothers Karamazov is #1. It really changed my view of the world.

Share yours.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-21 19:03

Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-21 19:05

LOTR

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-21 19:37

My Camp
By Adolph Hitler

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-21 20:00

>>43
I thought is was Mine Camp.  You know, like in Germinal or How Green Was My Valley.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-22 8:29

>>44
it's "mein kampf", my fight. jesus you guys

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-22 9:35

>>45
wow you suck at this

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-22 13:02

>>37

Good pick.  You should own it in dead tree format too, it's worth it.

How many other books by him have you read?

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-22 17:13

The Corrections by William Gaddis

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-23 3:21

Baudolino by Umberto Eco.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-23 5:52

>>48
You are fuckin' stupid as hell

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-23 9:35

>>50
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Name: Anonymous 2009-08-23 19:47

>>51
wacky. zany. and random

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-23 23:55

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

I love it to this day.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-25 1:09

>>48
recognitions?

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-25 14:03

A Clockwork Orange

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-25 18:22

>>55

I want to read this, is it difficult in terms of language?

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-25 18:59

>>56

Not if you've seen the movie.  If you're somewhat familiar with Nadsat, then you'll be fine.

Otherwise, it's a real pisser for the first few chapters.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-25 22:26

>>56
Not at all. Your edition may even have a glossary, but nearly all the words are obvious from context.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-26 15:55

>>57
>>58

Yeah I love the film, but I've never bought the book cause I was afraid of struggling with the nadsat (wasn't sure if it'd be the same as the film, I'd heard it was used more liberally/frequently in the novel).

By pisser you mean...

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-26 18:57

>>56
Nah man the language is easy. All the words you can understand from the context and repeated useage. Otherwise look on wikipedia and look up the words;

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Concordance:A_Clockwork_Orange

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-26 19:12

>>59

I mean that if you don't know what devotchka, tolchock, viddy, ptitsa, starry, Bog, droog, milk plus knives, yarbles, etc... means beforehand, then the first few chapters will be somewhat difficult to understand because the book starts with Alex's slang.  It's heavily laid on and it doesn't let up for quite some time.  But once you're used to the slang, then the book gets much easier to read and becomes far more enjoyable. 

"Sokath!  His eyes uncovered!"

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-26 23:59

To Kill a Mockingbird

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-29 7:03

>>60
>>61

Cheers, going into town to browse the 2nd hand bookshops I frequent, I shall keep both eyes open for it! :)

>>62

Loved this when I read it at 15 in school, have read it twice since and loved it just as much, if not more.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-29 8:04

>>39
No, it was just moderately entertaining.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-29 11:48

Hello.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-29 14:40

>>65
I am posting this to let you know, as you were surely hoping to find out, that, yes, the sage feature does, in fact, work on this board. I hope you are pleased.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-29 14:42

>>24
YES! Someone else reads Murakami books.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-29 15:58

>>67

A lot of people here read Murakami, actually.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-30 6:33

>>67
Murakami's such a faggot.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-30 8:52

>>55
>>56
>>57
>>58
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>>61
>>63

Bought A Clockwork Orange today when I was in a 2nd hand bookshop, shall be starting it anon :) Thanks for your help dudes!

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-30 13:36

>>70
nobody gives a shit

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-30 15:53

>>71

That was uncalled for.

>>70

You're welcome.  Hope you enjoy the book!

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-30 17:20

>>72
lmfao

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-30 19:27

>>70
Oh yeah one thing I should mention. Some of the american versions of the book have a chapter missing at the end. So if it ends when it does in the film there is a chapter missing.

Name: Anonymous 2009-08-30 20:13

>>74

I have a British version, so I'm good :) cheers!

oh and fuck you >>71

Name: Anonymous 2009-09-01 7:28

>>74
Some of the american versions of the book have a chapter missing at the end
*Facepalm*

Name: Anonymous 2009-09-01 22:28

either the hobbit or prometheus rising

both got me thinking differently.

Name: Anonymous 2009-09-01 22:30

>>77
how did the hobbit of all books manage to do that. how
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