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jaguarlyra 08-19-2014 09:23 PM

30. The Quran Is the final revelation to man according to Islam. The book is filled with stories of Prophets,information on God, the afterlife, as well as rules on how to live.

Quiet Man Cometh 10-14-2015 01:06 AM

Thread has been updated! Yes, after much time, but here it remains and here do I.

31. At The Mountains of Madness H.P. Lovecraft

My first foray into Lovecraft (I read in part so I could find out what "Lovecraftian" actually was, instead of just assuming. Next up, "Kafkaesque.") and so far my favourite. It's a novella, narrated after the fact by an educated individual (I notice that with Lovecrafts narrators quite frequently. They are often educated, practical, and usually people considered reliable, rather than people everyone else could call insane or weird) and it's hard to say much about it without giving anything away, save that the title pretty much covers the plot: An antarctic expedition that finds it's way to an unknown mountain range.

The writing feels a little dated, which can be expected for it's age, but it holds up well. I'm currently working my way through the rest of Lovecraft's material.

I noted At the Mountains of Madness in a bookstore in University as part of The Modern Library Classics selection, a series of books that I found has some interesting titles. It's where I read "We" and "Oscar Wilde's "De Profundis."

Lawtan 10-14-2015 10:06 AM

I enjoy Lovecraft in part. I have been going through a collection of his horror. Lovecraft tends to feel like Verne's "dry" scientific exploration adventures meet Poe's Romantic criticism explored by the horrific and insane deconstruction that stylized Romantic Gothic works.
I like dated writing styles, and the narrators sort of really give that Victor Frankenstein feel.

Tam I am 10-14-2015 01:19 PM

I like the dated writing too. It's like reading something from another world and language.

Glitch 10-14-2015 02:00 PM

32.? The Inheritor by Marion Zimmer Bradley
It's set in the 1960s in San Fransisco. This was the first book I read and came away from that actually made me think about aspects of life I never had before. I really love her writing style too, Bradley completely convinces you that you could go to the character's house and the books she has her characters read are all real and can be found on Amazon so you can read those too! It's the first book in a series but it also stands alone just fine. It's just a story and can be read that way but if you get into it like I did, you might step away and want to become a parapsychologist, I did! The main character is a typical woman who rejects the paranormal and ends up moving into a house that is supposedly haunted. It delves into theories on what cause the paranormal activity and gives some fun insight into fake mediums and what is and isn't real but doesn't give too much away and there's tons of room to just sit back and think about this book.


TLDR; it's a book about a woman who moves into a "haunted" house and is super awesome. Go read it.

Tam I am 10-14-2015 04:04 PM

I liked some of her space stories when I read 'em.

Glitch 10-14-2015 05:20 PM

Mists of Avalon was my first but this other series is better I think!!

Quiet Man Cometh 10-17-2015 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lawtan (Post 1664797)
I enjoy Lovecraft in part. I have been going through a collection of his horror. Lovecraft tends to feel like Verne's "dry" scientific exploration adventures meet Poe's Romantic criticism explored by the horrific and insane deconstruction that stylized Romantic Gothic works.
I like dated writing styles, and the narrators sort of really give that Victor Frankenstein feel.

I admit I'm not sure what you're describing, Lawtan. I haven't read much of Verne or Poe, and "Romantic" to me refers to 19th century literature, along with some characteristic aesthetics. What deconstruction are you referring to? I usually hear that term going along with Modern or Post-Modern.

I would't really relate what I've seen of Lovecraft's narrators with Victor so far, but perhaps that because they seem less afflicted with emotion than he was. He did seem to have a fragile sort of constitution with his near fainting all the time.

Annoyingly, my Lovecraft anthology is a cheap web-made copy and is riddled with errors, so I'm not always sure whether something is archaic word choice or bad editing.

Alatariel 10-19-2015 10:23 AM

The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

My sister got me into this book, and I absolutely love it. It's very well written in my opinion and a great story. It had me in tears. Movie was pretty spot on as well :)

Quiet Man Cometh 10-20-2015 12:59 PM

33 books! We are one third (more or less) of the way there! I'm trying to think of more stuff but not sure which. I need to finish some of what I already have going.

Alatariel 10-25-2015 07:15 PM

Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare

Such a good book and series. ^^ Not good at describing books, but this was a good one. Demons and angels, warlocks and vampires.. All of that ^^

Night Fury 10-26-2015 11:12 AM

Due to a classes I'm currently in:
Arthurian Legends and Pop Culture

I think the old stories of King Arthur are important because some of them are good and also because there are so many references made to the old legends of Arthur in stories since then.
The book I have on it is a school book but it has a collection of the stories translated
"The Romance of Arthur" edited by Lacy and Wilhelm
(This book is a translation of the stories so it's easier to understand, many of the stories within this book can be found online for free, however, online some of the stories aren't translated out of their Middle English or French versions of the story. Many stories are also written in Latin)-Still reading it for class- So far the stories of Sir Gawain seem to be the favorite of our class.

and one story that has been mentioned many times at school and even my friend mentioned it the other day to me was
"The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert A. Heinlein
Been told by at least 3 people within a month it is a really good book
-will have to read it sometime-

Quiet Man Cometh 10-26-2015 05:46 PM

I'll update the list soon, but remember at least one other book recommendation from another person needs to show up before the same user posts another one. :)

Quiet Man Cometh 10-27-2015 03:25 AM

36. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Aesthetically the movie is quite similar minus a few things. One, he has no dog, but one does arrive. Two, he's not a a scientist. Three, his "legend" is radically different in the book (novella, really) and is, in my opinion, has more relevance to it than the film. The film protagonist's "legendary" status, really comes from his status as the film's hero, and they may as well just be used interchangeably. I'm not saying it's a crummy film, but that the title means so much less than it does in the book, in my opinion.

Tam I am 10-27-2015 03:10 PM

Yes, I agree. I've only read the wiki about the book, but it makes a lot more sense there.

Lawtan 10-27-2015 06:10 PM

You know there are multiple adaptations? "Omega Man" being one of them...

Quiet Man Cometh 10-27-2015 09:11 PM

I did not know that. I'm curious about The Last Man On Earth, since it has Vincent Price.

Hero 10-27-2015 09:17 PM

How about Breakfast of Champions by Novel by Kurt Vonnegut?
My friend lent it to be recently and I enjoyed it

Quiet Man Cometh 10-28-2015 03:16 AM

I've heard of his stuff. I think he wrote Slaughterhouse 5?

Anything to say about it, besides that it's good? There are a lot of books out there, was there something that made it stand out?

Lawtan 10-28-2015 04:07 AM

Hero, Atatariel, there is a format for submitting books:

Number in list. Book Title

Review of the book. Give some information on its story (like you see on the back of books sometimes). Explain why you think this book is a must read.

Tam I am 10-28-2015 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lawtan (Post 1667604)
You know there are multiple adaptations? "Omega Man" being one of them...

I didn't know either. The only one I remember seeing on my wiki dive was the newest one. Now someday I have to look up the others. Thanks for sharing that info, Law!

Lawtan 10-28-2015 11:24 PM

*Bows* Glad to make my random memory of service*

*coughs* Self-satisfying Door! *coughs*

(Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...I would say it is a must read, but I haven't read it all yet)

Tam I am 10-29-2015 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lawtan (Post 1667860)
*Bows* Glad to make my random memory of service*

*coughs* Self-satisfying Door! *coughs*

(Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...I would say it is a must read, but I haven't read it all yet)

42?

Lawtan 10-30-2015 12:20 AM

Yes. And Bring Towels. :)

Den 10-30-2015 03:06 PM

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters for everyone! :D

Tam I am 10-30-2015 03:06 PM

Bahahahaha!

Ugh, that made my head spin.

I'll be reading some Agatha Christie sometime soon. Maybe I'll be able to put up a good review here. It's definitely good reading, or at least the first books of this series are.

Poggio 11-07-2015 03:31 PM

If Comic books count in this thread, I am under the impression that the world needs to devour Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples.

Quiet Man Cometh 11-08-2015 07:59 PM

I would say that they do. I already put up Watchmen, as well as Arrival which is entirely illustrated with no words at all.

I think I know of Saga. That the one with the pair of outcasts of sorts? If I recall, one of them has horns. (Thinking of the illustrations, because I don't recall what it was actually about.)

Poggio 11-20-2015 10:16 PM

Yes, its about two people on opposing sides that meet, fall in love and unlike Romeo and Juliet actually live long enough to have a child. The story has an interesting cast of characters even if the premise is very simple.

Tam I am 11-21-2015 06:39 PM

I read book five of 'Saga' the other day. I really wish they'd put ratings on more things. *felt a need of brain bleach*

Quiet Man Cometh 11-24-2015 01:46 AM

Saw an issue sitting on the "look here!" table at my bookstore and leafed through it. Not really sure how I feel about maybe reading it since the art, while really good, I'm a little sheepish of, I think. I'm not much of a comic person though. Reading something in my head I can imagine as much or as little as I like.

Tam I am 11-24-2015 07:56 PM

This was the display table too.

Quiet Man Cometh 07-16-2016 02:27 AM

Dear me, I forgot to update this thing!

We're on number 39 now. I could suggest something but my current good book is already up there and it's big. Might be a while before something else comes to mind.

So what else to people think others should read?

Tam I am 07-16-2016 05:29 PM

'The Victorian City' by Judith Flanders. It's a history book about London in Dickons' time, and I've learnt a lot from it.

Bassy 01-10-2017 01:32 PM

Whipping Boy: Search For My 12 Year Old Bully by Allen Kurtzweil

He tells a compelling story about his family and how he was bullied at a Switzerland school.

Quiet Man Cometh 01-22-2017 04:13 AM

Updated!

I could put something here myself but I'm still on the same book, and the one's I've read recently aren't what I'd call awesome.

Quiet Man Cometh 07-20-2017 02:28 AM

41. Death By Video Game (Simon Parkin)

Okay, I'm only half way through actually, but I am so far very much enjoying this book from an academic perspective, as well as from that of a gamer. The book begin with the story of how a young man was found dead in an internet cafe, but the focus of the book is not how it is that people actually do die from playing video games but from what it is about games that puts us in a position that we risk our own health to such a degree. The tone of the book is neutral, and so far it's fascinating. It's still new enough to reference some things like Gamergate and early development of No Man's Sky, but the extra couple years of time that's passed (book was written in 2015) allow for a window to consider how the points made apply to the newest game releases.

Tam I am 07-20-2017 04:51 PM

42:

'reMIND', by Jason Brubaker. He's the guy who did illustration work on movies like 'Kung Fu Panda', and this story is the work that got him the job. It's funny, light hearted, serious, and REALLY well drawn in an interesting cartoony way.

Quiet Man Cometh 02-09-2019 07:24 AM

43. "Puddle Pug" - Kim Norman

It's so cute!

That's it. That's the only reason why. We're done here.



;)

PartySkeleton 03-01-2019 08:25 PM

44. Good Omens- Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
The best book I've ever read and I've read some bangers. If you love stories about the apocalypse, the spanish inquisition, sarcasm, and an angel and a demon having a drunken existential crisis, this is the book for you!


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