Book Recomandations?

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30th December 2008, 10:03am
#1
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

Hello! New Years Eve is coming up, most of us are on vacation right now. So I wondered, does anyone have suggestions to books I can read during the holdays? Now, I do not mean chess books, but plain fun litterature novels. Your answers will be most appreciated.  Have anyone of you read or seen Pride and Prejudice? Such a great masterpiece by Jane Austen ^^;    

30th December 2008, 10:03pm
#2
by freezenyr
central region of New York state United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 1668

"The Fixer" by Bernard Malamud is probably the best novel I have ever read (I'm 52).  it is powerful and at times disturbing.  it won't make you laugh but it probably will make you think. 

31st December 2008, 03:43am
#3
by El_Gremio
Puerto Rico
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1096

"El paraiso en la otra esquina" by mario vargas llosa.

its a very good book about the life of french impressionist painter Paul Gaguin and at the same time the story of his grandmother who was a feminist who faught for the rights of french laborers.excellent! the story centers mostly on gaguin's life on the french polynesian islands of the pacific ocean and his genuine dislike of modern society. the story of his grandmother is also very absorbing.

31st December 2008, 04:33am
#4
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

Thanks! I will read them both, they sounded interresting.

11th January 2009, 08:49am
#5
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

hahah, just finished the 3rd book - Eclipse :D I liked it much more than the second because Edward played a bigger part there :D Going to start reading the third book soon :D

11th January 2009, 11:27am
#6
by ericmittens
London, ON Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1855

Dump Twilight and pick up "Economics in One Lesson" by Henry Hazlitt.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand/dp/0517548232

23rd January 2009, 03:52pm
#7
by ericmittens
London, ON Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1855
hater101 wrote:

whatev ericmittens twilight is so much better then economics in one lesson the title already put me to sleep but twilight i can't stop reading you should read it too fitzdarcy it's awesome to have you as a friend by the way me and you can talk about twilight when ever you want too


 Are you a 12 year old girl?

24th January 2009, 06:59am
#8
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

Relax, people have different tastes. I ordered all of the books, looking forward to start reading them ^^    And Twilight saga is not only read by teenagers, I know of many adults reading the books. But let us not argue and rather suggest great books....

24th January 2009, 07:59am
#9
by ericmittens
London, ON Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1855

Some of my favs:

The Death and life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Man,Economy,and State by Murray Rothbard

24th January 2009, 08:13am
#10
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

Thank you ;)

12th February 2009, 07:47am
#11
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

To ''freezenyr''; I just read the Fixer by Bernard Malamud, and I thought it was a good book. It was so sad to read how Yakov Bok and jews in general were completely mistreated. So, how do you think the trial went, in the end?

I would have liked a prolonging of the end of the book though, but otherwise a great one! Thank you for recommending that one.

14th February 2009, 02:03pm
#12
by unclej
Portland, Oregon United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 6

100 Years of Solitude - a magnificent book

And Their Eyes Were Watching God (Nora Zeale Hurston)

Our Town (Thornton Wilder) - a play but an important read

A Raisin in the Sun (Hansberry) - another play but universal

Animal Farm - if you haven't read it

14th February 2009, 05:00pm
#13
by shadowslayer
Grand Rapids, Michigan United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 1521
the goodness gene
15th February 2009, 08:05am
#14
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

Thanks!

28th February 2009, 12:40pm
#15
by cafeaulait
Belgium
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 6

You should trie 2 read some books of Paulo Coelho.

H's a pretty good writer,his writing isnt 2 heavy and i fel he always lets you think further about life i you are or have read5ing) his books.Check it out,maybeyou like it,who knows????,

 

Greetz;cafeaulaitWink

28th February 2009, 12:42pm
#16
by FitzDarcy
Norway
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 83

I sure will! Merci mon copain!

 

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