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>>693926214
Makes me want to immigrate to NYC. I'm pretty sure I would get arrested for jizzing on girls like this though.
Plenty of time to read god tier books. Lay them on me.

Name of the wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Honestly the best book I have ever read.

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>>693926214
>>693926402
Bump

>>693926482
Me too bro. Unfortunately I have already read it. Probably 12 times. Any other favourites?

>>693926580
have you read the mistborn series

Ready Player One.

I was so shocked by how much I actually liked the book. The pacing was great and the characters and themes were so understandable That I had a blast reading it. Would recommend.

>>693926661
I have only heard bad things about this book.... Like not to offend, but I have heard its really bad scifi. like if you want better go read old mans war. IMO

>>693926804
I heard the same things man. Maybe my taste is shit but I had fun with it. Also thanks for the recommendation. I'll go look up old mans war.

>>693926804
Nah it's fucking gold honestly. Only people that don't like it are bitter old fags who think sci-fi should have died with Asimov.

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Lord of the Rings series.
The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings: The Unfinished tales

Currently about to start The Brother Karamazov by Fyoddor Dostoevsky. Apparently it's up there on the best books of all time.

>>693926992
The Brother Karamazov book is really interesting, if you learn a bit about what russia was like during the time period it really helps give some light into what the books message is . It can be a bit odd honestly, but good.

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A true classic for any cultured intellectual.

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>>693926992
Oh forgot to add One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

and a Clockwork Orange

don quijote de la mancha

>>693926482
Currently reading this for the first time. I love the way he writes

>>693926661
Definitely a good book
But it sufferd in my eyes when the author, on two occasions, pushes his atheism in the readers face for no reason.

I could understand if it was part of the character and their development, but it isn't! Literally both times he mentions it feel like they have no bearing on the story other than to just push it in your face.

>>693926992
good man, I'm a huge Tolkien fan myself
just don't forget the Silmarillion and Book of Lost Tales

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>>693926214
I'm reading this now, Its a fantasy novel set in a Japanese style medieval era. I have really enjoyed it.

>Transparent Things - Nabokov
>L'Œuvre - Zola
>Dubliners - Joyce
>A Liar's Autobiography: Volume IV - Chapman
>ANYTHING by Borges

Honorable mentions to:
>Sailor Who Fell From Grace into the Sea - Mishima
>King Queen Knave - Nabokov


>>693927231
>>693926992
I never ended up finishing Karamazov. The parts with Dmitri are the best anyway.
Like Ulysses it is one of the largest book on my shelf, but the most unread.

>>693927440
>27440 ▶
>>>693926482 (You)
>Currently reading this for the first time. I love the way he writes

Heres hoping book three comes out this year.... :/

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> Pic related
A very short book everyone should read from times to times. You'll always find something new.

Fight Club
Snuff
Vernon God Little

>>693927809
Love this book as well!

My favorite series is the Elric Saga.

>>693927492
Anyway, great book. The god denouncing just seemed kind of forced

>>693927492
Oh really? Damn. I remember there being atheist themes in the book but I never felt it was forced. I should probably double back and read it. You're probs right tho.

>>693926214
Slaughterhouse five was nooice. Either that or Catcher in the Rye.

>>693927783
I agree. Im tearing through this right now. I wish i could slow down and savor it but it wont let me.

The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge

>>693926482
Yup

>>693926214
my top three probably have to be
>The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
>Farenheight 451 by Ray Bradburry
>Call of the wild by Jack London

The legendary moonlight sculptor

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>>693927568
I'm taking a break before starting the Children of Hurin and the Silmarillian.

The Last Cato by Matilde Asensi

Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar is my favourite.
I didn't read it in english though, so I don't know if it's a good translation since it's quite surrealist...

>>693928134
nice, I've been slowly making my way through the entire History of Middle Earth series, heavy stuff but very informative

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>>693926214
The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey

>>693927852
Fight Club reminds me, what was that other book by Palaniuck(sp?) about the aspiring writers who believe they were chosen to go to a resort style facility to be pampered while they write, only to be locked in an abandoned theater and pretty much left to fend for themselves for 3 months? I remember the chapters alternated between what was happening with them, and short stories they were writing at the time, and you could see in the short stories how they became progressively more insane as time went on. It was great in how it alternated between almost horror-esque and hilarious. I really wish I could remember the name but the title was really generic.

>>693926214
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

And

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

Both realy great

>>693926992

lol. You named some of the most well known and popular books of all time like we hadn't read Lord of the Rings yet.

Still good advice though, as much as I love the movies, its a good idea to read the books if you havent. There is a lot more in that world then could ever be squeezed in to a movie.

>no one mentioning the Hunger Games

>>693927783
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/kingkiller-chronicle-book-3-release-date-drama-could-rothfuss-face-grrm-dilemma-name-480369

Sorry for you anon, but we'll have to wait...

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Try the Dresden Files, OP.
Bit simple in the first few books, very basic/amateur writing style, but it gets stronger as the series progresses

>>693926214
Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins by Milan Kundera. Look for the english title yourself. good day

>>693928483
kys

Liked Casanova's memoirs even though I thought I would hate it.

>>693928483
Because it's shit.

>>693928134
I never could finish the Silmarillion. Shit reads like the fuckin bible. Also elves are by far the shittiest race and are the cause of all the world's problems. Makes you wonder if it wasn't some kind of cultural statement.

The Neverending Story

>>693928433
the movies were fucking garbage
eter jackson thinks he's a better writer than Tolkien and took it upon himself to re-work the entire story from beginning to end; there was not one scene in any of the movies that could remain faithful to the books without being altered in some pointless way

The Disaster Artist.

>>693928604

It reading like the bible is kinda why I liked it. Yeah it was dense, but I liked the way to felt like I was reading an actual historical book instead of a fantasy novel.

>>693928540
That cunt is NEVER going to release that book. I mean it, Never.

He's on too much of a gold mine, and will milk it for the next decade or more with console games, RPGs, movie deals, side story novels.

Because if he ever writes the 3rd book and it's a let down from the first two, then his entire francise and cash cow will die in the ass over night.

I gave up on the 3rd book coming out years ago. You should probably realise it never will too.

He is under too much pressure for it to be good.

>>693926214
can some readers tell me why i should start more reading too?

here and there i read some fantasy books but there are people who read really often, maybe even daily - what were some benefits you gained personally through reading?

>>693928604
you have to remember the silmarillion was never really finished, tolkien passed away before he finally worked it into a form he was satisfied with. also yes, technically it is a bible

>>693928557
>Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins
The Unbearable Lightness of Being. It was also made into a movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096332/

Wheel of time series

The Windup Girl by Paulo Baccigalupi,
Embassytown by China Meiville
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The blade itself by Joe Abercrombie

>>693926214
Zhuangzi

>>693926214
1984
Under Milk Wood
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Blood Meridian

>>693926214
The Monarchies of God, Ashes, Ashes (Barjavel), The Silmarillion...

>>693928841
please do not watch that movie

>>693928674

I like the movies well enough. I think they did a good job getting the mood and essence of the book while changing it just enough to have more broad appeal.

The hobbit movies were completely shit though. The first one was alright, but all the rest were disturbingly bad.

I know you faggots don't want me to do it but I'ma do it anyway:

The Great Gatsby

and This Side of Paradise

don quixote was hilarious

>>693928399
Haunted. The first story set such a fantastic tone.

Palahniuk is great. Choke was terrific as well. Pygmy I found to be a real strange story but his ability to maintain that narrative voice through the entire book is a testament to how deranged and talented he is.

Diary was creepy too.

Slaughterhouse 5
Lord of the Flies
The turner Diaries
Lord of the Rings
Hobbit
For the good of the cause
The game
Goosebumps
Narcotics Anonymous
Assholes finish first
History of Pi
N64 User Manual
Green Eggs and Ham

>>693928758
I definitely enjoyed the creation story personally. But once it became about this elf or that elf I sort of lost interest. I'd be interested to see a book like that but solely from the Valar's and Maiar's perspectives, though.

>>693928557
The Unbearable lightness of being (l'insoutenable légèreté de l'être)

Tried to read it, couldn't finish it.

this guy gets it

>>693929079
why couldn't you finish it?

>>693928399
Haunted. Great book and the first story set such a tone.

I also really loved Choke, Pygmy (how he maintains that narrative voice through the whole story is a testament to how deranged and talented he is) and Diary. You want to read a really fucked up one, try Snuff.

Palahniuk is one of my favorite.

>>693928968
Yessss thank you kind anon, gonna look for this book as soon as I get off work.

>>693926214
War and Peace. The Brothers Karamazov. I like the old Russians.

Anyone else read timeriders

Tied between Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

>>693928847
Seconded. Favorite series ever.

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>>693928813

Well reading classics can really give you a better understanding of the evolution of culture. Plus it allows you to have a new conversation piece if its ever relevant.

If you are having trouble reading then try Audible. I hardly ever read anymore, but I listen to books whenever I drive anywhere. I've managed to knock off tons of books that I never thought I would read and it really expands your knowledge.

Plus there is always nonfiction. There are some nonfiction books that are absolutely beautifully written and are a true pleasure while adding general knowledge about any topic that interests you.

And of course it makes you look smarter when you are a regular reader. Just dont one of those douches who cant stop talking about it and ruin it for the rest of us.

>>693929148
I started reading it when I was a teenager, so I wasn't all that patient with books like that, eventhough I had loved Camus and Sartre. I don't know about the English or the German version, but the French text was very slow-paced and a bit boring, dare I say.

>>693929173
Not a worry, enjoy. If you like weird in the same vein, Neal Stephenson has some good novels, and I'll probably be called edgy, but Bret Easton Ellis has the same nihilistic slant that Palahniuk has, a bit less humorous. Given all of the Patrick Bateman shit all over /b, I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned.

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>not posting the greatest novel of all time
I'm disappointed /b/

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Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

>>693928923
as I mentioned in my podcast series, Rant of the Rings, I could happily accept the movies for every other aspect than the script. the actors, props, costumes, scenery, special effects, music, ect, it was all perfect, but as a tolkien purist I can't forgive peter jackson for altering the story and characters

>>693928813

I'm an aspiring writer - reading the professionals/masters is an essential learning tool. I also just love to read. It's therapeutic and as a form escapism it's still the best.

>>693929031

Yeah it did get a little ridiculous after a while. If half the book was cut out, I wouldnt be too upset

If you want to go back and read a great one guaranteed to make you weep openly, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. One of my faves as a kid and a truly beautiful book. First classic first edition I ever collected.

>>693927492
Huh, the school I went to back in high school made all of the students read that book. I among probably all of us blew it off and said fuck it, but I'm kinda shocked now. I wonder if their intention was what I now think it was. No meeting the author for rallies or focusing on theme BS or one book a year or anything. Just legit Freshmen to Seniors had to read it or risk a heavy grade drop in our Homeroom class. I'm fucking spooped now.

>>693926214
>posting the shittiest novel of all time
I'm disappointed /b/

>>693926214
The hound of Rowan series

>>693929396
when he started to write in french he generally became a bit "boring" and slow paced. still loved "das fest der bedeutungslosigkeit"

>>693926214
The stranger by albert camus

Sex God Method - Daniel Rose
The Gratest Salesman in The World - Og Mandino
Think and Grow Rich
Since I dought you will read them all these 3 will do.

>>693929616
Same.
To read other people's texts help you get a better understanding of your own workings, see your flaws and theirs as well. Doing both at the same time really is a fascinating experiment.

>>693929540

Oh yeah, I understand that. The best thing about those movies were the incredible set pieces, locations, costumes, ect. I havent watched the movies through in years, but I still occasionally watch the behind the scenes. The visual artistry in those movies was unreal.

The count of Mont christ
Moby dick
Brothers Karamazov
Crime and punishment

>John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath
>Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian
>Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test
>Ken Kesey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
>Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory
>Dostoevsky's The Idiot
>Irvine Welsh's The Acid House

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>>693929382
pic related, this book caught my attention because i like adventure stories and films and especially if it involves improvising when you´re stranded and such
think that´s a good start to get myself into the reading game?

>>693929616
i definitely could need some escape here and there, i´m broke and unemployed atm so bad thoughts always lurk around the corner.
i usually listen to music or make music or play some games to get my mind off those thoughts

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>>693926214
The Book Of MALAZAN
The first law series
Gunslinger series
The 48 laws of power
Hyperion but Endymion sucked
Anatomy of Violence
American Gods
The emperor of maladies

>>693929005
Lost

>>693929803
Really? I always thought he did it on purpose. Seems like one of those devices to make you feel exactly the way he wants you to feel. Like he wants the reading to be unbearable.
Haven't read that one. Seems like the Germans are real fans of it, though. First result on Google is an article by the F.A.Z.

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>>693928604
You've got to appreciate the story of the dwarves' creation. "I don't want to wait for the elves but I think they look like this"
>"What are you doing, you retard?
"Fuck sorry lol I'll kill them."
>"No you can't do that you fucking Indian giver."

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>>693930240

>>693930088
>The Book Of MALAZAN
Apparently it's a huge hit. How good is it actually? Apparently, all books of the series weren't translated into French, I might attempt it if it really is worth it...

>>693930074

For escapism I like fantasy especially. I'm reading book two of Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive and his world building is impeccable, utterly immersive. The books are long but he doesn't seem to waste a single word.

Also check out Iain M Banks' Culture series.

>>693926214
Hyperion, Player of Games, Exession, The Stand

>god tier books
>descends into fantasy wank fest

>>693926214
Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera

As an individual I don't read as much as others (at least compared to those who consider themselves bookworms), however when I love a book I LOVE the book, and read it over and over like a fucking autist. These are the titles that fell victim to my odd habit:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Neuromancer
The Giver
Animal Farm

>>693930289
Hng sounded better in the book.

Here's a few I'd consider quiet masterpieces:

Stoner by John Williams, possibly the most poignant book I've ever read.

A Kestrel For A Knave by Barry Hines, utterly stunning. One of the few book endings to upset me.

Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, the story is simple and modest enough but every now and again he'll hit you with some narrative that'll just blow you the fuck away.

to anyone that has never read it, "a child called it" is a fucking great book and alot of you autistic shits can relate. the whole series is gold

>>693929854
coincidentally, I happen to be listening to the lotr radio drama by the BBC from 1980

>>693930635
thanks anon i´ll check those out in the future
i really loved reading through the warcraft series a few years back, that´s the type of fantasy i fancy

>>693927809
I don't even want to read this. I rememeber them putting parts of this book into homeworks and tests. The educational system made me hate a book which is probably one of the best.

>>693930839
The Giver series was good right up until the last part of the last book, where it shits itself.

>>693931119
By Richard A. Knaak?

His writing sometimes felt a bilt clumsy, for some reason.

>>693926214
The culture series. Iain Banks

>>693931300
yes that´s him, i´m no regular reader so i can´t compare his work to really outstanding professional writing but the time i read it i liked it

>>693928968
I couldn't read Pygmy. Just couldn't fucking get through the first ten pages. Rant wash pretty good. Love all of his other books, just can't read Pygmy.

>>693928778
He already had the whole story written before he started publishing. He actually has pictures of his manuscript he has shown, though I suppose it could be a stack of papers but, eh.

From my understanding he is simply reworking pasages to improve cohesion and stuff. I hope it comes out eventually I bet it will be worth the wait.

>>693930416
Moar?

>>693926214
ender's shadow

>>693926214
The martian chronicles of Ray Bradbury

>>693931513
I liked it as well, it's just, well, the universe he has to work with has some limitations he can't go against, and he does make the terrible mistake of writing from the point of view of a very powerful and almost invincible character once in a while. Apart from that, I also liked how he gave breath to Warcraft in a way that cinematics can't.
This being said, the movie was good at thatas well.

>>693928813
I find It brings me a new sense of perspective when I read. like my own troubles are small and I see the universe as a huge place with so much potential. Overall I feel as if reading has given me the tools to explore my own psyche and ways to express myself in more accurate terms.

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I got this today.

I'm going to read Blood Meridian on it.

The end.

>>693930189
he did it on purpose. you're right there. i just really recommend you reading the unbearable lightness of being. it's his best book by far and i really loved the setting which is post prague spring czech. i'm half czech myself and grew up with those stories from my mom. when i read it it felt like home, a home which never was.

>>693931852
nice picture in the background, whats that?

>>693932006
Dali. Broken Bridge Over the Dream

>>693931857
Alright. I'll make space for it, next to the Dragonriders of Pern and the Shadowmarch series. It's good to go outside of your genre anyway. Maybe my new resolve will make reading the book easier.

>>693931852

See the child.

>>693932097
*And the Dream. I drunk

I enjoyed Ghost in the Wires. Had a fun vibe to it. Hacker auto bio.

Foundation series was also great if a little forced at moments. I preferred it over Dune tbh. Sci-fi

Original trilogy and the kilo 5 saga/Ghosts of Onyx from the Halo novels were good. Sci-fi/ action

>>693926214
Mine are Jurassic Park and The Lost World by Michael Crichton

>>693932097
>Dali

ahh that´s the guy with the unique beard from spain if i recall correctly?

In terms of story telling:

A song of ice and fire
Mistborn series
Lightbringer series
Stormlight achieve (probably my fave atm)
Red rising trilogy
First law trilogy

>>693932166
Bruh don't even start. I will cry. I'm already coming to terms with McCarthy on my kindle and not a weathered tome.

The New Queen of /b/ Faggots>>693932060

>>693932361
Has anyone read the hound of Rowan series's

I Am Legend
Submarine
Under the Dome (tv series was absolute spunk)
Wool

Mein Kampf. Changed my life

let the right one in and interview with the vampire

cryptonomicon forgot who wrote it
irvine welsh's trainspotting

Somewhere between "The Amish and Technological Innovation" and "Olympian Gold Medalists of The Tribes of Equitorial Guinea: A to Z"

Red rising trilogy

>>693932596
Pretty boring, actually. It's good German, but it's a bit convoluted and he does ramble about a lot of stuff you don't want to read about.

>>693932361
Has anyone read the hound of Rowan series's

Has anyone read the hound of Rowan series's

Has anyone here ever read 'The Dwarves'? Everyone I talk to had never heard of it which pisses me off because it's great

Tom Clancy - Rainbow six. Almost finished it and its by far my favourite book. Anyone that is into that sort of stuff i highly recommend it. That and Stephen Kings Cell

>>693926482
/thread

>>693926214
Papilon

>>693932866
he was just a lonesome weirdo. if you have any respect for the author then please read it. if you have anything resembling a brain you will see him as what he was, a weirdo.

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein. Currently re-reading due to my love of military science fiction.

>>693933168
I've tried to get into Stephen King books a few times, it's impossible

>>693933379
Why not?

>>693926482
This this this. I've read all his books twice. Currently on the audiobook of a wise man's fear. Absolutely golden.

>>693926660
This is good too, anything by sanderson really.

Best books? The Gunslinger. The grapes of wrath. And... The Bible.

>>693929459
Mein neger

Also fountainhead

>>693926661
I enjoyed it, but it seems to be more of a children's book even though it is targeted at 80's nostalgia fags. The language is really shitty at times.

Bunch of fiction fags in here... Get a job niggers

snow crash - neal stephenson
vattas war and herrano/suiza legacy - elizabeth moon

>>693932324
Possibly the only film adaptation that's better than the book.

>>693927775

Looking pretty fascist there.

>>693926402
You sound muslim.

>>693929459
You are a dolt.

Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Most Diskworld Novels, espescially the Death ones (Hogfather has one of the greatest dialogues ever written IMO)

>>693933445
>The Bible

Meh. Writing's a bit pompous, but the lore is awesome. No coherence, though. Also, the second part is boring.
Still a better read than the Qur'an.
I prefer the Silmarillion anyway. Writing's better, same for the symbols and the story.
I think Iluvatar is much more likeable than Yahwe. Hell, I'd be willing to venerate a god like Iluvatar who lets me do my own shit and all.

>>693933379
Thats fair enough. Some of his books i cant read but those i get into draw me in to a new world and i cant put it down. I was like that with 'Under the dome' only took me a couple days to read. I agree with the anon that brought it up earlier, the show is fucking garbage

>>693933379
Try his Bachmann stuff, I like most of it more because it feels kinda raw and unrefined.

>>693930168
Not sure they made a book from that show?!

>>693933884
Yas you're right, the silmarillion was an epic read.

>>693933379
Try the dark tower series.

>>693933557
In terms of nonfiction I love Einführung in das funktionale Übersetzen, by Christiane Nord, her take on translation is unique and very interesting, much more than René Ladmiral's "théorèmes pour la traduction". I'm also a big fan of Il Principe, the Art of War and the Gallic Wars. There's a book about ancient Germany I'd like to read as well.

Call me a meme, but I've greatly enjoyed Game of Thrones so far. I loove medieval/fantasy stuff, and GoT is just about up the with The Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit for me.

Never watched the HBO show, but I'm almost done with book 4 onto book 5.

>>693934108
Shut up you fucking meme

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Every book that's set on this <<< little wonderful world

>>693934108
also any other medieval/fantasy book suggestions? Good fantasy action novels with swordplay and stuff

>>693934108
HA MEME. LOOK AT HIM, A MEME!!! LOOK AT HIM AND LAUGH, MEME, MEME, MEME.

>>693933790
Herman Hesse. Apparently he's a genius.
Since we're talking German litterature,
I fell in love with Erich Maria Remarque's Drei Kameraden. I love the whole feeling of it.
Haven't read Der Steppenwolf, though.

>>693934171
Thanks

>>693934219
>Good fantasy action novels with swordplay and stuff
You could read Conan the Barbarian. The writer is the one that started the whole Sword and sorcery (S&S) subgenre of fantasy.

>>693934035
Inspired me to write my own creation myth. I think Tolkien really nailed it.

>>693934455
Synopsis of yours?

>>693931520
Haha, it was absolutely an act of will to stick with it, but I got used to the language and started to enjoy it. Palahniuk is a twisted dude.

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>>693926214

>>693930074

Oh for sure, just start somewhere and it will build. I think you might surprised how much reading can become the most healthy addiction you have ever had. Pick subjects you're interested in and stick with it. The biggest obstacle is not finishing a book because you become lazy. Force yourself to see it all the way through enough and it will be a lot easier

>>693934609
The prophecy foretold of a great man that will rise up from the ashes of concentrated piss, and surf on the waves of all the memes, to climb to the top, and bring chaos to the orderly world of Fourchannia.

>>693934609
Basically, two gods that are also one create the world for the kicks, but since their powers are complementary, they can't do a thing without one another, so they have to argue everytime they want to add something new, because they have opposite views, one is very orderly, the other very erratic. Eventually, one of the two fucks his brother over and that triggers the creation of many unplanned, unspecifiec species.

>>693926214
>implying i can read

>>693931025

Oh yeah I listened to bits and pieces of that. Pretty decent stuff

>>693934799
That's full of holes. Just like fortune I suppose. How can something exist during a creation story. Fucking meme.

>>693932548
I Am Legend was awesome. Nearly didn't read it because of the movie but the whole thing was brilliant.

Scott Smith I have enjoyed as well. The Ruins and A Simple Plan were both made into relatively decent movies (I thought the Ruins was much better than it should have been) but both novels are beyond terrific.

>>693934799
>another fucking prophecy
You, sir, are a fucking genius. I think anyone here who writes books should consider following your mock synopsis.

To Reign in Hell by Stephen Brust. I liked it but I'm into that sort of thing.

>>693934835
Sounds cool. Good basis for good and evil. God moves in passion, and rests in reason. Thus creation is only manifested when they argue and play, and jest and take bets.

If you are into well written novels about eastern culture, and if you're on /b you probably are, The Ninja Cycle books by Eric Van Lustbader were really good. Hard to get into, but good.

>>693935224
Like sex with minors.

>>693926214
The Psi Corp Trilogy and To Dream in the City of Sorrows are two of my current favorites.

>>693935078
Thanks.
Well the whole idea behind making them brothers is to deconstruct good and evil based on religious principles and to ask the question of morals again. I'm a firm believer in intelligent fantasy, so I try and put interesting debates behind my stories.
I really like that : "God moves in passion, and rests in reason." ...And I just realised it's a quote from Khalil Jibran. You go, based anon, Khalil Jibran is the shit.

>>693935377
I'm getting a tattoo which can be seen as similar to your take on creation. Two equal dragons, twined around a cross. Time for some bad life choices. And yes, kahlil is bae

>>693934788
thanks a lot man, will do.
got 11 seconds by paulo coelho lined up next which was a present from a friend.

i also like books who teach me some lessons about life

>>693935377
Also, have them as brother and sister. But never mention it beyond the introduction. Thus the reader always has to wonder who is doing what. Thus again based on morals, not gender,and the question is put to the reader.

>>693934835
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ09xdxzIJQ

Watch this and tell me if you find anything interesting

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>>693935322

>>693935839
kek

>>693926214
Ready player one. Its a hell of a good read.

>>693934219
Fantasy wise there are a few different D&D settings that were turned into novel series'. Lots of different writers contribute their own characters and events to a massive setting. Each setting is fairly similar in regards to magic and races, but their own separate world map/locations, deities and entities within the world.

The major ones I'm aware of are Eberron, Dragonlance, and Forgotten Realms. I think FR is currently the one with the most active writers, and it's the only one I'm currently familiar with. It's got some decent authors but not a whole lot of great ones. Still, overall it's nice to have a world that feels alive and ever-expanding.

>>693935750

Oh yeah there are plenty of those. The hardest part is stomaching the books trying to teach you a lesson you dont like but those are the best. There is nothing like hating a books philosophy until the end when you suddenly go 'huh' that kinda makes sense

>>693926214
The Witcher series

>>693928633
I think this will be hard if most people already saw the movies

>>693926214
The bible

The Idiot by Dostoevsky

>>693926214
goosebumbs

>>693936374
I prefer notes from underground

>>693935630
Why dragons? Because it's a symbol of power?

>>693935756
Not sure I can do that very well. I write in French, so I can't use something like "siblings", I always have to say "brother and sister" or equivalent.
Also, there's a point where they very distinctly separate from one another, that is when one of the two betrays the second and cuts him. At that point, only one has a real will, the other is himself torn to bits between the various parts of his own personality.

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Blindsight
Echopraxia

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>>693926214

Can't get past 1984

We children from Bahnhof Zoo, anyone???

How has not a single anon mentioned The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams...

Or anything by Douglas Adams. Fags

>>693926214
easy,

The Count of Monte Cristo

>>693928483
Kek

>>693936509
That's too bad m8. We're at 2016 right now. Lot's of things have changed.

>>693936432
Power and wisdom, yes. Lots of more personal reasons. French, ah, merde. Want to send me a draft? My french is wanting, as a third language, so I want to practice. Might as well read something interesting. How many words have you written, roughly?

>>693936575
That book is so great m8.

>>693936415
I didn't read them. I only read Crime and Punishment and The Gambler aside from the Idiot. I never seem to find the time.

>>693928847
/agree

>>693926214
The Histories, by Herodotus. A classic and very pleasant to read.

>>693936568
Read that the other day. What absolute shit. I wish I had read it ten years ago, when I was YA. Now it's just painful for me.

>>693936642
Lucky for you we're getting an extra second this year, so now you have no excuse.

>>693936627
unabridged, Penguin Classics version mate

>>693926214
catcher in the rye
1984
all quiet on the western front

just some all time classics

The Tin Drum

>>693936642
Try notes from underground. It's reasonably small, even without time you can finish it over a weekend. It's like 15mm thick. Paulo sized. Astoundingly well written. You may also enjoy some Vonnegut.

>>693936706
You, sir, are on the crack.

>>693936715
>unabridged
What kind of filthy casual do you take me for m8? Of course it's unabridged. It's certainly at the top if my all time favorites