Classic book recommendations
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How about 100 years of solitude?
The outsider by Colin Wilson
A mathematicians apology by GH Hardy
Walden
Tobacco Road
Heart of Darkness
Lie down in darkness-Styron
The bell jar- Plath
The stranger - CamusJust some quick picks from my library
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I've seen couple different movie versions of Lady Chatterly's Lover. Never read Lawrence though.
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I would read the art of war if you haven't
Or Dante's trilogy -
👿Belial wrote:
H. G. Wells...one of my faves. Pretty sure he's I'm the classics free stuff. Mark Twain, too (dunno 'bout free there), but his "Advice To Girls and Boys" is hysterical.List of things I've read. This isn't a conplete list as i would never be able to think of them all
All of Shakespeare
All of mark twain
All of jack London
All of Poe
All of Dumas
All of France's Hodgkin burnette
Dracula
Frankenstein
All of Jules Verne
All of Dostoyevsky
Heidi
Anne of green gables series
Tolstoy (random selections
Chekhov (random selections)
Pollyanna
Several poets
And most political works -
I highly recommend The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Amazing book and is a philosophical gold mine.
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If you like appilachian folklore check out the jack tales.
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⌖🔥💋Ultra💋🔥⌖ wrote:
Oh. Forgot. I've also read h g wells👿Belial wrote:
H. G. Wells...one of my faves. Pretty sure he's I'm the classics free stuff. Mark Twain, too (dunno 'bout free there), but his "Advice To Girls and Boys" is hysterical.List of things I've read. This isn't a conplete list as i would never be able to think of them all
All of Shakespeare
All of mark twain
All of jack London
All of Poe
All of Dumas
All of France's Hodgkin burnette
Dracula
Frankenstein
All of Jules Verne
All of Dostoyevsky
Heidi
Anne of green gables series
Tolstoy (random selections
Chekhov (random selections)
Pollyanna
Several poets
And most political works -
🔰࿈Ᏸลอ🔥Ᏸεαη࿈🔰 wrote:
Read both.I would read the art of war if you haven't
Or Dante's trilogy -
I didn't see John Steinbeck on your list. They may not be free yet either. I think IP rights go for 70 years after the author dies.
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ƦɛʂîʂϮąɳƈέ🔥💢👣 wrote:
CS Lewis in general is a philosophical goldmine/quagmire and an excellent readI highly recommend The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Amazing book and is a philosophical gold mine.
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Damn it B!
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💀ƊƦ💼₭ɪʟʟɪƝցeƦ💀 wrote:
Read it and not a fan of his Christianity works. Remember who you're taking to 👿ƦɛʂîʂϮąɳƈέ🔥💢👣 wrote:
CS Lewis in general is a philosophical goldmine/quagmire and an excellent readI highly recommend The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Amazing book and is a philosophical gold mine.
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Walrus Breath wrote:
100 after the book was published is the general rule. And no they aren't. I'm waiting ;)I didn't see John Steinbeck on your list. They may not be free yet either. I think IP rights go for 70 years after the author dies.
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Canterbury tales
The mayor of casterbridge
St Augustine -
👿Belial wrote:
Good luck with that.Walrus Breath wrote:
100 after the book was published is the general rule. And no they aren't. I'm waiting ;)I didn't see John Steinbeck on your list. They may not be free yet either. I think IP rights go for 70 years after the author dies.
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💀ƊƦ💼₭ɪʟʟɪƝցeƦ💀 wrote:
Read them too. Lol. I know. I'm a challengeCanterbury tales
The mayor of casterbridge
St Augustine -
💀ƊƦ💼₭ɪʟʟɪƝցeƦ💀 wrote:
Never read any of those. Worth looking into.How about 100 years of solitude?
The outsider by Colin Wilson
A mathematicians apology by GH Hardy
Walden
Tobacco Road
Heart of Darkness
Lie down in darkness-Styron
The bell jar- Plath
The stranger - CamusJust some quick picks from my library
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Correction. I have read walden
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Jerome: Three Men in a Boat
Fielding: Tom Jones
Anything by August Stringberg
Kourouma: Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote (not a classic but well worth reading) -
Fear & loathing in las vegas
Blood Meridian
Stranger In A Strange Land -
The great gatsby
Catcher in the rye
Of mice and men
On the beach -
Anything by Oscar Wilde.
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Anne Rand's (sp) Anthem. Short read, but still an amazing book.
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caSABAlanca - great book. ADD IT to your list
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Burroughs - just started the John Carter series, all free and fun, light reading. Lots of others by him as well.
Two years before the mast - Dana. Slow in parts but amazing true story (and will give you new view of Bay Area, CA)
F. Cooper -Mohecians series C+ to B depending on book.
Robinson Curuso should be out there. Long but good.
Flexner - great series on Geo Wasington
H Hornblower series (free?)
Plato, Camus, kirkengard, etc (you've probably read all but good re-read when you're in the right mood)
Ivenhoe
Excuse any misspellings pls- half asleep (and wrong half...)
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Anne Rice?
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Sabasaul wrote:
Of all the forums, in all the towns, in all the world, you post your code in this one.caSABAlanca - great book. ADD IT to your list
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Maybe Katie wrote:
That book is GODESS approved, You should Maybe read it 😉Sabasaul wrote:
Of all the forums, in all the towns, in all the world, you post your code in this one.caSABAlanca - great book. ADD IT to your list
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Machievali's The Prince
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🔰🌹Add GODESS🌹🔰 wrote:
Which book would that be? You have an ISBN number?Maybe Katie wrote:
That book is GODESS approved, You should Maybe read it 😉Sabasaul wrote:
Of all the forums, in all the towns, in all the world, you post your code in this one.caSABAlanca - great book. ADD IT to your list
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