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Anonymous Mon May 17 21:09:55 2010 No.683184 [Reply] [Original]

/lit/, I've not read an abundance of books yet so I often find fellow readers meh-ing at books i've read what have gotten me popping boners.

So, /lit/, tell me what is:

The most exciting book you've read:
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The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
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The most satisfying book you've read:
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And noteworthy mentions:
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>>	Anonymous Mon May 17 21:12:55 2010 No.683208 The most exciting book you've read: -No Country for Old Men The most page-turn inducing book you've read: -Fight Club The most satisfying book you've read: -Crime and Punishment And noteworthy mentions: -The great Gatsby, Othello,

Anonymous Mon May 17 21:15:55 2010 No.683228

Most exciting:
if we talk real excitement, like suspense, then the book I remember being really excited while reading it would be "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold".

Most page turn inducing:
weird category, would have thought this to be inculded in the first one, but a book i could in fact not put down was Franny & Zooey.

Most satisfying:
mmhhh... difficult one, because I use to feel empty and longing when I finish a really good book. What I thought was a really well crafted book is Master and Margarita, and I felt it was brought to an satisfying end.

Anonymous Mon May 17 21:16:55 2010 No.683229

The most exciting book you've read:
-The Count of Monte Cristo

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
-See above (stupidly repetitive question)

The most satisfying book you've read:
-Ulysses, finishing that beast is a major undertaking

And noteworthy mentions:
-Not really.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 17 21:18:55 2010 No.683238 Ada or Ardor

Anonymous Mon May 17 21:21:55 2010 No.683265

>>683229
>>683228

There are books that I get really excited about and cherish but read in segments or could go on for a couple of days without picking them up again until I return to the pleasant escapism.

However there are also books that I just can't put down because of my emotional investment or ones what make me feel as though every other task I need to do is quite futile in value and I need to continue reading the book.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 17 21:28:55 2010 No.683292 The most exciting book you've read: Neuromancer The most page-turn inducing book you've read: ??? The most satisfying book you've read: Narcissus and Goldmund

>>	Anonymous Mon May 17 21:31:55 2010 No.683305 Recently read the book Rats, first pop lit I read in awhile, it was actually enjoyable. The pontification at the end was a bit much, but not too irritating.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 17 21:31:55 2010 No.683306 >>683265 well youre fucked up.

Anonymous Mon May 17 21:33:55 2010 No.683310

>>683265

OP here again

The most exciting book you've read:
- ASOIAF or Treasure Island

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
- Fightclub/Nineball

The most satisfying book you've read:
- Kidnapped

And noteworthy mentions:
- A picture of Dorian Gray, The Sea-Wolf

>>	Anonymous Mon May 17 21:34:55 2010 No.683314 >>683306 You bet I am, cunt.

>>	sandwiches !!jvCuWJ8NrnK Mon May 17 21:34:55 2010 No.683316 Most Exciting: Crime and Punishment Page Turner: Lolita Most Satisfying: Anna Karenina/Mason & Dixon

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 00:09:55 2010 No.683876 The most exciting book you've read: -World War Z The most page-turn inducing book you've read: -Childhood's End The most satisfying book you've read: -Lamb/Stardust And noteworthy mentions: -The Diamond Age

Anonymous Tue May 18 00:19:55 2010 No.683912

Most Exciting:
-You know, I think this might be No Country for Old Men too

Page Turner:
-Probably Angels and Demons. It was just so-so, but I read it in about five or six hours on a plane ride and I think it's about 500 pages long.

Satisfying:
-Maybe The Trial. Maybe Infinite Jest. Maybe Underworld.

Noteworthy:
-I'm gonna limit myself to one. Let's say...ok, how about Ficciones, by Borges. The guy's incomparable.

>>	Stagolee !0Pey/QLK3E Tue May 18 00:20:55 2010 No.683919 The most exciting book you've read: - An American Tragedy The most page-turn inducing book you've read: - The Great Gatsby or The Bell Jar The most satisfying book you've read: - The Stranger

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 00:23:55 2010 No.683935 The most exciting book you've read: - Hunchback of Notre Dame The most page-turn inducing book you've read: - Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court The most satisfying book you've read: - Lamb, 1984 And noteworthy mentions: - Hesse's novels

Fiver !id5v238waU Tue May 18 00:26:55 2010 No.683945

Most exciting:
Uh.. nothing I read excites me.

Page turning:
The Stranger

Most satisfying:
In terms of feeling good when I finished reading it... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
It was 11 years for 7 books, man...

Noteworthy:
Animal Farm, and Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman.

Anonymous Tue May 18 00:29:56 2010 No.683956

The most exciting book you've read:
- The Count of Monte Cristo

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
-Harry Potter. Seriously. Only book in recent memory I read cover to cover.

The most satisfying book you've read:
- Ficciones. Maybe Invisible Cities as a close second.

And noteworthy mentions:
- For book I most turn to to help me figure out life, Kokoro.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 01:35:56 2010 No.684211 >>683945 as in Mark Twain? I couldnt stop reading that one

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 08:02:56 2010 No.685060 >>683314 cool story bro.

Anonymous Tue May 18 08:16:56 2010 No.685071

The most exciting book you've read:
- Most books I read excite me

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Heinlein

The most satisfying book you've read:
- Probably Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I mean, I've pretty much been reading that series for half my life and it was a big thing for it to come to an end

Anonymous Tue May 18 08:33:56 2010 No.685090

>>684211
I keep wondering what the fuck you're talking about. Over and over again I've come back to this thread and wondered, "Where the fuck did he get Mark Twain from?" And then I finally looked at the post above the one you linked, and got it. And still, I wonder... "Who the fuck else would he guess wrote 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'?"

Anonymous Tue May 18 08:39:56 2010 No.685111

The most exciting book you've read:
->i'm going to choose to interpret this as funniest, so the hitchhiker's guide, one of the few books i've laughed aloud at.

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
-Perfume -Suskind

The most satisfying book you've read:
->Lord of Light -Zelazny

And noteworthy mentions:
->every other book i've ever liked? not sure how im supposed to narrow this shit down.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 17:07:56 2010 No.686750 >>683912 How on earth could you go beyond the first chapter of infinite jest? It's the worst hipster book known to human kind.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 17:10:56 2010 No.686766 Ender's Game.

Anonymous Tue May 18 17:18:56 2010 No.686809

The most exciting book you've read:
Most, if not all, books I have read.

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The most satisfying book you've read:
The Trial by Franz Kafka

And noteworthy mentions:
A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Anonymous Tue May 18 17:30:56 2010 No.686864

The most exciting book you've read:
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahnuik
The Hitchhiker Series by Douglas Adams

The most satisfying book you've read:
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

And noteworthy mentions:
The Bible by Various Authors (not joking)
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Sallinger (also not joking)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 17:38:56 2010 No.686898 Most exciting: The Book of General Ignorance Page turning: Catcher in the Rye Noteworthy: Catch-22 The Wanting Seed

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 17:41:56 2010 No.686911 >>686864 You included Catcher in the Rye and the Bible but didn't think to add Rand???? Srsly?

404 !!AMAsEIhoMW5 Tue May 18 17:53:56 2010 No.686973

>>683184
> I often find fellow readers meh-ing at books i've read what have gotten me popping boners.

What's important is that you've found books that you enjoy. Don't be discouraged by the "mehs" of the collective.

> The most exciting book you've read:
- The Black Company - Glen Cook
This and the rest of the series. One day, I plan to dedicate an entire week of vacation time to read this from the front cover of The Black Company to the back cover of the Soldiers Live.

> The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
- The Regulators - Richard Bachman (nee Stephen King)
King writes better as Bachman, in my opinion. Even the Stephen King companion to this, Desperation, didn't appeal to me as much.

> The most satisfying book you've read:
- The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
I read this when I was much younger after seeing the movie with Robert Redford. I was anticipating a boring book but I was quite pleased in the end.

And noteworthy mentions:
- The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
- Prey - Michael Crichton
- Skipping Christmas - John Grisham
- The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams (all five books, and not that Adams wannabe Colfer)
- The Dresden Files books 1-12 (13 out later this year) - Jim Butcher
- The Lost Fleet series - Jack Campbell

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:13:56 2010 No.687046 The most exciting book you've read: Fight Club The most page-turn inducing book you've read: Adventures of Tom Sawyer The most satisfying book you've read: 1984 And noteworthy mentions: Haunted Galapagos

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:16:56 2010 No.687053 What is it that you guys enjoyed about The Great Gatsby so much? It's alright and mayhaps can be considered a classic but it's definitely no more than that. Though quaint and occasionally pleasant I found it tedious and extremely slow.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:17:56 2010 No.687055 >>686898 >>Catch-22 You fine useless dialogue with the occasional joke exciting? You must live an extreme life, man.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:24:56 2010 No.687071 The most exciting book you've read: - Fight Club The most page-turn inducing book you've read: - Fight club The most satisfying book you've read: Fight Club And noteworthy mentions: Choke why because chuck palahniuk is a god

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:24:56 2010 No.687074 >>687071 Oh God, you're really bringing this upon yourself. I warned you!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:24:56 2010 No.687075 >>687053 THANKYOU I feel this way too

Anonymous Tue May 18 18:26:56 2010 No.687081

my three are all the same
The most exciting book you've read:
- wizard's first rule

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
- wizard's first rule

The most satisfying book you've read:
- wizard's first rule

The first book in the best fantasy series ever written. Interesting characters, great detail, masterfully done read it now

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:30:56 2010 No.687090 The most exciting book you've read: - Naruto 27 The most page-turn inducing book you've read: - Death note 1 The most satisfying book you've read: - Battle royal 2 ( the manga not the book )

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:32:56 2010 No.687093 >>687090 Nice troll. I thought /a/ and /lit/ could be friends like /mu/ and /lit/. But dickheads like you make it hard!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:34:56 2010 No.687096 >>687093 lol who was trolling did you ever read them they are far superior to your shitty western fantasy books

Anonymous Tue May 18 18:36:56 2010 No.687097

>>687096
You're obviously not from Japan, because it's 7:30am over there. You're a fucking weeaboo.

I like Japan too, but not because of fucking anime and manga. And dickheads like you take it too far. Thankfully, I live in Australia, where we have less dickheads like you.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:39:56 2010 No.687099 >>687097 just the sort of response i would expect from a vulgar westerner filled with curse words and swearing.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:45:56 2010 No.687116 File: 36 KB, 698x353, Arguement.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>687090 >>687096 >>687099 Damnit Ian get the hell out of this thread, I'm learning.

>>	robotbuilderIRL !E8hmaujSHs Tue May 18 18:46:56 2010 No.687119 >>687099 faggit get off 'chan

Anonymous Tue May 18 18:48:56 2010 No.687122

>>687099
Lol.

You're not fooling anyone pretending. How pathetic. Most Japanese don't even like anime.

Let me guess: You love Japanese music, girls, anime, and manga?

Well guess what? The majority of Japanese girls hate weeaboos like you. I work for a Korean/Japanese education agency, and I have discussions like this at least once a week. Not to mentioned I've lived in Tokyo for three months and am going to study in Osaka next year.

I don't like weeaboos, or the guys that just go there for pussy. I'm going there because I need change. I'm 19, and study full-time but I've lost a lot of my ambition for my studies because I also work two jobs (but I'm going to cull one of them in a week, because I can start receiving free money from the government). Good thing I've saved up a shitload of money to visit Osaka in July, solely to see if I like the place, so that I don't waste 6 months in a city I don't like.

Enjoy your idiotic worshiping of a false culture, but keep it to yourself, or at least /a/.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:49:56 2010 No.687123 >>687119 >>687116 no the chan was made to celebrate Asian culture and you western red necks you should leave you are dishonouring its name

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:50:56 2010 No.687130 >>687123 It was made as an English version of a Japanese website, so you're about 30% right.

Anonymous Tue May 18 18:51:56 2010 No.687132

>>687123
The 'Asian' culture?

You're fucking retarded. Asia includes everything from the Middle East to parts of Russia and Japan and you're putting it all into one singularity?

Go fuck yourself, it's you who doesn't know shit.

Please continue tossing off to cartoon pictures of pre-pubescent girls.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:52:56 2010 No.687138 >>687122 you lie i can tell you have never been to Japan and you obviously don't know the first thing about anime or Japanese women you vulgar pig

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:55:56 2010 No.687149 >>687132 pre-pubescent girls you filthy paedophile it is an art form not porn and its called lolicon at least use the right names

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:55:59 2010 No.687151 File: 155 KB, 1680x1050, jetstar3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>687138 See attached picture. You can go away now.

>>	onionring !Rrxa7zePwI Tue May 18 18:57:56 2010 No.687158 this is pretty low form trolling.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:57:56 2010 No.687159 >>687151 someone is watching anime or at least as an anime related folder open you filthy hypocrite

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:58:56 2010 No.687162 File: 141 KB, 1680x1050, jetstar3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>687158 See attached picture. You can go away now

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:58:56 2010 No.687163 >>687132 British butthurt detected.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:59:56 2010 No.687164 File: 24 KB, 300x273, 1236664538680-300x273.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>687158 heh but i made quite a few of the faggots rage. so it was worth it

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:59:56 2010 No.687165 >>687130 About as much right as Mao is according to the current Chinese government. Pretty okey i say.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 18:59:56 2010 No.687169 >>687159 Code Geass is the only anime I watched. That and Dragonball Z during primary school.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:00:56 2010 No.687170 >>687162 ooo someone had to cover up the anime they were watching

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:01:56 2010 No.687172 >>687163 I'm Australian. >>687170 Actually, I 'covered' up the embarrassing MSN conversation my parents use for their MSN name. 'Mummy and Daddy' with a love heart.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:02:56 2010 No.687176 >>687172 Faggot

Anonymous Tue May 18 19:02:56 2010 No.687178

>>687170
And if I was an anime fanboy, why would I be going to Osaka?

When I stayed in Tokyo, I stayed in Ginza. Ginza is like the most expensive part of Tokyo and is situated within walking distance to Asakusa. I didn't go there once.

The hotel I'm going to stay in Osaka is in Umeda ;)

>>	onionring !Rrxa7zePwI Tue May 18 19:03:56 2010 No.687181 >>687162 where did you come from and why did you reply to me

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:05:56 2010 No.687186 >>687178 ok 1. im a troll TROLLLLLL 2. i know sweet fuck all about japan or anime 3. you raged, lulz

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:05:56 2010 No.687189 >>687162 How cool is that? Germanfag here, moving to Gold Coast in September - Frankfurt - Fukuoka cost me like 2000 AUD ;_;

Anonymous Tue May 18 19:07:56 2010 No.687193

>>687178

Have fun with all the teenagers. Asakusa is nice, they have a big temple and some hanabi festivals. The place you want to go to is Akihabara, if you are a anime freak. Asakusa has some rundown porno theathers though if you want some fince 60s pinku movies.

Anonymous Tue May 18 19:07:56 2010 No.687196

The most exciting book you've read:
-The Count of Monte Cristo

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
-See above (stupidly repetitive question)

The most satisfying book you've read:
-On the Beach

And noteworthy mentions:
-A Game of Thrones (series)
-Watership Down

Anonymous Tue May 18 19:07:56 2010 No.687197

>>687189
I went to Tokyo last year for $220 return, including all taxes and credit card fees.

It was awesome.

I live in Brisbane now, but I'm from the Gold Coast. I'm hoping the Aussie dollar gets stronger before I exchange my cash, but it's going down against the Yen now :(

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:08:56 2010 No.687201 >>687197 Ha! Bow down before my mighty euros. (Except when Greece finally crashes, then you'll be on top I guess ;_;)

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:08:56 2010 No.687202 >>687193 I already went to Tokyo. I'm going to Osaka this time, to check out if I like the city before I commit myself to studying there for 6 months from January.

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>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:09:56 2010 No.687207 >>687201 FUCK. The dollar went down again, I can't wait much longer. I'm going to wait another 4 weeks, hopefully it bounces back up!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:10:56 2010 No.687208 Dying Inside-it'll change your world

>>	robotbuilderIRL !E8hmaujSHs Tue May 18 19:12:56 2010 No.687210 can we get back on topic here faggits. I like OP also want moar good boox to devour. take ur butthurtness and rage to sumwhere else, mmk?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:12:56 2010 No.687212 >>687207 On a related note - where do I go best for rooms in a flatshare in Gold Coast? Craigslist doesn't seem to be used that much in AU.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:18:56 2010 No.687223 The Count of Monte Cristo Leave it to Psmith Picture of Dorian Gray Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:21:56 2010 No.687230 >>687212 Maybe gumtree?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:21:56 2010 No.687231 >>687223 >The Count of Monte Cristo >Picture of Dorian Gray buzztitle anonymous sometimes, classics are just shit

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:32:56 2010 No.687258 >>687231 >>The Count of Monte Cristo >shit

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:33:56 2010 No.687261 >>687231 I'm not claiming to be well read. I just like the wit.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:39:56 2010 No.687280 >>687261 if you like humour, check out some good modern stuff, like JPod-and thank me later

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 19:40:56 2010 No.687284 >>687231 You better watch your damn mouth.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 18 20:27:56 2010 No.687413 >>687284 classics fag-they served their purpose, and now they could never get published

>>	Anonymous Wed May 19 08:31:56 2010 No.688770 The most exciting book you've read: -The Count of Monte Cristo The most page-turn inducing book you've read: -Lolita/Fightclub The most satisfying book you've read: -1984 And noteworthy mentions: -Harry Potter was a big part of my life when younger

Anonymous Wed May 19 09:09:56 2010 No.688791

The most exciting book you've read:
-Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
-The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter

The most satisfying book you've read:
-Orlando by Virginia Woolf

And noteworthy mentions:
-The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

>>	Anonymous Wed May 19 19:49:56 2010 No.690422 >>687053 Go back to reading Harry Potter.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 19 20:07:56 2010 No.690491 shogun desolation angels the age of reason

>>	Anonymous Wed May 19 20:14:56 2010 No.690517 The most exciting book you've read: Brave New World The most page-turn inducing book you've read: Timeline(lol) The most satisfying book you've read: Notes From Underground And noteworthy mentions: A Canticle for Lebowitz

Anonymous Wed May 19 20:32:56 2010 No.690605

Most exciting:
The Masque of the Red Death - E. A. Poe (short story) is the most exciting thing I've ever read, even though it's ver very short.

Most page-turning:
Pretty much anything of interest, stuff by E.A. Poe, Lovecraft, Thelema books, The Icelandic Sagas, "Pretty" literature full of interesting devices and style...

Most satisfying:
The Master and Margarita

Other good stuff:

5 People you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
The Landscape Garden - E.A. Poe
The Tempest - W. Shakespeare

>>	Anonymous Wed May 19 20:44:56 2010 No.690657 >>688791 I think I'm in love with you.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 19 20:46:56 2010 No.690668 The most exciting book you've read: Midnight's Children The most page-turn inducing book you've read: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay The most satisfying book you've read: Life and Fate And noteworthy mentions: Pedro Paramo

>>	Anonymous Wed May 19 20:53:56 2010 No.690695 >>690605 Love is the law, love under will

Anonymous Wed May 19 21:09:56 2010 No.690791

The most exciting book you've read:
- Deadhouse Gates: A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The Chain of Dogs almost fucking killed me.

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
- The Name of the Wind.

The most satisfying book you've read:
- The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

And noteworthy mentions:
The Lord of the Rings.

Anonymous Thu May 20 00:22:56 2010 No.691633

Most exciting: Patrick O'Brian, Desolation Island - specifically, the Waakhamzeid's pursuit of the Leopard.

Most page-turn-inducing: Richard Powers, The Gold-Bug Variations. I got completely sucked into the world of this book and read the last 200 pages in one sitting.

Most satisfying: Probably Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun, which gets better and better every time I reread it. Could also be The Book of the Long Sun; in ways, it's better.

Noteworthy mention: Donald Barthelme, Snow White. Which is weird, brilliant, and hilarious.

Anonymous Thu May 20 00:29:56 2010 No.691658

The most exciting book you've read:
-I don't know. I guess the old Redwall books were the most exciting, since warring animals are pretty awesome. Martin the Warrior was the most exciting.

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:
-Gone with the Wind, but I'm a USHistoryfag and this probably won't apply to most people.

The most satisfying book you've read:
-The Picture of Dorian Gray. That is all.

And noteworthy mentions:
-Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a Fine and Private Place, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are just some other personal favorites.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 20 00:37:56 2010 No.691684 >>683208 With the most boring movie lolz

Anonymous Thu May 20 00:43:56 2010 No.691716

-The Odyssey or The Iliad. Can't get much better than these.

-Don Quixote. I just finished started the second part and find it fascinating so far. Very strange book.

-The Cantos of Ezra Pound. I recommend anything by Pound to anyone.

-Finnegans Wake, Don Juan by Lord Byron

>>	Stagolee !0Pey/QLK3E Thu May 20 00:45:56 2010 No.691721 >>691716 this post has pretension written all over it.

Anonymous Thu May 20 00:47:56 2010 No.691736

Battle Royale

A Clockwork Orange

A Song of Ice and Fire

Bas-Lag series

House of Leaves

Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart

His Dark Materials

Deacon Silvey series by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Lost Souls and Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite

Catcher in the goddamn Rye

Anonymous Thu May 20 00:51:56 2010 No.691758

Most exciting: House of Leaves. No other book has played with my imagination and tap-danced on my fears like that before.

Most page-turn-inducing: Wicked. Just amazingly written, it was hard to ever stop.

Most satisfying: American Psycho. It must've been, it's the only novel I've read in it's entirety twice.

Noteworthy mention: The Prince (Machiavelli)

>>	Anonymous Thu May 20 11:46:56 2010 No.692798 How has no one mentioned Twilight yet?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 20 14:00:56 2010 No.693039 >>687053 yes yes i to found it shallow and pedantic

>>	Anonymous Thu May 20 14:20:56 2010 No.693079 >>687053 tl;dr, allegory and "Society"'s obsession with the "being rich and powerful can't get you everything" theme.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 20 17:56:56 2010 No.693558 >>693039 how was it pedantic, dickhead?

Anonymous Thu May 20 18:21:56 2010 No.693633

The most exciting book you've read:

Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent ;)

The most page-turn inducing book you've read:

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

The most satisfying book you've read:

Tony Ballantyne's Recursion trilogy.

And noteworthy mentions:

Robert L. Forward - Dragon's egg / Starquake. It's the last book I read.

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