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Post by bandit on Aug 9, 2015 0:12:28 GMT -5
A few hours ago I remembered how pen had organized that "100 must-see movies" list here. I looked it up and, although I don't agree with all the ~100 movies on there, I was surprised at how accurately it reflected 667's film tastes as a whole. Or at least, how I picture it. Anyway, I'm now compelled to see what our top 100 must-read books would be. These books can be your personal favorites, but it's more about collecting a reference list of books that you think everyone should read, so it might be not always be the best idea to choose works that everyone has probably already read or works that you know are extremely restricted to your own tastes. Each person can add 5 10 books to the roster, I guess; please number them so we know when we get to 100. If we get there. I'd really like it if we all worked hard on this list too. In the meantime, I'll go through and organize my own submissions. And feel free to add information about your choice for those of us that are curious!
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Aug 9, 2015 0:44:55 GMT -5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. m0st 0f th3s3 b00ks r t33n l!t
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Post by A comet crashing into Earth on Aug 9, 2015 3:45:59 GMT -5
6. Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett: Good Omens This book has earned its place on the roster as a representation of its two brilliant authors, as well as the genre they have both worked extensively with, satirical fantasy. The book has a large and devoted cult following, and is generally considered an early high point of both writers' careers. Everyone should read it because many people will enjoy it, and if you do enjoy it, you enjoy it immensely.
7. David Mitchell: The Bone Clocks This book is included partly due to its narrative structure, which is a generally interesting and convincing exercise in empathy, and partly due to its important critical look at society and where we are, as a species, taking it. Everyone should read it because both the environment and humanity in general would fare far better if everyone thought as deeply about their actions as this book encourages its readers to.
8. George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four This book is on the list because it warns us about a terrible future which we now have the technology to construct. Everyone should read it because it reminds us to keep an eye on our government, and of the importance of normal citizens to defend their rights.
9. Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray This book made the cut through its balance of typical Wilde grace and humour, and moral life lessons. Everyone should read it, partly because it is the only full novel ever written by one of literature's giants, and because nobody is worse off for having a bit of Wilde wit rub off on them.
10. Mary Shelley: Frankenstein This book is on the list because of its enormous cultural impact. It is referenced constantly, and yet relatively few people know the details of the original story. Everyone should read it in order to understand its literary significance, as it is arguably the definitive work of Gothic literature and an outstanding work of Science Fiction, written a long time before that genre was even defined.
After due consideration, I've omitted H2G2 because I suppose there's a decent chance that somebody else is going to mention it.
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Post by B. on Aug 9, 2015 6:58:05 GMT -5
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Aug 9, 2015 8:06:43 GMT -5
l0l v th!nk vr fvnny. N0T.
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Post by soufflé on Aug 9, 2015 9:29:02 GMT -5
11. The Stranger 12. Gatsby 13. Fahrenheit 451 14. Catcher in the rye 15. All the kings men
May edit these and add comments later
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Aug 9, 2015 9:44:11 GMT -5
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Post by A comet crashing into Earth on Aug 9, 2015 10:09:07 GMT -5
11. The Stranger 12. Gatsby 13. Fahrenheit 451 14. Catcher in the rye 15. All the kings men May edit these and add comments later I considered Gatsby, too. Fahrenheit is something that I'm planning to read (but which might end up in that infamous Pile of Books I Was Meaning to Read), and I have a copy of Catcher in the Rye that I've never got around to reading, either, standing on the shelf behind me. I keep finding books I want to read and own, but I'm not actually a very fast reader. It's a bit problematic. xD
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Aug 9, 2015 10:20:12 GMT -5
16. Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman 17. Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome After due consideration, I've omitted H2G2 because I suppose there's a decent chance that somebody else is going to mention it. *mentions it* 18. H2G2 19. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
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Post by penne on Aug 9, 2015 10:39:31 GMT -5
i might as well only add brazilian books to the list, since i figure no one else would have read them (and should) and i think all of my foreign must-reads will be mentioned by you all.
so.
20. Barren Lives (Vidas Secas) by Graciliano Ramos
21. The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas (Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas) by Machado de Assis
22. The Passion According to G.H. (A Paixão Segundo G.H.) by Clarice Lispetor
23. The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (Grande Sertão: Veredas) by Guimarães Rosa
24. The Slum (O Cortiço) by Aluísio Azevedo
if it were up to me, this list would be a little different, but i only picked books for which i could find english translations
like sophie, might edit this with some info later.
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Post by bandit on Aug 9, 2015 13:21:43 GMT -5
25. The Odyssey by Homer
Here is a thrilling story written thousand of years before the invention of the novel, but with much the same commonalities, not to mention some plain old beautiful writing. And although it's influenced most of modern literature as we know it, here are two specific books that wouldn't exist without it:
26. Ulysses by James Joyce
27. Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me by Richard Fariña
Also, here are two of my favorite novels that I think perfectly exemplify human nature.
28. Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
29. The Sound And The Fury by William Faulkner
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Aug 9, 2015 14:56:34 GMT -5
30. The Count of Monte Cristo I read this because of a suggestion at 667 shortly after I joined and it remains one of my favorites.
I'll do more later.
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Aug 10, 2015 7:03:42 GMT -5
Oh, and another thing: I put The Selection and The Hunger Games series on this list because it reminded me of the ongoing 667 Big Brother.
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Aug 10, 2015 8:00:11 GMT -5
Why don't you just put the real Big Brother on the list :[
EDIT: I meant to add 1984 myself, but I didn't see that fragilethings already added it after Tryina.
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Aug 10, 2015 8:51:01 GMT -5
That's why, Terry, that's why. And I wanted to put an Indonesian book on the list!
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