Literature

[Inoculator9]

What kinda books does everybody like? I like sc-fi, fantasy, and historical fiction. Also does anyone have some specific books they like?

[TMA_1]

I love history books, science fiction, philosophy,satire, many others.

[Inoculator9]

What about comedy? I enjoyed Douglas Adams and P.G. Wodehouse.

[Acriku]

I like horror, adventure, and historical books. Shiloh and The Jungle are my fave history books.

[Inoculator9]

Never read that, I'll look into it. But what aspets and qualities of these books do you find entertaining?

[Acriku]

Shiloh for it's memorable battle moments (it's set in Battle of Shiloh in civil war), and every two chapters has one chapter from the south perspective, and one chapter from the north perspective.

The Jungle for it's historical significance (quick after this was published the FDA laws were passed, and later more laws against corrupted businesses) and very good story of a european family struggling in a corrupted capitalist country (the author, Upton Sinclair, was a socialist and wrote the book arguing against capitalism.

[Inoculator9]

That would be an interesting perspective. I haven't read any fiction from communist russia, you have to wonder how they would write dialogue and plot.

[Anathema]

Animal Farm (I believe the writer was George Orwald or something) is a pretty short but good book, about an animal society that rises up against the farmer and then works long and hard to create a utopia for themselves, but they are continuously used by the pigs for their purposes. Nice parallel story to the Soviet Union.

I don't have a particular taste for one genre. I can recommend The Discovery of Heaven though, by Harry Mulisch.

[aox0m0xoa]

george orwell, same guy who wrote 1984

[Usul]

Comedy (Discworld and HGTTG), fantasy (LOTR), some sci-fi (Dune), satire ((1984, Animal Farm, etc), philosophy and war particualy WWII (eg 'The Big Breakout').

[Inoculator9]

Any resons?

[Caid Ivik]

I like analyses. Philosophical, historical, even futuristical (this genre is also called sci-fi ;) ). But I'm not fundamental for it. Recently I read Bulgakov's Majster i Margareta, very good book.

[Inoculator9]

I have enjoyed some philosophical works, which authors do you prefer?

[Caid Ivik]

I see a good renaissance of teology last time, large number led by cardinal Ratzinger ;D My last read book is from Aril Erdvadsen.

[Usul]

Oh, Orwell, Noam Chomsky, Marx and some religious philosophers (Feurbach, Otto, etc).