The Odyssey is about Odysseus.Quote:
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The Iliad is about Iliadeus.
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The Odyssey is about Odysseus.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
The Iliad is about Iliadeus.
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Nope, not getting political. Relax. But the book 1984, written by English novelist George Orwell, was published in 1949, and takes place in an imagined future --supposedly 1984-- when much of the world has already fallen victim to totalitarianism, government censorship, propaganda and mass omnipresent government surveillance. The book --which many have heard about but few have actually read-- is captivating. Though the book is a work of fiction, many people can't help but compare much of its contents to what is actually happening today. Thus the T-shirt the young lady is wearing above.
Unless they completed 11th grade.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Daft Punk's entire Tron: Legacy soundtrack.
I think I've seen you reference being a musician, so it's possible that you're reading the sheet music, but otherwise you may have posted in the wrong thread. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
I'd have to imagine reading a Daft Punk album all written out would be quite an exercise (as someone who can't read music).
Saw a video on YouTube listing 10 books every man must read. When I googled the search there were a number of different lists. Some list were as few as five.
Anyway, I thought some of you serious readers here may want to give us your list of 5. Not so much self help or inspirational, but just list books you enjoyed to the point of maybe reading them more than one time.
That's going to take some thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Pretty much. It was a good weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Are a series of books consider one or is each book separate?Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Reporter/Writer Tom Aswell's "Bordello on the Bayou".
Baton Rouge, the Capitol, politics, lobbyists, CallGals.
Just out last month.
Can't wait to find the non-fiction in this fiction . . . .
yes, I love Larry McMurtrey’s stuff, but not all of them are as good as Lonesome Dove.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
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Originally Posted by PawDawg
Not necessarily "books every man should read" or even maybe my top 5 favorites. But the ones I tend to revisit because I just really love reading them might look something like:Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
1. Mere Christianity (cheating here, this would also be on a "should read" AND a favorites list).
2. I might actually say that East of Eden is my favorite Steinbeck, and there was a time I would have called it my favorite novel - but his book that I've probably re-read most often is Cannery Row. It's really good. If they only made you read Grapes of Wrath and The Red Pony and Of Mice and Men in high school, you should look it up.
3. I'd probably include either The Long Goodbye or The Big Sleep as books I re-read often just for the vibe. They're so cool (depending on just how cynical you want your hard-boiled noir you might sub in Hammet for Chandler and say The Thin Man or The Maltese Falcon).
4. The Lord of the Rings triology probably on up there. If we're sticking to just one "book" which is debatable with these (there are multiple "books" within each "book" or you could argue that the whole thing should be taken as a whole) then I'd say The Two Towers is my favorite.
5. The Sun Also Rises. I think the book as a whole goes a long way towards establishing his theme (basically, that Ecclesiastes is spot on, at least for post Great War expats in Europe which is profound and interesting, if a little heartbreaking in light of the alternative interpretation you might have if you're reading either through the lens of the New Testament). But the reason I pick it up all the time is the little interlude where the main character and his buddy go fishing. I think that even if you have less patience than me for the Hemingway style, that section is just beautiful writing. It's so good.
Honorable Mention: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is worth a second, third, fourth read. Heck, you almost need a second read just to sort out what happened.
Again, not necessarily my all time favs or 5 I would put on a "everyone must read these" list. Probably not even the 5 ish I've read the most (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe might take that honor, or would be close). But 5 books I've read an awful lot.
Maybe I'll look at my list of what I finished in 2020 and try to find the "best" five from that list. Lonesome Dove would almost certainly be on it.
On the other hand, thanks to this darn Nintendo my kids got for Christmas, and this Zelda game, I may never finish a book again.
i didn't have the patience for that book, but i loved that other fishing story he wrote (old man and the sea). i'm not going to try to slog through the whole book to find the fishing interlude -- what chapter is it in?Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
No particular order:
1. Dune
2. Lonesome Dove
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
5. The Martian
I've never been a huge reader. Only really seriously picked it up the last few years, so have lots to read, still. Those five are ones I enjoy for various reasons and go back to read every so often.