03-12-2013, 05:42 PM
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What Is The Best Book (Fiction or Non Fiction) You've Ever Read?
I am looking for some books to read/listen to, and I read all the time. I like to get the point of view of others to get me out of my usual genres. Any recommendations or favourites? Thanks!
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03-12-2013, 05:51 PM
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1984 will probably always be my favourite book that I've ever read.
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03-12-2013, 05:53 PM
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1984 will probably always be my favourite book that I've ever read.
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I loved 1984 as well. Didn't much care for Animal Farm though.
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03-12-2013, 05:53 PM
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This might sound strange, but the most engrossing book I have ever read was Hitman Hart, Bret Hart's autobiography.
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03-12-2013, 05:54 PM
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03-12-2013, 05:56 PM
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Druss: The Legend.
Easy read but it vaulted me into the fantasy genre.
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03-12-2013, 05:59 PM
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Shake Hands with the Devil is the one that jumps out at me.
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03-12-2013, 06:04 PM
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That is tough, I would say IT by Stephen King was the most memorable. I read that when it came out and I was probably way too young, really expanded my knowledge on languages though. 
The Passage by Justin Cronin is one I've read recently that impressed me.
And the Hitman autobiography was awesome.
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03-12-2013, 06:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamer
This might sound strange, but the most engrossing book I have ever read was Hitman Hart, Bret Hart's autobiography.
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I remember seeing a documentary about Hitman Hart a long time ago that was really interesting. Thanks, I'll add it to my list.
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03-12-2013, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Finny61
That is tough, I would say IT by Stephen King was the most memorable. I read that when it came out and I was probably way too young, really expanded my knowledge on languages though.
The Passage by Justin Cronin is one I've read recently that impressed me.
And the Hitman autobiography was awesome. |
I absolutely loved 'IT' but I am one of the only people that wasn't a big fan of The Passage. I really wanted to like it but I just couldn't. Definitely have to check out the Hitman autobiography though. Thanks!
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03-12-2013, 06:11 PM
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How Few Remain and The Great War Trilogy by Harry Turtledove. If you like alternative history fiction they are very entertaining. It's about a timeline where the Confederate States won the Civil War.
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03-12-2013, 06:25 PM
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I''ll mention a short story that I first read at age 12 . It is still one of my favorites-The Sailor Boy's Tale by Isak Dinesen.
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03-12-2013, 06:26 PM
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In no order
Birdsong
Enemy at the Gates
Book of Days
Ghost of the Medal Pocket
Will scratch my brain a bit more.
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03-12-2013, 06:43 PM
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03-12-2013, 06:46 PM
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Trinity by Leon Uris.
Just to add a little bit to this - I think Leon Uris is tells a compelling story based on historical facts with deep and solid research. Although I have no connection to any of his common themes, I have been completely drawn in by every single on of his books. His ability to convey personal struggles/relationships in and around their environment is amazing (imo).
If you like Trinity then Redemption is the sequel.
Last edited by SeoulFire; 03-12-2013 at 07:30 PM.
Reason: more info
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03-12-2013, 06:51 PM
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03-12-2013, 06:52 PM
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03-12-2013, 06:54 PM
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03-12-2013, 07:08 PM
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Non-fiction 'The Collapse of Chaos' - really changed the way I think about a lot of things in the world, although it is a bit of a brainbuster of a read. Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen wrote it along with a couple of other similar books.
Born on a Blue Day -. An autobiography of Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant polyglot with synesthesia. It sounds inaccessible, but it's a really cool insight into how his mind works, and the story is very readable and personal, getting into how he had to understand his sexuality as an autistic person who has difficulty expressing or understanding emotion as well as all the stuff about how he sees words and numbers as colours and the patterns they make.
Fiction would probably be Asimov's Foundation and Robot series. Not one book or even one series, but I loved all of them.
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03-12-2013, 07:11 PM
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If I read it a bunch of times, I must have liked it a lot.
The Boys Of Summer - Roger Kahn. Best read when you're about 40 or so. Baseball written with the pen of an artist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(book)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - Mordecai Richler - best read when you're about 40 or so. An absolute scream at that age, remembering what a delusional, desperate dummy you were when you were first starting out in life and living it again through Duddy.
Lots of others.
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