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10 to read before the apocalypse?
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what?? haha I know, i know.
I couldn't help myself. Ok so its a bad one I agree but get used to it boards.ie because a serious lack of decent jokes and an inability to tell them has led me to creating cheese that they wouldn't accept in France!
Vive le Cheese
(Disclaimer. I love France, any slagging of France or its cheese is done with affection and no offence is intended!)
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greenapplesea wrote: »Anyone agree?
Catcher in the Rye. Wasn't a fan 1st time round and wouldn't have it in my top 10. I once heard someone say its a book that should be read by everyone apart from 15 year old boys.
The Bell Jar. A classic but I prefer her poetry which is stilll under-rated!
Lord of the Rings. Would have The Hobbit in top 10 instead, tbh!
Catch 22. A bit like Catcher in the Rye was underwhelmed on first reading.
One Hundred Years of Solitude. Haunting, top 10 for sure...
Strange how many of the top writers' native tongue isn't English!
The House of the Spirits, A Clockwork Orange, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Colour Purple, Beloved. I must confess I have never read these.0 -
Catcher in the Rye ...ok for kids and adults alike, witty entertaining read. Top10?
The Bell Jar ... don't know
To Kill a Mockingbird ... nice healthy book with a moral to boot!
The Colour Purple ... don't know
Lord of the Rings ... ok there's no denying this is a great read, but is it a great book especially with only one complex character Baromir. I don't think Golem can be included as he's at such an extreme.
Beloved ... don't know
Catch 22 ... great stuff, Alice in Wonderland in World War II
One Hundred Years of Solitude ... semi mystical work that never really says anything but paints nice pictures.
The House of the Spirits ... don't know
A Clockwork Orange ... great stuff
Top ten is tough.
I guess I can't argue with your top ten as it's all subjective. Maybe "One Hundred Years of Solitude" did something for you in your life that merits its inclusion in your top ten. Actually the more I think of it the better it seems but that could be because I associate it with travelling through SA, although I was pretty unimpressed when I read it!
Nice list of books in fairness....
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manicmonoliths wrote: »The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand (currently reading Atlas Shrugged)
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Animal Farm - George Orwell (vastly superior to 1984 in my opinion)
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
The Brother's Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Holes - Louis Sachar
The Solitaire Mystery - Jostein Gaarder
Pride and Prejuidice - Jane Austen
A nice top ten, I agree about animal farm
What is "The Solitaire Mystery" about? I have read sophie's world and really enjoyed it.0 -
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greenapplesea wrote: »Anyone agree?
Catcher in the Rye - I think people should read it because of it historical significances. Well worth the read, but a little over-rated.
The Bell Jar - Personally loved this book. The imagery in this book was fantastic - I suppose that what you would expect from a poet.
To Kill a Mockingbird - I think I read a little of this, appeared to be an enjoyable read so I'm not to sure why I didn't complete it.
The Colour Purple - Haven't read.
Lord of the Rings - Read 100 something pages, slow to get into. Once you've seen the films, I wouldn't bother. Not too much in fantasy myself.
Beloved - Haven't read.
Catch 22 - I started enjoying this book, but it became very repetitive very quickly. Same joke over and over again. Saying that, it seems a good book, but I think maybe as a slow read more than a book you can't put down. Plan on finishing it one day.
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Haven't read.
The House of the Spirits - Haven't read.
A Clockwork Orange - Plan on reading soon.0 -
A nice top ten, I agree about animal farm
What is "The Solitaire Mystery" about? I have read sophie's world and really enjoyed it.
Thanks, I've only read most of them in the past year or so.
I just finished 1984 and I can't say I was too impressed, maybe it was too hyped but I was expecting more.
Solitaire Mystery is similar to Sophie's world. It's basically about a boy who finds a book about a man who went to an island inhabited by a pack of living playing cards. It's very bizarre but if you liked sophie's world definitely worth a read as it's all about philosophy too.0 -
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Doesn't anyone think that Janet Fitch should be included?
She wrote "White Oleander" and "Paint it Black" and is one cool lady..
I think Anne Tyler should be in there too. Her books are very engrossing and if the apocalypse was approaching you would want to take your mind off it 0 -
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