Temat: The Book Club
Whoa, a thread about books - finally! I love them letterz, wordz 'n all that shit!
Guess I'll have a hard time contributing here, as my beloved genre is the one with half-naked vixens and muscular guys with huge-ass weapons on most book covers, but maybe you'll find something that suits you.
Fantasy:
Terry Pratchett - Most of the stuff written by this fellow kicks ass. Especially his new works about the "Wee Free Men", as they bring a much needed breeze of change to the otherwise stagnant world (New places, characters and most importantly - jokes? Oh my - why thank you!).
Tad Williams - I'd recommend the "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" series, pure-fuckin-genius! The world he created for his books is very rich and detailed, on a scale comparable to Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings".
Neil Gaiman - He quite probably has one of the most fantastic writing styles I've yet encountered in my life. The "American gods" and "Anansi Boys" are a good start, although the second one has this happy-go-lucky tone which might not suit the people that expected some high, epic fantasy.
Science-fiction:
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Roadside Picnic" will hold a special place in my heart forever, a very intelligent and thought provoking piece of literature, although crude language is used very often throughout the whole book. Highly recommended!
Karl Michael Armer - If you're in a dire need to read a straight to the point analysis of the human race, you've just found your man. Wrote a lot of short stories, but they may be hard to find in the English language - although I'm 100% positive that at least some of them have been translated.
Philip Kindred Dick - Ever seen the "Blade Runner" movie with Harrison Ford? I'm sure that at least most of you did. Did you like it? Then you'll love the book upon which the script was loosely based - "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Dick raises many questions about our personal identity, ethics and consciousness. You MUST read it, a real classic.
Frank Herbert - "Dune", 'nuff said. Political scandals, religious zealots, breathtaking adventure and some giant-fucking-worms. Hate him or love him, the spice WILL flow! ;)
Others:
Antoine de Saint Exupéry - I still dig "The Little Prince", it's a beautiful and highly idealistic novella about human nature, hidden like a real gem under the modest guise of a children's book.
Daniel Defoe - After reading the "Robinson Crusoe" novel I wanted to end up as a castaway on some desolate island myself. Nowadays, I wouldn't like that, but the book really ignited the "adventurer" in me. Thumbs up!
Sun Tzu - Most of you probably know about "The Art of War", but for those that don't - it's one of the oldest military treatises. What makes it interesting is that most of the strategies can be used in everyday life with moderate success.
Erich von Däniken - He provided me with many "lolz" when I was younger, a man that can find evidence for any kind of bullshit he's thinking 'bout at the moment. Still, got me pondering on the universe and extraterrestrial life when I actually bothered about such "grand scale" problems and made me read a couple of highly educative books, so he's on my favorites list. :)
Michał G. edytował(a) ten post dnia 24.11.08 o godzinie 16:55
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