Conquer Club

Umbreto Eco - The Name Of The Rose

Simply classic! (Sean Connery and Christian Slater play leading roles in the film)

The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan.

Its a tie for me

Scar Tissue-autobiography of Anthony Keidis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Guns, Germs and Steel-Jared Diamond

Things That Go, Richard Scary.

Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix

It's really funny, but I'm almost totally in the crosshairs of John Rogers' famous quote, “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."

I love the Lord of the Rings trilogy, probably read it at least sixty or seventy time.

I'm not as big an Atlas Shrugged fan, only read it three times, but the first time was when I was fourteen. Ayn Rand's Fountainhead, however, was a book I really loved, and I've probably read it at least 50 times. Not quite up to par with my LOTR readings, but damn close.

... and I don't give a damn what some trendy loser thinks about it.

LOTR is indeed a good read. I can honestly say, I was able to read it before the movies, and that was when I was in junior high (right about that age).

And then we have The Hobbit. A great children's book, with a so-so overall adaptation. Two films would have been good, but nope, they added a ton of unnecessary filler that anyone who had read the book, knew how it would end up.

Both are still great books though, and would recommend them to anyone.

Ulysses- James Joyce. I was kinda bored in English lessons at school, but I liked my teacher. He said that it was the only book he couldn't finish. I went out and read it, obviously. Didn't get all of it, not by a long shot, but it wasn't like anything I'd read before.

It's one of the only books I re-read. I get a bit more out of it each time.

Symmetry wrote:Ulysses- James Joyce. I was kinda bored in English lessons at school, but I liked my teacher. He said that it was the only book he couldn't finish. I went out and read it, obviously. Didn't get all of it, not by a long shot, but it wasn't like anything I'd read before.

It's one of the only books I re-read. I get a bit more out of it each time.

That's sort of like Destination: Void or in fact anything by Frank Herbert. If you can get through the opaque tangle of prose, you will occasionally come upon an "Aha!" moment and think "what a brilliant insight!" It's sort of like playing a real grinder level on a video game. Really makes you wonder, "was it worth it?" Should we really have to work so hard to see the author's idea, or shouldn't making it clear and obvious be what the fucker is getting paid for?

Pirate Latitudes by Crichton

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Pollan

Dukasaur wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Ulysses- James Joyce. I was kinda bored in English lessons at school, but I liked my teacher. He said that it was the only book he couldn't finish. I went out and read it, obviously. Didn't get all of it, not by a long shot, but it wasn't like anything I'd read before.

It's one of the only books I re-read. I get a bit more out of it each time.

That's sort of like Destination: Void or in fact anything by Frank Herbert. If you can get through the opaque tangle of prose, you will occasionally come upon an "Aha!" moment and think "what a brilliant insight!" It's sort of like playing a real grinder level on a video game. Really makes you wonder, "was it worth it?" Should we really have to work so hard to see the author's idea, or shouldn't making it clear and obvious be what the fucker is getting paid for?

Dune is another one of my favourites, to be fair.

I kind of like the modernists like Joyce who make you do a bit of work. He was working on a whole load of levels, and part of what's great about it is that he's playing around with portraying the mind of a character who is trying to avoid thinking about something.

There's a few chapters that are a grind- most people give up on chapter 3, which is deliberately pretentious, but then they miss out on the rest. I kind of like authors who play games with the reader. I don't need to have my hand held with a book, figuring things out for myself brings me into the story, if that makes sense.

Anyway, give it a go some time. The book was banned in a lot of places, I think including Oxford Uni and the US, which is reason enough to take a look.

Its like choosing your fav movie
Or fav position
It cant be done
Not by me anyhow...

apey wrote:Its like choosing your fav movie
Or fav position
It cant be done
Not by me anyhow...

Just pick the kama sutra, and two of your problems are solved.

Wait i mean to say that I can't read
The lead and mercury bernie exposed me to ruined all my chances

apey wrote:Wait i mean to say that I can't read
The lead and mercury bernie exposed me to ruined all my chances

I think there are copies with pictures.

Seriously though, what would you pick as one of your favourite books? Not necessarily your number 1, but a favourite?

Symmetry wrote:

Dukasaur wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Ulysses- James Joyce. I was kinda bored in English lessons at school, but I liked my teacher. He said that it was the only book he couldn't finish. I went out and read it, obviously. Didn't get all of it, not by a long shot, but it wasn't like anything I'd read before.

It's one of the only books I re-read. I get a bit more out of it each time.

That's sort of like Destination: Void or in fact anything by Frank Herbert. If you can get through the opaque tangle of prose, you will occasionally come upon an "Aha!" moment and think "what a brilliant insight!" It's sort of like playing a real grinder level on a video game. Really makes you wonder, "was it worth it?" Should we really have to work so hard to see the author's idea, or shouldn't making it clear and obvious be what the fucker is getting paid for?

Dune is another one of my favourites, to be fair.

I kind of like the modernists like Joyce who make you do a bit of work. He was working on a whole load of levels, and part of what's great about it is that he's playing around with portraying the mind of a character who is trying to avoid thinking about something.

There's a few chapters that are a grind- most people give up on chapter 3, which is deliberately pretentious, but then they miss out on the rest. I kind of like authors who play games with the reader. I don't need to have my hand held with a book, figuring things out for myself brings me into the story, if that makes sense.

Anyway, give it a go some time. The book was banned in a lot of places, I think including Oxford Uni and the US, which is reason enough to take a look.

Well, color me surprised.

-TG

Moo

TA1LGUNN3R wrote:

Symmetry wrote:

Dukasaur wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Ulysses- James Joyce. I was kinda bored in English lessons at school, but I liked my teacher. He said that it was the only book he couldn't finish. I went out and read it, obviously. Didn't get all of it, not by a long shot, but it wasn't like anything I'd read before.

It's one of the only books I re-read. I get a bit more out of it each time.

That's sort of like Destination: Void or in fact anything by Frank Herbert. If you can get through the opaque tangle of prose, you will occasionally come upon an "Aha!" moment and think "what a brilliant insight!" It's sort of like playing a real grinder level on a video game. Really makes you wonder, "was it worth it?" Should we really have to work so hard to see the author's idea, or shouldn't making it clear and obvious be what the fucker is getting paid for?

Dune is another one of my favourites, to be fair.

I kind of like the modernists like Joyce who make you do a bit of work. He was working on a whole load of levels, and part of what's great about it is that he's playing around with portraying the mind of a character who is trying to avoid thinking about something.

There's a few chapters that are a grind- most people give up on chapter 3, which is deliberately pretentious, but then they miss out on the rest. I kind of like authors who play games with the reader. I don't need to have my hand held with a book, figuring things out for myself brings me into the story, if that makes sense.

Anyway, give it a go some time. The book was banned in a lot of places, I think including Oxford Uni and the US, which is reason enough to take a look.

Well, color me surprised.

-TG

I can't think why. Puzzles and games in books are a staple of postmodern lit. Have you read Ulysses? I'd be interested to hear your take.

I have not. It's one I've always meant to read, but never got around to it.

-TG

TA1LGUNN3R wrote:I have not. It's one I've always meant to read, but never got around to it.

-TG

It's worth it. Like I said, chapter 3 is a pain, but that's kind of the point. Skip it and read from the Bloom parts if you get stuck. Nothing major happens, but it's where most people give up.

Symmetry wrote:

apey wrote:Wait i mean to say that I can't read
The lead and mercury bernie exposed me to ruined all my chances

I think there are copies with pictures.

Seriously though, what would you pick as one of your favourite books? Not necessarily your number 1, but a favourite?

Earths children series (clan of the cave bear)
Tracker series
Lincoln lawyer series
Anything by john grisham or james paterson
I like to read!

Also tammi hoag and karen slaughter

Weird, I just finished "The Gods of Guilt". Connely is a really solid writer.

Ill have to try it
First i have to "earn" kindle back from my hubby
I guess when you blow 80 bucks on books your mn tends to take thing away
Who knew?

apey wrote:Ill have to try it
First i have to "earn" kindle back from my hubby
I guess when you blow 80 bucks on books your mn tends to take thing away
Who knew?

Well that's all kinds of disturbing. He confiscated your kindle?

Made me delete the app
I read alot of the free books but they r all series so i would get sucked into a series and eventually he got a bank statement