The Book Recommendation Thread

[Wicked Weasel]

Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Historical books of any kind would be great. Greater if it were about music. Thanks.

Not about music, but a great historical novel. If you love history, this one is for you. Because of this battle, Varus is often considered the worst military leader of all-time for being overrun by far less numbers. It was a huge blow to the Roman empire.

Give Me Back My Legions! - Harry Turtledove

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[Rjinn]

Originally Posted by SATCHMO

It's an autobiography, so by default it's historical, but Charles Mingus' Beneath the Underdog is one of the most well-written books about music I've ever read and very insightful into the history of jazz.

There's a book about Charles Mingus? I gotta read that!

Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel

Not about music, but a great historical novel. If you love history, this one is for you. Because of this battle, Varus is often considered the worst military leader of all-time for being overrun by far less numbers. It was a huge blow to the Roman empire.

Give Me Back My Legions! - Harry Turtledove

Give Me Back My Legions! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia!

I really enjoy reading books about Roman history. That sounds really interesting. Thank you.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel

Honestly? If you put a gun to my head and made me pick my favorite book of all-time, I would probably have to select that one. I must read it once every other year or so. Masterpiece.

My favorite book too! Although it just might have to share first place with Fight Club.

[FRED HALE SR.]

Anybody interested in the new Arnold Schwarzenegger book? Yeah me neither.

[bob.]

is it called Hitlerjugend to Govenator: An Epic Tale of Self Discovery?


i am all over that Swan Song book.....as soon as i finish what i'm on right now.....

[FETCHER.]

I've been recommended Know Your Mind by Dr. Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman.






howeverrrrrrrr... I cannot find it anywhere to download for my kindle, does anyone have it?

[Worldcontainer]

Right now I am reading Jurassic Park the book. Its actually quite good in my opinion, varies greatly from the film adaptation. I purchased the box set of A Game Of Thrones series because I want to read them before watching the television series. Anybody have any thoughts on them?

[katsy]

Originally Posted by Burning Down

Have you checked out other Margaret Atwood novels?

Oh, I love some of her poetry.

I have not read The Handmaids Tale, but I know it's popularity.

I bought The Blind Assassin, which also won several awards but I cannot make myself read it. It just sucks, in my opinion.

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Originally Posted by katsy

Oh, I love some of her poetry.

I have not read The Handmaids Tale, but I know it's popularity.

You're going to have to read it, it's one of the novels you must read before you die.

[ThePhanastasio]

Originally Posted by katsy

Oh, I love some of her poetry.

I have not read The Handmaids Tale, but I know it's popularity.

I bought The Blind Assassin, which also won several awards but I cannot make myself read it. It just sucks, in my opinion.

You really think The Blind Assassin sucks? That kind of hurts my heart. That's one of my absolute favorite books I've ever read. The only problem I have with Margaret Atwood could also be considered a tremendous compliment to her: I sometimes find myself distracted by her prose, by her writing as a whole, and certain passages really hit and resonate with me. As such, I find myself re-reading them over and over again, unable to move on with the book because I'm just so overcome with how well something has been worded. I don't know why or how; I think she just writes in the exact way I wish I was able to write, and it really hits me.

One excerpt from The Blind Assassin that really hit me for some reason, and resulted in a twenty minute delay in continuing with the book the first time around - and it's really just description and not at all necessary for the overall plot:

Then a motel that used to be called Journeys End. I suppose they were thinking of "Journeys end in lovers meeting," but not everyone could be expected to get the reference: it might have come across as too sinister, a building all entrances but no exits, reeking of aneurysms and thromboses and emptied bottles of sleeping pills and gun wounds to the head. Now it's called simply Journeys. How wise to have changed it. So much more inconclusive, so much less terminal. So much better to travel than to arrive.

And yes, many have said The Handmaid's Tale is more accessible and to their taste than a lot of her other works - although I'd certainly make a case for Alias, Grace and Cat's Eye.