Off Topic Books (off topic)

The Big Sleep is incredible.

 

I generally tend to read fantasy/sci-fi.

Anything by Brandon Sanderson is worth reading, I strongly recommend the first Mistborn trilogy. He does very good fantasy with unique and interesting magic systems.

Also if you are up for a challenge there is always Robert Jordan (and latterly Brandon Sanderson) for the epic Wheel of Time series - very slow but incredible

Reading the Song of Ice and Fire series at the moment (Game of Thrones), which is enjoyable in its own way too.

Quantum Physics is interesting up to a point, that point being that you stupidly do your first degree in it like me...

 

I read Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front during summer for English Coursework and really enjoyed it. The fact that it's written by a German soldier gives a better perspective, it just shows how they were manipulated and essentially tricked into fighting too.

But yeah, American Psycho, Hunter S Thompson's work as mentioned above are all great reads I bought an old copy of Kafka's the Trial in a charity shop in York but haven't got round to reading it yet due to schoolwork, I'd studied the first chapter in English in Year 12. I think someone had Kafka as their avatar a while back and I spoke to them about it.. was it AH?

 

speaking of that loved lord of the flies when at school (had a great english teacher)

 

Farenheight 451 (I think it's that), the Trial by Kafka, Swastika Night. I did dystopia last year for English coursework and used Clockwork Orange, those are ones that other people used though from what I can remember


edit: Animal Farm & Children of Men too (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Dystopian_novels)

 

Good book that.

Cheers

 

Kafka . York has some incredible book shops though, the two I liked the most when I lived there were Twelve Rooms (I think it was called) by the cathedral and another one on Micklegate near the tower.

 

A Brave New World by someone Huxley - twas a good read
The Postman by D Brin - also a good read

Both Dystopia type books

 

No, I just find it massively interesting amazing.

I have got 'The Long Goodbye', I have just not got around to reading it yet.

The Time Machine - H. G. Well
The Iron Heel - Jack London
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

 

loved that for the same reasons (was one of the first books hitler banned as well)

 

That's what I was hoping you'd say .

 

If you're into war books then get:

With the Old Breed - Eugene Sledge
Helmet for my Pillow - Robert Leckie

(both the autobiographies of the guys in the Pacific series, both brilliant reads)

 

have a massive passion for motorcycles so have read a lot of biographies on riders

 

The Book Thief. Best book I've ever read.

 

Philip K. Dick - Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said,another dystopia book and a good read

 

One not to read (well you can if you want but i thought it was ****e) but others love it, was told it was the scariest book some had ever read, I bought it for £30, and I am still waiting for a scary part and i finished it.

Mark Z. Danielewski House of Leaves.

 

Personally I didn't like this at all, for the writing style mainly. Bought it for my girlfriend a few years ago and wanted to punch the author in the face many a time. I also can't stand Cormac McCarthy who writes like a 4 year old.

 

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, The Children of Men by P.D. James. Neuromancer (part of the Sprawl trilogy).

 

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Mr Bump - Roger Hargreaves