he's storytelling is bullshit. Imagine making atmosphere, step by step just to end eveyrthing with some random bullshit like; 'and then I realise it was her' xd? Also i remember that he used to describe ALMOST every useless thing in as many words as possible, describing warderobe for 1 page, just to never come back to this but yeah, 'rich language'

the only story I like from him is Berenice

France, they barely speak English doubt they can read it

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If you asked me who my fav writer is, its dan brown. H doesn't have many books but his books hooped e up like nothing else But again this is personal; preference

Because the intro is sick, ending and tournament are sick Refer to #156 for the ultimate top5

You're in for a good time I would say brothers Karamazov, the idiot and notes from underground are my faves

Would definitely recommend Karamazovs and Idiot as well as Crime and Punishment. If you didn't read, I would also suggest you to read Hugo's Les Miserables.

So, what's great about Borges is that he writes incredibly short stories, most of them are only around 10 pages or less but it feels like they are much longer. In his own words; he pretends that his stories already exist and that he is writing the best possible summary of the story. Borges skips descriptions and character development most of the time, his stories are usually about great philosophical ideas and principles. I would say that his stories are best suited for people that can ''think outside the box'' if you know what I mean.

Happy to hear it.

Interesting, I was not aware this existed, might check it out :)

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Tyty

maybe watch a youtube video on it. i watched a 3h long one when i was 17

It's great. It's pretty much set fundaments for Cristian theology and esotericism. Also I don't really like sci-fi as well, but first 3 books of Dune are great and eastern european sci-fi is nothing like its western counterpart, especially Lem.

In essence it’s one of (if not the) modern road books and also one of the cornerstone works of the “Beat” generation of the late 50’ and 60’. It has also shaped the public image of drifter-like people to this day. It’s a quintessential read in my opinion, but be careful as it might lead to an early midlife crisis lol

do you have other dystopian book suggestions?

I am a big fan of Moravia’s prose. The book is written in the first person and the narrator describes the events with a sort of cold distance even though they are affecting him deeply. It becomes clear by the end that he is becoming somewhat delusional despite the fact that he is able to justify all of his feelings and actions logically.

Yeah I do, I got a couple favorites. Speaking of meditation, I had a friend in hs who meditated before practice frequently and I never quite understood why he was doing it. But whenever I tried meditating it was like watching paint dry. Alone with my thoughts in pitch-black nothingness. I never got to have a meaningful conversation with them about it because I was under the same impression as your friend until very recently.

Thank you man, i've read norwegian wood and liked it a lot, I can't wait to get more into Dostoevsky and Murakami. Thank you for the awesome recommendations.

Yeah so I've already read all of those and have them in my collection The Children of Hurin is one of my favorite books actually I just didn't list it but have you read The Story of Kullervo, The Book of Lost Takes I/II or Tales from the Perilous Realm? Many find his writings too difficult to read structurally and because of how wordy they can be so I'm sure it can be intimidating and that's why most just stick with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy lol

I would end up writing what you felt like was a book, if I meant to answer earnestly about the ways each book singularly impresses me, which I would have to do since the only thing they have in common is "epic/narrative poetry" (4/5), or "religious stories" (5/5), when those don't exactly hit on its personally-appreciable aspect. So, I'll just write something nice about one book, and very nearly the lowest ranked, the FOURTH book, and see if you don't get tired 😭 So, to say what I like about Ovid's book.... the Metamorphoses is really very unique among all books I've read. Aside from it being just about the last, plus most comprehensive, "primary" source for our knowledge about the ancient Greek cultures, their gods, and their histories; it is also an absolute masterpiece of storytelling, accumulating dozens and dozens of the ancient stories that comprised the tapestry of the Hellenic Greek culture (although with name changes as it was later adopted by the Romans, and thus Ovid), and managing to fashion them in a fairly unified narrative format (remember, they were all separate stories, from the stories of the founding of Thebes, to the abduction of Persephone, to the exploits of Hercules) that always features some kind of transformation (thus, Metamorphoses) but also cleverly morphs the ending of the last myth into the introduction of the next myth by even the tiniest shared feature or detail. It often happens so subtly it felt like a dream, where you didn't even realize that the scenery was changing until you realized you were in an entirely new location. The book has taught me the origins of many words I knew, because the stories were themselves responsible for the very invention of those words! Lycanthropy, for the story of Zeus transforming Lycaon into a wolf (Lycaon + anthropos [Greek for Man]); Arachnid for the story of Athena transforming Arachne into a spider as the wager that she was the best weaver in all of the lands, better even than the gods (she was not 😂); Hermaphrodite for the story of Hermes and Aphrodite having a child, Hermaphroditos, so beautiful that the naiad Salmacis tried to rape him, and failing that, wanting to be with him so desperately, she even prayed to be united to him forever, and so one of the gods answering that prayer transformed the two of them into one, a boy-girl made from the son of the gods and a kinky female spirit 😳 I could go on but honestly, it's way more than enough. These books are not for everyone, but to whoever can, they're extremely rich and are basically foundational literature whose only barrier for appreciation is perhaps knowledge, willingness, or understanding; but certainly not technical ability, quality, or creative invention. I'm sorry for abusing you if you read all of this.

"Improbable is a 2005 science fiction thriller novel by Adam Fawer, about a gambler who gains the power to predict the future. It was awarded the 2006 International Thriller Writers Award for best first novel" from wiki. Also google "Empathy adam fewer".thing u have an ability to predict hundreds of future probabilities that depends on your choice.

If you liked the movie Coraline I would recommend the book :) It's similar but does bring it's own creepiness :D