Originally posted by asromacalcioNot reading Harry Potter is just a prejudice. The plot thickens a lot as the books go on. And there are there a lot of good things! Even Stephen King has the highest praises in the series of the books. And i think the key concept here is the series of books. Because if you read them as an all you'll see they have great value!
I've just started reading. Never liked it before, now finding it an important relief for boredom.
What do you think is a MUST read, any fiction from any period.
I have no plans to read Harry Potter, Jeffrey Archer or cookery books however.
Anyway if you're into poetry read "Cofee Shop" by Álvaro de CAmpos. And if you know enough portuguese make sure you'll read the original version.
That's my 2 cents!
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Originally posted by asromacalcioLike easing yourself into smoking by wearing nicotine patches, maybe you should start off with something simple like reading top shelf magazines.
I've just started reading. Never liked it before, now finding it an important relief for boredom.
What do you think is a MUST read, any fiction from any period.
I have no plans to read Harry Potter, Jeffrey Archer or cookery books however.
Originally posted by asromacalcioHa! You got my vote on that one. When something is becoming too main stream i'm out of it! I'm still reading the Potter's books because i read the first one before everybody went ballistic! But in this case i don't think that's a bad thing because they are really good!
Too trendy. I know they're excellent but it's 'in', which is more than enough reason for me to wait a while.
For Bernard Cornwell try Sharpe, or my favourite, The Warlord Chronicles which starts with The Winter King and just gets better and better.
For one of the funniest books ever, which everyone always loves, read Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. You'll be rolling in laughter.
Anyway, I'm off to work, good luck.
The World's Best Science Fiction - 2004. (short stories)
robert a. heinlein, c.j.cherryh, c.s.forester, ....
free texts:
w.e.b dubois, "Darkwater":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15210
p.g. wodehouse, "Mike" (a nice novel with some cricket scenes):
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7423/7423-h/7423-h.htm
p.g. wodehouse, "My Man Jeeves":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8164
jerome k jerome, "Three Men in a Boat":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/308
henry james, "Washington Square":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2870
sir walter scott, "Ivanhoe":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/82
howard pyle, "Men of Iron":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1557
howard pyle, "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10148
richard henry dana, "two years before the mast":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2055
Rudyard Kipling, "Kim":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2226
Tacitus, "The Histories":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16927
Thucydides, "The History of the Peleponnesian War":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7142
Zane Grey, "Riders of the Purple Sage":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1300
Hermann Hesse, "Siddhartha":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2500
(haven't read these yet, titles look interesting)
The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 by Popular Mechanics Co.
700 Things for Boys to Do
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12655
John Cowper Poys, "One Hundred Best Books":
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12914/12914-8.txt
Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941 "My Adventures as a Spy"
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15715
Edward S. Curtis, "The North American Indian":
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19449
Nield, Jonathan
A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1359