Discussion book recs?

[letdown]

i like to read, classics mostly. my favorites are: 1984, crime and punishment, fight club, metamorphasis.

basic, i know, but they are popular for a reason. i really like dostoyevsky, is tolstoy similar to him? i am trying to get more into russian lit, and that seems like the logical next step. plus, war and peace is pretty big so that will keep me occupied for a bit.

what books do you guys like? anything similar? different? have you guys read any of those books, what did you think about them?

 

[ForeverCaHa]

My absolute favourite novel is 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'. I've read it about 4 or 5 times in my life and always get something new out of it with each reading.

I'd also say anything by Zola. 'La Bête Humaine' and 'Germinal' are absolutely fantastic novels.

Just one more, 'Maurice', so good!

 

[Apokryphiel]

I don't read much outside of philosophical things, but I want to. And since I'm also going to write a book one day, I'll definitely stay tuned to this thread.

 

[letdown]

I don't read much outside of philosophical things, but I want to. And since I'm also going to write a book one day, I'll definitely stay tuned to this thread.

i would love to read more philosophy, do you have anything u recommend? i can also recommend u some non-philosophy books if u would like

 

[ForeverCaHa]

Popping back to add another recommendation: A Little Life.

To be honest I really did not enjoy the book, but it covers themes of self-harm, trauma, and suicide, so I feel like it's a good one for this forum.

 

[letdown]

My absolute favourite novel is 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'. I've read it about 4 or 5 times in my life and always get something new out of it with each reading.

I'd also say anything by Zola. 'La Bête Humaine' and 'Germinal' are absolutely fantastic novels.

Just one more, 'Maurice', so good!

i had a friend recommend maurice, i liked it a lot! ill check out the other stuff too, thanks!

Popping back to add another recommendation: A Little Life.

To be honest I really did not enjoy the book, but it covers themes of self-harm, trauma, and suicide, so I feel like it's a good one for this forum.

i read that in the hospital, it was okay. a little bland imo. but u are right, the themes are relatable

 

[ForeverCaHa]

i had a friend recommend maurice, i liked it a lot! ill check out the other stuff too, thanks!

If you liked Maurice, I'd imagine you'd like 'While England Sleeps', and maybe 'Giovanni's Room' as well. There's also 'The City and the Pillar' for those similar themes.

'Crystal Boys' is also pretty good, but it's quite hard to get ahold of a copy. I wrote about it for my MA dissertation and had to pay around £80 to have a copy sent over from Hong Kong

 

[Apokryphiel]

i would love to read more philosophy, do you have anything u recommend?

For sure!

On the topic of this forum, all of Friedrich Nietzsche's works are amazing. Namely, Beyond Good and Evil is a great one. Søren Kierkegaard is another philosopher I'm fond of. He explores existentialism more with books like Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death.

I'm unsure if you're religious or not, but you don't really have to be to find wisdom in this one: The Book of Ecclesiastes is incredible.

Mind you, it's not always as simple as just reading the words to understand these books. They often demand your own thought and interpretations, as most philosophies do.

Philosophy is a prime example of what rabbit holes are, those are just a few notable pieces, but these books and thoughts are definitely something you could dedicate your entire life to, as many have before.

i can also recommend u some non-philosophy books if u would like

Sure!

 

[letdown]

For sure!

On the topic of this forum, all of Friedrich Nietzsche's works are amazing. Namely, Beyond Good and Evil is a great one. Søren Kierkegaard is another philosopher I'm fond of. He explores existentialism more with books like Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death.

I'm unsure if you're religious or not, but you don't really have to be to find wisdom in this one: The Book of Ecclesiastes is incredible.

Mind you, it's not always as simple as just reading the words to understand these books. They often demand your own thought and interpretations, as most philosophies do.

Philosophy is a prime example of what rabbit holes are, those are just a few notable pieces, but these books and thoughts are definitely something you could dedicate your entire life to, as many have before.



Sure!

okay cool! i have had nietzsche on my list for some time, ive been procrastinating lol. i will def check them all out, thanks!

i would recommend notes from the underground by fyodor dostoevsky, its just a bitter and angry narrator screaming into the void. the tartar steppe by dino buzzanti, a soldier is endlessly waiting for a battle. the trial by franz kafka, a man is arrested for an unknown crime and gets stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare.

thats mostly absurdist, existential, and the trial is a tad surreal. you probably have heard of most of those, so sorry if i wasnt much help!