What books do you keep coming back to? The ones you have to re-read periodically and recommend to your friends? My ones would be City of Joy By Dominique La Pierre, Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst, and Walden used to be one, but last time I read it I found it didn't speak to me anymore.
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bettyboop_1967
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Apr 9, 2018
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Mine would be "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. It was the first attempt to look at mankind scientifically, as under a microscope. I wrote a poem that did quite well based on the character Simon, and now have a book about to be published that delves into the allegory. Along with 1984 and The Selfish Gene it's one of the most important book of the century. A life-long mystery for me is why the sea captain lands on the beach at the very end to save the choir boys. We could use him now as humans are destroying their island in the same way.
Aristopus
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Apr 9, 2018
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Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F%@#,
ReBrew2115
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Apr 9, 2018
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Shit I was just about to type Zen and the art of myself. I read it so many times but also given copies to friends. A few years back one of them gave me a tribute book. Where the guy rides the same rout now. Good excuse as any for a bike trip I suppose.
I love that book
@Masterdegenerate Not sure if you know about it or not, but Pirsig wrote a sequel to it called "Lila". Zen was the theory, Lila was what you do with it. It's not quite as compelling as his first book, but still a good read.
@ReBrew2115 I'll have to get a copy. any kind of a continuation on that should be good
@Masterdegenerate Like I said, it's definitely interesting. You find Pirsig's life taking a very different turn from what one would have expected after the first book. And it's written a little differently as well.
Absolom, Absolom by Faulkner
A separate Reality
I keep going back to Jotce's Ulysses, but I never get far.
CallMeDave
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Apr 9, 2018
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I always struggled with that one until my ex told me the trick is to read it out loud
Look Homeward Angel and You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe, The Sea of Fertility tetralogy of Yukio Mishima, and Richard Ford's short story collection Rock Springs are what come to mind right now. I'm sure there are more.
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