Books you like

I like the books of dr Joseph Murphy and Thomas Troward. What books do you like?

I've read and recommend a great, very very concise mystical story (2 pages), which goes through all the Major Arcana Tarot cards - I suppose this is one of the closest things to a mystical initiation one could get legally on the internet. Read only the text under "Basic Tarot Story", but don't read the "Basic Tarot Meaning" and "Thirteen's Observations" which are probably written by an another author and are full of superstition. The story starts with the "Fool" - to read the next card scroll down to "onto the next card",etc. The symbolism here given may be innaccurate or accurate - it does not matter now: what matters is it's beuty.

You'll need Wikipedia to actually see the Tarot cards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Arcana
The Story is here: http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/learn/meanings/fool.shtml

My remarks about the story:

Spoiler

According to my mind, I am in posession of the valid occult explanation of some Major Arcana cards. The explanation here given differs a bit, but basically - I hope - it is the same thing given from a different standpoint. Maybe the explanations are wrong, maybe not - the story itself what is important.

 

I thought the title was "Boobs you like" and for a second I thought I finally had something to contribute.

In all seriousness I am a sci-fi/fantasy geek, and I also don't try very hard to find books to read. So you've all heard of my favourites: The Hobbit, Ender's Game, The House of the Scorpion, Eragon.

 

Well, other than some of the books posted above I'd say my favorite series are The Dresden Files (It's about a wizard PI!) and Dune (the one with the sandworms)

So yes, I also prefer sci-fi and fantasy.

 

Ender's Game,

YES.

I read pretty much anything, I enjoy fantasy books mainly.

 

The Hobbit, Ender's Game...

Hell yes, son!


The books I have read so far this year include the Night Circus and The Art of War (my second time reading through it).

 

Eragon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs ^





merlin's dragon.

 

I've been reading some of Camus lately, I really enjoyed both Le'Etranger and The Plague. He's notorious for writing with an Absurdist mentality, it's fascinating stuff.

For me at least D:

Sorry, I only really read classic literature
Eragon's neat too, though, I almost care enough to get the newest one

 

I only read classic fantasy or some fantasy parody.
Modern literature is unbearable to me.

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Especially Twilight

 

I only read classic fantasy or some fantasy parody.
Modern literature is unbearable to me.

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Especially Twilight

My face when i read the word

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twilight

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The Redwall series.

 

The Redwall series.

That's my fav too

 

Most of them. Some authors:
- Terry Pratchett
- Neil Gaiman
- George R. R. Martin
- Brian Jacques
- Isaac Asimov
- Frank Herbert
- Susanna Clarke
- Orson Scott Card

And when I say Terry Pratchett I mean I have all of the discworld novels (sans three).
And that is not an exaggeration.

 

Flatland is and always will be my favorite book.

 

I tend to like historical books, so my favorite ever would probably be The Terrible Hours. I'm reading Les Miserables now, it's pretty good too.

Also, technically, you're supposed to underline book titles.

 

I read flatland and 1984 at the same time, and had the weirdest dreams.
My favorite thing about flatland, perhaps, was how much time it spent on the conculture. Very reassuring.

 

Most of them. Some authors:
- Terry Pratchett
- Neil Gaiman
- George R. R. Martin
- Brian Jacques
- Isaac Asimov
- Frank Herbert
- Susanna Clarke
- Orson Scott Card

And when I say Terry Pratchett I mean I have all of the discworld novels (sans three).
And that is not an exaggeration.

I approve of this list.
Neil Gaiman especially, modern literature doesn't usually strike my fantasy, but Gaiman has a way.
I met him in Berkeley, he did an interview about American Gods, for the release of the anniversary edition. For some reason Adam Savage was the interviewer, I got to meet him too.

 

That's my fav too

You're awesome.

 

I think the only book I really really enjoyed was 1984.
It completely changed the way I think about society, culture, and government. I think everyone should get around to reading it, especially in our day and age.

Social networking/google = big brother, I tell you!

 

Brave New World has a much more likely dystopia I think, but I did love 1984. Doublethink in particular is pretty nifty, but there were a lot of prime ideas.

Has anyone read Stranger in a Strange Land (by Heinlein)?

 

Yeah, I'm unoriginal and like a lot of the pretty mainstream fantasy series (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, His Dark Materials, Inheritance). However, some of the somewhat more obscure ones I like are The Myst Reader, I am the Cheese (which may have partially contributed to my username choice), and The Things They Carried (as well as its twin - Going After Cacciatto).

I think my absolute favorite book would be To Kill A Mockingbird, though, if I'm allowed to pick an entire series and not just one book, I would pick Harry Potter.

I also liked 1984, though I don't think it's really too plausible. I haven't read any other dystopias; I'll make a mental note to read Brave New World some time.

Also, I think I'll just leave this here.