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Christina
I love reading. Now that the kids are getting older I have a little bit more free time and have began reading again. I want to know the titles of some great books out there. I am not into romance books at all but I will pretty much read anything else, fiction and nonfiction.
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4 approaches I would suggest:
Books written in a language that is demanding: Henry James, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Elliot, Edith Wharton, Evelyn Waughn, D H Lawrence and so many more, often called the classics
Books that contain a concept that is relevant to humanity or maybe more philisophical. Authors are Arthur C Clarke and Stanislav Lem are scifi but actually more phylosophy in an easier to digest context. Hermann Hesse's Siddartha on Buddhism.
Books that explain how literature uses its tools to influence the reader and present the basic psychological influences of language: David Lodge, 'The art of fiction' takes the 50 major novels and writes 2-4 pages each on what that novel did particularly exemplary in fiction.
Books that deal with a different culture: Wild Swans by Jung Chang and The good Earth by Pearl S Buck on China, Max Frisch or Hermann Hesse as German literature, Shadow of the Wind (Ruiz Zafon) Spain, Emile Zola, Balzac, Stendhal for French literature, Yasunari Kawabata represents Japan, etc. Robert Graves 'I Claudius' is such a funny but educating novel on Rome. The stranger and The pest by Albert Camus on Algeria.
Hope this helps
4 approaches I would suggest:
Books written in a language that is demanding: Henry James, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Elliot, Edith Wharton, Evelyn Waughn, D H Lawrence and so many more, often called the classics
Books that contain a concept that is relevant to humanity or maybe more philisophical. Authors are Arthur C Clarke and Stanislav Lem are scifi but actually more phylosophy in an easier to digest context. Hermann Hesse's Siddartha on Buddhism.
Books that explain how literature uses its tools to influence the reader and present the basic psychological influences of language: David Lodge, 'The art of fiction' takes the 50 major novels and writes 2-4 pages each on what that novel did particularly exemplary in fiction.
Books that deal with a different culture: Wild Swans by Jung Chang and The good Earth by Pearl S Buck on China, Max Frisch or Hermann Hesse as German literature, Shadow of the Wind (Ruiz Zafon) Spain, Emile Zola, Balzac, Stendhal for French literature, Yasunari Kawabata represents Japan, etc. Robert Graves 'I Claudius' is such a funny but educating novel on Rome. The stranger and The pest by Albert Camus on Algeria.
Hope this helps
A book with stomach churning violence and a philosophical message?
Penguin Hu
I'm a guy that's been interested in philosophy and good literature since a young age, but recently, I've been in a slump. Slumps for me result in anger, and that anger can be released through violence or a really thought provoking book. So, does anyone have a great book that has intense scenes, but has a deeper, more meaningful theme?
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The Horrific Sufferings of Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Love and His Terrible Hatred by Carl-Johan Vallgreen would seem to suit your needs. You get brothels, insane asylums, Inquisition chambers, freak circuses - but you also get more humanity, spirituality and general depth of heart and mind than I've found in a book in years.
The Horrific Sufferings of Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Love and His Terrible Hatred by Carl-Johan Vallgreen would seem to suit your needs. You get brothels, insane asylums, Inquisition chambers, freak circuses - but you also get more humanity, spirituality and general depth of heart and mind than I've found in a book in years.
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