Istoryan Readers: Book reviews and recommendations~

[Gwynhuever]

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Read sylvia plath, jd salinger, kurt vonnegut, margaret atwood, jack kerouac, allen ginsberg... if you like to read bestsellers, literary-wise i recommend stephen king. im no fan. but i'm smart enough to discern that his prowess includes, but are not limited to a thorough knowledge and concise presentation of horror and churning out stunning prose. he sure can describe.

imo preference ba parehos jud sa ako hubby....kerouac fan jud siya...plus he was on first name basis with allen ginsberg and lawrence ferlinghetti...

ako nahan sad ni kurt vonnegut..

[dark_phoenix]

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling.

[posporoseller]

In Cebu, I'm mostly known by friends and acquantances as a guitarist or as a web developer. But my secret passion is reading (and writing) and here are the books I bought and read and loved last year:

THE GODFATHER, Mario Puzo - I've seen the movie 22 times but only decided to buy the book last year. Strangely enough, it was still a new and eye-opening experience. Mario Puzo is the master of the gangster novel.

Jessica Zafra said the novel is just an excuse to make the film and is just not anywhere near as good as the movie. I agree. Because Elmore Leonard is the master of not only gangster pulp but the entire genre of crime fiction.

[dwardwarbinx]

Jessica Zafra said the novel is just an excuse to make the film and is just not anywhere near as good as the movie. I agree. Because Elmore Leonard is the master of not only gangster pulp but the entire genre of crime fiction.

Elmore Leonard IS good. I started collecting his books na makit-an nako sa Booksale. Though I havent read them all yet, nindot jud akong nabasahan so far. ^^

As for recommended books, commonly challenged books are always good.

Naa diri ang list. hehe. List of most commonly-challenged books in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

[christa]

I'll look for those books that you mentioned... they all sounds interesting..

as for me i recommend -- 11 Minutes (Paulo Coelho)

the meaning of the story is very deep.. from the ideals of a young lady , to the hard facts of reality
and then acceptance of the things that she cannot change..

my favorite line in the book:


......Eleven minutes. The world revolved around something that
only took eleven minutes.....

[Pi2plank]

The Witch of Portobello (Paulo Coehlo)

my fav among the paulo coehlo's books that i've read..

[dwardwarbinx]

The Witch of Portobello (Paulo Coehlo)

my fav among the paulo coehlo's books that i've read..

Theme: In this book, Coelho works with the re-emergence of the goddess religion, the interpretation of love, and the feminine face of God within the theme of searching for one’s true self and opening to the energies of the world. - The Witch of Portobello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

No offense pero murag pare-pareha raman sige ang themes sa mga Coelho books. =/ basically all about searching for one's true self. not that it's bad but if you've read at least 2-3 coelhos kay murag kapuy na. hehe.

[vixen]

right now amazed ko sa the virgin suicides by jeffrey eugenides... leaves question marks on your face

[Bangkilan]

Unearthing this post (continuing the share and great suggestion of books.)

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*My recommendation and its reviews as of now*

Leo Tolstoy - War & Peace

One of a greatest novel of all time an eccentric meanderings on the philosophy

of historical wartime, clean romantic thriller encodes the rich details of

aristocratic life of imperial Russia while drawing depth about human character

and everyones journey to find happiness in the mist of tragedy and blessings.

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George Orwell - 1984

Compelling, Brilliantly written., Orwells created a future dystopian

world which is partly i think being happening now. A theme of the dangers

of totalitarianism government bestowed abuse of power. if you want a

book that forces you to think and reflect on todays society the society

of the future or the societies of the past do read this novel as it is

possibly one of the most thought provoking books on the planet.

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Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash

Technology sociology religion linguistics archaeology history politics

and ethics are PACK into One, this book introduced many concepts that would

become reality., plausible near future world that Stephenson imagined where

franchises rule no one knows the President of the United States.

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Michio Kaku - Physics of the Future

A very insightful book solidly factual vision of our future exploring what

the world may be like in the next 100 years if current basic scientific

research comes to be and some theories pan out.

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Brian Greene - Fabric of the Cosmos

This is one of my favorite of his books next to elegant universe to date on

cutting-edge science, Greene presents the material in a fashion does a great

job explaining complex topics, A very good technical overview of the recent

advances in particle physics and our understanding of the cosmos.


*Thanks*

[luff101]

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho for me.