suggest me a good book

[tox]

im looking to read something, maybe it should have a little history... maybe it can teach me something about my humanity... something smart... maybe something about the governments and how the world is doing..

i want to read something that will make me a better person, or atleast a smarter one that is capable of helping people

whats good

[ZeldaFreak701]

At 7/6/13 04:00 PM, tox wrote: im looking to read something, maybe it should have a little history... maybe it can teach me something about my humanity... something smart... maybe something about the governments and how the world is doing..

i want to read something that will make me a better person, or atleast a smarter one that is capable of helping people

Might I suggest a self help book then? I don't know any off the top of my head, but I've read a few and they're pretty easy to digest.

[Vinnyy]

Mein Kampf.

It's got everything you need to know about governments, humanity, and the book itself is a piece of history.

[tox]

At 7/6/13 04:03 PM, VinnyXY wrote: Mein Kampf.

It's got everything you need to know about governments, humanity, and the book itself is a piece of history.

a nazi novel?
would suggest?

[Vinnyy]

At 7/6/13 04:07 PM, tox wrote:

At 7/6/13 04:03 PM, VinnyXY wrote: Mein Kampf.

It's got everything you need to know about governments, humanity, and the book itself is a piece of history.

a nazi novel?
would suggest?

I meant that as a joke.

A book that I would actually recommend to you is a book called "Why Government Can't Save You."

[tox]

At 7/6/13 04:12 PM, VinnyXY wrote:

At 7/6/13 04:07 PM, tox wrote:

At 7/6/13 04:03 PM, VinnyXY wrote: Mein Kampf.

I meant that as a joke.

A book that I would actually recommend to you is a book called "Why Government Can't Save You."

well... guess all that we can do is stay classy then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO_g5Ocr4K0

[eliteknightofastora]

metro 2033 the book maybe

[exudaz]

A clockwork orange?
Covers all said criteria. It's in movie form, too.

[Darthdenim]

Taken by the Tentacle Monster.

Very educational.

[DM692]

I recently read Lexicon by Max Barry. It's about a young girl living on the streets making money by scamming strangers being taken into an exclusive institution dedicated to the education of people with the potential to become "Poets". In this organization, a Poet is a person with the ability to use certain tricks of language to persuade people to do mostly anything.

If that's your kind of thing, it introduces some scarily realistic concepts and ideas, so I'd recommend looking into it.

[stafffighter]

Idoru by William Gibson. If you ever wondered what the father of cyberpunk would say about the Facebook generation this is your answer. The man has a gift in making the world so big that the inherent smallness in everything we do shines.

[tox]

At 7/6/13 04:38 PM, DM692 wrote: I recently read Lexicon by Max Barry.

what did it teach you

[Sinitron]

At 7/6/13 04:00 PM, tox wrote: maybe it can teach me something about my humanity...

ha ha i get the joke because you're not actually a human being you're just REVOLTING DOGFUCKER SCUM ..|.,

[RedCoin]

the english thesaurus

[TB1ZZL3]

The bible.

[Shade]

At 7/6/13 09:42 PM, TB1ZZL3 wrote: The bible.

Not a bad read in all honesty, it's pretty long and a wee bit boring but it has some pretty poetic verses.

[Viper]

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Moby Dick
The Iliad & The Odyssey
Of Mice And Men
To Kill A Mockingbird
and The Outsiders

thats all I could think of at the moment ._.

[HollowedPumkinz]

How about THE Good Book?

I myself have honestly never made my way all the way through it cover to cover, I've read certain sections in their entirety but then there are those rather lengthy very dull parts. Ugh.

[tox]

At 7/6/13 10:24 PM, Viper50 wrote: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Moby Dick
The Iliad & The Odyssey
Of Mice And Men
To Kill A Mockingbird
and The Outsiders

thats all I could think of at the moment ._.

im not looking for things that i was suppose to read in grade 10-12 viper, im looking to broaden my mind with things that not EVERYONE will read in their life for the purpose of looking at life in a differnet light

[Thor]

Gunslinger

and the rest of the series

[Cordyceps]

The Count of Monte Cristo.

Make sure its not the abridged version.

[tox]

At 7/6/13 10:31 PM, Cordyceps wrote: The Count of Monte Cristo.

Make sure its not the abridged version.

you totally got that off of v for vendetta didnt you

[Boomstick]

At 7/6/13 10:24 PM, Viper50 wrote: The Iliad & The Odyssey
and The Outsiders

I love the Epics made by Homer and the Outsiders.

Another great novel is The Warriors by Sol Yurick

Also Haunted, by Chuck Palahniuck

[Cordyceps]

At 7/6/13 10:32 PM, tox wrote: you totally got that off of v for vendetta didnt you

Nah, they were watching the movie in V for Vendetta. Which isn't a terrible watch itself.

[Phobotech]

C.H. Dalton's "A Practical Guide to Racism"

Anything by Douglas Adams, if for the long haul, the entire Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, if shorter, the book "Starship Titanic."

Art & Fear

[Thor]

At 7/6/13 10:38 PM, Phobotech wrote: ...if shorter..

Oh. If short is what you're after, don't go after the Dark Tower series like I suggested...

This is what the whole series looks like, minus one book which is about the thickness of the third book in this image

I don't have the second book because I lent it to my nephew, and he has a tendency to lose books so I'm probably never seeing it again

[Viper]

At 7/6/13 10:28 PM, tox wrote: im not looking for things that i was suppose to read in grade 10-12 viper, im looking to broaden my mind with things that not EVERYONE will read in their life for the purpose of looking at life in a differnet light

Hmm.........what about Four Perfect Pebbles?

or The Epic Of Gilgamesh

[Phobotech]

My brother and father are huge into the Dark Tower series. I've yet to give it a shot, but I know its good.

Shit, I met a bassist with a Dark Tower-themed tattoo on his arm ffs...its bound to be great.

My brother is also impressing upon me to read the Dune series.

[satanbrain]

The Fountain Head + Atlas shrugged. It is utmost logical.

[JadeTheAssassin]

At 7/6/13 10:43 PM, RoadWarrior wrote:

Oh. If short is what you're after, don't go after the Dark Tower series like I suggested...

Yaaaaaaaas. Second this.

Also, In The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is a seriously good read. It's a fantasy novel, but it's a really good read if you like a different take on magic and the mystery behind the narrator and his past and the legends about him.

Seriously neat, couldn't put it down, the next one (The Wise Man's Fear) is really good too.

Anddddddd if you like that one, the Night Angel Trilogy and the Demon Cycle books are pretty decent. Both have to do with varying magical properties and how the different cultures in each deal with it. The Demon Cycle ones have a bit of relevance since it has some allegories to terrorism and how different cultures (one of the cultures is somewhat Arabian and it's neat how they interpret the demons and how they fight them).