hi friends, im looking for a book to read, and decided i might as well ask mastodon. only requirement is that it be fiction (i would prefer something shorter since the last book i read was a tome, but im willing to make exceptions) i generally enjoy classical literature and scifi so something along those lines would be appreciated.
boosts appreciated :)
@Shamar oooh, thank you! :)
@Shamar any specific translation of The Name of Rose you'd recommend?
@0x3F
nope, I read it in Italian, sorry...
It's not poetry however, I think any translation from a well known publisher would do.
Just, don't stop too early: it's one of those book with a slow start, but it really get fantastic as it go.
If you like Arthur Conan Doyle's books, you'll be sad when it will approach the end...
At least I remember it was so for me, years ago... I was scared to finish it, I remember I was thinking "what other book I will be able to enjoy after this?"
A masterpiece!
@0x3F wholeheartedly recommend Time is the Simplest Thing, if you haven't read it yet. Excellent short SF.
Any of Heinlein's stuff would probably fit too, Stranger in a Strange Land or The moon is a harsh mistress are both great reads.
Also slightly less SF (but still belongs to that genre!) and much more politically charged, Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a must read.
@Jenkar
thanks! I'll look into these. :)
I'm a huge Vonnegut fan as well :)
@0x3F if you haven't sunk your teeth into American Gods yet, I highly recommend it!
@0x3F also friendly reminder that we have #amreading
@0x3F the word for world is forest by ursula le guin. Short. Fantastic
@0x3F
short: C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
Wonderful: Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose