Reading List

[ellelelle]

I don't want to be one of those people who just pretend they've read certain books. I want to actually read them.

To this end, I am compiling a reading list, which goes as follows:

Notes From The Underground, by Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoevsky
Crime And Punishment, by Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoevsky
The Idiot, by Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoevsky

Comments

[speky]

1984 and The Bell Jar are two of the best books ever written in my opinion.

May I also suggest The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Judging by the books you have listed here I think you'd enjoy it.

[ellelelle]

That is one of my all-time favourite books ;)

I love Margaret Atwood!

[bathofglitergrl]

hi! i friended you after i saw the Tori meme you posted in the toriamos community and after i saw this reading list. "The Stranger" ("The Outsider") is my favorite book of all time and both The Bell Jar and Waiting for Godot are ones are really enjoyed. I have bee meaning to read "Story of O" myself and jotted down the Magaret Atwood book you mentioned, as i am a writer.

[ellelelle]

You must know you look scarily like Tori in that icon?!?

I'm really enjoying this Margaret Atwood book: it's really making me ask myself why I write, why I want to write, and what it is that makes me think someone else might want to read!

Anyhow, I added you back :)

I love to read!

[materialrainbow]

I feel the same way. You should take a look at my journal and see how i beg people for more things to read. Now that someone actually has a reading list. I would love to check out some books. I am going to do the same thing and maybe we can suggest a few things to eachother.

I am going to add you to my friends so i can keep tabs on u. :)

Re: I love to read!

[ellelelle]

Will do likewise!

Nice icon. Makes me want a smoke!

[dainty_empress]

Neverwhere because it's weird

The Seven Waters Trilogy because it's utterly romantic and has lots of Irish folklore

[ellelelle]

I added in Neverwhere, any excuse to read Gaiman.

The Seven Waters trilogy I'm not sure I'd like. I've added it to my library order list to see if it's available, but because I live in Ireland inaccuracies and stuff might get to me!!

/Pedantic :)

[dainty_empress]

I admire your living in Ireland, I think it's one of the most romantic sounding countries in Europe <3

It's the author's own take on Irish history, so I guess it won't be 100% accurate. But it's a set of books I read as a young teen and they really stuck with me. I recently (last month) reread them to see if they actually sucked and I had just made them better in my mind, but I laughed a few times and cried loads, and fell in love with the characters all over again.

I hope it won't be too sappy for you :D My taste in books is a bit lame.

I also liked Kushiel's Legacy a lot, not so much for the writing but the plot/setting was entertaining

[yixien1]

I am not sure if you'll like it or maybe you have read it but try to read the books of Mitch Albom (tuesday's with moorie,the 5 peopLe I met in heaven,and many more ^^ or PauLo coeLho (http://paulocoelho.com/en/ --->try to check his page) ..though their books were about understanding Life or taLking about Life ^^ there is aLso another one, LIFE OF pI BY yANN MarteL ^^.. for me those books are alL nice..someone aLso suggested me-"Chinese CinderelLa" but I don't know the story yet coz I haven't read it...there's a Lot of books to read but the time is not enough but feeL free to try those ^^

[ellelelle]

I'm not sure I'd like Mitch Albom but I read a few Paulo Coelho books when I was younger. I think my favourite was 'Veronika decides to die'.

There are way too many books to read and not enough time to read them all!

[yixien1]

we have the same fave book of Paulo CoeLho ^^ gLad to hear that ^^

I definiteLy agree and we are the same ^^ ..there are a Lot of books I aLso want to read but the time is not enough..thanks for the repLy ^^