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make_it_legible

Beneath the tangerine sky.

Dec 12, 2007 16:35

"Lemonade"-Chris Rice ( Read more... )

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hemp_fandango December 12 2007, 21:53:52 UTC

I don't know what you're after or what your tastes are as a reader, but! Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein is a fiction book that has completely changed the way I think about things before (religiously), and if you're after nonfiction, I'm currently really jazzed about the Autobiography of Malcolm X. You might have already read these? Dunno.

make_it_legible December 12 2007, 22:13:44 UTC

Nope, I haven't read them. I'll definitely check 'em out, thanks!

opentilsunrise December 12 2007, 23:25:49 UTC

Any time someone asks me for a book suggestion I always give them the same answer. A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. It's the only book I've ever read twice and..
http://www.culturevulture.net/Books/Heartbreaking.htm
theres a website for a little bit about it.

make_it_legible December 12 2007, 23:43:44 UTC

OMG, that sounds *AMAZING*. Wow, wow, wow. I lack words.

samaside December 12 2007, 23:45:51 UTC

I won't say that many of these changed my life and I don't know what you are into but...

Darkly, Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
World War Z - Max Brooks
Dispatches from the Edge - Anderson Cooper
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott Card
Dies the Fire - S.M. Sterling
Cod - Mark Kurlansky

I've also heard that Pillars of the Earth is good but I've never read it myself.

make_it_legible December 13 2007, 00:29:28 UTC

My goodness, thank you. That's a whole list. This is awesome, I'm so excited!

samaside December 13 2007, 01:18:28 UTC

If you wind up liking any of them, Darkly Dreaming Dexter is the first of three books so far, Dies the Fire is the first of a trilogy with a subsequent tetraology, and Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow are parallel books with individual series.

make_it_legible December 13 2007, 09:18:02 UTC

I really loved the description of Dies the Fire, so, that's next up on my reading list, actually. But, if my last book is any indication, I read *incredibly* slowly. Although I'm going to try and read a lot faster/more. In fact...I should make it a Resolution for 2008.

shiroimikomi December 13 2007, 01:43:55 UTC

Sarah Dessen's The Truth About Forever is fantastic, if you haven't read it already. Although I wouldn't necessarily consider it 'life-changing,' it certainly is a good read at any point in time.

And I know how you feel about the open-mindedness issue. It happens to me all of the time, which is sort of sad.

make_it_legible December 13 2007, 09:19:43 UTC

Alright, cool, I'll add it to the list.

And, thanks for getting that.

forsaken269 December 14 2007, 05:30:07 UTC

First of all Debbie, better to be too open minded than too closed minded. One should always be willing to challenge/change your beliefs. Anything by Chuck Palahunik (he wrote fight club) is great, just remember, its not about the actual story, its about the message the story conveys. Also In cold blood by truman capote was awesome as well. Hope all is great with you and have a great holiday.