• Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Excluding religious text~

    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

    Any book written by Cormac McCarthy

    11/22/63 by Stephen King

    Short stories by Kurt Vonnegut

    Do Androinds Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

    Definitely lots more

    • psud@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I was about to type ‘I’ve been meaning to read that’ for the Stephen King book, but I have now and it’s fine. I wouldn’t call it a must read. As a time travel story it’s in the top three

      • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (was my favorite book for years)

        World War Z by Max Brooks

        The Stand by Stephen King

        Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

        Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche

        The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

        The Chamber by John Grissom

        The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein

        Armor by John Steakley

        Off the top of my head but I’m sure lots more would qualify if I looked at my library.

        • Vegan_Joe@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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          2 months ago

          This is great! 'The History of the World in Six Glasses" and “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” look especially intriguing.

          I’ve read Victor Frankel and Nietzsche before, otherwise they would be intriguing as well.

          I’m currently reading Steinbeck’s East of Eden, and it may be a while before I finish it. But, when I do, I thank you for the next in queue.

    • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Any book written by Cormac McCarthy

      I tried to listen to the audio book of Blood Meridian and it was awful. I couldn’t stomach it.

      • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I haven’t tried to audio book his stuff. The style of writing seems like it wouldn’t translate well. I think Blood Meridian is my second favorite book he wrote.

        • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          2 months ago

          It wasn’t the style that bothered me. It was the horrible acts committed by the main characters. Just non-stop brutality.