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#* Fine but one can do without. The ''jounal d'un roman volé'' after the ''Évangile selon Pilate'' is more interesting than the work itself. No hurry in this life to read more from this Author, whose masterpiece seems a poor man's version of [[Kazantzakis]] (but don't avoid it if curious yourself). | #* Fine but one can do without. The ''jounal d'un roman volé'' after the ''Évangile selon Pilate'' is more interesting than the work itself. No hurry in this life to read more from this Author, whose masterpiece seems a poor man's version of [[Kazantzakis]] (but don't avoid it if curious yourself). | ||
# The Good Soldier Švejk, a classic of Czech literature. | # The Good Soldier Švejk, a classic of Czech literature. | ||
− | # Everything from [[Kurt Vonnegut]]; after reading ''Slaughterhouse 5'', I realised that Vonnegut is probably a favourite Author (what ''Cat's cradle'' by itself did not make me realise right away although it gives a consistent picture). This could include as a first further exploring: ''Player Piano'' (first novel), <s>''Mother Night''</s> (memoirs of the American Nazi met by Bobby Pilgrim) and ''Galapagos'', as a later work, featuring Darwinism. ''Breakfast of Champions'' should also surface at some point. | + | # Everything from [[Kurt Vonnegut]]; after reading ''Slaughterhouse 5'', I realised that Vonnegut is probably a favourite Author (what ''Cat's cradle'' by itself did not make me realise right away although it gives a consistent picture). This could include as a first further exploring: ''Player Piano'' (first novel), <s>''Mother Night''</s> (memoirs of the American Nazi met by Bobby Pilgrim) and ''Galapagos'', as a later work, featuring Darwinism. ''<s>Breakfast of Champions</s>'' should also surface at some point. |
# The portrait of the artist as a young man, not in my [[Blog:Fabrice/My_August_(2017)_reading_list|Joyce's reading list selection]] of August 2017. | # The portrait of the artist as a young man, not in my [[Blog:Fabrice/My_August_(2017)_reading_list|Joyce's reading list selection]] of August 2017. | ||
# ''Robinson Crusoe'', Defoe, classic. | # ''Robinson Crusoe'', Defoe, classic. | ||
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# [[Kary Mullis]]' [http://www.karymullis.com/pdf/thoughts-books.pdf reading list] (itself a must-read), including Julian Barbour's "The End of Time", Max G. Gergel's "Excuse Me Sir, Would you like to buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide" or David Bohm's "Wholeness and the Implicate Order". | # [[Kary Mullis]]' [http://www.karymullis.com/pdf/thoughts-books.pdf reading list] (itself a must-read), including Julian Barbour's "The End of Time", Max G. Gergel's "Excuse Me Sir, Would you like to buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide" or David Bohm's "Wholeness and the Implicate Order". | ||
# All of [[Burgess]], or almost, starting with a selection of his most-interesting looking pieces after those [[Blog:Fabrice/My_biblical_Burgess_reading_list|already read]]: | # All of [[Burgess]], or almost, starting with a selection of his most-interesting looking pieces after those [[Blog:Fabrice/My_biblical_Burgess_reading_list|already read]]: | ||
− | ## [[1985]], Burgess' take on [[1984]], can't be missed (top of the list). | + | ## [[1985]], Burgess' take on [[1984]], can't be missed (top of the sub-list). |
## [[Napoleon Symphony]], no comments necessary. | ## [[Napoleon Symphony]], no comments necessary. | ||
## [[The End of the World News]], following [[Trotsky]], [[Freud]] and the future. | ## [[The End of the World News]], following [[Trotsky]], [[Freud]] and the future. |
in no particular order (I aggregate at the end). Entries striken through are those I finally read (maybe with a line or not commenting on my experience).
A good source of suggestions is thegreatestbooks.org that compiles various lists of "best books".
I have a much longer reading list but it is not in electronic format yet, so I just add titles here now.