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{{pet}} 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). | {{pet}} 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). | ||
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+ | A good source of suggestions is [https://thegreatestbooks.org/ thegreatestbooks.org] that compiles [https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/details various lists] of "best books". | ||
# <s>''Darkness at Noon''</s>, Arthur Koestler, set in 1938 during the Stalinist purges and Moscow show trials. | # <s>''Darkness at Noon''</s>, Arthur Koestler, set in 1938 during the Stalinist purges and Moscow show trials. | ||
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#* Disappointing. Too clever, the same trick ad nauseam quickly tired me. As compared to Slaughterhouse 5, this is mere litterature. | #* Disappointing. Too clever, the same trick ad nauseam quickly tired me. As compared to Slaughterhouse 5, this is mere litterature. | ||
# Works from [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric-Emmanuel_Schmitt Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt] such as <s>[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Visiteur_(Schmitt) Le Visiteur]</s> or <s>[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89vangile_selon_Pilate L'Évangile selon Pilate]</s>. | # Works from [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric-Emmanuel_Schmitt Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt] such as <s>[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Visiteur_(Schmitt) Le Visiteur]</s> or <s>[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89vangile_selon_Pilate L'Évangile selon Pilate]</s>. | ||
− | #* 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. | + | #* 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. ''Breakfast of Champions'' should also surface at some point. |
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.