one work of fiction EVERYONE should read?

[kevin 714]

whats that? a literature thread? awe shit son.


anyway. lets say you can only recomend ONE book. one piece of fiction, what would it be? what is the best bok youbve read, the most important book, the one book that you think EVERYONE should read? one book or work of fiction (could be a play script, a comic book...) that should basicaly be required readimg, which is it?

why?

 

[rodr]

Most of what I read is current events, or technical. My favorite fictional classic was probably The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

 

[rsrider]

The complete works of William Shakespeare. The complete works of William Shakespeare.

The truth of humanity in one BIG volume.

 

[Mike95060]

Brave New World. It's relavent and we are quickly headed that direction.

 

[dmaxAl]

1984.

Cos it's the future.

 

[Poxy]

The Adventures of Huck Finn.

'cause it's all about the best parts of being an American. I read it to my daughter a few years back, and on the advice of fellow barfers and discussing it with my daughter, I replaced the word "nigger" with "ninja".

 

[auntiebling]

Bible

 

[jacksprat]

Don Quixote.

 

[Eldritch]

Bible

Yeah, lol.

 

[Corb]

Hm, this thread made me realize how much I used to read and how the damn internet killed my interest in it over the past 10years.
And also that I don't have one books that stands out either...
The last book/books I really enjoyed where the "Girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy"
And that was few years ago.
And I know there are so many really good books out there I would really enjoy.
Damn internets!

 

[wazzuFreddo]

 

[Stormdragon]

Brave New World. It's relavent and we are quickly headed that direction.

1984.

Cos it's the future.

Or: Fahrenheit 451

 

[sanjuro]

The Fountainhead

 

[mrmarklin]

Shogun

 

[TheBoatDude]

The Fountainhead

I was going to say Atlas Shrugged, so that folks would know when it was being misquoted and generally mis-represented (which, judging by what I've seen to date, is 100% of the time).

I'll add The Handmaids Tale.

1984.

Cos it's the future.

You mean it's the present, no?

 

[redruM]

couple of shortie-but-goodies:

Candide by Voltaire

Anthem by Ayn Rand

 

[cfives]

Geek Love!

 

[Loki1000R]

A Man In Full by Tom Wolfe

 

[Cycle61]

Or: Fahrenheit 451

This one came to mind first, but I don't think it tops my list if I could only choose one.

 

[channelcat]

all of them, but you said one only...



treasure of the sierra madre

or

neuromancer