RE: Top 25: The Best Books I Discovered In 2014
December 4, 2014 at 10:20 am
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2014 at 10:23 am by Strider.)
Nice list, Pickup_shonuff. I don't read nearly as much non-fiction as I need to, but I've been trying to change that a bit. For me the first book that comes to mind for this year is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage. The book recounts the harrowing tale of Ernest Shackleton and his crew as they battle for survival for more than a year in the Antarctic seas. It is adventure literature of the highest caliber, and all the more powerful because it is a true account.
I also read Frankenstein again; I haven't read it since I was a teenager. Oftentimes, early 19th century prose can be a chore to slog through, but that isn't the case with Shelley's work.
I should give it another read as the details have faded into the foggy vastness of my memory now.
I also read Frankenstein again; I haven't read it since I was a teenager. Oftentimes, early 19th century prose can be a chore to slog through, but that isn't the case with Shelley's work.
(December 4, 2014 at 3:25 am)Exian Wrote: Normally, I don't read a lot of fiction (aside from recently getting back into comics with my daughter), but a friend recommended Chuck Palahniuk during a movie discussion, and he must have caught me in the right mood. He suggested Survivor, which I enjoyed so much I ended up reading all of Chuck's books.Survivor was the first title I read from Palahniuk also.
I should give it another read as the details have faded into the foggy vastness of my memory now.
