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Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 4:10 pm
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I think the topic title covers it.
Mine is "small gods" by Terry Pratchett.
It works on so many levels and has such a good outlook on life and religion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Gods
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 4:23 pm
"East of Eden" by Steinbeck, hands down.
Characters that you feel you know. Cozy, warm language and scenery. So. Effing. Good.
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 5:32 pm
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Never actually read it, but 'Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy' by Newton.
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 5:35 pm
Silmarillion. It's neato!
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 5:37 pm
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Read that several times.
I read many books several times, but this one comes to mind first. Another one would be "Look who's back" by Timur Vermes. I read the German original of course, but if you don't know what it's about, you should certainly take a look. And I'm saing that as someone who's usually not into Hitler satire.
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 5:40 pm
Neurophilosophy by Patricia Churchland. It's a one stop shopping center for straight thinking about consciousness and the brain.
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 3, 2016 at 5:58 am
(November 2, 2016 at 5:58 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: (November 2, 2016 at 5:37 pm)abaris Wrote: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Read that several times.
I read many books several times, but this one comes to mind first. Another one would be "Look who's back" by Timur Vermes. I read the German original of course, but if you don't know what it's about, you should certainly take a look. And I'm saing that as someone who's usually not into Hitler satire.
I'll keep that in mind for when my German gets better 
I prefer reading works in their original language if I can, naturally. Learning German will open up a whole new literature for me in that way .
I hear Mein Campf is better in the original German.
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