There is the thread about movies, TV series and games. From which I took the inspiration to start this thread.
I don't think it's that difficult to find good literature, especially among the classics. I avoid any enemy bullshit that praises xtianity and any book that involves jewish characters and beliefs. Or were, of course, written by jews.
I believe it would be much easier for SS to find good books through a thread like this.
From the start, I am telling you to avoid shit like The Handmaiden's Tale. It has blown up - a lot. And it is 100% jewish bullshit. I made the mistake of trying out the series and... it made me feel horrible. If you search for the author, you'll see that she looks exactly like a monster.
I'd say that you should avoid Lewis Carroll as well. For... obvious reasons. His writing is quite twisted and I've heard a lot of bad rumours about him. I can say for sure that, as a child, I never felt attracted to his writing.
And when it comes to good writers...
J.R.R Tolkien
Definitely try out his writing if you have the patience for it. Very elaborate. Lots of description tho. That can be a pain if you prefer fast paced books.
But it's so worth it. When I finished Lord of the Rings, I actually felt empty because I didn't have anything more on it. You get that type of feeling only when you read a really good book.
Mihai Eminescu
I have seen him being recommended on the groups before. He is a Romanian writer and I imagine most of his work can be found in English as well. Especially The Morning Star. He is definitely our greatest poet and if you enjoy poems... please. Read his work. There are very few things that can compare to it.
But his work is not for every person out there. They can be hard to understand and... we had a discussion on this during class, You study him in high school - and my classmaster said that Mihai Eminescu is too great and complex for a high school student to truly understand and enjoy him.
Charles Dickens
I have read a few of his works. And I enjoyed them. A lot. He has a huge talent with plot twists.
I remember reading one of his books and... this incredible plot twist left me speechless. I needed a few moments to recover myself before going further with my reading. Little Dorrit or A Tale of Two Cities are a good start.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Yes. The classic.
All I can say is that you need patience with his books. A lot of patience.
And his writing can be seen by some people as... very harsh. He doesn't really show life in shades of pink. I've read The Idiot, Demons and Crime and Punishment from him. Right now I'm focusing on The Karamazov Brothers.
Stendhal
I've only read Red and Black from him.
While there is a religious context in it... the main protagonist can't be seen as religious. Not really. It's been a while since I've read it. I was much younger. So I do have to read it again to refresh my memory. Chances are, if you enjoy Dostoevsky's work you'll enjoy Stendhal as well.
Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind. Do yourself a favour and read this book. I only expected romance when I started this novel.
But my grandma told me it's a really damn good book.
But it's so complex. Love is a small part of it. It's such a realistic and incredible book and shows the hardships of both the white and the black race during that period of history. Exceptional piece of literature. I so recommend it. I'd read it again with pleasure.
L. N. Tolstoi
Another Russian classic. Right now I'm reading War and Peace. I tried to get my hands on Anna Karenina but it went MIA at my local library. I'll read it once I leave for uni and I have access to the uni library, tho.
W. M. Tackeray
Today I finished Vanity Fair. It's a pretty big book - most books I've recommended here are lengthy at the very least - but it is a good one. I feel that he has a similar style to Dostoevsky and Charles Dickens. He breaks the fourth wall, so to say. And he has some very interesting views upon society and the "entitled" people that live in the high circles. I found it fascinating from the very first page. And that's a very important thing in a book.
Then again, Crime and Punishment is also a complex and fascinating book even though a lot of people consider it ridiculously slow. My classmaster told me that the first 100 pages would bore me to death - they didn't. But I can guarantee you that Dostoevsky has very slow pacing in his works and... it's not very spectacular. What happens in them. The spectacular lies in the common, boring things that would take place in the Russian society at that time.
Jules Verne
We all know Jules Verne. I can't say I am a huge fan of his writing. Better said, I wasn't a huge fan of his books as a child. I couldn't appreciate his scientific genius back then. He is considered a parent of the SF genre and managed to bring a lot of contributions to literature.
Alexandre Drumas
I can't say a lot on him. Yet. I have Count of Monte-Cristo in my library but I just... never managed to finish it. I did read around... 100 pages of the first volume tho. And I was hooked. I really feel bad for not finishing it so I will as soon as I can.
It is a really big book tho. So you're in for a ride if you decide to read it. Also, The Three Museketeers.
Now, about bad books!
The Splendors And Miseries Of Courtesans by Honoré de Balzac.
I read like 50 pages till I found out that the main character is a jewess and I literally threw the book away.
When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
Once again. One of the main character is a jewess. No.
Just. No.
This is just my personal opinion on these books. I don't know if all SS would approve of them or my choice of writers. But I wasn't affected in any negative ways by reading these works. If anything, I feel like most of these books presented highly interesting ideas to me and highlighted how society used to be a few decades or centuries ago.
I would love to know what opinions other SS have on these books and what they would recommend to read!
I don't think it's that difficult to find good literature, especially among the classics. I avoid any enemy bullshit that praises xtianity and any book that involves jewish characters and beliefs. Or were, of course, written by jews.
I believe it would be much easier for SS to find good books through a thread like this.
From the start, I am telling you to avoid shit like The Handmaiden's Tale. It has blown up - a lot. And it is 100% jewish bullshit. I made the mistake of trying out the series and... it made me feel horrible. If you search for the author, you'll see that she looks exactly like a monster.
I'd say that you should avoid Lewis Carroll as well. For... obvious reasons. His writing is quite twisted and I've heard a lot of bad rumours about him. I can say for sure that, as a child, I never felt attracted to his writing.
And when it comes to good writers...
J.R.R Tolkien
Definitely try out his writing if you have the patience for it. Very elaborate. Lots of description tho. That can be a pain if you prefer fast paced books.
But it's so worth it. When I finished Lord of the Rings, I actually felt empty because I didn't have anything more on it. You get that type of feeling only when you read a really good book.
Mihai Eminescu
I have seen him being recommended on the groups before. He is a Romanian writer and I imagine most of his work can be found in English as well. Especially The Morning Star. He is definitely our greatest poet and if you enjoy poems... please. Read his work. There are very few things that can compare to it.
But his work is not for every person out there. They can be hard to understand and... we had a discussion on this during class, You study him in high school - and my classmaster said that Mihai Eminescu is too great and complex for a high school student to truly understand and enjoy him.
Charles Dickens
I have read a few of his works. And I enjoyed them. A lot. He has a huge talent with plot twists.
I remember reading one of his books and... this incredible plot twist left me speechless. I needed a few moments to recover myself before going further with my reading. Little Dorrit or A Tale of Two Cities are a good start.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Yes. The classic.
All I can say is that you need patience with his books. A lot of patience.
And his writing can be seen by some people as... very harsh. He doesn't really show life in shades of pink. I've read The Idiot, Demons and Crime and Punishment from him. Right now I'm focusing on The Karamazov Brothers.
Stendhal
I've only read Red and Black from him.
While there is a religious context in it... the main protagonist can't be seen as religious. Not really. It's been a while since I've read it. I was much younger. So I do have to read it again to refresh my memory. Chances are, if you enjoy Dostoevsky's work you'll enjoy Stendhal as well.
Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind. Do yourself a favour and read this book. I only expected romance when I started this novel.
But my grandma told me it's a really damn good book.
But it's so complex. Love is a small part of it. It's such a realistic and incredible book and shows the hardships of both the white and the black race during that period of history. Exceptional piece of literature. I so recommend it. I'd read it again with pleasure.
L. N. Tolstoi
Another Russian classic. Right now I'm reading War and Peace. I tried to get my hands on Anna Karenina but it went MIA at my local library. I'll read it once I leave for uni and I have access to the uni library, tho.
W. M. Tackeray
Today I finished Vanity Fair. It's a pretty big book - most books I've recommended here are lengthy at the very least - but it is a good one. I feel that he has a similar style to Dostoevsky and Charles Dickens. He breaks the fourth wall, so to say. And he has some very interesting views upon society and the "entitled" people that live in the high circles. I found it fascinating from the very first page. And that's a very important thing in a book.
Then again, Crime and Punishment is also a complex and fascinating book even though a lot of people consider it ridiculously slow. My classmaster told me that the first 100 pages would bore me to death - they didn't. But I can guarantee you that Dostoevsky has very slow pacing in his works and... it's not very spectacular. What happens in them. The spectacular lies in the common, boring things that would take place in the Russian society at that time.
Jules Verne
We all know Jules Verne. I can't say I am a huge fan of his writing. Better said, I wasn't a huge fan of his books as a child. I couldn't appreciate his scientific genius back then. He is considered a parent of the SF genre and managed to bring a lot of contributions to literature.
Alexandre Drumas
I can't say a lot on him. Yet. I have Count of Monte-Cristo in my library but I just... never managed to finish it. I did read around... 100 pages of the first volume tho. And I was hooked. I really feel bad for not finishing it so I will as soon as I can.
It is a really big book tho. So you're in for a ride if you decide to read it. Also, The Three Museketeers.
Now, about bad books!
The Splendors And Miseries Of Courtesans by Honoré de Balzac.
I read like 50 pages till I found out that the main character is a jewess and I literally threw the book away.
When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
Once again. One of the main character is a jewess. No.
Just. No.
This is just my personal opinion on these books. I don't know if all SS would approve of them or my choice of writers. But I wasn't affected in any negative ways by reading these works. If anything, I feel like most of these books presented highly interesting ideas to me and highlighted how society used to be a few decades or centuries ago.
I would love to know what opinions other SS have on these books and what they would recommend to read!