The facepunch book club. V. Has there been an before, i dunno lul. - General

He gus, I remember a thing called the facepunch book club. I feel intrigued to revive it. Basicall someone will recommend a book ever month, and at the end of the month ou discuss it. There will be a waiting list to recommend a book. Sounds fun huh? Anwas, if our going to recommend a book, please don't be stupid and tr to recommend. up a political book. I am going to recommend a book called [u]Lone survivor[/u] it is about a man who has the rest of his team killed while on a mission in Afghanistan, and has to rel on the local tribes people and survival instinct. P.S I know the spelling mistake one of m kes is broken. [b]WAITING LIST[/b] NONE: NONE NONE: NONE NONE: NONE

Books? Oh you mean the 2D games without gameplay and tons of story? :downs:

above user has the same amount of patience as the object in his avatar.

Oh! Put "The Book Thief" on the list! It's about a German girl who steals books from people and hides a Jew in her home!

put the alphabet of manliness on the list.

'Cell' by Stephen King was pretty good.

Diary of a wimpy kid the series, great books

[QUOTE=TamTamJam;23116605]above user has the same amount of patience as the object in his avatar.[/QUOTE] That's just my Anthophobia.

The Diablo books are decent.

The Road was a good book.

if i might make a recommendation: the darkness that comes before (by r scott bakker) is the best fantasy book of our generation. therefore, we should all read it. that is all.

Currently reading The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, and after that I'm going to read Hugo's Les Misérables. For anyone who likes sci-fi I'd recommend Roadside Picnic by the brothers Strugatsky, or The October Country by Ray Bradbury. Or anything by Bradbury, really.

Dune is the obligatory book to be posted in these threads. [img]http://www.criticalgamers.com/archives/pictures/DuneBoardgame.jpg[/img]

[I]The Giver[/I] by Lois Lowry is a good book. It has a really good theme dealing with the fondness and importance of memories. It's also got some interesting social commentary. Here, from the [url=http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/giver/]Sparknotes article[/url] (spoilers in parts of the article, this part is safe); [quote=]The giver is written from the point of view of Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred. There is no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same, and there is very little competition. Everyone is unfailingly polite. The society has also eliminated choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible spouses, and each couple is assigned exactly two children each. The children are born to Birthmothers, who never see them, and spend their first year in a Nurturing Center with other babies, or “newchildren,” born that year. When their children are grown, family units dissolve and adults live together with Childless Adults until they are too old to function in the society. Then they spend their last years being cared for in the House of the Old until they are finally “released” from the society. In the community, release is death, but it is never described that way; most people think that after release, flawed newchildren and joyful elderly people are welcomed into the vast expanse of Elsewhere that surrounds the communities. Citizens who break rules or fail to adapt properly to the society’s codes of behavior are also released, though in their cases it is an occasion of great shame. Everything is planned and organized so that life is as convenient and pleasant as possible.[/quote] Really worth a read. It's only about 120 pages and it's really interesting. Pick it up.

[QUOTE=creefer;23117482][I]The Giver[/I] by Lois Lowry is a good book. It has a really good theme dealing with the fondness and importance of memories. It's also got some interesting social commentary. Here, from the [URL="http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/giver/"]Sparknotes article[/URL]; Really worth a read. It's only about 120 pages and it's really interesting. Pick it up.[/QUOTE] Have you read the 2 some what sequels? They both are good also if I must say. (Gathering Blue/Messenger)

We should recommend short stories to increase participation.

House of Leaves. </thread>

[QUOTE=Auphe;23117449]Dune is the obligatory book to be posted in these threads. [img_thumb]http://www.criticalgamers.com/archives/pictures/DuneBoardgame.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] As well it should be. Also, I am currently reading Horus Rising, by Dan Abnett.

Since this is a forum populated and devoted mostly to gamers and games respectivly, how about some books related to video games? I suggest [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_2033_(book[/url]) and [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher[/url] (except it's a series of books)

I never liked the sequels like the first book though. The Demonata Series isn't that bad either.

[IMG]http://www.readersdelight.net/MartinHuntRunHC.jpg[/IMG] Hunter's Run is a tale of survival of the fittest. This book took thirty years to be published and was written by [B]3 different authors.[/B] While most would think that this would take away from the novel, the authors are actually very well synced with each other. I loved this book and have re-read it many times.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;23117530]We should recommend short stories to increase participation.[/QUOTE] Night Call, Collect A Sound of Thunder Heart of Darkness (it's not that long, it's kind of like a short story) [editline]09:17PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Mac2468;23117532]House of Leaves. </thread>[/QUOTE] Good if you're into the artsy factor [editline]09:19PM[/editline] Anyone have an opinion on Dickens? I've never read anything by him but I was considering picking up Our Mutual Friend sometime.

[QUOTE=Strider_07;23117850]Night Call, Collect A Sound of Thunder Heart of Darkness (it's not that long, it's kind of like a short story) [editline]09:17PM[/editline] Good if you're into the artsy factor[/QUOTE] Got more than art to it. Also; [Img]http://www.foothilltech.org/rgeib/english/bnw/brave-new-world.jpg[/Img]

[img]http://www.tackroominc.com/images/HorseintheHouse.jpg[/img] The epitome of literary perfection.

Read "The Last Kingdom" by Bernard Cornwell. Then read the rest of the series. It's one of the best books/series I've ever read. [IMG]http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n15/n79724.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Mac2468;23117868]Got more than art to it.[/QUOTE] Personally I loved HoL, but I can understand why some people don't like the stylistic way he's written it.

I suggest Metro 2033, by far the best book I have ever read. And I've read a lot.

This is relevant. I recommend my whole bookcase. [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5617656/bookcase.png[/img_thumb]

you have a ton of duplicate books, bro

All your books are Stephen King novels... At least most are from what I can tell.