Hello folks,
I want to read 20 books by the end of 2015th year.
So, I have started creating list, but didn't complete it yet.
I want to ask you, folks, write your suggestions and reccomendations, what book you liked, and why you liked it.
My list for now is:
1. Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (done)
2. The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne (done)
3. The Night in Lisbon by Erich Maria Remarque (done)
4. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (done)
5. Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson (done)
6. My Autobiography by Sir Alex Ferguson (done)
7. The Behavior Gap. Simple ways to stop doing dumb things with money by Carl Richards (done)
8. My Brief History by Stephen Hawking (done)
9. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (done)
10. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (done)
11. Who moved my cheese? by Spencer Johnson (done)
12. Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma (done)
13. The little book that beats the market by Joel Greenblatt (done)
14. The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway (done)
15. Kazakhstani Dream by Marat Abiyev (done)
16. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (done)
17. On the Road by Jack Kerouac (done)
18. 1984 by George Orwell (done)
19. The Present by Spencer Johnson (done)
20. The Art of War by Sun Tzu (done)
Waiting for your help and cooperation!
Thank you in advance!
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Note 1. (02.03.15): I am not big fan of fantasy like Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, for me better fiction but with real life or history.
Prefences are novel, fictions, classic books. No fantasy, no poetry.
And, I read books not only in english, mostly in russian language (but of course reading in english too for keeping afloat).
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Note 2. (30.03.15): things going slower than I expected, but I dont loose enthusiasm. Life goes on, and we too:)
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Note 3 (06.07.15): things going nice, as planned, half year passed, 10 books finished, so moving further, despite 4 month of absence:) I have goals, I see targets.
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Note 4 (29.07.15): another 2 books finished, and I am thinking about removing one (Citadel) from list. Adventure continues!
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Note 5 (30.11.15): huh, 4 months passed, and I finished only 3 books:) Finally I replaced #2 "Citadel" with "The Mysterious Island", fair enough. Also "The Kite Runner" impressed me much, special thanks for Sir Eric. 1 month and 4 books to go, easy stuff:)
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Note 6 (02.01.2016): I have finished my last book by 30th december of 2015. So, I have completed my own challenge, and now I don't know what to say:) ... Will make new one for 2016th year, let's see:)
Comments
Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov: I downloaded this book in English and read about 5-6 pages but it's too hard. Pash had summarized the storyline which sounds really interesting for me.
I liked '50 shades of Grey' too but I prefer not to tell you why here :D
Btw, you can try with 'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrne, it might be an auto help book but I believe it.
hmm, my favourite book is The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Milman, it is story, where is also Socrates, about fleeting values of daily life, it is just book that makes you think about what matters.
But what I would recommend you is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, an autor left behind that detective story the deep analysis, it shows you how far you can go. It can teach you also sth. ;)
Plus I heard, didn't read yet, a book Metro 2033 is interesting and catchy. And somehow I am sure you will like it, heh.
Currently I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It's an advanced reading material. Sometimes I need to come at my dictionary of phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions.
Books from Dan brown:
Angles and Demons
Digital Fortress
Deception Point
The Da Vinci Code
Lost Symbol
Inferno
Stieg Larsson The trilogy of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', 'The Girl who played with fire,' and 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornest Nest.'
Dean Koontz
Watchers
Odd Hours
From The Corner Of His Eye
the Husband
The Taking
The Chestnut King
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chestnut_King
If you have a wide enough imagination and if you're able to travel through your mind from this worl to the world of mitsery and magic and fantasy and survive, then its HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to you MY DEAR STRANGER!!!!!!!
Never Let Me Go (novel)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Go_%28novel%29
After having read the book i accidently came across with the movie..that was interesting enough...RECOMMENDED!
To Kill a Mockingbird
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird
High Fidelity (novel)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Fidelity_%28novel%29
while reading this one i came across with a lot of comtemporary singers and even hits...RECOMMENDED!
pride & prejudice :)
and there's a novel "Funny Girl" by Nick
Hornby
and I agree with Darius about " The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho...20 books a year it's hard for me,I can't enjoy reading too much books, only can read 4-5 books a year....
The Witching Hour- Anne Rice A Time to Kill -John Grisham
The English Patient- Michael Ondaatje and so not to ever be wrong- go for the classics, really worth your time.
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