What's your favourite book?

**Rumata** · 11-23-2023, 04:42 PM

As my avatar hints, I appreciate Orwell's 1984 very much. I want the world to be about the opposite to the one described in 1984.

**Victor** · 11-23-2023, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by KirillMazur

I started reading after the release of the first Jackson film, but never finished reading it even after The Return of the King came out

. Still unfinished to this day.

Also the Adventures of brave soldier Schweik by Hasek and Master and Margarita by Bulgakov in my 13-14 years old

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**KirillMazur** · 11-23-2023, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Rumata

As my avatar hints, I appreciate Orwell's 1984 very much. I want the world to be about the opposite to the one described in 1984.

Then why don't you like the 90s in Russia?
Complete freedom in almost anything

.
Be consistent.

**thatoneton** · 11-23-2023, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Victor

It may sound funny to someone but its LOTR and Hobbit Ive read in 2000.

Great books for sure.

The only irony I find is that if you read what was likely the Tolien's way of thinking when writing those books (LOTR books more specifically) and what kind of inspirations from the real world he took, you will find out that Russians are likely not to be counted among the good guys there.
Which is to be expected as Tolkien was a deeply religious catholic and anti-communist and LOTR was writen during the Cold War.

**thatoneton** · 11-23-2023, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Rumata

As my avatar hints, I appreciate Orwell's 1984 very much. I want the world to be about the opposite to the one described in 1984.

Another Great book here.

**Gallop** · 11-23-2023, 05:50 PM

Crime and Punishment

**thatoneton** · 11-23-2023, 05:52 PM

As for me, I liked many books (I disliked even more, but these were mostly not the ones chosen by me to read), but I would like to highlight a couple of great classic books by the Polish authors:

Conrad - Heart of Darkness
Sapkowski - Witcher's stories (Sword of Destiny, the Last Wish)
Sienkiewicz - Trylogy, the Crossers (Krzyżacy)
Żeromski - the Forespring (Przedwiośnie)

**Rumata** · 11-23-2023, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by KirillMazur

Then why don't you like the 90s in Russia?
Complete freedom in almost anything

.
Be consistent.

I'll try to be consistent

Indeed, what for many people was charming in time of Perestroika (generally disastrous) it was the "smell" of freedom. I think this smell was an important factor to keep the society from craving the Soviet state back. As I see it, the most important parts of the society weren't free at all though. I'm sure the authorities steered the country in the rigid track which led us to where we are now.

Perestroika was an orchestrated chaos.

**Rumata** · 11-23-2023, 06:09 PM

I like The Hobbit and LotR as good and highly elaborated fairy tales. I'm not sure if he tried to be political in them. It could well be that he did. So did so many others. Please, let me know if there are facts confirming or disproving this.

**BakersfieldChimp** · 11-23-2023, 06:24 PM

Where I come from Kafka is self-help reading.

My answer is '"The Trial"

Here are three "Runner's Up"

Voltaire's "Candide"

Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces"-

A cheat on a cheat- These two novellas are usually bound together and printed as one I re-read them back to back.

Nathaniel West's "Miss Lonelyhearts" and "The Day of the Locust"