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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18931829 - 10/04/13 03:47 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sirens of titan by kurt vonegut or any of his other books
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: 4nik8]
#18931857 - 10/04/13 03:53 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Blackburn by Bradley Denton... nice black comedy that makes ya look deep at what really makes a man a bad man...
also,
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4nik8 said: Sirens of titan by Kurt Vonnegut or any of his other books
any Vonnegut really... it's all good...
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: leon trout]
#18931879 - 10/04/13 03:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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naturally any book that gets posted in here, i'm gonna look up the author too, and see about his other works and shit. 
Blackburn is apparently about a "sympathetic serial killer". sounds interesting.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18931910 - 10/04/13 04:06 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Tao Teh Ching by Laozi
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18931934 - 10/04/13 04:13 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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the diving bell & the butterfly
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akira_akuma
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: yogabunny]
#18931964 - 10/04/13 04:19 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Legend said: Tao Teh Ching by Laozi
yikes, sounds great but i read that the translation (naturally being ancient Chinese) is gonna be impeccably difficult to process, as it was originally intended to be read in Chinese.
oh well, i can draw my own conclusions from it. surely i can find this in PDF form.
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yogabunny said: the diving bell & the butterfly
locked in syndrome eh? sounds depressing.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18931984 - 10/04/13 04:23 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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it's SO inspiring and beautiful!
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: yogabunny]
#18931987 - 10/04/13 04:23 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Seed for the soul
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: yogabunny]
#18932005 - 10/04/13 04:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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yogabunny said: it's SO inspiring and beautiful!
well, the guy probably eagerly wants to get out of his locked in state, because really there is nothing more he can do other then hope; unless they take him off health support.
pretty damn inspiring and beautiful and depressing.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18932130 - 10/04/13 04:54 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've been reading it from a philosophical point of view. Not religious if that helps you when you read it.
But I know what you mean, about the translation. Maybe one day I'll learn Chinese to get a better interpretation. Haha.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: Legend]
#18932137 - 10/04/13 04:56 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah, apparently, not alot of people can speak ancient Chinese fluently anymore. 
but thanks for the suggestion, i like reading this kinda of books for philosophical insight. that's why i read Siddhartha.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18932452 - 10/04/13 06:07 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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If you're going to go down the tao teh ching route, then definitely pick up a few copies or put some time into which translator you are going to read. Some of the stuff out there--thought I don't know chinese--nonetheless still seems like a shitty translation.
Another recommendation: The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu, translated by Burton Watson. A definite must read if you are into Toaism at all. One of my favorite sections/chapters would be section 23, btw.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: g00ru]
#18932459 - 10/04/13 06:09 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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g00ru said: The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami
its intense
Dude I love Murakami. "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" is the only book I've read by him, but it was amazing.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: NetDiver]
#18932490 - 10/04/13 06:15 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I suppose you already red Analects of Confucius?
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: NetDiver]
#18932508 - 10/04/13 06:18 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Samurai Drifter said:
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g00ru said: The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami
its intense
Dude I love Murakami. "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" is the only book I've read by him, but it was amazing.
thats the one i have yet to read. probably will though. Murakami gets pretty deep...
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: g00ru]
#18932527 - 10/04/13 06:20 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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dude, waht is it supposed to be about? wiki says notin' on it.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18932562 - 10/04/13 06:26 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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here's WUBC which is his most famous. but dont read the plot summary! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18932584 - 10/04/13 06:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I recently got done with the Catcher in the Rye after seeing it on sale. It's crazy how much more enjoyable a book is when you're not being forced to read it for English class.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: akira_akuma]
#18932616 - 10/04/13 06:40 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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the stranger by albert camus

^it's only the length of a novella (between 100-150 pages) but it touches on such fascinating themes and ideas relevant to existentialism (or more accurately, absurdism) i read it in a single sitting in the wee hours of the morning on stimulants, having foregone sleep. once i hit the halfway point i was so engrossed in it that there was no way i would be putting it down before finishing it. it instantly found a place among my favorite books, and affected the way i see the world & life. an important thing to mention is that even though it was written by a philosopher and touches on philosophical themes, it's a work of fiction, not some sort of treatise that is tedious to read & doesn't require any knowledge of complex abstract jargon to understand.
i also agree with those who recommended kurt vonnegut's body of work. if i had to choose i'd recommend cat's cradle in particular, that's my favorite of his books by quite a wide margin, but of course slaughter-house five, breakfast of champions, the sirens of titan & player piano are all great too.
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Re: what are some really awesome novels or insightful, or philosophical books? [Re: Pigasus]
#18932758 - 10/04/13 07:11 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Meditations - Marcus Aurelius Discourses of Epictetus (changed my life in a big way)
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