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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Top 100 must read books Jan 16^th, 2018 at 2:04am Does anyone have a top 100 books list for must read novels? Since Amazon.com.au opened, I have considered buying cheap books with free delivery as a way of spending my free time. I want to read 100 novels over the next 4 years. An example of men's reading: https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/100%20must%20read%20books.pdf
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 131489 Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #1 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:25am That's not a bad list - I've read several of those. Just a tip, though, if you want books delivered (for free) to your door at a reasonable price, try https://www.bookdepository.com/ I think you'll find them cheaper than Amazon.
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Mr Hammer Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 25212 Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #2 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:47am Rocky, you can"t beat rhe Sallies. I've bought 'rhe first circle', 'the executioner's song' and 'a thousand years of solitude' from there among many more. Two bucks each.
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Reply #3 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 9:51am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:25am:

That's not a bad list - I've read several of those.

Just a tip, though, if you want books delivered (for free) to your door at a reasonable price, try https://www.bookdepository.com/

I think you'll find them cheaper than Amazon.

I buy new books on kindle. For hard copy, I have an awesome street library.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #4 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:23pm Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:47am: Rocky, you can"t bear rhe Sallies. I've bought 'rhe first circle', 'the executioner's song' and 'a thousand years of solitude' from there among many more. Two bucks each. I don't understand what you mean. Where did you get them for $2 each?
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Reply #5 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:28pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:23pm:

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:47am:

Rocky, you can"t bear rhe Sallies. I've bought 'rhe first circle', 'the executioner's song' and 'a thousand years of solitude' from there among many more. Two bucks each.

I don't understand what you mean. Where did you get them for $2 each?

I think he means the Salvos - The Salvation Army.

I've never heard them called the Sallies before, though.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #6 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:28pm fishpond.com.au is the main book depository I use for buying books. But since they reopened a bookstore in the main shopping centre, I try to buy from them (QBD) first.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 131489 Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #7 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:34pm UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:28pm: fishpond.com.au is the main book depository I use for buying books. But since they reopened a bookstore in the main shopping centre, I try to buy from them (QBD) first. I use fishpond too, but bookdepository.com is usually cheaper.
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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 40526 Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #8 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:21pm Don't bother with 'top 100 lists'. Get a good history of literature book, read it and see what you like. You have to make your own must read lists, not follow someone else's.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #9 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:29pm I bought the Wonderful Wizard of Oz today. It was written by a Frank Baum. Incidentally, that was a book featured in The Sarah Connor Chronicles. "Baum" happened to be a pseudonym of Sarah and John Connor, as they hid their identities with the surname "Baum".
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Reply #10 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:32pm

Frank wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:21pm:

Don't bother with 'top 100 lists'.

Get a good history of literature book, read it and see what you like. You have to make your own must read lists, not follow someone else's.

I would go for the reading list of the most recommended. The men's reading list I posted above is a good list of books that I want to use for my 100 must-read books. I can go to the library every couple weeks and get out a book on the list to read.

Some reading lists include the bible or the koran. I'm actually considering an interest in Norse Mythology.

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Reply #11 - Jan 18^th, 2018 at 8:15pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:32pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:21pm:

Don't bother with 'top 100 lists'.

Get a good history of literature book, read it and see what you like. You have to make your own must read lists, not follow someone else's.

I would go for the reading list of the most recommended. The men's reading list I posted above is a good list of books that I want to use for my 100 must-read books. I can go to the library every couple weeks and get out a book on the list to read.

Some reading lists include the bible or the koran. I'm actually considering an interest in Norse Mythology.

Have a look at Saga Land by Richard Fidler, Kári Gíslason

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun or Beren and Luthien or Finn and Hengest by one J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Reply #12 - Jan 18^th, 2018 at 8:48pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:32pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:21pm:

Don't bother with 'top 100 lists'.

Get a good history of literature book, read it and see what you like. You have to make your own must read lists, not follow someone else's.

I would go for the reading list of the most recommended. The men's reading list I posted above is a good list of books that I want to use for my 100 must-read books. I can go to the library every couple weeks and get out a book on the list to read.

Some reading lists include the bible or the koran. I'm actually considering an interest in Norse Mythology.

As they should.

Both good reads.

I've read the Bible twice (hello Honky, if you're still reading this forum).

I'm pretty sure the Bible was in the list you posted.

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Reply #13 - Jan 18^th, 2018 at 9:06pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 18^th, 2018 at 8:48pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:32pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:21pm:

Don't bother with 'top 100 lists'.

Get a good history of literature book, read it and see what you like. You have to make your own must read lists, not follow someone else's.

I would go for the reading list of the most recommended. The men's reading list I posted above is a good list of books that I want to use for my 100 must-read books. I can go to the library every couple weeks and get out a book on the list to read.

Some reading lists include the bible or the koran. I'm actually considering an interest in Norse Mythology.

As they should.

Both good reads.

I've read the Bible twice (hello Honky, if you're still reading this forum).

I'm pretty sure the Bible was in the list you posted.

The Koran is unreadable.
I have tried. It has no shape.

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Reply #14 - Jan 18^th, 2018 at 9:07pm

Frank wrote on Jan 18^th, 2018 at 9:06pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 18^th, 2018 at 8:48pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:32pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:21pm:

Don't bother with 'top 100 lists'.

Get a good history of literature book, read it and see what you like. You have to make your own must read lists, not follow someone else's.

I would go for the reading list of the most recommended. The men's reading list I posted above is a good list of books that I want to use for my 100 must-read books. I can go to the library every couple weeks and get out a book on the list to read.

Some reading lists include the bible or the koran. I'm actually considering an interest in Norse Mythology.

As they should.

Both good reads.

I've read the Bible twice (hello Honky, if you're still reading this forum).

I'm pretty sure the Bible was in the list you posted.

The Koran is unreadable.
I have tried. It has no shape.

Not as good as the Bible, but still worth a read.

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Reply #15 - Jan 18^th, 2018 at 10:32pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 18^th, 2018 at 8:48pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:32pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:21pm:

Don't bother with 'top 100 lists'.

Get a good history of literature book, read it and see what you like. You have to make your own must read lists, not follow someone else's.

I would go for the reading list of the most recommended. The men's reading list I posted above is a good list of books that I want to use for my 100 must-read books. I can go to the library every couple weeks and get out a book on the list to read.

Some reading lists include the bible or the koran. I'm actually considering an interest in Norse Mythology.

As they should.

Both good reads.

I've read the Bible twice (hello Honky, if you're still reading this forum).

I'm pretty sure the Bible was in the list you posted.

I have my grandmother's bible sitting here at home. In the last 15 years, I have tried to read it twice. I never got far. I figure I should read Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, the Game of Thrones series, and all my other books before I try to read the bible. I can replace that book of fiction with something more readable.

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #16 - Jan 20^th, 2018 at 7:51am Never read the bible but I'd like to read the histories of Herodotus. By all accounts he's a highly entertaining bloke.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #17 - Apr 14^th, 2019 at 2:56am I can't seem to figure out what to read. The Game of Thrones books. Or the double feature Red Dragon & Silence of the Lambs.
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Reply #18 - Apr 14^th, 2019 at 8:36am

Two books that stood out in my school days were:

Island of the Blue Dolphins
and
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. (A very short but powerful story.)

For a very old-fashioned but laugh out loud book:
Three Men in a Boat

Romulus, My Father was great as a book compared to the movie, which lacked the detail required.

For a longer read: David Copperfield is much better than you might expect.

p.s.

A really interesting book about the natural world:

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

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Reply #19 - Apr 14^th, 2019 at 9:10am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:28pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 7:23pm:

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 16^th, 2018 at 8:47am:

Rocky, you can"t bear rhe Sallies. I've bought 'rhe first circle', 'the executioner's song' and 'a thousand years of solitude' from there among many more. Two bucks each.

I don't understand what you mean. Where did you get them for $2 each?

I think he means the Salvos - The Salvation Army.

I've never heard them called the Sallies before, though.

I have heard them called that.

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PZ547 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9282 Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #20 - Apr 14^th, 2019 at 9:47am . Everything you can find by T.C.Lethbridge Charles Hoy Fort and Greggy's right. Book Depository --good prices and they'll replace if your order gets lost
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Jasin Gold Member Online Posts: 46494 Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #21 - Apr 30^th, 2019 at 2:02am Dark Emu: About Australia's Aboriginals and their 'Agriculture'.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Top 100 must read books Reply #22 - Jun 12^th, 2019 at 3:40am "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. It reads like teen fiction. But has that sort of sophistication to it. I already want to read the last 40 pages.
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