Alex Grantham asks me: Name ten books that stayed with you in some - TopicsExpress

Alex Grantham asks me: Name ten books that stayed with you in some way; like not physically but on your mind. Rules: (dont tell me what to do): Dont take more than a few minutes (my brain doesnt work like this) and do not think too hard (my brain doesnt work like this either). They dont have to be the right books or great works of literature , just ones that have affected you in some way. There really is no right book is there? Just try to avoid writing Mein Kampf or something crazy like that on your list and youll do fine. Then copy and paste this text to your status and tag your friends including me so I can see your list. I skipped the last step, I really have a tough time separating all of you people. I like you all. Personally, I just wrote a bunch of Book titles down and gave a description. No order and I didnt even count them. Okay, I just counted them. There are sixteen on my list. I guess great things are not always in tens. The Bible: The title of it roughly translates to “The Book” and it really is the cannon for morality based story telling. I Am Legend: Deals with the final age of man and the otherness of a new generation. I found the loneliness of the main character and the nature of his plight very compelling. The Hobbit: The adventure tale that started it all for me. I cannot count how many times I have read this one. The Lord of the Flies: What happens when you put a bunch of adolescent males on a deserted island? Why a great statement about the nature of man, thats what. A Separate Peace: Alright, Ill admit it now. I am Phineas or at least I try to be. The Cat In The Hat: A cautionary tale about imagination. Seriously, reread it. The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test: This book creates a culture for you to live in and then begins to strip it away. I enjoy its free form and find it liberating. American Gods: Poor Shadow struts and frets his hour upon the stage. Great book for mythology buffs. It is like Dylans Desolation Row but the rearranged faces are from classic pantheons or modern concepts. The Illuminatus Trilogy: Still only on book three and it has been a decade but the research required to unravel this tale can be rather exhausting. It is kitchensink conspiracy at its best and new age spirituality at its worst. VALIS: I think this book hit really close to home for me but I would never recommend it. It is like an autobiography that requires a bit of knowledge about PKD himself. The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath: H.P. Lovecraft really only wrote one novel and so it had to end up here. Lovecrafts ambition outdoes his talent on this one but sustaining a weird tale tone for an entire novel is a formidable task. Frankenstein: The most horrific things about this tale are not within the monstrosity as much as in its humanity. The monster reads Paradise Lost in it at one point. It is an existentialist novel really. The Watchmen: Thats right, comic BOOK. Comic books are a distinct medium unlike any other. This is the one that proved it to me in a way I didnt mind sharing with others. The Dictionary: Every once and a while I realize my language mutates. The Dictionary helps keep me grounded. Representations of the post/human: I took this book out of the Brantford Univsersity Library and I shall never return it. Every sci-fi, fantasy or horror geek should read this. The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science: This is a great book for anybody that wants to shut a Dawkins name-dropper up. People often forget that our contemporary knowledge systems were once steeped in mysticism. Thats the list folks. I wont do any shout outs (other than Sally Pifher), I want to know what yall are reading so just tag me.