30 books to read before you're 30

Uzique wrote:
ooooh loan you're CONTROVERSIAL!!!!

there are far more offensive and morally reprehensible books than mein kampf. the prose in mein kampf is tortured and useless - hitler it seemed, failed as bad as a writer as he failed as an artist. not a very creative person. goebble's diaries, on the other hand... now that man could write. elegant and beautiful. a true hero.

Hitler regretted Mein Kampf, it was shite and made him seem like a lunatic.
His second book on foreign policy would have been more interesting however.

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-07-09 11:22:46

#107

cl4u53w1t2: Salon-Bolschewist; +269|6869|Kakanien

eleven bravo wrote:
I heard hess was more than just the guy that took dictation

who told you that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2oh3h3DvY0

2010-07-09 11:23:59

#108

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5655|foggy bottom

cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
eleven bravo wrote:
I heard hess was more than just the guy that took dictation
who told you that?

read it somewhere years ago. please realize there is nothing you could post that will change my position.

Tu Stultus Es

2010-07-09 11:25:11

#109

cl4u53w1t2: Salon-Bolschewist; +269|6869|Kakanien

eleven bravo wrote:
cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
eleven bravo wrote:
I heard hess was more than just the guy that took dictation
who told you that?
please realize there is nothing you could post that will change my position.

dito

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2oh3h3DvY0

2010-07-09 11:27:18

#110

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5655|foggy bottom

im not the one posting book covers

Tu Stultus Es

2010-07-09 11:28:54

#111

cl4u53w1t2: Salon-Bolschewist; +269|6869|Kakanien

reading a hess biography helps in this case

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2oh3h3DvY0

2010-07-09 11:32:03

#112

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6357|Places 'n such

cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
eleven bravo wrote:
cl4u53w1t2 wrote:

who told you that?
please realize there is nothing you could post that will change my position.
dito

The book was dictated by hitler, containing a lot of ideas based of those of nietzsche, it was typed up by hess and maurice, with hess helping hitler to write it. It was then edited by a jesuit priest (forgotten the name) who was killed in the night of the long knives. that about sums it up...
Its also really boring.

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-07-09 11:34:56

#113

cl4u53w1t2: Salon-Bolschewist; +269|6869|Kakanien

there's a pretty new book stating that hitler didn't dictate it to heß. but i am not convinced

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2oh3h3DvY0

2010-07-09 11:37:14

#114

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5655|foggy bottom

dont care

Tu Stultus Es

2010-07-09 11:42:03

#115

cl4u53w1t2: Salon-Bolschewist; +269|6869|Kakanien

haha, eleven bravo is becoming 11 bravo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2oh3h3DvY0

2010-07-09 13:19:03

#116

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,069|7168|PNW

Bertster7 wrote:
DrunkFace wrote:
presidentsheep wrote:

I never really got why they changed it to that for Americans? Seems a tad patronising.
What did they change... and why>?
The title, in case Americans didn't understand it. Very, very patronising if you ask me.

It IS patronizing, but doesn't really affect the book much or series itself. Still, I'm willing to bet that just as many British kids (by ratio) had no idea what a philosopher's stone was as they thought American kids would. After all, isn't that why the book explains the concept?

What it was was a marketing decision. Ironically, it was probably a good one.

2010-07-09 13:38:02

#117

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6978|SE London

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
DrunkFace wrote:

What did they change... and why>?
The title, in case Americans didn't understand it. Very, very patronising if you ask me.
It IS patronizing, but doesn't really affect the book much or series itself. Still, I'm willing to bet that just as many British kids (by ratio) had no idea what a philosopher's stone was as they thought American kids would. After all, isn't that why the book explains the concept?

What it was was a marketing decision. Ironically, it was probably a good one.

It would've been more appropriate to change the name completely, like they did for the French release (Harry Potter a L'ecole Des Sorciers). At least that made sense.

Sorceror's stone doesn't mean anything. It is a stupid and pointless title. Whereas philosopher's stone is intriguing (to those who don't know what it is) and sorceror's school is descriptive.

Obviously it was a marketing decision, it just seems stupid and patronising to me.

Although not as bad as when the awesome game Little Big Adventure was renamed Relentless for the US market - WHY!?!?

2010-07-09 15:33:04

#118

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6867

i can't believe you guys are arguing over the title of a j.k. rowling book being 'patronizing'.

the entire texts are patronizing. reading her prose makes me feel like she's asking us all to gather around her knees for a story-time at nursery.

fuck that.

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2010-07-09 15:34:57

#119

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6357|Places 'n such

Uzique wrote:
i can't believe you guys are arguing over the title of a j.k. rowling book being 'patronizing'.

the entire texts are patronizing. reading her prose makes me feel like she's asking us all to gather around her knees for a story-time at nursery.

fuck that.

It's a childs book...

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-07-09 15:45:08

#120

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6867

exactly...

adults talking about it being patronizing is a bit of a moot-point, really.

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2010-07-10 01:27:53

#121

oChaos.Haze: Member; +90|6834

The Souls of Black Folk - W.E.B. Du Bois
Native Son - Richard Wright
The Jesus Mysteries - Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy

2010-07-10 01:35:38

#122

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6549|what

The Bible.

2010-07-10 02:11:29

#123

iceman785: Member; +93|7069|Alaska, mother fucker.

The Dark Tower Series - Stephen King
The Odd Thomas Series - Dean Koontz

The Dark Tower series has 7 books, but all of them are fucking amazing. Pretty much the LOTR of S.K.'s career. And the Odd Thomas series were all just absolutely awesome, and has 4 books total. I've read all 11 and would read them again.

2010-07-10 08:50:21

#124

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6867

stephen king is a good writer and all but i wouldn't put that sort of literature on a 'must read' list. it's simply not inspirational or life-changing enough; it's entertaining and it's a thrill, but you have to ask yourself what is actually there of worth. i'd rate DuBois above King for that very reason.

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2010-07-10 08:53:18

#125

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6395|Vortex Ring State

oh and Machiavelli's The Prince is overrated tbh. You can read a good summary and get the same ideas.

Also... I think A day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich should be on there.

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