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I usually like scifi or fantasy but ill read anything that will keep my attention.

Whatcha got?

I usually like scifi or fantasy but ill read anything that will keep my attention. Whatcha got?

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I read Sirens of Titan by Vonnegut recently. Didn't really like it.

Just picked up a 1943 edition of Mein Kampf and am actually really enjoying Hitler's writing style. I know it was orated, but the story is gripping. As well, his political points are very thought provoking.

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Honestly i thought Mein Kampf was a little dry and somewhat boring for the most part. Decent message but other than that he was about as good a writer as he was a painter.

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It's good that you have an old version before it got "'edited'" to make Hitler look bad.

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Have you read the dragon lance series?

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The Bomb In My Garden. They guy who was heading Saddam's nuke program wrote a humblebrag. It also explains a bit about modern airport security.

TL;DR: Yes, Saddam really was trying to build a nuke.

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I haven't read much fiction, in ages, but the last thing was The Passage... about vampires.

Raymond Feist wrote some pretty good fantasy, starting with the Riftwar Saga.

Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson was pretty good.

Game of Thrones... obviously, but it still isn't done.

My favorite fantasy is The Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert Howard. Robert Jordan also wrote a decent Conan novel.

Kurt Vonnegut has always been my favorite sci-fi, but it is mostly satire. Galapagos and God Bless You Mr. Rosewater both spoke to me on a pretty deep level.

Ayn Rand's Anthem is pretty classic sci-fi, dystopia and it is a short read. Very concise, simple language. It has a good style.

It's not either genre, but Steinbeck's "The Pearl" is also short and should be considered essential reading since it explains banking scams on a very primitive level... also with great, simple style.

Tolstoy short stories are pretty good, I'd start with "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

Dostoevsky has a good one called "The orphan and the Christmas Tree" or something like that. I think Disney did a short, at one point.

I like that all the great literary figures have smaller works that are usually superior than their magnum opuses in their ability to convey their message.

Oh yeah, if you haven't read Timothy Zahn's Star Wars, you're missing out because his way of telling the story after Return of the Jedi is far superior than what is in the movies.

https://www.afio.com/publications/VAN%20CLEAVE%20Pages%20from%20INTEL_FALLWINTER2013_Vol20_No2.pdf

Also... "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson is good.

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Japanese Destroyer Captain by Tameichi Hara.

Good book. Recommend.

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The Complete Mushroom Hunter by Gary Lincoff

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I'm re-reading Terry Pratchett's - The Hogfather for the holiday season. I love all of his stories that have Death as a central character. If you want to see why, start with the book "Mort".

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Not lately but I'll be watching this thread for suggestions.

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Right now I'm reading Collapse (smile.amazon.com) by Kurt Schlichter and Breakout (smile.amazon.com) by David Ryker and Douglas Scott.

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I'm enjoying both. Collapse is the 4th in a series. Breakout is the 1st in a different series.