What are some of your essential books?Books that make up the fundamentals 4 U I ask because i just want to compile publicly a list that i find for myself the core sources, names denote their whole bibliography 1. Nietzsche 2. Cioran 3. Kierkegaard 4. Shestov 5. The Book of...See More »
Core Memory - Recording before I forget itMy dad gifted the first three Harry Potter books to me, tied in a slim red ribbon, on Christmas 1999. He died 4 months later, April 8th 2000. I can literally say that my dad was onto Harry Potter before it even started, and that makes me laugh....See More »
Which is your favourite Agatha Christie?Agatha Christie is my ultimate comfort read. I can always trace my state of mind by looking on my ‘recently read’ on my Kindle, lots of Christie means that my life has been too stressful to contemplate difficult literature and that my need for...See More »
The Cask of Amontillado This is one of my favourite short stories by Poe. There is something so darkly intense about him that I've always been fascinated by. A story that follows the narrator, Montresor, as he seeks revenge against his friend Fortunato. "The thousand...See More »
Flowers for Algernon This was one of my book club reads, and I was hesitant but ended up enjoying the subject matter that got me to thinking about what a person and their families have to deal with in regards to being handicapped, or being highly intelligent. The world...See More »
Where the Crawdads Sing The novel covers events in the period 1952 to 1970 and the central character is Kya Clark, known to the local rural community of Barkley Cove as “the swamp girl”. The North Carolina setting of the novel is crucial because Kya becomes an integral...See More »
A classic, creepy ghost story I've always enjoyed reading M R James, he writes marvelous ghost stories of steadily increasing creepiness. this is one of his best. Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad. Professor Parkins, a scholar on holiday, while poking around old Templar...See More »
A mix of natural history and folklore of Ireland. I was twelve when my family moved to Ireland and I became fascinated with the myths and legends surrounding it. Leprechauns, banshee, kelpie, you name it. As I've got older I became more interested in nature's side of things but with a little bit of...See More »
The Black Tulip. I've always been a big fan of Alexandre Dumas and this book has many themes woven into: love, jealousy, honesty and courage. The story is set in 1672 and revolves around Dr. Cornelius Van Baerle who has been wrongy imprisoned, and his journey of...See More »
The Count of Monte Cristo Make sure you find a copy that is unabridged if you haven't read this classic. Edmond Dante is without flaw, a good person and his life is ruined because of envy and unfortunate coincidence. Even when he escapes prison and finds a monumental...See More »
Dying for a Living by Kory M. ShrumOn the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a...See More »
Favorite movie characters ticklish on the neck Poll (5) See Poll OptionsFavorite movie characters ticklish On the neck