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07/02/09(Thu)10:15:33 No.4648718My favorite three books, tough one.
First
and foremost, my favorite book in the world by far is 'Sexus' by Henry
Miller. This book changed me. Every time I read it, it's like manna for
my soul. It refreshes me. It's an odd thing, really.
Second...
I'd say 'The Idiot' by Dostoevsky. People who say that the main
character is 'Christ-like' are flat-out wrong. He's just somehow
unsullied by the matters of the world which fuck almost everybody up.
He's an uncorrupted soul, and as such, is magical and healing to
experience.
Third... tough. This is tough. I'd have to say any
of the Dune books, though book 2, Dune Messiah, always brings tears to
my eyes at the end (possibly because that my father died while I was
reading this book the first time.) These books are so amazing. Calling
them sci-fi is like calling 'Crime and Punishment' a murder mystery.
They have politics, global ecology, and deep, deep philosophy. Some of
the best books I've ever read.
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