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<blockquote data-quote="SaintsFan_Webby" data-source="post: 101194"><p>We did have a thread like this. I started it. I'm sure it was pinned so I have no idea where it went.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I will always recommend <em>A Clockwork Orange</em> by Anthony Burgess. Forget the notorious film version, the book is a work of genius. The language takes a while to get used to, but once you're past that barrier it really is a captivating read.</p><p></p><p>Another book I was engrossed by was <em>Mr American</em> by George McDonald Fraser. Now this isn't a particularly well known novel and to be honest it's one I think a lot of people might struggle to get into. The story is set in the late 19th and early 20th century and features an American trying to establish himself in upper-class English society. I honestly can't describe why I found it so interesting (part of it was down to the slow revelation about his past life in the American west), but once I started reading it I genuinely couldn't stop. Not one I'd recommend to everyone, but if you have patience then it is well worthwhile.</p><p></p><p>Aside from these, I really enjoy Bill Bryson's unofficial travel guides. Read <em>Down Under</em> just before I went to Australia a couple of years ago, and it really did paint a wonderful picture for me. Although I covered nowhere near the distance in the book, it still set me up fantastically well for what I was to experience.</p><p></p><p>Recently had to read Voltaire's <em>Candide</em> and Thomas More's <em>Utopia</em>. Again, not for everyone, but their historical grounding and satire on contemporary society really makes you think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SaintsFan_Webby, post: 101194"] We did have a thread like this. I started it. I'm sure it was pinned so I have no idea where it went. Anyway, I will always recommend [i]A Clockwork Orange[/i] by Anthony Burgess. Forget the notorious film version, the book is a work of genius. The language takes a while to get used to, but once you're past that barrier it really is a captivating read. Another book I was engrossed by was [i]Mr American[/i] by George McDonald Fraser. Now this isn't a particularly well known novel and to be honest it's one I think a lot of people might struggle to get into. The story is set in the late 19th and early 20th century and features an American trying to establish himself in upper-class English society. I honestly can't describe why I found it so interesting (part of it was down to the slow revelation about his past life in the American west), but once I started reading it I genuinely couldn't stop. Not one I'd recommend to everyone, but if you have patience then it is well worthwhile. Aside from these, I really enjoy Bill Bryson's unofficial travel guides. Read [i]Down Under[/i] just before I went to Australia a couple of years ago, and it really did paint a wonderful picture for me. Although I covered nowhere near the distance in the book, it still set me up fantastically well for what I was to experience. Recently had to read Voltaire's [i]Candide[/i] and Thomas More's [i]Utopia[/i]. Again, not for everyone, but their historical grounding and satire on contemporary society really makes you think. [/QUOTE]
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