I read four out of those 10 books and I can personally testify that they are placed in really good order. Shogun, Aztec, The Journeyer and Hannibal are some of the BEST books I have ever read. I highly recommend them!
@dabidosan Oh, I haven't read that much about this period nor about India except for Kipling. Kipling would be a good source for India inspite of the British paternalism in his books. Also "Lord Jim" perhaps by Joseph Conrad but this is placed in Malaya and not India.
Yes, stealing is wrong but you want to know what else is morally wrong?
denying someone a job, that they studied and earned a degree for. Hey a bachelor's is only a bachelor's but fuck, my only "ambition" is to be a 35k per year office monkey. I do have a cockamaney video game dream, but those are low odds. Stealing is wrong but, denying someone work, which would provide money with which to buy books, is even more morally reprehensible.
Yes, having a degree and earning no money is bitter. Happens also on our side of the pont. Having a degree and moving from one internship to another is also a sin and it also happens on our side of the pont. But as long as you don't starve or as log as you aren't thrown out of your home is there really a necessety of stealing?
Actually, I don't give a damn if you download this books or not. My question was rhetoric with a bit of childish, naive irony. And who am I to teach you. Some of my videos contain pictures and music I don't have a copyright on.
Yes, also no Hugo and Tolstoi. Different tastes for different people. I'd classify Dumas more as an adventure novelist. Well, and Sienkiewiewicz, did he write anything readable but Polish and Catholic propaganda?
Perhaps I'm too harsh with Quo Vadis but it's certainly no childrensbook. Sienkiewicz explains very detailed the cruelties done to Christians. And I don't like this "When we have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we've nothing to fear about" tone carried dout by Lygia and all the martyrs. It evokes a feeling of it's sweet to suffer and die for your faith. Perhaps it's even desireable to suffer and die. Death and martyrdom is glorifyed in this book.
And to Polish propaganda read "The Teutonic Knights" by him. It's pure nationalistic anti German agitation with little resemblance to the historic truth.
Yes, Spangle gives a colourful insight into 19th century Europe. To Clavell I must say Tai-Pan is superb but I prefer Gai-Jin. I never got deep into China. A pity, I know. I could do a Top 10 list only with the works of Jennings and Clavell. But I also wanted to include authors from different countries and works about differnt epochs. This Top 10 list is just a drop in the ocean.
I agree with the books although i think the "Masters of Rome" series must be added.
Retchmack 1 month ago
I read four out of those 10 books and I can personally testify that they are placed in really good order. Shogun, Aztec, The Journeyer and Hannibal are some of the BEST books I have ever read. I highly recommend them!
mauiuam 1 month ago
@mauiuam Nice to find someone with a mutual taste.
DrGull1888 1 month ago
What about Mika Waltari's "Sinuhe the Egyptian"?
Stake2 8 months ago
@Stake2 A good one. Horemheb is my hero.
DrGull1888 8 months ago
ignorance is the natural state of man...and natural is very in
jethro035181 11 months ago
I'm currently about half way through The Journeyer and I must say it is buy far the most amazing book I've ever red.
mrguy487 1 year ago
@mrguy487 I envy you for reading it the first time.
DrGull1888 1 year ago
Any suggestions for Fiction that takes place between 1900 -1905? Or roughly in that timeframe in either the U.S. or India?
dabidosan 1 year ago
@dabidosan Oh, I haven't read that much about this period nor about India except for Kipling. Kipling would be a good source for India inspite of the British paternalism in his books. Also "Lord Jim" perhaps by Joseph Conrad but this is placed in Malaya and not India.
DrGull1888 1 year ago
I'll consider stealing those books via megaupload if they have them.
stardingo747 2 years ago
But isn't stealing bad and wrong, badwrong to sum it up?
DrGull1888 2 years ago
Yes, stealing is wrong but you want to know what else is morally wrong?
denying someone a job, that they studied and earned a degree for. Hey a bachelor's is only a bachelor's but fuck, my only "ambition" is to be a 35k per year office monkey. I do have a cockamaney video game dream, but those are low odds. Stealing is wrong but, denying someone work, which would provide money with which to buy books, is even more morally reprehensible.
stardingo747 2 years ago
Yes, having a degree and earning no money is bitter. Happens also on our side of the pont. Having a degree and moving from one internship to another is also a sin and it also happens on our side of the pont. But as long as you don't starve or as log as you aren't thrown out of your home is there really a necessety of stealing?
DrGull1888 2 years ago
Oh its wrong, stealing I mean, I won't justify it, but, as Kong Fu Tze argued, having a society where people need to steal?
That's even worse.
stardingo747 2 years ago
Actually, I don't give a damn if you download this books or not. My question was rhetoric with a bit of childish, naive irony. And who am I to teach you. Some of my videos contain pictures and music I don't have a copyright on.
DrGull1888 2 years ago
Dumas, Manzoni, Sienkiewicz ????
diadorim1234 2 years ago
Yes, also no Hugo and Tolstoi. Different tastes for different people. I'd classify Dumas more as an adventure novelist. Well, and Sienkiewiewicz, did he write anything readable but Polish and Catholic propaganda?
DrGull1888 2 years ago
I actually read quao vadis recently and was really amazed how good it was, i aslo thought it would be a kind of childrensbook.
diadorim1234 2 years ago
Perhaps I'm too harsh with Quo Vadis but it's certainly no childrensbook. Sienkiewicz explains very detailed the cruelties done to Christians. And I don't like this "When we have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we've nothing to fear about" tone carried dout by Lygia and all the martyrs. It evokes a feeling of it's sweet to suffer and die for your faith. Perhaps it's even desireable to suffer and die. Death and martyrdom is glorifyed in this book.
DrGull1888 2 years ago
And to Polish propaganda read "The Teutonic Knights" by him. It's pure nationalistic anti German agitation with little resemblance to the historic truth.
DrGull1888 2 years ago
Excellent list! I've read the top three, although I'd argue that Shogun is #1.
Some great recommendations.
Sodeggy 2 years ago
Hey, thanks a lot. But you know tastes differ. I had more fun in reading The Journeyer.
DrGull1888 2 years ago
Of couse. Variety is the wonder of the world. Spangle by Jennings and Tai-Pan by Clavell are also excellent.
Sodeggy 2 years ago
Yes, Spangle gives a colourful insight into 19th century Europe. To Clavell I must say Tai-Pan is superb but I prefer Gai-Jin. I never got deep into China. A pity, I know. I could do a Top 10 list only with the works of Jennings and Clavell. But I also wanted to include authors from different countries and works about differnt epochs. This Top 10 list is just a drop in the ocean.
DrGull1888 2 years ago