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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

If you had to pick one book as a mandatory read for every human being, what would you choose?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you had to pick one book as a mandatory read for every human being, what would you choose?

Of Mice and Men

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Dirt

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By *antricSeeker60Man
over a year ago

Durham

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moon reader oceanofpdf epub

Your welcome everyone

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

'mandatory read for every human being'

That's a pretty tall order, expecting there is a book that every person alive to derive benefit from.

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By *lexm87Man
over a year ago

Various

"The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"

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By *dventurous biMan
over a year ago

tesside

Green Eggs and Ham

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"'mandatory read for every human being'

That's a pretty tall order, expecting there is a book that every person alive to derive benefit from."

It's actually just to get good book recs from others but I didn't want to sound so greedy. Hence why I said it like I wanted to help others find a good book too

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"'mandatory read for every human being'

That's a pretty tall order, expecting there is a book that every person alive to derive benefit from.

It's actually just to get good book recs from others but I didn't want to sound so greedy. Hence why I said it like I wanted to help others find a good book too

Ask for book recommendations then.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"'mandatory read for every human being'

That's a pretty tall order, expecting there is a book that every person alive to derive benefit from.

It's actually just to get good book recs from others but I didn't want to sound so greedy. Hence why I said it like I wanted to help others find a good book too

Ask for book recommendations then."

No.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

HHGTTG

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"'mandatory read for every human being'

That's a pretty tall order, expecting there is a book that every person alive to derive benefit from.

It's actually just to get good book recs from others but I didn't want to sound so greedy. Hence why I said it like I wanted to help others find a good book too

Ask for book recommendations then.

No.

Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking: How to Communicate Clearly

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By *adore AnthonyMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Been waiting for this moment lol.

Okay so if you like thrillers I recommend ‘the couple next door’ such a good read.

Also for all my nerds. GAME OF THRONES BOOKS. Much better then the show. If you’ve got the patience to read them all

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By *ruceyyMan
over a year ago

London

The gruffalo. Otherwise kids wouldn't understand it SILLY

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By *eedsLocal2040Man
over a year ago

Leeds

Red Rising

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

World War Z by Max Brooks, forget the silly film they made out of it, the book is way better.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Contest by Matthew Reilly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

"If you had to pick one book as a mandatory read for every human being, what would you choose?

The Shack

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By *cottishVikingBearMan
over a year ago

N. London

Difficult to just pick one of them, but everyone should read Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you had to pick one book as a mandatory read for every human being, what would you choose?

The Shack "

Excellent choice

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
over a year ago

Carlisle usually

Perdido Street Station by China Meiville.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vurt by Jeff Noon

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

I've read "the wheel of time" by Robert Jordan, and re-read, and enjoyed it , the film series not so much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Bible

Bess x

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

The Bumper Book of Boobs.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Aldous Huxley - Brave New World

Jo Jo Moyes - Sheltering Rain

Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow

Anthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot See

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
over a year ago

Essex

"Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy "

(Sobs). I thought I was over it….

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"The Bumper Book of Boobs. "

Taschen in 3D. Got a copy with glasses too.

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
over a year ago

Essex

Chicken soup for the soul

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

"Aldous Huxley - Brave New World

Jo Jo Moyes - Sheltering Rain

Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow

Anthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot See

All the light we cannot see is a stunning book. It’s in my top 5

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By *irty_DeedsMan
over a year ago

Teesside

Also for all my nerds. GAME OF THRONES BOOKS. Much better then the show. If you’ve got the patience to read them all "
Don't worry. You won't have to read them all because they'll never be finished. It's been 11 years since the last one with no release in sight and George hardly looks like the pinnacle of health. I'd give them a miss and not subject yourself to the torturous wait like all the rest of us poor souls

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

he dictionary, as we all benefit from better communication

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

"he dictionary, as we all benefit from better communication"

Oh the irony

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"Any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series."

I'd say ALL of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"he dictionary, as we all benefit from better communication"

I actually think the dictionary isn't a good way to learn to communicate. Sticking to reading, the way to do it is to read a variety of works that are well written and reflect on why.

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By *cottishVikingBearMan
over a year ago

N. London

"Any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

I'd say ALL of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books."

And get to the stage where you can quote it. Pratchett may be as quotable as Shakespeare...

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By *ellanbennyCouple
over a year ago

cambs

"Any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

I'd say ALL of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books."

I would agree, my favourite books!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Been waiting for this moment lol.

Okay so if you like thrillers I recommend ‘the couple next door’ such a good read.

Also for all my nerds. GAME OF THRONES BOOKS. Much better then the show. If you’ve got the patience to read them all "

I second The couple next door. I loved it.

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By *os_GoddessofdawnWoman
over a year ago

In the clouds

Five people you meet in heaven - Mitch Albom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The SAS survival handbook

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lord of the Flies - William Golding

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"he dictionary, as we all benefit from better communication

Oh the irony

Top marks for observation and nil points for my fat fingers.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

The Great Gatsby.

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By *uriousBunnyWoman
over a year ago

Derby

The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Jack - The Unconsoled

Alice - Jane Eyre

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By *cottish guy 555Man
over a year ago

London

"World War Z by Max Brooks, forget the silly film they made out of it, the book is way better."

One of the best books I've ever read

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

"he dictionary, as we all benefit from better communication

Oh the irony

Top marks for observation and nil points for my fat fingers.

Sorry…. Just couldn’t resist

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By *uiteCurlyMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

A confederacy of dunces

Cloud atlas

Cien años de soledad

Anything by Ursula k Le Guln

Birds without wings

And the best one Jitterbug Perfume

Thank me later.

There is a longer list too.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"A confederacy of dunces "

OH MY GOD!!!! YES!!!

Great choice!

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By *uiteCurlyMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"A confederacy of dunces

OH MY GOD!!!! YES!!!

Great choice! "

It is amazing. Such a tragic writer though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Snow white and the seven perverts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Good call, I wish I read it ten years ago.

I'm collecting the other recommendations on this thread too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1984 by George Orwell more relevant today than ever!

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"A confederacy of dunces

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It is amazing. Such a tragic writer though."

Yep. The writing/publication is such a tragic and yet precious story.

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

There's a vast number of books that I could suggest, all of them being essential in one way or another. However I'm going to cheat by suggesting the short story "The Library Of Babel" by Jorge Luis Borges. This describes an infinitely large library which contains an infinite number of books, which between them contain every possible permutation of letters that can be printed upon the page. The library thus contains a copy of every book that exists or could ever exist - the archived set of all the books that might be produced by an infinite number of monkeys randomly pressing the keys on an infinite number of typewriters for an infinite amount of time. So in a way the gentle reader, by consuming this one short story, can be considered to have consumed every book that exists and every book that could ever exist.

The infinite library even contains a copy of every fab forum post that has been written, or could ever be written, including this very post that you are now reading!

However: An infinite number of the books held within the infinite library contain nothing but complete gibberish. Only an infinitesimal subset of the books, randomly arranged on the infinite number of shelves, contain even a single sentence that is grammatically correct in any possible language, and only an infinitesimal subset of this infinitesimal subset actually correspond to any book that will ever be written. However for every book that has been written or will be written, the infinite library does contain an infinite number of variations of that book which are exact but for one or more minor, and almost unnoticeable, errors.

The infinite library is a complete library, however it is an utterly unusable library without the index that indicates where the true copy of any particular book may be found. The library does contain this index somewhere on it's infinite number of shelves, but sadly without the index it is impossible to find the index. The library also contains an infinite number of incorrect copies of the index, which give the incorrect locations of anything from one up to all of the books. However nobody knows where even an incorrect copy of the index might be found, and if after an infinite period of searching one did find a book that appeared to be the index, there would be no way of knowing if this was the correct index without spending an infinite period of time checking the location of every one of the infinite number of books listed within the infinite index...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow Polly that was a grest read. Lol and very well writen. Give yourself a pat on the back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don’t think my books are that interesting that I’d inflict them on everyone else! At the moment I’m reading some Graham Hancock and Sadhguru so couldn’t be less interesting

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thanks all! I'm going to have a look at them all over the weekend and see which ones to add to my list

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By *rimson_RoseWoman
over a year ago

Tamworth

The one book bit is too big for me to answer

But if you’re happy with recommendations I’d go with the St Mary’s Chronicles by Jodie Taylor and the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness.

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