I should read more non-technical literature - being human means I need stories. In order to remind me of that (and let others use the titles below as suggestions or maybe inspire them) I came up with this transparent approach.
| Date |
[Language] Title |
Author |
ISBN |
Opinion (short) |
| 2011 - Sep |
[en] A Farewell to Arms |
Ernest Hemingway |
1857151496 |
Hemingway has a strange way of telling a story. It is like his thoughts flow onto the paper - it is not the classic & careful story telling, you know; it is like he is telling the story besides you there, at times making mistakes, at times being slightly incoherent, or remembering things randomly. The funny parts of the novel pop up suddenly. Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley make a crazy match. It is a sad/bitter novel overall, due to WW1 and characters' suffering because of it. Nevertheless, you shall enjoy it, so I recommend you to read it. [You can read the full review on my blog - TO DO]
|
2011 - late March, early April
|
[en] Nineteen Eighty-Four
(Complete book title: The Complete Novels; the last novel, i.e. the 6th, is Nineteen Eighty-Four)
|
George Orwell |
0141185155 |
Captivating. Interesting.
Explains the _how_ (parts 1 & 2) and then the _why_ (part 3) regarding the paranoid & schizophrenic society described in the book - you must read the novel to understand. A really good novel to read; all details fit perfectly. Orwell constructed a very coherent & plausible world.
[Or you can read the full review on my personal blog - to do at some point in the future + to link it here] |
2010 - Nov
(+late Oct, +early Dec)
|
[en] Losing My Virginity (The Autobiography)
|
Sir Richard Branson
|
0753506483 |
Great book.
Great insights on the world of business & banking/financing. Now I understand why when a crisis strikes things tend to collapse although they seemed to work just fine until then.
Branson proves himself as a skilled entrepreneur in the sense he always
had the flair to choose the people to empower and/or risk money (money which
many times he had to borrow :p so to invest).
[You can read the full review on my blog]
|
| 2010 - Aug |
[en] The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide |
Douglas Adams |
0517226952 |
Extremely funny in its sequence of improbable events. Strange things keep happening all the time - Don't panic! but enjoy it.
|
| 2010 - Jul |
[en] Peter Pan |
J.M. Barrie |
0670841803 |
Great/Sweet novel (fiction) for children. Great story for a grown-up - do read it to enjoy being a child again! |
Note: This list completely and deliberately ignores the bits & pieces of technical (ranging from computer science to economy to human behavior etc.) literature I get my hands on. For example, if it tells a story about people then it gets on the list, but if it's about explaining human body language then it's technical, therefore doesn't count. |