Most Moving or Thought Provoking Books

[Tarron]

Alright, so I thought I'd make this thread because I want to see what books you all like. I also want to gather a list of books that are fantastic for my summer pleasure reading list.

I'll start. Anything by Voltaire really gets my brain moving, as well as many Ayn Rand books like Atlas Shrugged and Anthem.

I might throw Game of Thrones in there as well, because it is a lot of fun to think about the world and the characters in those books.

How about you all?

 

[Pirapple]

The Five People You will meet in Heaven. It's an amazing book/movie.

 

[Tarron]

That looks pretty good, thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Faelin]

The Book Thief (Tragic)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Very thought provoking)
The Neverending Story (Subtle due to it being written for children, but with some pretty potent messages)

 

[spagbog]

The Book Thief (Tragic)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Very thought provoking)
The Neverending Story (Subtle due to it being written for children, but with some pretty potent messages)

I've read all of these.
They're all amazing.

Once, Now & Then.
Once and Now are set in Poland in the Holocaust and Then is set in Australia 50 years later. They're set in World War II, so that kind of explains it all.

 

[Faelin]

Once

Good book.

There's also "The Silver Sword" and "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" which explore similar subject matter.
Difference is, "The Silver Sword" is a true story.

 

[Tarron]

Good book.

There's also "The Silver Sword" and "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" which explore similar subject matter.
Difference is, "The Silver Sword" is a true story.

Isn't 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' a movie as well? Either way, I'll read it.

 

[Yoda]

The Book Thief (Tragic)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Very thought provoking)
The Neverending Story (Subtle due to it being written for children, but with some pretty potent messages)

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[wark]

Uhmn... On A Pale Horse, The Da Vinci Code, The Road, The War of the Worlds...
All popular books, but whatever. :I

 

[Tarron]

Yes, The Road is a greatly sad one.

 

[Yoda]

Is that the one that was made into a movie about a man looking after his son (among other things, just don't want to give spoilers) ?

 

[Tarron]

It is.

 

[MRPolo13]

The Lord of the Flies...​

I really shouldn't need to say anything else to be honest. That book is horrible, but not in a bad way...​

 

[Tarron]

The Lord of the Flies...​

I really shouldn't need to say anything else to be honest. That book is horrible, but not in a bad way...​

Piggyyyy =(]

 

[Anithola]

Die Welle / The wave

A book/movie about a real story from germany where a teacher started a project and it went kinda over board.

 

[Faelin]

All of C.S Lewis' stuff is also very clever if you read between the lines.
Also recommend Ian Rankin's crime/law books.

 

[Yoda]

All of C.S Lewis' stuff is also very clever if you read between the lines.
Also recommend Ian Rankin's crime/law books.

Ian Rankin? My dad reads those...

You'll never see him with a book that isn't crime/thriller, genuinely.

 

[Faelin]

Die Welle / The wave

YES. YES. SO. MUCH. YES.
BEST BOOK. ARGH.

 

[Faelin]

Ian Rankin?

They are a bit scary to be quite frank.
Speaking of Frank... Diary of Anne Frank.

 

[Faelin]

Also, for those who can deal with reading the words of an absolute, unrestrained pyscopathic maniac, there's Mein Kampf.