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[GinnasP99]

Paradise Lost

[loramin]

Originally Posted by GinnasP99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Paradise Lost

I actually did read the first half or so of Paradise Lost, for a class in college, and ... you're an evil bastard for recommending it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EDIT: But, on the plus side, if anyone feels masochistic, it is free online: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26/pg26.txt

Here's the first stanza, in case I get accused of besmirching Milton:

Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste
Brought death into the World, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful seat,
Sing, Heavenly Muse, that, on the secret top
Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire
That shepherd who first taught the chosen seed
In the beginning how the heavens and earth
Rose out of Chaos: or, if Sion hill
Delight thee more, and Siloa’s brook that flowed
Fast by the oracle of God, I thence
Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song,
That with no middle flight intends to soar
Above th’ Aonian mount, while it pursues
Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.
And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer
Before all temples th’ upright heart and pure,
Instruct me, for thou know’st; thou from the first
Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread,
Dove-like sat’st brooding on the vast Abyss,
And mad’st it pregnant: what in me is dark
Illumine, what is low raise and support;
That, to the height of this great argument,
I may assert Eternal Providence,
And justify the ways of God to men.

Not exactly light reading, but it does have some great imagery.

[Elizondo]

Recommended Fantasy would be The Elric Saga

You'll despise The Witcher after reading it

[Kaveh]

Hyperion is a good series, also second the foundation series recommendation from Isaac Asimov

[mcoy]

Originally Posted by Kaveh [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hyperion is a good series, also second the foundation series recommendation from Isaac Asimov

Asimov still tops my list. One of his lesser-known ones that my elem school library had was the "Adventures of Lucky Starr" series. Ties in to the Robot novels well.

-Mcoy

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Kaveh [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hyperion is a good series, also second the foundation series recommendation from Isaac Asimov

Originally Posted by mcoy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Asimov still tops my list. One of his lesser-known ones that my elem school library had was the "Adventures of Lucky Starr" series. Ties in to the Robot novels well.

-Mcoy

Never read Lucky Starr, but ... YES!! Everything Asimov wrote is amazing (I even own his joke book, which is a bit dated, but still funny ... the man wrote books in almost every major category in the Dewey Decimal System!).

But especially yes to everything from the Foundation/Robot series (which are really one epic interconnected story). R. Daneel is the man ... er robot.

[Wrekt]

https://www.1946themovie.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ons-against-us

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libr...perty-is-theft

[Jibartik]

This channel is neat, I've shared it before but thought I'd share it here too because this one is really cool. It's nice to get this guys cliffnotes for some strange ones.

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This channel is neat, I've shared it before but thought I'd share it here too because this one is really cool. It's nice to get this guys cliffnotes for some strange ones.

I'm ready for this.

[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by magnetaress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm ready for this.

Me, this [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]