10 Novels That Are Scarier Than Most Horror Movies. Gothic Reading Challenge « Books from the Addict. Susan B. Evans is hosting the Gothic Reading Challenge. Dates: January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011 There is nothing better than a great Gothic read – crumbling old castles, mysterious legends, shadowy characters, supernatural beings and unexplainable events, make for some of the most haunting and captivating reading imaginable. There are four levels of participation to choose from: A Little Madness – Read just 1 novel with Gothic elements.
The Darkness Within – Read 5 novels with Gothic elements. A Maniacal Frenzy – Read 10 novels with Gothic elements. I am planning on taking on at least 10 novels (A Maniacal Frenzy). Bram Stoker, DraculaAnne Rice, Interview With the VampireEdgar Allan Poe, Fall of the House of UsherMary Shelley, FrankensteinStephen King, The ShiningEmily Bronte, Wuthering HeightsDennis Lehane, Shutter Island [review]V.C. Like this: Like Loading... Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter One A SQUAT grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the World State's motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY.
The enormous room on the ground floor faced towards the north. Cold for all the summer beyond the panes, for all the tropical heat of the room itself, a harsh thin light glared through the windows, hungrily seeking some draped lay figure, some pallid shape of academic goose-flesh, but finding only the glass and nickel and bleakly shining porcelain of a laboratory.
"And this," said the Director opening the door, "is the Fertilizing Room. " Bent over their instruments, three hundred Fertilizers were plunged, as the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning entered the room, in the scarcely breathing silence, the absent-minded, soliloquizing hum or whistle, of absorbed concentration. "Just to give you a general idea," he would explain to them. Meanwhile, it was a privilege. An Interactive Guide to NPR's List of Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books. Print - The 75 Books Every Man Should Read. Seven books you HAVE to read before you finish university - City life. Many of us think of university as the great opening-up of our lives – a time to explore new ideas and new ways of thinking.
The following books are just a tiny smidge of the countless great works of literature available today. But these seven are required reading for university students because they all have, at their core, a deep discontent for the status quo, which many of us share at this time in our lives. Enjoy. On The Road – Jack Kerouac If you only read one book while at university, make it this one. Deep down, On The Road is a brilliant commentary on this youthful wanderlust, and it is a book with a serious message for people who see travel as a redemptive, life-defining exercise. The Republic – Plato You can’t call yourself a university graduate if you haven’t read the Republic. One of the most amazing things about the Republic, though, is just how many intellectual fields it covers.
One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez Manufacturing Consent – Noam Chomsky. Fantasy - A Nerd's Guide to Reading. 30 Books I'm Glad I Read Before 30. In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives. I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influenced much of what I write about on this site. A medley of both fiction and nonfiction, these great reads challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities, and together they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully.
If you haven’t read these books yet, I highly recommend doing so. They will enrich your library and your life. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert – Gilbert, a Harvard professor of psychology has studied happiness for decades, and he shares scientific findings that just might change the way you look at the world. What are your favorite books? Photo by: Katie Harris.