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rsync · Mar 29, 2020
_War and Peace_, _Anna Karinina_, _Brothers Karamazov_ and _Dune_
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rsync · Mar 29, 2020
I would also place _SevenEves_ on that list.
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rsync · Mar 29, 2020
_War and Peace_, _Anna Karinina_, _Brothers Karamazov_ and _Dune_
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rsync · Sep 9, 2019
I second the votes for War and Peace, Anna Karenina and Brothers Karamazov
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rsync · Mar 29, 2020
_War and Peace_, _Anna Karinina_, _Brothers Karamazov_ and _Dune_
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rsync · Sep 9, 2019
I second the votes for War and Peace, Anna Karenina and Brothers Karamazov
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rsync · Mar 29, 2020
includes _War and Peace_, _Anna Karinina_, _Brothers Karamazov_ and _Dune_ ... but I would also place _SevenEves_ on that list.
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rsync · Sep 9, 2019
I second the votes for War and Peace
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rsync · Jul 5, 2024
2666 by Roberto Bolano.
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rsync · Mar 20, 2022
Jesus Principle / Lazarus Effect / Ascension Factor (trilogy) are very good and very thought provoking.
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rsync · Sep 9, 2019
Chesterfield's Letters to His Son:
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rsync · Aug 8, 2015
It's a 7 volume set, but has a one volume abridged version which is one of the more fascinating and thought-provoking books I have ever read. I rate it very closely to GEB. Highly recommended.
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