# Favorite Books? **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Created:** [September 29, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600 "2023-09-29T13:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jellifysh](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/jellifysh/32/14489_2.png) [@Jellifysh](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Jellifysh)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/21 "2024-05-17T12:43:15Z")
Oh, I’m definitely participating in this! I can’t actually add a few of my favourites through this nice little graphics tool, because they were never translated, but just know that Mikita Franko’s _Die Lüge_ and Anja Jonuleit’s _Das letzte Bild_ would also be on there! As well as Octavia Cade’s _The Impossible Resurrection of Grief_ ![chart](https://discuss.grouvee.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0c2f3651f436a0862e7c080800de449d44ba26ef.jpeg) I love reading and am fairly quick, so I get through a fair amount of books a year ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/22 "2024-06-03T09:56:55Z")
I just started reading _[Writing on the Wall](https://www.waterstones.com/book/writing-on-the-wall/madeleine-pelling/9781800811997)_ by Maddie Pelling. It’s a look at the culture of Britain during the long 18th century through the graffiti left by people of the time. Really fascinating stuff, from leading to a murder being solved and more. I’d also highly recommend [her podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/after-dark-myths-misdeeds-the-paranormal/id1705694900) if you like historical stuff with a slightly weird twist. ---
**Author:** ![hellobion](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/hellobion/32/12492_2.png) [@hellobion](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/hellobion)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/23 "2024-06-05T16:17:52Z")
Wow I did not know graffiti went back all the way to the 18th century. ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/24 "2024-06-05T16:54:38Z")
It goes further than that, but it was in the 17th/18th century that it began to be officially recorded, at least in Britain. ---
**Author:** ![Vakil](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/2acd7d/32.png) [@Vakil](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Vakil)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/25 "2024-06-05T16:59:55Z")
> **[Roman graffiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_graffiti)** > > In archaeological terms, graffiti (plural of graffito) is a mark, image or writing scratched or engraved into a surface. There have been numerous examples found on sites of the Roman Empire, including taverns and houses, as well as on pottery of the time. In many cases the graffiti tend toward the rude, with a line etched into the basilica in Pompeii reading "Lucilla made money from her body," phallic images, as well as erotic pictures. Other graffiti took on a more innocent nature, taking Inscr... ---
**Author:** ![Nelemania](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/nelemania/32/11700_2.png) [@Nelemania](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Nelemania)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/26 "2024-06-05T18:15:43Z")
Proof: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/M3gNdGHsEIk/hqdefault.jpg "Life of Brian Graffiti Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3gNdGHsEIk) 😁 ---
**Author:** ![ethelcain](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/ethelcain/32/13914_2.png) [@ethelcain](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/ethelcain)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/27 "2024-07-01T21:28:27Z")
no image, but here’s a list of my faves! i’ve been trying to get back into reading as of late. - I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison - To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee - Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants + The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares - Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - Eric LaRocca - Moonlight City Drive - Brian Paone - Ghostgirl + Homecoming - Tonya Hurley i know it’s short, but hopefully i’ll get more books on the list! i’ve got an entire summer, and lots of books to go through - right now, my biggest priorities are my new collection of Harlan Ellison books and the Hannibal quadrilogy by Thomas Harris. i started reading (and ADORED) Audition by Ryū Murakami last year, but i never finished it for some reason… the movie is one of my faves of all time, though. ive also been eyeing Carlton Mellick III for a few years now, but i just havent gotten around to it yet. i do have 2 collections of short bizarro fiction stories though! i got really off subject i think, but i just like talking about books a lot :o) ---
**Author:** ![anon13834866](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@anon13834866](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon13834866)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/28 "2024-07-02T14:45:32Z")
You should check out House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, its absolutely outstanding. Id also recommend Catch 22, though I dont remember the author off the top of my head. Also anything by Markus Zusak, but most specifically I Am the Messenger or Bridge of Clay. His writing is beautifully emotional and feels relatable in a way Ive rarely found otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![ethelcain](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/ethelcain/32/13914_2.png) [@ethelcain](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/ethelcain)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/29 "2024-07-02T16:35:01Z")
ive had house of leaves on my reading list for about a year now! it looks _so_ good. ill check the others out also, thank you! ---
**Author:** ![wardenunit](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/wardenunit/32/12154_2.png) [@wardenunit](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/wardenunit)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/30 "2024-09-10T23:14:18Z")
All Lovecraft’s writting. He is a pioneer of classic horror with some really insightful stories that show us how he felt the world he lived in at the time. Blindsight - Peter Watts Metro 2033 IT Prince of thorns trilogy ---
**Author:** ![Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/roach/32/15512_2.png) [@Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Roach)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/31 "2024-09-11T13:43:20Z")
While I read a lot of manga and graphic novels, I’m just going to list some of my favorite novels (and the occasional art book). - _Babel_ by R.F. Kuang - _Between the World and Me_ by Ta-Nehisi Coates - _Your Name_ by Makoto Shinkai - _Boy’s Life_ by Robert R. McCammon - _A Game of Thrones_ by George R.R. Martin - _Momentary_ by Ilya Kuvshinov - _All Systems Red_ by Martha Wells - _The Rage of Dragons_ by Evan Winter ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/32 "2024-09-11T14:47:13Z")
Oooh, I’ve been meaning to read _All Systems Red_. That’s the first book in Well’s series about the anti-social murderbot who really just wants to be left alone, correct? ---
**Author:** ![Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/roach/32/15512_2.png) [@Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Roach)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/33 "2024-09-11T15:58:46Z")
That’s right! I’ve read the first three so far. I enjoyed the first book the most while the other two I rated 3 out of 5 stars. Not bad but not as great. I own the entire series so I’m hoping I’ll find new favorites farther down the line. ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/34 "2024-09-11T23:15:39Z")
> really insightful stories that show us how he felt the world he lived in at the time. You mean how there were too many non-white/ working class people in it? 🤣 I’m wondering if I need to change my list now given all the stuff thats come out about Gaiman. 😔 ---
**Author:** ![Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/roach/32/15512_2.png) [@Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Roach)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/35 "2024-09-13T13:01:00Z")
Oh no. What did he do. First Dave Grohl, now Gaiman? ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/36 "2024-09-13T13:34:58Z")
Multiple people came forward to say that he sexually assaulted them. ---
**Author:** ![Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/roach/32/15512_2.png) [@Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Roach)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/37 "2024-09-13T14:00:39Z")
Dear lord. I’m not the biggest fan of his but that’s disappointing. What disgusting behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Vakil](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/2acd7d/32.png) [@Vakil](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Vakil)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/38 "2024-09-13T14:09:12Z")
Dave Grohl, though? What did he do? How do people feel about the separate the art from the artist take? In the case of some vile artists, I might be inclined to say I don’t want to financially support them. But in the case of someone like Lovecraft who is long dead, can you enjoy his writings knowing who he was? ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/peter/32/16487_2.png) [@peter](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/39 "2024-09-13T19:59:35Z")
> [@Vakil](#): > > Dave Grohl, though? What did he do? He had a child outside of his marriage very recently. It’s not a great look, but I don’t think he’s quite on the level of Gaiman’s accusations. ---
**Author:** ![Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/roach/32/15512_2.png) [@Roach](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Roach)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600/40 "2024-09-13T21:21:59Z")
No but he had the illusion of being a “super nice guy” and turns out he’s been a shitty partner over and over and over to everyone he’s been with. Gaiman’s is definitely much worse. Big difference of being a bad partner versus being a criminal. [Previous page](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600.md?page=1) [Next page](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/favorite-books/12600.md?page=3)