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The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk.
Simply a damn good story with a lot of nice prose touches. Possibly the only Pulitzer winner that is simply a damn good story without trying to communicate a particular theme.
Spartacus by Howard Fast.
A near-forgotten classic. Inspired during the author's imprisonment by the McCarthy Witch-hunts for refusing to release the names of individuals collecting funds to help starving refugees trapped in the mountains between Spain and France. A remarkable and beautiful book that received the popular but not establishement recognition it deserves. Poetic writing with one hell of a story. A rare combo.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
A ripping yarn for sci-fi buffs.
The Guardians by John Christopher.
A forgotten young-adult classic by the author of the Tripods trilogy. It is refreshingly and courageously political.
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Weird, but you can't beat the Strugatsky brothers, even at their oddest.
Last edited by Rizla; 12-16-2015 at 11:12 AM.
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