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In reply to the discussion: 2015. What are the BEST BOOKS you've read this year? [View all]ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)26. Two books come to mind.
        The Complete Poems, by William Blake. I am a Blake fanatic. I read and reread his poems often. I have some memorized, not because I try to memorize them, but because I reread them so often. I often pace around my apartment and read his poems out loud while drinking at least once per week. 
I've been reading a book called Juliette, by Marquis de Sade, and I absolutely love it. Anyone who loves philosophy, especially nihilistic philosophy, and/or raunchy sex, would likely love this book. It goes back and forth between philosophy and insanely degenerate sex, but mostly philosophy. The philosophy is based around nature, as opposed to religion or sociology, which to me is refreshing. 
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        You could probably get it at a used book store now.   Highly recommended.  BTW
        Laura PourMeADrink
        Jun 2015
        #18
      
        
        I stopped buying books years and years ago. I get my books exclusively from the library.
        scarletwoman
        Jun 2015
        #19
      
        
        Thank you for the lists. I've only read one of the books listed, "The Secret Place" by Tana French.
        scarletwoman
        May 2015
        #9
      
        
        We enjoyed The Girl With A Clock for a Heart. I haven't read The Kind Worth Killing yet.
        Enthusiast
        May 2015
        #12
      
        
        Thanks! I'm going to have to look most of them up - except for "The High Divide" & "Wilderness".
        scarletwoman
        May 2015
        #16
      
        
        Thanks, Enthusiast! I'm really going to have to read some more Michael Crummey books, too.
        scarletwoman
        Nov 2015
        #36
      
        
        Out of all the scores of books I've read since I started this thread, there's one in particular
        scarletwoman
        Nov 2015
        #38