Three books to base a society on.
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I don't think so. Mind you the Discworld series turns out incredible, but its got a weak start, and not a hugely relevant start (even the later Rincewind Novels don't truly rely on it), I think Gaurds Gaurds is the usually recommended starting spot, though I quite liked Pyramids.MopBox said:
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
These are my picks because they represent everything a society needs. The origin of species to show people that those who do not adapt will not survive, to encourage my society to adapt and embrace change.
Lord of the Flies to show that in order to survive, we cannot resort to barbaric and primal nature in simple fear of something that appears to be explainable
Finally To Kill a Mockingbird because it is the ultimate book, on judging a book by its cover, the perspective of innocence, dealing with the prejudices in society and doing what is right, even though it may make you unpopular.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
These are my picks because they represent everything a society needs. The origin of species to show people that those who do not adapt will not survive, to encourage my society to adapt and embrace change.
Lord of the Flies to show that in order to survive, we cannot resort to barbaric and primal nature in simple fear of something that appears to be explainable
Finally To Kill a Mockingbird because it is the ultimate book, on judging a book by its cover, the perspective of innocence, dealing with the prejudices in society and doing what is right, even though it may make you unpopular.
1. 1984
2. mein kampf
3. is it just me, or is everything shit?
so super oppressive state, and the common people are disgruntled and know whats going on, and will eventually rise up and rebel.
maybe i should create a backup world...
1. harry potter and the order of the phoenix
2. the lord of the rings: the two towers
3. a song of ice and fire: a clash of kings
basically, a MASSIVE competition for kings landing, with an awesome magic battle between dumbledore and gandalf. also who wouldn't want to see tyrion, gandalf and dumbledore drinking together (if they weren't fighting)
edit: the specific titles chosen are because its when several factions are really strong i.e. spoilers for each book listed ahead
2. mein kampf
3. is it just me, or is everything shit?
so super oppressive state, and the common people are disgruntled and know whats going on, and will eventually rise up and rebel.
maybe i should create a backup world...
1. harry potter and the order of the phoenix
2. the lord of the rings: the two towers
3. a song of ice and fire: a clash of kings
basically, a MASSIVE competition for kings landing, with an awesome magic battle between dumbledore and gandalf. also who wouldn't want to see tyrion, gandalf and dumbledore drinking together (if they weren't fighting)
edit: the specific titles chosen are because its when several factions are really strong i.e. spoilers for each book listed ahead
voldermort is regaining power, the order is still pretty strong, rohan is reunited, the ents join in, saruman and sauron both have an army, renly, stannis and joffrey all trying for kings landing, rob trying to become king in the north etc
1) Pathfinder Core Rulebook
2) Warhammer 40k Dark Heresy
3) Continuum/Narcissist Core Rulebook
Basically Magic, Chainswords, and Time Travel. At the very least, those would be the main aspirations of my society if I can't just have them right off the bat.
2) Warhammer 40k Dark Heresy
3) Continuum/Narcissist Core Rulebook
Basically Magic, Chainswords, and Time Travel. At the very least, those would be the main aspirations of my society if I can't just have them right off the bat.
1. Jurassic Park
2. Some kind of Star Wars Book
3. Marcus Aurelius's meditations
Basically the sole aim of this society is to resurrect dinosaurs. The Star Wars book is there, so that when shit inevitably hits the fan and the dinosaurs escape I will have a lightsaber to protect myself. Marcus Aurelius is there, so that hopefully everyone else will be too engaged pondering the meaning of life and whatnot to notice the escaped dinosaurs, which then leads to them becoming the food instead of me.
2. Some kind of Star Wars Book
3. Marcus Aurelius's meditations
Basically the sole aim of this society is to resurrect dinosaurs. The Star Wars book is there, so that when shit inevitably hits the fan and the dinosaurs escape I will have a lightsaber to protect myself. Marcus Aurelius is there, so that hopefully everyone else will be too engaged pondering the meaning of life and whatnot to notice the escaped dinosaurs, which then leads to them becoming the food instead of me.
I can tell you where it isn't - War & Peace. Just because the book is excruciatingly long does not make it good literature.shrimpcel said:
1. Breakfast of Champions
2. Confederacy of Dunces
3. The Tiger that came to Tea
Ha ha, yes. A world based of the teachings of Boethius where we are all characters in another mans novels and the most powerful commodity is - friendship? Yeah, I haven't read that third one since I was 5 so I can't remember the moral.
2. Confederacy of Dunces
3. The Tiger that came to Tea
Ha ha, yes. A world based of the teachings of Boethius where we are all characters in another mans novels and the most powerful commodity is - friendship? Yeah, I haven't read that third one since I was 5 so I can't remember the moral.
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, Lost Girls by Alan Moore (technically cheating, since it?s based on Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and Peter Pan, but whatever), and The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
So, a world of anti-Theism where teenagers can both create works of arts through alchemy and have endless sex with random strangers with apparently no fear of STDs or pregnancy? I?m down for that. Well, except for the inevitable part where a many-eyed Captain Hook sacrifices the entirety of Theists so that he can sexually violate what he calls ?God? and then become a god himself, all before he?s late for his ?tea party? with Alex Louis Armstrong and Dorothy Gale. Actually, that doesn?t sound that bad either.
So, a world of anti-Theism where teenagers can both create works of arts through alchemy and have endless sex with random strangers with apparently no fear of STDs or pregnancy? I?m down for that. Well, except for the inevitable part where a many-eyed Captain Hook sacrifices the entirety of Theists so that he can sexually violate what he calls ?God? and then become a god himself, all before he?s late for his ?tea party? with Alex Louis Armstrong and Dorothy Gale. Actually, that doesn?t sound that bad either.
My 3 books to found a society on are as follows
1)Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
2)Mantrapping by Ragnar Benson.
3)The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing by Michael Ruhlman.
what could possibly go wrong.
1)Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
2)Mantrapping by Ragnar Benson.
3)The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing by Michael Ruhlman.
what could possibly go wrong.
1. Twilight
2. Fifty Shades of Grey
3. Clockwork Orange
.... wait, something is wrong here and I'm not sure what. What was the question?
2. Fifty Shades of Grey
3. Clockwork Orange
.... wait, something is wrong here and I'm not sure what. What was the question?
1) Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien - I know it's a trilogy but I have it in one volume so... yeah I'm going for it.
2) Ramayana trans. William Buck to prose form
3) Dune, Frank Herbert
I want my society to believe in the supernatural within and around them. Spirituality is something I feel is sorely lacking in the world presently and I feel our humanity is diminished by this lack.
2) Ramayana trans. William Buck to prose form
3) Dune, Frank Herbert
I want my society to believe in the supernatural within and around them. Spirituality is something I feel is sorely lacking in the world presently and I feel our humanity is diminished by this lack.
The Underachiever's Manifesto
Jurassic Park
World War Z
I want zombie T. Rex to hunt people who just can't be bothered to do anything about it.
Jurassic Park
World War Z
I want zombie T. Rex to hunt people who just can't be bothered to do anything about it.
