Philip K. Dicks&#x27;s &quot;Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?&quot;: Liked the movie (Blade Runner) better, but not bad.<p>Ernest Hemingway&#x27;s &quot;A Farewell to Arms&quot;: While reading it I found it extremely boring, though there was this feel to it that still made it pleasant to read. I can&#x27;t really describe it.<p>Plutarch&#x27;s &quot;Lives&quot; from the main figures from the end of the Republic (Penguin Classics collection): By far the best books on Roman history I&#x27;ve ever read.<p>Livy&#x27;s books on the Second Punic War (Penguin Classics collection): A bit extensive, very detailed. I liked Plutarch&#x27;s better (even though he&#x27;s a bit more imaginative according to modern historians), but nevertheless a great read.<p>Various books by Machado De Assis (Quincas Borba, Helena, among others): National author, I just love his books, even though they all share a common plot.<p>A book on Alexander the Great. Can&#x27;t remember the author. It was a summary of his life and conquers, very short but entertaining reading.<p>This year I&#x27;m planning to read some more Ancient History narrated by the classics, some Shakespeare and maybe Nietzsche or Dante (heavy reading I guess). I&#x27;m just as fond of history as of fiction, as Livy puts it:<p><i>I shall find in antiquity a rewarding study, if only because, while I am absolved in it, I shall be able to turn my eyes from the troubles which for so long have tormented the modern world...</i>