So I want to read a book, I don't know which one though.
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A book probably half of facepunch needs. This is technically the audiobook cover, but it's also a physical book.
Oh hey, first pageking.
I suggest John Dies at the End and Metro 2033.
Or for mindfuckery, House of Leaves.
Actually, I guess JDatE is pretty mindfucking, too.
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In that order. Go.
Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson are definitely worth a read.
Well i just started reading a song of fire and ice game of thrones, i recommend it. I also recommend Frankenstein by Mary Shelley very good book.
How about my all time favorite book:
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Best book I've ever read.
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This is the book that I most often never get back after lending.
I call that a sterling recommendation.
[QUOTE=CrazyBaconLegs;34178206]This is the book that I most often never get back after lending.
I call that a sterling recommendation.[/QUOTE]
Logically speaking, isn't that a maximum of once?
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Unless you had multiple copies, of course.
[QUOTE=BlkDucky;34178219]Logically speaking, isn't that a maximum of once?
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Unless you had multiple copies, of course.[/QUOTE]
Well if I want to read it ever again I have to re-buy it, don't I? It's been four times now, once my uncle, and three gone to friends. I haven't replaced it since the fourth, time, but seeing as I want to reread the wise man's fear I might get it again soon.
I'm not much of a reader at all, I hate reading. But I enjoy two books, The Grimrose Path and Daughter of the Hounds. I never finished them but when I read the first chapters of each book I found myself interested in reading on. I only have The Grimrose Path though, Daughter of the Hounds is apparently discontinued already despite it being only 3 years old.
Of course since I hate reading I rarely go to read the book, but it's nice knowing it's there for when I decide to not be an uneducated bastard.
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[QUOTE=Jurikuer;34178300]I'm not much of a reader at all, I hate reading. But I enjoy two books, The Grimrose Path and Daughter of the Hounds. I never finished them but when I read the first chapters of each book I found myself interested in reading on. I only have The Grimrose Path though, Daughter of the Hounds is apparently discontinued already despite it being only 3 years old.
Of course since I hate reading I rarely go to read the book, but it's nice knowing it's there for when I decide to not be an uneducated bastard.
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You're like this friend of mine who claims he hates The Beatles, but when one of their more popular songs comes on, a song he's actually listened to before, he says "well actually I like that song, but none of the rest".
You like those books because they're the ones you know, so why not try and get to know some more? You're not guaranteed to like every book you try to read, but I bet you that 9 times out of 10 you'll find yourself engrossed and entertained.
And most people who say they 'hate reading' are just intimidated by it because they lack confidence in their reading skills. You don't really hate reading, you just don't think you're any good at it and that makes you feel bad. But don't feel bad, how could you possibly expect to be good at something you never practice? Just read some more, all things become easier and more approachable when you have more experience with them.
I read A Clockwork Orange for a class last year. It is a pretty good book if you can get past the slang that the author creates.
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I can't believe I forgot this one...
Though it's not really a light read, I don't think it should be. I got about halfway through the book. I'm now afraid to continue reading it, both for the skill with which the author can manipulate your feelings, and well... other reasons. Normally I'd stay away from recommending a book before I finish it, this is an exception. With the way it sort of plays with text, footnotes, and all the other stuff...
Well let's just say that while reading it you'll feel a little unstable yourself.
[QUOTE=CrazyBaconLegs;34178298]Well if I want to read it ever again I have to re-buy it, don't I? It's been four times now, once my uncle, and three gone to friends. I haven't replaced it since the fourth, time, but seeing as I want to reread the wise man's fear I might get it again soon.[/QUOTE]
yeah, in retrospect that makes sense. :v:
I hear the 40k novels are actually quite good, and while I don't really like the games(strategy is my nemesis and space marine is bland), I do like the setting. Any particular recommendations for a starter?
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I can't believe I forgot this one...
Though it's not really a light read, I don't think it should be. I got about halfway through the book. I'm now afraid to continue reading it, both for the skill with which the author can manipulate your feelings, and well... other reasons. Normally I'd stay away from recommending a book before I finish it, this is an exception. With the way it sort of plays with text, footnotes, and all the other stuff...
Well let's just say that while reading it you'll feel a little unstable yourself.[/QUOTE]
This book is fantastic. I read it in a car trip some time ago and it was a VERY awesome read.
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Read this. [i]All[/i] of it. You will not be disappointed it took you a while to read all of this because it's hilarious.
[QUOTE=DuncanFrost;34149159]Neil Gaiman's American Gods[/QUOTE]
I just bought a bunch of Neil Gaiman books. I've never read him before, but he came highly recommended from my art professor, so I figured I'd give him a shot. I didn't pick up [I]American Gods[/I], because the synopsis sounded a bit silly (mainly because the main character's name is Shadow, which sounds like a self-given nickname from somebody trying to appear cool and mysterious), but if I like the books I did get, I'll definitely check it out.
I ordered [I]Stardust[/I] (friggen' love the movie, figure the book is only better), [I]The Graveyard Book,[/I] [I]Interworld,[/I] and [I]Anansi Boys[/I].
I also ordered some Christopher Moore books. The only Moore I've read so far is [I]Lamb[/I], but it was an easy read and very funny, so I figure the rest of his books are definitely worth taking a look at. I ordered:
[I]The Island of the Sequined Love Nun,[/I] [I]Practical Demonkeeping,[/I] [I]Fool[/I], [I]A Dirty Job[/I], [I]The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove[/I], [I]Bite Me,[/I] [I]Bloodsucking Fiends[/I], and [I]You Suck[/I].
I love getting Amazon gift cards.
To the OP, Christopher Moore's [I]Lamb[/I] gets my recommendation if you're looking for a fun, easy read that's guaranteed to give you some good laughs. If you're looking for something a bit more serious, check out Thomas Harris or Mario Puzo. Harris wrote the [I]Hannibal[/I] series, and Puzo wrote [I]The Godfather[/I] series, and both are phenomenal. Additionally, though it's probably been recommended a hundred times by now, Stephen King is almost always a fun and easy read. King is often scoffed at for using tired concepts (vampires, ghosts, and various other supernatural nasties), but there's no denying that the man knows how to tell a good story. He takes those worn out fields and breaths all new life into them. He's written some of my favorite books (esp. [I]The Shining, Pet Sematary,[/I] and [I]Salem's Lot[/I]).
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I strongly disagree. Most of the new King books are complete bilge. [I]From a Buick 8[/I] is essentially a shoddy rip-off of [I]Christine[/I]. In fact, many of King's newer books have just been rambling re-imaginings of his older books. Do yourself a favor and skip pretty much any King novel written in the last five years or so (especially [I]From a Buick 8, Dreamcatcher, Duma Key, The Regulators,[/I] and [I]Cell[/I]), and check out his early work. It's leagues better.
King is a huge let-down, the later you get in his career. While his earlier works are sharp, concise, and brilliantly told, the farther down the path of his career you get, the longer and clumsier his books become. What he could have told in three hundred pages earlier in his career now takes him seven hundred, and the extra pages offer no real substance.
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A very good book. Basically, it's 300-400+ years into the future and after a "Something that happened" ages ago people can only perceive certain colors and society as it is now is dead. Their ability to perceive one color dictates their whole social status and life. It's a good mix of an incompetent government that makes arbitrary rules (no spoons may be produced ever again by edict of Our Munsell) or something like no tractors may be produced, or even the removal of every car in use that isn't a Ford Fiesta (and the ones that do run are 300 year old cobbled together rust piles) with a few Orwellian elements that overall makes you laugh and keeps you engrossed into the story.
You really didn't specify what kinds of things you are interested in though, so I don't know if you will enjoy this.
Do you like sci-fi? History? Fiction? There are billions of books of all the different genres and you didn't help narrow it down at all.
Everyone is going to recommend "Ender's Game" or "1984" but those books aren't for everyone. You really need to state what kinds of things you are interested in, otherwise you will never find a book you would enjoy because you can't find a genre you enjoy.[/QUOTE]
Cheers for the suggestion mate, just ordered this off amazon ;)
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The Discworld series is my favorite. Lovecraft and Pratchett are fantastic writers.
Terry Pratchett is an author I'd really like to check out, but I keep forgetting about him when I'm ordering new books. I've got a weak spot for quirky fantasy novels, and Pratchett definitely seems to fit the bill. I'll have to remember him on the next go-round.
dunno if it's been suggested yet, the movie is incredible as well
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There is also a video game heavily based on this almost 30 year old book. I'm sure you've heard of it, it's called [b]S.T.A.L.K.E.R.[/b]
The book also makes an appearance in the game Metro-2033.
It's (legally) free online in a PDF.
Here you go:
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All of their stories are pretty damn good, provoking and moving.
All of these:
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Stephen King everywhere, made me remember this:
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I found it a little short but very thought provoking, and perhaps a little difficult to understand at times. Overall though I found it entertaining and interesting to read.
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And the rest of the books, I am currently starting the fifth I think (The Final Evolution).
Look up a guy named Neal Stephenson. Definitely read Cryptonomicon (my favorite book ever) and Snow Crash. Those are the only two I can give recommendations on, but I plan on reading many of his other books soon.
I thought Starship Troopers was really good, but I think it might not be one-size-fits-all. Don't read Stranger in a Strange Land, unless you like sexism and Mary Sues.
An author named Evan Wright writes some really good shit. Guy wrote Generation Kill, another of my favorite books, American Desperado, Hella Nation, great stuff. Is very similar to Hunter S. Thompson, who is also definitely worth a read.
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OH, and Raymond Chandler. Absolutely fantastic detective fiction. Practically invented the genre.
[QUOTE=Amerigo;34187947]Look up a guy named Neal Stephenson. Definitely read Cryptonomicon (my favorite book ever) and Snow Crash. Those are the only two I can give recommendations on, but I plan on reading many of his other books soon.[/quote] I quite liked Diamond Age too, and Anathem is one of those hardcovers I've never really minded reading on the bus. That said, a kindle would go a long way to solving that problem(as well as the problem of looking a bit silly doing that).
[quote]Don't read Stranger in a Strange Land, unless you like sexism and Mary Sues.[/quote]
My uncle gave me this book, and I tried to like it, but couldn't get through it, it was just a "why am I still reading this" kind of feel, which was just compounded when[sp]he starts traveling, and basically turns into a god with incredisex to boot. I had a similar problem with the Wise Man's Fear.[/sp]
(multi-book spoiler!)
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Dystopia genre is best genre.
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