[QUOTE=BlkDucky;29139964]I cannot allow such a glorious thread to die.
Working my way through this [url=http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_books_rank1.html]list[/url] that someone linked in this thread atm. For some reason I started with 1984 (5th on the list), but whatever.[/QUOTE]
It's ok. I started with Ender's Game + series without knowing about this list, but I have gone all over the list. I wish this thread was a bit more active too.
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Here are some the books i've read in the last month or so:
[i]The art of war, -Sun Tzu
Lord of flies, for school, finished in 8-ish hours .
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
I am the Messenger - "
The curious Incident of the dog in the nighttime - Mark Haddon
The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Seth Grahame-Smith
The Restaurant at the End of the Galaxy [/i]
Out of those, the best ones that weren't classics were:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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Funny if you've not read Pride and Prejudice, better if you have
The book Thief
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Depressing, but it is told from an intresting point of view.
The curious case of the dog in the nighttime
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About a kid who has Asperger Syndrome investigating the murder of his neighbor's dog.
Also read the Edge Chronicles a while ago, those are also very good.
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For younger adults, but it's set in a interesting environment, and the art's awesome
Curently, I'm reading "Den orolige mannen" by Henning Mankell.
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He knows his stuff. I really like all of his books. It is about Håkan von Enke who dissapears on a morning walk.
I also have the book "Dead Space: Martyr" by B. K. Evenson. I'm going to read it after the book above. It is a prequel to Dead Space.
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The curious case of the dog in the nighttime
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About a kid who has Asperger Syndrome investigating the murder of his neighbor's dog.[/QUOTE]
I didn't like this book very much. Mostly because the main character and the writing style got pretty irritating to me. All this book taught me is that autistic people are weird.
This is a vague description but im trying to remember a book i read 3 or 4 years ago which I thought was called the necromancer
but since the nicholas flammel books appeared only they appear on my searches
The main characters were two children trying to stop an evil church figure.
They used a specific title that i cant think of for him that had a v in it somewhere.
The church figure is trying to recover these artifacts that supposedly give him god like powers
but a disciple of the entity or god that the church figure is trying to reach meets the children
and helps them recover the artifacts first.
The only character I can remember is someone called Jacob who chased after the children but helped them later on
Like I said it's vague, but if anyone can remember the name or could post a picture of the book it would be greatly appreciated.
I'm reading Brave New World right now. I'm liking it so far.
I hate this cover, though:
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Lets see... This past school year, I've read:
The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Dune, Slaughterhouse-5, 1984, Animal Farm, House of Leaves, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The Salmon of Doubt, Foundation, The Bicentenial Man, The Road, The Dunwich Horror.
That is all I can remember at this point. I know I read at least 5 or 6 more books than that, but I can't seem to remember any more at the moment.
[QUOTE=JakeIsWin;29141976]I read the Name of the Wind and am about half the through the sequel: Wise Man's Fear. Anyone else read them?[/QUOTE]
I read name of the wind a while ago. It was a solid fantasy book, I really enjoyed it.
Currently reading House of Leaves, but progress is slow because exams are picking up.
Been reading that No Man's World book. It has a great story (the amount of detail spent explaining the world is nice too) but the writing style is a bit bland.
Pick it up if you enjoy World War 1 stuff.
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This book answered every question of mine about life and universe.[/QUOTE]
New Age bullshit, guaranteed when I read "electromagnetic bodies".
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[QUOTE=TR0U5ERS;28962202]Apart from Terry Pratchett, i'd reccomend:
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a brilliant laid-back funny read, perfect loo reading (i'm not saying that in a derogatry sense mind you)[/QUOTE]
This, this, this, a million times this!
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[QUOTE=Zombii;28962277]Also, if you haven't read this yet, I recommend you do. Kept me reading till the end.
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The lamp is a diogenes reference :specialschool:
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Just got it but I am excited to read it. Loved The Last Wish.
Anyone read Starship Troopers. I've just seen Rougnecks:STC which apparently follows the book more closely and I have to say, I'll probably like the book over the movie.
I just went to the library about a week ago and started reading "Things Not Seen"
Fantastic book
Duuude
Thats the one about the kid that is turned invisible, right?
I read that shit in fifth grade. Great book.
I just started Chapterhouse: Dune. I was a little disappointment with God Emperor of Dune, but Heretics of Dune pulled through for me. Hoping Chapterhouse will be just as good as Heretics.
[QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;29261216]Anyone read Starship Troopers. I've just seen Rougnecks:STC which apparently follows the book more closely and I have to say, I'll probably like the book over the movie.[/QUOTE]
Not terribly really. The main similarity I can think of is that in the book there also were those neutral aliens like in STC. On top of that the combat suits were a couple of levels more in the level of tech. All pilots were female, all MI's male. Oh and the bugs were actually supposedly smart.
To be honest I'd recommend Haldeman's Forever war more. It has a similar basic premise. Guys in powersuits waging war against an alien race, but Forever war is far less gung ho, and as opposed to ST does not cerebrate war and soldiers, more like the opposite.
Basically think as if Heinlein was writing a book about the american post ww2 "hero" whereas Haldeman was more influenced by Vietnam.
I have to be honest that these days I can barely stomach anything from Heinlein really. His sheer obsession with Logarythmic rulers, war heroes and gender segregation just makes most of his stuff kinda meh to read these days.
Alien in an Alien country is still great though, in the absurd literature kind of great. I think it's really the only book of his that I can thouroughly enjoy these days.
[QUOTE=sergeantsmiles;28965257]It's very good, golden age of science fiction good.
Bit too short, but what can you expect from a Novella?[/QUOTE]
I cant find this book anywhere.
I NEED IT.
Just finished "A Streetcar Named Desire" for English. Ending was predictable, except I didn't understand what was going on at first. If I read it before 12:00 AM I'd probably know what the hell was happening in the last few scenes.
Does anyone have any recommendations for books in a similar style to Twin Peaks/Alan Wake/Twilight Zone etc?
I discovered that I liked victorian horror books after reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, so I bought Bram Stoker's Dracula too. I love the writing style and the way they speak.
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Read Lovecraft read Lovecraft read Lovecraft
Anyone else here read His Dark Materials trilogy?
[QUOTE=Chickens!;29301693]Anyone else here read His Dark Materials trilogy?[/QUOTE]
Yes indeed. Excellent trilogy. I think I mentioned it in this thread, too.
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[QUOTE=BlkDucky;28920443]Just finished His Dark Materials again. The ending was as depressing as I remembered it being.[/QUOTE]
Yup.
The ending was indeed depressing. :smith:
The film adaptation of the first book should never have happened, though. Completely ruined it by removing everything good about the series.
I read the House of Leaves a while back, and I was just wondering, does anyone know what the female names Zampano would list when angry were supposed to mean?
[QUOTE=Mandrith;29303029]I read the House of Leaves a while back, and I was just wondering, does anyone know what the female names Zampano would list when angry were supposed to mean?[/QUOTE]
The only connection between Zampano and females that I can remember is that one was his lover or something and the others were workers that helped him (on account of him being blind).
I bought my first novel about a week ago. I have yet to read it, it's pretty much there for when I don't want to watch TV/Play Video games and I have nothing better to do. It's called The Grimrose Path by Rob Thurman. I didn't know it at the time but it's actually the second book to the "Trickster" series. From what I have read though, it starts off introducing you like you don't know anything, which is good in my case.
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I read it a few years ago, but I'm reading it again. It's excellent.
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Also a damn good book.
I stopped reading basic sci-fi/fantasy books a while ago. I'm trying to move in to more mature (still sci-fi) literature, and these books are great stepping stones.
Also, goddamn 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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