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[QUOTE=bootv2;28559783] his darkly matters series, it isn't really completely medieval(hard to explain), but it's a really good fantasy book.[/QUOTE] I have Northern Lights, I bought it years ago, never completely read it though. I'll start it again soon and give it another go.

[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;28562674]I hate World War Z's zombies, but I love the writing. I really liked the testimony by the brazillian clandestine surgeon.[/QUOTE] I personally like the zombies, they're more realistic than the zombies of other series. (They make more sense, existence is more plausible)

Anything Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell or Raymond Feist has written. They are all works of art.

Recently starting to re-read all of Terry Pratchet's discworld, I've got all his books and I haven't read the start of discworld in so long.

[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;28535374][img_thumb]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OBULyUkeL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg[/img_thumb] what a fantastic book. [/QUOTE]I'm getting pissed because I can't find any of his other books on ebook. [editline]12th March 2011[/editline] Also I'm reading Thousand Splendid Suns, it's ok.

[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;28562448]God dammit, you took my next post![/QUOTE] Sorry :C

[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;28564574]I'm getting pissed because I can't find any of his other books on ebook. [editline]12th March 2011[/editline] Also I'm reading Thousand Splendid Suns, it's ok.[/QUOTE] I heard it's better than Kite Runner but then that's not saying much.

[img]http://www.iain-banks.net/lib/UseofWeapons.jpg[/img] My favourite book.

My favorite books [img]http://www.the-vibe.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/His-Dark-Materials-Philip-Pullman.jpg.pagespeed.ce.oazAWNfVhE.jpg[/img] [img]http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n10/n51665.jpg[/img] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_98M6cLAW4ow/THzvpabx-hI/AAAAAAAABCQ/_wBFexwNgJ0/s1600/Perfume.jpg[/img] apparently only in spanish but hell, its really worth it: [img]http://sp8.fotolog.com/photo/24/48/94/queen_placebo/1206324400_f.jpg[/img] i also like the harry potter series and the Narnia series... at least until motherfucking C.S. lewis goes bloody psychopath and [sp]Destroys the narnia world(or more like eden wannabe) Kills every main character of the whole series including their parents, everyone but that susan girl[/sp]

4 pages in, only two mentions of Terry Pratchett. I'm disappointed. They're easily some of the best books I've ever read, and Night Watch is probably my favorite book ever. Neal Stephenson is fantastic. Snow Crash is great, but Cryptonomicon really takes the cake. It's a massive undertaking, but Stephenson really does a great job of holding your attention through all 900+ pages of it. I've recently been going on a Raymond Chandler bender, and I would highly recommend his books to anyone interested in detective fiction. He pretty much started the genre, from what I know. I've also gotten into military history, mostly stuff about the current wars. Generation Kill is awesome, House to House, Roberts Ridge, Black Hawk Down (I know that's not current, but it's close enough), We Were One, Sniper One, the list goes on. Also some WWII stuff. Band of Brothers stands out, Pegasus Bridge, a lot of stuff by Stephen Ambrose, questionable accuracy aside.

[QUOTE=Terminutter;28559862][img_thumb]http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/uploads/c74cf13310adc2ef8eb2be8800f9525d.jpg[/img_thumb] The Wheel of Time series is really good, (in my opinion) but it's a bit wordy for quite a few people - Robert Jordan really did go over the top with some phrases "crossed her arms under her breasts" and such. Also, had a really fun FPS released a while back. (think it was like 1999)[/QUOTE] God, I couldn't get past 50 pages. Books that just pile on detail and more detail on the situation bore me out my mind. Plus, I like my imagination to make the world around them. Not words telling me what to think. That's not to say it's not a good book.

[img]http://www.ca9ine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/metro2033_book_art1.jpg[/img] The book is a masterpiece, much better than the game.

I read quite a bit. I'm a huge fan of Joe Meno, who lives in Chicago and teaches creative writing at the college I'll be attending in the fall. Just read two more of his books in the last week. Tender As Hellfire [img]http://www.quimbys.com/images/1933354305.jpg[/img] How the Hula Girl Sings [img]http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172094221l/138382.jpg[/img] Another good one that I love, but haven't read in years is Hairstyles of the Damned. [img]http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167351338l/22539.jpg[/img]

"The Scarlet Letter" was an excellent read, great use of imagery in some parts of the book. A bit boring and uneventful at times but overall p good. [editline]12th March 2011[/editline] Not the book cover but whatever. [img]http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/scarlet-letter-DVDcover.jpg[/img]

I just got All Quiet on the Western Front from my english teacher. :woop:

[QUOTE=Nachoman17;28568613]I just got All Quiet on the Western Front from my english teacher. :woop:[/QUOTE] So, I tried really hard to like this book, but I just couldn't.

[QUOTE=JohnnyNapalm007;28568643]So, I tried really hard to like this book, but I just couldn't.[/QUOTE] what did you find wrong with it? :ohdear: [QUOTE=Amerigo;28566488]Snow Crash is great[/QUOTE] [img]http://avatars.fpcontent.net/image.php?u=156872&dateline=1299512981[/img]:respek:[img]http://avatars.fpcontent.net/image.php?u=388056&dateline=1297052174[/img]

[QUOTE=Nachoman17;28568757]what did you find wrong with it? :ohdear: [img_thumb]http://avatars.fpcontent.net/image.php?u=156872&dateline=1299512981[/img_thumb]:respek:[img_thumb]http://avatars.fpcontent.net/image.php?u=388056&dateline=1297052174[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I read probably close to half of it, but I really had to force myself to read it. It just didn't pull me in. I think it has to do with the style of writing.

All quiet on the Western Front was good up until the ending, the ending felt way to quick and added in just to finish it to me. Like it was ended quickly just to not have to develop a more drawn out ending

I thought the ending was perfect. The whole book was really great.

Hello [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/nhD0j.jpg[/IMG]

[img]http://www.waterstones.com/wat/images/nbd/l/978055/215/9780552158930.jpg[/img] What an excellent cover. :) Anyway, I'm roughly two-thirds of the way through. Excellent book. The writing has that smooth flow and descriptiveness that only the best journalists can do. Coincidentally, the last book I read was Homicide: Life on the Streets by David Simon. Another journalist who entered a violent and foreign world full of interesting characters and events made all the more so by the fact they're 100% real. And same as homicide detectives, a soldiers job is nothing like film and TV would suggest. Much more repetitive, and much less exciting. Most enemy engagements consisted of simply spamming fire from superior weaponry until there was nothing left of cover nor enemy, or hiding behind the humvee while calling in artillery or air support. The most surprising part was how sloppy and simple war was, with dozens of officers of varying ranks, some dangerously out of their depth. The marines rarely knew their ultimate objective, instead relying on simply the next goal given to them (e.g. advance north on road y). Orders were always changing and getting scrapped and replaced. Communication seemed mostly left to the officers and the best source of information for the troops was BBC, on their radio.Technology was constantly failing, supplies were often scarce. Many of the humvees had mounted grenade launchers which jammed constantly, as to work in the dusty/sandy conditions they needed a special lubricant which was absent due to some sort of supply problem. The combat tactics were also so blunt... there was no CQC or intense cover to cover action - once they identified enemies from their vehicle they just blew the fuck out of them, and throughout the novel countless hamlets and villages and large chunks of town were demolished, whether by machine gun or artillery or cluster bomb. Civilian deaths were truly beyond count. And the oddest part is, I can't even blame the soldiers, it was usually not their fault. Just a product of the Fedayeen's guerilla nature and the stress of constant life-and-death situations. Anyway, if it wasn't clear, I recommend.

I'm reading this: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Mo1mA.jpg[/IMG] [editline]12th March 2011[/editline] It's very sweet.

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;28554216]Just read Odd Thomas. Dean Koontz why are you so good at characterization. Although, the plot [sp]was seriously going for some supernatural stuff and I was kind of let down by the fact that it was basically a terrorist cell. Kind of a cop-out in my opinion.[/sp][/QUOTE] The Watchers was awesome.

Anyway to get some good books in holland? And by that I mean English ones. [editline]13th March 2011[/editline] Purchase, mind you.

Reading Ice Station by Matthew Riely if anyone cares.

Damn, I have to read "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler.

[img]http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/Qm9va3MvTXlzdGVyeQ==/the_adventures_and_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_frontcover_large_vpjbrtJFFDh5bzn.jpg[/img] The book I'm currently reading. Highly suggest you read them. They are very clever.

Anyone recommend The Death of Ivan Ilyich? My teacher also has that one for rent. Plus, it's Tolstoy so I can't really go wrong.

[QUOTE=Amerigo;28566488] Neal Stephenson is fantastic. Snow Crash is great[/QUOTE] Snow Crash is on my "To read" list. The main character's name is Hiro Protagonist! That's wacky!