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book recomendations!

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I dont think we have ever had one of these so lets have one!

These are 2 books i recommend!

Alabama Moon: by Watt Key
Read it last week after a teacher recomended it to me.. and it is the best book i have ever read probally. i dont want to say anything about it cause i know i will accidently give it away

And another book we are reading in class
Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie, by Jordan Sonnenblick
Yeah great book but i dont want to give it away we are in the middle of it and once we finish it the author is coming to our school to talk to us about it since every L.A. class in my school is reading it 		2009-03-18 02:34:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

The Farseer Trilogy and The Tawny Man Trilogy by Robin Hobb. Best books I've ever read. It's an epic fantasy story but unusually for the genre it's from the first person perspective. Amazing books with the best characterisation I've ever read.

I'd highly recommend The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. It's a fantasy set in London (not modern London) where the government is composed of magic users. That sounds kind of dry but the books are anything but. Bartimaeus is one of my favourite characters of all time. If you didn't like the book within the first 2 pages I'd be surprised.

Also Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines series is quite good. A little younger perhaps in terms of target audience but it's a great, unique, steam-punk adventure. There are 4 books in the series.

Darren Shan has two great series, one finished and one mid-series. Both are great, one's a vampire series (but different to any other you've read I think) and the other's a demon/werewolf series (The Demonata series). They're quite graphic and horrific but in a fun way... sort of. I dunno I guess some people might be disturbed by it but I just enjoy such visual descriptions. Expect huge massacres described in vivid detail. The only problem with the books is that you get through them quite quickly. I'd finish one in an evening, two max. But I re-read books so doesn't bother me all that much.

"The Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind. Probably my second favourite series. The first six books are fantastic. Then comes the seventh... "The Pillars of Creation" which I hate with every inch of me. It basically tells a side-story which links up to the main story near the end. But you spend the entire time wishing, hoping and waiting impatiently for the link to come and it comes so late that the main characters of the series are barely in the book. I couldn't read the eight book after that, TPoC just completely ruined it for me. I re-read the series a few months ago and just couldn't get myself to read the 7th again. Well maybe next time.

I could go on and on but I'll cut myself off the-........		2009-03-18 06:18:00

Author:
Burrich
Posts: 1018

Totally check out Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. Really crazy stuff about a guy who was born into a bizarre cult. Once he's older, he works a suicide helpline where he helps people commit suicide. It only gets weirder and darker from there. Awesome stuff.2009-03-21 17:00:00

Author:
mr Radical 5601
Posts: 515

Anything by Michael Chabon - the guy's a fricken genius!

He wrote Wonderboys (on which the film was based), the screenplay for Spiderman 2 (by far the best of the series), and the seminal 'Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay', which is about two young boys who come to dominate the comic book world - it won the Pulitzer prize for literature. Seriously - it's the great 'American Novel' - and then some.

Also check out the 'Yiddish Policemans Union', set in a fictional town in Alaska where it was planned to put the Jews during the aftermath of the second world war. It's a nitty gritty detective story - up there with Chandler and Leonard.		2009-03-21 17:36:00

Author:
Boogaloo
Posts: 254

Uhm... of mice and men?? I don't know.... That's the only English book I've read actually :/ It was pretty good though xD2009-03-21 20:39:00

Author:
Yarbone
Posts: 3036

If you are into the history of religion or the Bible, a non-fiction book that I would recommend is Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why.
It's by biblical scholar, Bart Erhman, and it brings to light the many textual discrepancies found throughout the Bible and explains the reasoning for the changes. Pretty interesting if you're into that stuff.		2009-03-21 21:38:00

Author:
mrsupercomputer
Posts: 1335

The inheritance series by christopher paolini. That is Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr. The movie changes far too much from the proper story. Its unbelievably stupid.

So yeah, check out the books and avoid the film. 		2009-03-22 01:15:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

I Am Legend, the book, is and was and will forever be awesome :O.

Also... Animal Farm.

Oh, and Johnny Got His Gun. =D		2009-03-22 01:42:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

H.P. Lovecraft, he has tons of amazingly scary (Ya, that's right - scary books!) stories, that are immensely detailed, and absolutely exciting to read. He created the amazing stories of the Cthulu Cult, which is something you all should know of.2009-03-22 03:03:00

Author:
Kog
Posts: 2358

The thief of always by Clive Barker. Very short, but one of my favorite books. Has been for some time.2009-03-22 05:46:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

read books by Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski is by far one of the best writers ever.
hes got lots of books published with his poetry and short stories which are awesome but i really like his novels. Seriously i have never read a book so fast.

i recomend his novels:

Factotum
Post Office
Ham On Rye

if you never heard of Charles Bukowski you need to go hit up the library at once

enjoy		2009-03-22 07:53:00

Author:
deboerdave
Posts: 384

Totally check out Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. Really crazy stuff about a guy who was born into a bizarre cult. Once he's older, he works a suicide helpline where he helps people commit suicide. It only gets weirder and darker from there. Awesome stuff.

Excellent book, for sure. Also recommend Choke, Rant, and Lullaby by him.

I'm reading You Suck by Christopher Moore right now - it's pretty good.

Also reading Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series right now; it's excellent and funny.		2009-03-22 18:42:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

Bukowski is one of my favourites. I also keep a handy copy of the Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce next to the computer ; )
I found 'I am Legend' to be quite dull and tedious, gave up on it in the final chapters...

I recommend:

A Song of Ice and Fire -By George R. R. Martin
A high fantasy novel unlike anything you've ever read. Its Lord of the Rings on steroids. Read it, read it now!

Duma Key -By Stephen King
King hasn't been this brilliant since the Shining. I can't recommend this book enough.

World War Z -By Max Brooks
The penultimate zombie survival story.

Last Chance to See -By Douglas Adams
Adams travels the world to write of endangered species. This book is beautiful, hilarious and often quite sad.

Sandman -By Neil Gaiman & others
Okay, It's a graphic novel... A comic book... But its still a pure awesome read and I recommend it highly.

God is not Great -Christopher Hitchens
Wonderfully done religious critique.

In Cold Blood -Truman Capot?
Chilling venture into the cruel heart of man.

The Call of Cthulhu
Shadow over Innsmouth -by H.P. Lovecraft
The Rats in the Walls
Okay, this guys entire library is up for recommendation... but those three are my favourites.

That's what's at the top of my head...		2009-03-23 15:04:00

Author:
Morrinn3
Posts: 493

Redwall, anyone?

Also, 'His Dark Materials' (IIRC) is also a great series. Golden Compass was my favorite.		2009-03-24 00:02:00

Author:
AwesomePossum
Posts: 446

Redwall, anyone?

Also, 'His Dark Materials' (IIRC) is also a great series. Golden Compass was my favorite.

God haven't read the redwall books in ages. Eulalia!!!

And yeah His Dark Materials is excellent.		2009-03-24 13:21:00

Author:
Burrich
Posts: 1018

The Count of Monte Crist by Alexander Dumas

You guys know a book has to be good if it's at the same entertainment level as another book written 200 years later. Yes, this book was written in the 1830's and is freaking awesome, comparable to some of today's classics. The dude's a freaking genius.

Code Orange
by I. Fourgut Hu
A kid unsuspectingly unleashes the smallpox virus after 400 years.... or did he?

READ
NOW		2009-03-25 18:52:00

Author:
Astrosimi
Posts: 2046

Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

Fantastic post apocalyptic story about man-eating plants.		2009-03-25 19:12:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

Most Stephen King's are good, I loved the dark tower sept-ilogy, it took a couple of months to read such a massive series, but it was worth it. The other books he's written that I've read are also recommended, eg, Carrie, Dreamcatcher, Needful Things, and so forth.

I also enjoyed The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, an interesting and sometimes confusing book focussed on a man who randomly travels through time, and what this means for his wife (unsurprisingly).

There are others I'm forgetting, right now, though, I'm reading The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton. He wrote Jurassic Park; this one's pretty good too.		2009-03-25 19:30:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

*Waving his hands while summoning obscure Arcane magic*
THREAD REVIVAL!



I'd highly recommend The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. It's a fantasy set in London (not modern London) where the government is composed of magic users. That sounds kind of dry but the books are anything but. Bartimaeus is one of my favourite characters of all time. If you didn't like the book within the first 2 pages I'd be surprised.


I read this one, It's really awesome! The characterization is one of the best I've seen in a book series.		2011-09-02 14:18:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt. It's a story of an abandoned cat who goes to live with a maltreated hound dog underneath a crooked old house in a bayou on the border between Louisiana and Texas. Published in 2008, The Underneath is a John Newbery Honor book, ALA Notable Children's Book and was a National Book Award Finalist.
I really liked it, it's about animals, a troubled guy, Magic, love. It's pretty interesting to me People who say books are boring just annoys me
Oh, and I've really liked the Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb Book series. It's a real page turner.
I know there's a TON more books I've read and liked, but these are the only ones that came to mind at the moment 		2011-09-02 15:06:00

Author:
Unknown User

Piercing the darkness and This present darkness by Frank E. Peretti.
Left Behind series by La Haye Jenkins.
Also most any of the books by Dean Koontz are interesting.		2011-09-02 16:20:00

Author:
Lady_Luck__777
Posts: 3458

One of my favorite reads is the Siverwing trilogy (Airborn, Skybreaker, Starclimber) by Kenneth Oppel. I've yet to read the third one, but the other two are great reads. The setting is great, the conflicts are quite intricate and the characters are admirable. They're great reads when you just wanna get away from electronics for a while, and they'll definitely stick with you.

Another I'd like to mention is Les Mis?rables by Victor Hugo. Yes, it's a classic. And, if you have to read novels while in school, you're more than likely to stumble upon this one at some point. It was hard for me to understand at first (forced-reading, class assignment, etc.), but if you just read at your own pace, Victor's writing really opens up and absorbs you into this bereft, mournful world of French Romanticism. And really, this could be applied for a number of classics (Count of Monte Cristo, Robinson Crusoe, The Once and Future King). But if I were to choose one read, it'd be Les Mis?rables.

Finally... being that it's in my nature, I cannot go about listing books without at least mentioning The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. I absolutely love and adore this book. It's homemade, American literature at its finest, and truly a must-read for those engrossed in writing or other literary arts. This gives you an in-depth look into the ideologies and prejudices of ol' Missouri, when steamboats were king and a wandering eye could get yourself shot. It's an adventure to read as much as it is an inspiration. And if you've read it before, why, read it again! There's always something new that you'll notice every time you pick it up and read it again.

And really, isn't that what a good book is? The ones that keep drawing you back? So, truly, if you find a book that just captures your imagination and keeps luring you back in time and time again, then it's mission accomplished in my book. 		2011-09-02 23:13:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

Anything by Neil Gaiman.
HE. IS. A. GOD.		2011-09-02 23:15:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

Well i have 1 trilogy of books that is awesome! the hunger games, best books ever!2011-09-02 23:23:00

Author:
Arnald23
Posts: 1843

Noughts and Crosses: Truly epic in so many ways, and really made me think for a while about society in general. I have to add that it's not really for little kids, some of the topics are quite morose; suicide, sex, racism, terrorism... need I say more? It had such an impact on me, and I'm never normally affected by fiction. If you need a better synopsis, it's a deep love story but quite twisted and *****ed up.

Unseen Academicals: Extremely witty, thoughtful and intelligent; this is typical Terry Pratchett territory, absolute genius. Characters and story are whimsical and interesting in the beginning but soon becoming fleshed out and identifiable with at the end. Jokes are subtle rather than brash; relying mainly on wordplay, it works brilliantly. Fantasy is more realistically based than say, Harry Potter, sometimes it's easy to forget that this is fantasy rather than comedy (or more accurately a perfect balance of the two) and is as immersive as, well, LBP2. Okay, okay, not quite as immersive then.

The Bad Dog's Diary: This one's a little more juvenile than Unseen Academicals in how it s humour; how much more immature is it you might ask? Let's just say that the main character (a dog called Blake) wanders into the neighbour's house and steals a, ummmm... thingy. (think Grand Theft Auto) A lot of swearing, bloodthirsty war, annoying humans, quite a bit of dog sex and, uhhh, even more swearing. I know this possibly isn't the best summary that there ever was but you've got to trust me on this line: BUY THIS NOW. 		2011-09-02 23:47:00

Author:
abyssalassassin
Posts: 717

anything by cherie priest is excellent, and steampunk!!! ^_^2011-09-03 00:09:00

Author:
calyst_aayla
Posts: 217

My daughter has recommended me "Thirteen Reasons Why" from Jay Asher last year!
First I thought: young adult fiction novel? (My daughter would say: thats impossible! Because she claims that I have a vacuum in my head! *cheeky girl!*)
I started reading it and I couldn't stop anymore! Wow! Reading can be so fantastic if you have such a story! And someone who tells it that way!		2011-09-03 17:28:00

Author:
CuriousSack
Posts: 3981

I'm reading a French book called L'?le Des Perroquets (Parrot Island) by Robert Margerit. I'm up to page 40, but it's said to be as good as certain classics like Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson. It's merely not as well-known. I'll try to make up my own mind!2011-09-03 19:50:00

Author:
Oddmania
Posts: 1305

The only thing I do with books is this.......
http://bococaland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Books-in-trash-can.jpg		2011-09-03 20:21:00

Author:
zzmorg82
Posts: 948

The only thing I do with books is this.......
http://bococaland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Books-in-trash-can.jpg

How very dare you!
*nurses books back to health*		2011-09-03 20:52:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

The only thing I do with books is this.......
http://bococaland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Books-in-trash-can.jpg

*grasps!*
Books are more awesome and less lame than people say -_-
*Hugs book* 		2011-09-03 21:43:00

Author:
Unknown User

"'the Call of Cthulhu' and Other Dark Tales" by H.P. Lovecraft. Available through the Barnes and Nobel Essential Reading Collection2011-09-04 01:34:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

You should read "Night" by Ellie Wiesel, and "Fahrenheit 451", gives you a new perspective of the world 2011-09-04 05:21:00

Author:
Charlemagne
Posts: 513

The only thing I do with books is this.......
http://bococaland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Books-in-trash-can.jpg


You should read..."Fahrenheit 451", gives you a new perspective of the world

ZZmorg82, this is LittleBigEnder. LittleBigEnder, ZZmorg82.

So about that book...? 		2011-09-04 05:48:00

Author:
schm0
Posts: 1239

Ok, a book thread that so many will read...but...

Michael Moorcock - Pretty much everything, but the saga of Elric is awesome, a dark fantasy with a troubled character.

Elric was the last emperor of the stagnating island civilization of Melnibon?. Physically weak and frail, the albino Elric must take drugs ? later retconned to mean special herbs ? in order to maintain his health. In addition to herb lore, his character becomes an accomplished sorcerer and summoner, able to summon powerful, supernatural allies by dint of his royal Melnibon?an bloodline. Unlike most others of his race, Elric possesses something of a conscience; he sees the decadence of his culture, and worries about the rise of the Young Kingdoms, populated by humans (as Melniboneans do not consider themselves such) and the threat they pose to his empire. Because of his introspective self-loathing of Melnibon?an traditions, his subjects find him odd and unfathomable, and his cousin Yyrkoon (next in the line of succession, as Elric has no heirs) interprets his behavior as weakness and plots Elric's death.
As emperor of Melnibon?, Elric wears the Ring of Kings, also called the Ring of Actorios, and is able to call for aid upon the traditional patron of the Melnibon? emperors, Arioch, a Lord of Chaos and Duke of Hell. From the first story onwards, Elric is shown using ancient pacts and agreements with not only Arioch but various other beings - some gods, some demons - to assist him in accomplishing his tasks.
Elric's finding of the sword Stormbringer serves as both his greatest asset and greatest disadvantage. Forged in the distant past, the sword confers upon Elric strength, health and fighting prowess but must be fed the souls of those struck with the black blade. In the end, the blade takes everyone close to Elric and eventually Elric's own soul as well. Most of Moorcock's stories about Elric feature this relationship with Stormbringer, and how it - despite Elric's best intentions - brings doom to everything the Melnibon?an holds dear.

Frank Herbert - The Dune saga. One of the most complex and awe inspiring sagas I've ever read.

Over 10,000 years[10] in the future, the human race has scattered throughout the known universe and populated countless planetary systems, which are ruled by aristocratic royal houses who in turn answer to the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. Science and technology have evolved far beyond that of our own time. Because of an incident years previously, known as the Butlerian Jihad, computers and artificial intelligence are prohibited. In the absence of these devices, humans with highly developed minds called Mentats perform the functions of computers.
Besides mentats, various organizations were born to fill the space that once was occupied by "thinking machines." Only two of these have survived: the Spacing Guild, which has specialized in areas like mathematics, and has monopolized space travel which has been made possible through their Navigators, and the powerful matriarchal order called the Bene Gesserit, whose main priority is to preserve and advance the human race. The source of all their skills depends on a valuable substance called melange, often referred to as "the spice," which is found only on the desert planet Arrakis. The spice gives those who ingest it extended life and some prescient awareness.
The CHOAM corporation is the major underpinning of the Imperial economy, with shares and directorships determining each House's income and financial leverage. The key to their power is the control of Arrakis. Melange is crucial to the Spacing Guild's Navigators, who depend on it to safely plot a course for the Guild's heighliner ships using prescience and "foldspace" technology, which allows instantaneous travel to anywhere in the universe.
The spice gives the secretive Bene Gesserit, often referred to as "witches," advanced mental and physical abilities in part developed through conditioning called prana-bindu training. A Bene Gesserit acolyte becomes a full Reverend Mother by undergoing a perilous ritual known as the spice agony, in which she ingests an otherwise lethal dose of an awareness spectrum narcotic("The Water of Life"--the bile of a newborn sandworm on Arrakis) and must render it harmless internally. Surviving the ordeal unlocks her Other Memory, the ego and memories of all her female ancestors. A Reverend Mother is warned to avoid the place in her consciousness that is occupied by the genetic memory of her male ancestors, referred to as "the place we cannot look." In light of this, the Bene Gesserit have a secret, millennia-old breeding program, the goal of which is to produce a male equivalent of a Bene Gesserit whom they call the Kwisatz Haderach. This individual would not only be able to survive the spice agony and access the masculine avenues of Other Memory, but is also expected to possess "organic mental powers (that can) bridge space and time."[11] The Bene Gesserit intend their Kwisatz Haderach to give them the ability to control the affairs of mankind more effectively. In the past, many male candidates have tried the sacred ritual to become the Kwisatz Haderach and have failed, dying horribly in the process.
The planet Arrakis itself is completely covered in a desert ecosystem, hostile to most life. It is also sparsely settled by a human population of native Fremen tribes, ferocious fighters who ride the giant sandworms of the desert and whose tribal leaders are selected by defeating the former leader in combat. The Fremen also have complex rituals and systems focusing on the value and conservation of water on their arid planet; they conserve the water distilled from their dead, consider spitting an honorable greeting, and value tears as the greatest gift one can give to the dead. The novel suggests that the Fremen have adapted to the environment physiologically, with their blood able to clot almost instantly to prevent water loss.[12] The Fremen culture also revolves around the spice, which is found in the desert and harvested with great risk from attacking sandworms. As they have done on so many other planets they consider to be superstitious, Bene Gesserit missionary efforts have also implanted religion and prophecies on Arrakis, and has given the Fremen a belief in a male messiah, the Lisan al-Gaib (voice of the outer world), who will one day come from off-world to transform Arrakis into a more hospitable world.

Sergey Lukyanenko - The Watcher saga is an impressive mic between Lord Of The Ring and Matrix set in contemporary Russia

In the story's worldline there exists a magical realm beneath the surface of all things?referred to as the Twilight (or Gloom in other translations). The action in the novel centers on a group of people referred to as the Others?human beings who tapped into the Twilight and gained supernormal abilities. The Others were the humans (shamans, soothsayers, and wisemen) from long ago who figured out how to step into the Twilight. However, the Others are different from humans, they are born as Others. Humans are not able (at least in the first part of the tetralogy) to become Others. The Twilight does not offer its gifts freely; it feeds off the strength of those Others who enter it. If sufficiently weakened, they are consumed, never to return to the ordinary world. The aura of any Other, or emotional state at the time of their first entry into the Twilight, determines whether or not the Other will become a 'Light' or 'Dark' Other. Furthermore, once determined either Light or Dark, an Other must choose what specific powers they will borrow from the Twilight. Variations such as vampires, magicians, and healers are all possible, each with their own benefits and restrictions. Often, the choice is made by the state of mind but if choosing Light or Dark during Initiation, a Watch can attempt to steer the powers of someone into what they need at the time. "Initiation" refers to the process of an Other choosing not Light or Dark but choosing to officially be a part of the Night Watch (Light Others) or Day Watch (Dark Others). An Other can exist without being initiated as part of a Watch, still independently capable of entering the Twilight and becoming Light or Dark. The choice of becoming light or dark, even what specific powers you gain is usually final.
The division of Light and Dark had always existed between the Others. Those of the Light believed it was their duty to help the weak and the helpless. Those of the Dark shunned all obligations. They did what they wanted, regardless of morals and consequences. For many millennia, the two sides fought a vicious battle. Both were willing to use any means necessary to achieve victory. Eventually they realized that if they continued their battle, neither side would survive. The leaders of both sides forged the Grand Treaty?a set of laws to govern the way the Others used their powers. The Light Others created the Night Watch, the Dark Others the Day Watch, to ensure that neither side would violate the Treaty. The Inquisition, a group composed of both Dark and Light Others, was created to arbitrate.
If they spend them too quickly, the Others can use the feelings and emotions of the humans surrounding them to recharge their powers. The Dark Others use negative emotions such as pain or anger, the Light Others use positive emotions such as joy. Feeding on pain causes pain to increase, feeding on joy causes joy to wane. Because negative emotions are much easier to achieve in humans, this arrangement creates a situation where the powers of the Dark Others are easier to recharge and are much more readily available than those of the Light Others.
Since the signing of the Treaty, the Night Watch and the Day Watch have kept their eyes on each other, diligently policing every violation. The old leaders continue to plot, using humanity and the Others as their pawns. Only time will tell which side will prevail.

Chuck Palahniuk - He's quite awesome, but really mature sick stuff		2011-09-04 07:39:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

If you are into Philosphy read Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder I found it extremely thought provoking and I enjoyed reading it

If you are into Fiction and Fantastic Tales of adventure, love, magic, and tragic deaths and mistakes I suggest you read the Inheritance Cycle. I loved those books The fourth and final books is coming out in November!! YESSSSS!! I've been wating for YEARS! He tookhis sweet time about it -_- It better be amazing 		2011-09-04 20:20:00

Author:
Amigps
Posts: 564

The Dune series started off great - but got progressively worse as they kept adding more books - they should have ended it when he became the Kwisatz Haderach... after that it just got the "Then what happened? Then what happened? Then what happened?" syndrome from Stand By Me.

Still the first few were good

My All time top books are;
The HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy ( 5 part trilogy )
Lord of the Rings (The Ultimate Fantasy Book)
The Discworld Series (The Ultimate Fantasy Parody)
Catch 22
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas		2011-09-05 00:47:00

Author:
Macnme
Posts: 1970

The only thing I do with books is this.......
http://bococaland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Books-in-trash-can.jpg

That's what you do to culture and knowledge of yore? Discarding literature like it's some kind of... Twilight? 		2011-09-05 01:05:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

The only thing I do with books is this.......
http://bococaland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Books-in-trash-can.jpg

Long live the free-thinkers!		2011-09-05 01:08:00

Author:
Charlemagne
Posts: 513

Long live the free-thinkers!

Thinking reading makes you a "free thinker" is like thinking golf is a sport. It very well could be so, and very well could not be so, and thus this statement means nothing whatsoever.

I posted in this thread two and a half years ago years ago, sooooooooooo updates on favorite books:

Catch-22, Hitchhiker's Guide, Brave New World		2011-09-05 01:12:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

This thread is a pretty good read.

MMmmm, lots of tasty sci-fi popping up. I'd recommend The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich and The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Both books I loved when I was younger.		2011-09-05 01:41:00

Author:
tanrockstan34
Posts: 1076

My guilty pleasure is The Destroyer series of books;
One of the longest running "Men's Adventure" books - made into a crap movie in the 80's called Remo: Unarmed & Dangerous - it has one of the greatest characters in fiction - Chiun: Master of Sinanju.
Hilariously over the top - politically incorrect - with totally unrequired gore and strong language.

I'm waiting for them to make the game - it'd be the best Ninja game ever (or as Chiun would say: "Ninjitsu is but a shadow of Sinanju!")

If you're a fan of trash novels - The Destroyer series are the best.		2011-09-05 01:49:00

Author:
Macnme
Posts: 1970

I've been reading a Song of Ice and Fire. It's amazingly written, but I hope George R.R. Martin lives long enough to finish it. The time he takes to write each novel isn't getting any shorter. Back in the nineties he took a year to publish A Clash of Kings after A Game of Thrones, and now he took about 6 years to make A Dance With Dragons. About these complaints, he's always glad to remind everyone he isn't his readers' ********.

Right now I'm on A Storm of Swords, and his "Killing every likeable character" meter can't stop rising 		2011-09-05 02:05:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

Thinking reading makes you a "free thinker" is like thinking golf is a sport. It very well could be so, and very well could not be so, and thus this statement means nothing whatsoever.

I posted in this thread two and a half years ago years ago, sooooooooooo updates on favorite books:

Catch-22, Hitchhiker's Guide, Brave New World
Brave New World?? I bought that book, and so far it's the only book I've ever bought that I regret. I never understood that book, not because I didn't understand the plot. It's really easy to follow. Everything seemed so useless and boring.

(MAJOR SPOILER) DO NOT READ IF YOH HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK

The kid comits suicide at the end?? I thought that was just so pathetic -_-

(YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO READ)

Maybe it's just one of those books where you have to understand the deeper meaning. I do not know, but that book was such a chore to read for me.

Anyway, some other books to read. The Artemis Fowl Series, I thought that the first six were great, however the latest one (7th) isn't so great in my opinion.		2011-09-05 20:40:00

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Amigps
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I'm working my way through the Western epics at the moment.

Iliad
Odyssey
Aeneid
Divine Comedy
Paradise Lost

I'm near the end of the Aeneid so far.

How many times I've read the words "he fell hard in the dust" and "rosy fingers of dawn" so far I hate to think. 		2011-09-05 22:47:00

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Ayneh
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Book thread = recommendation of the "Chaos Walking" trilogy by Patrick Ness 2011-09-08 20:32:00

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kirbyman62
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book thread = recommendation of the "chaos walking" trilogy by patrick ness :d

Yes. YES. YESSS!		2011-09-08 20:36:00

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Plasmavore
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"The spook stories" of Joseph Delaney is just awesome!!2012-04-19 19:38:00

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alain251
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Depends on how old you are. If you're in for a challenge, try A Canticle for Leibowitz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz).
I'm reading it as a Freshman, and I find amazing and very deep.		2012-04-19 21:36:00

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Undarivik
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Book thread = recommendation of the "Chaos Walking" trilogy by Patrick Ness
Man I was going to recommend that.		2012-04-20 09:53:00

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Unknown User

+1 for Song of Ice and Fire series. Just unbelievably amazing 'medieval fantasy'. The characters are absolutely outstanding, and I've been glued to the books since I've started. I'm on a storm of swords at the moment (book 3) and the pace isn't slowing at all, though I've heard this happens in the 4th and 5th book.

I agree with the sentiment before that I hope he finishes these! Seems slow going these days.		2012-04-21 00:01:00

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ryryryan
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Book thread = recommendation of the "Chaos Walking" trilogy by Patrick Ness

Heh. Just finished that. Freaking amazing.		2012-04-21 01:48:00

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Undarivik
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I highly recommend The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman

Here's the plot summary as described on Amazon...


The Sanctuary of the Redeemers is a vast and desolate place - a place without joy or hope. Most of its occupants were taken there as boys and for years have endured the brutal regime of the Lord Redeemers whose cruelty and violence have one singular purpose - to serve in the name of the One True Faith.


In one of the Sanctuary's vast and twisting maze of corridors stands a boy. He is perhaps fourteen or fifteen years old - he is not sure and neither is anyone else. He has long-forgotten his real name, but now they call him Thomas Cale. He is strange and secretive, witty and charming, violent and profoundly bloody-minded. He is so used to the cruelty that he seems immune, but soon he will open the wrong door at the wrong time and witness an act so terrible that he will have to leave this place, or die.


His only hope of survival is to escape across the arid Scablands to Memphis, a city the opposite of the Sanctuary in every way: breathtakingly beautiful, infinitely Godless, and deeply corrupt.


But the Redeemers want Cale back at any price... not because of the secret he now knows but because of a much more terrifying secret he does not.



(This is the first book of a trilogy. Book 2: The Last Four Things is already published, but the final instalment has yet to be written)		2012-04-21 02:21:00

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Ungreth
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Downloaded the first of the chaos walking trilogy to my kindle due to the high praise it has here and elsewhere. Prob won't start it for a good few weeks still, maybe longer, but I can't wait!2012-04-21 04:56:00

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ryryryan
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I might be posting a mediocre series here, but have any of you read the Series of Unfortunate Events books? They're really good and I just loved reading them, despite the crappy movie it got.2012-04-21 05:46:00

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CyberSora
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Does the Discworld series even need recommending?

Also, I recently read The Book Thief. The characters capture you and the narrator is intriguing and heartfelt.		2012-04-21 07:49:00

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PygmyOwl
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Hey everybody!
While gadding around in the forums I found thatquite a few people have found that books can be a great way to those creative gears turning! So, I was wondering, what are your favourite books? Mine personally is The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, a really great coming of age fantasy epic.
So what are you waiting for? Get posting! 		2012-06-06 23:21:00

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lbp2goty
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Moved your thread to General Chat (http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?10-General-Chat). 2012-06-06 23:40:00

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warlord_evil
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Well I don't have one book in particular that I love, but the two series that are competing for my top spot are The Inheritence Cycle and the Artemis Fowl series. Never get tired of those I'm only missing Eragon in hard cover from my collection. It's driving me nuts!!!2012-06-07 05:54:00

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Amigps
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George Orwell's 1984 and Jos? Saramago's Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira (Blindness). These were the only school books I truly enjoyed reading. 2012-06-07 13:05:00

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gdn001
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George R.R. Martin's series A Song Of Ice And Fire.2012-06-07 13:06:00

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TNSv
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Good Omens

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Book Thief

^_^		2012-06-07 13:13:00

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PygmyOwl
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A Song of Ice And Fire, Bartimaeus Trilogy, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, World War Z, The Dark Elf Trilogy, and more.


George Orwell's 1984 and Jos? Saramago's Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira (Blindness). These were the only school books I truly enjoyed reading.

The guy died the day before I had to do my final exam about his book (Memorial do Convento/Baltasar and Blimunda). Our teacher joked that she'd review the exams before they buried him so that Saramago wouldn't be rolling in his grave.		2012-06-07 14:01:00

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SnipySev
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Once a book has implanted a good mental image in your mind, it's inspiring, and could just conjure up a concept of how you want your level to look. I can't go past anything by Stephen King.2012-06-07 14:24:00

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Ironface
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I've been reading Jack Kerouac's On The Road lately. It's more than just a book, it's a state of mind.2012-06-07 16:29:00

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Oddmania
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Merged with existing thread.2012-06-07 16:35:00

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Lady_Luck__777
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Definitely just typed up a huge list that was erased when you merged... e.e Unless it's just not showing for me...2012-06-07 16:48:00

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Speedynutty68
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Read Naked Lunch and A Clockwork Orange if you're craving something incredibly bizarre. Warning: not for the faint of heart.

I'm currently attempting Gravity's Rainbow. I have no clue what's going on but it's fantastic.		2012-06-07 17:03:00

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bonner123
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I really suggest the Keys to the Kingdom series. There are seven books in all, but they are an easy read. It's basically about a boy named arthur who is destined to be the new Architect of the Universe. He has to wrestle back control of the House from the rouge heads of power in each section. I absolutely loved this series. It was great.2012-06-07 19:33:00

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Amigps
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^Quite enjoyed that.

The ending left me a bit existentially-freaked. However it was a nice subversion of the usual way the plot runs in those types of stories.

I am often a bit freaked at the end of books though. I always get the feeling the an existence just getting snuffed out - whether or not it coincides with what happened to characters in canon, especially if I finish it late at night. Although, it could instead be the feeling of fear that I forgot whats real. Even though I don't. Not on a conscious level anyway. <_< Maybe I get too attached to books. I used to often feel like I was teetering on the edge of loosing grip on reality, and finishing a book brings me back to that. Doesn't make much sense. >_> Not that it stops me reading of course, that would be ridiculous.		2012-06-07 19:51:00

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PygmyOwl
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
Just finished reading it today and it is actually my new favourite book. Words cannot describe the epicness. Just read it.		2012-06-07 22:04:00

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Plasmavore
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I loved the ending!! And I know exactly what you mean. When I finish a book, and I really liked it and I really got into it, I always feel this emptiness in my chest. It's really painful and I don't like it, but it doesn't stop me from reading I'm just way too into books.2012-06-08 03:52:00

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Amigps
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I'm reading that now, and I'm going to see a stage performance next week. It's very good

Also, 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness again. Defiantly my favourite author, all his books are brilliant.		2012-06-08 14:02:00

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kirbyman62
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Anything by Fyodor Dostoyevsky really2012-06-10 00:18:00

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AgentBanana
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Highly recommended:

The Tales of the Ketty Jay by Chris Wooding:
Retribution Falls
The Black Lung Captain
The Iron Jackal

The Castle Series by Steph Swainston:
The Year of Our War
No Present Like Time
The Modern World (UK) / Dangerous Offspring (US)
Above the Snowline		2012-06-12 07:28:00

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TheBeardyMan
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Highly recommend the Night Angel series by Brent Weeks. Dark, quite violent fantasy with some of the best characters I've ever read. Long live Durzo Blint. Quite fast-paced and action-packed. Keeps you gripped right until the end. Fantastic stuff.

Also recommend The Black Prism by the same author. Has one of the most imaginative magic systems I've ever read.

The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. Great series with another fascinating magic system. Slight loss of steam in the third book but still excellent.

The Painted Man series by Peter V Brett. Another quite fast paced series. The second book tells a story of a different nation within the world and it is a credit to Brett that even though I was annoyed at the start, when it switched to the people from the first book, I wanted to go back to the new characters. Now if that isn't great characterisation then I don't know what it.

God I love fantasy .

I read The Hunger Games trilogy. First book was great. Others were good enough. 3rd book really went downhill. Seemed very rushed. And the ending... ugh... not that it was a really bad ending... it's just... ugh... I'd have to spoil it to say more.		2012-06-21 09:00:00

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Burrich
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I gave the Hunger Games ending some slack because it attempted realism.

Now reading Bill Bryson's 'The Short History of Nearly Everything', (non fiction) very interesting so far.		2012-06-21 09:11:00

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PygmyOwl
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I read The Hunger Games trilogy. First book was great. Others were good enough. 3rd book really went downhill. Seemed very rushed. And the ending... ugh... not that it was a really bad ending... it's just... ugh... I'd have to spoil it to say more.

Oh, great. I just started reading the third book yesterday. xD		2012-06-21 12:37:00

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Dragonvarsity
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I'm working my way through the Western epics at the moment.

Iliad
Odyssey
Aeneid
Divine Comedy
Paradise Lost

I'm near the end of the Aeneid so far.

How many times I've read the words "he fell hard in the dust" and "rosy fingers of dawn" so far I hate to think.
Now I'm near the end of the Divine Comedy.

There are a lot of allusions to politics in Florence and the surrounding region at the time so the notes have been really helpful for that. When he was in hell/Dis especially every other person Dante talked to seemed to be some local dignitary who I wouldn't have known about otherwise.

A book I read recently that's really entertaining is The Golden *** (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphoses_%28Apuleius%29). I would recommend it.		2012-06-23 13:14:00

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Ayneh
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I gave the Hunger Games ending some slack because it attempted realism.

Now reading Bill Bryson's 'The Short History of Nearly Everything', (non fiction) very interesting so far.

Love bill bryson's books, "At Home" is similar to that one, (and it's still by him)		2012-06-23 14:40:00

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Valeview
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I'd suggest "Looking for Alaska" by John Green2012-06-23 16:41:00

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Kern
Posts: 5078

My favorite books of all time, barring Discworld titles which we've already covered...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (this book should be read by every human on the planet, with the "n" word intact to emphasize the powerful social and emotional impact it had to help people better understand why this word is so unacceptable today.)

Frankenstein. (while reading this book, keep in mind the rich emotional depth within came from an author who was only 18 when it was published.)

Dracula. (if you've never read an epistolary, this is a very good one to cut your teeth on.)

Anything by PG Wodehouse, even if it's not a Jeeves or Blandings book. Picadilly Jim being a good example.

Dirk Gently's Wholistic Detective Agency (Hitchhikers Guide gets all the press, but this book is awesome.)

You'll have to do some digging, but one of my favorite Sci-Fi series is "Venus Prime" by Arthur C Clarke and Paul Preuss.

Also, most people like Tarzan more, but while I have yet to finish the first Tarzan, I've read every Barsoom book (John Carter of Mars) and enjoyed them all.		2012-07-03 19:42:00

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DreadRandal
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