Fun Stuff > ENJOY
For lack of a better title, The Book Thread!
heretic:
a couple of my fav books
grapes of wrath
cather in the rye
brave new world (it's Aldous Huxley, not pronounced Aldius and how, it's pronounced Aldoo, but not blatently americanized)
clasicks:
i just reread the Golden compass series, by Phillip Pullman. Definitely a good read if you like fantasy/adventure type. it keeps you page turning.
onewheelwizzard:
I really enjoy Janet Evanovich books. I don't know why, but I do. They're fun.
I read a lot more fluffy stuff that I'm willing to admit. Most of it is pretty standard fantasy/sci-fi stuff. Right now my favorite throwaway fantasy writer is Carol Berg. Her plots and characters are really extremely engaging. There's little to say beyond that, but if you want a book that'll make sure you keep reading it until it's over, get one of hers. Elizabeth Haydon is similar in that regard, she's also a high quality fantasy writer.
C. D. Payne ... yes, he wrote Youth In Revolt, and that is one of the funniest books EVER written. He also wrote Frisco Pigeon Mambo. It's about talking pigeons who think they're human and rob liquor stores. It's amazing.
I almost got into Piers Anthony, and what I have read of his is really quite enjoyable. But I find that Pratchett's work, particularly the more recent stuff, trumps it in just about every category. "Thief of Time," "The Truth," and "Jingo" are good examples of Pratchett at his prime.
KharBevNor:
I mostly read speculative fiction. My favourite authors are Iain Banks, Philip K. Dick, J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Adam Roberts, Urusula K. LeGuin, Peter F. Hamilton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Umberto Eco, Anne Rice, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, William Gibson, Harry Harrison (His old material especially), the sci-fi big three (Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein), Philip Jose Farmer...etc.
Out of all those, if I was to pick five books you MUST read before death:
Ursula K LeGuin - The Left Hand of Darkness
Iain Banks - The Bridge
Harry Harrison - Bill, The Galactic Hero
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of The Rings (The films are NOT a substitute. Force yourself through the dull bits)
Kim Stanley Robinson - The Years of Rice and Salt
Get crackin'
lastclearchance:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor ---J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of The Rings (The films are NOT a substitute. Force yourself through the dull bits)
--- End quote ---
Why would you think that everyone should read before death a series which you admit has "dull bits" through which a reader must "force" her/himself?
(I say this having read the series and forced myself through the dull bits. It was good, just not requisite.)
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version