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Entertainment => Other Entertainment => Topic started by: Pubbles on September 14, 2010, 06:28:11 PM
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Alright... I've seen several topics on Music and Movies and Anime... So I have to ask..
What are your top five Books or Book Series. Include Authors, so others can possibly take your recommendation and go read it/them.
For me, I enjoy Fantasy for the most part, as is obvious below.
1) Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (and Brandon Sanderson since Jordan's death)
2) Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson (and Ian Esslemont and a very close second)
3) The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
4) Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (Warbreaker and Mistborn were good too.)
5) Codex Alera by Jim Butcher (not epic writing, but great stories and ideas)
I personally think that Wheel of Time completely blows Lord of the Rings out of orbit when it comes to pure story, writing style, ideas, and possibilities... I never liked the whole "elves and goblins and dwarves, (oh my!)" thing... I bless Robert Jordan's soul for being original and not ripping off of LOTR.
As for the Malazan Books... dear gods above... Some of the most intriguing and enrapting stories ever. Even if somewhat hard to get into at the start.
That's it for me... What about you?
-Pubbs
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1) Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (and Brandon Sanderson since Jordan's death)
This... although being a poor teenager does have it's down points and I've only just been able to buy the third book.
2) 'Gone' series by Michael Grant
3) 'Courtney' series by Wilbur Smith
4) Discworld novels by Terry Pratchet
5) Cherub series by Robert Muchamore
Oh, and I disagree with your opinion on LOTR Pubbs :P
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(Excluding the obvious):
Pendragon
The Seventh Tower
Shards ::)
Year 13 ::) ::)
The Wizard of EarthSea
Inkheart
...I cant think of any others, havent found a decent book lately, (Manga is another Story ;) )
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Ooh! Wizards of EarthSea! That was a good movie :)
Well, as for books, I haven't been exposed to many :( I don't have many books at home. Most of them come from libraries.
I read some dozen of the Agatha Christie books of Hercule Poirot...
I have a book 'Unmerited Favor' by Joseph Prince that I haven't touched yet because of all my homework...
I read 'Deception Point'...
Sorry, I can't think of anything else right now :-[
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I did six, instead of five...because that's how I role.
Breaking the rules, breaking the rules~
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
Seventh Tower (Garth Nix)
Tuesday's With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
For One More Day (Mitch Albom)
(yeah, I like Mitch Albom, big woop, wanna fight about it?)
I'll Love you Forever (Robert Munsch)
and that's about all I can think of at the moment...wait...does manga count?
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1. Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
2. Harry Potter Series
3. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
4. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
5. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
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1. Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
2. Harry Potter Series
3. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
4. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
5. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Approved.
Mine in no order:
Artemis Fowl
Harry Potter
Percy Jackson
The Giver Series
Cannot remember the other one.
Anyway also for me if Manga counts, this would be different.
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I can't say I'm the biggest book fan. So I'm sorry for such a short list.
1. Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk
2. Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
3. Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela (his autobiography)
4. Choke - Chuck Palahniuk (favorite author. He is also responsible for Fight Club)
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I can't say I'm the biggest book fan. So I'm sorry for such a short list.
1. Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk
2. Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
3. Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela (his autobiography)
4. Choke - Chuck Palahniuk (favorite author. He is also responsible for Fight Club)
oh yeah, fight club!
pure gold!
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Oh!
And I've been cheating... I've listened to the Audio Books (so sue me, I don't have the time for books right now!) for Jim Butcher's Dresden files...
I love them... They're not really Fantasy, or Sci-fi, or Mystery, or Detective... But Kind of a mix of them all - if you have never given them a chance, try it... The language is a bit rough (modern cussing is included a bit) but it doesn't detract from the story at all.
-Pubbs
PS: The fun SyFy Channel show was good, but nothing as good as the books.
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I can't say I'm the biggest book fan. So I'm sorry for such a short list.
1. Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk
2. Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
3. Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela (his autobiography)
4. Choke - Chuck Palahniuk (favorite author. He is also responsible for Fight Club)
oh yeah, fight club!
pure gold!
Definitely a great book. I would have added it, but I felt 3 books by the same author might be a little ridiculous. If you like Fight Club and haven't read Choke or Survivor, you should really do so. They are all written in a similar fashion with similar types of characters (people who are demented or have deeply rooted problems that put them in compromising situations). Survivor is about a cult survivor. All the cult members were programmed to commit suicide when the "time" came. He and few others were saved and it's his story from then on out. Choke is about a guy with a sex addiction who goes to sex addictions meetings to meet girls and will purposely choke in restaurants to get some action/attention.
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I like reading shonen jump or other manga related books, but i also like books with a good story line with precise details to give me basic information about what is happening at the moment. One of my favorite books that ive read was when i was in 4th grade. I doubt anyone hear has heard about it but its a book called Because of Romek. Its a really good story and the time period is during the holocaust. I would say thats one of my favorite books.
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I just finished three books by Michael A. Stackpole... I forget the "____ Trilogy" name for them, but book one is called A Secret Atlas. I was pleasantly surprised.
It's not what I normally would've selected on my own, but he puts out a decent Podcast (free) about writing Fiction, and as a listener I decided to check out some of his work, and I was glad to see he actually uses most of the tips and ideas he gives in it.
Anyhow, You may want to give it a go. It's got a heavy Japanese influence (not entirely certain how correct he is with details and so forth, but it's obvious to anybody who knows much of anything about Samurai and their history.
-Pubbs
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Harry Potter
Ghost Girl
My Sister the Vampire are three my most most favorite books ever
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1. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is by far the best novel I have ever read. Although, the sequel just came out, so I might have to revise that statement soon.
2. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
3. The Discworld Novels by Sir Terry Pratchett
4. The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings
5. Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly
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the harry potter booksand
the rangers apprentice first book
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oh, boy I haven't read a book in ages, lets see if i can name some things off.
Ender's Game
Airborne and Skybreaker (wouldn't say its good, but its what i can remember enjoying when i was like, 12)
Maximum Ride series, (again, see above)
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein; honestly a great book, but most people can't read it becuase of the weight the text carries, this and ender's game are the only 2 I can remember that i still register as a good book.
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Has anyone read American Gods by Neil Gaiman? :) <3
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I have! It's a really good book. That's probably because Neil Gaiman is a really good author.
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Harry Potter
Eldest
Ender's Game
Narnia
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nice to see that I am not the only one who likes Ender's Game.
Terrier is a good book.
Cry of the Ice Mark.
I read alot, i'll post some later.
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Mr Pokemon made and Ender's Game RP. It got locked though.
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Why?
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Because everyone stopped posting.
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Okay, still off topic...
If you want to unlock an RP, make a request in the stickie in the RP corner.
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-The inheritance cycle (eragon, eldest, brisingr)
-Artemis Fowl
-The da vinci code (actually all the work from dan brown)
-The books from Anthony Horowitz (I really enjoyed these books when I was younger)
-Ender's game
-Fight club (haven't yet read his other work)
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-Ender's Game
-Ender's Shadow
-Shadow of the Hegemon
-Shadow Puppets
-Shadow of the Giant
All by Orson Scott Card
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-The inheritance cycle (eragon, eldest, brisingr)
-Artemis Fowl
-The da vinci code (actually all the work from dan brown)
-The books from Anthony Horowitz (I really enjoyed these books when I was younger)
-Ender's game
-Fight club (haven't yet read his other work)
awesome, another fan of the inheritance series. My reading teacher read an Artemis Fowl book when I was in second grade. Or maybe it was third grade.
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- Pretty much anything by Wilbur Smith
- Lord of the Rings
- The 'Gone' series by Michael Grant
- The Hieronymus Bosch series by Michael Connelly
- Roald Dahl's adult books.
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- Winnie the Pooh
- Ten tips to be a good rapist
- Mr. Magoriums wonder emporium
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1. anything by Tolkien
2.1984 - George Orwell
3. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
4. pretty much anything by Ray Bradbury
5. War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells
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I have now read Wise Man's Fear and it has taken top spot on my list.
Also, I'm impressed by the number of people who've read Ender's Game, barely anybody I know has read it.
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I have now read Wise Man's Fear and it has taken top spot on my list.
Also, I'm impressed by the number of people who've read Ender's Game, barely anybody I know has read it.
I had to read it for fantasy and scifi class in high school, it was pretty good
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I read it for "Battle of The Books"
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The Shining-Stephen King
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams
Harry Potter Series-J.K. Rowling
The Giver-Lois Lowry
Hatchet Series-Gary Paulsen
The Outsiders-S.E. Hinton
I want to read Ender's Game, but I'm having trouble getting a copy...
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The Giver! ;D
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Yeah we had to read it in 6th grade and it turned out to be pretty cool.
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The giver, Harry Potter, and Hitchhikers. Are amazing.
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The giver, Harry Potter, and Hitchhikers. Are amazing.
Definately amazing.
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The Shining-Stephen King
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams
Harry Potter Series-J.K. Rowling
The Giver-Lois Lowry
Hatchet Series-Gary Paulsen
The Outsiders-S.E. Hinton
I want to read Ender's Game, but I'm having trouble getting a copy...
I thought I was the only one here who's read The Outsiders.
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The Shining-Stephen King
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams
Harry Potter Series-J.K. Rowling
The Giver-Lois Lowry
Hatchet Series-Gary Paulsen
The Outsiders-S.E. Hinton
I want to read Ender's Game, but I'm having trouble getting a copy...
I thought I was the only one here who's read The Outsiders.
Again, another book that was forced upon me in school, and then turned out to be pretty good. The movie was pretty cool as well
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Of Mice and Men ;_;
***SPOILER***
My teacher asked the class "What was the last thing that went through Lenny's head?" My classmate answered "The bullet."
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The Shining-Stephen King
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams
Harry Potter Series-J.K. Rowling
The Giver-Lois Lowry
Hatchet Series-Gary Paulsen
The Outsiders-S.E. Hinton
I want to read Ender's Game, but I'm having trouble getting a copy...
I thought I was the only one here who's read The Outsiders.
Again, another book that was forced upon me in school, and then turned out to be pretty good. The movie was pretty cool as well
I didn't know it was a movie too.
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Eragon series by Christopher Paolini :)
4th and last book coming out in november this year, so lookin forwoad to it 8)
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The Worlds Most Evil Psychopaths.
They bring me up twice, and my family four times.
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#1 Lord of The Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
#2 Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan (and after his death Brandon Sanderson)
#3 Ender's Game Series - Orson Scott Card
#4 The Ranger's Apprentice - John Flanagan
#5 Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
Pros: +Pioneer to the now overused fantasy theme of elves, dwarves, etc.
+A lot of detail in everything
+Very original story
Cons: -Some people might not like how much the author focuses on the tiniest detail
Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson
Pros: +New fantasy model
+Diverse cultures
+Packed with plenty of action
Cons: -Some people might not like the story stretched out this far
-The death of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (Robert Jordan) throws off the original feel of the story by a little bit
Ender's Game Series
Pros: +Science Fiction story that engulfs the reader
+Time and reality changes due to space travel
Cons: -Might not appeal to everyone how the themes and Ender's character changes as he ages
The Ranger's Apprentice
Pros: +Interesting, history themes story
+Has a sense of reality (real historic elements appear)
+Short and captivating story sequence
Cons: -Some events go too conveniently for the main characters
Harry Potter Series
Pros: +Nice story, creative
+Magical superstitions take a major role in the story background
+Lots of spells, mythical creatures and mysteries
Cons: -Some people might not like the darkening of the themes as the story progresses
-The last book's (Deathly Hallows) story feels rushed
Just gathered a few points to try to reason why i like these books. The cons are there as a general opinion on what people might define as 'bad' in a story, so don't misunderstand: I love these books :)
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I don't think the Deathly Hallows was that rushed. It was 799 pages long. It did seem a little rushed, but when you think about the storyline and events in that book, it kind of makes sense that it's like that.
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I loved P.S I love You,Harry Potter Series, Sherlock Homes etc.
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I like to read comics and I have a huge collection of Batsman and Robbin comics.
Watch Ghost Whisperer Episode (http://ghost-whisperer.otavo.tv/)
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Adding "The Hunger Games Trilogy" by Suzanne Collins to my list.
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wtf? Now there are four members posting links to download movies and episodes of TV shows.
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Mine was Reading Books For Dummies.
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What are books? ;D
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What are books? ;D
This isn't really a thread for posting comments like these you know...
Anyways, update: A Song of Fire and Ice
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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dairy of a whipy kid i really dont read manga
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-Ender's Game
-Ender's Shadow
-Shadow of the Hegemon
-Shadow Puppets
-Shadow of the Giant
All by Orson Scott Card
THIS ^
Other ones I've loved were:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Rant - Chuck Palahniuk
World War Z - Max Brooks
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
The Watchmen - Alan Moore
I know that last one is a comic, not a book, but it was soooo well done and kinda read like a good book.
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Harry Potter and Twilight Saga !
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Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Dark heavens trilogy
Journey to wudang trilogy
The chronicles of Thomas covenant (1st 2nd and last)
The Belgariad
The Malloreon
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Death Note!!!!!!!
Death Note: Another Note
Death Note: L change the world
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The Hunger Games, Ashes, and The Eleventh Plague.-All great books
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Hunger games
Wheel of time
Rangers Apprentice
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there's one book called the child thief, i really like it, its pretty much a dark fantasy version of peter pan, contains alot of language, some sick imagery that sort of makes me want to throw up, such as a man getting his guts ripped out by dogs, very descriptive there may i add, and peter's a badass. the story is pretty much about peter recruiting children to fight a war against the settlers on this magic island, who have been become evil by the magic, very good book, also i will say that the author is apparently worked on world of warcraft if that makes you more intrigued.