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essendoubleop 08-20-2003 07:35 AM

I'm DYING for some good books
 
I just finished all the books in my library that I haven't read yet and I need some recommendations. Here are some of the books I read:

The Silmarillion
Entire Lord of the Rings trilogy
Cat's Cradle
Slaughterhouse 5
The Umbrella Man and other stories
The Witches (gotta love Roald Dahl)
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
The first 3 Shannara books (I actually borrowed the later ones too, but I don't know if I want to read them)

SnotGoblin 08-20-2003 08:24 AM

Amamut

Guardnians of The Flame: The Warriors

Those two are kinda along the fantasy lines.

J.R.V.A. 08-21-2003 07:47 PM

Emotional Intelligence

Cedar 08-22-2003 12:10 PM

AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman

the HARRY POTTER series by J.K. Rowling

You seem to like children's fantasy books, too. Have you tried THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norman Jouster?

THE COLOR OF MAGIC by Terry Pratchett, or anything else in his DISCWORLD series

the OUTLANDER series by Diana Gabaldon

hope this helps!

mml 08-22-2003 01:54 PM

Gotta go with Cedar about AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman, really anything by Gaiman is great.

If you like Vonnegut, just pick up any of his books, maybe Breakfast of Champions, Galapagos or Bluebeard.

If you like epic fantasy try George R.R. Martin.

I just started rereading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and if you have never read it, everyone should.

Nefir 08-22-2003 04:31 PM

Umberto Eco is your man.

FOCAULT'S PENDULUM - Mystery, suspense, and a great attention to detail. Powerful supernatural conspiracy novel.

THE NAME OF THE ROSE - Another great historical mystery, set in a Benedictine monastery.

These are my #1 and #2 favorite books, respectively, and I hope you're gonna love em too.

mml 08-22-2003 09:17 PM

It's really odd that Nefir reccomended Eco, because I came back here to add him to the list I made above and lo and behold it was already here.

Jaron 08-23-2003 09:57 AM

As has been said, read anything my Vonnegut.

Give "The Little Prince" by St. Exbury a shot, if you haven't yet, as well. It's definitely worth the read.

abormen 08-23-2003 01:57 PM

Try the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, makes a great read.

Raymond E. Feist is nice too, love the scale that his series spans.

And Harry Turtledoves alternate history series about ww1 is a good series as well.

bparker805 08-23-2003 02:04 PM

A really good set of books is the "Earth's Children" series by jean Auel. Its five books long and its a great read. Ive read the series about 3 times now. FYI, the first book in the series is titled "Clan of the Cavebear".

Memnoch 08-24-2003 09:19 PM

1984 and Animal Farm by Orwell
Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice, or really anything by her
The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King

Randerolf 08-25-2003 07:32 AM

Of Love And Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez.

Márquez is an amazing writer in the genre of magical-realism. At 147 pages, the book is short read and dirty-beutiful look at love, religion, and this tangled-web world of ours.

Quote:

One morning, during a late rainstorm and under the sign of Sagittarius, Sierva María de Todos los Ángeles was born, premature and puny. She looked like a bleached tadpole, and the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck was strangling her.
“It’s a girl,” said the midwife. “But it won’t live.”
That was when Dominga de Adviento promised her saints that if they granted the girl the grace of life, her hair would not be cut until her wedding night. No sooner had she made the promise than the girl began to cry. Dominga de Adviento sang out in jubilation: “She will be a saint!” The Maruis, who saw her for the first time when she was bathed and dressed, was less prescient.
“She will be a whore,” he said. “If God gives her life and health.”
From Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez

Memnoch 08-25-2003 01:35 PM

Randerolf - Wow, I didn't know there was *anyone* other than me that has read that book. Isn't it a beautiful read? So heart felt, so emotional, and at the same time so devastatingly accurate to the inner workings of our minds.

Esen 08-25-2003 03:19 PM

Here are some great books, I love to read and read a lot, here are a few you might like.

Geek Love-If you like mutated circus freaks you'll love this

Diary of a drug fiend --this was written in 1922 and it is intense!

The scicilian- Mario Puzo at his best

The Family--based on the true story of a pope around 1490 s 1500s and his family- Mario Puzo

Shrodingers cat-- You need to have a high reading level but is a masterpiece- Robert Anton Wilson

Jaws - great book

half asleep in frogs pajamas- classic Tom robbins

still life with woodpecker- Tom Robbins actually any tom robbins book kicks arse

sometimes a great notion-Logging family in Oregon

Snow crash- This book brings you all over the placee takes place in a kind of future, --I loved this book

eight men out-Its the real story of the black sox

Contest-not a great book but a really fun read

The teachings of Don Juan a Yaqui way of knowledge-Carlos Castaneda very trippy

and there are so many more, i just have to remember them lol

mustangsally 08-27-2003 06:49 AM

I bet you'd like the books written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. They're supernatural/suspense and they absolutely can't be put down once you start reading.
Here' s a few titles:
Relic
Reliquary
Ice Limit (in my opinion the best)
Cabinet of Curiosities
Thunderhead
Riptide
Still Life with Crows (I'm reading this one now - spooooky)

And the good thing is if you like them, there are lots!

SkaterGirl 08-27-2003 03:29 PM

Tad Williams - Otherland
This is one book on 4 volumes and is about 4000 pgs total. A long read, but a fantastic story.

mrquackers 08-27-2003 06:18 PM

Another vote for Gaiman here. Also, "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

fallen_angel 09-03-2003 07:48 PM

Mercedes Lackey and the Herald Mage series. . . very moving and great if you like magic and a little non smut romance

JazzmanAl 09-06-2003 07:39 PM

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson is great.

Asshole Lover 09-07-2003 08:38 AM

ender's game

to kill a mockingbird

the amazing adventures of kavalier and klay

eris 09-07-2003 02:09 PM

I'm reading LAMB by Chris Moore right now and its a hoot! Its the story of Christ growing up as told by his best friend Biff - its hilarious. Check it out if you like Life Of Brian type of humor.

drewg 09-07-2003 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JazzmanAl
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson is great.
I second that! :thumbsup:

Czernobog 09-07-2003 07:36 PM

enders game, definitely....

Neverwhere, by Gaiman

Any Sherlock Holmes book (classics, all of them)

pappymojo 09-08-2003 05:22 AM

The Corn King and the Spring Queen. I think the author's name is Naomi Mitchison (not sure on the spelling of the last name).

I love this book. It is a historical novel set in a small primitive state during the time of Sparta. A historical novel is one where the author uses historically accurate information but then fills in the rest with their imagination. As they didn't know a lot about this world when the book was written, she really allows her imagination to go.

This book was written around the same time as the Lord of the Rings and it deals with WWII, but it is also deals with religion and art, and female characters who are real and tragic, and sexuality and love.

I can't do this book justice, but it is great on so many levels. If I were to pursue a masters degree in english, I could write a 200 page paper on this book easily. It is an overlooked gem.

pappymojo 09-08-2003 05:27 AM

and for fantasy readers, George R.R. Martins "A Song of Fire and Ice" series is, in my opinion, the best fantasy since Tolkien. It plays with cliched story lines like a child plays with play-doh. Plus, as you get deeper in the series, you get viewpoints from characters that you previously hated and you see what motivates them, and well, you kind of start rooting for them.

Jameson 09-08-2003 05:27 AM

Guy Gavriel Kay's TIGANA and THE FI0NVAR TAPESTRY (3 books).

SkaterGirl 09-08-2003 12:30 PM

I second Kavalier & Clay. Fantastic book, only so-so ending.


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