Karaan Posted March 14, 2014 Share #26 Posted March 14, 2014 You were grounded for reading...I was emptying the city library when I was young. Link to comment
Kage Posted March 14, 2014 Share #27 Posted March 14, 2014 Me too....but that's because my parents grounded me from reading as a kid and so I'd hide in the bathroom to read. >.> Are we related? I always got the stinkeye for renting 10 sci-fi/fantasy/NON-TEXTBOOK/etc books from the library... But yes. Start a book club and I'd love to read with people! Link to comment
Evie Posted March 14, 2014 Share #28 Posted March 14, 2014 Well that makes three of us for the book club...I was going to create a post with a yes/no poll...but the poll won't work! QQ so if we get at least 5 people interested here we can start another post to throw out book ideas? Link to comment
Melodia Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share #29 Posted March 14, 2014 But yes. Start a book club and I'd love to read with people! *cough cough ^^This^^ cough cough* Link to comment
Kage Posted March 14, 2014 Share #30 Posted March 14, 2014 We've got at east three so we just need to confirm two more *nod sagely* Link to comment
Goodfellow Posted March 14, 2014 Share #31 Posted March 14, 2014 It goes without saying (although I am saying it) that if I didn't arbitrarily limit entries, this list could become long enough to wrap around itself and break time. Dune by Frank Herbert above all else. I've read that book (and the main series) more times than anything else in my life. That being said, if any of you speak fondly or even forgivingly of Brian Herbert's "additions" to the series, I'll call you mad and call down curses and poxes on your household. Also, any among you who have not read Johnathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke need to call in sick for the next few days so you can do exactly that. And I'm a little shocked not to see any Tolkien mentioned yet. Link to comment
TheLastCandle Posted March 14, 2014 Share #32 Posted March 14, 2014 Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast is, perhaps, my favorite of all time. Certainly my favorite of the "fantasy" genre. I'm also Very partial to the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan although, to be fair, I'm midway through it as I write this. For lighter fare, I've always enjoyed the original DragonLance Chronicles trilogy, which was the series that introduced me to the fantasy genre. I still give it another read every now and then. It's always a pleasure to revisit that story, and I regard it as a true modern classic. Since you enjoy the Forgotten Realms books, you might find these refreshingly familiar as it, too, was a Dungeons & Dragons setting originally. However, the mythos differs from FR's enough for it to feel remarkably different. A Song of Ice and Fire (the series on which the Game of Thrones TV series is based) is another great series. I will warn that the time between books is often PAINFUL, though. I enjoy the HBO series, but to be honest, it pales in comparison to the source material. Edit: Because of the game we play, I focused too much on the fantasy genre! You've got to read Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea, and A Farewell to Arms are absolute musts. J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye is probably my favorite non-fantasy book of all time, along with Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Don't watch the film; read the book. Link to comment
Illira Posted March 14, 2014 Share #33 Posted March 14, 2014 Ahhh! A BOOK THREAD. *tries not to explode* Young Adult authors I enjoy: Tamora Pierce and Diane Duane YUS. I grew up on Tamora Pierce, her books have always meant... alot to me. Her PotS series always struck a special cord with me. I also quite enjoyed Duane, though I really haven't read anything by her recently. Other books! Patricia Biggs! Her new Mercy Thompson book just came out so its on my mind. And while I'm on the subject of Urban Fantasy, Rachel Caine writes some pretty sweet stuff. Traditional Fantasy! : Jennifer Roberson. I LOVE her Karavans and Sword series. Jacqueline Carey: I feel like I judged her Kushiel books by their covers for a long time, and thats why I didn't read them. But SO GLAD I eventually picked Kushiel's Dart. Epic politics, action, and very character driven. Robin Hobb: Ship of Magic trilogy! Kate Elliott, Juliet Marillier, Lynn Flewelling, Dawn Cook/Kim Harrison, Diana Wynne Jones,... And the list goes on. Random other books... I'm a huge Dostoevsky fan (The Idiot is a particular favorite of mine...), Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms), Fitzgerald (His short story A Diamond as Big as the Ritz), Andrew Davidson's The Gargoyle, Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabbler ... And so many others. But these are what spring to mind. 1 Link to comment
Erik Mynhier Posted March 14, 2014 Share #34 Posted March 14, 2014 Havamal Eddas Anything by Douglas Adams Link to comment
Evie Posted March 14, 2014 Share #35 Posted March 14, 2014 Jacqueline Carey: I feel like I judged her Kushiel books by their covers for a long time, and thats why I didn't read them. But SO GLAD I eventually picked Kushiel's Dart. Epic politics, action, and very character driven. But the covers were exactly why I picked up the books! But I agree they are simply amazing. Link to comment
Kage Posted March 14, 2014 Share #36 Posted March 14, 2014 Young Adult authors I enjoy: Tamora Pierce and Diane Duane YUS. I grew up on Tamora Pierce, her books have always meant... alot to me. Her PotS series always struck a special cord with me. I also quite enjoyed Duane, though I really haven't read anything by her recently. Same for me! PotS just resonates with me really well. Very much so. Duane put out the latest Young Wizards book I'd say... 2-3 years ago? Anything by Douglas Adams THANK YOU! Link to comment
Illira Posted March 14, 2014 Share #37 Posted March 14, 2014 Jacqueline Carey: I feel like I judged her Kushiel books by their covers for a long time, and thats why I didn't read them. But SO GLAD I eventually picked Kushiel's Dart. Epic politics, action, and very character driven. But the covers were exactly why I picked up the books! But I agree they are simply amazing. They really are amazing :3 I think why the covers turned me off, was because, not having read the books, they like... gave off a vibe of just being like... red light district short stories. Which is totally not the case! No problem with them after reading the books, but on a self-perusal, they hadn't ever jumped out in the right way. As context to those unfamiliar with Carey's books: and so on... I'm quite good these days at not judging books by their covers... Especially as I've been reading a decent amount of romance books these days. And... most of those covers are awful, lol. And while on the subject! Suggested romance authors: Laura Kinsale, Loretta Chase, and Mary Balogh are usually full of great stuff. A good romance novel lives and dies by its characters. And I love character studies... so yeah. Link to comment
Illira Posted March 14, 2014 Share #38 Posted March 14, 2014 Young Adult authors I enjoy: Tamora Pierce and Diane Duane YUS. I grew up on Tamora Pierce, her books have always meant... alot to me. Her PotS series always struck a special cord with me. I also quite enjoyed Duane, though I really haven't read anything by her recently. Same for me! PotS just resonates with me really well. Very much so. Duane put out the latest Young Wizards book I'd say... 2-3 years ago? The last book by her that I have on my shelf is Wizards at War, that was... 2005. Apparently she's only released one since then. So I guess I'm not so far behind, haha Link to comment
Erik Mynhier Posted March 14, 2014 Share #39 Posted March 14, 2014 Young Adult authors I enjoy: Tamora Pierce and Diane Duane YUS. I grew up on Tamora Pierce, her books have always meant... alot to me. Her PotS series always struck a special cord with me. I also quite enjoyed Duane, though I really haven't read anything by her recently. Same for me! PotS just resonates with me really well. Very much so. Duane put out the latest Young Wizards book I'd say... 2-3 years ago? Anything by Douglas Adams THANK YOU! Which one is your favorite Kage? Link to comment
Goodfellow Posted March 15, 2014 Share #40 Posted March 15, 2014 Anything by Douglas Adams. Oooh, good point. I love The Hitchhiker's Guide, but there's some gold to be found in the Dirk Gently books and The Salmon of Doubt is one of my favorite avenues to losing my mind in the best way possible. Link to comment
Rythulian Posted March 15, 2014 Share #41 Posted March 15, 2014 Quick list because I haven't read anything in a while. Also most of these are a series as opposed to a single book. The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon The last one isn't so much a favourite of mine because it's 'fun' and 'enjoyable'. It actually contains some pretty sensitive topic material. I personally found it interesting to read though. Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim Link to comment
Kage Posted March 17, 2014 Share #42 Posted March 17, 2014 Anything by Douglas Adams THANK YOU! Which one is your favorite Kage? It's most likely the cliché response but I do so very love reading the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series of books. Link to comment
Steel Wolf Posted March 17, 2014 Share #43 Posted March 17, 2014 Favorite reads I've nom'd thus far... The Dragon's Path - Daniel Abraham: Fantasy political intrigue WITHOUT the hackneyed idiocy of R.R. Martin's "And then he got beheaded" schtick. Storm Front - Jim Butcher: A modern-day wizard in Chicago solving a murder case. New-level film noir goodness. Black Blade Blues - J.A. Pitts: Another smart bit of fantasy mooshed into the modern world, this time with a young woman who inadvertently draws into an entire realm just behind our own. As you can see, I kinda dig on that sort of leitmotif. I miss my Kindle...work has been too busy for me to read as voraciously as I'd like. :c Link to comment
Kage Posted March 17, 2014 Share #44 Posted March 17, 2014 The last book by her that I have on my shelf is Wizards at War, that was... 2005. Apparently she's only released one since then. So I guess I'm not so far behind, haha Yup! Games Wizards Play (#10) should be around possibly end of 2014 or in 2015. I haven't been on tumblr or twitter recently to see what she's posting. I've been thinking of getting into Dresden Files but alas... still never got the time >< Link to comment
Evie Posted March 17, 2014 Share #45 Posted March 17, 2014 I miss my Kindle...work has been too busy for me to read as voraciously as I'd like. :c I've actually found myself purchasing books again despite having a kindle. I've had one for years, since the first generation. And it's been nice to not have to travel with a large stack of books...but it's been really nice to go back to the physical feel of a book in your hands....and then there's always the book smell. >.> Link to comment
Karaan Posted March 17, 2014 Share #46 Posted March 17, 2014 but it's been really nice to go back to the physical feel of a book in your hands....and then there's always the book smell. >.> Like one of my teacher said : "Holding an old book it is like a erotic moment with yourself." Link to comment
Kage Posted March 17, 2014 Share #47 Posted March 17, 2014 The problem is when you have lots of books to choose from and can finish a couple of them while you're out. >< In HS, I filled a whole compartment in my bag with 3-5 books for reading purposes while still needing to carry my load for the day. E-readers are so very helpful with minimizing the amount of things you need to carry. And papercuts. Quite a few of my books have evidence of my paper cuts T_T Link to comment
Melodia Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share #48 Posted March 17, 2014 Having moved soooo many times, I second the benefits of the e-reader for keeping book weight and space down to a minimum. Lugging those boxes is a pain! LOL! But I do like the feel of an actual book over the e-reader. Link to comment
Evie Posted March 17, 2014 Share #49 Posted March 17, 2014 I'm not saying E-readers are bad...just that I've rediscovered books in a way and it seems like my reading has increased where as I didn't seem to read much anymore with the e-reader for whatever reason. Link to comment
Kage Posted March 17, 2014 Share #50 Posted March 17, 2014 Nooo not saying that. I miss carrying books. If only I had a weightless no-weight limitless bag for them all T_T Link to comment
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