Recommend a book
- Thread starter Cargando
- Start date
Oh my god, I just Nostalgia'd SO MUCH. I loved that series, except I never got round to reading two of the books.Thibaut said:
OT: The Necronomicon by H.P. Lovecraft.
On The Beach. You'd be quite hard pressed to find this one, it's old and not being printed anymore I think.
EDIT:
YES, I cried whenwilted_orchid said:
The bomb(s?) dropped and most of the people died.
Only one huh?
Well I'd have to go with "The Curse of Chalion" by Lois McMaster Bujold since most of the others I'd recommend have already been mentioned....
The characters are all amazingly well done, excellent plot, excellent setting, excellent end and with some of the best dramatic writing ever ....frankly there's nothing to dislike about it in my opinion.
Well I'd have to go with "The Curse of Chalion" by Lois McMaster Bujold since most of the others I'd recommend have already been mentioned....
The characters are all amazingly well done, excellent plot, excellent setting, excellent end and with some of the best dramatic writing ever ....frankly there's nothing to dislike about it in my opinion.
Beyond The Deepwoods made my life as a kid! I read that series over and over and over ^_^darksusano said:
I sobbed my heart out at that part of The Book Thief, too although I think I may've cried just as much when,
The Banderbear died in Beyond The Deepwoods =[
And older book called "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy.
It tells the story of political and military maneuvering by NATO and the former USSR, culminating in the outbreak of WW3, fought in the atlantic theatre conventionaly, no nukes. What makes this book stand out in my oppinion is the total lack of favoritism by the author towards either NATO or the Soviets. It is told as if it realy could have happend like that. No all defeating single heroes, just WW3 told from both sides of the line. Epic book.
It tells the story of political and military maneuvering by NATO and the former USSR, culminating in the outbreak of WW3, fought in the atlantic theatre conventionaly, no nukes. What makes this book stand out in my oppinion is the total lack of favoritism by the author towards either NATO or the Soviets. It is told as if it realy could have happend like that. No all defeating single heroes, just WW3 told from both sides of the line. Epic book.
The old man and Mr smith was a fantastic book for me. It's about how God and the devil meet up again, and explore the world. It really just describes how various nations operate in the handling of God and the Devil and the whole thing feels slightly sinister, poking fun at the orignization of our modern system, for example, America trying to arrest them, and Russia treating them like delagtes from a unknown state. That or Chris Ryan books. Ignore the fact that eveyone has a sex scene in it, and it's good dramatic stuff.
This. Start with A Game of Thrones. Martin's books are the best fantasy novels since Tolkien. There only real flaws are the brain power it takes to read them and Martin's case of chronic publication delay.ArcWinter said:
/thread
Watchmen:Alan Moore. An alternate 1985 where the USSR and USA are on the brink of nuclear war. Masked adventurers have become quite common in society until a law bans the masked heroes. It is a graphic novel but very profound and intelligent. The Plot deals with moral ambiguity, the greater good vs justice, philosophical differences, time, and features characters so real and complex that you feel as if you have spoken to them.
V for Vendetta: Alan Moore. An alternate 1997 (although written in the 80's) It is about a post nuclear war England that had survived by removing American missles from the country. This book, like Watchmen is profound. It deals with anarchy, heroism, culture, and has a healthy dosage of philosophy related sub plots. These two books helped change my opinion on Graphic novels. The addition of pictures does not make the book less intelligent by any means. These two graphic novels are shining examples.
Atlas Shrugged: Ann Rand. I am currently reading through this and so far it is a really good book. It help Rand develop a larger following for her objectivist philosophy and the plot deals with the world moving further and further into socialism (So far) and it does a good job of demonising the enemies of her view while convincing you of her own.
V for Vendetta: Alan Moore. An alternate 1997 (although written in the 80's) It is about a post nuclear war England that had survived by removing American missles from the country. This book, like Watchmen is profound. It deals with anarchy, heroism, culture, and has a healthy dosage of philosophy related sub plots. These two books helped change my opinion on Graphic novels. The addition of pictures does not make the book less intelligent by any means. These two graphic novels are shining examples.
Atlas Shrugged: Ann Rand. I am currently reading through this and so far it is a really good book. It help Rand develop a larger following for her objectivist philosophy and the plot deals with the world moving further and further into socialism (So far) and it does a good job of demonising the enemies of her view while convincing you of her own.
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
Its a good action book, with many plot twists and an interesting/original story.
Its a good action book, with many plot twists and an interesting/original story.
Grendel by john gardner
it is a great contrast to straight forward stories of heroism and effectively develops and makes the reader extremely sympathetic to a character who is on the surface is an extremely one dimensional, generic villain. it also has some interesting existential philosophy seeded into its undertones that presents a perspective on existence that is not normally thought of but is still understandable and convinsing.
it is a great contrast to straight forward stories of heroism and effectively develops and makes the reader extremely sympathetic to a character who is on the surface is an extremely one dimensional, generic villain. it also has some interesting existential philosophy seeded into its undertones that presents a perspective on existence that is not normally thought of but is still understandable and convinsing.
G.J. Mayer's "A World Undone: The Story of the Great War 1914-1918"
Best book about the Great War i've ever read.
Best book about the Great War i've ever read.