I did not know the sequel was already out. Excuse me while I go someplace where no one will hear my vocal cords explode with squee.SangRahl said:
The Best Book/Book Series You've Ever Read?
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Yeah I frickin hate Elayne. She has the slowest plot of all the charachters and I swear in ll that in-between a shit load of stuff actually happening with Matt and Perrin, Elayne has a chapter about her preference of tea! She's the only character in the series I genuinely hate (apart from the bad guys who I'm supposed to hate). I genuinely hope she dies......Sober Thal said:
painfully.
But all right with Perrin I can see were your coming from. But in the final book he did come to a conclusion with the whole "I don't want it" plot you mention. Plus I really didn't find it annoying at all.
Count of Monte Cristo (and yes, I read it WAY before Yahtzee said anything about it, that guy makes it hard to enjoy anything).
If I have to pick something more contemporary, though, I'd say it's a cross between the writings of Dan Simmons (those who are familiar with him will realize it's hard to pick any ONE book of his, they're all so good), or Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon.
Yes, it's better than Neuromancer or even Snow Crash. A brilliant example of the cyberpunk detective story that resonates on multiple levels, both subverting cyberpunk cliches (computers being evil, the main character being a hacker, main character being white, etc) and providing what could be the seminal work of cyberpunk fiction. It lacks the obtuse stiffness of Gibson's prose, using more traditional language and introducing deus ex machinas and specialized terminology sparingly (and then continuing to use these terms to reinforce the concepts, as opposed to Gibson's wave of largely meaningless nomenclature.) And while Snow Crash is excellent, I find the story more interesting in Altered Carbon.
"Get to the next screen."
If I have to pick something more contemporary, though, I'd say it's a cross between the writings of Dan Simmons (those who are familiar with him will realize it's hard to pick any ONE book of his, they're all so good), or Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon.
Yes, it's better than Neuromancer or even Snow Crash. A brilliant example of the cyberpunk detective story that resonates on multiple levels, both subverting cyberpunk cliches (computers being evil, the main character being a hacker, main character being white, etc) and providing what could be the seminal work of cyberpunk fiction. It lacks the obtuse stiffness of Gibson's prose, using more traditional language and introducing deus ex machinas and specialized terminology sparingly (and then continuing to use these terms to reinforce the concepts, as opposed to Gibson's wave of largely meaningless nomenclature.) And while Snow Crash is excellent, I find the story more interesting in Altered Carbon.
"Get to the next screen."
The Lost Years of Merlin series kicked ass. And then it continued with The Great Tree of Avalon that kinda continued the series.
Right now I'm reading Game of Thrones and its pretty damn awesome
Right now I'm reading Game of Thrones and its pretty damn awesome
Book: For some reason, my favorite book is a tie between Of Mice and Men and 1984.
Book Series: The only book series I have read (and truly enjoyed) are Redwall and Captain Underpants. I would say that is a tie as well.
Book Series: The only book series I have read (and truly enjoyed) are Redwall and Captain Underpants. I would say that is a tie as well.
I'm glad you enjoyed those books because I just couldn't get into them. And man did I ever try. I read the first 2 books because it was recommended to me quite a few times. You think it's worth another attempt?Sober Thal said:
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Woot! Another excuse to gush about my favorite series!!! In case you didn't know, I'm a huge fan of The Dresden Files, and pretty much anything else written by Jim Butcher. But mostly The Dresden Files.
Also, I have to say, The Bourne Identity was a freaking awesome book! But I didn't think the sequels were too great. Still, I've read The Bourne Identity at least twice, which is a big deal for me.
Edit: Also, I want to mention some other books that I enjoyed (not that anyone is going to notice anything since this is past the 2nd page).
The Shannara series. Holy crap I loved this series. It's HUGE too. I don't remember, but it has to have at least 17 books. Though it does kinda get a little Final Fantasy-ish how sometimes it doesn't seem like storylines fit in with the rest of the series, but it's still good.
The Coldfire Trilogy. This series has one of the best grey-area characters I've ever seen. Read. Whatever. His name is Gerralt Terrant, and he is freaking awesome. Just saying. Awesome. He's not one of those goody-goody's who becomes somewhat dark but really wants to do nice things. He leans more towards evil than good, but he has somewhat good intentions. I don't know how to describe him, it's past midnight, brain dying...
Chronicles of Narnia. No explanation needed.
Woot! Another excuse to gush about my favorite series!!! In case you didn't know, I'm a huge fan of The Dresden Files, and pretty much anything else written by Jim Butcher. But mostly The Dresden Files.
Also, I have to say, The Bourne Identity was a freaking awesome book! But I didn't think the sequels were too great. Still, I've read The Bourne Identity at least twice, which is a big deal for me.
Edit: Also, I want to mention some other books that I enjoyed (not that anyone is going to notice anything since this is past the 2nd page).
The Shannara series. Holy crap I loved this series. It's HUGE too. I don't remember, but it has to have at least 17 books. Though it does kinda get a little Final Fantasy-ish how sometimes it doesn't seem like storylines fit in with the rest of the series, but it's still good.
The Coldfire Trilogy. This series has one of the best grey-area characters I've ever seen. Read. Whatever. His name is Gerralt Terrant, and he is freaking awesome. Just saying. Awesome. He's not one of those goody-goody's who becomes somewhat dark but really wants to do nice things. He leans more towards evil than good, but he has somewhat good intentions. I don't know how to describe him, it's past midnight, brain dying...
Chronicles of Narnia. No explanation needed.
The Death Gate Cycle by Margret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
Go read it. I'll wait.
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Read the Coldfire Trilogy, too. It has one of the more unique premises I've ever read, and it was certainly worth the read.
Go read it. I'll wait.
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Read the first two Shannara Cycles (First trilogy, second...quadriligy?). I've reccomended them to younger readers. They're really good, but I found them to be slightly juvinile.Fidelias said:
Read the Coldfire Trilogy, too. It has one of the more unique premises I've ever read, and it was certainly worth the read.
The Assassins trilogy by Robin Hobb although it does extend into a pretty big universe with 4 sets of trilogy's and they're all awesome.
