The best book you've ever read.
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I like this response format so I'm pinching it. :3RedEyesBlackGamer said:
Commercial Fiction: "Jingo" by Terry Pratchett.
Classic Literature: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë.
Play: "King Lear" by Shakespeare, or "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.
Not-a-book-but-should-be-in-the-curriculum-at-school/college: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, for being a perfect blend of Crime fiction and Gothic literature.
I might have to say the 'Eragon' books by Christopher Paolini. Or maybe the foundation series, or enders game... there's too many to choose from.
Also some wonderful short stories: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov and Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang.
Also some wonderful short stories: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov and Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang.
Well I can't answer your question but i'll definitly answer the thread.
House of the Scorpion
Enders Game
Watchmen (yes this counts)
Artemis Fowl (book one) and Artemis Fowl and The Lost Colony (book five)
House of the Scorpion
Enders Game
Watchmen (yes this counts)
Artemis Fowl (book one) and Artemis Fowl and The Lost Colony (book five)
The Hunger Games by Susan Collins. It's a fantastic book filled with emotion that ties you to the main character extremely well. Not to mention that it leads into the best trilogy I've seen in my life, with tons of twists and turns that you won't expect.
Or, to put it in better terms: When I pick reading a book over playing a video game, it's a damn good book.
Or, to put it in better terms: When I pick reading a book over playing a video game, it's a damn good book.
Modern: 100 strokes of the brush before bed (its a bit saucy)
Classic: Catcher in the Rye
Play: Death of a Salesman
Comic: Priest, now they are screwing it over with a film that doesn't even go along the same lines.
Classic: Catcher in the Rye
Play: Death of a Salesman
Comic: Priest, now they are screwing it over with a film that doesn't even go along the same lines.
Some of the Chris Crutcher books can get pretty dark, but they usually pick up at the end. Deadline is probably the worst, and definitely has the darkest ending of the ones I've read. It's not the best writing(written for teens) but good stories with interesting characters and relatable, if extreme, dilemas make all of his books pretty good reads.LaBlallin said:
Is he still writing those books? I got to pick up the last.... few? I loved them when I was in High School and I picked up some of the graphic novel adaptations a couple of years ago.shakaar9267 said:
I can't pick a best book ever.
If you like mystery type books but what to break out from them a little, try The Illuminatus Trilogy. It's trippy and will force you to abandon the conventions. A good companion to that is Prometheus Rising.
I guess my favorite genre however would be contemporary post-modern British lit: Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin, JKR.
Novel: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This was the series at it's highest point, all went downhill from here.
Literature: 1984 by George Orwell. Great read, loved every page.
Light Novel: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Manga: Negima!? Volumes 19-32 and still going. The Magical World arc is the longest story arc in any manga I've ever read but it is awesome!
I don't read all that much so my list is rather limited.
Literature: 1984 by George Orwell. Great read, loved every page.
Light Novel: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Manga: Negima!? Volumes 19-32 and still going. The Magical World arc is the longest story arc in any manga I've ever read but it is awesome!
I don't read all that much so my list is rather limited.
Dead famous has got to be my favourite of his, and then probably Popcorn. You can't deny the genius of the guy who wrote most of Blackadder.Pararaptor said:
OT:I'm going to go with Where Eagles Dare. Brilliant book and a brilliant film, but the book made me laugh a lot more.
Six? I don't think I know those.shakaar9267 said:
I think the Drizzt book I read was Passage to Dawn but I'm not sure.
I'll have to check those out again.
Well said friend. I am a big fan off Dean Koontz too.LaBlallin said:
Anyway as to your question: Dark and sad. Hard to get that combo from what books I know. If you are up for trying new genres I suggest the Laurell K. Hamilton, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. Please do not let Twilight (goddamn those books) let your impression of vampire books be bad. These books are amazing. Gritty, compelling and adult themed through out (in all aspects). Failing that, check out Brent Weeks: Night Angel Trilogy. It's a Fantasy genre, not a vampire books despite the name. another really good series that most haven't heard of (unfortuently) is Robert Scott and Jay Gordon: The Eldarn Sequence.
Hope this helps.