Underappreciated Literature Gems
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I sincerely hope you aren't serious. If anything, it is far over appreciated. It's bland, tired, unoriginal, and boring. I could get into some more, real, details, but I don't want to waste my time. It's rubbish and that's all there is to it, if you want to read it, that's fine, if you enjoy it then okay, but it isn't worth anything greater than entertainment, it does nothing for literature that hasn't already been done a million times by severely better authors in much better works.AngloDoom said:
As for the topic at hand, I'm going to throw in Neuromancer. Book is brilliant, the defining book for cyber punk.
*wipes away tears*Hubilub said:
I thought.... I thought I was the only one....
Yes, that book is a definitive piece of literature both in terms of the Viking Culture and the Saga format.
It should be mandatory reading in Scandinavian institutions of learning.
1984, more people should seriously read it,
Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King, one of his less popular books, in fact quite alot of his fans don't like it, I thought it was great though.
Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King, one of his less popular books, in fact quite alot of his fans don't like it, I thought it was great though.
To the person who said his friends had never heard of Ayn Rand: You need smarter friends.
I enjoyed Anthem, despite the fact that Ayn Rand is a social eugenicist twat. The writing style was bold and clear, and the thoughts were strong and well laid-out.
I'm reading "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins, and I'm quite impressed with how fair-minded and open the characters are, since I normally despise Victorian-era writing with the fervour people usually reserve for Uwe Boll films. Also, the author did not drag out one single aspect of the plot till you got bored of the whole mystery and pitched it into the nearest recycling or Goodwill bin.
I enjoyed Anthem, despite the fact that Ayn Rand is a social eugenicist twat. The writing style was bold and clear, and the thoughts were strong and well laid-out.
I'm reading "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins, and I'm quite impressed with how fair-minded and open the characters are, since I normally despise Victorian-era writing with the fervour people usually reserve for Uwe Boll films. Also, the author did not drag out one single aspect of the plot till you got bored of the whole mystery and pitched it into the nearest recycling or Goodwill bin.
I'm quite sure the whole "Twilight" thing was intended to be sarcasm.Girafro said:
More on topic, I'm not sure which books would be under-appreciated. Overall, reading isn't exactly a popular activity in modern world, or so it seems. And looking at smaller interested groups would kind of defeat the purpose.
I'll agree with you on Neuromancer, I loved that book as well.
I guess I'll have to throw in another favorite. Dune. Frank-ly, I don't think it's that under-appreciated given it's status among many fans of hard science fiction... But, eh, whatever, same thing kind of applies to Neuromancer which is heralded as THE cyberpunk novel sometimes.
Your pun-fu is mighty.Billion Backs said:
I fear I must agree on your point about the popularity, or lack-there-of, of reading. Hell, I study English literature and I barely read when I don't have to, hahaha.
Frank Herbert is a great author, have you read Hellstrom's Hive?
I'm afraid I haven't, yet.Girafro said:
I've only recently started reading his novels... Despite seeing the 1984 Dune movie numerous times as a kid and being a huge nerd when it comes to reading, specifically hard science fiction and some forms of fantasy.
I'm afraid I'm starting to go off-topic now. Might have to resort to PM's.
To add another interesting books, although perhaps not so much under-appreciated seeing how it has received some serious awards not unlike quite a few books suggested in this thread...
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. It's interesting to see how many great works of science fiction were written in the 60s. To my knowledge, Ursula Le Guin isn't a very well-known writer despite having written a number of award-winning science fiction and fantasy stories.
I have to thank the Earthsea trilogy I owned as a kid for introducing me to this great author. While some of her works are of questionable quality, I'd say The Left Hand of Darkness is one of the best. It's a science fiction novel set mainly focusing on directly societal questions instead of technological ones which provides an interesting read.
Artemis Fowl.
It's nowhere near as popular as it should be. It should be even more appreciated than Harry Potter and the Twilight series combined.
FACT
It's nowhere near as popular as it should be. It should be even more appreciated than Harry Potter and the Twilight series combined.
FACT
And its sequel, Metro 2034.Chris Kolbeck said:
For all the shit America gives their nation, Russians are great writers.
Of course I am, don't worry. I know it's hard to portray irony through the internet buuut: Twilight is awfully written and has the worst pacing of a book I've ever read. That said, I like how it actually tried to play with the conventions a bit, and I find it clever how it targeted a certain group of people, accidentally or not, and became a huge deal practically over-night.Girafro said:
MelasZepheos said:
Also: too true.
Jamieson 90 said:
These. Also, Stephen King's Dark Tower series, anything by Philip K.Dick (A Scanner Darkly was brilliant but seems to be ignored despite the movie), and Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Nielan (absolutely hilarious, drive to your local bookstore and buy it now).ClassicJokester said: