07-14-2012, 01:56 PM
07-14-2012, 11:42 PM
I do not read as much as I used to but what series I have read AND enjoyed would be: The legend of Drizzt series, The Codex of Alera series, The Dresden Files,a bunch of the Warcraft novels (yes I was reading it for the lore more or less), the Starcraft 2 books, The song of Ice and Fire series, and a few novels by Neil Gaiman.
07-15-2012, 07:28 AM
My all time favorite book (and I recommend everyone read): The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Here's some more good reading:
No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
First Blood - David Morell
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Ian Fleming
Here's some more good reading:
No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
First Blood - David Morell
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Ian Fleming
08-02-2012, 01:31 PM
*brings life back to thread*
So I have finished both The Prince and Utopia.
The Prince went by slow for me, he seemed to stray and give examples that did not emphasis his point much. However, I see how this book was controversial at the time and certain reasoning made me chuckle. But really, there is not much to say about the book....
Utopia actually scared me. The country of Utopia is one of much communist control...but since I disagreed on much of their policies..it kept me interested. However...it was poorly written but I am going to just say that the narrative was based off of More's friend's tale and he was going off by memory. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
And after I answer these blimey questions about these books for my AP European History class, I will start on Brighton Rock..which I originally started but stopped for some reason.
So I have finished both The Prince and Utopia.
The Prince went by slow for me, he seemed to stray and give examples that did not emphasis his point much. However, I see how this book was controversial at the time and certain reasoning made me chuckle. But really, there is not much to say about the book....
Utopia actually scared me. The country of Utopia is one of much communist control...but since I disagreed on much of their policies..it kept me interested. However...it was poorly written but I am going to just say that the narrative was based off of More's friend's tale and he was going off by memory. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
And after I answer these blimey questions about these books for my AP European History class, I will start on Brighton Rock..which I originally started but stopped for some reason.
08-21-2012, 10:53 AM
(07-08-2012 01:57 PM)Zaliphone Wrote: [ -> ]Has anyone here read "Ready Player One"? It's a seriously amazing book, I would recommend it with the burning passion of a thousand exploding suns.
I have. It was really good. It's a great book, but I have a few gripes with it.
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1. The love story aspect - It seemed like it was too cheesy. It was like almost every other kind of love story. The only difference was the fact that the dude had never met her until the end of the book.
2. What does it accomplish - Okay so, the world is over populated, and run down, and almost tyrannical because of this company that basically rules the internet. The main character wins the fortune, he's with his best friend and the girl of his dreams, and he dominates the company that controlled things. Everything is good. But it's not. The world is still dying from over population, and this money isn't necessarily going to do anything about it. Just because you give somebody a ton of money doesn't mean they'll do the right thing. I mean sure, the book sets it up so that it seems that he will, but you can't be sure.
2. What does it accomplish - Okay so, the world is over populated, and run down, and almost tyrannical because of this company that basically rules the internet. The main character wins the fortune, he's with his best friend and the girl of his dreams, and he dominates the company that controlled things. Everything is good. But it's not. The world is still dying from over population, and this money isn't necessarily going to do anything about it. Just because you give somebody a ton of money doesn't mean they'll do the right thing. I mean sure, the book sets it up so that it seems that he will, but you can't be sure.
Has anyone read the "Gone" series by Micheal Grant? It's seriously one of my all time favorites.
08-23-2012, 11:28 AM
I LOVE to read. I am currently reading "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth, the second in (what's supposed to be) a trilogy. The first was called "Divergent". They're both really good. They're kind of like The Hunger Game in the sense that they're both about post-apocalyptic teenagers. I thought I would be too old to enjoy them (i'm 26) but I love both series. The Hunger Games movie was done pretty well, with only a few things missing- but the acting was great.
Another trilogy I loved was The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. If you haven't read it, or started and put it down, listen to me- once you get past the first half of the first book, the rest of the series is non-stop awesome. Lisbeth Salander is one of my all time favorite fictional female leads. I watched all of the Swedish versions of the movies, then saw the American one when it was made. They are all great and I recommend watching them all after reading the books. It's actually easy to keep up with the Swedish version via subtitles AND watch the films without missing anything. Both girls in both version who played Lisbeth did an incredible job.
Those are some I had read in recent years. Here's some of my all-time favorites.
The Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger
Invisible Monsters- Chuck Palahniuk
Haunted- Chuck Palahniuk
Under The Dome- Stephen King
Those are ones I keep going back to. I've read everything by Palahniuk and love them all. And I love pretty much anything by King as well. If you've never read Palahniuk before, I suggest you start with Fight Club (watch the movie if you haven't) so you can get used to his writing style. It's incredible, and the movie was PERFECT from the book, even with the different ending. (I read somewhere that Palahnuik actually preferred the ending in the movie as opposed to his own in the book)
Another trilogy I loved was The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. If you haven't read it, or started and put it down, listen to me- once you get past the first half of the first book, the rest of the series is non-stop awesome. Lisbeth Salander is one of my all time favorite fictional female leads. I watched all of the Swedish versions of the movies, then saw the American one when it was made. They are all great and I recommend watching them all after reading the books. It's actually easy to keep up with the Swedish version via subtitles AND watch the films without missing anything. Both girls in both version who played Lisbeth did an incredible job.
Those are some I had read in recent years. Here's some of my all-time favorites.
The Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger
Invisible Monsters- Chuck Palahniuk
Haunted- Chuck Palahniuk
Under The Dome- Stephen King
Those are ones I keep going back to. I've read everything by Palahniuk and love them all. And I love pretty much anything by King as well. If you've never read Palahniuk before, I suggest you start with Fight Club (watch the movie if you haven't) so you can get used to his writing style. It's incredible, and the movie was PERFECT from the book, even with the different ending. (I read somewhere that Palahnuik actually preferred the ending in the movie as opposed to his own in the book)
08-24-2012, 07:39 AM
Currently reading "Les Violons du Roi" (The King's Violins) by Jean Diwo.
Talks about the life of luthiers round about the time of Stradivarius
Talks about the life of luthiers round about the time of Stradivarius