| Lemonwalrus United States. November 15 2006 11:15. Posts 5445 | Profile Blog # |
Finals week at my school is almost over, (I might even have passed Calc. for Engineers, so woohoo) so I am about to have 9-10 days at home with a free schedule. I haven't had the time to read a good fiction novel (outside of one's assigned for classes) in a long time. I am into the classics, but I feel like reading something from a relatively unknown author. I just finished 'Oryx and Crake' by Margaret Atwood, which I had to read for a class, and I thought it was pretty good. Just looking for any suggestions of relatively unknown books that you read and were suprised at how good they were. Please explain, without giving away the story, what about the book made you suggest it.
Apocalyptic/Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi always gets me, but don't let that limit you.
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Kennigit  Canada. November 15 2006 11:25. Posts 19174 | Profile Blog # |
The Stand.....wait you only have 9-10 days. nm
......Oh, i really enjoyed "The Talisman" by stephen king if you haven't read it. a slight slight connection the the dark tower series but its stand alone.
Its about this 12-13 year old kid who starts having this wierd shit happen around him (birds threatening his life, faces in the sand screaming at him etc). Basically finds out that there is a parallel universe where everyone has a duplicate...except him, so he can go back and forth. I really really enjoyed it and you could finish it in -10 no prob
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edit: shit looks like they are making a movie of it too !
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| Lemonwalrus United States. November 15 2006 11:29. Posts 5445 | Profile Blog # |
iNcontroL, I am not religious at all, so the second suggestion might not work. I read 'The Case for Christ' to give religion a try, and now I am even more confused than I was before. Any more info on why you liked the Martin series tho?
Kennigit, sounds good, but I think you just took all of the fun out of it by telling me the story.Last edit: 2006-11-15 11:30:38 |
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| Kennigit Canada. November 15 2006 11:30. Posts 19174 | Profile Blog # |
On November 15 2006 11:29 Lemonwalrus wrote:
I am not religious at all, so the second suggestion might not work. I read 'The Case for Christ' to give religion a try, and now I am even more confused than I was before.
Kennigit, sounds good, but I think you just took all of the fun out of it by telling me the story.
no, theres ALOT more that happens than that....you could get that detail from the back cover lol. |
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| Lemonwalrus United States. November 15 2006 11:31. Posts 5445 | Profile Blog # |
On November 15 2006 11:30 Kennigit wrote:
no, theres ALOT more that happens than that....you could get that detail from the back cover lol.
Oh, my bad. |
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| oj- United States. November 15 2006 11:32. Posts 368 | Profile Blog # |
"Apocalyptic/Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi always gets me"
Starship Troopers is fantasic... It is absolutley nothing like the movie btw so do not let that disuade you.
not apolcalyptic but good:
Just got into "Tuesday's with Morrie" and it is great so far...Last edit: 2006-11-15 11:33:30 |
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| ieatkids5 United States. November 15 2006 11:33. Posts 4385 | Profile Blog # |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
It is quite a good read, and will definitely entertain the audience.
What made this book catch my eye and stand out of the crowd of regular books is its informative retelling of the life cycle of a butterfly; from birth to maturity. It combines strikingly beautiful illustrations with sensational drama into a true work of art that you'll read and enjoy over and over again.
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iNcontroL  USA. November 15 2006 11:35. Posts 28394 | Profile Blog # |
Well i think even on TL.net there are like 5 or 6 people who LOVE the Martin series. Easily my favorite books. They are fantasy books following a family as it undergoes the different relationships and wars of a fantasy world. Rivaling familes, rivaling factions, huge element of potential monsters that are kind of more a mystery. If you like Fantasy books at all these are considered the literal gold of that genre.
I have to do a lame paper now so maybe someone else will elaborate for me. All i can say is go buy the first book and i PROMISE you will love it to death. I have gotten tons of people hooked on them and I am very confident that if you enjoy a good book you will be delighfully surprised. |
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| BANE United States. November 15 2006 11:35. Posts 67 | Profile # |
chronicle of a death foretold - Gabrielle Garcia Marquez
i loved this book because of its wierd way of telling the story...its just an all around good book and it isnt too long i finished it in maybe 2 days. Sorry i dont want to give away to much..
the house of the spirits - isabel allende
i really liked this book becasue of how it followed a family through generations and impacts of different people on them. it is kind of long though..
the Sicilian - mario puzo
mario puzo wrote the godfather...the sicilian is about a youth that becomes somewhat of a revolutionary/outlaw and his life.
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| Lemonwalrus United States. November 15 2006 11:35. Posts 5445 | Profile Blog # |
On November 15 2006 11:33 ieatkids5 wrote:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
It is quite a good read, and will definitely entertain the audience.
What made this book catch my eye and stand out of the crowd of regular books is it's informative retelling of the life cycle of a butterfly; from birth to maturity. It combines strikingly beautiful illustrations with sensational drama into a true work of art that you'll read and enjoy over and over again.
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| Kennigit Canada. November 15 2006 11:35. Posts 19174 | Profile Blog # |
On November 15 2006 11:33 ieatkids5 wrote:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
It is quite a good read, and will definitely entertain the audience.
What made this book catch my eye and stand out of the crowd of regular books is it's informative retelling of the life cycle of a butterfly; from birth to maturity. It combines strikingly beautiful illustrations with sensational drama into a true work of art that you'll read and enjoy over and over again.
lmao....i actually have that book sitting 3 feet away from me in my book shelf lol
Definitely a classic-rivals Dickens' work |
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| Dametri United States. November 15 2006 11:50. Posts 726 | Profile # |
On November 15 2006 11:24 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Song of Ice and fire series by George RR Martin.
Easily the best fantasy written since Tolkien.
I have to do a lame paper now so maybe someone else will elaborate for me. All i can say is go buy the first book and i PROMISE you will love it to death. I have gotten tons of people hooked on them and I am very confident that if you enjoy a good book you will be delighfully surprised.
QFT
I would elaborate, but one of the best aspects of the series is its unpredictability. If you've become jaded by the predictable plots and characters in most fantasy and sci fi, Martin's series should prove very refreshing.
On November 15 2006 11:32 oj- wrote:
Starship Troopers is fantasic... It is absolutley nothing like the movie btw so do not let that disuade you.
If you prefer Sci Fi over fantasy, Robert A. Heinlein is a great choice. He wrote starship troopers, but his masterpieces are "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Time Enough For Love". They're brilliant works, but be warned that they're VERY UNCONVENTIONAL. If you're disturbed by incest, the paranormal or rampant promiscuity, they're not for you.Last edit: 2006-11-15 11:58:47 |
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 CharlieMurphy United States. November 15 2006 12:11. Posts 22893 | Profile Blog # |
Fuck, there is a starshiptroopers book? Now I gotta go read it.
Anyways have you ever read 'Slaughterhouse V' ? its a book about this guy who sorta time travels around his own life jumping from moment to moment and is also in world war 2 and abducted by aliens. A lot of people like it. I didn't really like it. I did read it in 2 days though. |
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 IntoTheWow is awesome. November 15 2006 12:14. Posts 31040 | Profile Blog # |
On November 15 2006 11:35 BANE wrote:
chronicle of a death foretold - Gabrielle Garcia Marquez
i loved this book because of its wierd way of telling the story...its just an all around good book and it isnt too long i finished it in maybe 2 days. Sorry i dont want to give away to much..
the house of the spirits - isabel allende
i really liked this book becasue of how it followed a family through generations and impacts of different people on them. it is kind of long though..
the Sicilian - mario puzo
mario puzo wrote the godfather...the sicilian is about a youth that becomes somewhat of a revolutionary/outlaw and his life.
Seems like you like magical realism. |
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| Lemonwalrus United States. November 15 2006 12:19. Posts 5445 | Profile Blog # |
On November 15 2006 11:50 Dametri wrote:
If you're disturbed by incest, the paranormal or rampant promiscuity, they're not for you.
Well, the main character of 'Oryx and Crake' is an old man that enjoys his kiddie porn, so I am not completely against the unconventional. I like being surprized by how far an author will go, but once I am disgusted I lose interest, so they have to maintain a happy medium. Atwood spent a lot of time at the line, but, imo, she never crossed it. |
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| Mindcrime United States. November 15 2006 12:20. Posts 5943 | Profile # |
On November 15 2006 11:25 Kennigit wrote:
The Stand.....wait you only have 9-10 days. nm
Everyone should read the uncut version of The Stand.
EDIT: Randall Flagg, as he appears in that book, is one of the greatest characters in literature ever.Last edit: 2006-11-15 12:21:44 |
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 Hot_Bid Administrator November 15 2006 12:22. | Profile Blog # |
to echo...
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
(the first book is called "Game of Thrones")
Nazgul would agree, hes a big fan too |
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| Wysp Canada. November 15 2006 12:23. Posts 2118 | Profile Blog # |
L’Étranger (english titles: my preference 'The Outsider' and the more popular 'The Stranger') by Albert Camus. Its a short (1-3 hours) but an excellent read and a great place to taste existentialist writings and more specificly camus' excellent writings.
seriously, just pick it up an read it one night, its great.
P.S. I wrote a much longer post but it got lost somehow...
P.P.S I read it a long time before bush stabbed at it. |
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| Dametri United States. November 15 2006 12:29. Posts 726 | Profile # |
On November 15 2006 12:19 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Show nested quote +On November 15 2006 11:50 Dametri wrote:
If you're disturbed by incest, the paranormal or rampant promiscuity, they're not for you.
Well, the main character of 'Oryx and Crake' is an old man that enjoys his kiddie porn, so I am not completely against the unconventional. I like being surprized by how far an author will go, but once I am disgusted I lose interest, so they have to maintain a happy medium. Atwood spent a lot of time at the line, but, imo, she never crossed it.
Fortunately for you, heinlein puts his weirdest crap at the END of his books.Last edit: 2006-11-15 12:29:55 |
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