Soooo. . . . We don't have a topic for books we would recommended to others. And I personally really love topics like this, so I though, why not?
One thing, first: PLEASE DO NOT HATE ON BOOKS/AUTHORS OTHER PEOPLE LIKE. Okay?
I don't care if if the book in question is Twilight,
please be respectful and courteous. You know what's sad? That I actually have to say something like that. . . Anyway, without further ado, my list of book and author recommendations:
In no particular order
Watership Down. Not only do I feel a sort of obligation to post about it, (;D) it really is good book! It has rabbits. Yes. *Nods* They go on an adventure! Although there is a slightly profane seagull, and okay it's a little bloody, it's a really good book. You should try it! It's by Richard Adams! (I totally didn't forget his last name for a sec. Not at all.)
The Twilight saga/cycle really isn't that bad. Seriously. You should give it a try. how do you know that you don't like it if you've never read it?!
Anything by Maggie Stiefvater. Her Raven Cycle is flippin' amazing, but I've read The Scorpio Races too and that's just as good. In it's own way of course. TSR is about horses. Water horses, to be exact, and there's a little romance too. Good book! Such a tearjerker ending, too.
Let's see, what else? John Green. Great writer. True, I found Paper Towns a little hard to get through, but the other two books of his I've read (The Fault In Our Stars, An Abundance Of Katherines) are really, really good. They draw you in and refuse to let you out until you've finished!
And of course, anything by Cassandra Clare or Rick Riordan goes without saying. If you haven't read anything by either of them GO GET ONE OF THEIR BOOKS. You haven't lived until you've read them.
Recommend away! I need new reading material people! :P
The Warriors series by Erin Hunter is awesome, it's about four Clans of cats that live in the wild and have epic battles and things like that. There's also the Wolves of the Beyond series by Katherine Lasky--it's way shorter but just as good if not better. The first book is probably the least interesting out of all of them, but the second is my favorite and the last couple books are actually pretty dark.
Then there's the Wings of Fire series, about dragons...also amazing.
Ooooh, dragons! Who's it by? And, yes, WotB is awesome.
Skulduggery Pleasant is something I recommend to absolutely everyone, regardless of its scarcity in America. If you like urban fantasy, mystery, romance, high fantasy, action, adventure or even sci-fi then there is at least something in this series that you will definitely enjoy. I have never ever encountered someone who's read SP and not liked it. It's by Derek Landy and there are ten books in the series (THERE ARE NOT NINE BOOKS LIKE THE AUTHOR SAYS, THERE ARE TEN, IT'S JUST THAT SKULDUGGERY ISN'T IN MALEFICENT SEVEN SO IT CAN'T BE COUNTED AS PART OF THE SERIES) and a short-story collection.
Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy and its prequel, The Ring of Solomon are incredibly moving and thought provoking.
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott is a great blend of mythology, history and original fantasy and I think anyone with an interest in mythology will love it. There are six books.
The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen is a fantastic fantasy series about a young J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis and Charles Williams. The sixth book, The Dragons of Winter got a little too religious (specifically, Christian (unsurprising as Tolkien, Lewis and Williams were all Christian (Tolkien and Williams being Catholic, and Lewis being, as far as I can tell, non-denominational)) for me, but I suspect for most people that won't be a problem.
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini is basically LotR with added dragons and the purple prose removed, so I suspect that a lot of people would find it entertaining.
I recommend The Archived by Victoria Schwab to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. It's about a library where the dead are kept on shelves where their memories can be accessed.
The Dark Lord of Derkholm and Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones are excellent satirical pieces and hugely entertaining fantasy stories. Though having read three of her books, I think she may have had a problem with rushing endings.
And for people who don't mind reading about LGBT+ characters, I recommend Proxy by Alex London and The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black. Proxy is a dystopian story, but definitely a lot different to the typical post-apocalyptic dystopia. TDPotF on the other hand is about fairies and monsters.
I think that's all I've got.
Ranting on Skulduggery Pleasant
Scarcity in America? Scarcity in America?! SCARCITY IN AMERICA?! JET DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A BOXED SET OF SP IS FOR ME ON AMAZON?! Which, incidentally, is the only place I can find anything more than the first book. (Which I read and loved.)
For books one thru eight it's 67.99 for me, which iiiissssss 47.12 for you. (I have no idea how the pound works, so blame this place (http://www.dollars2pounds.com/) if there's any mistakes)
Also, thanks.
You forgot the trilogy that your signature is quoting...
Quote from: Cornflower MM on May 08, 2016, 02:00:24 AM
Ranting on Skulduggery Pleasant
Scarcity in America? Scarcity in America?! SCARCITY IN AMERICA?! JET DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A BOXED SET OF SP IS FOR ME ON AMAZON?! Which, incidentally, is the only place I can find anything more than the first book. (Which I read and loved.)
For books one thru eight it's 67.99 for me, which iiiissssss 47.12 for you. (I have no idea how the pound works, so blame this place (http://www.dollars2pounds.com/) if there's any mistakes)
Also, thanks.
Ask for it for Christmas or a Birthday if you celebrate those. If not. Well I'm hesitant to advocate something illegal, but you could try looking for it on the internets.
Quote from: Inquisitor on May 08, 2016, 02:00:55 AM
You forgot the trilogy that your signature is quoting...
I didn't forget it, I decided not to include it as, apparently, many people hate the ending and Mal in general.
No spoilers please Im still reading that series!!!
I'd say:
Brandon Sanderson
Maggie Stiefvater
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (not YA)
The Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfield is a steampunk alternate history
Brandon Sanderson
and also Brandon Sanderson
I have yet to finish the series but as it stands Mal is a interesting character, but not unlikable
Quote from: Jet the binturong on May 08, 2016, 02:07:30 AM
Quote from: Cornflower MM on May 08, 2016, 02:00:24 AM
Ranting on Skulduggery Pleasant
Scarcity in America? Scarcity in America?! SCARCITY IN AMERICA?! JET DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A BOXED SET OF SP IS FOR ME ON AMAZON?! Which, incidentally, is the only place I can find anything more than the first book. (Which I read and loved.)
For books one thru eight it's 67.99 for me, which iiiissssss 47.12 for you. (I have no idea how the pound works, so blame this place (http://www.dollars2pounds.com/) if there's any mistakes)
Also, thanks.
Ask for it for Christmas or a Birthday if you celebrate those. If not. Well I'm hesitant to advocate something illegal, but you could try looking for it on the internets. I did. . . . Money's been a little tight. Shouldn't be complaining, really.
Quote from: Inquisitor on May 08, 2016, 02:00:55 AM
You forgot the trilogy that your signature is quoting...
I didn't forget it, I decided not to include it as, apparently, many people hate the ending and Mal in general. That only makes me more interested. Who is this character everyone ends up hating? What has he done to deserve his fate? (I'm assuming Mal is a he?)
Quote from: Aimless Gallivanter on May 08, 2016, 02:12:09 AM
No spoilers please Im still reading that series!!!
I'd say:
Brandon Sanderson
Maggie Stiefvater
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (not YA)
The Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfield is a steampunk alternate history
Brandon Sanderson
and also Brandon Sanderson
You like Brandon Sanderson don't you. :P Sounds vaguely familiar, to be honest, I'll put him on my list.
Quote from: Cornflower MM on May 08, 2016, 01:39:50 AM
Ooooh, dragons! Who's it by? And, yes, WotB is awesome.
Tui T. Seutherland. Sorry I forgot about that one! XD
They're probably better than WotB and Warriors put together. I mean,
dragons!Sadly, I've fallen behind in the series.
I recommend Trollslayer, a book by William King. It's an incredibly well-written book about a pair of adventurer, Gotrek, a dwarf is also a member of the doom-seeking Slayer cult, and Felix, a former university student who was forced to leave Altdorf (The wealthy capital of the Empire.) as he killed somebody in a duel, and was in a protest against a new tax imposed by the Emperor.
They are bound to each other by an oath, as during a drunken night in a tavern, Felix swore that he would record Gotrek's doom in a poem. They end up in many adventures together, and each one is filled with exciting action and good storytelling, as well as characters that leap off the page. It has a few mature themes, however, but I highly recommend it.
Spoiler
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I'll recommend some stand-alone novels.
Watership Down: Let's face it, my position as a moderator at Fiver's Honeycomb (http://s4.zetaboards.com/Fivers_Honeycomb/index/) is a great impetus to post this ;) Nevertheless, it's truly a good book. It is, to put it simply, a dramatic story about rabbits. Themes include perseverance and, of course, society. A bit gory, but if you can read the Redwall series, you can read this. Considered a classic adventure novel.
Lord of the Flies: This novel is the exception to the stereotype that classics are boring to read. Humans are trapped on an island, after all. I grew to like the characters, which doesn't come easily for me, and I can recall few novels that made my heart pound so heavily. You'll find themes such as good VS evil and the civilized VS the primitive. A little gory, but again, you can read this.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane: Truly a novel for all ages, short and sweet. I don't know how to describe it, but I'm not forgetting it.
In accordance with some older preferences by some of our members, here's some of the relics I enjoyed:
Of Mice and Men, by the famed author John Steinbeck. For more mature audiences, simply because of language.
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. For one who likes his genre but prefers a story told in a way different then blocks of text.
The Lord of The Rings collection (trilogy?), by J.R.R. Tolkien. For older audiences, as the book can get incredibly hard to understand, through its format of huge walls of words.
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. A masterpiece of creation, and it lives up to all of what Sky said it is.
The Mistmantle Chronicles, by M.I. McAllister. A nice series quite similar to Redwall which most of you guys would like.
To be edited as I add more.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a good classic.
I personally didn't enjoy Of Mice and Men, but most of my friends did, so I'm probably in the minority.
If we're talking about classics, I may as well recommend some Shakespeare: Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing are pretty good. Midsummer Night's Dream is okay. I highly recommend not reading Romeo and Juliet, and if you do, I don't think it should be looked at as a love story.
Why not? I mean, I haven't read any Shakespeare - yet - but it seems everyone takes it for granted that Romeo and Juliet is a romance. Sounds that way to me, in all honesty.
Actually there's kind of a split between people who think R&J is a romance, and people who think it's a cautionary tale about commitment to you first crush.
Allow me to be clear; as a romance, Romeo and Juliet absolutely sucks in an incontrovertible way. There is literally no real love in the entire play, R&J barely know each other and they decide to get married and then they kill themselves. It works better as a warning. It's also pretty boring.
R&J could be framed as being a form of social criticism; with even a feminist message. After all, Juliet is essentially being placed in a situation where she'll be forced to marry somebody, probably somebody who she doesn't want to, in the near future. While her father at least initially holds off on arranging the wedding until she's 15 or 16, it's made very clear what her options in life are. It isn't impossible that a frustrated young girl with no freedom would take such drastic actions, effectively given the choice between being forced to marry an older nobleman she doesn't love, and running away with an exciting crush of a more similar age who's equally infatuated with her. If the social order wasn't set up as it was then, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Whether a romance or no, it's technically considered to be one of Shakespeare's "tragedies", a label which suits it fine.
Quote from: Jet the binturong on May 08, 2016, 10:07:19 PM
Actually there's kind of a split between people who think R&J is a romance, and people who think it's a cautionary tale about commitment to you first crush.
Allow me to be clear; as a romance, Romeo and Juliet absolutely sucks in an incontrovertible way. There is literally no real love in the entire play, R&J barely know each other and they decide to get married and then they kill themselves. It works better as a warning. It's also pretty boring.
That does sounds indescribably dull. . . . Thanks for the warning. ;)
Romeo and Juliet is a very boring book. I'm reading it in my English class, and it's painful to read. If I were you, I wouldn't bother reading it. It's not worth your time (this is coming from the girl who hates romance and is bored by any book that doesn't have large amounts of blood, fire, death, or violence. So my opinion is quite strong and you might actually enjoy it).
Maximum Ride is a fun book. The earlier books are better, if you ask me. It's by James Patterson.
Nobody should read Shakespeare. They are meant for the theater and as such should be viewed in the theater.
That may be so, but Much Ado About Nothing does not have to be watched to be awesome. Nor does Macbeth.
I would second the recommendation a few of the books on here as well, namely Mistmantle Chronicles, and Lord of the Flies, are both really good series/stories.
Now if you like a book series that is nothing but fantasy, has unreal amounts of gore, fighting, adventure, and tension, not to mention flying pirate ships which are kept up by heating giant floating rocks, a million and one fantastic species of intelligent animals and most of them are unique to the books. Then the Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel is the book series for you. And let me tell you, the writer has no fear of killing off characters... It is a 10/10 would read again type of good, especially as you get further into the series.
Another stand alone book I'd suggest is The Amazing Marice and his Educated Rodents,, by Terry Pratchett. Now this book I cannot explain without giving away everything, but rest assured it is hilarious, and a very interesting idea. It is also loosely based off of the fairy tale the Pied Piper. Pratchett also wrote The Wee Free Men, and I haven't read the whole book, as I could only borrow it from my friend for a short time. But it seemed like a good read.
Lastly there is the Sword in the Stone, by T.H. White and of all the before mentioned books this one is the best. It follows the childhood story of King Arthur and his schooling under Merlyn. Its a very worthwhile book to read, and I'd suggest it for a long trip, where you have lots of time to read. Or I could just be a slow reader...
Anyway that's my two cents right there.
If you ever see anything by Terry Pratchett just grab it immediately, especially if it's a Discworld book. You could breeze through one in about two hours.
I would highly recommend the Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander. A great example of high fantasy, excellent writing, and wonderful story. Also, the main character, Taran, has one of my favorite examples of character development over story arc. Skewed towards a slightly younger audience, but fantastic nonetheless.
I've heard of the Edge Chronicles - I think Skarzs or someone might've mentioned it once. Sounds like it has steampunk elements? Besides violence, it's totally clean, right?
Okay, my recommendations:
*points at profile pic* The Maze Runner trilogy. I've only read the first two books, but I'm gonna start the last one soon. Be warned: it's really violent and bleak, and the main characters are all teens. But besides a bit of kissing and very occasional mild language, it's totally clean (with the possible exception of the prequel The Kill Order, which, from what I've read on review sites, is even more violent than the main series and has an instance of a rather suggestive joke).
The Shadow Children sequence by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It's set in a future where the oppressive government limits families to only two children, but there are many secret third children who have to live in hiding. I've read the first five out of seven, and it's totally clean as well as suspenseful.
For that matter, most of Haddix's books are pretty clean and great for people who like suspenseful thriller-mysteries. Try Double Identity, Escape from Memory, The Always War, and Claim to Fame. (Small warning for that last one: there's what seems to be a child predator making creepy remarks about someone, but believe me, he's not what he seems and it all ends happily.)
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is a very good novel. It offers a lot to think about. Furthermore, its last two pages are some of my all-times favorites from literature, and not every quote makes it in my signature ;)
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat is a moving and deeply insightful fictional story of a woman who survived the 1937 Haitian genocide. In other words: the feels.
Out of all of Shakespeare's works, I recommend Macbeth.
Quote from: Eulaliaaa! on May 09, 2016, 04:50:53 AM
(this is coming from the girl who hates romance and is bored by any book that doesn't have large amounts of blood, fire, death, or violence. So my opinion is quite strong and you might actually enjoy it).
You'll enjoy Warhammer books, then. Lots of violence.
Quote from: Lord Ashenwyte on May 18, 2016, 03:30:15 PM
Quote from: Eulaliaaa! on May 09, 2016, 04:50:53 AM
(this is coming from the girl who hates romance and is bored by any book that doesn't have large amounts of blood, fire, death, or violence. So my opinion is quite strong and you might actually enjoy it).
You'll enjoy Warhammer books, then. Lots of violence.
And the
Maze Runner trilogy. Lots of death, violence, and blood, and only minimal romance.
I read the Mazerunner trilogy. I liked the first one, not the others though... I'll look into Warhammer.
Another book worth reading is Fahrenheit 451. I read it a while ago and thought it was pretty interesting.
Quote from: Eulaliaaa! on May 18, 2016, 10:33:12 PM
Another book worth reading is Fahrenheit 451. I read it a while ago and thought it was pretty interesting.
I tried readin' that not too long ago, it's not the best for light reading. :P I didn't finish it. But it is good.
There can be times when it gets harder to read than what I'd consider fun, but it's still good. I like Ray Bradbury's interpretation of the future and where society is headed, which is actually pretty terrifying if you think about it :P
Quote from: Eulaliaaa! on May 18, 2016, 10:33:12 PM
I read the Mazerunner trilogy. I liked the first one, not the others though... I'll look into Warhammer.
Another book worth reading is Fahrenheit 451. I read it a while ago and thought it was pretty interesting.
Soul Hunter seems to be a good start. There is a free ebook called the Furnaces of Haelloon which you might want to try reading.
Quote from: Jukka the Sling on May 18, 2016, 04:03:50 PM
Quote from: Lord Ashenwyte on May 18, 2016, 03:30:15 PM
Quote from: Eulaliaaa! on May 09, 2016, 04:50:53 AM
(this is coming from the girl who hates romance and is bored by any book that doesn't have large amounts of blood, fire, death, or violence. So my opinion is quite strong and you might actually enjoy it).
You'll enjoy Warhammer books, then. Lots of violence.
And the Maze Runner quadrilogy. Lots of death, violence, and blood, and only minimal romance.
I believe that Brenda would disagree with that statement. :P
It was still minimal. :P Also, I called it a trilogy 'cause that's pretty much what it is. I haven't read the prequel, and I'm probably not going to for several reasons (including the fact that I already read up on the plot). I'm pretty excited about The Fever Code, though. I've already read the recently-released excerpt, and gahhhhh it just makes me feel for Newt even more.
Jukka, don't know if you have seen the movies, but warning, everything is changed from the books.
A good book that is part of a series consisting of two trilogies is Duncton Wood. It is a mix between Redwall and Watership Down, but only about Moles. I am not very far in it, but it has great potential.
Quote from: Jukka the Sling on May 20, 2016, 02:25:48 AM
It was still minimal. :P Also, I called it a trilogy 'cause that's pretty much what it is. I haven't read the prequel, and I'm probably not going to for several reasons (including the fact that I already read up on the plot). I'm pretty excited about The Fever Code, though. I've already read the recently-released excerpt, and gahhhhh it just makes me feel for Newt even more.
THERE ARE SPOILER CODES FOR A REASON PEOPLE. *Points at Jukka* That was a spoiler. What happens to Newt? No, don't tell me.
Also, why bother reading books when you read up on the plot beforehand? Do you like spoilers or something?
Quote from: Gonff the Mousethief on May 20, 2016, 02:56:24 AM
Jukka, don't know if you have seen the movies, but warning, everything is changed from the books.
A good book that is part of a series consisting of two trilogies is Duncton Wood. It is a mix between Redwall and Watership Down, but only about Moles. I am not very far in it, but it has great potential.
Speaking of WD. . . Fiver's Honeycomb, yes Gonff?
But ooh, moles. I'll check it out! Who's it by?
@Gonff the Mousethief: I haven't seen the movies, but I've watched clips, and yeah, they have changed a lot. Especially in the second movie - no idea what happened there. It's almost unrecognizable.
@Cornflower MM:
The Fever Code is another prequel, so nothing truly earth-shattering happened in the excerpt, except feels. :P Um, sorry? I don't think that's really a spoiler. And the only reason I read up on the plot of
The Kill Order was 'cause I figured I wasn't gonna be able to read it anyway (complicated story there), so I just read the synopsis to find out anything I needed to know that applied to the series as a whole.
Yes it is because you just implied something bad happens to Newt!
Mmm, I see.
There's a certain point at which a spoiler becomes vague enough to no longer qualify. Not sure if that bit is there yet, I think it's rather subjective.
I can second Fahrenheit 451, it's a very good book. The Foundation series by Asimov is also neat, and while I've only read a little of I, Robot, that seems like a good book too.
Here's the part where I reference something obscure and nobody knows what I'm talking about: has anyone read the Goblin Wood? It's a sort of low-fantasy novel centering around a hedge-witch who lives outside of society and the dishonored knight sent to surveil/kill her. The story and characters are good, but the world that it takes place in is very well done. It's not like every little detail is written out, but the broad strokes you get are fascinating. It also portrays magic in an interesting way. Apparently it has sequels. I want to read the sequels. :P
Quote from: Rusvul on May 22, 2016, 06:53:58 AM
Apparently it has sequels. I want to read the sequels. :P
The words of every book nerd ever. :P Who's it by?
I highly recommend Airman by Eoin Colfer. Fantastic book. Swashbuckling, Count-of-Monte-Cristo-esque, very engaging story line.
Also, The Reckoners Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. And pretty much anything else by Brandon Sanderson, although I didn't like Warbreaker as much as his other ones.
The Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, and The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins (Why are you looking at me like that? Stop looking at me like that. It's a good trilogy...)
I just started Alex Rider, but it looks pretty cool so far.
Another classic I can totally recommend Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. It's best to go in with an open mind and forget whatever you think you know about the story, they're probably wrong anyway when you actually read the book. It's an amazing novel about the human condition, and it's wonderfully written. One of my all time favourites.
Quote from: Aimless Gallivanter on May 08, 2016, 02:12:09 AM
No spoilers please Im still reading that series!!!
I'd say:
Brandon Sanderson Check
Maggie Stiefvater
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (not YA) Check
The Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfield is a steampunk alternate history Check
Brandon Sanderson Check
and also Brandon Sanderson And check
WE LITERALLY READ THE SAME BOOKS.
On another note.
Boxcar Children
Hardy Boys
Nancy Drew
However,
Animal Farm by George Orwell is another great classic.
YOOOOO THATS COOL DUDE. Which of Brand Sand's books have you read?
I think you should give Stiefvater a read, particularly her Raven Cycle.
What other books have you enjoyed? Im always on the look out for something new to read!
THE RAVEN CYCLE IS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE EVER READ! LIKE THIRD PLACE OR SOMETHING!
I READ THE WHOLE RECKONERS TRILOGY IN LIKE TWO WEEKS IT WAS SO GOOD! LITERALLY!
*dies*
I think you might enjoy the Mysterious Benedict Society and its prequel. The books are about these especially gifted children who work for a extremely secret and small government organisation that works to bring down the main villain, Mr. Curtain.
It's very cool, and has a bit of every thing in it.
I've read the first book of the mysterious Benedict society, that's as far as i got though. Ill check out the Reckoners trilogy, do you know the author?
And yeah Jet I totally agree with you there. Do you follow Stiefvater om tumblr? Shes amazing.
The author is Brian Sanderson.
Brian Sanderson ;) im not familiar with that author ;D ;D
Oh Is the Reckoner trilogy his newish YA series? Yeah I haven't gotten to that yet, I've been caught up in his Mistborn world haha.
Quote from: Eulaliaaa! on May 18, 2016, 10:33:12 PMAnother book worth reading is Fahrenheit 451. I read it a while ago and thought it was pretty interesting.
I agree.
Quote from: Skyblade on May 08, 2016, 03:51:07 PMThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane: Truly a novel for all ages, short and sweet. I don't know how to describe it, but I'm not forgetting it.
Correction: I recommend any novel by Kate Dicamillo. I reread
Because of Winn Dixie last night, and it reminded me why the novel is so esteemed.
The ones I've read are the above two plus
The Tale of Despereaux. I haven't read
Tiger Rising, but knowing the author, it's also good, and it's on my to-read list. Sure, the books are primarily aimed at children, but they work for all ages.
The Tale of Despereaux will forever be one of my favorite books.
^Same.
Quote from: Jet the binturong on June 08, 2016, 01:13:32 PM
THE RAVEN CYCLE IS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE EVER READ! LIKE THIRD PLACE OR SOMETHING!
^^ Seconded.
Quote from: Sagetip on June 08, 2016, 01:16:35 PM
I READ THE WHOLE RECKONERS TRILOGY IN LIKE TWO WEEKS IT WAS SO GOOD! LITERALLY!
Huh, the last one's out? Also, dude, you're a slow reader. I read books one and two in. . . . Two and a half days.
With my free time, I've read some children's books lying around my house. Firegirl by Tony Abbott and Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner are both touching and inspiring.
I would also like to recommend any one of Ruskin Bond's books. They're really nice, are clean, and are a pleasure to read.
Quote from: Cornflower MM on June 09, 2016, 01:08:38 AM
Quote from: Jet the binturong on June 08, 2016, 01:13:32 PM
THE RAVEN CYCLE IS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE EVER READ! LIKE THIRD PLACE OR SOMETHING!
^^ Seconded.
Quote from: Sagetip on June 08, 2016, 01:16:35 PM
I READ THE WHOLE RECKONERS TRILOGY IN LIKE TWO WEEKS IT WAS SO GOOD! LITERALLY!
Huh, the last one's out? Also, dude, you're a slow reader. I read books one and two in. . . . Two and a half days.
*shrug* I don't really have a defined reading speed.
Quote from: Sagetip on June 09, 2016, 04:49:08 PM
Quote from: Cornflower MM on June 09, 2016, 01:08:38 AM
Quote from: Jet the binturong on June 08, 2016, 01:13:32 PM
THE RAVEN CYCLE IS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE EVER READ! LIKE THIRD PLACE OR SOMETHING!
^^ Seconded.
Quote from: Sagetip on June 08, 2016, 01:16:35 PM
I READ THE WHOLE RECKONERS TRILOGY IN LIKE TWO WEEKS IT WAS SO GOOD! LITERALLY!
Huh, the last one's out? Also, dude, you're a slow reader. I read books one and two in. . . . Two and a half days.
*shrug* I don't really have a defined reading speed.
Thats fine its not a competition :P its taken me over a week to read The Raven King even though im so hyped about it and its so good. I still havent finished it haha
Has anybody read Go Set a Watchman? I've read To Kill a Mockingbird and enjoyed it, and I almost bought the second book today, but I was wanting to know what others thought of it first.
I've heard that GSaW is sorta a ripoff because it's just the earlier version of TKaM or something. You'd have to look into it before quoting me on that, though.
Hmm... I did look it up and saw a lot of people were disappointed. I think I'll just get it at the library instead of spending money on it.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Short and easy read with a lot of thought and imagination.
In regards to GSaW, it wasn't ever meant to be published. Harper Lee had started to write it and stopped, and once her sister died there was no one to stop a company from publishing the unfinished manuscript. It's not so much a sequel as a rough draft.
Quote from: Skyblade on June 14, 2016, 01:56:03 PM
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Short and easy read with a lot of thought and imagination.
Holy cow, that book was strange, in my eyes. I remember having a rant about it to my mom after I was done. All the concepts were so. . . *shudder*. . . otherworldly. "It" was just creepy. The whole darkness spreading thing seemed rather. . . overcomplicated? It seemed to be trying to explain a mental thing of the real world in a physical way of an abstract world.
Needless to say, I'm not going to read it again. Probably.
Also, don't see the movie. EVER.
Quote from: Skarzs on June 15, 2016, 12:24:56 AM
Quote from: Skyblade on June 14, 2016, 01:56:03 PM
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Short and easy read with a lot of thought and imagination.
Holy cow, that book was strange, in my eyes. I remember having a rant about it to my mom after I was done. All the concepts were so. . . *shudder*. . . otherworldly. "It" was just creepy. The whole darkness spreading thing seemed rather. . . overcomplicated? It seemed to be trying to explain a mental thing of the real world in a physical way of an abstract world.
Needless to say, I'm not going to read it again. Probably.
Also, don't see the movie. EVER.
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That actually makes me want to see the movie. Personally, I thought the novel was interesting (although, yes, a bit creepy at times).
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@Depression sufferers: There's a reputable book called Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns that I recommend.
I basically read all of
Lord of the Flies yesterday in about four hours. The writing was a bit confusing in places (like, it was hard to tell who was talking sometimes), but it was definitely thought-provoking, and I recommend it.
SPOILERY RANT
(Um, yes, I copy-and-pasted this part from The Most Random Thread Ever. Not that anyone actually noticed that post. :P)
I knew about Piggy already 'cause I'm stupid like that, so it wasn't as bad for me as it could've been, but WHY SIMON?!?!?! WHYYYYYYY?!?!?!?! IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!! And I had just been feeling relieved at his escape because I was sure that the hunting party was gonna mistake him for a pig and kill him by accident, but then what actually happened was even worse! And then... that quietly painful scene with the moonlit ocean was horrendously, achingly beautiful and just yanked all my heartstrings. :'( GAHHHHHHH.
On the bright side, at least Samneric didn't die. I was so concerned that they would.
Another series I finished recently is
The Mortality Doctrine by James Dashner. The first book has shallow characterization, but the series gets way better in the other two books. Recommended.
Revive!
Read the Beyonders trilogy by Brandon Mull, okay? It's way better than The Maze Runner.
Quote from: Skarzs on June 15, 2016, 12:24:56 AM
Quote from: Skyblade on June 14, 2016, 01:56:03 PM
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Short and easy read with a lot of thought and imagination.
Holy cow, that book was strange, in my eyes. I remember having a rant about it to my mom after I was done. All the concepts were so. . . *shudder*. . . otherworldly. "It" was just creepy. The whole darkness spreading thing seemed rather. . . overcomplicated? It seemed to be trying to explain a mental thing of the real world in a physical way of an abstract world.
Needless to say, I'm not going to read it again. Probably.
Also, don't see the movie. EVER.
Too late! Already did! ;D
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was a bit long (it's notorious for being one of the longest novels out there at 550,000+ words), but I really enjoyed it in the end! It was very engaging and took me about a month to finish, spending at least 2 hours a day reading it. Getting it as an audio book helps, although the one I used alongside the book was about 50-ish hours long. Great, great story, though!
Hyperion by Dan Simmons was also a great Sci-Fi novel. I'm on the second book in that series now, called Hyperion has Fallen - it's a really cool set of stories so far!
The Chronicles of Mistmantle are great. similar setting to that of Redwall, Hedgehogs moles otters squirrels etc
Quote from: Capt. Leonardo V Williams on August 07, 2016, 12:35:48 AM
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was a bit long (it's notorious for being one of the longest novels out there at 550,000+ words), but I really enjoyed it in the end! It was very engaging and took me about a month to finish, spending at least 2 hours a day reading it. Getting it as an audio book helps, although the one I used alongside the book was about 50-ish hours long. Great, great story, though!
Hyperion by Dan Simmons was also a great Sci-Fi novel. I'm on the second book in that series now, called Hyperion has Fallen - it's a really cool set of stories so far!
On the other hand,
Anthem is short and sweet. Another good book.
Quote from: Sagetip on August 07, 2016, 10:16:36 PM
Quote from: Capt. Leonardo V Williams on August 07, 2016, 12:35:48 AM
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was a bit long (it's notorious for being one of the longest novels out there at 550,000+ words), but I really enjoyed it in the end! It was very engaging and took me about a month to finish, spending at least 2 hours a day reading it. Getting it as an audio book helps, although the one I used alongside the book was about 50-ish hours long. Great, great story, though!
Hyperion by Dan Simmons was also a great Sci-Fi novel. I'm on the second book in that series now, called Hyperion has Fallen - it's a really cool set of stories so far!
On the other hand, Anthem is short and sweet. Another good book.
I haven't tried that one yet, but I'll give it a shot!
It's very anti-communistic, but that's to be expected.
Quote from: Capt. Leonardo V Williams on August 07, 2016, 12:35:48 AM
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was a bit long (it's notorious for being one of the longest novels out there at 550,000+ words), but I really enjoyed it in the end! It was very engaging and took me about a month to finish, spending at least 2 hours a day reading it. Getting it as an audio book helps, although the one I used alongside the book was about 50-ish hours long. Great, great story, though!
Yeah that's a good book. The first time we read, my mom and I fell asleep several time sin the beginning, but don;t let that fool you, it gets better.
I highly recommend any book by G.A. Henty, one of my favorite authors, and a genius of Historic Fiction.
Also I recommend the Master and Commander series, although it has quite a lot of language, varying in intensity and also is not completely clean, the first book has a great story line and characters.
I recommend Firefly Hollow, By Alison McGhee.
I liked the simplicity and sweetness of the book, and I liked the change from the intense feel of most of the books for my age group.
Okay so:
THRONE OF GLASS BY SARAH J. MAAS IS AMAZING DON'T LET THE FIRST BOOK FOOL YOU. Like the first book is decent, but every book after it, including the prequel, is a solid five stars. The fandom focuses on the romance angle a lot (ugh) but trust me, that's not what the series is about. Also every character is so darn awesome, even Lysandra and Kaltain. There are five books:
0: The Assassin's Blade
1: Throne of Glass
2: Crown of Midnight
3: Heir of Fire
4: Queen of Shadows
I highly recommend reading TAB before at least QoS. The upcoming fifth/sixth book is going to be called Empire of Storms.
The Wizard Howl trilogy by Diana Wynne Jones is pretty good, barring the middle book Castle in the Air, which is very forgettable. Howl's Moving Castle was good, and House of Many Ways is fantastic. Also you don't really need to have read previous books to understand CitA and HoMW.
The Legend trilogy by Marie Lu is absolutely fantastic with some of the best visual writing I've ever read. The climax of book two is one of my favourite scenes in fiction to date. It's just so intense.
The Curseworkers trilogy by Holly Black is also fantastic. The mysteries are intriguing and the civil rights parallels are subtle enough that they don't overwhelm the story with their message. Cassel Sharpe is everything I look for in a protagonist: cynical, sharp, intelligent, a morally ambiguous person who ultimately strives to do the right thing. Much like Legend, these books are very intense.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer is very good. It's almost embarrassingly predictable and by-the-numbers but the characters and the world are to die for.
That's all I got for my new faves.
Quote from: Jet the binturong on August 24, 2016, 02:21:06 PM
The Legend trilogy by Marie Lu is absolutely fantastic with some of the best visual writing I've ever read. The climax of book two is one of my favourite scenes in fiction to date. It's just so intense.
I loved the ending of book 3! My favorite ending of any YA series, to be honest.
(Just a heads up for mah homies out there: book 3 isn't exactly clean. I skipped a couple of pages in the middle where there was some, uh, mature content.)
I just read By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson and I really liked it. It's an epic-ish Christian-ish YA fantasy. (It's categorized as Christian fantasy but it is more religious fantasy than Christian) And it's free on the Kindle store! Unfortunately the other books in the trilogy are not :P
@Wylder TreejumperI think that you personally would absolutely LOVE the Master and Commander series, it's about the navy so there is a bit of hard cursing, two "F"s in the first book and three in the second, but none in the third and that is how far I've gotten. There are twenty books in all, although you might've already read them for all I know! ;D
Quote from: Mask on August 27, 2016, 06:04:58 PM
I just read By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson and I really liked it. It's an epic-ish Christian-ish YA fantasy. (It's categorized as Christian fantasy but it is more religious fantasy than Christian) And it's free on the Kindle store! Unfortunately the other books in the trilogy are not :P
WAAAAAIT I READ THAT SERIES
I DON'T REMEMBER A WHOLE LOT ABOUT IT BUT I DEFINITELY LIKED IT
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Mouse Guard!