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 Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:37 pm
Since finishing Harry Potter, I've nothing to read anymore. ;-;
Does anyone have suggestions for a book or book series, and please tell me a bit about it if you do. I'm very picky with what I read. It needs to have a little mystery, fantasy is good, sci-fi also, nothing to over the top and most of all, it needs to be interesting.
Also note, I read the last Harry Potter book in less then two days so, make sure it's got a bit of meat to it, by meat I mean pages. I don't want to be finished with it in a day and then have nothing. D:
Old and New Books are welcome.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:42 pm
I have yet to get into it myself, but I've heard rave reviews on both the book and movie Catch-22 By Joseph Heller. It's an old classic that's supposed to be very funny, but at the same time, very tragic. Another classic I'd recommend would be To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It's easily one of my favorite past summer reads from High School. I actually cried while reading it. It's set in the "Old South" of the early twentieth century where racism was not seen as racism but a way of life. It's told from the perspective of a small girl whose father is defending a black man of raping a white girl and the changes that occurred not only to herself but her friends, family and the entire town throughout the process. I think the thing that strikes me the most about it is how eloquently she can tell such a powerful and moving story but at the same time only call it "a simple love story". I'm currently into the Song of Fire and ice series written by George R. R. Martin. It's a nice mix of fantasy and history; based off of the War of the Roses in Medieval England, it mixes some really nice fantasy elements in, making it's own story that's completely unpredictable. It also follows several different characters at the same time, so that might be a turn off. I also just finished (and am in the process of re-reading) Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Usually, the girliest novels I read are Jane Austen, but I also read those for the political/historical references, but for some reason, I'm really quite taken with this series for no apparent reason. Although, there does seem to be a love/hate relationship with this book: some people have said that they find the novel to be mindless trash :p
[/rant] xd
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:26 pm
Here's one of my personal favorites: The Necroscope by Brian Lumley While the books are standard novel length (inch and a half/two inch in paper back form), the are 14 books in the series. Now, these are sci/fi mainly, though most people consider vampires a fantasy element, so it might be called a blending of the two. There is also a heavy detective/spy theme through most of them, as well. That being said, it might be 'over-the-top', depending on what that phrase means to you. It's definitely not for kids, and even adults might be uncomfortable with the graphic depictions of some of the atrocities committed by the vampires. By no means does this mean it's all some gore-fest, though.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:59 pm
An excellent, long, graphic novel is Sandman, by Neil Gaiman... it's horror, fantasy, sci-fi and a few other things (comedy included). One of the best I've read all year, 10 books of varied length with an incredibly intricate and interesting plot.
Another one which isn't for kids, but most of the themes are psychological. There is a bit of gore in places, and a few very disturbing stories (one is about a convention of serial murderers, and that was really quite creepy).
Another excellent author is Francesca Lia Block; she has a few books out, but my personal favourite is Psyche In A Dress, which retells a few Greek Myths in a modern way, through poetic writing.
A really quirky (and comedic) author is Terry Pratchett, if you haven't read any of his works I would recommend them... he is a fantasy/sci-fi guru. A good novel is Good Omens, about the apocalypse (but really funny). He's got quite a few 'Discworld' series books, which are fun to read.
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:27 am
Right now I'm reading Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers, but I'm also reading Rules of Ascension (Winds of the Forelands, Book 1) by David B. Coe. He, David B. Coe, has some really good series. I'm partial to his LonToybn Chronicals myself, if you like sci-fi fantasy.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:23 am
pretty much twiglight but for a scifi about aliens I suggest Stephanie Meyers book The Host
its awsome I am a very picky reader and that book fasinated me so much I finished it in 3days n.n
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:02 pm
series of unfortunate events? the series ended last year though
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