To his credit though, he did write a story taking the piss out of this, his own tendency.evilstonermonkey said:
Need some help chosing a book to read....
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These, definitely theseevilstonermonkey said:
The problem with an Ender's Game Movie is that Ender is 6, I don't think you could actually find a 6 year old who could do justice to the part (I still have Episode 1 Anakin nightmares)evilstonermonkey said:
OT: I would suggest anything by Scott Westerfeld (The Uglies trilogy, Midnighters trilogy, Leviathan Trilogy or peeps are the best) Stephen King's Cell, and the Runelords series by David Farland. oh and The Hitchhikers Guide series
Though it souds like you're mainly asking for a Lovecraftian book, I got a few series to recommend:
Keys to the Kingdom. Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen. Bartimaeus Trilogy.
Of the three, Bartimaeus was probably the most objectively entertaining to read (the footnote mechanic sure has its moments). The other two just have damn fine stories that you should totally check out.
...And you remind me that *I* need to actually read something Lovecraftian eventually. >_>
Keys to the Kingdom. Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen. Bartimaeus Trilogy.
Of the three, Bartimaeus was probably the most objectively entertaining to read (the footnote mechanic sure has its moments). The other two just have damn fine stories that you should totally check out.
...And you remind me that *I* need to actually read something Lovecraftian eventually. >_>
Sorry, looking back I can see whay it wasn't clear. What I meant was I don't understand why the books by Matthew Reilly haven't been made into movies. Not that I don't think Ender's Game would be a good movie, but it would require a lot of child actors capable of pulling off complex emotions and interactions, and would most likely be slammed by people who miss the point.artanis_neravar said:
I'd recommend Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books, at least the first three, and his Nursery Crime series. They're great fun; Thursday Next travels inside books, and Jack Spratt from the Nursery Crimes books solves crimes committed by and to Nursery characters.
I'm currently listening to the audio book versions of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Also quite fun about a wizard trying to make a living in Chicago.
If you're looking for a behemoth of a book to last you, then I can't help. I haven't read one of those in a very long time. If you're travelling in the States I suppose American Gods by Neil Gaiman would suit; not a behemoth, but it's good =)
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I'm currently listening to the audio book versions of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Also quite fun about a wizard trying to make a living in Chicago.
If you're looking for a behemoth of a book to last you, then I can't help. I haven't read one of those in a very long time. If you're travelling in the States I suppose American Gods by Neil Gaiman would suit; not a behemoth, but it's good =)
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CardinalPiggles said:
Oh and what these two said too =)Cogwheel said:
The Call of Cthulu is a great book, either to read or listen toTwistedEllipses said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZFxuFYinY&feature=mh_lolz&list=PL6AD12C82E03B6A79
This. Let me add a recommendation for Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Atypical fantasy, set in 19th century England. Quite excellent, though it takes a while to get started. While it isn't particularly stretched out/padded, it is a massive book, so it should last you a while.CardinalPiggles said:
I wouldn't even call that a book. It's good, but it took me a little more than one bus ride to finish it.triggrhappy94 said:
At the Mountains of Madness was quite good, too, but also really short.
MAybe (if you like Lovecrafts style of writing, and do not especially care about supernatural things) some of the books or story collections by H.G. Wells might be good for you.
Excellent taste my good sir, excellent!Cogwheel said:
Lovecraft as others have mentioned didn't really write novels or books, the sole exception being 'At the Mountains of Madness' which was a novella. Picking up any short story collection of his should do, his work is public domain nowadays so there are a couple different publishers out there that print his work.
As for other suggestions I'd say look up Scott Lynch's 'The Lies of Locke Lamora' which is a bloody brilliant book and a fantastic beginning to what has the potential to be an amazing series if he ever gets around to finishing the third book. Really, really good. It's like G.R.R.Martin's work only less bleary and depressing while still maintaining a sense of realism and brutality. Much better in my mind, but that's a matter of opinion.
As usual I don't have a single original thought, so everything I would have recommended has already been done so, but I am still capable of seconding things.
If you want something with everything, read any of the Discworld books. Maybe not the first two or three, as Pratchett took a while to develop the setting and the characters, but anything after them is literary gold and very much deserving of every single bit of praise heeped upon them.
If you want something with more action, try the Gaunt's Ghost series. Dan Abnett is THE man when it comes to depicting Warhammer 40,000 and is a master of military fiction (and I say this as someone that is heavily against the military). And on a WH40K trend, I also recommend the Ciaphas Cain series; it isn't as good as Gaunt's Ghosts, but it is ridiculously hilarious in a way that I never imagined the grim darkness of the far future could be.
As a final note, anything by Issac Asimov is a must. Not all of them are necessarily good stories, but the influence of the Foundation series on every piece of subsequent science fiction is undeniable and should be understood, and I, Robot remains a fundamental collection of robot stories.
If you want something with everything, read any of the Discworld books. Maybe not the first two or three, as Pratchett took a while to develop the setting and the characters, but anything after them is literary gold and very much deserving of every single bit of praise heeped upon them.
If you want something with more action, try the Gaunt's Ghost series. Dan Abnett is THE man when it comes to depicting Warhammer 40,000 and is a master of military fiction (and I say this as someone that is heavily against the military). And on a WH40K trend, I also recommend the Ciaphas Cain series; it isn't as good as Gaunt's Ghosts, but it is ridiculously hilarious in a way that I never imagined the grim darkness of the far future could be.
As a final note, anything by Issac Asimov is a must. Not all of them are necessarily good stories, but the influence of the Foundation series on every piece of subsequent science fiction is undeniable and should be understood, and I, Robot remains a fundamental collection of robot stories.
Once while playing Bad Company had someone comment on my Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell related STEAM name, so there's at least three of us out there.Cogwheel said:
I suspect conspiracy or witchcraft, maybe a combination of the two, but I've also been wrong in the past. Pity, it really is a great little book. Little being used in an endearing tone rather than a literal one because the things bigger than most encyclopedia, but hell, I love it anyway.Cogwheel said:
If you want something easy to digest I'd suggest anything by David Eddings, he has about 3 or 4 series of books that aren't overly taxing as far as literacy go while remaining entertaining. 'The Redemption of Althalus' is always good. Terry Pratchett is always fantastic and any of Robin Hobbs farseer trilogy, liveship trilogy and golden fool trilogy go down alright as well.
This. It's amazing.JustJuust said:
Read 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, too. They have weirdly the same but opposite themes and are both extremely awesome. Good to read them back to back imo.
Those two and 'A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess are perhaps by three favourite books.
