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He defiantly wrote some good books, what i liked about them is that every chapter was about a different character.Johnnyallstar said:
Another series of books that is very similar to his books is Steven Erikson's Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The list of characters in each book is about 2-3 pages and 90% of them are main characters essential to the story.
Watership Down. I really felt like a bunny. Also, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
Recently I became quite entranced with World War Z because for a novel about a zombie apocalypse it certainly felt interesting fore dealing with the social as well as political issues behind a zombie outbreak.
Plus, I have to give credit to the Shining, most amazing horror book I've ever read. Not the scariest but most amazingly written.
Plus, I have to give credit to the Shining, most amazing horror book I've ever read. Not the scariest but most amazingly written.
I can rarely find a book I actually want to finish, and actually enjoy reading it. There is one series that I've read multiple times however. The series is "The Last Vampire", by Christopher Pike. I just found out it's going to be made into a movie as well. I really hope it doesn't get screwed up, and made just to pick up some cash from the Twilight fan base.
2 different book series. Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 6 piece Trilogy, and Tracy Hickmans/Margaret Weis' Dragon Lance Series.
HGTTG: Douglas Adams portrayed the book behind silly humor and rediculous scientific theories, some proven. He would literally delve deep into the mind of even a menial character to give a certain impression that always made me laugh. Favorite Character would be Marvin the Manically Depressed Genius Robot. and no, the movie did not do it justice at all.
Dragon Lance: Reading the book always gave me the impression that i was one of the characters that each played a huge role, as well as an extremely unique background. Each event, city, even person also had a unique background, adding further to the immersiveness. favorite character would be Tasslehoff Burrfoot... I cannot remember how the name was spelled, havn't read the book in ages.
Should probebly start reading again...
And yes, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy actually is 6 books, I kid you not.
HGTTG: Douglas Adams portrayed the book behind silly humor and rediculous scientific theories, some proven. He would literally delve deep into the mind of even a menial character to give a certain impression that always made me laugh. Favorite Character would be Marvin the Manically Depressed Genius Robot. and no, the movie did not do it justice at all.
Dragon Lance: Reading the book always gave me the impression that i was one of the characters that each played a huge role, as well as an extremely unique background. Each event, city, even person also had a unique background, adding further to the immersiveness. favorite character would be Tasslehoff Burrfoot... I cannot remember how the name was spelled, havn't read the book in ages.
Should probebly start reading again...
And yes, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy actually is 6 books, I kid you not.
"Gone with the Wind." I found myself unable to sleep at night untill I'd finished at least 100 pages of it.
It can scarcely be called a romance. Like "Pride & Pregudice," the uppity heroine hates the pompous male antagonist with a passion until the end.
Scarlet O'Hara; you just can't decide if she's despicable or admirable. Sometimes she's an idiot with poor listening skills you know will get her into trouble, other times you can totaly sympathise with her & respect how modern she was for her time. A woman of the 1800s who marries 3 times, hates her children, & owns her own company.
Rhett Butler; a man of the 1800s who thinks like a man of today. A realistic person who laughs at idealism. You never know what he's going to do, but he's trying to make Scarlet more like himself for her own good.
You'll find yourself hating both the Confederates & the Yankees; the first for being proud insipid unbending fools too set in their ways & willing to murder any freed slave who so much as sneers at a Southern lady, & the Yankees for their poor conduct, utter hypocracy, abuse of power, stealing from & starving out women & children & burning down their homes. If you end up hating everyone but Scarlet & Rhett, you take a sadictic interest into the hardships of everyone else.
Then there's the author; Margaret Mitchell. It's a pitty she only wrote one book in her life, because she knew how to paint pictures with words like nobody's business.
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"A Series of Unfortunate Events." 13 books long, & I didn't watch any TV or play games until I'd finished the set.
Reading this, I couldn't beleive that this had been intended for children. It's like a hail back the days when violence & gothic themes in cartoons slipped past the cencors. The only real reason I can think for this to be a kids book is that it has the usual "smart kids, stupid adults" theme to it, but Daniel Handler (the author) pulls it off so well in mockery of how adults never believe anything children say because they are children.
A bit similar to Harry Potter in that it's one homicidal man vs 3 special children, orphans, & that many many characters die.
The story is very morbid & has a Steampunk element to it.
Lemony Snicket is not the author, but the narrator of the story, as well as a minor character.
It can scarcely be called a romance. Like "Pride & Pregudice," the uppity heroine hates the pompous male antagonist with a passion until the end.
Scarlet O'Hara; you just can't decide if she's despicable or admirable. Sometimes she's an idiot with poor listening skills you know will get her into trouble, other times you can totaly sympathise with her & respect how modern she was for her time. A woman of the 1800s who marries 3 times, hates her children, & owns her own company.
Rhett Butler; a man of the 1800s who thinks like a man of today. A realistic person who laughs at idealism. You never know what he's going to do, but he's trying to make Scarlet more like himself for her own good.
You'll find yourself hating both the Confederates & the Yankees; the first for being proud insipid unbending fools too set in their ways & willing to murder any freed slave who so much as sneers at a Southern lady, & the Yankees for their poor conduct, utter hypocracy, abuse of power, stealing from & starving out women & children & burning down their homes. If you end up hating everyone but Scarlet & Rhett, you take a sadictic interest into the hardships of everyone else.
Then there's the author; Margaret Mitchell. It's a pitty she only wrote one book in her life, because she knew how to paint pictures with words like nobody's business.
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"A Series of Unfortunate Events." 13 books long, & I didn't watch any TV or play games until I'd finished the set.
Reading this, I couldn't beleive that this had been intended for children. It's like a hail back the days when violence & gothic themes in cartoons slipped past the cencors. The only real reason I can think for this to be a kids book is that it has the usual "smart kids, stupid adults" theme to it, but Daniel Handler (the author) pulls it off so well in mockery of how adults never believe anything children say because they are children.
A bit similar to Harry Potter in that it's one homicidal man vs 3 special children, orphans, & that many many characters die.
The story is very morbid & has a Steampunk element to it.
Lemony Snicket is not the author, but the narrator of the story, as well as a minor character.
Airman by Eoin Colfer.
I literally felt depressed whenever the character was in the prison at parts.
I literally felt depressed whenever the character was in the prison at parts.
The Shadow Child series.
I was so immersed I forgot who or where I was and forgot about everything in my whole life for a few minutes.
I was so immersed I forgot who or where I was and forgot about everything in my whole life for a few minutes.
The 100th Man by Jack Kerley.
He does a great job of developing an intense story and a really deep and interesting main character. The main character had generic problems but unique ways of dealing with them. All the characters in the book were really awesome though - either love em or love to hate em.
He does a great job of developing an intense story and a really deep and interesting main character. The main character had generic problems but unique ways of dealing with them. All the characters in the book were really awesome though - either love em or love to hate em.
Martin the Warrior is the most immersive book I've ever come across--I was close to tears when I reached the end.
Lovecraft absolutely seconded.avatar_vii said:
Especiallyafter reading The Shadow Over Innsmouth while we stayed at my uncle's place, I was the only one sleeping on the basement floor and his house is right next to the sea.
Apart from that, the first time I read On the Road (Jack Kerouac) the writing sucked me right in and had my heartbeat going down the highway almost in minutes simply because of how energetic it was. Still a favourite book of mine.
