What is your "That Book"?
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I don't re-read books to often, but I would have to put my favorite series as The Dark Tower. It just really filled a gap in time with the exact type of novel I wanted. I really enjoyed them.
Tales of H.P. Lovecraft, a good collection of his stories in one book. Also a great cover art done by Mike Mignola
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman or possibly Anansi Boys also by him. Can't say since I'm still reading it.
Quick side note: What's all this talk about "The Dresden Files," is it a series or just one book?
Have this right by my computer, I bought it because of Mignola's picture of Cthulhu, not really knowing who Lovecraft was at the time.N_of_the_dead said:
Quick side note: What's all this talk about "The Dresden Files," is it a series or just one book?
I know what you mean. I LOVED the Night Angel Trilogy and the Black Prism both by Brent Weeks.DJDarque said:
Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass.
The tale is timeless, the adolescence is beautifully realistic, the story seems to have this ancient prose to it, the characters are perfect, the tragedy is heartbreaking (Those who read the end know the scene which just...snaps your heart in two), the gun battles get your blood pumping, and there are descriptions of the mythological significances of the moon ever so often.
After I put the book down I said out loud "This series is the official sequel to Sir Thomas Chancellor Malory's "Le Morte De Arthur". Officially.
I love the whole series, but this one just stands out as the best one.
Also, anything by Lovecraft.
The tale is timeless, the adolescence is beautifully realistic, the story seems to have this ancient prose to it, the characters are perfect, the tragedy is heartbreaking (Those who read the end know the scene which just...snaps your heart in two), the gun battles get your blood pumping, and there are descriptions of the mythological significances of the moon ever so often.
After I put the book down I said out loud "This series is the official sequel to Sir Thomas Chancellor Malory's "Le Morte De Arthur". Officially.
I love the whole series, but this one just stands out as the best one.
Also, anything by Lovecraft.
Mark another down for Ender's Game. I didn't much care for the later stories directly following Ender, but I really enjoyed the parallel story Ender's Shadow and its sequels, focusing on Bean and the conflicts back on Earth after Ender heads into space.Apollo45 said:
Beyond that, I'd have to say Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt series. The latter is quite long, however (double-digits I believe), and his most recent books depicting Drizzt and Co. leave a bad taste in my mouth. That's what happens when you start knocking off beloved characters unexpectedly and without remorse. *spoiler alert*
Oh, and how could I forget Issac Asimov's I, Robot? Didn't much care for the movie, but the short stories are very thought-provoking.
I've never been that big of a reader. Hell, I've never read a book twice, or I hadn't until The Fry Chronicles came out. I've read that sucker at least four over.
There's something about Stephen Fry's writing which is so deliciously charming. Plus, imagining the whole book spoken by Stephen's own velvet lined tongue is just plain enjoyable.
There's something about Stephen Fry's writing which is so deliciously charming. Plus, imagining the whole book spoken by Stephen's own velvet lined tongue is just plain enjoyable.
