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 Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:57 pm
I'm sure some of you guys don't read, which is all fine and dandy, but for those of you that do:
I am almost finished with Memoirs of a Geisha and I need a new book to read, but I'm having a hard time stumbling upon anything I am interested in. Memoirs leaves me wanting to read a period piece, and especially a fictional one. Something with a love story, whether a downplayed one, or the main focus of the novel. I would also prefer it to be exciting and have a plot that can keep me interested. Now I know that not everybody knows my tastes, which is fine. I just need some ideas so I can know what to look for.
Some other books I have been interested in/liked:
Peter Pan
The Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
The Great Gatsby
The Mists of Avalon
Dante's Inferno
The Chronicles of Narnia
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Memoirs of a Geisha
Redwall (and others within the series)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
And basically any fairy tale I stumble upon
Now, to be honest, the only reason I posted this here was because I made a mistake in the book forum. I originally posted the entire message there, only to later read that a message of this sort wasn't allowed. The mod recommended just searching the existing topics in the forum for something that sounded interesting, but I am too damn lazy to do that. Anyway, there you have it. Sorry for the trouble.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:12 am
The Jade Peony is a really good read. I think it's a Canadian book though, and I'm not sure how easy it would be to find there (the author is a well known japanese historian I believe).
It's not exactly period but it's about the japanese internment camps during WWII. Very compelling stuff, I cried a couple times, and that's rare for me in books. Only other time I've ever cried was during the Fionavar Tapastry by Guy Gavriel Kay.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:41 am
If your into a little horror (with a pseudo sci-fi/fantasy twist) go for anything by Derleth or Lovecraft. Suggestions:
Call of Cthulhu
At the Mountains of Madness
The Rats in the Wall
Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Silver Key/Through the Gates of the Silver Key
and alot more I can't remember at the moment...
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:46 am
The Belgariad
I'm also into Forgotten Realms now and then, since it's mainly what I RPed back in the days of NWN. Anything R. A. Salvatore haha.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:41 am
I persoanlly love the kamigawa cycle of books from magic the gathering.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:46 am
Ave St Only other time I've ever cried was during the Fionavar Tapastry by Guy Gavriel Kay.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:58 am
I can recommend only what I read and liked
Dan Simmons - Hyperion
Dan Simmons - Fall of Hyperion
Roger Zelazny - Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny - Creatures of Light and Dark
Glen Cook - Black Company
Frank Herbert - Dune
Also Ender's Game by Card and Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez.
Now, I have also a longer list...
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:17 am
THE WHEEL OF TIME by robert jorden
so far it is an 11 book series with 1 prequil book
anything star wars
and thats all i read
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Alex L. Skyhopper Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:09 am
I was thinking about starting the Star Wats books, but I don't know where to start. There are so many now that I have no ides which one marks the beginning of the series. Do you know?
Ave, what is the storyline of the one that made you cry? The Jade Peony sounded interesting to me until you mentioned the plot. I thought it might have been about a teahouse. Sorry, I'm sort of stuck in this japanese world of tea and elegance.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:55 pm
i would start with the new jedi order and the dark nest trilogy because they are what i am tring to build the order around then work your way back
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Alex L. Skyhopper Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:48 pm
Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire trilogy is pretty good, as well as its sequel The Hand of Thrawn duology.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:00 pm
The Fionavar Tapastry is a fantasy novel that occurs somewhat in modern times (nineties or something). It's a bunch of university students/friends that get drawn into a bunch of prophecies that end up bringing them to one of the oldest worlds on the "Tapastry", Fionavar.
It's very skillfully done, it integrates alot of folklore and stories that are familiar.
Tigana, another one of his books, is really good as well. It's abit darker though.
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:57 am
Mkay, the king is back and I shall now place my books into the ring.
Fight Club - Cluck Palahniuk
Survivor - Cluck Palahniuk
Cloke - Cluck Palahniuk
Lullaby - Cluck Palahniuk
Haunted - Cluck Palahniuk (currently reading)
Lord Of The Flies - William Golding
Day Of The Triffids - John Wyndham
Frankstein - Mary Shelley
Dracula - Bram Stroker
Breakfast Of Champions - Kurt Vongurt
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Heart Of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
1984 - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:03 pm
I read Choke, and hated it. I thought it was way too disgusting.
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:04 am
There's a book called 'Sign of the Qin', it's based on Chinese mythology, but I forgot the author.
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