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kyuzo
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Re: Recommend some good fiction [Re: CosmicFool]
#482393 - 09/26/10 12:16 AM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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CosmicFool said: what kind of books are you into?
scifi fantasy western horror crime/mystery etc
^this^ and are you looking for some good literature, or something you can just chill out and relax with?
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kyuzo
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Re: Recommend some good fiction [Re: kyuzo]
#482395 - 09/26/10 12:20 AM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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If you want some awesome fantasy, check out the Ice and Fire series from RR Martin. For noir, i would recommend Falling Angel.
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kyuzo
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Re: Recommend some good fiction [Re: drawde]
#482511 - 09/26/10 01:56 PM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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drawde said: Thanks for the suggestions, I will try and check em all out. I need to read some Philip Dick as well.
I second the Ender's game series and Douglas Adams. Also, if you want to get into philip K dick, I think "the three stigmata of Palmer Eldridge" is his best work
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kyuzo
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Thebooedocksaint, if you're into fantasy you NEED to check out the "fire and ice" series.
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kyuzo
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Re: Recommend some good fiction [Re: Tank333]
#482704 - 09/27/10 01:43 AM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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Tank333 said: I would have to add Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan to the list. I just finished Faith of the Fallen in the Sword of Truth series for the second time. I've read all but 2 and 4 of the Wheel of Time, and that's a good series as well.
Ender's Game was a good book too, as was any of the Forgotten Realms books. The Cleric Quintet was a pretty good story.
most of that forgotten realms stuff, if not all, epitomizes what is general wrong with the fantasy genre: one gay cliche after another
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kyuzo
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Even Salvatore s stuff, which is clearly the best out of the bunch, has a major case of cheese-dick. Especially the later spin-offs of the crystal shard trilogy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Light
Not much of a fan of the amber books, but this looks cool
Edited by kyuzo (09/27/10 02:44 AM)
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kyuzo
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"This thread is about suggesting books, not warning against them."
Wrong: it's about suggesting "good" books. Hence, defining what is good, and what is not, is completely on topic
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kyuzo
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Re: Recommend some good fiction [Re: drawde]
#482887 - 09/27/10 05:29 PM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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Any moderately stocked library should have some Lovecraft
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