Good Books

[DrResinFingers]

Anyone read any good books lately? didn't see any other thread for this so I hope there isn't one! I just finished Rant, by Chuck Palanihuak (SP?) Its AMAZING!. I've started Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet. Sooooo what lit sparks your intrest?

[Nbot]

I just finished "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett...historical fiction which was quite a page-turner I was surprised. might read the sequel next...

[2 Minute Warning]

I have always enjoy books by James Herriot.
http://www.jamesherriot.org/works.php
Also have some of the dvd's

And Steven King.

[ebsoria]

Anyone read any good books lately? didn't see any other thread for this so I hope there isn't one! I just finished Rant, by Chuck Palanihuak (SP?) Its AMAZING!. I've started Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet. Sooooo what lit sparks your intrest?

If you like Chuck then check out Survivor and Fight Club.

I'm almost done with the third book in the Wicked series; A Lion Amongst Men and I'm enjoying it very much. The first book, Wicked, was great! The second, Son Of A Witch, wasn't that great, but the series is pretty darn good. It'll give you a completely different perspective on the Land of Oz.

If you're a Wizard Of Oz fan, then this is almost a "must". Even if you're not, it's so far different that you'd probably enjoy it. It puts an adult and cruel look at Oz as the first book follows Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. The second follows Lir, Elphaba's son. And the third follows Brr, the Cowardly Lion. I'm sure there will be more at some point, possibly following Nick the Chopper(the Tin Man) and the Scarecrow... or at least... I'm hoping.

[Peerless]

Books? You mean like....textbooks?

:D

[HurricaneDovs]

Ive read most of Dan Brown's stuff. He's not a great writer, but he can tell a decent story.

Read a book called The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing. This was actually pretty good. Its told from the viewpoint of a journal written by Van Helsing and it details events of his life before and after his encounter with Dracula.

Currently im reading Frankenstein.

[Peerless]

On a serious note, one of my favorite books that I've ever read was called "Kite Runner"... or I think it was. Maybe "The Kite Runner", but it was a great read.

[Charlie Brown]

Love the Avatar, DrResin.

That's another good book right there - or at least Graphic Novel. Another great Graphic Novel from my childhood is Batman "Year One".

But if you prefer, "Book" books. There are too many to count!

[Thors Hammer]

Love the Avatar, DrResin.

That's another good book right there - or at least Graphic Novel. Another great Graphic Novel from my childhood is Batman "Year One".

But if you prefer, "Book" books. There are too many to count!

LOVED Batman: Year One and anything else by Frank Miller.

[RealBronco]

The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.

:rockon:

space operas rule

[xDenver Freakx]

On a serious note, one of my favorite books that I've ever read was called "Kite Runner"... or I think it was. Maybe "The Kite Runner", but it was a great read.

Wow, we like a lot in common. This was my favorite book I've ever read.

[ebsoria]

Ive read most of Dan Brown's stuff. He's not a great writer, but he can tell a decent story.

Read a book called The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing. This was actually pretty good. Its told from the viewpoint of a journal written by Van Helsing and it details events of his life before and after his encounter with Dracula.

Currently im reading Frankenstein.

I'll have to check that out. It's sounds interesting.

On a serious note, one of my favorite books that I've ever read was called "Kite Runner"... or I think it was. Maybe "The Kite Runner", but it was a great read.

The Kite RUnner was GREAT book! I refuse to see the movie for that reason. The author wrote another one called something like A Thousand Splendid Suns that was awesome too. So, if you like Kite, go pick up the other and read it too.

[ebsoria]

Another of my all time favorites is Swan Song. It tells the story of a few different groups trying to survive after nuclear holocaust. It's more science fiction, but not with the electro transporters and aliens and stuff like that.

[samparnell]

Blood and Politics by Leonard Zeskind

[georgethomson]

Hi
I last read the last book in the Sword of Truth series, Confessor. It was a happy ending, much like I expected (like most stories have), but it was still a somewhat unexpected ending. It was a good ending to a fantastic story. The Sword of Truth series will probably be my favourite for a long time. The last few books before the final one seemed to be kind of dragged out, as if the author had a contract to write so or so many books. But, it was a good read. I read it out in under 24 hours, so I guess you can pretty much say that that book had my full attention until I was done reading.

[CTM]

Gates of Fire.

Great Historical Fiction on the Battle of Thermopylae.

[Snapping Turtle]

Everyone needs to read The Blind Side if you haven't! The movie looks like it is going to be really good, but it is only telling half of the story. The book focuses a lot on the emergence of the left tackle as a key position. Very interesting. I learned a lot.

[floridabroncos]

Don't know if you are into Fantasy at all, but check out The Wheel of Time series. It does tend to drag a bit in the middle, and it's not done yet (first book post Robert Jordan's death has been released and it is fantastic considering it was put together from a bunch of outlines and dictations made by Jordan before his death) but it is an excellent series. It's not for everyone, but IMO it's definitely as worth a read as any other major fantasy series in print. The first 4-5 books are great and will keep you reading late into the night, books 6-9 you'll probably have to force yourself to finish, and then it gets good again and the newest book was probably one of the top 3 of the entire series (just finished it a week ago).

[JimmyJm]

Salem's Lot Steven King, James Patterson is good too...:coffee:

[Thors Hammer]

The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx

I've never really been into biographies, but this was a pretty intense read.

[licence_to_kill]

Not really a book, but I've been reading a lot of Lovecraft lately.

[Charlie Brown]

Not really a book, but I've been reading a lot of Lovecraft lately.

Good choice.

I love H.P. Lovecraft

[soosobbitty]

It is similar to it.

[licence_to_kill]

Good choice.

I love H.P. Lovecraft

Is there like a collection of all his works I can pick up?

[Charlie Brown]

Is there like a collection of all his works I can pick up?

Yep

I have his complete collection (except for his Necronomicon).

There are a bunch of different collections out there. I bought a few to complete the collection. I have 4 different collections and I think it's everything.

[VenomousDB]

The last book I read was A Few Seconds of Panic. It was a really good book!

[Mount-n-Groan]

Don't know if you are into Fantasy at all, but check out The Wheel of Time series. It does tend to drag a bit in the middle, and it's not done yet (first book post Robert Jordan's death has been released and it is fantastic considering it was put together from a bunch of outlines and dictations made by Jordan before his death) but it is an excellent series. It's not for everyone, but IMO it's definitely as worth a read as any other major fantasy series in print. The first 4-5 books are great and will keep you reading late into the night, books 6-9 you'll probably have to force yourself to finish, and then it gets good again and the newest book was probably one of the top 3 of the entire series (just finished it a week ago).

I've heard so much good and bad about this series that that alone has kept me from starting it. The dull middle you mentioned seems to be the consensus so I'm a little skeptical, but I'll probably end up reading it someday... :goofy:

But, speaking of unfinished fantasy epics... I can't let a thread like this go by without mentioning...

George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice & Fire" series. You've probably read it, florida, but for anyone else, don't let the fantasy genre tag fool you - this is gritty, real-feel stuff. HBO's currently filming the pilot to the first book (A Game of Thrones) and will likely continue on with it making that first book in to a season series.

Another I'm planning on reading soon is Patrick Rothfuss' "The Name of the Wind". Heard some great things about it.

:cheers:

Winter Is Coming!

[RealBronco]

Finally finished The Reality Dysfunction the first in The Night's Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.

I'm eager to start The Neutronium Alchemist, book two of the series. So far it is absolutely amazing and astounding. Hamilton paints a masterpiece with each chapter in his descriptiveness and attention to detail, not to mention his character depth.

and also, just as i finished that novel, i picked up, with bittersweet anticipation, the final complete novel we will be graced with by the greatest author of our time: the late Dr. Michael Crichton's Pirate Latitudes.

i literally just finished Latitudes about 4 minutes ago. it was quite fun and entertaining. my thoughts are that he was writing it, possibly even as a weekend writing exercise to get himself back in the spirit of writing, and then Pirates of the Caribbean came out and maybe he decided to "archive" his manuscript.

no i really don't know why he never decided to publish it, or if he was just waiting but his family discovered it after his death. they are also working on another novel that he was actually working on before his death. unfortunately he never finished it, but i guess his family is going to attempt to finish it based on his notes and get that out as well as one final homage and farewell for the fans.

anyhow, P.L. was a quick read about some good ole Pirate adventures and I found it rather entertaining. it was definitely set away from his normal type of writing. i guess it can be put in line with The Great Train Robbery and Eaters of the Dead... both break off of his more well-known genre-bending style of writing.