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| Akagi | Nov 28 2010, 05:31 PM Post #1 |
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I read a lot of books, and there just isn't a neat and tidy way to list them all that wouldn't turn into an overly long list. So here's a list of authors with one or two of their books that I really enjoyed and recommend wholeheartedly. Where appropriate I'll put a note beside titles that may not be suitable for younger readers. This list is by no means complete and neither do I own all of these books that I might recommend. Karin Slaughter with Blindsighted and other books. These books are not recommended for younger readers and may contain adult topics and descriptions that some people may find offensive or sickening. If you are faint of heart and can't stand horror/crime thrillers, this series is not for you. Glen Cook with The Black Company series I read this at around eleven, however it may not be suitable for younger readers as it contains some violence and adult topics. It is NOT explicit but was not written for children. Brian Jacques with Redwall and other tales such as Mattimeo and The Long Patrol. Originally written for children, but appealing to older readers as well, the Redwall series centralises around animals with many different characters and adventures. Highly recommended. James Herbert with 48, The Ghost of Sleath and other books. Dean Koontz with Odd Thomas and other stories such as False Memory Koontz writers horror stories, some containing violence and death. If easily scared steer clear, at least right before bed xD. Garth Nix with The Seventh Tower series and The Old Kingdom series amongst others. Terry Pratchett with The Hogfather and I Shall Wear Midnight and other stories. You've almost certainly heard of Pratchett; if you haven't read any of his books now is a good time to start. Markus Zusak with The Book Thief The only book to ever make me cry, so that's good to be a big accomplishment. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman with Dragons of Autumn Twilight (ect) and Time of the Twins (ect) Including Dragons of: Autumn Twilight, Winter Night, Spring Dawning and Time of, War of, Test of: the twins. There are many other books in the DragonLance series. Neil Gaiman with American Gods, Anaisi Boys and other stories. Carlos Ruiz Zafón with Shadow of the Wind As far as I'm aware only two books have been translated into English thus far. Both were amazing. Ursula Le Guin with The EarthSea Quartet Lynne Truss with Eat shoots and leaves A recommended book for anybody out there who wants a fun and comprehensive book to grammar and punctuation. Stieg Larsson with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Edited by Akagi, Feb 9 2011, 05:28 PM.
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| Akagi | Dec 7 2010, 10:37 PM Post #2 |
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I've just finished reading Battle Royale. For those of you that have seen the movie you might enjoy the book merey as an information boost and as a comparison, for those that you who haven't I'd recommend watching the movie instead. To sum it up Battle Royale is about a group of classmates who are forced into deadly combat on a remote island - the premise is that the last person standing keeps their life. The story focuses on Nanahara Shu, and two of his classmates who fight to bring down the system, killing only to defend themselves and only when necessary. It's pretty awesome - I won't be adding this to my must read list in the first post but I won't say "don't read it." |
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| Akagi | Dec 20 2010, 11:50 PM Post #3 |
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Still reading Out. Just finished rereading the first Harry Potter. It was...interesting to do so, although I was far more detached from the story. What I did notice was the details she put in, the structure and the way it was all connected. The overshadowing of everything too. There is a reason that the HP series isn't on my list of "must read" or "recommends." Firstly because if you haven't heard of HP you've been living under a rock for the last ten or so years, and secondly because while I enjoyed the series the end book ruined it for me, and I was never overly enthused with the series - I've read the last three books once each (although the sixth was probably my favourite.) More so I enjoyed it because the whole world it seemed was fascinated with these books and this made reading them more fun. |
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| Grumpy | Dec 21 2010, 10:36 AM Post #4 |
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Hey great list, on the forum I work on we have the main guy who runs the Official Terry Pratchett Forum and he got me into Terry Pratchett, you should swap stories ![]() Which of his books have you read? |
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| StevenF50 | Dec 21 2010, 07:36 PM Post #5 |
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Well I have watched all the films but only just finished reading the first book. I really did like reading it. People always say if you watch the film first you prefer the film but that wasn't the case. I really enjoyed the book. Everyone likes certain books though and I guess that was one of the ones that didn't draw you in. |
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| Akagi | Dec 21 2010, 09:45 PM Post #6 |
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I've read a lot of them, but certainly not all of them. I'm one of those people that forgets I've read something till I start reading it again xP. I've read the latest seven (minus Wintersmith), and nineteen others at the very least. It'd take a while to name them all but by favourites were certainly, Hogfather and Sorcery, and Death is my favourite character. I rarely find I'll prefer a film whether I watch it first or not. Books tend to contain more details and more of the author (so to speak) and I like to be able to imagine how things are rather than be given the cues xD. |
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| Akagi | Jan 14 2011, 02:54 PM Post #7 |
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I've finally finished reading Out by Natsuo Kirino, but I will not be adding it to my recommended list for two reasons. The first is that I read it in a very disjointed fashion and the second that it is not a book I think will appeal to a wide group of people. Out was written by the Japanese author Natsuo Kirino, and was translated into English. It contains 'adult' themes, and is written from the third-person limited perspective of several people, although by the end we've wittled down to two. This is a dark 'crime'/psychological thriller written about a group of women who work together in a factory - when one of them snaps and commits an atrocious crime the other three step in to help her out. But it isn't only the police they've got to worry about. |
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| Akagi | Jan 16 2011, 11:16 PM Post #8 |
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Just finished reading 'The Burning by Jane Casey.' A good enough read although nothing spectacular. I understand why she wrote in the first person from two different perspectives however I felt it detracted from the story, despite being pretty clever. Personally I felt third would have been better for it. In any case if you like crime novels then you'll probably like this. |
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| Akagi | Feb 7 2011, 02:49 PM Post #9 |
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This is turning into a mini-review thread xP. Just finished reading Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood by Oliver Bowden. I wasn't really captured by it, I guess the writing just didn't appeal to me. I haven't played the game yet but I'm sure I'll enjoy it (since it isn't really the plot I dislike, or the characters)... anywho another book I don't really recommend. |
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| Akagi | Feb 9 2011, 05:27 PM Post #10 |
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Just finished reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. This IS a book that I recommend. After a rocky beginning (excluding the prologue) I really got into this book - and I'm eager to read the rest of the trilogy as soon as possible. I'm not actually quite sure what I liked about it but like it I did. |
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