Let's have another book recommendation thread

[AcdQueen89]

Jordan originally conceived it as being only a few books, but due to the success of the early ones, his agent/publishing company/whoever else has a position of authority over an author pressured him into making the series longer and he acquiesced.

explains everything.

[Doombot]

Anyone read the full Dark Tower series? Damn goo reading in my humble opinion.....
The comics are petty sweet to!

I've read the full series. When King is on, he's an amazing storyteller (though, something about his writing style kind of rubs me the wrong way). When King isn't on, his books become drudgery.

Dark Tower achieved both, which is actually fitting, seeing as it is a foundation upon which many of his other books all tie together.

What would you consider to be good King books to read?

I'd like to read more good King. So far I haven't really read any mediocre king another I've heard your complaint from other readers.

Read Thinner and the Mist (Skeleton Crew) so far.

[Brugdor]

Anyone read the full Dark Tower series? Damn goo reading in my humble opinion.....
The comics are petty sweet to!

I've read the full series. When King is on, he's an amazing storyteller (though, something about his writing style kind of rubs me the wrong way). When King isn't on, his books become drudgery.

Dark Tower achieved both, which is actually fitting, seeing as it is a foundation upon which many of his other books all tie together.

What would you consider to be good King books to read?

I'd like to read more good King. So far I haven't really read any mediocre king another I've heard your complaint from other readers.

Read Thinner and the Mist (Skeleton Crew) so far.

I enjoyed The Stand. Also the book of short stories Skeleton Crew has one of my favorite King stories in it called Survivor Type.

[JC]

I just read a couple of Evelyn Waugh books that were fantastic.  Both Scoop and Handful of Dust we're funny, dark and downright nasty.

Aside from that, if you want to read a book about the transcendental conditions of possibility of experience, Husserl's Idea's Pertaining to a Pure Phenomenology and a Phenomenological Philosophy is the place for you.

[MrWeasel]

Just finished 2 great new books both by authors new to me

The Ruins (aparently is a movie also but i haven't seen or heard of it)
by Scott Smith Can't really say anything about it without ruining the plot
but is a very good read character come to life. Only thing i didn't like is he left alot of loose ends. (unless of course there is a 2nd book )

the second and best new book i have read in a long time (and surprisingly fitting for the village)
Patient Zero by Johathan Maberry. All i can say is if you like spy novels, terrorist plots and or zombies (yes flesh eating undead type zombies) With enough "science fact" pitched in to make it almost believable (this book gave me a few shivers) great plot, great characters.

I will be looking for other maberry books after this one. was a fantastic read.

[Doombot]

This is weird...

In the past couple of months, I'm having more instances of not being able to read before going to bed without having bad dreams.

Usually I read and then blissfully go to bed. Not anymore!

I read the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries and have nightmares about vampires.

Reading The War against the Chtorr, finds me running from alien centipede-like creatures.

Last night was the Dexter novem. The big bad in the dream killed people with a vehicle and would run into crowds complete with a slow motion shot.

Brrrrr...

Maybe I should read something more cheerful.

Maybe something like Watership Down? It's got bunnies in it!

[Desolo]

Ah I liked "The Stand", I need to re-read it one of these days, its been a long time...

While not entirely King, I GREATLY enjoyed both "The Talismen" and "Black House", I picked them up together and read them almost back to back. Awesome books aswell.

And I agree Hoopy, when he starts the drudging, he REALLY starts the drudging.... But the series as a whole is one of my favorites.

Anyone ever read "Neverwhere" or "Good omens"?

Also, My brother found a DVD copy of Watership down not long ago..... thinking back on the fact that was one of my favorite childhood movies, no wonder im messed up..... 

[Hoopy Frood]

Anyone ever read"Good omens"?

Good Omens is great! It's got the wonderful humor and comedic character development of Terry Pratchett mixed with the plot development of Neil Gaiman.

(And on a side note we used to have a poster by the name Malacola who was a huge Pratchett fan. Back in the old Gamestats board days his cookie title was "the angel that sauntered vaguely downwards"--which is a reference to Crowley from Good Omens, and he always singed off his posts with "The Turtle Moves" which is a reference to Pratchett's Small Gods.)

[Thanatos]

You know who fucking sucks?  Joe Abercrombie.  I just wasted a ton of fucking time reading his Blade Itself trilogy and it made me tweak out.  You know who is good but too much work?  Alistair Reynolds.  I'm trying to get into Revelation Space and he's a good writer, but he makes the reader work too hard.

[Thanatos]

You know who else blows now?  David Eddings.  Kinda makes me sad since the belgariad and the mallorean were defining series of my discovering-that-books-are-awesome phase.

[MrWeasel]

yeah eddings crashed no doubt.


I love heinlein and foster for their "re readablity" you tend to catch little hints that you missed the 1st time through.

i rereading bear's "God's Forge" again now. looking forward to the 1st my check and some new books hehe

[Loveshack]

Reading's for chumps, but have any of you seen Turtles Forever yet? Seriously, it's awesome, especially if you grew up watching the 1980s cartoon or read the original comics.

[Doombot]

Reading's for chumps, but have any of you seen Turtles Forever yet? Seriously, it's awesome, especially if you grew up watching the 1980s cartoon or read the original comics.

4 days ago.

"WHOOOO are you talking too? There's NOBODY THERE!"

[Loveshack]

Reading's for chumps, but have any of you seen Turtles Forever yet? Seriously, it's awesome, especially if you grew up watching the 1980s cartoon or read the original comics.

4 days ago.

"WHOOOO are you talking too? There's NOBODY THERE!"

Maybe it's because I'm watching this after being visited by the grim spectre of puberty, but 80s April seems a bit more... substantial in this than I remember her being on the original show. Also, I felt bad that I recognized every single character who walked by on the streets of New York in the 80s Turtleverse. I don't mean just Irma, I mean everyone.

[JC]

I am near the end of The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.  Not nearly as impressive as some of his other books.