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Post by beablack on Jun 14, 2012 17:18:17 GMT -5
when I'm not reading fanfiction I usually read some classics like the books from Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott but I found The Hunger Games last year and I liked it  |
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Post by mountaingirl777 on Jun 14, 2012 17:51:50 GMT -5
I'm a Christian and I love books by Robin Jones Gunn, Frank Perretti, Karen Kingsbury Francine Rivers, Lori Wick and Jesus Freaks series. I also LOVE the books that says "brides" in it, they are Christian romance stories and usually are three or four small stories, each is a different girl and sometimes the girls are related in some way. (e.g. California Brides, Alabama Brides, Renaissance Brides, Brides of Mexico, ect.) I also like Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks, C. S. Lewis, J. K. Rowling, Suzanne Collins and the books Moby Dick and Wuthering Heights. I used to read Twilight, but the movies ruined it and I don't have the desire to read them anymore. I'm a big fan of Frank Perretti also. I especially enjoyed reading Monster and the Oath due to his excellent use of suspense. Oh, I LOVED Monster and I like the Oath, I'm reading it right now. I love how you don't know the creatures until later in the book. Monster takes an interesting look on "big foot", which I was afraid of when I was younger.  |
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 14, 2012 17:57:46 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Frank Perretti also. I especially enjoyed reading Monster and the Oath due to his excellent use of suspense. Oh, I LOVED Monster and I like the Oath, I'm reading it right now. I love how you don't know the creatures until later in the book. Monster takes an interesting look on "big foot", which I was afraid of when I was younger. I don't understand the major dislike people have for Monster. I thought it was a well paced throughout the book and a suprising ending that left me satisfied. I guess people couldn't stand Beck's stuttering that I found quite unique for a horror/suspense novel. |
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Post by mountaingirl777 on Jun 14, 2012 18:02:38 GMT -5
Oh, I LOVED Monster and I like the Oath, I'm reading it right now. I love how you don't know the creatures until later in the book. Monster takes an interesting look on "big foot", which I was afraid of when I was younger. I don't understand the major dislike people have for Monster. I thought it was a well paced throughout the book and a suprising ending that left me satisfied. I guess people couldn't stand Beck's stuttering that I found quite unique for a horror/suspense novel. I thought her stuttering was endearing. I had read another book that had a girl with a similar problem. To me it is added suspense as well. |
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 14, 2012 18:10:05 GMT -5
I don't understand the major dislike people have for Monster. I thought it was a well paced throughout the book and a suprising ending that left me satisfied. I guess people couldn't stand Beck's stuttering that I found quite unique for a horror/suspense novel. I thought her stuttering was endearing. I had read another book that had a girl with a similar problem. To me it is added suspense as well. That is so true. And let's face it, If I was in Beck's position, I would have done the same thing. Having to carefully choose what actions you do while surrounded by Yeti's and not run the risk of injury would take a toll on you. I was suprised that Beck lost her stutter in the end and not ave it become worst. |
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Post by mountaingirl777 on Jun 14, 2012 19:08:37 GMT -5
I thought her stuttering was endearing. I had read another book that had a girl with a similar problem. To me it is added suspense as well. That is so true. And let's face it, If I was in Beck's position, I would have done the same thing. Having to carefully choose what actions you do while surrounded by Yeti's and not run the risk of injury would take a toll on you. I was suprised that Beck lost her stutter in the end and not ave it become worst. Actually the same thing happened to the girl in the other book, she lost her stutter after a bad accident. I guess it is showing how perseverance can pay off, they both persevered in a tough situation with something they can't control, only for it to go away in the end, like they were blessed after going through the situation. |
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 14, 2012 19:31:03 GMT -5
Anyone read Dean Koontz's books? I am a big fan of his 80's to early 2000 books but the last ten or so books have been a bit repetitive in nature. It just seems he has run out of ways to really suprise his reader's nowadays. His Frankenstein series started out well but has fizzled out after thhe third book. My favorites from his catalog are Phantoms, Hideaway, Strangers, Hunter Moon, Cold Fire, Velocity, Twilight Eyes, and DarkFall.
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Post by kumainpink on Jun 14, 2012 19:32:34 GMT -5
I've read his book titled The Good Guy! It's one of my all-time favorites! |
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 14, 2012 19:40:45 GMT -5
I've read his book titled The Good Guy! It's one of my all-time favorites! The Good Guy is probably the only "newer" Koontz book that felt like his older books. He is still a great suspense writer but I wished he would not use thhe same basic plot in all of his newer works. If he would start fresh with a completely different plot and setting, he could probably have a better response to his newer books. It just seems like he uses the same plot devices, setting, and characters in is books nowadays. sometimes I get confused with his characters being similar with one another. |
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Post by kumainpink on Jun 14, 2012 19:49:14 GMT -5
I'm going to be reading his older books soon... if I can find them. Any suggestions as to which one I should read? |
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 14, 2012 20:06:58 GMT -5
I'm going to be reading his older books soon... if I can find them. Any suggestions as to which one I should read? I would start with Life Expectancy, Lightning, the Bad Place, Watchers, Velocity, or Intensity. These are some of Koontz's better books with very interesting plots. If you ever finish reading these you may want to try most of his 90's work. They are not as graphic in their description of violence. Oh, and ignore some of the Amazon.com reviews for his 80's and 90's works. The reviewers usually whine about how Koontz is a sad copy of Stephan King and that he steals story-lines from him. |
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Post by kumainpink on Jun 14, 2012 20:24:00 GMT -5
I'll be sure to take a look, thanks.  |
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 14, 2012 20:27:03 GMT -5
No problem Kuma.
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Post by dracosfairmaiden on Jun 15, 2012 20:57:28 GMT -5
I don't read as much as I did but I still read. One of my favorite books is the Help. I love that book. I also love the Watson's Go to Birmingham. I love historical fiction.
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Post by GoddessofWeird on Jun 15, 2012 21:10:43 GMT -5
I'm currently reading the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning. It really pits Twilight to shame, and a mixture of Celtic Mythology in it with the Tuatha De Danaan, in the first book it mentions Harry Potter, about how Fleur wasn't how Mac(the main character) picture her to be by reading the books.
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 16, 2012 1:53:51 GMT -5
Any Neil Gaiman fans here? My absolute favorite book to read is Neverwhere because of how well the characters and descriptions were written. I was kind of disappointed with American Gods but the rest of his work is brilliant.
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Post by Trilonias on Jun 16, 2012 2:07:50 GMT -5
Ooooh, Neverwhere! YES!! ...haven't had the chance to read the rest of his stuff though.
Anyone read the Vorkosigan series? ...I would hope so, but I wouldn't be surprised if no one had. I'm currently reading Timeless by Gail Carriger at this moment though.
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 16, 2012 2:25:01 GMT -5
Ooooh, Neverwhere! YES!! ...haven't had the chance to read the rest of his stuff though. Anyone read the Vorkosigan series? ...I would hope so, but I wouldn't be surprised if no one had. I'm currently reading Timeless by Gail Carriger at this moment though. Other than the lackluster American Gods all of Gaiman's stories are worth a sitting. I would try Good Omens first since it is a great collab with Terry Pratchett. It is a quasi-parody of the Omen movie that is truly hilarious. Can't say I have heard about the Vorkosigan series but then again I am not te biggest sci-fi fan. I may just check it out at my library since I'm free for thhe rest of the summer. |
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Post by rikustark on Jun 16, 2012 2:25:39 GMT -5
Oh...Did you hear that they're making American Gods into an HBO series? It's actually the only Gaiman book I own, I haven't read it yet though. I'll have to look into Neverwhere!
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 16, 2012 2:33:29 GMT -5
I felt that American Gods seemed a bit dry in it's writing style. Compared to the other Gaiman works it seemed like Neil was depressed when he wrote it. Hell, the sequel to it had a little more spirit to it and turned out to be a bit better. I did not know that it was to be made by HBO but I guess I can expect a bunch of sex scenes inbetween the episodes.
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Post by rikustark on Jun 16, 2012 2:38:31 GMT -5
Hahahaha, well you know HBO!
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 16, 2012 2:45:55 GMT -5
Don't we all? I thought they couldn't top Rome with the heaps of sex but then Spartacus came along and we were given heaps of bloody sex...HBO certainly likes to outdo themselves.
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Post by G. Novella on Jun 16, 2012 9:26:51 GMT -5
Just started reading Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, and so far I'm loving it. Haven't really touched any of his novels yet, but with a long summer ahead, I'm definitely open to suggestions for his novels.
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Post by codygotkilld on Jun 16, 2012 15:26:53 GMT -5
Has anyone else tried to sit through reading a H.P. Lovecraft novel late at night? Truly Lovecraft is the godfather of horror when it comes to tone and style. I can see how writers like Stephan King, Clive Baker, Neil Gaiman, and Alan Moore were influenced by his short stories and letters.
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Post by Silvertongue on Jun 16, 2012 15:42:22 GMT -5
I've never read a horror book before (unless you count those "choose your path" goosebumps books ). |
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Post by Ithiarel on Jun 16, 2012 15:42:47 GMT -5
I did.
But I have to admit I was never impressed with his style. And I've noticed myself skimming whole pages. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of HPL, I spend most of my free time gamemastering rpg games based on his stories, but his style is just not mine.
I also read all of his short stories once, trying to find two that could be adapted as a theatre play. It was incredibly difficult. Because while most are creepy, their whole tone depends on the interior monologue of one character - and that's impossible to put on stage... That's when I noticed how limited HPL's style actually is. I didn't have half as many problems finding fitting stories by Edgar Allen Poe.
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Post by Marwana on Jun 16, 2012 16:02:05 GMT -5
I'm currently reading the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning. It really pits Twilight to shame, and a mixture of Celtic Mythology in it with the Tuatha De Danaan, in the first book it mentions Harry Potter, about how Fleur wasn't how Mac(the main character) picture her to be by reading the books. I've read them but they got... I don't know, boring after a while... |
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Post by hollywollypolly on Jun 25, 2012 21:34:51 GMT -5
I love anything by Agatha Christie and right now I love reading the Hobbit book.
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Post by hollywollypolly on Jun 25, 2012 21:35:56 GMT -5
I am also becoming an avid fan of greek myths and The dear America series.
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Post by physicssquid on Jul 2, 2012 19:38:35 GMT -5
Apart from FF, which I can't get enough of, I like:-
Patrick Robinson's books
Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt Adventures
Clive Cussler's Oregon Files
Chris Bunch's Dragonmaster trilogy, which I have an omnibus copy of
Star Trek TNG, DS9 & VOY novels
Charmed novels
Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels
Dale Brown's Dreamland series
Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld series
Simon Scarrow's Eagle series
Harry Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome series
all of Ben Kane's books
Matthew Reilly's books
The Inheritance Cycle
and many many more.
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