Book Recommendations? - Page 7

aculle01 · 04-30-2007, 09:04 PM

Just finished a pretty good read. Its probably the exact opposite of Calvin's recommendation.

The Code by Ross Bernstein. Bernstein dissects the role fighting and enforcers play in the NHL. Even if you are just a casual fan of sports I recommend this book as it looks beyond simply dropping the gloves but into the heart of athletic competition and how hockey epitomizes this spirit more than any other professional sport.

FatManMGS2 · 05-01-2007, 12:09 AM

Some of these have been mentioned before, but nevertheless:

Read Kurt Vonnegut's books. Mainly, Slaughterhouse V, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions. Those are some of his best sellers, but he was one of the greatest modern authors, so I highly recommend all of his books.

Michael Chrichton is one of my favorite authors. I've greatly enjoyed all of his books, less so his last one, Next. Other than that, one of my favorite authors.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a must. If you enjoy it, you'll probably apperciate the sequel, Closing Time (good, but not AS good as the original IMO. More abstract)

A Canticle for Leibowitz, and its sequel Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Hose Woman were both good books IMO. The sequel was not as similar as the original, but good none-the-less. The original is a post-apocalyptic tale where, well, you should read it

A Confederacy of Dunces was good.

Lord of the Flies and Catcher in the Rye are both classics, and are highly recommended (despite the fact that they are required for some schools).

**Twisted_Firestarter** · 05-01-2007, 03:30 PM

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Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series

Agreed. The first book, Wizards First Rule, is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read.

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Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series

I've lost some respect for Jordon, simply because he turned what was a good quadrilogy into a franchise. You might as well be watching soap operas on TV.

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Raymond E. Feist Rift War Saga

Enjoyed it. Somewhat dated, though.

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The Faded Sun Trilogy by C.J. Cherryh Very good book a little off of what I normally read but very enjoyable.

Excellent series. One of my favorites.

Now for some of my own recommendations:

Robin Hobb's The FarSeer Trilogy, which begins with Assassin Apprentice is excellent.
Louise Cooper's Time Master Trilogy which starts with The Initiate is one of my early favorites. It is out of print now, but worth picking up.
More recently I read Carol Berg's series (without a series name) Revelation, Transformation, and Restoration.

**Twisted_Firestarter** · 05-01-2007, 03:37 PM

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His novels don't even touch upon Scientology. Oh, and Battlefield Earth is a single book. Mission Earth is the ten book "decalogy".

But that brings up a good question. Has anyone here read Dianetics?

Yes. And afterwards vowed to never read another Hubbard book again. And haven't.

**Twisted_Firestarter** · 05-01-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ednos

Robert A. Heinlein wrote a million good books; his best is Starship Troopers.

Noooo. That would be Stranger In A Strange Land ftw!

|TG|SugarNCamo · 05-01-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rincewind

I'm involved in, or have read a lot of the series listed here. (Jordan, Eddings, Rowling, King, etc.) I told you guys

I spent two years without a computer and TV as a pubescent teenager. I read a lot of stuff those two years. I mean, boxes and boxes.

....something about castles.....

Keep the suggestions coming. I'm making an Amazon wish list from these

Speaking of castles, has anyone here read I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant. It's a very short read and a coming-of-age novel, but so poignantly written. I'd love for other opinions on this book.. I was really moved by it.

Mudshark · 05-03-2007, 12:55 AM

Larry Niven's Ringworld series and Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series

**Wimpinator** · 05-03-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mudshark

Larry Niven's Ringworld series and Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series

Oh yeah both are great reads. Especially the Rama series. Man I loved those books.

**gunjunkie** · 05-03-2007, 03:42 AM

Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod. This book starts two series, one is another two books, one is just a single book that presents an alternate ending. This guy is fast becoming one of my favorite sci-fi authors. Very interesting social commentary.

Peter F. Hamilton is great. As well as the Nights Dawn trilogy, some of his earlier work, the Greg Mandel series (Mindstar Rising, Quantum Murder, Nano Flower) is really fun. Its about an ex military cyberpunk/psychic detective. Fun stuff.

Anything by Iain Banks.

Acreo Aeneas · 05-08-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rincewind

I'm finishing up the last few books in Terry Pratchetts complete works (even the screenplays).

I'm looking for recommendataions for reading. I prefer fantasy and sci-fi for my recreational reading so I'll investigate those more than, say, something by Grisham (incidentally I've read all his good books too). Just light and fun reading.

What I don't want to get myself into is YALDOFS (yet another long and drawn out fantasy series). I'm already waiting on six books from six different series so don't suggest anything like that Chances are I'm reading it

. Well, if the author is dead and no more books are pending...

If you have read a one off novel (even if it's kidlit) and liked it, post it here so I can find something new to read.

My new favorite and highly recommended: The Falcon Banner Series by Christopher Patrick Lydon.

Here are the links to each book in order:
Book 1: http://www.lulu.com/content/192379
Book 2: http://www.lulu.com/content/284865
Book 3: http://www.lulu.com/content/207039
Book 4: Coming sometime later this year.

Wonderful read, in-depth characters, and thrilling sci-fi.

Another series I can highly recommend: Otherland by Tad Williams

You can find the Otherland series on Amazon.com. There are 4 books in the series totally approximately 3,300 pages. Wonderful read, in-depth characters, and thrilling sci-fi.

**Wimpinator** · 05-08-2007, 05:34 PM

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You can find the Otherland series on Amazon.com. There are 4 books in the series totally approximately 3,300 pages. Wonderful read, in-depth characters, and thrilling sci-fi.

I read the Otherland series a couple of years ago. I was about 1/2 way through the first book before I figured out what the book was about. It was an amazing series. I loved all of them. His "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series was great too.

Tad Williams is currently writing a new fantasy series that is really good as well. I think the 1st one was "Shadowmarch" or something like that. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Acreo Aeneas · 05-08-2007, 05:50 PM

Otherland is one of my favorite all time book/series to read. Tad mostly writes in the Fantasy realm and Otherland I think was well done with a good mix of sci-fi and fantasy.

**† Disciple †** · 05-14-2007, 11:13 AM

Read anything by Tad Williams or Terry Goodkind i recommend Otherland by Tad Williams.

Acreo Aeneas · 05-15-2007, 01:06 AM

I'm shocked two others here have even read Otherland. I thought I was one of the few in the entire world!

Congrats to those who finished it - *claps hands*

So...Rincewind, what book(s) did you pick up to read?

**Wimpinator** · 05-15-2007, 01:16 AM

I am going to step on Rincewinds question and ask one of my own.

The son of a good friend recently told me he wanted to read more books. he is 11 years old and I didn't have much that would fit in his age group. I gave him my copy of Ender's Game but it was pretty much the only thing that I had that looked like it would fit for someone his age. I really want to foster his new found admiration for the written word and would like to get him a couple of books. Can anyone reccomend something for an 11 year old? He told me that he like WW2 topics.

By the way my friend told me that his son was really enjoying Ender's Game. He apparently read it all the way home and was giggling in the back seat.

04-30-2007, 09:04 PM	#91 (permalink)
aculle01 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Monterey, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,398	Re: Book Recommendations? Just finished a pretty good read. Its probably the exact opposite of Calvin's recommendation. The Code by Ross Bernstein. Bernstein dissects the role fighting and enforcers play in the NHL. Even if you are just a casual fan of sports I recommend this book as it looks beyond simply dropping the gloves but into the heart of athletic competition and how hockey epitomizes this spirit more than any other professional sport. __________________ "I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored."

05-01-2007, 12:09 AM	#92 (permalink)
FatManMGS2 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 30	Re: Book Recommendations? Some of these have been mentioned before, but nevertheless: Read Kurt Vonnegut's books. Mainly, Slaughterhouse V, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions. Those are some of his best sellers, but he was one of the greatest modern authors, so I highly recommend all of his books. Michael Chrichton is one of my favorite authors. I've greatly enjoyed all of his books, less so his last one, Next. Other than that, one of my favorite authors. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a must. If you enjoy it, you'll probably apperciate the sequel, Closing Time (good, but not AS good as the original IMO. More abstract) A Canticle for Leibowitz, and its sequel Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Hose Woman were both good books IMO. The sequel was not as similar as the original, but good none-the-less. The original is a post-apocalyptic tale where, well, you should read it A Confederacy of Dunces was good. Lord of the Flies and Catcher in the Rye are both classics, and are highly recommended (despite the fact that they are required for some schools). __________________ "All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies."

05-03-2007, 12:55 AM	#97 (permalink)
Mudshark Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 184	Re: Book Recommendations? Larry Niven's Ringworld series and Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series

05-03-2007, 03:42 AM	#99 (permalink)
gunjunkie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 1,344	Re: Book Recommendations? Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod. This book starts two series, one is another two books, one is just a single book that presents an alternate ending. This guy is fast becoming one of my favorite sci-fi authors. Very interesting social commentary. Peter F. Hamilton is great. As well as the Nights Dawn trilogy, some of his earlier work, the Greg Mandel series (Mindstar Rising, Quantum Murder, Nano Flower) is really fun. Its about an ex military cyberpunk/psychic detective. Fun stuff. Anything by Iain Banks. __________________ Do or do not, there is no try.... -- Yoda, Dagobah

05-08-2007, 05:50 PM	#102 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,681	Re: Book Recommendations? Otherland is one of my favorite all time book/series to read. Tad mostly writes in the Fantasy realm and Otherland I think was well done with a good mix of sci-fi and fantasy. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

05-14-2007, 11:13 AM	#103 (permalink)
† Disciple † Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Garden Of England Age: 21 Posts: 2,293	Re: Book Recommendations? Read anything by Tad Williams or Terry Goodkind i recommend Otherland by Tad Williams. __________________ "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill

05-15-2007, 01:06 AM	#104 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,681	Re: Book Recommendations? I'm shocked two others here have even read Otherland. I thought I was one of the few in the entire world! Congrats to those who finished it - claps hands So...Rincewind, what book(s) did you pick up to read? __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

05-15-2007, 01:16 AM	#105 (permalink)
Wimpinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United states, TN Age: 36 Posts: 2,988	Re: Book Recommendations? I am going to step on Rincewinds question and ask one of my own. The son of a good friend recently told me he wanted to read more books. he is 11 years old and I didn't have much that would fit in his age group. I gave him my copy of Ender's Game but it was pretty much the only thing that I had that looked like it would fit for someone his age. I really want to foster his new found admiration for the written word and would like to get him a couple of books. Can anyone reccomend something for an 11 year old? He told me that he like WW2 topics. By the way my friend told me that his son was really enjoying Ender's Game. He apparently read it all the way home and was giggling in the back seat. __________________ \|TG-6th\|Wimpinator BF2 Rules and SOP's\|Teamspeak information\|TG on IRC

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