fiction reccomendation?

ironymaster · 12-09-2008, 11:27 AM

Alright first of all, I don't read much. But I started taking it up recently, anyone know of some good books? Thanks

**McTahr** · 12-09-2008, 11:34 AM

Depends on what you like, your age, your general comprehension ability, etc.

Do you play games? What kind do you prefer?

Are you bothered at all by Fantasy settings? Sci-fi? Historical?

Do you find Shakespeare gives you headaches? Anything longer than a day's read put you to sleep?

ironymaster · 12-09-2008, 11:36 AM

I'm 28, a guy, I want to start out with something supernatural/fantasy-related. Science fiction also works.

**McTahr** · 12-09-2008, 11:39 AM

Pick up anything from Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

It'll tell you on the back if it is or not, typically.

Gaiman's also a good start.

Mirai Gen · 12-09-2008, 12:30 PM

I opened this thread a while ago and though I haven't gone through with it yet the recommendations seem appropriate for this thread.

The Wizard Who Did It · 12-09-2008, 12:40 PM

Twilight.

But no seriously, hitting all over the place here (entirely with Sci Fi as I wasn't a great fantasy fan), Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Stranger in a Strange Land, Ender's Game (not sure if that works for 28 as well as 18ish area, but whatever), and Foundation.

Kim · 12-09-2008, 02:47 PM

I'd recommend getting a collection of HP Lovecraft short stories. Short, fun, and totally awesome.

Haround and the Sea of Stories by Salmon Rushdie. More children oriented than other things he's written, but still amazing. Also, Satanic Verses by the same dude.

The Devil May Cry novel is surprisingly not bad, at least in my opinion. Might wanna check that out.

Marelo · 12-09-2008, 04:30 PM

Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov, American Gods by Neil Gaiman...

The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, if you want something light.

The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue is fantasy-ish, by which I mean it has fantasy elements, but the story as a whole is not centered around them. Nevertheless, great book.

Lumenskir · 12-09-2008, 05:00 PM

Everything is Illuminated has magical-realism elements (or whatever the term for "fake Jewish shtetl's filled with happily idiosyncratic townsfolk + a modern day trip narrated by someone mashing deliriously on the thesaurus button" would be), and it alternates between being heartbreakingly joyous to morosely deep, but it might not be in line with the books so far presented? I guess I mean to say that it is certainly fantastic, but might not be fantasy-ic.

Also, the author's second novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is the saddest book ever written and makes you feel like shit for not telling everyone around you how much you love them.

Truce · 12-09-2008, 05:17 PM

Animorphs.

Read it as a kid. Then read it years later, and still liked it.

Also, the Artemis Fowl series.

Some people mentioned Ender's Game as well - I'd suggest its sequel Speaker of the Dead to go along with that.

Then there's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep/Bladerunner."

Most of this is relatively light reading as well, though they happen to be in a series.

12-09-2008, 11:27 AM	#1
ironymaster The eye knows... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: On a giant robot... Posts: 421	fiction reccomendation? Alright first of all, I don't read much. But I started taking it up recently, anyone know of some good books? Thanks __________________ My myspace page!

12-09-2008, 11:34 AM	#2
McTahr For the right price... Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,268	Depends on what you like, your age, your general comprehension ability, etc. Do you play games? What kind do you prefer? Are you bothered at all by Fantasy settings? Sci-fi? Historical? Do you find Shakespeare gives you headaches? Anything longer than a day's read put you to sleep? __________________ Gone.

12-09-2008, 11:36 AM	#3
ironymaster The eye knows... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: On a giant robot... Posts: 421	I'm 28, a guy, I want to start out with something supernatural/fantasy-related. Science fiction also works. __________________ My myspace page!

12-09-2008, 11:39 AM	#4
McTahr For the right price... Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,268	Pick up anything from Terry Pratchett's Discworld. It'll tell you on the back if it is or not, typically. Gaiman's also a good start. __________________ Gone.

12-09-2008, 12:30 PM	#5
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	I opened this thread a while ago and though I haven't gone through with it yet the recommendations seem appropriate for this thread. __________________

12-09-2008, 12:40 PM	#6
The Wizard Who Did It The End of Evolution Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Some call it hell; I call it home. Posts: 1,822	Twilight. But no seriously, hitting all over the place here (entirely with Sci Fi as I wasn't a great fantasy fan), Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Stranger in a Strange Land, Ender's Game (not sure if that works for 28 as well as 18ish area, but whatever), and Foundation. __________________ And this world's smartest man means no more to me than does its smartest termite. ~Dr. Manhattan

12-09-2008, 02:47 PM	#7
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	I'd recommend getting a collection of HP Lovecraft short stories. Short, fun, and totally awesome. Haround and the Sea of Stories by Salmon Rushdie. More children oriented than other things he's written, but still amazing. Also, Satanic Verses by the same dude. The Devil May Cry novel is surprisingly not bad, at least in my opinion. Might wanna check that out. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

12-09-2008, 04:30 PM	#8
Marelo Napoleon Impersonator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 816	Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov, American Gods by Neil Gaiman... The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, if you want something light. The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue is fantasy-ish, by which I mean it has fantasy elements, but the story as a whole is not centered around them. Nevertheless, great book.

12-09-2008, 05:17 PM	#10
Truce Lakitu Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,856	Animorphs. Read it as a kid. Then read it years later, and still liked it. Also, the Artemis Fowl series. Some people mentioned Ender's Game as well - I'd suggest its sequel Speaker of the Dead to go along with that. Then there's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep/Bladerunner." Most of this is relatively light reading as well, though they happen to be in a series.