Booklist, what favorite book and genre do you read? - Page 2

o_staplegun · 02-19-2005, 09:10 PM

I really enjoyed Soul Music and Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. Planning on reading this soon on a friend's recommendation, anyone want to comment on it?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...834450-4629506

As for classic literature, Don Quixote and Inferno were entertaining. I loved Inferno although didn't really enjoy having to decipher every verse to get what it was saying. It's still amazing that translators managed to carry over the rhyme scheme to the English language though.

o_lithium · 02-22-2005, 09:51 PM

Forgotten Realms , Dragon Lance. Read them all... and i few Shadows...

o_billdoor · 02-22-2005, 10:07 PM

Favourite books:
Ghost in the Shell (Masamune Shirow)
The Catcher In the Rye (J. D. Salinger)
Reaper Man (Terry Pratchett)

Reading at the moment:
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)

o_billdoor · 02-22-2005, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Staplegun

I really enjoyed Soul Music and Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. Planning on reading this soon on a friend's recommendation, anyone want to comment on it?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...834450-4629506

Good Omens is very funny, but the overall plot or message of the book didn't really strike a chord with me. If you like Pratchett's humour it's worth reading, but I think there are Discworld novels that are better. That said, I haven't read any of Neil Gaiman's other stuff so I'm not in a great position to comment.

Decs · 02-22-2005, 10:28 PM

Friedrich Nietzsche - Also Sprach Zarathustra

Was my first leap into philosophy and a very exciting read.

o_icarus · 02-22-2005, 11:08 PM

Mainly Sci/fi , Fantasy but i also like Historical , War and Thrillers. Can't really get into any kind of biography , comedy or horror fiction.

Among my favourites are

Enders Game , OS Card
Magician , RE Feist
Dune , Frank Herbert
Harry Potter

and almost anything by James Barclay and David Gemmell

The worst ever book/series I have ever read is a trilogy by Robert Newcomb "The Scrolls of Ancient.....something or other". The only series ever that I have finished thats caused me to throw it across the room and swear alot

o_deadly furby · 02-23-2005, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by billdoor

Favourite books:
Ghost in the Shell (Masamune Shirow)
The Catcher In the Rye (J. D. Salinger)

Catcher in the Rye (only book I've ever read in one sitting. Napolean Dynamite fans would love this one)

Wow, can't believe I forgot to mention Hitchiker's Guide and all of Kurt Vonnegut's awesome books.

o_thedarkone · 02-23-2005, 10:10 AM

I mostly read SF. The book I'm reading right now is the Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov.

For those who didn't like the sequels to Ender's Game (probably everyone- I don't think I managed to finish reading Xenocide), the line of books following Bean are an improvement.

(I didn't find Kurt Vonnegut's stuff that great)

02-22-2005, 10:28 PM	#25
Decs Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Norway Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Friedrich Nietzsche - Also Sprach Zarathustra Was my first leap into philosophy and a very exciting read. __________________ Official model desecrator

02-19-2005, 09:10 PM	#21
o_staplegun Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I really enjoyed Soul Music and Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. Planning on reading this soon on a friend's recommendation, anyone want to comment on it? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...834450-4629506 As for classic literature, Don Quixote and Inferno were entertaining. I loved Inferno although didn't really enjoy having to decipher every verse to get what it was saying. It's still amazing that translators managed to carry over the rhyme scheme to the English language though.

02-22-2005, 09:51 PM	#22
o_lithium Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Forgotten Realms , Dragon Lance. Read them all... and i few Shadows...

02-22-2005, 10:07 PM	#23
o_billdoor Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Favourite books: Ghost in the Shell (Masamune Shirow) The Catcher In the Rye (J. D. Salinger) Reaper Man (Terry Pratchett) Reading at the moment: Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)

02-22-2005, 11:08 PM	#26
o_icarus Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Mainly Sci/fi , Fantasy but i also like Historical , War and Thrillers. Can't really get into any kind of biography , comedy or horror fiction. Among my favourites are Enders Game , OS Card Magician , RE Feist Dune , Frank Herbert Harry Potter and almost anything by James Barclay and David Gemmell The worst ever book/series I have ever read is a trilogy by Robert Newcomb "The Scrolls of Ancient.....something or other". The only series ever that I have finished thats caused me to throw it across the room and swear alot

02-23-2005, 10:10 AM	#28
o_thedarkone Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I mostly read SF. The book I'm reading right now is the Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov. For those who didn't like the sequels to Ender's Game (probably everyone- I don't think I managed to finish reading Xenocide), the line of books following Bean are an improvement. (I didn't find Kurt Vonnegut's stuff that great)

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