Da Bear Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld was a pretty awesome book. You totally neglected to mention some of the other weird things btw. The cross dressing main character is hilarious I will probably go with The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (because reasons) or The Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (because legit the only book to ever make me cry (I was like 10 though...)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Devil Trigger Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 1984 That book is simply amazing, specially the final part of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monde Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 You totally neglected to mention some of the other weird things btw. I never mentioned anything in it to begin with... And Aleks > Deryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 The Arabian Nights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Frankenstein and Dracula are pretty close seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I never mentioned anything in it to begin with... And Aleks > Deryn You should have. Some of the things are really funny out of context. I agree but various things that happen to Deryn make her a more interesting character imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 1984 That book is simply amazing, specially the final part of it Yeah, I'm agreed. That book is great! Everybody should read 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in its original, unabridged, 14th century Chinese form. Edited October 26, 2013 by Ezio Auditore da Firenze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButteredToast Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizenberg Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 a song of ice and fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interest Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) The Lusty Argonian Maid Edited October 26, 2013 by Interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaze Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 lolol waiting for someone to say war and peace I've read all but the last 100 pages of that book, it is legitimately good but not my favorite. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in its original, unabridged, 14th century Chinese form. orz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Starwind Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Le Comte de Monte Cristo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Red Mars follows the "First Hundred", the first 100 scientists to establish a permanent settlement on Mars at the start of what becomes a massive terraformation project that spans 200 years in three books (Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars [as well as a short story collection titled The Martians]). Immediately they are faced with moral and scientific debates about altering the planet, but Kim Stanley Robinson delves into so much more than that. It would be so easy for me to write pages and pages of praise, but I'm a slow typist and I need to get to bed soon. I will say though, the writing and the ideas are absolutely brilliant, and if any novel demonstrates that literary science fiction can exist, this is it. I picked it up and read the series (it's a trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars, with a short story collection The Martians) when I was 12 and loved it for the exploration and world building. I reread it when I was 14 and loved it for the characters. I reread it when I was 17 and loved it for its phenomenal literary quality. I reread it when I was 19 and loved it for the sociological, psychological, ecological, and political investigation, commentary, and speculation -- the science is rock hard, and even though it's based on an understanding of the planet from the Viking missions, I think it holds up extraordinarily well (I am of course blinded by nostalgia, but I honestly have never been able to understand negative reviews of this book as being rooted in anything other than laziness and a mind so closed it may as well be welded shut). It's certainly long, long overdue for a reread from me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Aw man I forget about that series, definitely on the.. I guess it's less a backlog and more a bucket list at this point fiction: Steppenwolfe nonfiction: Malcolm X's Autobiography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FÃrnen Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Inkheart. It's a book about a book. I just wish I had the sequels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Red Mars follows the "First Hundred", the first 100 scientists to establish a permanent settlement on Mars at the start of what becomes a massive terraformation project that spans 200 years in three books (Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars [as well as a short story collection titled The Martians]). Immediately they are faced with moral and scientific debates about altering the planet, but Kim Stanley Robinson delves into so much more than that. It would be so easy for me to write pages and pages of praise, but I'm a slow typist and I need to get to bed soon. I will say though, the writing and the ideas are absolutely brilliant, and if any novel demonstrates that literary science fiction can exist, this is it. I picked it up and read the series (it's a trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars, with a short story collection The Martians) when I was 12 and loved it for the exploration and world building. I reread it when I was 14 and loved it for the characters. I reread it when I was 17 and loved it for its phenomenal literary quality. I reread it when I was 19 and loved it for the sociological, psychological, ecological, and political investigation, commentary, and speculation -- the science is rock hard, and even though it's based on an understanding of the planet from the Viking missions, I think it holds up extraordinarily well (I am of course blinded by nostalgia, but I honestly have never been able to understand negative reviews of this book as being rooted in anything other than laziness and a mind so closed it may as well be welded shut). It's certainly long, long overdue for a reread from me! I can't help but say that it comes with my recommendation as well. So good! The scientific and technological aspects are also explained in a way that I found it interesting despite being a total layman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Banzai Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Homestuck If it counts. If not, The Castle by Franz Kafka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airship Canon Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Dragonlance: The Citadel by Richard A. Knaak. ...somehow though, mentioning Knaak reminds me of the Sunwell. And that reminds me of Anveena, who had Colette's VA. 7Which was downright heartbreaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I can't believe General Banzai likes Homestuck I Can't Believe tHis Shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Banzai Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) I can't believe General Banzai likes Homestuck I Can't Believe tHis Shit postmodern postpostmodern masterpiece of our time finest work in the english language in at least 100 years Edited October 28, 2013 by General Banzai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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