I like all sorts of books...from Harry Potter to history...Dystopian Sci-fi to high fantasy...Steampunk to Urban fantasy..love Alternative History (What if the South had won the Civil War style)
A good book can be a joy for years and years.
I am a sucker for good Vampire books or even not so good....Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned Are very enjoyable...other books in that series...not so much. The Author has a rhythmic style to her writing that draws you along with the story.
Alternate History... Guns of the South...How Few Remain(The Great War Series American Front, A Walk Through Hell and Breakthroughs
Fantasy I would go with the A Song of Ice and Fire(Game of Thrones Series) Or Lord of the Rings(though I am way burned out on hobbits and rings at this point)
So many good books out there...Visit your local Library and just grab a few books at random, you may just find a book that captures your imagination.
My favorite book of all time would be One Glew Over Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Keasy. The only book which I've read like 5 times yet it never bores me, just keep bringing more and more emotions.
I haven't read anything for a while can someone recommend a mature dark fantasy or dystopian sci fi novel please. No cringey romance teeny bopper stuff. I like orcs, elves, demons, aliens, history, future, whatever so long as its fantastical/phantasmagorical
Try out The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, first book is called The Blade Itself. That's one of my favorite grimdark fantasy series. In Sci-fi I always recommend Old Man's War by John Scalzi.
Lovecraft, steven king, tolkien, anton levay
I haven't read anything for a while can someone recommend a mature dark fantasy or dystop… moreian sci fi novel please. No cringey romance teeny bopper stuff. I like orcs, elves, demons, aliens, history, future, whatever so long as its fantastical/phantasmagorical
Also I love anything by James Michener to get my history fix in. For Fantasy books I go for Martin and Gaiman of course, but also love Abercrombie, and Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller chronicles are just beyond amazing in my mind, but they guy writes way to damn slow, if we could some how combine his and Sanderson's brains together they would be perfect. As well anything by Ursala K. Le Guin has always been a winner for me.
Try out The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, first book is called The Blade Itself. That's one of my favorite grimdark fantasy series. In Sci-fi I always recommend Old Man's War by John Scalzi.
Reading is the BEST. I'll read pretty much anything, but right now i'm (still) obsessed with A Song of Ice and Fire, i just cannot get it out of my head. Winds of Winter cannot come soon enough for me.
But to keep myself from going crazy with the wait, i picked up the Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski. So far i've only read The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, but am looking forward to learning more about Geralt, Ciri and their awesome world.
Have you tried any of the newer Lestat books Kennyshouldadied?
Im torn, i loved Lestat, and the rest of them, in Rice's early work. Queen of the Damned is one of my all time faves, i've even done book reports on it, lol.
But i just don't feel like i can support her by buying them anymore, i was soo devestated when she decided all those years ago that she was only going to write about god or christ or whatever the fuck you want to call an imaginary deity. The fact that she abandoned all these characters because they werent 'pure' or 'good' enough to be welcome in her religious views, but were plenty welcome when she was buying a plantation house in New Orleans, etc.
And now it seems she welcomes their monetary influence again. As i said, im torn, but i try not to reward people when they do stupid things. Ugh, sorry, this feels more ranty than i thought, but im genuinely interested in your opinion.
I like all sorts of books...from Harry Potter to history...Dystopian Sci-fi to high fantasy...Steampunk to Urban fantasy..love Alternative H… moreistory (What if the South had won the Civil War style)
A good book can be a joy for years and years.
I am a sucker for good Vampire books or even not so good....Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned Are very enjoyable...other books in that series...not so much. The Author has a rhythmic style to her writing that draws you along with the story.
Alternate History... Guns of the South...How Few Remain(The Great War Series American Front, A Walk Through Hell and Breakthroughs
Fantasy I would go with the A Song of Ice and Fire(Game of Thrones Series) Or Lord of the Rings(though I am way burned out on hobbits and rings at this point)
So many good books out there...Visit your local Library and just grab a few books at random, you may just find a book that captures your imagination.
Dystopian, futuristic and fantasy books are my favorite.
Orwell's "1984"; Huxley's "The brave new world"; McCarthy's "The Road" - or basically anything McCarthy's at this point; Treasure Island, Holmes' adventures; Witcher and ASoIaF series; stuff concerning linguistics, philosophy and mythology, mainly Vikings/Celtic/Slavic related.
My mom's a librarian so my house was always full of books, when I was younger I could read literally non stop.
Dystopian, futuristic and fantasy books are my favorite.
Orwell's "1984"; Huxley's "The brave new world"; McCarthy's "The Road" - or basi… morecally anything McCarthy's at this point; Treasure Island, Holmes' adventures; Witcher and ASoIaF series; stuff concerning linguistics, philosophy and mythology, mainly Vikings/Celtic/Slavic related.
My mom's a librarian so my house was always full of books, when I was younger I could read literally non stop.
Try out The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, first book is called The Blade Itself. That's one of my favorite grimdark fantasy series. In Sci-fi I always recommend Old Man's War by John Scalzi.
While this days I'm currently reading more fantasy (my favorite is the "Malazan:Book of the Fallen" series) I'm the type of person that like to read any book genre if I'm interested of it setting or story.
Dan Simmons (favorite author) - The Hyperion Cantos, a sci-fi series, is probably my favorite thing by him. His horror novel Carrion Comfort is perhaps my favorite of his standalone work. His horror/survival/historical fiction combo The Terror, which is becoming an AMC series soon, comes in at a close second. Even counting a few lackluster titles, I've enjoyed everything I've read by him.
Neil Gaiman - Good Omens (co-written by Terry Pratchett) and American Gods.
Terry Pratchett - Good Omens (co-written by Neil Gaiman), Mort, and Guards! Guards! are my highlights so far, but everything I've encountered by him has been wonderful.
Andrzej Sapkowski - The entire Witcher series, on which the video game is based, is great.
Cormac McCarthy - No Country for Old Men and The Road.
Stephen King - His novel The Shining and his novellas Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and The Body stand out as my favorites by him.
Jon Krakauer - Into the Wild, my favorite piece by him, followed by Into Thin Air, then Where Men Win Glory.
I've had recent, positive experiences with Charles de Lint (Someplace to be Flying), David Brin (The Postman), John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In), and Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on the Western Front) and I've begun to pursue more of their work. I started reading Swan Song by Robert McCammon today and I'm making plans to read more stuff by him.
if we could some how combine his and Sanderson's brains together they would be perfect.
You make me remember that somedays ago I dream of an AU where Rothfuss has finished TWO "The Kingkiller Chronicles" trilogies while Sanderson has still to publish his third Mistborn book
Favorite all time is Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Also I love anything by James Michener to get my history fix in. For Fantasy books I go f… moreor Martin and Gaiman of course, but also love Abercrombie, and Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller chronicles are just beyond amazing in my mind, but they guy writes way to damn slow, if we could some how combine his and Sanderson's brains together they would be perfect. As well anything by Ursala K. Le Guin has always been a winner for me.
if we could some how combine his and Sanderson's brains together they would be perfect.
You make me remember that somedays ago I dre… moream of an AU where Rothfuss has finished TWO "The Kingkiller Chronicles" trilogies while Sanderson has still to publish his third Mistborn book
From what I understand...she was going through a major crisis of faith and she gave up writing her horror novels when she found her way back...plus I give her a pass because of how much shit she was going through...but no because her later books after Queen were shit imo....though I had heard she did some other good books...I may check out amazon and see.
Have you tried any of the newer Lestat books Kennyshouldadied?
Im torn, i loved Lestat, and the rest of them, in Rice's early work. Queen… more of the Damned is one of my all time faves, i've even done book reports on it, lol.
But i just don't feel like i can support her by buying them anymore, i was soo devestated when she decided all those years ago that she was only going to write about god or christ or whatever the fuck you want to call an imaginary deity. The fact that she abandoned all these characters because they werent 'pure' or 'good' enough to be welcome in her religious views, but were plenty welcome when she was buying a plantation house in New Orleans, etc.
And now it seems she welcomes their monetary influence again. As i said, im torn, but i try not to reward people when they do stupid things. Ugh, sorry, this feels more ranty than i thought, but im genuinely interested in your opinion.
Oh I loved 1984....And yes I love ASoIaF and the Witcher books...Dark Fantasy like those....I do prefer them to Tolkien...but mad props to him for bringing fantasy more or less into modern bookshelves.
Dystopian, futuristic and fantasy books are my favorite.
Orwell's "1984"; Huxley's "The brave new world"; McCarthy's "The Road" - or basi… morecally anything McCarthy's at this point; Treasure Island, Holmes' adventures; Witcher and ASoIaF series; stuff concerning linguistics, philosophy and mythology, mainly Vikings/Celtic/Slavic related.
My mom's a librarian so my house was always full of books, when I was younger I could read literally non stop.
I love all of Franz Kafka's works because of his way of storytelling, symbolism, etc. His works have gotten me to think more in depth about the meaning of the texts I read. I, alongside many others, discovered him through Resident Evil Revelations 2.
Two years ago, I was introduced to the 5th Wave trilogy written by Rick Yancey. This trilogy has one of the most interesting takes on the apocalypse that I have bore witness to. I also recommend his The Monstrumologist series.
Last month, I read The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, which explains how the natural environment could overtake everything humans have built if we were to disappear. The Last of Us could be summarized by this book: Nature's Wrath.
I don't read books quite as much as I used to, but I really enjoyed Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men, Animal Farm, The Great Gatsby and Macbeth. They're the only books I read for school that I actually enjoyed. Everything else I read was either boring and/or pretentious as fuck.
Back in elementary/middle school, I was really big on the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series. The only books I still read nowadays are the entries in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. They are major guilty pleasures of mine.
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I like all sorts of books...from Harry Potter to history...Dystopian Sci-fi to high fantasy...Steampunk to Urban fantasy..love Alternative History (What if the South had won the Civil War style)
A good book can be a joy for years and years.
I am a sucker for good Vampire books or even not so good....Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned Are very enjoyable...other books in that series...not so much. The Author has a rhythmic style to her writing that draws you along with the story.
Alternate History... Guns of the South...How Few Remain(The Great War Series American Front, A Walk Through Hell and Breakthroughs
Fantasy I would go with the A Song of Ice and Fire(Game of Thrones Series) Or Lord of the Rings(though I am way burned out on hobbits and rings at this point)
So many good books out there...Visit your local Library and just grab a few books at random, you may just find a book that captures your imagination.
My favorite book of all time would be One Glew Over Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Keasy. The only book which I've read like 5 times yet it never bores me, just keep bringing more and more emotions.
Lovecraft, steven king, tolkien, anton levay
I haven't read anything for a while can someone recommend a mature dark fantasy or dystopian sci fi novel please. No cringey romance teeny bopper stuff. I like orcs, elves, demons, aliens, history, future, whatever so long as its fantastical/phantasmagorical
Try out The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, first book is called The Blade Itself. That's one of my favorite grimdark fantasy series. In Sci-fi I always recommend Old Man's War by John Scalzi.
Favorite all time is Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Also I love anything by James Michener to get my history fix in. For Fantasy books I go for Martin and Gaiman of course, but also love Abercrombie, and Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller chronicles are just beyond amazing in my mind, but they guy writes way to damn slow, if we could some how combine his and Sanderson's brains together they would be perfect. As well anything by Ursala K. Le Guin has always been a winner for me.
Harry Potter books and Assassin's Creed The Last Descendants novel series
Thanks I might go to the bookstore this week
Reading is the BEST. I'll read pretty much anything, but right now i'm (still) obsessed with A Song of Ice and Fire, i just cannot get it out of my head. Winds of Winter cannot come soon enough for me.
But to keep myself from going crazy with the wait, i picked up the Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski. So far i've only read The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, but am looking forward to learning more about Geralt, Ciri and their awesome world.
I guess Fantasy is my comfort zone, lol
Have you tried any of the newer Lestat books Kennyshouldadied?
Im torn, i loved Lestat, and the rest of them, in Rice's early work. Queen of the Damned is one of my all time faves, i've even done book reports on it, lol.
But i just don't feel like i can support her by buying them anymore, i was soo devestated when she decided all those years ago that she was only going to write about god or christ or whatever the fuck you want to call an imaginary deity. The fact that she abandoned all these characters because they werent 'pure' or 'good' enough to be welcome in her religious views, but were plenty welcome when she was buying a plantation house in New Orleans, etc.
And now it seems she welcomes their monetary influence again. As i said, im torn, but i try not to reward people when they do stupid things. Ugh, sorry, this feels more ranty than i thought, but im genuinely interested in your opinion.
Dystopian, futuristic and fantasy books are my favorite.
Orwell's "1984"; Huxley's "The brave new world"; McCarthy's "The Road" - or basically anything McCarthy's at this point; Treasure Island, Holmes' adventures; Witcher and ASoIaF series; stuff concerning linguistics, philosophy and mythology, mainly Vikings/Celtic/Slavic related.
My mom's a librarian so my house was always full of books, when I was younger I could read literally non stop.
Im so jealous.
I'm more of a comic/graphic novel reader.
Well I used to have to take books off the table so I could put a plate down and eat like a human being, so it was kinda chaotic and messy.
Me too suggest to read "The First Law" trilogy (and the standalones set after it) as a mature and grimdark fantasy without be too complex
While this days I'm currently reading more fantasy (my favorite is the "Malazan:Book of the Fallen" series) I'm the type of person that like to read any book genre if I'm interested of it setting or story.
Dan Simmons (favorite author) - The Hyperion Cantos, a sci-fi series, is probably my favorite thing by him. His horror novel Carrion Comfort is perhaps my favorite of his standalone work. His horror/survival/historical fiction combo The Terror, which is becoming an AMC series soon, comes in at a close second. Even counting a few lackluster titles, I've enjoyed everything I've read by him.
Neil Gaiman - Good Omens (co-written by Terry Pratchett) and American Gods.
Terry Pratchett - Good Omens (co-written by Neil Gaiman), Mort, and Guards! Guards! are my highlights so far, but everything I've encountered by him has been wonderful.
Andrzej Sapkowski - The entire Witcher series, on which the video game is based, is great.
Cormac McCarthy - No Country for Old Men and The Road.
Stephen King - His novel The Shining and his novellas Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and The Body stand out as my favorites by him.
Jon Krakauer - Into the Wild, my favorite piece by him, followed by Into Thin Air, then Where Men Win Glory.
I've had recent, positive experiences with Charles de Lint (Someplace to be Flying), David Brin (The Postman), John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In), and Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on the Western Front) and I've begun to pursue more of their work. I started reading Swan Song by Robert McCammon today and I'm making plans to read more stuff by him.
You make me remember that somedays ago I dream of an AU where Rothfuss has finished TWO "The Kingkiller Chronicles" trilogies while Sanderson has still to publish his third Mistborn book
The speed of Sanderson, the Lyrical Prose of Rothfuss. The perfect author.
From what I understand...she was going through a major crisis of faith and she gave up writing her horror novels when she found her way back...plus I give her a pass because of how much shit she was going through...but no because her later books after Queen were shit imo....though I had heard she did some other good books...I may check out amazon and see.
Oh I loved 1984....And yes I love ASoIaF and the Witcher books...Dark Fantasy like those....I do prefer them to Tolkien...but mad props to him for bringing fantasy more or less into modern bookshelves.
Nothing wrong with that..my favorite collection is Kingdom Come...my favorite series was Strangers in Paradise.
I love all of Franz Kafka's works because of his way of storytelling, symbolism, etc. His works have gotten me to think more in depth about the meaning of the texts I read. I, alongside many others, discovered him through Resident Evil Revelations 2.
Two years ago, I was introduced to the 5th Wave trilogy written by Rick Yancey. This trilogy has one of the most interesting takes on the apocalypse that I have bore witness to. I also recommend his The Monstrumologist series.
Last month, I read The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, which explains how the natural environment could overtake everything humans have built if we were to disappear. The Last of Us could be summarized by this book: Nature's Wrath.
I don't read books quite as much as I used to, but I really enjoyed Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men, Animal Farm, The Great Gatsby and Macbeth. They're the only books I read for school that I actually enjoyed. Everything else I read was either boring and/or pretentious as fuck.
Back in elementary/middle school, I was really big on the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series. The only books I still read nowadays are the entries in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. They are major guilty pleasures of mine.
My two favourite books are Pet Sematary by Stephen King and The Lost World by Michael Crichton(The movie is only VERY loosely based on the book).
American Psycho
The Spy Who Loved Me
Julius Caesar