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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 16, 2011 12:45:56 GMT -5
Am I personally looking for a book? No, not really. I haven't too much to read as it is. That being said, I know that sometimes we're looking at our shelves and thinking "The hell do I want to read?" Or perhaps you're looking for something new. Post you recommendations and requests here.
For example, if you're looking for a genre, say something like "Anyone read any good urban fantasy lately?"
Or if you want a book like what you've read and enjoyed, ask "Someone know of a book like American Gods and other Gaiman novels?"
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alyoshka
Young Armadillo
Vous etes un chanteur des pommes.
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Post by alyoshka on Jun 16, 2011 14:19:08 GMT -5
If you want to read a mind f*ck, read Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon yes, it's as amazing as everyone says.  |
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 16, 2011 20:41:12 GMT -5
HMmm, what are some good books with strong female leads? And interesting male characters?
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 17, 2011 4:37:15 GMT -5
HMmm, what are some good books with strong female leads? And interesting male characters? Um, if you don't mind a fairly slow pace for the first third of the book, you might like Kushiel's Dart (and the rest of its trilogy) by Jacqueline Carey. It's in the fantasy section, but I'd call it more alternate-universe-based-on-an-alteration-of-the-Christ-myth (too bad that's not a widely recognized genre!), and most of the actual plot is more to do with political intrigue and lots of sex. Not for the faint of heart or the PG-13 crowd, but the female lead is intelligent, original, and interesting, and the men in her life... well, they're not so dull, either. Very complex plots, and you may need to make a family tree to keep track of certain characters in the beginning, but the series was my favorite summer read last year. |
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 17, 2011 16:28:08 GMT -5
HMmm, what are some good books with strong female leads? And interesting male characters? Um, if you don't mind a fairly slow pace for the first third of the book, you might like Kushiel's Dart (and the rest of its trilogy) by Jacqueline Carey. It's in the fantasy section, but I'd call it more alternate-universe-based-on-an-alteration-of-the-Christ-myth (too bad that's not a widely recognized genre!), and most of the actual plot is more to do with political intrigue and lots of sex. Not for the faint of heart or the PG-13 crowd, but the female lead is intelligent, original, and interesting, and the men in her life... well, they're not so dull, either. Very complex plots, and you may need to make a family tree to keep track of certain characters in the beginning, but the series was my favorite summer read last year. Seconded. The Kushiel series is one of my absolute favourites. And it definitely requires a strong constitution to read it. (It is actually a six-book series, and the second trilogy focuses on a different main character (though still involves Phedre). The second trilogy (starting with Kushiel's Scion) is good, too, though not as good as the first (in my opinion).) |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 17, 2011 16:56:30 GMT -5
Um, if you don't mind a fairly slow pace for the first third of the book, you might like Kushiel's Dart (and the rest of its trilogy) by Jacqueline Carey. It's in the fantasy section, but I'd call it more alternate-universe-based-on-an-alteration-of-the-Christ-myth (too bad that's not a widely recognized genre!), and most of the actual plot is more to do with political intrigue and lots of sex. Not for the faint of heart or the PG-13 crowd, but the female lead is intelligent, original, and interesting, and the men in her life... well, they're not so dull, either. Very complex plots, and you may need to make a family tree to keep track of certain characters in the beginning, but the series was my favorite summer read last year. Seconded. The Kushiel series is one of my absolute favourites. And it definitely requires a strong constitution to read it. (It is actually a six-book series, and the second trilogy focuses on a different main character (though still involves Phedre). The second trilogy (starting with Kushiel's Scion) is good, too, though not as good as the first (in my opinion).) Agreement, though the second brought up some interesting inner conflicts, and I do like when villains are painted in more human lights, so seeing the maternal Melisande was refreshing. I don't enjoy the third trilogy ( Naamah's Kiss, etc.) nearly so much as the other two, but it's still a good read, and the finale comes out this summer, so... yay? |
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 17, 2011 17:18:10 GMT -5
Seconded. The Kushiel series is one of my absolute favourites. And it definitely requires a strong constitution to read it. (It is actually a six-book series, and the second trilogy focuses on a different main character (though still involves Phedre). The second trilogy (starting with Kushiel's Scion) is good, too, though not as good as the first (in my opinion).) Agreement, though the second brought up some interesting inner conflicts, and I do like when villains are painted in more human lights, so seeing the maternal Melisande was refreshing. I don't enjoy the third trilogy ( Naamah's Kiss, etc.) nearly so much as the other two, but it's still a good read, and the finale comes out this summer, so... yay? I haven't even started the third one yet. I liked the material explored in the second one as well, and I love the last two books of that one -- I think they're really good. It's Scion that makes the trilogy weak, in my view -- the whole book the main character is just really. really. whiny, and by the end you hope he's sort of stopped being so whiny, but nope, beginning of the second he's back to square one. Only by the end of the second book has he actually grown, which is why the second and third books are so good, in my opinion. The third book and I can finally believe he's a hero. (Also, nothing really happens in the first book. He goes away to university and stuff happens over there but it's almost as if Terre d'Ange has remained in stasis while he's gone.) I mean, I get it, he went through some really terrible stuff, but so did Phedre. And Joscelin. Sheesh. Re: Melisande, I'm in complete agreement. I love villains being portrayed as human; the "complete evil" trope gets so old, so quickly. (Edited because I realized I misspelled Joscelin's name. Fixed!) |
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