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I am pretty much a fan of all books, with one and only one exception: Eragon. That was probably the dullest book I've ever read in my life.
Anyway, I just finished rereading The Westing Game--an excellent book if you haven't read it yet.
Well Eragon... You hurt me, Slow!
I hated the first chapter but the rest was amazing, and I was 11.
I don't read books too much anymore but I used to read A LOT. My favourite's are the classic fantasy stories like Harry Potter, LotR, Artemis Fowl, Tigana etc. But my all-time favourite is The Three Musketeers from Alexandre Dumas and all its sequels as well. I wish someone would make a decent movie or tv-series out of them. All musketeer-based movies out there suck. I have seen only one that was actually good but the story was pretty much improvised and that sort of thing always bothers me.
The Count of Monte-Cristo is awesome too.
It by Stephen King. <3
Well, off the top of my head, my favorite sci-fi book hands down is Ender's Game.
Hmmmm... loved LoTR.
I just finished reading Tuesdays With Morrie for school. An excellent book, one of the best I've read this year.
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Catch 22
The Catcher in the Rye
A Clockwork Orange
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Frankenstein
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lord of the Flies
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Of Mice and Men
Pride and Prejudice
The Great Gatsby
Dracula
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
To Kill a Mockingbird
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Brave New World
A Tale of Two Cities
Howl’s Moving Castle
Castle in the Air
House of Many Ways
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass
The Old Man and the Sea
Swallows and Amazons
Confederacy of Dunces
The Secret Life of Ivan Donesuvich
Dr. Zhivago
The Princess Bride
Metro 2033
The Crucible
Les Miserables
The Phantom of the Opera
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Crime and Punishment
The Wizard of Oz
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played With Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Breakfast of Champions
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
A Study in Scarlet
The Sign of the Four
The Valley of Fear
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
All from recommendation and reputation.
Hobbit was fantastic. Got halfway through LotR. Macbeth was wonderful. I loved The Princess Bride, and The Hound of the BAskervilles was amazing. :D
Frank L. Baum (The Wizard of Oz) is a terrible writer. Worse than Stephanie Meyer.
Almost as bad as Tolkien. xD Seriously.
The Lord of the Rings was an awesome book(s), but not very well written. The Hobbit was just...meh, not as good as lotr.
Anyway, my favorite book is Howl's Moving Castle. I see that you put that along with its two sequels on your list... which one was your favorite? This is my opinion: Castle in the Air < House of Many Ways < Howl's Moving Castle
Tolkien's writing abilities may have not been all that amzing, but his idea's were more than enough to compensate.
I've only read the ones I mentioned. :P
I honestly can't wait to read them though.
I preferred the Hobbit. It was paced so much-...at all. :P
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on December 17, 2010, 03:05:30 PMTolkien's writing abilities may have not been all that amzing, but his idea's were more than enough to compensate.
This also.
He pretty much invented the fantasy genre as we know it today.
Quote from: Maretocks on December 16, 2010, 10:45:08 PMMacbeth was wonderful.
Besides when he acts like a bitch, Macbeth is a MANLY MAN.
...not like ROMEO...
MORE LIKE HOMEO!(you see, its clever because its playing off of the prefix homo- which usually refers to homosexuals)
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I like Rick Riordan's books. I love how they take ancient mythology and apply it to the real world today.
The first couple books were fairly good, but they got gradually more sucky. I really can't stand most of his works.
Is that the Percy Jackson guy? Yeah, I didn't like those books either.
I've been reading what is possibly the greatest book ever.
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I saw a book by that man called "I am a Pole (And So Can You!)" and I really want it just because.
I was about to make a topic about this.
Also reading Animorphs, Fear St and assorted manga.
I don't read. Elementary school killed my interest in books with teacher's awful selections. I think the last book I liked was Watership Down from forever ago. Now I stick with shorter things like news articles.
Edit: Maybe that's a bit drastic. I read political philosophy and theology, but in terms of books for entertainment-- no.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on November 19, 2012, 06:11:53 PMI saw a book by that man called "I am a Pole (And So Can You!)" and I really want it just because.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS that's the children's book he wrote.
I'm reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I really need to finish the book fast, or else it's not going to be featured on cinema anymore. :-\
Quote from: spitllama on November 19, 2012, 06:17:34 PMI don't read. Elementary school killed my interest in books with teacher's awful selections.
aw, what, really? I remember my childrens' book selection, books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Arrow to the Sun.
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They were great. >:3
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Who dares to stand up for this book!?!? :P I, for one, have nothing but negative words...
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Who dares to stand up for this book!?!? :P I, for one, have nothing but negative words...
It was sort of good, in my opinion. I liked the tesseract part and the logic behind it, but as the story progressed, it seemed too much like a fairy tale.
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The story was really sweet. ;D
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Who dares to stand up for this book!?!? :P I, for one, have nothing but negative words...
I very much like that book. It's incredibly weird, but it's also bizarrely comforting and intriguing.
The Diary of a Whimpy Kid
omg the series crack me up every time
Quote from: FSM-Reapr on November 19, 2012, 10:05:17 PMThe Diary of a Whimpy Kid
omg the series crack me up every time
I got the new one, omg I read it in an hour and I couldn't stop laughing
Only the four first books have been published in Finland. Are there more currently?
The seventh one was just published last week in America.
You know what book makes me crack up every time?
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I like the line over the author's name, and the award of excellence.
I like the line over the author's name, and the award of excellence (And so can you!)
Stephen Colbert is the most beautiful man alive, tied with Tom Hanks.
....why do you like Tom Hanks so much? He's not that fantastic.
Everyone has their own opinion. Still, I don't like Tom Hanks either.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on November 20, 2012, 01:38:10 PM....why do you like Tom Hanks so much? He's not that fantastic.
Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump; the Green Mile; Toy Story; Saving Private Ryan; Cast Away; the Polar Express...
Just a few of the movies he's been in... the Green Mile and Cast Away in particular, he did a great job in.
Yes, I know who he is. :P you forgot Apollo 13.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on November 20, 2012, 01:38:10 PM....why do you like Tom Hanks so much? He's not that fantastic.
Like, outside the fact that he's a super duper BEAUTIFUL actor, one of only two to win the Oscar for Best Actor 2 years in a row, and he's an extremely handsome individual? This should give you an idea:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420595/october-25-2012/stephen-ghoulbert-s-spooky-time-halloween-fun-guide---tom-hanks
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/tom-hanks-performs-slam-poem-about-full-house-102312/1421766/
I dontt have so high of an opinion of him, but either way winning an oscar is a bit of a sketchy thing.
Whoa, whoa, break it up, you two!
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Why is mario handling small children
NOT UNTIL SLOW ADMITS HOW TERRIBLE HIS TASTE IN EVERYTHING IS. and he started it
Here. I've got one for each of you.
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Now stop fighting!
Quote from: SlowPokemon on November 20, 2012, 03:32:22 PMWhy is mario handling small children
oh slow how you make me laugh
Quote from: BonusPwnage on November 20, 2012, 03:44:12 PMNow stop fighting!
The fact that you think this is a fight shows how long you've been on this forum. ::)
Trust me, compared to some things I and some other members used to get into, this is just a calm debate. I don't see Slow or SFK getting into an actual flame war anytime soon. :P
Quote from: blueflower999 on November 20, 2012, 04:02:29 PMThe fact that you think this is a fight shows how long you've been on this forum. ::)
Trust me, compared to some things I and some other members used to get into, this is just a calm debate. I don't see Slow or SFK getting into an actual flame war anytime soon. :P
Oh, I know. I just had those pics ready, and I've been itching to use them.
Quote from: blueflower999 on November 20, 2012, 04:02:29 PMThe fact that you think this is a fight shows how long you've been on this forum. ::)
Trust me, compared to some things I and some other members used to get into, this is just a calm debate. I don't see Slow or SFK getting into an actual flame war anytime soon. :P
Well if there's one thing I'l lget into a flame war over, IT'S DEFENDING TOM HANKS' HONOR.
I'll be on your side SFK. Forrest Gump is da freaking best movie evar.
Quote from: FSM-Reapr on November 20, 2012, 04:26:12 PMI'll be on your side SFK. Forrest Gump is da freaking best movie evar.
Indeed. Also one of the most quotable.
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on November 20, 2012, 03:33:06 PMNOT UNTIL SLOW ADMITS HOW TERRIBLE HIS TASTE IN EVERYTHING IS. and he started it
I WILL RUN YOU OVER DEAD IN THE PARKING LOTI'm sorry, you're right.
...I figure that since there's a discussion of literature in MMD topic, this can become very relevant and extremely active again.
To restart the discussion... :P
Quote from: BlackDragonSlayer on February 22, 2013, 09:27:04 PMHmmm, well...
Relating to the topic of books we like/dislike, am I the only one who really strongly dislikes Robinson Crusoe? Maybe I should read it again (considering that I never finished because I felt it was such a boring book...), but I almost dread the thought.
EDIT: The reason being:
From the full title (:P), you can understand one of the reasons why I feel it is boring: many of the sentences in the book drag on and on and on, even more than I am now, and usually do with my sentences when I put a lot of thought into them; they're completely frivolous and rarely do much other than provide extreme descriptions of things that only foward the plot a very small amount, if even in such miniscule ways.
For reference, I read until around the part where Cruesoe rescues Friday, before I could bear no more.
Full Title
(The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pirates.)
Gogogo!
Omg omg, The Hunger Games <3
^NO.
Seriously?
:(
My friend summed it up as "American Battle Royal, but not nearly as interesting."
Quote from: The Boy Who Cried Wolf on February 24, 2013, 08:43:32 AMOmg omg, The Hunger Games <3
The first book is really great, the second one is really good, and the third one is good. At least in my opinion.
The first book was the only moderatly good one. After that it seemed the author didn't know what she wanted to do
Quote from: Bubbles7689 on February 24, 2013, 10:53:24 AMThe first book was the only moderatly good one. After that it seemed the author didn't know what she wanted to do
The third one felt almost as if it strayed a bit too far from the "purpose" of the first book, and wasn't really
AS good (I felt it was still good), but as long as it isn't a complete disgrace to literature (:P), like... some... recent books... it doesn't really matter to me.
The first one was okay if you're a thirteen year old girl.... Just my opinion
I feel like she was trying to appeal to all audiences, girls with the "romance" and guys with the merciless killing. But thats if were going to continue with the gender stereotypes
Quote from: Bubbles7689 on February 24, 2013, 12:04:01 PMI feel like she was trying to appeal to all audiences, girls with the "romance" and guys with the merciless killing. But thats if were going to continue with the gender stereotypes
XD
I hate those extreme gender stereotypes.
First was amazing, second was amazing, start of the third was amazing, middle was boring (I stopped reading for like to months it was so bad) the end was so so so good but the very end like last 4 chapters are just omg, life ruined, horrible ending, story ruined ugh.
I have no mouth and I must scream.
Quote from: Yugi on March 19, 2013, 11:47:40 PMI have no mouth and I must scream.
"Sie haben Mäuler und reden nicht."
"They have mouths but don't talk."
Relevant: For some reason, it reminded me of that (except opposite :P)
Also relevant: Over Spring Break (22-29 of March for me), I hope to get further through the Sherlock Holmes Collection.
*Super bump*
guyz guyz guyz
F. Scott Fitzgerald is freaking amazing. I had read Gatsby in school and some of his short stories in my free time and really liked his style of writing. But I just decided to buy a bunch of his books and am power reading through them. Almost done with his first novel, This Side of Paradise(which is absolutely fantastic), and then it's on to The Beautiful and Damned, which is apparently far superior.
Yay books!
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on October 28, 2013, 09:50:41 PM*Super bump*
guyz guyz guyz
F. Scott Fitzgerald is freaking amazing. I had read Gatsby in school and some of his short stories in my free time and really liked his style of writing. But I just decided to buy a bunch of his books and am power reading through them. Almost done with his first novel, This Side of Paradise(which is absolutely fantastic), and then it's on to The Beautiful and Damned, which is apparently far superior.
Yay books!
The Great Gatsby's conclusion was so original, insightful and delicate: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I found it so sophisticated; what a great way to end a fine masterpiece!
whats a book
idk ive read about it somewhere
Been reading a lot of Stephan King lately, most notably "Cujo" and "Needful Things"
I also read the eighth Diary Of aWkmpy Kid around a month ago.
Haha I actually kinda liked the Eragon series, but I forgot what it was about like every other book I read(am I alone with this fact?). I love anything that's fantasy/science fiction, but historical text just bores me to death. :P
Quote from: Yugi on January 28, 2014, 09:39:43 PMStephan King
who is this stephan king and why do his books sound like those of stephen king
I hated Eragon so much that I never bothered to read the sequels.
Laughing because I just saw my OP
Quote from: SlowPokemon on December 16, 2010, 09:27:32 AMI am pretty much a fan of all books, with one and only one exception: Eragon.
It's just one of 6 billion Lord of the Rings wannabe series that keep getting churned out relentless, recycling the same tropes over and over.
Didn't stop me from reading the whole series though.
Reading Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Pretty great so far.