Got my e-book reader in the post today, stacked it up with plenty of books but I'm sorely lacking in the fiction department so far. I like most types of fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, beat gen, so recommend pretty much anything. I've looked through the required reading for humanity, but I've read a lot of those.
Anyone read anything worthwhile?
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EDIT: ^Oh come on. That is bullshit. No thumb smiley?
Seriously, Watchmen is a good series.
The "twist" becomes obvious half-way through (if you didn't already see the film), but the book plays out like it wants you to know the twist and keep you reading anyway.
Less Than Zero - Brett Easton Ellis
Good shit. Simply put.
Couldn't find an english version of Le Grand Meaulnes though.
And it's a Sony PRS-600.
This. This. This. This. This.
Well shit, I guess you could read 1984?
Death to _______.
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What's the point of suggesting he read non-fiction in a thread for fiction recommendations.
Well, it could be to get him to drop fiction, and read non-fiction. But if that isn't apparent...
Fucking retards. I'm already reading non-fiction.
Then bam retard, you've got nothing to look for. If you're reading more than a couple books a day, go for a make-believe-fairy-fuck-you-up-the-ass-novel, but shit, if you force me into this, make it ______________________________
flame:
Fuck you.
/flame
What the fuck kind of fiction are you reading? Apparently you don't realize that literature is fiction. Non-fiction is history, biography, and textbooks. Non-fiction outside of learning skills or general knowledge is boring as fuck. Fiction is about creativity, insight into how people behave and talk, and creating something that didn't exist before. If you don't like fiction, that's great. ITT: we post fiction recommendations. If you don't have any, don't post.
As a kid I got into Robert Jordan. His books are damn entertaining, even if they are the literary equivalent of a Lord of the Rings Soap Opera. Also the Red Dwarf novels are fucking kickass.
^This,
Btw I still can't listen Lolita Audio Book. I get horny in seconds . Someday I will listen to that book, some fucking day.
Proving Pakistan is fucked up, one person at a time.
Fixed
Ehhhh ... They have camel sex like we have 1nc3st over in these here woods.
If you're into scifi and fantasy, this fo' sho'
It's somehow both and neither and generally great.
KoKo by Peter Straub is pretty badass, and the Frankenstein rewoking... continuation... hmmmm... By Dean Koontz is a good read.
The Redemption of Althalus was one of the best books I've ever read.
The Magic Kingdom series by Terry Brooks is pretty good in terms of fantasy, though the latest one didn't really strike me as particularly strong.
I tend to enjoy Heinlein's works, like Glory Road, and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. He does pretty well with either sci-fi or fantasy.
Another book I enjoyed was The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, but it's more like steampunk than anything else.
My mom was obsessed with Eye of the World or Wheel of Time or something. One of those. I can't remember. Should I bother with them?