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If you like Palahniuk, try Choke. It's the best of his novels if you ask me.
Cherryh is an excellent writer. Based on your criticism of the Cooper/Niven heroine, I'd recommend Downbelow Station. The characters aren't unwaveringly good or evil; the groups opposing each other aren't the "good guys" against the "bad guys"; they are realistically complicated characters.Paladin is also a wonderful book, although not truly a fantasy.
I plan on reading all of his stuff by the end of the summer I hope. I liked Survivor more than Fight Club (although that is perhaps because I liked the movie Fight Club so much . . . this was the first time I EVER liked a movie better than the book). American Psycho I thought was a great book. It may even be my favorite book now, so I am going to keep reading him as well.I'm going for Paradise Lost and Dante's works as well just because I never read them and I feel like I should.
Here's one of those hit-or-miss type Amazon lists that may be perfect for you:Palahnium and friendsI plan on reading all of his stuff by the end of the summer I hope. I liked Survivor more than Fight Club (although that is perhaps because I liked the movie Fight Club so much . . . this was the first time I EVER liked a movie better than the book). American Psycho I thought was a great book. It may even be my favorite book now, so I am going to keep reading him as well.
I'm going for Paradise Lost and Dante's works as well just because I never read them and I feel like I should.
there is sf/fantasy thread out there. this was 'active' and i was lazy...i have read most of the recluse stuff. like most genres there are people who write and people who write well. i like slavatore's 'dark elf series' but i don't consider it 'high art'. modesitt's stuff eventually wore a little thin - seemed he was having trouble developing new story lines. eddings/gemell's/stackpole's books are a lot like a loius l'amour western (i think i've read all l'amour's stuff - and enjoyed them) - nice formula, usually interesting story, over quickly and ocacasionally a very good book. sometimes you want a steak, other times just a snack...
I just finished the first one and really like it. Fast paced, funny, and unique. Highly recommended.Other books I have just read/reading:
Oh, it wasn't a criticism at all. I was just trying to remember. I'm not much on staying on topicin FBG threads, anyway.I read Salvatore's trilogy when I was a teenager and enjoyed it, and I agree with your steak/snack description.
i've read martin. jordan, goodkind, donaldson (remember thomas covenant??) and enjoyed them (for the most part - jordan and goodkind tend to duck-walk/wander at times). you will not go wrong with the malazan series...
Indeed - these are his three best. Eon is wild. FoG/AoS should be the next LoTR epic movie production. It would be superb.The only person who really compares to Bear in true SF right now is Neal Stephenson. Snowcrash is an instant classic. As good as that was The Diamond Age is the best book I have read in near a decade (since The Golden Key). I have started Cryptonomicon, but can't find the time to get into it properly.
I found the Broken Window theory mentioned in Tipping very intriguing. Although Freakonomics credits abortion for the fall in NY crime, so I'm not sure what to believe. But still, I like Gladwell's explanation for improved crime rates much better.I still haven't finished the book, because I found the chapters regarding children's programming very boring. I definitely need to finish this one up though.
seconded although I havent read this latest yetreaper's gale - a malazan book of the fallen (#7), steven erikson
i have been a big sf/fantasy fan for years. erikson's malazan book of the fallen series is by far the best i've read in this genre. scope is absolutely huge, character development is detailed and 'twists' abound. a seemingly minor reference/statement/action in one book turns out to have profound implications one or two books down stream. i've just finished book 7 (funny how those dang things get published in england before the us - thank god bagabook/amazon imports the things...). i've read books 1-6 numerous times. time to start over with book one and finish with 7. except for the 1st one (only 680+), most of these books are 900-1100 pages long. takes an entire day to read just one...
my shelves are full of books by zelazny, cherryh, jordan, williams, kerr, de lint, tepper, robberson, morecock, goodkind, friedman, bear, rawn, etc. erikson is something truly special..
if you are a sf-fantasy fan, do yourself a favor and pick these books up. you will not be disappointed...
I completely agree. Mitchell is fantastic, and Cloud Atlas is his best.
I just saw that a film version of this book is due out late this year. The
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) and "The Davinci Code" (but by someone that can actually write).
I just completed number9dream and agree completely. Ghostwritten and Cloud Atlas blew me away, something dream never managed to do.Have you read Black Swan Green yet? It's similar to number9dream in that it's a tale of a boy becoming a man, but the similarities end there.
Not one of his better books.
You thought Prey was one of his best? Have you read a lot of Crichton?
I just read this a few weeks ago. It was an interesting take on vampires, but the book is definitely geared more for women. Lots of relationship and soul searching issues for the female lead.
I went though a big Crichton phase in high school, Andromeda Strain is the best, after that Jurassic Park and the Great Train Robbery.
Edit: Confused "Prey" with "Next" which is the last Crichton book I read.~~~~Currently reading "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham. I need to finish it up in the next two weeks before HP7 comes out because I know I'll drop anything else to read thru that (although it will probably only take a few days to finish.)
Enjoy them - I've read Ender's Game a number of times.I am trudging through the Dark Tower series myself.
Reading between the lines of his sporadic updates, he seems to really struggling with this book. And, I suspect, struggling with the entire series. He's changed direction a few times already & I think he's lost his momentum (or Muse). Now it's a grind to continue for him, I think. The story has expanded far wider than he originally intended (3 books were his original plan) & I wonder if he's struggling trying to get it to some sort of resolvable point without having to "cheat".Smoo said:
