Waterloo Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm currently reading Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code very interesting book, all about 2 people trying to solve a mysterious code left by a dieing man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 From what I've heard, most of them are godawful too. I've read them a lot a few years ago...but by now, I wouldn't really recommend them anymore. Though if you want to start, I think Michael A. Stackpole's X-Wing Series(starts with "Attack on Coruscant" I think is one of the books that is quite early in the timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocefisso Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I've always hated those tie-in books for film or TV series' - they're never any good. "Imagine yourself surrounded by the most horrible cripples and maniacs it is possible to conceive, and you may understand a little of my feelings with these grotesque caricatures of humanity about me." - H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I've always hated those tie-in books for film or TV series' - they're never any good.From what I've heard, there are a handful of Star Wars ones that are quite good. Sturgeon's Law definitely applies. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm reading Matched by Ally Condle, its actually a lot better that I thought it was going to be. Then I may re-read the original 101 Dalmatians again, I haven't made up my mind yet. Gotta Catch 'Em All!Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm reading Inheritance now. I'm honestly not a huge fan of the author since the series is basically copied from every other fantasy novel.. but since I like the novels they're copied from I can't help but also like this series. Anyway I read the other three books so just finishing things up. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Found out that I hadn't finished reading Xenocide by Orson Scott Card. Luckily, I placed a bookmark in there. I'll probably pick up reading that book for now. | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Xenocide is so engaging. I don't know how I ever put it down in the first place. Definitely planning on finishing it during this break. I don't doubt that directly afterwards I'll start the fourth book of the series (Children of the Mind). | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range_This11 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I started reading the book Legend by David Gemmell. I received it for Christmas from my younger cousins. We usually send each other science fiction/fantasy novels every year. I've never heard of it before, anyone ever read it? "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Xenocide is so engaging. I don't know how I ever put it down in the first place. Definitely planning on finishing it during this break. I don't doubt that directly afterwards I'll start the fourth book of the series (Children of the Mind).I read Ender's Game and loved it, but I couldn't get into any of the others :( "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I'll give it to you, they kinda start off slow. But when you get past a certain point, they'll be among the best books you've read. As for me, I finished Xenocide this morning (woke up at 10am, stayed in bed until now to finish it). The ending was interesting. Definitely have to start on Children of the Mind tomorrow (or later today). I was never much into science fiction. It's always been medieval fiction (Lord of the Rings, The Belgariad, The Mallorean, etc). But these books rank equally with all those other books. :thumbup: | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastortoise Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Currently on book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire, going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellac Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Finished reading Inheritance, which I got as a present on Christmas. I was rather disappointed with the ending, but I couldn't put it down. :| Thanks to Iglw for the amazing signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlskid Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Finished reading Inheritance, which I got as a present on Christmas. I was rather disappointed with the ending, but I couldn't put it down. :| Same story here... blah, I thought the ending was really disappointing, especially as to how it all ended. Oh well, I was lifted back up when I read the acknowledgements and he said that he was going to leave the storyline of Alagaesia open in case he wanted to come back to it... I was immediately praying for that.lol Summoning help:[hide=Wio, lol][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexek Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Recently finished re-reading the "A Song of Ice & Fire" series, and am now re-reading the "Inheritance" cycle. PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellac Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Finished reading Inheritance, which I got as a present on Christmas. I was rather disappointed with the ending, but I couldn't put it down. :| Same story here... blah, I thought the ending was really disappointing, especially as to how it all ended. Oh well, I was lifted back up when I read the acknowledgements and he said that he was going to leave the storyline of Alagaesia open in case he wanted to come back to it... I was immediately praying for that.lolI didn't read that bit, but I suppose it'll be good if he does come back to it, and I hope he does. I loved the series too much to be at peace with the ending. Thanks to Iglw for the amazing signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks0n Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 "I'm not really here" by Paul Lake. Autobiography, really good :) ~[Blog]~[CrystalMathLabs]~[Last.fm]~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Finally finished Oryx and Crake. At first I didn't think it was going to be a good book, but it actually is. [hide=BIG SPOILERS]It does sort of have the same premise as I Am Legend though.[/hide]Excellent book, and I will NEVER read it, or anything else by that author, ever again. I'm just a sucker for something that is at least close to being a happy ending. I just read the first book in the Hunger Games. So good I did it front to back in one sitting, which took a solid 6 hours while I was supposed to be sleeping. Kinda regretted that. I expect I will go throught the next two at a similar pace. I find the book to be similar to the Japanese movie Battle Royale. Might have even been an inspiration. The actual story though was quite different, it just shares some similar elements (specifically the hunger games themselves are a close resemblance, but better). When the movie comes out, we will finally have a battle royale in English :thumbsup: I'll be interested to see how they handle all the nudity though (nothing explicit in the book, but a lack of clothes gets mentioned in the book several times). Easily my favourite book I have ever read after the Belgariad and Mallorean co series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Finally finished Oryx and Crake. At first I didn't think it was going to be a good book, but it actually is. [hide=BIG SPOILERS]It does sort of have the same premise as I Am Legend though.[/hide]Excellent book, and I will NEVER read it, or anything else by that author, ever again. I'm just a sucker for something that is at least close to being a happy ending. Tbh, I'll probably read the Year of the Flood. Hopefully it helps tie some loose ends up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Is that like a sequal to it or something? I thought it was a standalone. If it is, maybe I'll get you to fill me in :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Is that like a sequal to it or something? I thought it was a standalone. If it is, maybe I'll get you to fill me in :smile: [hide]It focuses on another group in the same world apparently. Remember God's Gardeners? The group that Jimmy's mom was in I believe. It focuses on their side of things. Anyway, this is according to the Internet (considering I didn't read the book yet).[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Ah, interesting. I might have to read a summary of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbellz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I started the first 100 pages or so on a car ride recently of Stephen King's 11/22/63. It's so interesting to just listen to King's characters and how real they act and perceive the world around them. If anyone is just a casual Stephen King reader, I recommend this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku3220 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Does anyone like to read graphic novels? I just finished Ocean and the artwork was pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkn0wnwarrior Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 ^I've never tried reading any. I'm currently reading some John Grisham. A Time to Kill, maybe followed by The Chamber. I've got about 10 of his books to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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