Masquerade1412 (post: 1500596) wrote:Books I've read (That I liked):
The Hunger Games Trilogy
Harry Potter Saga
Alex Rider Saga
Many, many, MANY Agatha Christie (Mostly Poirot's adventures)
What I'm looking for:
A book of moderate length (350-500 pages)
Sci-fi or "slice of life"
If there is romance, please let it be a subplot and not the focus of the story....
Memorable characters and a deep plotline that is easy to follow without being predictable.
Now. It's your move!
Masquerade1412 (post: 1500596) wrote:A book of moderate length (350-500 pages)
Sci-fi
Atria35 (post: 1500602) wrote:Incarceron is also a good series (the first novel is called Incarceron, also). Sci-fi.
Masquerade1412 (post: 1500735) wrote:I've actually read Incarceron, but the preview for the sequel kinda disturbed me. I got this "I've kinda already read this before" vibe. Is it worth the read?
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Saint Kevin (post: 1500779) wrote:I vote you maybe distinguish between nonfiction and fiction. Good nonfiction to edifu you in the Lord:
Atria35 (post: 1500782) wrote:And while he did ask for non-fiction, the ones you named are most definitely not "slice of life" as he asked for.
Atria35 wrote:I think anyone who has used a library or been in a bookstore knows what non-fiction and fiction are. There's no blurry line between them.
A_Yellow_Dress (post: 1500945) wrote:The Book Thief
Masquerade1412 (post: 1500996) wrote:Yesyesyesyesyes!!!
I love that book! I recommend it to everyone! (But I'll have to look up Everlost...)
A_Yellow_Dress (post: 1501004) wrote:But it does have awkward-ness in it.
Atria35 (post: 1501008) wrote:I do not know you, and therefore don't know what you mean when you say awkwardness. Please define?
A_Yellow_Dress (post: 1501012) wrote:Oh sorry. ^^]http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/i-am-messenger[/url].
Does that help? I tried to put my awkward-ness in words... and failed.
Atria35 (post: 1501077) wrote:Yes, that does, a lot. Thank you. I was thinking that it wasn't well-written or something.
But that book looks like it would be up my alley. *puts on to-read list*
Edward (post: 1501299) wrote:I'd like someone to reccomend some books for me. I'm looking for good dark fantasy that isn't romance and doesn't have Twilight-esque vampires. Something like The Lord of the Rings as told by Edgar Allan Poe. Which means I would prefer it to not be urban fantasy. And I don't particularly care how long it is.
Any truly strange science fiction or fantasy reccomendations like in Riona's thread would be nice too, but they don't have to be Christian fantasy or sf.
Atria35 (post: 1501314) wrote:Dark Fantasy? One of my favorite series is Magic Time. It IS Urban Fantasy, but it is nothing like Twilight, has nothing to do with vampires, is so very different from 95% of urban fantasy that I highly recommend you give it a shot anyway.
Name of the Wind- the first book in a series. Lord of the Rings-esque, not particularly dark but brilliant.
On Stranger Tides is also quite good- it has pirates. Do you mind that?
Anything by HP Lovecraft is a must-read. And the Abhorsen series might interest you.
EDIT: Gah! Totally forgot- the Monster Blood Tattoo series is great dark fantasy, even if it's a YA series. Same for Abarat, much darker than your average fantasy- don't be fooled by how it starts out.
Edward (post: 1501299) wrote:I'd like someone to reccomend some books for me. I'm looking for good dark fantasy that isn't romance and doesn't have Twilight-esque vampires. Something like The Lord of the Rings as told by Edgar Allan Poe. Which means I would prefer it to not be urban fantasy. And I don't particularly care how long it is.
Any truly strange science fiction or fantasy reccomendations like in Riona's thread would be nice too, but they don't have to be Christian fantasy or sf.
Kaori (post: 1501566) wrote:No urban fantasy means you wouldn’t want to read Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, I guess, but you might try giving Coraline a shot, if you aren’t familiar with Gaiman already.
dean13burt (post: 1501781) wrote:The book I have read and I liked is Spider-Man. A I also read the Harry potter books.
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