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| Ruttosurma | Feb 23 2013, 11:15 PM Post #1 |
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As a bookworm I constantly struggle to find good books to read. The problem is not that there would not be enough of them, but the fact that I am rather lazy to find out about them. So if there is any fellow souls in caverns and chasms of Mordor feeling a need to share a good story then please do so! Can be of any genre, well known or practically unheard of. bonus points if it can be found from finnish library. (But don't worry, they have a decent collection.) I'll start with a classic: The last book I read was "The Castle" by Franz Kafka. Truly a fascinating piece of work. To be honest I still don't know what to think of it. It was like reading murder mystery where you can't be certain that murder has been committed. In fact you are not even sure that somebody has died. Book that will grow more and more satisfying when you try to analyze it's meaning. Yet it feels like the key piece of the puzzle continues to elude you, which makes you turn that "one more page before I stop" and gives you courage to withstand pages and pages of dull dialogue that seemingly show no progress. I wont spoil the book by telling anything in more detailed fashion, but I can recommend to try it. |
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| Sauron | Feb 23 2013, 11:28 PM Post #2 |
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There is a few I'd recommend. I personally for the most part read Historical Fiction and so there is a lot in that genre I'd suggest reading. But for now I'd recommend a fantasy series. Picked up the first book while working in the Czech Republic in a small bookshop out in the sticks and it was the only English book in the shop. Having read all my other books and having no access to internet I read it a few times. A brilliant little find and been hooked on the series since. Have been one or two dodgy moments, and one book that was an absolute slog to get through but the good far out weight the bad. Adrian Tchaikovsky - Shadow of the Apt series. 'Empire of Black and Gold' is the first book. Took me 4-5 chapters to get into and get my head around the concept but seriously glad I did. |
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| Ruttosurma | Feb 23 2013, 11:51 PM Post #3 |
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Thank you for the recommendation! I see that it has not been translated to finnish... it is naturally more rewarding to read a book in it's native tongue but it also means that my dictionary will have more use than usual. I have not read much of historical fiction, some Mark Twain (which I liked even though - or maybe because - it had bit of a childish way of telling the story) and Sven Hassel's books (which are genuine or fiction depending who you ask from). Hassel is certainly top class read if you like books considering single persons perspective of war. |
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| Beian | Feb 23 2013, 11:55 PM Post #4 |
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I always like some good Hentai comic books. |
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| Alancar | Feb 24 2013, 12:10 AM Post #5 |
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I just finished reading "The Kingdom Beyond the Waves" by Stephen Hunt. It's set in this steampunk universe that I thought it was pretty fascinating. |
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| Ruttosurma | Feb 24 2013, 12:27 AM Post #6 |
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I just realised I can check what books the central library has in it's collections with internet.. cool. One steampunk book by Stephen Hunt (I guess I'll go for it, thank you for recommendation!) but none by Adrian Tchaikovsky... I guess I make a suggestion for them to get. |
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| Hellhound | Feb 24 2013, 01:37 AM Post #7 |
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Dennis L. McKiernan's The Iron Tower trilogy is a fascinating Fantasy story. Very similar to The Lord of the Rings. 'Jack Campbell's' The Lost Fleet is a very good Sci-Fi series. |
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| Minister of Technologies Turrepture | Feb 24 2013, 04:14 AM Post #8 |
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A fellow bookworm? Yay! I'm sorry though, I can't offer you any 'classics'. Only the Young Adult novels that I've read over the past couple of years. I highly suggest the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfield. It's YA, but still a good read. It's basically about alternate history, steampunk Europe during World War I, centering around Aleksander Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and illegitimate son of...the fellow who was assassinated that helped spark the war, I can't remember his name, and Deryn Sharp, some cocky, sharp-tongued Scottish girl from Glasgow masquerading as a boy to join the Royal Air Force. The steampunk elements are, of course, what make the book really interesting. The Entente Alliance (Britain, France Russia, etc.), or 'Darwinists', use the technology that Charles Darwin invented in the 1860s to splice 'life threads' (DNA) and genetically engineer amazing creatures to fight and help them. The Central Alliances (Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Germany) on the other hand are 'Clankers', who make use of steam-powered mechas, rocket firing zepplins, landships on eight legs, and so on to fight wars. Why, the idea of a war machine on treads "like a common farm tractor" is unthinkable. Overall, the entire trilogy is a great read if you ask me, despite it just being a Young Adult novel. If Westerfield had written it for adults instead and contained many more details about the various creatures and machines, it would've been even better. 10/10. Oh yeah, plus there's a huge amount of pictures that I can only describe as 'Victorian manga' which depict scenes from the book, often on the opposite page. |
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| Ruttosurma | Feb 24 2013, 10:35 AM Post #9 |
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Can't find McKiernan, can't find Campbell. (It seems I've thought too higly of local library's range selection). Found books by Westerfield but they are currently borrowed so they will have to wait. But guess what I did find? Jennifer government by Max Barrow, even a translatedl version! And I thought it was some never heard of book. I guess I try since I'm playing the game and all. hehe... have you guys read it? |
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| Minister of Technologies Turrepture | Feb 24 2013, 04:51 PM Post #10 |
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YES. It was a great read as well. I don't want to spoil any of the plot by gushing on about it though. |
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| Alancar | Feb 24 2013, 05:12 PM Post #11 |
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I may take some of these recomendations myself. I was also thinking about purchasing an e-book reader. No more browsing through libraries and bookstores. Probably the Kobo Mini. Any opinions?
Edited by Alancar, Feb 24 2013, 05:13 PM.
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| Hellhound | Feb 24 2013, 06:31 PM Post #12 |
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Friend of mine has gotten a lot of good use out of a Kindle... |
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| Alancar | Feb 26 2013, 12:45 AM Post #13 |
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Just bought the kobo touch. A little over 60 euros after a gift-check from Christmas. Bought a book, got a few free classics and a fanfic (MLP of course) of the net. Seems pretty neat so far. No more searching through bookshelves like a caveman for me! Edited by Alancar, Feb 26 2013, 12:47 AM.
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| Wibblefeet | Feb 28 2013, 03:46 AM Post #14 |
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I've read J. Government. It's a pretty darn good book. I'd forgotten much of it until I reread it about a year ago (something like that). I read MUCH more sci-fi than fantasy, as a rule. Author: Jim Butcher. 2 Series to look for: Dresden Files (modern magical detective, based in Chicago) - wizards, gods, fallen angels, vampires, Holy Knights, ghosts, werewolves, fey - it's got it all. Ongoing series, up to a dozen or 13 books. Codex Alera - more typical fantasy, with a 'different' magic system. 6 books, series complete. |
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| Alancar | Feb 28 2013, 06:58 PM Post #15 |
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I just read World War Z by Max Brooks, and it's bloody brilliant. The whole book is written like a series of interviews given out by survivors of a zombie infestation. It really takes a novel look at the whole zombie apocalypse thing, making humans not being totally retarded (even though they do fuck up a lot). It has an in-deep analysis of how the world would handle an infestation, from the very beginning to the aftermath. I'm not a huge fan of the Zombie genre (not that I'm particularly adverse to it mind you) but I absolutely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys speculative fiction, even if they don't particularly care for zombies. Edited by Alancar, Feb 28 2013, 06:59 PM.
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| Wibblefeet | Feb 28 2013, 10:18 PM Post #16 |
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Agreed, WWZ is an EXCELLENT book. the movie may or may not be good, but it doesn't look like it's going to have much to do with the book - *shrug*. |
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| Alancar | Mar 1 2013, 04:56 AM Post #17 |
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It only makes sense. The book doesn't really lend itself to movie adaptation. That being said, it provides a rich environment, a whole universe filled with potential stories that would make great movies (Like, what happened in North Korea?). And that is the weird part. World War Z has the traditional zombies. But the ones on the movie...they are anything but traditional. Its like the movie isn't even based on the damned thing. Unless it's like a sequel? Second WWZ? But I do have some fairly high expectations for it. The zombies looked pretty awesome. Edited by Alancar, Mar 1 2013, 04:57 AM.
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| Wibblefeet | Mar 1 2013, 11:25 PM Post #18 |
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Well, once the movie was changed to make it focus on a more personl/individual level, than an "episodic overview", or whatever you want to call the book - you have to have a hook again to hang the story on. The speedy, hyper zombies seen in the trailers so far are definitely a hook. *shrug* |
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| Charax | Mar 16 2013, 09:00 PM Post #19 |
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusack Psychology of Dreams by Sigmund Freud The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brookes To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee An Utterly Impartial History of Britain by John o'Farrel |
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| Alancar | May 4 2013, 08:10 PM Post #20 |
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I finnish reading 2001 space odyssey. So much more interesting than the movie, which personally, I hated |
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