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Kapilavastu:
For me, there's 2 things missing from the whole reign of fantasy novels that paraded the last couple of pages:
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
I'm bad at squeezing the worlds that books open and build for me into short summaries, so here's an introduction to the first book, The Golden Compass http://www.hisdarkmaterials.org/pages/his-dark-materials-books/the-golden-compass-northern-lights/home
This is a series I read again every 5 to 6 years or so and highly enjoy it every time.
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Info here : http://www.bartimaeusbooks.com/ What makes this series unique in my opinion is apart from it being elegantly written, thrilling and hilarious at times the thing that the story is told from the viewpoint of the demon Bartimaeus which gives an interesting insight in the workings of the mind of those who are normally just summoned to do the bidding and then disappear in a whisp of smoke again.
About Haruki Murakami, I've seen his Wind- up Bird Chronicles mentioned. Another amazing book by him that I can highly recommend is Kafka On the Shore. Review : http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/01/24/050124crbo_books1
Another japanese author I can highly recommend is Ryu Murakami, mostly his novel In the Miso Soup
The book starts off light with the main character who works as a tourist guide to Tokyo's red light districts musing about the ability of japanese to say the same thing in a dozen subtle variations whereas english just says what it needs to say straight out while waiting on his latest customer who will soon draw him into a tale darkening subtly with every page you turn. A creepy, misanthropic tale, wonderfully spun.
There's more books of his that send a chill down your spine, and way more great books and authors I'd like to recommend but I've already surpassed the 3 books at a time guideline, so more next time. ^_^
Borror0:
--- Quote from: Kapilavastu on October 02, 2009, 08:16:38 AM ---His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
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My favorite book series. I highly recommend that one as well.
winterheart:
I'm not a big book reader, and it takes a lot for me to go through, what, 200 pages of a book?
But I've finished a few gems and I'd wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone who cares to read through this.
Les Miserables. There's a reason why it's considered a classic. Be warned though, you will NOT be able to stop yourself from crying when you finish it.
The Rainmaker. John Grisham. Who knew Grisham had a wicked sense of humor? The [mis]adventures of the hero, a lawyer, is fun to read and his sarcastic wit serves him well in his courtoom tussles. Has a happy ending.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven. A very easy read, very thoughtfully written, and changes your view about heaven. Happy ending.
mizore:
Anything in the series started by the man that structured the foundations of cyberpunk, and he also first used the terms "cyberspace" and "matrix." It irks me to no end that those charlatans --oops, I meant "creators"-- of The Matrix gave absolutely no credit to William Gibson. Without him, I often wonder if modern science fiction would have gone another route.
Trilogy to which I am referring:
1st book - Neuromancer
2nd book- Count Zero
3rd and final - Mona Lisa Overdrive
You can draw congruent plot details with so many sci-fi/cyberpunk works that it's almost not enough to just say that he was a pioneer. One of my favorite anime series GiTS, for example, holds similarities on multiple levels (ie. Wintermute+Neuromancer). I would go on, but I would rather you read them to find out yourself. ^.^
Sorry, I haven't read the entire thread yet, so I apologize if this has been previously mentioned.
shabutie:
Probably some repeats, but w/e (My faves atm)
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (also known as Blade Runner) *Reading now, almost done
Watchmen by Alan Moore (Graphic Novel >>> Movie)
I've been wanting to start the Alvin Maker series by Card. Possibly some time here in the near future.
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