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Book recommendations? - ThunderStain - 11-11-2008
Im pretty sure there was a topic like this a while back but i didn't look at it (sorry ).
Anyone have any recommendations on any fiction? I'll read anything really but i haven't read a really good story in a while.
Re: Book recommendations? - Eschatos - 11-11-2008
THIS
Re: Book recommendations? - Fail Medic - 11-11-2008
Eschatos beat me!
Re: Book recommendations? - Scary Womanizing Pig Mask - 11-11-2008
Just finished World War Z at long last, and rather enjoyed. I was a bit late on picking it up though, so you've probably already read it.
Re: Book recommendations? - Eschatos - 11-11-2008
(11-11-2008, 07:12 PM)Scary Womanizing Pig Mask link Wrote: Just finished World War Z at long last, and rather enjoyed. I was a bit late on picking it up though, so you've probably already read it.
That book was excellent, except for frozen zombies reanimating. For a "realistic zombie" book that's a rather large discrepancy.
Re: Book recommendations? - Surf314 - 11-12-2008
Anathem. Also WWZ was good. I'm catching up on comics now. Jack of Fables is still awesome. Also Alan Moore has continued his decent down the weird sex rabbit hole.
Re: Book recommendations? - SAVAGE-0 - 11-12-2008
I just got into the Dresden files series by Jim Butcher. pretty cool present day wizard in chicago fighting crime as a PI for "strange" occurances. theres 10 in the series, and they are all pretty quick reads (which i really like). Sci fi picked it up for a tv show but only aired 1 season i think... never saw it, but heard good things... Butcher is really fun to read, hes got a neat fantasy series too called the codex alera which my dad says is excellent.
Re: Book recommendations? - Tricoden - 11-12-2008
Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
Srsly.
Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
Re: Book recommendations? - fyre - 11-12-2008
Anything by Wodehouse.
Re: Book recommendations? - Eschatos - 11-12-2008
(11-12-2008, 11:11 AM)Tricoden link Wrote: Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
YESYESYES
Re: Book recommendations? - Surf314 - 11-12-2008
(11-12-2008, 11:18 AM)Eschatos link Wrote: [quote author=Tricoden link=topic=1762.msg49321#msg49321 date=1226506267]
Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
YESYESYES
[/quote]
Is this a remake of "A Prayer for Owen Meany"?
Re: Book recommendations? - Tricoden - 11-12-2008
(11-12-2008, 11:18 AM)Eschatos link Wrote: [quote author=Tricoden link=topic=1762.msg49321#msg49321 date=1226506267]
Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
YESYESYES
[/quote]
:3
Re: Book recommendations? - Eschatos - 11-12-2008
(11-12-2008, 11:21 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: [quote author=Eschatos link=topic=1762.msg49327#msg49327 date=1226506721]
[quote author=Tricoden link=topic=1762.msg49321#msg49321 date=1226506267]
Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
YESYESYES
[/quote]
Is this a remake of "A Prayer for Owen Meany"?
[/quote]
No
Re: Book recommendations? - Surf314 - 11-12-2008
(11-12-2008, 11:35 AM)Eschatos link Wrote: [quote author=Surf314 link=topic=1762.msg49328#msg49328 date=1226506894]
[quote author=Eschatos link=topic=1762.msg49327#msg49327 date=1226506721]
[quote author=Tricoden link=topic=1762.msg49321#msg49321 date=1226506267]
Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
YESYESYES
[/quote]
Is this a remake of "A Prayer for Owen Meany"?
[/quote]
No
[/quote]
Didn't Sam Raimi direct this?
Re: Book recommendations? - Eschatos - 11-12-2008
(11-12-2008, 11:44 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: [quote author=Eschatos link=topic=1762.msg49331#msg49331 date=1226507711]
[quote author=Surf314 link=topic=1762.msg49328#msg49328 date=1226506894]
[quote author=Eschatos link=topic=1762.msg49327#msg49327 date=1226506721]
[quote author=Tricoden link=topic=1762.msg49321#msg49321 date=1226506267]
Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
YESYESYES
[/quote]
Is this a remake of "A Prayer for Owen Meany"?
[/quote]
No
[/quote]
Didn't Sam Raimi direct this?
[/quote]
How does one direct a book?
Re: Book recommendations? - SAVAGE-0 - 11-12-2008
dexter series is awesome... Â I looked up john dies at the end... haha 200 dollars for a book that used to be free online? love it... guess i'll be illegal about it, bc i am interested.
Re: Book recommendations? - Surf314 - 11-12-2008
(11-12-2008, 11:48 AM)Eschatos link Wrote: [quote author=Surf314 link=topic=1762.msg49334#msg49334 date=1226508246]
[quote author=Eschatos link=topic=1762.msg49331#msg49331 date=1226507711]
[quote author=Surf314 link=topic=1762.msg49328#msg49328 date=1226506894]
[quote author=Eschatos link=topic=1762.msg49327#msg49327 date=1226506721]
[quote author=Tricoden link=topic=1762.msg49321#msg49321 date=1226506267]
Edit: Also, check out John Dies at the End.
YESYESYES
[/quote]
Is this a remake of "A Prayer for Owen Meany"?
[/quote]
No
[/quote]
Didn't Sam Raimi direct this?
[/quote]
How does one direct a book?
[/quote]
"It turns out that the evil is on the loose again in Undisclosed, and is taking over people's bodies."
Does anyone get raped by a tree?
Re: Book recommendations? - Stein - 11-12-2008
Anything by Orson Scott Card, but I recently read The Automatic Detective and freaken loved it. Amazing book.
I also recently read Bloodsucking Fiends which is a hilarious book about a convenience store night shift manager falling in love with a newly-turned vampire. Hilarious.
Re: Book recommendations? - Lode - 11-13-2008
One book that i've read repeatedly a few months ago was "The Areas of My Expertise" by John Hodgman. It's a satirical almanac, filled with information about such things as: The Mall of America, Hobo Matters, Matters Cryptozoological, how to make an attack ad targeting Johnathon Coulton, and the various shorthand terms used on a submarine.
And it's freaking Hilarious.
Recently, John Hodgman published a promised sequel to the "Areas of My Expertise" entitled "More Information than You Require".Â