phersu Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Currently reading Kafka on the Shore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraMana Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Currently reading the first 7 Resident Evil novellas. Looking for light novels but since I only like paperback and in English there isn't many options. T-T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phersu Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Currently reading the first 7 Resident Evil novellas. Looking for light novels but since I only like paperback and in English there isn't many options. T-T ExtraMana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Currently reading Kafka on the Shore. <3 Murakami; you can't go wrong with anything he's written. I think my favorite is Dance, Dance, Dance, but I usually recommend Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End of the World to people first to see if they'll like his stuff. Have you read anything else of his? Have a favorite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phersu Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 <3 Murakami; you can't go wrong with anything he's written. I think my favorite is Dance, Dance, Dance, but I usually recommend Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End of the World to people first to see if they'll like his stuff. Have you read anything else of his? Have a favorite? I first read Wind Up Bird Chronicles by him, and I'd say that's my favorite. I'm loving Kafka so far, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Should get around to Murakami sometime. I've been barely reading anything recently (both VN and book), so I put Hyperion on hold and am now reading The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Hoskin. The thing I love the most about it is that the format of the book is perfect: Small, sleek, thin. As for what it contains, it's somewhat interesting. When I finish my current batch of novels, I should get around to Murakami and the AVSI books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0X0R Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 With spring break coming up soon, I've been having a strange itch for a good Sci-fi book. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 With spring break coming up soon, I've been having a strange itch for a good Sci-fi book. Any suggestions? My personal recommendations would be Flowers for Algernon (brilliant book on all points), and the Dune series (the main one for good old space opera with a certain depth to it, and the sequels/prequels/whateverels written by Herbert's son for more modern, "popcorn" space opera). Of course you might have read those already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 With spring break coming up soon, I've been having a strange itch for a good Sci-fi book. Any suggestions? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a must read. I do not think I've read anything with such a brilliant sense of humor. (The closest thing is Hunger Pains, and remotely.) If you like world-building and a painstakingly shallow all-male cast isn't a dealbreaker for you, Isaac Asimov's Foundation is pretty good. 2001: A Space Odyssey because reasons. I would recommend Dune as well, an interesting take on the genre with a good set of characters, a lot of terminology and a meaty storyline. I've only read the first so far. Edit: I'm not very well into the genre, given how I've read all these books in the past two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I finished the first Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon light novel. It was by no means deep, but it was definitely fun, with the ecchi element being very minor; I'm not chomping at the bit for more, but I'm looking forward to picking up the future books when I need a little break from the more epic stuff. It reminded me a lot of the parts I enjoyed more of the SAO anime, when the interpersonal drama was low but the stakes were still high (like parts of the Aincrad arc). Having finished that little detour, I've since spent maybe an hour or two on the first Lightbringer book, The Black Prism, and it is damn good so far: - characters are already interesting (the apparent hero doesn't look too together so far, but I expect he's supposed to shape up along the way; slightly less main characters are both badass and already surprisingly complex) - magic system is creative, large, and seems to be well-defined. Contrasts strongly with the system from The Night Angel, which was really loose. I find I enjoy well-defined systems more (e.g., Sanderson's Mistborn), so I'm happy about this. - setting, I can't really say much about; I haven't seen enough of the general environment and culture to get a feel for it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phersu Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I finished the first Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon light novel. It was by no means deep, but it was definitely fun, with the ecchi element being very minor; I'm not chomping at the bit for more, but I'm looking forward to picking up the future books when I need a little break from the more epic stuff. It reminded me a lot of the parts I enjoyed more of the SAO anime, when the interpersonal drama was low but the stakes were still high (like parts of the Aincrad arc). Having finished that little detour, I've since spent maybe an hour or two on the first Lightbringer book, The Black Prism, and it is damn good so far: - characters are already interesting (the apparent hero doesn't look too together so far, but I expect he's supposed to shape up along the way; slightly less main characters are both badass and already surprisingly complex) - magic system is creative, large, and seems to be well-defined. Contrasts strongly with the system from The Night Angel, which was really loose. I find I enjoy well-defined systems more (e.g., Sanderson's Mistborn), so I'm happy about this. - setting, I can't really say much about; I haven't seen enough of the general environment and culture to get a feel for it yet. Lightbringer, eh? Definitely a good read. I'm on the third one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Blue Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 The wise man's fear, gotta love Rothfuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reyaes Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 So the other day I overheard a bus driver who claimed to read 200 books a year. A friend of mine has already read about 15 this year. Is anyone here as avid of a reader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phersu Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Just finished Kafka on the Shore, next is Crimson Labyrinth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 So the other day I overheard a bus driver who claimed to read 200 books a year. A friend of mine has already read about 15 this year. Is anyone here as avid of a reader? I possibly used to be, but I finished less than ten properly long books in the last six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reyaes Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I possibly used to be, but I finished less than ten properly long books in the last six months. That's still a lot more than myself. I honestly don't think I've actually finished a book outside of English class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexyvil Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm currently reading "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan (A must read) and "A Song of Ice and Fire (The third book called A Storm of Swords). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eineajern Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'm thinking of buying Ready Player One is it any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youko Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I should probably say upfront that in addition to being a collage student I work part time in a library and that last summer I won a gift certificate because I read more over the summer then any other librarian in our library system, these two facts should give you an idea about my attitude towards books and reading. my top twelve authors are Brandon sanderson david weber jim butcher Glen cook J.R.R. tolkien Jack campbell Joe abercrombie Mark lawrence Patrick rothfuss scott lynch Steven erikson and H P Lovecraft in no particular order. I couldn't possibly say what my favorite book but I would say the best one I have read so far this year is Erin Morgenstert's the Night Circus and I have no idea how it managed to elude my for three and a half years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugi Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I just finished the first two books in the Miss Pregrines Home For Peculiar Children series, definitely excited for book 3. I kind of want to go back and read through It by Stephen King, maybe Night Shift.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I started to read Logic: A Very Short Introduction by Graham Priest. I really like the format of these books, and logic interests me, so whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I started to read Logic: A Very Short Introduction by Graham Priest. I really like the format of these books, and logic interests me, so whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenshin_sama Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 You know, I think it's about time I started getting back into non-otaku literature. It's been quite a while since I've read any books like that, and it's something I don't have a lot of experience with either. Would anyone have any recommendations on fantasy and/or adventure stories? I'm not gonna be too picky on the setting and whatnot, but I'd like it to have to have a good amount of world building to it. I've read a couple popular series like Harry Potter and Inheritance. And while I have not yet finished either, I'm kinda more in the mood to pick up something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Would anyone have any recommendations on fantasy and/or adventure stories? Comedy – Terry Pratchett Serious, gritty fantasy – George Martin Steven Erikson R Scott Bakker Best fantasy which doesn’t really fit into a category – Neil Gaiman Cerebral/intellectual fantasy – Neal Stephenson China Mielville Steampunk - Gail Carriger Scott Westerfield Cherie Priest Kenshin_sama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenshin_sama Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Hmm, found quite a few interesting books under those authors. The two I'm mainly interested in are Terry Pratchett's "Guards! Guards!" and Neil Gaiman's "The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel". Thanks for the suggestions, Rooke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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