Books 4.

[1024]

I just finished Survivor by Chuck Palahniuck. Quite interesting, and makes you think about certain things differntly.

Next on my list is Diary, also by Chuck.

[ControlledBurn]

Chuck is a literary god.

[RuskiVodka]

Really enjoyed "Lullaby" from Chuck. Great read.

[TekDragon]

Originally Posted by Rbstr

thats not the sequel that a paralele novel

the Sequeles are Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Childeren of the mind, all very goood, the paralles are IMO good to, Ender's shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon and Shadow Pupetts

If you bought the books as they were released you'd know which ones were intended as sequels. If you read his introductions you'd also know.

Enders Shadow (and the Bean books) were an afterthought, added on to make some extra cash without putting in much literary work.

[Everay]

so i should look for enders game? what were the other books in that series titled?

[EarlyDawn]

Working on finishing Neuromancer, then the obvious next step forward is Count Zero. Will probably take a break there for Prey by Chriaton, then go to Mona Lisa Overdrive.

[ControlledBurn]

Ender's Game is a definite must-read.

[Mushnator]

Just been reading some nice fiction.

[TekDragon]

Originally Posted by ControlledBurn

Ender's Game is a definite must-read.

Yep. It's an excellent book that will open your mind. Suitable for any age, so long as your an ok reader.

The next 3 books (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind) are MUCH more advanced and should only be attempted if your a veteran reader. They have some serious science ideas (biology, chemistry, and physics) thrown in there and, while they dont go into formulas so much, it helps to have a rudimentary knowledge of such things.

That being said, those 3 books are also superb and also a "must read".

Everything written past children of the mind is absolute trash and i don't think it was even written by O.S.C.

[TekDragon]

For anyone here who proclaims themselves a "liberal" I suggest you read the Sword of Truth novels. The author was a historian and gives you a bitch slap to the face of what liberalism and communism are really about. Of course, he does it in such a fanciful and gripping way that you won't be able to stop until you've finished the series.

let's see, 'Walden' and a Robert Frost collection. Plus Beowulf....again....for the 17th time.

[jedi]

The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy. Plan on reading The Cardinal of The Kremlin Next then I'm done with his fiction and I'll move onto his non-fiction. First non-fiction I'm going to read is, Submarine.

[living.ghost]

Bourne Identity.

[Lexington_Steele]

Originally Posted by ControlledBurn

Chuck is a literary god.

Chuck is good, but he is no Kurt Vonnegut.

[oddfish]

Dark Tower Series.. Finished Wolves of The Calla.

Song of Susannah is going to be sad, i know it. If any of the ka-tet die, even Oy, i'm gonna be pissed. but i know it's gonna happen, i just know it. One of 'em is gonna die. Probably Susannah.. i hate Stephen King, he got me too attached to these characters. Especially after this last one. WoTC really pulls you into the characters. Especailly Jake. Then, Wizard and Glass really got me attached to Roland, but mostly Cuthbert..


anyways, i'm also working on writing my own book. I've written a shitload of short stories, but, i'm working on my book now. 121 pages, six full chapters, and still going. this is gonna be long, from what i can tell so far...