Books

[Rincewind]

What about Philip K Dick?

Watch out man, better not say Dick - someone gets quite upset by it.

My main issue is with 'modern' 'popular' contemporary writers like Tom Clancy or Agatha Christie or Nicholas Sparks...

Woah! Tom Clancy and Agatha Christie is a bizaare combination!
Plus she is really modern or contemporary in relation to the 'young adult series' rubbish being praised by many, she was writing primarily in the 40's

[Hi no Seijin]

I have somehow neglected this thread.

I can't really choose a favorite.  It's like asking my mom who her favorite child is.  But I lean more towards anything that's fantasy, like The Lord of the Rings, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, and The Wheel of Time.  But I also enjoy reading Michael Crichton.  I got his Andromeda Strain for Christmas, as well as the fourth book in The Wheel of Time series, but I've yet to read either.

Hey, JQ, I read books for fun first, and analyzation second if I ever feel like it (which is hardly ever).  So I'd appreciate it if you didn't call books like Redwall pointless.  As far as I'm concerned, if someone find them entertaining to read, even without putting every little detail under a metaphorical microscope, then it has a point.

[darkphantomime]

Maybe... v_v I just prefer to think rather than simply enjoy... It makes things interesting thinking about why the author dedicated so much time and energy to write a thing.

But I guess I'm more of a serious minded and critical person than a fun-innocent one.

[Bboy94]

I have somehow neglected this thread.

I can't really choose a favorite.  It's like asking my mom who her favorite child is.  But I lean more towards anything that's fantasy, like The Lord of the Rings, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, and The Wheel of Time.  But I also enjoy reading Michael Crichton.  I got his Andromeda Strain for Christmas, as well as the fourth book in The Wheel of Time series, but I've yet to read either.

^Good taste.

[Mysterious F.]

I also like the Cat in the Hat. It's a very good book for children. (Seriously, I have a copy of it)

[darkphantomime]

Dr. Seuss was a funny man... A lot fo his books contain social commentary disguised as absurdist humor, believe it or not. A lot of them would be fit to be published as Political Cartoons.

Though it takes some understanding of the context and issues to get an idea of what specifically the book is commenting on...

[Mysterious F.]

He's very worthy of having a holiday.

[MasterKeyX]

Watch out man, better not say Dick - someone gets quite upset by it.

People get more upset by comments like this, Rincewind. So I suggest watching it.

Anyway... I have heard that The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, was a very good novel. Anyone care to comment on it? War of the Worlds was good too....

[Mysterious F.]

I tried to read War of the Wars, but for half of the first book I had no idea what was going on. It's a very confusing book. They should re-write it so that all of the British sayings that aren't understood well in America are replaced so we could understand it. By the time I did realize what was happening, I was too deep into it and had to stop reading it.

[MasterKeyX]

I was alos FORCED to read the classic Frankenstein, unchanged, by Mary Shelley. It was dreadfully boring, and I really wanted to kill myself when I read it, but it did teach me a lesson: dont mess with God's responsibilities...

[Mysterious F.]

This is why they should change books: some of the content is too complicated for alot, sometimes most, people.

[MasterKeyX]

Nahh, I mean, I see what you're saying, but if they change the content, then it kinda changes whatr the author wanted to tell us. I think it should be left alone, but translated on the side, like they do for Shakespeare.

[Mr. bubbles]

Man. You know what sucks?

[Mysterious F.]

What sucks? I'd like to know just what you mean.

[Mr. bubbles]

Some town and cities BAN books.