I have been trying to get into a few books over the past couple of weeks and I just can't seem to find anything to interest me for more than a day or two. I'm looking for suggestions for new reading material. I am a sci-fi/fantasy fan so that's mainly what I'm looking for. I'm willing to step out of that comfort zone for a really good book though. Below is a list of books I have read and enjoyed.
Books/Series I have read:
The Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan
The Dark Tower series - Stephen King
Mistborn trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
The Sword of Truth series - Terry Goodykind (yes, I enjoyed it. It was a quick easy read with plenty of action.)
Harry Potter series - JK
Rawling (spelling?)
A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke
A Time Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
various Star Trek and Star Wars books
These are just a few of the books that I've read, but they pretty much show off what I like to read most of the time. I gave GRR Martin a chance and gave up half way through the first book of aSoIaF (A Game of Thrones, right?), so that's off the table for me.
Books/Series I have read:
The Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan
The Dark Tower series - Stephen King
Mistborn trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
The Sword of Truth series - Terry Goodykind (yes, I enjoyed it. It was a quick easy read with plenty of action.)
Harry Potter series - JK
Rawling (spelling?)
A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke
A Time Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
various Star Trek and Star Wars books
These are just a few of the books that I've read, but they pretty much show off what I like to read most of the time. I gave GRR Martin a chance and gave up half way through the first book of aSoIaF (A Game of Thrones, right?), so that's off the table for me.
Kirk: Spock, you want to know something? Everybody’s human.
Spock: I find that remark…insulting.
Spock: I find that remark…insulting.
Reading Suggestions?
- 16/11/2010 10:15:31 PM
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Call me an opportunist, but this seems like a good moment to recommend our upcoming Book Club book.
- 16/11/2010 10:40:08 PM
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Agreed. And you should listen to me, because I gave up on Martin at about the same point. 
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- 16/11/2010 10:50:03 PM
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- 16/11/2010 10:50:03 PM
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How about trying some Robert Stanek? 
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- 16/11/2010 11:01:43 PM
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- 16/11/2010 11:01:43 PM
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You know, Larry, we have this proverb in Dutch...
- 16/11/2010 11:05:14 PM
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- 16/11/2010 11:08:04 PM
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- 16/11/2010 11:08:04 PM
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*cough*
- 17/11/2010 01:08:12 AM
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It had been a while since you'd mentioned it... admirable self-restraint, really. *NM*
- 17/11/2010 01:22:30 AM
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- 17/11/2010 01:22:30 AM
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I'll have you know I sent my copy of Harkaway off with a rafonaut just the other day. *NM*
- 17/11/2010 06:12:18 PM
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Re: I'll have you know I sent my copy of Harkaway off with a rafonaut just the other day.
- 17/11/2010 10:58:13 PM
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