Hey guys i was wondering what are some kick ass books i could read? I don't really care how long they are or how hard to read i just need a few good books to spend some time
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is great and shortish. Too short for how good it is IMO fastesttruck
inb4quality>quantity
"A Clockwork Orange" is a fantastic novel and yet is criminally short. But when a story is brought down by redundancies it is a detriment to the experience.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The book is filled with symbolism and themes, but the book is really easy to understand.
Maximum Ride by James Patterson A group of bird/human kids are running away from scientists from a location called The School. The book is filled with action.
The Finishing School by Michelle Martinez The book is about a mystery on a huge drug smuggle. At the end, I had no clue that the person who did it was right under my nose.
'The Catcher in the Rye' is a fantastic read. XB360_John
Meh... there is better literature out there worth reading. Sure, it's an English/Lit teachers dream come true with all that hidden symbolism but it's a boring book.
I'd recommend someone read many other books before they waste time with Catcher.
"A Clockwork Orange" is a fantastic novel and yet is criminally short. But when a story is brought down by redundancies it is a detriment to the experience.foxhound_fox
A Clockwork Orange is pretty amazing as well. Nadsat took me a bit to get used to though,
A Clockwork Orange is pretty amazing as well. Nadsat took me a bit to get used to though, Lockedge
I used "crib notes" if you will. A page with all the direct "translations" printed off and I cross referenced while I read. After reading the novel I got to be very good at both writing and speaking in Nadsat... unfortunately that talent dissipated quickly with no real use for it.
'Lone Survivor' by Marcus Luttrell, i believe thats how you spell it is magnificant. its very easy to understand and is phenominal. one of my favorites. Really makes you appreciate the people in the military as well
"A Clockwork Orange" is a fantastic novel and yet is criminally short. But when a story is brought down by redundancies it is a detriment to the experience.foxhound_fox
A Clockwork Orange isn't about the story so much as it is a statement upon morality, but I absolutely agree that it's criminally short.
I really love The Lord of the Rings and Trainspotting. Notes From Underground is really funny, but really just cool also. I also appreciate For Whom the Bell Tolls quite a lot, and No Country For Old Men was an interesting way of saying 'you damn kids, get off my lawn'.
The sword of Truth Series...i just started reading this good fantasy story. the Twilight Series...it is one of the best series ever. Anthem by Ayn Rand is a scary vision of the future. 1984 is great because it does a good job of showing you the future. Eragon and Eldest and Brisingr are good fantasy books. Duma Key by Stephen King is also really good if you want a mystery with some horror thrown in. Also one called Deaths Head is a futuristic military book by David Gunn...beware though because it has a lot of naughty language and content.
[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="hoola"]The sword of Truth Series...i just started reading this good fantasy story.hoola
Yeah, until you get to the third book.
:( What makes the series bad after the third book?
Well, it goes like this. The first book is freaking awesome. I'd recommend it to anyone. The second devolves a bit into... gore and unnecessary gore at that. The third is just stupid with its descriptions (of gore). The 4th book gets a little better again, but it's kind of stupid and confusing and you just wish that he would've made the "trials and tribulations" shorter. 5th book is relatively lame. I really liked the 6th book a lot. After that, I stopped. It just really goes downhill. He never captures the magnificence of the first book again. Though the second book does get close.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is great and shortish. Too short for how good it is IMO fastesttruck
'The Catcher in the Rye' is a fantastic read. XB360_John
The Harry Potter series. I read 1 through 6. Good stuff. The Golden Compass wasn't bad. Kinda boring sometimes, though.BranKetra
[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Watership Down by Richard Adams, I think it is. It's about bunnies. Awesome bunnies. All of those books mentioned are good. To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is one of my favourite books of all time. The Hobbit by Tolkien is amazing as well, and I would go as far to say it is much better than the LOTR.
Actually, that is a good starting place. It has the archetypal Vonnegut style.
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Yeah, it sort of gives an idea of how... interesting his books will be, without getting so far out as to scare the person away. And, it's a really good book.
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