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Post by Bannanachair on Oct 4, 2018 5:21:58 GMT -4
I need book recommendations. Please. I might be cracking under the stress and pressure of my exams and I need something calm and relaxing to do, like reading an epic fantasy series.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 10:37:26 GMT -4
Do you want graphic novels, too, or just text?
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Post by Bannanachair on Oct 4, 2018 10:46:58 GMT -4
Do you want graphic novels, too, or just text? I'd prefer just text, but I'm open to any and all suggestions. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 12:53:53 GMT -4
Do you want graphic novels, too, or just text? I'd prefer just text, but I'm open to any and all suggestions. Okay, well, here are some books that I like that you might also like. - The Seven Realms by Cinda Williams Chima (four-book series) This series is hecking awesome. The books are actually interesting to read, and they don't drag on like some other books out there, which is good for me, because I can't read stuff that drags on like that. Plus it has fantasy, so that's cool. - Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl by Daniel PinkwaterIt has cat aliens and quirky characters. Fun book. - Primavera by Mary Jane BeaufrandIf you're interested in a story set in Renaissance Italy, this one is good. - Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge (graphic novel) It has fay and changelings and stuff. I think you would like this one. I have lots of other books that I like, but four seven seems like a good amount to start with. |
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Post by Happpy on Oct 6, 2018 13:18:23 GMT -4
If I can suggest a non-fantasy book, read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time if you haven't already.
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Post by Bannanachair on Oct 7, 2018 3:03:04 GMT -4
If I can suggest a non-fantasy book, read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time if you haven't already. I tried reading it once maybe a year ago but I couldn't get into it, largely because of the writing style (if I'm remembering correctly). There are books with difficult to read writing styles that I've kept with and tried to keep reading (for instance, I'm currently reading Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen, albeit extremely slowly) but The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time wasn't able to hook me with its story in what of it I managed to read. The only two things that I remember about it are that even if it weren't for the writing style it's not the kind of story I could easily immerse myself in and that despite the protagonist claiming to have Asperger's Syndrome I doubt whether the author has ever actually personally met someone with Asperger's Syndrome (though, as I said, I didn't read particularly much of it). |
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Post by Bannanachair on Oct 7, 2018 3:05:16 GMT -4
I'd prefer just text, but I'm open to any and all suggestions. Okay, well, here are some books that I like that you might also like. - The Seven Realms by Cinda Williams Chima (four-book series) This series is hecking awesome. The books are actually interesting to read, and they don't drag on like some other books out there, which is good for me, because I can't read stuff that drags on like that. Plus it has fantasy, so that's cool. - Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl by Daniel PinkwaterIt has cat aliens and quirky characters. Fun book. - Primavera by Mary Jane BeaufrandIf you're interested in a story set in Renaissance Italy, this one is good. - Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge (graphic novel) It has fay and changelings and stuff. I think you would like this one. I have lots of other books that I like, but four seven seems like a good amount to start with. Thanks for the suggestions. I wasn't able to find them when I was at the bookstore the other day so I got some other books, but from now on, if I see them, I'll pick them up. |
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Post by Duck14 on Oct 7, 2018 6:43:34 GMT -4
I’ve not personally read them but I’ve heard good things about Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series.
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Post by hhhappy on Oct 13, 2018 14:31:11 GMT -4
If I can suggest a non-fantasy book, read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time if you haven't already. I tried reading it once maybe a year ago but I couldn't get into it, largely because of the writing style (if I'm remembering correctly). There are books with difficult to read writing styles that I've kept with and tried to keep reading (for instance, I'm currently reading Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen, albeit extremely slowly) but The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time wasn't able to hook me with its story in what of it I managed to read. The only two things that I remember about it are that even if it weren't for the writing style it's not the kind of story I could easily immerse myself in and that despite the protagonist claiming to have Asperger's Syndrome I doubt whether the author has ever actually personally met someone with Asperger's Syndrome (though, as I said, I didn't read particularly much of it). The protagonist never mentions any disorder or syndrome or infliction of any kind; and nor does any other characters. The general consensus is that the character is on the autistic spectrum. |
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Post by Bannanachair on Oct 13, 2018 22:53:44 GMT -4
I tried reading it once maybe a year ago but I couldn't get into it, largely because of the writing style (if I'm remembering correctly). There are books with difficult to read writing styles that I've kept with and tried to keep reading (for instance, I'm currently reading Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen, albeit extremely slowly) but The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time wasn't able to hook me with its story in what of it I managed to read. The only two things that I remember about it are that even if it weren't for the writing style it's not the kind of story I could easily immerse myself in and that despite the protagonist claiming to have Asperger's Syndrome I doubt whether the author has ever actually personally met someone with Asperger's Syndrome (though, as I said, I didn't read particularly much of it). The protagonist never mentions any disorder or syndrome or infliction of any kind; and nor does any other characters. The general consensus is that the character is on the autistic spectrum. Then we read two different books with the same name, because I remember it being said very explicitly near the beginning that the protagonist has Asperger's. The blurb is quite literally the following (at least in the beginning, I couldn't be bothered to type out everything after it proves my point): |
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Post by Bannanachair on Oct 13, 2018 23:01:34 GMT -4
I’ve not personally read them but I’ve heard good things about Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series. I'll keep an eye out for it when I go to bookstores as well. |
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