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Poutling posted:Your partner is in luck, because that's the big thing right now. Seriously, a lot of urban fantasy suits exactly what your partner is looking for, and most of it is nowhere near as terrible as the last few Laurell K Hamilton books. Might be able to add these to your list: Kat Richardson - Greywalker series (starts with Greywalker) Tanya Huff - Torin Kerr series (starts with Valor's Choice. Military scifi series) Carrie Vaughn - Kitty Norville series (starts with Kitty And The The Midnight Hour) Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn series (starts with The Final Empire) David Weber - Honor Harrington series (starts with On Basilisk Station. Military scifi) Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse series (starts with Dead Until Dawn. This is the True Blood series)
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Thanks for the recommendation of The Demolished Man, absolutely loved it. I'd be really interested in "Sci-Fi crime", wether murder-mysteries alá demolished man or other sorts of crimes and heists... with lasers! 
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Aug 21, 2012 09:23
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Captain_Indigo posted:My partner has recently got into reading for fun in a big way. She is, self-admittedly, not particularly well read in terms of the classics, but she is a capable reader and enjoys the same things that most people do - good plot, interesting setting, clippy dialogue, rich characterisation etc. More urban fantrasy: Richelle Mead - Georgina Kincaid series (there's some sex scenes and the romance features quite a bit, but no where as excessive as the Anita Blake books.) Seanan McGuire - October Daye series
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Aug 21, 2012 11:38
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Paxicon posted:Thanks for the recommendation of The Demolished Man, absolutely loved it. I'd be really interested in "Sci-Fi crime", wether murder-mysteries alá demolished man or other sorts of crimes and heists... with lasers! Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb - In Death series (starts with Naked In Death) Richard K. Morgan - Takeshi Kovacs series (starts with Altered Carbon) Those are all I can really think of. I'd also be interested in more along those lines, especially the Kovacs series.
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Aug 21, 2012 12:43
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Just finished World War Z and I really enjoyed it, although I found the interview style to be a bit "meh" at times. Are there any other good zombie novels out now that take a different perspective? Bonus points if it's available on Kindle.
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Aug 21, 2012 13:43
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Paxicon posted:Thanks for the recommendation of The Demolished Man, absolutely loved it. I'd be really interested in "Sci-Fi crime", wether murder-mysteries alá demolished man or other sorts of crimes and heists... with lasers! He also did a short story collection called (rather prosaically) Asimov's Mysteries, which are mostly murder or heist tales with sci-fi twists.Some of the science is dated, but they're all fun reads.
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Aug 21, 2012 14:56
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SunknLiner posted:Just finished World War Z and I really enjoyed it, although I found the interview style to be a bit "meh" at times. Are there any other good zombie novels out now that take a different perspective? Bonus points if it's available on Kindle. From about 4 pages back: Sophie Littlefield - Aftertime Trilogy Colin Whitehead - Zone One - if Bret Easton Ellis wrote a zombie novel Alden Bell - The Reapers are the Angels - this one is excellent as well Jonathan Maberry - Rot & Ruin, and Dust & Decay Peter Clines - Ex-Heroes and Ex-Patriots - superheroes rebuilding in a post apocalyptic zombie world Justin Cronin - The Passage - a little bit zombie, a little bit vampire. Sprawling epic of a novel. Sequel comes out next month.
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Aug 21, 2012 19:28
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Poutling posted:From about 4 pages back:
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Aug 21, 2012 19:41
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Brains: A Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker Written from the point of view of a zombie. It's pretty funny, not to mention different.
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SunknLiner posted:Sorry, I guess I missed this. Thanks for the listing them again for me. No worries. Just thought of another one. Raising Stony Mayhall, by Daryl Gregory. Haven't read it yet but have heard good things about it. Here's the synopsis: In 1968, after the first zombie outbreak, Wanda Mayhall and her three young daughters discover the body of a teenage mother during a snowstorm. Wrapped in the woman’s arms is a baby, stone-cold, not breathing, and without a pulse. But then his eyes open and look up at Wanda — and he begins to move. The family hides the child — whom they name Stony — rather than turn him over to authorities that would destroy him. Against all scientific reason, the undead boy begins to grow. For years his adoptive mother and sisters manage to keep his existence a secret — until one terrifying night when Stony is forced to run and he learns that he is not the only living dead boy left in the world.
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Aug 21, 2012 23:20
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SunknLiner posted:Just finished World War Z and I really enjoyed it, although I found the interview style to be a bit "meh" at times. Are there any other good zombie novels out now that take a different perspective? Bonus points if it's available on Kindle. Newsflesh Trilogy, by Mira Grant. It's examines a zombie uprising through the prism of traditional journalism and media as well as internet journalism. I think the first book was the best of the bunch, but the other two were still alright.
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I've, for some reason, been a big fan of the Redwall Series by Brian Jacques. Something about the setting and story over all threw me into a great place. It's been a bit difficult to find anything that really lets me in the way redwall series has. I think I like the easy to follow political views, conflicts and resolutions. It had enough of a 'fantasy' feel to make it enjoyable for me as well. If anyone knows of a book, or series, similiar to this I'd be quite a happy camper.
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I'm looking for fiction that uses oral history/interview as a narrative style. Obviously World War Z and The Navidson Record are prime examples, but probably something closer to Rant by Chuck Palahniuk. I enjoyed Wigfield by Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and Stephen Colbert as well, but for different reasons. I'm open to other suggestions using atypical narrative formats.
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Aug 22, 2012 23:13
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You might enjoy Finnegan's Wake, it's known for it's unconventional narrative format!
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Aug 23, 2012 01:53
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AwesomePossum posted:Royal Navy - Napoleonic Wars fiction, and anything similar? Try Mr. Midshipman Easy by Marryat. Marryat actually served with Lord Cochrane, and his books a lot of fun. For more adventure from that era, I recommend The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal, one of my favorite books; finally, for a brilliant, post-modern re-imagining, check out Mason and Dixon by the incomparable Pynchon. You might also want to give Cornwell's Sharpe series a try, they tend to be well done.
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Between 'real' books, I like to read action filled fantasy and sci-fi romps that don't take a whole lot of grey matter to enjoy. I'm currently reading through my first Warhammer universe book (Brunner) and it fits the bill perfectly. I was wondering if anyone could recommend me some books or authors in the Warhammer 40k universe, as could see a lot of fun coming from space orcs v. space marines v. space zombies. Thanks!
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Are there any good books similar to the movie Groundhog Day, by chance? I've got a weird thing for time loops.
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Bummey posted:Are there any good books similar to the movie Groundhog Day, by chance? I've got a weird thing for time loops. Replay by Ken Grimwood is a very good "time loop" novel, don't want to say too much about the plot as you are better served going in cold. Also, while not time loopy, a good time travel book to try is The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman about a time machine that behaves unusually.
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I'm looking for books by modern Conservatives and Liberals explaining their views and beliefs. I'm not looking for something that tries to give a balanced view of both sides, but I would like something that is factual and doesn't revert to fallacies to support a point. I tried finding some on my own but ending up reading Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto by Mark R. Levin, which was horrid.
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Bummey posted:Are there any good books similar to the movie Groundhog Day, by chance? I've got a weird thing for time loops. Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger maybe? Old Janx Spirit fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Aug 26, 2012 |
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Aug 26, 2012 02:10
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Bummey posted:Are there any good books similar to the movie Groundhog Day, by chance? I've got a weird thing for time loops. Two good short stories for you: Jameson's Double and Redoubled and Pohl's The Tunnel Under the World. Got a feeling there are a few PKD stories that would work, but can't pull 'em. Yu's How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe gets into some similar territory, but the whole story isn't as Groundhog Day-like.
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Could someone recommend me some books? I've been running out of new reading material lately. Genre doesn't particularly matter. The main things I'm looking for are memorable characters, humor, creative use of language, or writing that's evocative without being purple prose. I also like books that have a puzzle to solve, like murder mysteries. There are also a few things I'm NOT looking for that should narrow it down. Nothing with graphic rape or torture, other vivid trauma, or sadistically-described deaths. I'd also prefer to avoid books that express a philosophy. I'm fine with books that discuss several philosophies, through characters or otherwise, but when there's just one that colors the whole work it gets boring and oppressive. I might be wrong about this, and if there's a really good philosophical book that covers everything in the second paragraph, then go ahead and tell me.
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Aug 28, 2012 04:06
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My Bag posted:Could someone recommend me some books? I've been running out of new reading material lately. Ever read anything by Raymond Chandler? Philip Marlowe is memorable, funny and solves mysteries. The Big Sleep is a great place to start, but Farewell, My Lovely is good too.
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barkingclam posted:Ever read anything by Raymond Chandler? Philip Marlowe is memorable, funny and solves mysteries. The Big Sleep is a great place to start, but Farewell, My Lovely is good too. Nope, but I'll look into those. Thanks!
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My Bag posted:
For puzzles there's Le Carre's spy novels. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the obvious one, but he wrote heaps of them.
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My Bag posted:Could someone recommend me some books? I've been running out of new reading material lately. The Art of Racing in the Rain is an easy read, is pretty funny, and is an overall great book. In fact, I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Aug 28, 2012 07:45
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Can someone recommend me a 'dreamlike' story, something along the lines of The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro or various stories by Italo Calvino?
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flymonkey posted:Can someone recommend me a 'dreamlike' story, something along the lines of The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro or various stories by Italo Calvino? Finnegan's Wake, do it. EDIT: Really, though, you might try Borges' Fictions if you haven't already dipped into his work. Borges owns. TFNC fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Aug 28, 2012 |
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TFNC posted:Finnegan's Wake, do it. I agree with the Borges recommendation. You might also like to try some of the magic realists like Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude is quite good. Milorad Pavic is another experimental author a la Italo Calvino. Landscape Painted with Tea might be up your alley.
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My Bag posted:Could someone recommend me some books? I've been running out of new reading material lately. I'm not really sure what you're talking about, but it sounds like you should read Pale Fire by Nabokov.
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Paxicon posted:Thanks for the recommendation of The Demolished Man, absolutely loved it. I'd be really interested in "Sci-Fi crime", wether murder-mysteries alá demolished man or other sorts of crimes and heists... with lasers!
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The Quantum Thief was pretty awesome. A lot of great concepts, like the q-dots and gevulot. Really, it would of been better if it had a better second half. It was WAY too rushed. The last fiftyish pages, it was almost impossible to understand what was happening. That said, at the end of the day, it was Lupin III in space, so if that sounds cool, at the least read it, and if you like it, get the new book coming out in a month. Anyway, can anyone suggest some books with good, bad-rear end, characters? Either fantasy or sci-fi. Also, preferably a cool, creatively-used magic system if it's fantasy. Hiro Protagonist fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Aug 29, 2012 |
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Hiro Protagonist posted:Anyway, can anyone suggest some books with good, bad-rear end, characters? Either fantasy or sci-fi. Also, preferably a cool, creatively-used magic system if it's fantasy. Fantasy: Heroes Die by Matthew Stover. Arguably this one is actually SF but...well, it's complicated. Definitely bad-rear end, though. Those are popular around here (especially the Vorkosigan books) so you might have read them already, but if so I might be able to come up with something more obscure.
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Can someone reccomend me some funny/satirical novels? My favorite book is Catch-22 if that helps.
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littleorv posted:Can someone reccomend me some funny/satirical novels? My favorite book is Catch-22 if that helps. The Good Soldier Švejk was Heller's inspiration for Catch-22. Even though it's unfinished, what's there is damned funny and worth reading. Hiro Protagonist posted:Anyway, can anyone suggest some books with good, bad-rear end, characters? Either fantasy or sci-fi. Also, preferably a cool, creatively-used magic system if it's fantasy. If you haven't read The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, Gully Foyle is the ultimate badass, and the sci-fi is pretty out there.
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littleorv posted:Can someone reccomend me some funny/satirical novels? My favorite book is Catch-22 if that helps. Not so much novels but Spike Milligan's books about his time in WW2 are funny - start with Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
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Hiro Protagonist posted:Anyway, can anyone suggest some books with good, bad-rear end, characters? Either fantasy or sci-fi. Also, preferably a cool, creatively-used magic system if it's fantasy. If you haven't read the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, you should. First book is Nine Princes in Amber, but you should probably just look for the collection. http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Book-Amber-Chronicles/dp/0380809060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346247445&sr=8-1&keywords=zelazny+amber NB: The Amber books by Betancourt are bad; don't read them. Further recommendation would be practically anything else by Zelazny, such as Lord of Light, Jack of Shadows, or My Name is Legion.
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littleorv posted:Can someone reccomend me some funny/satirical novels? My favorite book is Catch-22 if that helps. Try almost anything by Kurt Vonnegut (start with Slaughterhouse Five).
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littleorv posted:Can someone reccomend me some funny/satirical novels? My favorite book is Catch-22 if that helps. Celine's Journey to the End of Night is another war viewed by the soldier as a personal conspiracy to murder him. It supplants Heller's logic games with sheer anger though. Personally I didn't get on with it, but maybe you will. As for general Satirical novels, I still find Evelyn Waugh funny. Vile Bodies or Decline and Fall are straight comedies, with a Handful of Dust being more serious but very, very good.
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littleorv posted:Can someone reccomend me some funny/satirical novels? My favorite book is Catch-22 if that helps. Have you read Timothy Findley? I recommend Not Wanted on the Voyage. Subtle and scathing humour.
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