Which one is your favourite book?

[arlick]

Well i have lot of them, now im reading Forgotten realm collection and i love it :clapclap:

[Boger]

Yeah, the forgotten realms based tomes are the best!

[Pizdzius]

One Hundred Years of Solitude :)
(i hate fantasy xD)

[arlick]

One Hundred Years of Solitude :)
(i hate fantasy xD)

lol, but do u have a fantasy comic... or do u have double personality?

and Regnum is fantasy based :sifflote:

[padreigh]

Mercedes Lackey (?) Valdamar Series
MZBradley Darkover Cycle

[Pizdzius]

I hate fantasy books. But at least I know and read them, I know what to hate for. :biggrin: Forgotten Realms, Sapkowski, King, I don't even get into them. I don't "feel" them. They're too shallow for me.

(btw Harry Potter is the worst $*** I've ever read xD)

I prefer historical books about real life. But that doesn't mean I can't play fantasy games or draw comics. I enjoyed playing Eve and Auto Assault, but Regnum has something more than fantasy looks - it has the community :biggrin:

we could make a discussion someday, you know. Fantasy fans vs Reality fans or something lol

but none the less my favourite fantasy creature is a werewolf - it looks cool :biggrin:

[adrianpf]

Dandellion Wine of Ray Bradbury... makes me cry even remember some parts of the book.

But couldn't name a favourite... I like a lot of them and don't want to state a favourite... I don't want them to get jealous (?)

[misaccc]

terry pratchett books mostly...but i read alot(OMG!) so i like different types of books
pidz i totaly agree with u harry poter is CRAP!

[Pizdzius]

terry pratchett books mostly...but i read alot(OMG!) so i like different types of books
pidz i totaly agree with u harry poter is CRAP!

I respect pratchett :thumb_up:

[Signatus]

One Hundred Years of Solitude :)

You have my respect! :thumb_up:

I'll name 3, it's just too hard to pick one!

José Saramago's "Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira" (the literal translation would be "Essay on Blindness" although its English edition's name is "Blindness")

Jorge Luis Borges's "Ficciones" ("Fictions" in English)

Alexandro Jododrowsky and Moebius (Jean Giraud)'s "L'Incal" (it's one of those things that you read during your childhood and makes you be a "nerd" for the rest of your life :guitar: )

Ah, and...

Milo Manara's "Click" series (no comments, I wonder if anyone knows this piece of art :sifflote: )

[Froste]

There's too many to list, but a few notable ones;

At The Mountains Of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft

the Night's Dawn trilogy (the reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, the naked god) by Peter F. Hamilton

Neuromancer by William Gibson

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

[Pizdzius]

At The Mountains Of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft


ahhh. Now that you remind me of the Great Old Ones... But he's not really a fantasy writer... so I can like him xD High Five

[makarios68]

Catch 22.

Joseph Heller.

[amade]

Pratchett ftw.

[Pizdzius]

Catch 22.

Joseph Heller.

:thumb_up: you have all my thumbs up!

[octopus]

Book of Swords trilogy, and subsequent "Books of Lost Swords" by Fred Saberhagen.

[daflear]

Pratchett ftw.


You say it !

[theotherhiveking]

The satanic bible it's a nice book -for non believers :devil:-


Also i loved idhun's memories, i do not know how the title is in english, maybe it changed and it is not idhun's memories.

[Godofsilver]

Eragon & Eldest ~
:biggrin:

[urgit]

Some books:

A song of ice and fire (George R.R. Martin)
Geralt of Rivia Saga (Andrzej Sapkowiski)
Prince of Nothing (R Scott Bakker)
The Farseer Trilogy (Robin Hobb)

[trash]

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.

[backe]

Finnegans Wake

[NightTwix]

i havent read all books yet so i cant tell ;)

ok seriously i dont read that much, but i like some 80ies cyberpunk stuff.
Neuromancer from William Gibbson or Snow Crash from Neil Stephenson.

I also liked Cryptonomicon from Stephenson and im reading Quicksilver right now. Hes a cool author

[Malik2]

Lord of the Rings by Tolkien
The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner
The Theives World series

[Signatus]

The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner

:thumb_up: :thumb_up: :thumb_up: :thumb_up:

[ArcticWolf]

Gödel, Escher and Bach. The best book ever, the bible for anyone whose career relays on logical thinking.

[Pizdzius]

Wikipedia. :superpusso:

[Godofsilver]

Wikipedia. :superpusso:
Google is more accurate than Wikipedia :superpusso:

Even though Wikipedia IS cooler...

[misaccc]

A song of ice and fire (George R.R. Martin)

yea this 1 is really nice

[Angelwinged_Devil]

the amulet from samarkand

[theotherhiveking]

Gödel, Escher and Bach. The best book ever, the bible for anyone whose career relays on logical thinking.

I will have a look

[adrianpf]

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" is a great novel by Ernest Hemingway

[misaccc]

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" is a great novel by Ernest Hemingway

heh i read that when i was like 14 years old...not bad

[NightTwix]

Gödel, Escher and Bach. The best book ever, the bible for anyone whose career relays on logical thinking.

im reading this parallel to Quicksilver.
But i dont get half of the mathematical stuff in there. I kinda have to force myself through it.

So it definately not one of my favourites

[ArcticWolf]

But i dont get half of the mathematical stuff in there. I kinda have to force myself through it.


That's why I like it ;)

[Pizdzius]

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" is a great novel by Ernest Hemingway

isn't it about love between man and a man? :biggrin: or was it the other one hehhee

[Znurre]

I once read a serie of books (8 books) called Otherland, and that's about the only books I've ever read except for Dan Browns books, Lord of the rings and Harry Potter, but all those are so common so I have to say Otherland :P

[adrianpf]

isn't it about love between man and a man? :biggrin: or was it the other one hehhee

LOL!!!

No, I think its a great book (and yeah, I read it too when I was 16) and has one of the best endings I have read. Keeps you till the end.

[backe]

I also liked Cryptonomicon from Stephenson and im reading Quicksilver right now. Hes a cool author

Oh yeah, Cryptonomicon was a good one. The WW2 era Shaftoe reminded me of an old friend of mine.

Gödel, Escher and Bach. The best book ever, the bible for anyone whose career relays on logical thinking.

WOOT! Hofstadler RAAAAAAAWKS! Have you read Metamagical Themas? The chapter on self-replicating/referential structures in language is awesome. Hell, we should start a game of Nomic in the inn.

[pescaupintau]

Alejandro Dolina: Crónicas del angel gris (Chronicles of the Gray Angel)

[G40st]

Anything with Eric Van Lustbader, preferely one of his books in the ninja cycle :clapclap:

[craiyzee]

welll, I read while I was away (yes I know, shock and gasp) and the books I attempted to read were the lord of the rings books

they were, shockingly, better than the movies. Anyways, yes they were pretty good... except I didn't like Frodo, he was a bit of an ass to Sam.

[misaccc]

they were, shockingly, better than the movies. Anyways, yes they were pretty good... except I didn't like Frodo, he was a bit of an ass to Sam.

and hes gay midget....i hate him:sifflote:

[ArcticWolf]

welll, I read while I was away (yes I know, shock and gasp) and the books I attempted to read were the lord of the rings books

they were, shockingly, better than the movies. Anyways, yes they were pretty good... except I didn't like Frodo, he was a bit of an ass to Sam.


Did you read the Silmarillion? The first two stories are easy to read, but the main one is simply impossible to read if you're not patient enough to go to the map, look up the places, go to the glossary, look up the names, go back to the story... Anyway, I liked it xD

[Nikor]

the Night's Dawn trilogy (the reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, the naked god) by Peter F. Hamilton

I recently read this trilogy. While I enjoyed the rich and detailed universe described by Hamilton, I absolutely hated the ending. Also, there is something in his style of writing that I cannot really connect to. I've read Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained before that and think they are somewhat although the same criticism still applies.

But now to some books that I like. As you may have guessed, I'm into science fiction, at least for some time now. I do not have a single favorite book, so I will name a few authors I like.

I really enjoyed Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy although it has some lenghts. But it also has very well described characters and a whole bunch of interesting ideas in a realistic setting.

Iain M. Banks is one of the authors I love for their style of writing.

Alastair Reynolds, what I've read so far. Richard Morgan.

Oh well, these are all more modern writers. I guess I still have to read some of the classics.

[craiyzee]

Did you read the Silmarillion? The first two stories are easy to read, but the main one is simply impossible to read if you're not patient enough to go to the map, look up the places, go to the glossary, look up the names, go back to the story... Anyway, I liked it xD

If any bit of scenery or description I didnt understand came up, I just skipped a few pages, until there was a conversation going on.
So in my mind Mordor is right next to the Shire.... ;)

[ArcticWolf]

If any bit of scenery or description I didnt understand came up, I just skipped a few pages, until there was a conversation going on.
So in my mind Mordor is right next to the Shire.... ;)

Smart, but that way you would read a Tolkien's book in just an hour or so... Skipping all the descriptions and scenery would kill all the magic (though it would make the book a lot more interesting).

It took me more than three months to finish it, reading it in every spare moment at school (yeah, I couldn't find anything more entertaining than reading a book, until I bought a palm).

[Pizdzius]

stop reading books. Read my comic! :rale:

[ArcticWolf]

stop reading books. Read my comic! :rale:


I visit your blog everytime the RSS informs me of a new comic. :angel1:

[craiyzee]

Smart, but that way you would read a Tolkien's book in just an hour or so... Skipping all the descriptions and scenery would kill all the magic (though it would make the book a lot more interesting).

It took me more than three months to finish it, reading it in every spare moment at school (yeah, I couldn't find anything more entertaining than reading a book, until I bought a palm).

Ahh well, I saw the movies, So I kinda get the idea of what they're talking about.

Three months? holy cow....

stop reading books. Read my comic!

I have I have, I think its a thing of brilliance!

[ArcticWolf]

Ahh well, I saw the movies, So I kinda get the idea of what they're talking about.

Three months? holy cow....

Now I think you get what "Spare Time" means to me. :cuac:

[craiyzee]

Now I think you get what "Spare Time" means to me. :cuac:

You can have some of my spare time, I have to much.
Are you back at school yet?

[ArcticWolf]

You can have some of my spare time, I have to much.
Are you back at school yet?

No, I'm on "vacations". I'm studying for the University admission exams. You have to pay a *LOT* of money to be tested, and I don't want to waste the opportunity. Oh, and I had an international English exam some weeks ago... :S

[craiyzee]

No, I'm on "vacations". I'm studying for the University admission exams. You have to pay a *LOT* of money to be tested, and I don't want to waste the opportunity. Oh, and I had an international English exam some weeks ago... :S

Ohh studying... smart boy!
Do you think you went okay?

[ArcticWolf]

Ohh studying... smart boy!
Do you think you went okay?

Hehehe, thanks!!!

Yep, I think I passed, but I won't have the mark until March... (That's usually when the classes begin here for high school students).

The exam were 200 questions, 100 of them were spoken and 100 were about grammar and stuff. You can't pause on the exam, and you have 2 and a half hours.

[craiyzee]

Hehehe, thanks!!!

Yep, I think I passed, but I won't have the mark until March... (That's usually when the classes begin here for high school students).

The exam were 200 questions, 100 of them were spoken and 100 were about grammar and stuff. You can't pause on the exam, and you have 2 and a half hours.

Well, I hope you get the highest mark in the world ;)

That would probably kill me, I hate exams! Was 2 and a half hours enough time?

[ArcticWolf]

Well, I hope you get the highest mark in the world ;)

That would probably kill me, I hate exams! Was 2 and a half hours enough time?

Thanks a bunch!!! :D

Yep, it was enough. In fact, I handed the exam book and answer sheet in in less than two hours... I know I made some mistakes (you get tired and loose concentration on the speeches), but I think I passed.

[craiyzee]

Thanks a bunch!!! :D

Yep, it was enough. In fact, I handed the exam book and answer sheet in in less than two hours... I know I made some mistakes (you get tired and loose concentration on the speeches), but I think I passed.

Well, I'm very proud that you even attempted it!

[NightTwix]

sorry to interrupt you ;)

but it totally forgot to mention how much i adore Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The first 3 of the 5 book series are really outstanding if you like that kind of humor

[ArcticWolf]

sorry to interrupt you ;)

but it totally forgot to mention how much i adore Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The first 3 of the 5 book series are really outstanding if you like that kind of humor

English Humor is kind of difficult to get at first, but then it becomes kind of addictive. Monty Python is a good example of that (some of the sketches were written by Adams AFAIK).

[adrianpf]

sorry to interrupt you ;)

but it totally forgot to mention how much i adore Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The first 3 of the 5 book series are really outstanding if you like that kind of humor

Oh! I love the depressed robot! :biggrin:

[ArcticWolf]

Oh! I love the depressed robot! :biggrin:


And the "impossibility drive button" thing, the one that makes the most unprovable (is it the right word?) thing to happen :metal:

[adrianpf]

And the "impossibility drive button" thing, the one that makes the most unprovable (is it the right word?) thing to happen :metal:

LOL! Yeap, the word you used is correct!

[Panda_Bear]

I really enjoyed the war of the spider queen series, and the sword triology (sp?)

[mann2411]

montana 1948 its actually a half decent book the bad part is its for homework

[pescaupintau]

Wikipedia. :superpusso:
yeah! :metal: