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[Generally me]

Does anyone have suggestions for just a generally good book. That means no cheesy crap, unrealistic personalities and no weird sexual stuff.

I just read the first two books of "the wheel of time" series. Thought they were alright, but I'm incredibly bored now. It's just very boring to read and I'm constantly getting annoyed about how ALL the main characters just do every thing they can to deny what is happening. Then they constantly have these moments where they just start whispering to themselves "I have to do this" or "I'll never let anything like that happen again". One of the characters falls in love with this guy who she literally had said about 3 words too. Then he also turns out to love her.

Not to mention all the weird bits where these three girls talk for like 1 minute then tell each other "i feel like we'll be best friends for ever" then have a group hug.

So yeah none that. Cause it's just dumb.

[Willfor]

@ Generally me: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.

[Tomasque]

Does anyone have suggestions for just a generally good book. That means no cheesy crap, unrealistic personalities and no weird sexual stuff.

I just read the first two books of "the wheel of time" series. Thought they were alright, but I'm incredibly bored now. It's just very boring to read and I'm constantly getting annoyed about how ALL the main characters just do every thing they can to deny what is happening. Then they constantly have these moments where they just start whispering to themselves "I have to do this" or "I'll never let anything like that happen again". One of the characters falls in love with this guy who she literally had said about 3 words too. Then he also turns out to love her.

Not to mention all the weird bits where these three girls talk for like 1 minute then tell each other "i feel like we'll be best friends for ever" then have a group hug.

So yeah none that. Cause it's just dumb.

Hmm..
The Communist Manifesto?

How about some good ol' Agatha Christie? Some of the personalities are a tad bit unrealistic, but not because the author needs them to fall in love, it because the author needs them to look like a suspect. Big difference!

[Comrade P.]

Neuromancer by William Gibson. That's some good stuff.

[Vattic]

Currently enjoying Down and out in Paris and London by George Orwell. My only gripe is the racist, or otherwise, stereotyping, but it's confused somewhat by his arguments against racism within the same book.

Neuromancer by William Gibson. That's some good stuff.

I enjoyed his other cyberpunk stuff too. Might help that I enjoy the beat influence in his writing. If you were posting it as a suggestion for Generally me it might be worth warning that the series does contain some weird sexual stuff, but that specific book may not, I can't remember (the weirdest stuff being in his shorter stories).

[Generally me]

Okay new question, what book if any has made you incredibly emotional?

[Arx]

Whilst as a rule I don't do 'incredibly emotional', anything involving cruelty to birds generally saddens or angers me. There's a book by Kevin Anderson (fantasy. The Edge of the World, maybe?) which has one or two particularly noteworthy scenes like that.

Oh, Great Expectations made me want to smack Pip repeatedly, but I'm not sure that counts.

[Generally me]

I might read great expectations then.

Also thank for the other suggestions, I looked them up and read a few reviews but found that they probably wouldn't be my kinda book.

[Comrade P.]

Neuromancer by William Gibson. That's some good stuff.

I enjoyed his other cyberpunk stuff too. Might help that I enjoy the beat influence in his writing. If you were posting it as a suggestion for Generally me it might be worth warning that the series does contain some weird sexual stuff, but that specific book may not, I can't remember (the weirdest stuff being in his shorter stories).

Eh, in that particular book, lead characters fucked once in a pretty plain way around page 50 (spoilers?), then business as usual. I haven't read the whole series, I switched to something else back when I finished it.

[nomoetoe]

Horse fiction.

I regret NOTHING.

[Vattic]

Richard Matheson's I am Legend got me more emotional than most. It's so grim that even small mercies seemed massive. I am moved to tears quite a lot when reading. A sign of quality if you ask me or maybe just my choice of books.

Neuromancer by William Gibson. That's some good stuff.

I enjoyed his other cyberpunk stuff too. Might help that I enjoy the beat influence in his writing. If you were posting it as a suggestion for Generally me it might be worth warning that the series does contain some weird sexual stuff, but that specific book may not, I can't remember (the weirdest stuff being in his shorter stories).

Eh, in that particular book, lead characters fucked once in a pretty plain way around page 50 (spoilers?), then business as usual. I haven't read the whole series, I switched to something else back when I finished it.

Fair enough.

[Tack]

10/10 would recommend.

Well I'm sold.
To ze library.

I've been reading a little too much of Tamora Pierce's stuff recently

Yep yep. I like the characters, I love the world, I can tolerate the romance.
But gosh does it get samey.

I'd certainly say quality rollercoasters over time though.
Early stuff - Good
Middle stuff - Great
The Will of the Empress - Terrible.

... Actually Pratchett I'd say is similar too (for medical reasons though)

[forsaken1111]

I thought pratchett's later works picked back up in quality. Especially the discworld series, the last few books I really enjoyed. Some of the middle ones, not as much.

[itisnotlogical]

I read Jam, Yahtzee Croshaw's next novel after Mogworld. It ended on a really dark note for a comedic novel. Not dark as in "haha all the stupid people get killed" black comedy, it's really kind of a downer. As dark as Mogworld got, the ultimate outcome was bittersweet. I think Mogworld was funnier, too.

[Mech#4]

Anyone read "The Book and the Sword (書劍恩仇錄)" by Jin Yong (Louis Cha)? If so ,what did you think of it?

Because of my disappointing inability to read chinese, I have managed to read a little bit of a translated version so far and it seems to be quite enjoyable with lots of catching of darts out of mid air with whips, pinning flies to walls with gold pins and leaping across roofs and rivers. Sadly, after a brief look it seems to be quite difficult to find a bookstore that stocks a physical copy. Any suggestions on where I could look online to order, besides the obvious Amazon and Ebay?