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[kcwong]

kcwong, have you read Brave New World? It's pretty entertaining.

No, but I've heard about it. Thanks for reminding me about it!

Added "Brave New World" to my list, and "A Clockwork Orange" too.

[Gunner-Chan]

Wow, so glad to see others that think Tolken is retardedly long winded.

[DJ]

kcwong, have you read Brave New World? It's pretty entertaining.

No, but I've heard about it. Thanks for reminding me about it!

Added "Brave New World" to my list, and "A Clockwork Orange" too.

As long as we're talking dystopias, you should give 1984 a read. If you haven't, that is. I'm guessing this book is pretty darn popular all around the world, so chances are you've read it already.

[kcwong]

Added "Brave New World" to my list, and "A Clockwork Orange" too.

As long as we're talking dystopias, you should give 1984 a read. If you haven't, that is. I'm guessing this book is pretty darn popular all around the world, so chances are you've read it already.

Nope... now you have an idea of how much catching up I need to do.

[chaoticag]

I would recommend Terry Pratchet's Diskworld books, which can be read out of order, although they tend to alude to some of the famous things that people in the West know about, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem. (I really haven't met anyone from Hong Kong, so I wouldn't know much about their knowledge on Western history, ideology, movies etc.)

There is also Robert Jordan's Wheel of time series, which is more serious than Sir Pratchet's work, and he didn't finish the last book before he passed away, so they have a ghost writer on that.

For more literature literature, there is Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and Catch-22.

[Fishersalwaysdie]

Wow, so glad to see others that have ADD.

[chaoticag]

Three page descriptions of things can only be enjoyed by people who can only pay too much attention Fisher.

[Heavy Flak]

Wow, so glad to see others that have ADD.

I fully believe you can respect something for it's artistic creativity and understand it's historical significance, while still saying it wasn't very well written or paced, or even that good of a read.

Kcwong- Depending on your stomach for violence and if you don't mind things that are written in a more modernistic or experimental fashion, try reading American Psycho.  It's fascinating. 

[Flaede]

Not Robert Jordan! Aigh!
People complain about Tolien goin onandonandon...
Robert Jordan has like a 1000 page book which spans one month of story time. They all move from point a to point b. Book Ends. I don't read the next one.

I'm seconding the Hitchiker's Guide. But the best stuff by Douglas Adams is his two-book Dirk Gently series. A "holistic detective".

[Mephisto]

I would recommend the Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, but parts of it are fairly dry. I don't know what made me keep reading, but it's pretty good.

I don't know what kind of person you are, so read at your own discretion. It contains pretty much any bad thing you could do - incest, murdering family, gluttony, greed, etc.

[Jude]

Kcwong- Depending on your stomach for violence and if you don't mind things that are written in a more modernistic or experimental fashion, try reading American Psycho.  It's fascinating. 

I hated that book I couldn't eat for hours after reading it

The only reason I finished it is because I'm obsessive compulsive about books, I HAVE to finish a book if I start it, no matter what. There's only been 2 or 3 exceptions where the boredom of reading the book outweighed the nagging feeling of not finishing it.

[Gunner-Chan]

I fully believe you can respect something for it's artistic creativity and understand it's historical significance, while still saying it wasn't very well written or paced, or even that good of a read. 

Yeah, exactly how I feel. He paints a good picture but it's not exactly good reading. Just because something is not your taste doesn't meant you can't appreciate it.

Wow, so glad to see others that have ADD.

And that was uncalled for, how exactly can ANYONE here have ADD given we all play Dwarf Fortress?

[Fishersalwaysdie]

This guy claims to have both ADD and OCD.
But yeah, you're probably right on that one...

[JoshuaFH]

This guy claims to have both ADD and OCD.
But yeah, you're probably right on that one...

I usually enjoy your antics Fisher, but THAT was going too far.

I used to frequent depressionforums.com, and it is a great supportive place filled with kind, patient people. I resent any and all attempts to make fun of someone their, seeing as how thats a community where people seek help and support for their problems.

In short, it's not funny.

[Tahin]

I'm going to go ahead and join the "Tolkien is way too long-winded, but his books are still enjoyable" club. I actually read the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Silmarllion, and The Children Of Hurin, and enjoyed them all.

I'm going to second the Discworld novels; I only read the first one thus far, but it was immensely enjoyable and the rest are supposed to be good, too.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is a great series. The last book is a bit of a downer ending, but I see it as him saying, "Fuck this, I'm done," which I would be too after writing four completely nonsensical books about the same character.

Now, for my own advice...

You should definitely check out some of Raymond E. Feist's stuff if you're into fantasy. I really like his writing style, and his characters are great. Start with the two Magician books, Apprentice and Master.

Another book I read, which may not fit with the rest of this thread as it isn't Sci-Fi or Fantasy, is City of Thieves. It's a great book. Really well written and such. It's a historical novel set in Russia during WWII. My step-father suggested it to me, and it's really an amazing book.