What do you recommend?

My Character Profiles · August 7, 2007, 2:42 AM

I have not read a lot of books in my lifetime, but here's what I've scathed so far:

Completed reads:
The Claidi Journals by Tannith Lee
The Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
Memoirs of a Geisha by Aurthur Golden

Incomplete reads:
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice

My upcomming reads (things that I recently ordered in the mail):
Blood and Gold by Anne Rice
Jurrasic Park by Michael Crichton
Dracula by Bram Stroker

Seeing that this is my general preferred genre...
What would you recomend...?

August 7, 2007, 2:44 AM

Harry Potter.

Unless you've already read it.

Or if you like, read Animorphs, which has over forty books, mind you ...

August 7, 2007, 2:48 AM

The Deathgate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams
Prey by Michael Crichton
Timeline by Michael Crichton
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

My Character Profiles · August 7, 2007, 2:48 AM

Well come on, at least tell me what these books are about! ^.^

August 7, 2007, 2:49 AM

A lot of deep reads there Rhea! I used to love Anne Rice when I was younger, now I can't tollerate her.

My reccomendation is somthing a little different, try "The Curious Incident of the dog in the nighttime" by Mark Haddon. Its very different, but an easy, relaxing but exciting read.

Its about a schizophrentic boy who... oh just give it a shot, its very good!

Or you can read Harry Potter. Oh bugger it, I did, and I loved it!!!

My Character Profiles · August 7, 2007, 2:52 AM

The Curious Incident of the dog in the nighttime??

You give me a totally random title and don't tell me what it's about?? XD

August 7, 2007, 2:52 AM

Harry Potter is about a boy wizard who goes through seven years about defeating the Dark wizard, Voldemort, that killed his parents, but failed killing him when he was a baby. There are many elements and issues to this book, you'll love it.

Animorphs is about five kids who accidentally stumble across an injured alien who gives them a glowing box. When they touch the box, they are given special powers. Whenever they touch an animal or person and concentrate hard, they can acquire that form. However, they have a limit of being in that form for one/two hours. They have to stop an invasion from other aliens, including the leader of the invasion, Visser Three. They have to destroy the Yeerks, aliens that look like worms and possess humans by entering via the ear. It's a great book and will keep you hooked.

Phew! Happy, Rhea?

August 7, 2007, 2:56 AM

Its better if I don't Rhea, its a short book, and is is pretty well known, at least here in the UK. I loved it.

Hope you do.

August 7, 2007, 3:04 AM

The Death Gate Cycle is about Haplo, a member of a race of Demigods that has been locked away in a prison called The Labyrinth by their enemies, the Sartan (another race of demigos). He is one of the few who have managed to escape the labyrinth. His lord sends him on a journey through Death Gate to explore the four worlds that the Sartan have created by sundering the old world. The four worlds are based on the four elements. There are seven books in all and I really enjoyed it.

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is about a young scullion named Simon who inadvertently gets caught in a war between two princes.

Prey is about an unemployed computer programmer whose wife is vice-president of a company developing nanotechnology. The company hires him to come in and debug a program they purchased that he developed. The program was based on predator-prey observations in the wild. Any more would ruin the story.

Timeline is about a group of archaeologists working on a site in france. The company funding their research is developing time travel technology (it's not really time travel but you have to actually read the book to understand). The professor leaves with some of the company reps and disappears. Members of the archaeological team have to and find him.

August 7, 2007, 3:09 AM

Do you happen to know off the top of your head who writes these:

The Death Gate Cycle
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn

I really like the description. ^.^

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