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[–]Cavaskii 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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I am a complete fantasy/ science fiction fan, so I am biased.

  • Hitchhikers guide the the galaxy, *Any of the discworld series by Terry Pratchett,
  • For a darker flavour, The Black Jewel Trilogy by Anne Bishop (very brutal, I wouldn't recommend reading this unless you really are looking for something edgier. Quite graphic discriptions of very brutal acts...and not just gore.)
  • The works of Tamora Pierce,
  • The Death Gate Cycle.
  • The Tower and The Hive series by Anne McCaffery... Actually any of her series are worth a look.

Ones that I wish I had read was The Song of Ice and Fire series and Endar's Game.

Be flexible and don't pre-judge books. Read what catches you eye and just see where it will take you, as these books I've mentioned are a few that affected me in some way, there were many others that were entertaining.

Also, possible look at webcomics, comics and graphic novels. They are just as varied as novels, ranging from autobiographical, to outlandish fantasy, and the traditional superheroes. The discovery of this webcomic started my hunt for new reading material in a different format.

[–]Milosky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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The Great Gatsby. Lord of the Flies. The 48 Laws of Power. The Harry Potter series. I loved biographies, specifically of athletes, physicists, and powerful/influential people (Carnegie, Einstein, Neil Armstrong, Lincoln). I tend to stick to books about astrophysics and factual history nowadays.

[–]orangejillius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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I devoured Vonnegut, started with Slaughterhouse-5. Probably would have liked Christopher Moore if I had known about him in high school (don't know if he was even writing yet).

Papillon is a good adventure story, too, really enjoyed reading that one.

[–]DuckyNK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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On the Road, Brave New World, Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Not a book, but Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant.

[–]exbaddeathgod 1 point2 points  (2 children)

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A great long (13 books 800 pages each roughly) series is the wheel of time by Robert Jordan.

[–]hg341 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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i can not upvote you enough.(and the upside of it finally being finished)

[–]I_DOXX_CATS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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And its actually done! I finished book 13 a few weeks ago and I'm re-reading the whole series again.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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the stars my destination

the rippler series ive only read the first two and the first was my fave

The hunger games series

alas babylon

the giver

Fahrenheit 451

[–]mkr7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Catcher in the Rye

[–]agroom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I realize this might not help much because I don't think I read anything other than what was assigned to me in HS, but I'm 35 now and read CONSTANTLY! I even listen to book-on-tape 100% of the time I'm in the car or similar activities.

First and foremost, I typically read epic fantasy/fiction. I think my absolute favorite so far has been Stephen King's - The Dark Tower series. But other amazing novels are A Song of Fire and Ice, Mistborn Trilogy, Harry Potter, almost everything by RA Salvatore, Chronicles of Amber, The Sword of Truth (though a bit long winded) and The Belgariad Series.

When not reading fantasy, I enjoy books on physics, religion, biology/evolution, economics, psychology/psychology...lol, really a bit of everything. The Great Courses is a great place to find amazing audio books on about everything you'd want to learn.

Basically I'm facinated and want to know at least something about everything...it's literally an uncontrollable motivation, and fantasy novels are the escape from myself so I don't end up overheating :)

[–]nitemare21 0 points1 point  (1 child)

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I didn't read much in high school but lately I've been into a lot of sci-fi. Philip K Dick is really good. I suggest Man in the High Castle or Martian Timeslip.

Also Isaac Asimov's Nightfall is amazing.

[–]sperglord_manchild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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+1 Philip K Dick is awesome

[–]failure_is_an_option 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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My favorite book I ever read was in highschool. Read Les Mis. That was a book that actually got me to feel as opposed to take a distant, calculated approach to what I was reading. It was a great experience. I'll also note that The Road, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Fight Club, and anything by Kurt Vonnegut are fantastic.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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This Side of Paradise. You're welcome.

[–]mikasaur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I'm not much of a reader. Even with a book I love, I can't sit down and read for more than an hour maybe two at a time. I need to go out and do something (strong Se, I guess). But these are the books I remember liking:

Catch-22

Catcher in the Rye

The Giver (though I read this in middle school)

Lord of the Flies

Harry Potter (started in middle school, finished in college)

One I read recently was "Encrypted: An Action Packed Techno-Thriller" which (if you can't tell by the name alone) was completely ridiculous but a lot of fun.

Another book I really liked was "The Unlikely Disciple". It's non-fiction. About a college student from Brown who decided to spend a year at Liberty University -- the super-conservative university created by Jerry Fallwell. It's a really interesting read for an apathetic/atheist like myself.

[–]HeresJerzei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Another vote for Terry Pratchett. He writes my brand of humor. More fantasy/sci-fi stuff... Endar's game was great, The Amtrak Wars, and The Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison. Also David Eddings' works. I also read Shogun by James Clavell, and got hooked on his novels as well.
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