Topic: I'm looking for some fun books to read
Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #9,295
I know there are some readfags on here, so any suggestions? I mostly like sci-fi and fantasy (fiction).
One of the specific genres I'm looking for is vampire stuff.
Any and all help would be appreciated!
One of the specific genres I'm looking for is vampire stuff.
Any and all help would be appreciated!
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 58 seconds later[^] [v] #164,712
> One of the specific genres I'm looking for is vampire stuff.
Get. Out. Now.
Get. Out. Now.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,714
The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,715
The Turner Diaries
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 37 seconds later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,717
@164,712 (B)
lolno, I'm just curious. I know they're usually pretty shitty books. I should have specified.
lolno, I'm just curious. I know they're usually pretty shitty books. I should have specified.
dreamworks !AUIkTW/L46 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 seconds later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,718
the grifter
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,723
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 28 minutes later, 36 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,736
There is fog, and then there is fog.
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,737
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 15 years ago, 32 seconds later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,738
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 40 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,739
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 41 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,740
Bonk, by Mary Roach.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,745
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Some time ago Depressionman wrote part of a vampire novel and pasted it on tinychan for us to criticize. The opening line was "There is fog, and then there is fog." Everyone thought it was really dumb and now it is used mockingly, especially in a thread like this about vampire novels.
Some time ago Depressionman wrote part of a vampire novel and pasted it on tinychan for us to criticize. The opening line was "There is fog, and then there is fog." Everyone thought it was really dumb and now it is used mockingly, especially in a thread like this about vampire novels.
Anonymous G replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,747
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
You could have just called him a newfag and ran. Good for you, though.
You could have just called him a newfag and ran. Good for you, though.
Anonymous G double-posted this 15 years ago, 21 seconds later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,748
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newfag
newfag
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 55 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,749
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Shut up newfag.
no seriously lurk more.
Shut up newfag.
no seriously lurk more.
Anonymous G replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #164,752
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> I've been here all summer
> I've been here all summer
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 29 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #164,780
@164,745 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
you missed the actual joke, it's funny because of Matt's failure to grasp even basic use of the English language.
It wasn't
> There is fog, and then there is fog.
It was
> There's fog, and then there fog.
you missed the actual joke, it's funny because of Matt's failure to grasp even basic use of the English language.
It wasn't
> There is fog, and then there is fog.
It was
> There's fog, and then there fog.
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jump joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #164,984
When I was younger I really liked the necroscope books by Brian Lumley. Start from the beginning. The first few ones were really good, at least to teenage me.
Foxygen !FXYGNx1XR. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #164,989
> sci-fi
The entire Jedi Academy Trilogy.
The entire Jedi Academy Trilogy.
Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #164,996
@164,737 (C)
> The Fog was a film, not a book, dingus.
The Fog was a film based on a short story by Stephen King. So was The Shawshank Redemption (that usually surprises people), the original short story is called "Hope Springs Eternal".
> The Fog was a film, not a book, dingus.
The Fog was a film based on a short story by Stephen King. So was The Shawshank Redemption (that usually surprises people), the original short story is called "Hope Springs Eternal".
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jump replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #164,998
@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Steven King adaptations rarely are good.
I never quite understood that. His books are always amazing.
Steven King adaptations rarely are good.
I never quite understood that. His books are always amazing.
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,001
@previous (jump)
A few of them have been good, but they stuck to the damn story in the good ones. In the ones that failed they were low-budget and deviated from the story in too many ways. Perhaps the best adaptations were "Stand by Me" and the "The Shawshank Redemption". Folks have this idea that Stephen King only writes horror stories or whatever, but it really couldn't be more wrong. The man is the greatest writer to have ever lived, I have his entire collective works and I've read it all several times. I hope he keeps writing until the day he dies.
A few of them have been good, but they stuck to the damn story in the good ones. In the ones that failed they were low-budget and deviated from the story in too many ways. Perhaps the best adaptations were "Stand by Me" and the "The Shawshank Redemption". Folks have this idea that Stephen King only writes horror stories or whatever, but it really couldn't be more wrong. The man is the greatest writer to have ever lived, I have his entire collective works and I've read it all several times. I hope he keeps writing until the day he dies.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 45 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,002
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ double-posted this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,004
@165,001 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Yep. It's not so much about the horror. That is a label that doesn't really fit him. I read Under the Dome about eight months ago. Good stuff.
Yep. It's not so much about the horror. That is a label that doesn't really fit him. I read Under the Dome about eight months ago. Good stuff.
Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG replied with this 15 years ago, 10 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,006
jump replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,010
@165,001 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Yea. He will let anyone license his work. The funny thing is, he hates the Stanley Kubrick shining, which is an incredible movie.
Misery was ok, but the book is insane. The Stand might be the worst adaptation, but I loved it as a kid. I bought the DVDs a few years ago and couldnt sit through it. I had just read the book too. So disappointed.
Yea. He will let anyone license his work. The funny thing is, he hates the Stanley Kubrick shining, which is an incredible movie.
Misery was ok, but the book is insane. The Stand might be the worst adaptation, but I loved it as a kid. I bought the DVDs a few years ago and couldnt sit through it. I had just read the book too. So disappointed.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 19 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,011
@165,006 (Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG)
He did. That was originally released in a serial form where a new booklet would come out every month or something like that.
He did. That was originally released in a serial form where a new booklet would come out every month or something like that.
Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG replied with this 15 years ago, 33 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,013
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 53 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,014
@165,006 (Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG)
Yup, that book was released in a series of small books in a tribute to Charles Dickens, and while the adaptation was excellent I don't think 'The Green Mile' will become classics in the same way the other two films already are. I'm very nervous about 'The Dark Tower' series being adapted to film.
Yup, that book was released in a series of small books in a tribute to Charles Dickens, and while the adaptation was excellent I don't think 'The Green Mile' will become classics in the same way the other two films already are. I'm very nervous about 'The Dark Tower' series being adapted to film.
hamfist !!snnYcROO9 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,016
Chuck Klosterman - IV: A Decade of Dangerous Ideas and Curious People
Wade Wilson !IOdbnXsKDk joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 29 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,017
Robin cook writes amazing medical thrillers, if you want to hop into another genre.
But a fucking GREAT fantasy book is The Deed of Paksenarian
But a fucking GREAT fantasy book is The Deed of Paksenarian
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 12 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,018
@165,010 (jump)
The Stand was a lower budget remake done by TBS or some shit (made for TV), it stuck to the story enough, but everything else about it was pretty shitty.
The Stand was a lower budget remake done by TBS or some shit (made for TV), it stuck to the story enough, but everything else about it was pretty shitty.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,020
@165,010 (jump)
It is usually his shit that is adapted for regular television that turns out horrible.
It is usually his shit that is adapted for regular television that turns out horrible.
Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG replied with this 15 years ago, 50 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,021
@165,014 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
@165,011 (Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ)
What do you think of his Richard Bachman novels?
@165,011 (Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ)
What do you think of his Richard Bachman novels?
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,024
@previous (Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG)
I enjoyed all of them except 'The Regulators' I think I've only read that one once, I'll have to give it another chance soon. 'Thinner' wasn't the best either, but still better than a lot of books I've read by other authors.
I enjoyed all of them except 'The Regulators' I think I've only read that one once, I'll have to give it another chance soon. 'Thinner' wasn't the best either, but still better than a lot of books I've read by other authors.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 56 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,025
@165,021 (Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG)
Love every one of them. I believe he wrote Rage as Bachman. I loved that story. He was ahead of his time on that one.
Love every one of them. I believe he wrote Rage as Bachman. I loved that story. He was ahead of his time on that one.
Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,027
@165,024 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
@previous (Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ)
Have either of you ever read any Clive Barker? He's one of my more fav authors.
@previous (Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ)
Have either of you ever read any Clive Barker? He's one of my more fav authors.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,029
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 19 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,064
@165,027 (Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG)
Nope, I've been meaning to read some of his stuff and I will get around to it soonish. I keep a stack of books I've never read around and slowly work my way through the pile, I'll add some of his stuff as soon as I find some. I hit up thrift-stores, junk shops and garage sales in the search for new and interesting literature, I haven't found anything memorable in years...
Nope, I've been meaning to read some of his stuff and I will get around to it soonish. I keep a stack of books I've never read around and slowly work my way through the pile, I'll add some of his stuff as soon as I find some. I hit up thrift-stores, junk shops and garage sales in the search for new and interesting literature, I haven't found anything memorable in years...
Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,068
@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
I highly recommend the 'Hellbound Heart'. It's a novella and an easy read. Scary stuff too.
I highly recommend the 'Hellbound Heart'. It's a novella and an easy read. Scary stuff too.
Nega !34Kas0OdzM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 21 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,090
Spice and Wolf is Fantasy plus (light) romance plus Capitalism.I like it.
Black Magician's Trilogy
Ender's. Game.
Dune
Neuromancer
Emerald Eyes by Daniel Keys Moran
Future History
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 4 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,272
Woo suggestions, thanks guise. Will sort through all that in a bit
swamplights !!V3J448+/B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 10 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,711
UnlimitedInfinity !nyxu4TINrM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,716
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy The whole series of these books.
By Douglas Adams
Redwall The whole series of these books too.
By Brian Jacques
By Douglas Adams
Redwall The whole series of these books too.
By Brian Jacques
hamfist !!snnYcROO9 replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #165,719
> fantasy novels> mfw shameless escapism with no intellectual content