Good book to read?

cutelilgaara · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jan 08, 2006 Posts: 88

Im a fan of classic books. =D

The Grapes of Wrath- John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
The Winter of Our Discontent- John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck

--Angels and Demons- Dan Brown

Tex_Arcana · Conscript Joined: Dec 30, 2005 Posts: 105

Right now I'm re-reading Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy (war with Japan) in preperation for starting Executive Orders (Jack Ryan finally gets to be Prez.), but since you already said you read a lot of Tom Clancy and looking for a change of genre what I have to offer isn't so much a Samurai type but rather a fantasy series.

The Sword of Truth Series starting with Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind is a consistantly excellent fantasy series set in an interesting fantasy world full of interesting characters. The main character is Richard a woods guide who has spent his entire life in a land behind a magic barrier where all magic is forbidden. One day he saves the life of a strange and beautiful woman named Kahlen from assasins. She tells him that she is looking for a legandry wizard. When the wizard is found Richard is given The Sword of Truth and becomes The Seeker of Truth and finds out that Kahlan is The Mother Confessor, a woman with the terrible power to bend the will of anyone she touches. Together they set out ot defeat the evil Lord Rahl and his minions who are bent on bringing down the barriers that protect the Midlands (a land of fantastic magic) and The Westlands (a land where magic is forbidden).

Okay that looks a little lame compared to actually reading the books. I tried not to give away too much of the plot that has more twists and turns then an M. C. Esher woodcut. It's also been a long time since I've read the first book so if I got a couple of things not quite right....

The books of The Sword of Truth series are as follows:

Wizards First Rule
Stone of Tears
Blood of the Fold
Temple of the Winds
Soul of the Fire
Faith of the Fallen
The Pillars of Creation
Naked Empire
Chainfire

Soon to be released:
Phantom

There is also a sort of prequel called Debt of Bones which relates the story of the Bone Sorceress Adie.

Xristyan · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject:

Title: Silent Honor

Author: Danielle Steele
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Memoirs of a Geisha doesn't really have anything of what you are looking for, and it is more of a girl read or an open-minded guy read. Very good, though...considering the author was an American man who just did a bunch of research.

Shogun should be what you are looking for. Samurais, old times, all that good stuff. I haven't read it myself, but I saw some of the movie and have heard about it. And epic samurai classic.

CGY · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

Here is a suggestion.

Try Socrates in Love novel, and it'll definitely bring tears to your eyes...

ethylenediamine · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:04 pm Post subject:

I reccommend Confederacy of Dunces, a hilarious book by John Kennedy Toole. Although the book is considered a cult classic, it did receive a Pulitzer Prize. However, don't think winning such an award means only stilted, dry humor. The main character, Ignatius J. Reily, also ends up calling almost everyone some sort of synonym for whore (courtesan, strumpet, etc.)! His silliness is the modern equivalent of Don Quixote. In other words, think about the absurdity in personality and schemes of Great Teacher Onizuka!

Here is a book you shouldn't read: Anna Karenina. It's the pits! Leo Tolstoy whomps!

kmc · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:53 am Post subject:

the hunt for red october
red storm rising
patriot games
the cardinal of the kremlin
clear and present danger
the sum of all fears
debt of honour
rainbow six
the bear and the dragon

those are Tom Clancy's novel which i have read. What i'm trying to say is, I LOVE TOM CLANCY! about other books i recommend, well, i haven't actually read books written other than tom clancy, so sorry, can't recommend anything...

anyone know any other books of tom clancy which i haven't read yet? besides executive orders (still searching for it) and the teeth of the tiger (no time to read yet...)

Doomsought · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject:

A few I read well over a year ago:
Dealing with dragons
searching for dragons
calling on draggons
talking to draggons

now my current reading:
Mairlelon the magician
Magicians ward

demon of undoing
flinx's folly
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Skittles · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject:

Picked up Empress Orchid by Anchee Min, on my way back to the US after seeing it reviewed on richard and judy (a tv show in the UK). IVe only jsut started the book so i cant tell you much, but from what i remember its highly descriptive. It basically gives you an insight into the forbidden city and life inside. Admitidly i like what ive read so far so i would recommend it, but not if your looking for some major action/romance or something to draw you in. I find my self putting it down often just to absorb what ive just read because it really does allow me to visualise what the author is trying to show... anyways give it a go, i saw it going dirt cheap on amazon.co.uk