Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted August 13, 2003 since beerud yelled at us for getting off topic in the other thread (*glare*)... anyhow, talk about non Star Warsy books that you've read, loved, hated, wished you could burn, ect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chozen 1 Posted August 13, 2003 I thought Junk was a good book... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUnknown 39 Posted August 13, 2003 If you're fan of the NJO (particularly from VP to Tr), then you'd probably like Stephen King. Great characters, unpredictability, dark themes, emotion, humor, etc. King books I'd recommend: The Shining IT (only one to ever give me nightmares) Bag of Bones Firestarter The Stand Pet Sematary (but it's very, very disturbing) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chozen 1 Posted August 13, 2003 The shining is very good.. The humour is very dark.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUnknown 39 Posted August 13, 2003 Redrum... :vamp: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chozen 1 Posted August 13, 2003 *Snickers* So i'm told. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted August 13, 2003 i tried to read Rose Red, but couldn't get into it. i really loved Dune. Dune was great. it is fast approaching the level of my SW obssession. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUnknown 39 Posted August 13, 2003 i tried to read Rose Red, but couldn't get into it. The general consensus with King's work are his earlier works (from the 1970s to mid-1980s) are generally better than his later stuff, sans a few books here and there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chozen 1 Posted August 13, 2003 Yeah he releases them everytime he wants a new house, boat, beach house.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ender 8 Posted August 13, 2003 :lol: The Ender series by Orson Scott Card is fantastic. Lots of plot twists, unpredictability... (Is that even a word?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted August 13, 2003 I'm not too keen on Stephen King... I tried to read Pet Semetary once, but I got bored, and couldn't be bothered to carry on. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted August 13, 2003 Oops. Forgot to mention books I do like... Well aside from SW, I'm a fan of Michael Crichton. My favourites are Congo, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, and Timeline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chozen 1 Posted August 13, 2003 Lost world was brilliant... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted August 13, 2003 Now I hope you mean the book there... :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chozen 1 Posted August 13, 2003 What else could I mean? :wink: I remember having to read that out to the class.. When i was younger.. *laughs* .. There are some parts of it with a little swearing and.. I was praying that I never got to one of those parts.. How it all changed as I got older.. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted August 13, 2003 lol... You could have meant the film... Which was so-so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Occo, The Eternally Mana-Screwed One 0 Posted August 13, 2003 Ender's right. The entire Ender series is great, although I haven't read Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind yet. I have read Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, and Shadow Puppets...great books, especially Shadow of the Hegemon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted August 13, 2003 The Xenogenesis Series by Octavia Butler. Awesome Sci-fi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ender 8 Posted August 14, 2003 The Saga of Seven Suns by Kevin J. Anderson. It's incredible sci-fi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorSec 5 Posted August 17, 2003 The Dirk Pitt novels...by Clive Cussler...(Hmm...probably didn't speel that right...meh) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorSec 5 Posted August 17, 2003 Yeah...CorSec is an amazing name...isn't it? :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites