I was just browsing the What I'm currently reading thread.....and didn't find something I found to interesting.... HELP PLEASE!!!
Please no "chick" books
I like fiction preferably especially thrillers, conspiracies, fantasy, etc, etc.
I also like shit like Chuck Klosterman....
Oh Yeah and tell me a little bit what its about!!
THANKS A BUNCH
A Quiet Belief In Angels
RJ Ellory
"...Never before have I felt compelled to write a review of a book. However, A Quiet Belief had such a profound affect on me, it would be an injustice not to.
In keeping with many other reviewers comments, this book is a riveting tale. From the moment the story opened in 1939 through the eyes of twelve year old Joseph Vaughan, I was hooked.
The story covers fifty years of Joseph's life, and tells how his life is linked and overshadowed by a series of grisly murders of young girls.
Set in a small town in the deep south of America, A Quiet Belief evokes a haunting atmosphere of the people and the times.
It had echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and fully deserves all the accolades it's getting. For a british author to capture the period in america so well, is a measure of his talent.
The book would make a great film...
Brilliant. If there was ever a book to read before you die, this is the one...."
i found it 'epic'
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
'I want to hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
That is a great series. Another one, which has been mentioned before in other book threads, is George R R Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice series. Currently there are: 1) A Game of Thrones 2) A Clash of Kings 3) A Storm of Swords and 4) A Feast for Crows. There are three more eventually forthcoming. They are kind of a medieval fantasy type of series. Completely engrossing. Happy reading.
Couldn't agree more with that suggestion. Such a brilliant series, and not your typical LOTR type fantasy books. Very dark, gritty and more medieval than fantasy (although there are some magical aspects). I understand that a HBO TV series is in negotations, so get on the bandwagon before everybody else does
The Dark Tower series is great as well as other people have said, but I thought the last few books were a bit naff.
It's got it all . . . Dragons, mystics, magic, demons, wights, ice-cold walking dead type creatures, knights, princesses, murder, incest, Xian-type themes, swarming hordes a la Ghenghis Khan. It's a series that I keep going back to and re-reading.
If, by "epic," you mean "long," here's two very long and very good books (IMHO)....
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. The best book I have ever read.
Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer. Both are around 1000 pages long and I've read both, multiple times (something I hardly ever do).
If I had known then what I know now...
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I can't believe nobody mentioned this...
"The Bourne" series by Robert Ludlum. TEN times better than the movies.
And there's:
"The Lord of The Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"The Obsidian Trilogy" by Andre Norton and James Mallory
Then there's Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.
When life gives you lemons, throw them at somebody.
Sword Of Truth series by Terry Goodkind....on book 6 of 11...best investment of my life. First fantasy series, too. Really changes your life. Start with the first, Wizard's First Rule
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and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
I just finished Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell. It's the last in a series of 3 historically-accurate fictional books about the Saxons and their battle to rid England of the Danes in the 800's or so... Very good stuff. I'm moving on to his series about King Aurthur.
The King Arthur series is my favorite Bernard Cornwell series so far. One of those books that I always recommend. Haven't read Lords of the North, but the first two books in that series are very good. The Sharpe series got a bit repetitive for me though.
"You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.
If you like fantasy try David Gemmell, Raymond Feist and Trudi Canavan
Also the Dark Tower series by Stephen King has already been mentioned, but try Eyes of the Dragon and Talisman also by him.
Neil Gaiman is a fantastic writer, also Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks and if you want a good laugh and like fairy tales with a humourous twist try Terry Pratchett... not exactly epic, but still awesome
If you like fantasy try David Gemmell, Raymond Feist and Trudi Canavan
Also the Dark Tower series by Stephen King has already been mentioned, but try Eyes of the Dragon and Talisman also by him.
Neil Gaiman is a fantastic writer, also Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks and if you want a good laugh and like fairy tales with a humourous twist try Terry Pratchett... not exactly epic, but still awesome
amen to that post.
YOU MUST READ TERRY GOODKIND's sword of truth saga. Those are the best books I've ever read.
Feist is also one of my favorite. Some really good stuff.
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And the Stand too. Other Stephen King stuff = not so good, in my opinion.
the stand was the first book to spring to mind when I read the first post. Excellent book! Although I disagree with the second part of your post - there are about 4 or 5 of Kings earlier stuff that I absolutely loved... none of them really epic though so let's just start with the stand
OP can you elaborate on what are your favourite authors, favourite books, etc. and it may help to recommend something similar.
Another author I never see mentioned is Peter James... he's fantastic... alchemist and host are two of my favourite books:
They're both certainly epic.... anyone who's into King or Koontz will LOVE them!
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I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. The best book I have ever read.
One scene in that book helped me out of a very very dark time in my life so I agree it's worth a read... but overall I found it a bit boring
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
I don't think they fall into the 'epic' category... but I love them two... really simple easy to follow and get into for when you really don't want to concentrate too much... and I don't mean that in a patronising way... I mean it in a really good way.
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It is the first book I think of when I think of epic. It is historical fiction which I usually never read but it is an amazing book.
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A Quiet Belief In Angels
RJ Ellory
"...Never before have I felt compelled to write a review of a book. However, A Quiet Belief had such a profound affect on me, it would be an injustice not to.
In keeping with many other reviewers comments, this book is a riveting tale. From the moment the story opened in 1939 through the eyes of twelve year old Joseph Vaughan, I was hooked.
The story covers fifty years of Joseph's life, and tells how his life is linked and overshadowed by a series of grisly murders of young girls.
Set in a small town in the deep south of America, A Quiet Belief evokes a haunting atmosphere of the people and the times.
It had echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and fully deserves all the accolades it's getting. For a british author to capture the period in america so well, is a measure of his talent.
The book would make a great film...
Brilliant. If there was ever a book to read before you die, this is the one...."
i found it 'epic'
I also like his book "Assholes Finish First"
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
Couldn't agree more with that suggestion. Such a brilliant series, and not your typical LOTR type fantasy books. Very dark, gritty and more medieval than fantasy (although there are some magical aspects). I understand that a HBO TV series is in negotations, so get on the bandwagon before everybody else does
The Dark Tower series is great as well as other people have said, but I thought the last few books were a bit naff.
I'm definately going to check that out.
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. The best book I have ever read.
Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer. Both are around 1000 pages long and I've read both, multiple times (something I hardly ever do).
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
"The Bourne" series by Robert Ludlum. TEN times better than the movies.
And there's:
"The Lord of The Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"The Obsidian Trilogy" by Andre Norton and James Mallory
Then there's Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.
38+6 shows at the age of 27 and counting...but still no Undone
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thats about as epic as you can get
I am not sure... as far as epic fiction goes I am more into Stephen King.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_(novel)#Plot_summary
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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The King Arthur series is my favorite Bernard Cornwell series so far. One of those books that I always recommend. Haven't read Lords of the North, but the first two books in that series are very good. The Sharpe series got a bit repetitive for me though.
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Also the Dark Tower series by Stephen King has already been mentioned, but try Eyes of the Dragon and Talisman also by him.
Neil Gaiman is a fantastic writer, also Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks and if you want a good laugh and like fairy tales with a humourous twist try Terry Pratchett... not exactly epic, but still awesome
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YOU MUST READ TERRY GOODKIND's sword of truth saga. Those are the best books I've ever read.
Feist is also one of my favorite. Some really good stuff.
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
OP can you elaborate on what are your favourite authors, favourite books, etc. and it may help to recommend something similar.
Another author I never see mentioned is Peter James... he's fantastic... alchemist and host are two of my favourite books:
http://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Peter-James/dp/0752817299
http://www.amazon.com/Host-Peter-James/dp/0679437339
They're both certainly epic.... anyone who's into King or Koontz will LOVE them!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
I read it in a week when I was unemployed about 10 summers ago.
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