Does anyone on here read books....

[Leothwyn]

I've been reading fantasy lately. When I was young I was really into fantasy, but eventually I got bored with it. I tried some years later and found that I was still bored with it. Everything I tried seemed predictable and generic. In recent years I've discovered that there's good fantasy out there (at least for my tastes)... books with complex characters; intricate, unpredictable plots; big interesting worlds. I've enjoyed Robin Hobb, G.R.R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, and Jacqueline Carey. I'm reading the Kushiel books by Carey right now. I think she's less well known than Robin Hobb, but for anyone who enjoyed Hobb's Farseer books, I'd definitely recommend the Kushiel series.

 

[ckone180]

I've been reading fantasy lately. When I was young I was really into fantasy, but eventually I got bored with it. I tried some years later and found that I was still bored with it. Everything I tried seemed predictable and generic. In recent years I've discovered that's there's good fantasy out there (at least for my tastes)... books with complex characters; intricate, unpredictable plots; big interesting worlds. I've enjoyed Robin Hobb, G.R.R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, and Jacqueline Carey. I'm reading the Kushiel books by Carey right now. I think she's less well known than Robin Hobb, but for anyone who enjoyed Hobb's Farseer books, I'd definitely recommend the Kushiel series.

I've read nearly everything GRR Martin has published. Very good story teller. Of course, ASoIaF is phenomenal. Anticipating The Winds of Winter.

Dan Brown isn't bad either.

 

[jmur]

Currently on a musician's bio kick. Recently finished a great read on Nicky Hopkins. Currently about 1/2 way through the new Jeff Beck bio. Great stuff!

 

[CrimsonJack]

Working through the Honor Harrington series by David Weber at the moment, military sci/fi. Good stuff. Traditionally my taste runs more toward fantasy stuff, someone mentioned David Eddings earlier in the thread, one of my old faves. Big fan of Jim Butcher and Simon R. Green. Used to manage a bookstore, if I started listing off everything I like I'd be here forever! Gotta toss in the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne though, very entertaining read.

 

[FantWriter]

Well, I'll pick up the Count, I guess that's a must read.

You have to be careful about getting an unabridged version. My favorite copy was a limited edition published in the 1920s, very expensive but very complete (I got it at a library book sale for $1).

The best edition widely available, that I know about, is Oxford University Press "The World's Classics" series. It's missing a scene here and there but nothing really important. The text is 1095 pages, with another 35 pages of explanatory notes.

Good luck!

 

[FantWriter]

Everything I tried seemed predictable and generic.

Have you heard of Christopher Moore? His worlds aren't huge, but the stories and characters are far from predictable and generic. I'd highly recommend you start with Practical Demonkeeping. It's his early work and has a spectacular vibrancy.

 

[CrimsonJack]

Have you heard of Christopher Moore? His worlds aren't huge, but the stories and characters are far from predictable and generic. I'd highly recommend you start with Practical Demonkeeping. It's his early work and has a spectacular vibrancy.

Good call, Christopher Moore is fantastic! Lamb is one of my all time faves, Practical Demonkeeping a close second.

 

[CrimsonJack]

I've been reading fantasy lately. When I was young I was really into fantasy, but eventually I got bored with it. I tried some years later and found that I was still bored with it. Everything I tried seemed predictable and generic. In recent years I've discovered that there's good fantasy out there (at least for my tastes)... books with complex characters; intricate, unpredictable plots; big interesting worlds. I've enjoyed Robin Hobb, G.R.R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, and Jacqueline Carey. I'm reading the Kushiel books by Carey right now. I think she's less well known than Robin Hobb, but for anyone who enjoyed Hobb's Farseer books, I'd definitely recommend the Kushiel series.

Try Brent Weeks' Night Angel series, great characters, twisty plotlines, good stuff.

 

[Leothwyn]

Have you heard of Christopher Moore? His worlds aren't huge, but the stories and characters are far from predictable and generic. I'd highly recommend you start with Practical Demonkeeping. It's his early work and has a spectacular vibrancy.

Thanks, I'll give a try. I just checked out a description of it. It does sound different... no reluctant hero, along with dwarf/elf/wizard, out to stop the dark lord by finding/destroying some artifact.

A big world isn't nearly as important to me as well developed characters are. That's what I've enjoyed so much about Hobb and Carey. Their books are slower paced, but you really get into the character's heads and are able to connect with them.

Try Brent Weeks' Night Angel series, great characters, twisty plotlines, good stuff.

Thanks - sounds good. I'll add it to my list.

 

[SouthWestPayDay]

Good call, Christopher Moore is fantastic! Lamb is one of my all time faves, Practical Demonkeeping a close second.

I have read EVERY book Moore has written. He had me hooked till, Bite Me, the sequel to You Suck. I don't know if it was just annoying the way he wrote Abby Normal talking in the book, or like oh my goodness maybe it just sucked....lol

 

[Bintmartin]

I read a lot. I got a Kindle Fire a year or so ago. I read all kinds of stuff from Romance to Scifi to non-fiction.


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[VapHer]

I try but have ADHD so a book can easily take me 6 months to read

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[jb80]

Yeah I do but for some reason I have cut back on my reading since we moved to Spain.

At the moment I'm reading a book on Quantum physics but it's not like I'm a scientist or anything.

Basically I think Game of Thrones has killed me for fiction lately, that was the last fiction book I read and I read the whole lot of them back to back. I don't particularly feel like reading anything else other than the continuation of the story now.