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Dracius wrote on 2012-05-09 04:43
No book series I've read so far has captured my imagination as well as the classic Harry Potter, and the Inheritance Cycle. Even Charlie Bone was refreshing and an interesting read.
Twilight isn't the god-tier savior of mankind that those blasted fangirls make it out to be, and I honestly hate it for destroying Vampires nowadays. The Hunger Games was okay, but I found myself easily predicting the rest of the plot, and the last one felt so rushed.
Then all those glossy other books in the bookstore with some fancy looking guy on the cover, and never a face.
I haven't read Lord of the Rings yet, the sheer size of it is daunting, and I'm afraid of it being too confusing to follow through on.
Hell, some game storylines are richer than these new books. But it looks like I'll have to turn to animes for some good storyline.
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Xxazurekitex wrote on 2012-05-09 04:47
I'm not a big book reader as I am a manga reader but I read the lord of the rings.
If you can't follow it good lord is it confusing. I had to start all over and give it my full attention.
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Isharo1 wrote on 2012-05-09 05:07
Try the night angel trilogy and the demon cycle series both are amazing imo if you like fantasy
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Xxazurekitex wrote on 2012-05-09 05:21
Quote from Isharo1;859061:
Try the night angel trilogy and the demon cycle series both are amazing imo if you like fantasy
Oh I read those...those were good.
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cupid wrote on 2012-05-09 05:36
I don't have series but I'll list two books of which I really enjoyed.
The House of The Scorpion (basically about a clone)
Battle Royale (a much more intense version of The Hunger Games. Much less predictable than Hunger Games)
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Micho wrote on 2012-05-09 06:31
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a good book series! Six books is total, I'm still waiting for the newest one to come out.
Other than that, that's the only series I've been following, Pendragon for worse and worse as it progressed, first few books are good, same with The Hunger Games, first book was great, next two, not so much.
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Claudia wrote on 2012-05-09 18:17
I think you need to broaden your horizons. :c
I'm kinda in the same boat, so I started reading standalone books...reading 1Q84 (which was originally released as 3 books) right now, and it's amazing. Though once i'm done with this, I want to read Game of Thrones.
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Sumpfkraut wrote on 2012-05-09 18:52
LotR isn't confusing at all, don't worry.
I don't know if it's good or available in English, but the film version of the first book of the Pelle Erobreren trilogy is pretty damn great movie.
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Spartaaaaa wrote on 2012-05-09 21:37
Try The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick.
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Drizzit wrote on 2012-05-09 21:51
Forgotten Realms series ftw.
Also, Maximum Ride, Redwall, the Sword of Truth Series, and Pendragon, just to name a few. And yeah, Lord of the Rings isn't all that confusing, and it's damn good.
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Time wrote on 2012-05-09 22:11
The looking glass wars trilogy seems similar to the books you liked...maybe
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Royale wrote on 2012-05-10 03:02
Artemis fowl series is pretty amazing, The chronicles of the imaginarium geographica is pretty good too if you are into fantasy.
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Elena wrote on 2012-05-10 04:48
You said size was daunting but the series that Game of Thrones is based on is actually pretty good. A Song of Ice and Fire. They're intense and there's a lot going on, but it's not terribly confusing. The author is really good at making you feel something for the characters. He's so good at making you feel angry at people you're so angry at, in fact, that you may just want to throw the book in frustration. Same goes for the people he wants you to feel bad for.
But just to give you an idea of the length...The first book is over 800 pages, the second is over 900, and the third is at around 1,100 pages. And there's more after.
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Chillax wrote on 2012-05-10 05:34
Why not try books adapted from video games?
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Chockeh wrote on 2012-05-10 06:02
This should help.
[video=youtube;syoiGCYwTNc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syoiGCYwTNc&feature=plcp[/video]
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