Well, i am not really a reader, but I love ro read plays, movie scripts, fanfictions, etc. My favorite genre though is adventure, action, fantasy, and a little bit of romance.
Oh, don’t get me started on books, otherwise I’d be here all day discussing the pure beauty of them…
Books are a part of my life – so much so, that I probably couldn’t survive without them. Turning the pages of a delicious novel is like digging into a pirate’s treasure chest and uncovering a valuable secret. It’s like…savoring the almost hypnotic sensation of a rare delicacy, or discovering for the first time a previously unveiled jewel within the outer limits of one’s imagination…
Something about books really entrances me, and the pure mention of them never ceases to capture my attention, whether it be a work of fiction or an adventurous novel. No matter the title, and no matter the theme, if you hand it to me I will read it.
Taking into account the fact that my first word was ‘book’, it comes as no surprise that I have an extensive library of works dealing with the very subject. I’ve delved into so many pages that shaking a stick as many times as you could wouldn’t even begin to suffice for the number of chapters I’ve tasted and books I have swam in.
Here is a very short list of various, hard-bound masterpieces that I have whole-heartedly swallowed without hesitation:
The Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter (entire series) Jurassic Park
The Hunchback of Notre Dame*
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Incident at Hawk’s Hill
Little House on the Prairie
Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles
A Rat’s Tale
The Jungle Book
Where the Red Fern Grows
Return to the Wild
The Hobbit
The Chronicles of Narnia
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Charlotte’s Web
Rascal
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Old Yeller
The Indian in the Cupboard
A Zoo in my Luggage
Black Beauty
Alice in Wonderland
And here is a compressed list of works that I would love to get my hands on:
To Kill a Mockingbird
A Christmas Carol
Don Quixote
Pilgrim’s Progress
Marley and Me
The Black Cauldron
I hardly ever read comic books, with the exception of the occassional Star Wars-related adventure and a What’s Michael? comic. Other than that, I mostly read…books.
Thanks for starting this topic of discussion, Bill! I was actually hankering to release my views and opinions on the said subject.
I’m an avid reader. Here’s a bunch off of the top of my head:
Harry Potter series
Chronicles of Narnia series
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Wizard of OZ (some)
The White Gryphon
Mister Monday
Septimus Heap : Magyk
Septimus Heap : Flyte
Endymion Spring
The Pianist
Animal Farm
Black Beauty
Eragon
Aesop’s Fables
History and Mythology of Witchcraft
Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide
More but I can’t remember. I’ll be sure to glance at my bookshelf later, 'cause if I leave the computer it’ll be taken.
I’m currently reading Endymion Spring, and it’s amazing. <3
I want to get the Golden Compass trilogy so bad! I’m craving books lately. Maybe that’s 'cause I’m looking for inspiration, and because I want to make sure my ideas don’t relate to some existing work.
Hard to recall all the books I’ve read…
But in recents…
Full Resident Evil series
.Hack Adaption Books
H.G. Wells Time Machine
Eragon
Eldest
Randall’s Memoirs
And since they do include text…
Full Metal Alchemist Mangas, up to Vol. 8
Legend of Twilight .Hack 3 set
All Jing: King of Bandits books, including Twilight Tales
I’m on the look out for Empire coming out sometime, I think, this year. As well as going to finish the FMA mangas.
Also look around for anything of interest to expand my horizons.
I’m also on the lookout for Jing: Twilight Tales Vol. 7. Unsure if the writer has published it or merely leaves it up to the reader, although the back of Vol. 6 states it has something to do with “Black Velvet”.
Also getting Zero Hour from the Resident Evil series soon as well.
Gah, forget me putting my list… too long. However, I haven’t read much lately because I’m SUCH a picky reader, and I haven’t been able to get past a few chapters in any recent book. However, since it’s summer, I have more time to search around. I used to like fantasy novels, but now I can’t stand them.
I love Margaret Atwood (Canadian)'s books, one of my favourites being Oryx and Crake. Dark, but funny.
I’m currently reading Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King, because I love vampire novels. I’m also reading a few film score books like “On the Track” and “Tunes for Toons”.
If there was only ONE recommendation I could make, it’s this: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Wwoooow!
[size=92]It’s by a 14-year-old writer, and it’s about four teenagers… I’ve only just started reading it but I find it very emotional and suspenseful. Makes you wanna keep reading.[/size]
Wow. I have so many books over the years, I couldn’t possibly record them here. Seriously, I’ve been reading since I was like four. Here’s some of my favs that “stick out”.
Right now…
Lord of the Rings – J.R.R Tolkein The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkein Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis Any Roland Smith Book – Roland Smith
Little Younger…
The Magic Tree house – Forget Author Romana Series – Beverly Clearly
As for Harry Potter, I could never find any charm in those. Picked up the first one, just never finished it. Maybe I’m just not getting them somehow…
I got sucked into it, haha. Frankly, I can’t wait til it’s all over. Won’t have to spend so much money (I like to borrow books from the library, and HP books are impossible to get)…
Okay, as much as I like the Harry Potter series, I dove into several series that were made after Harry Potter, and series like Endymion Spring and Septimus Heap can kick his bum. I’m probably just saying this because J.K. Rowling’s become a bit of a fat-head, what with her making a Harry Potter theme park and all … but really, those recommended books have better humor and less ‘twists’, but they’re more interesting in my opinion and they don’t have so many characters that will make your head spin.
I found since Harry Potter came out, and Eragon, there have been loads of books of magical kids and/or dragons, because those books were just the first in their type to be recognized, and to be honest, Eragon really didn’t catch my attention till near the end. Too much jibber jabber in the beginning.
Also, I’m getting into the Keys of the Kingdom series, only read Mister Monday, but I’m pretty sure they were released before Harry Potter and they’re cool ^^
Anyways, I came across a copy of the Mouse and the Motorcycle, and it bought back memories. I remember reading loads of Beverly Cleary books when I was little, sometimes several times over. ^^
FONY - Yay – I’m not the only Beverly Cleary fan! She really is a wonderful author; as a matter of fact, she’s my favorite writer. The Mouse and the Motorcycle captured me from the start, and I’ve been hooked on it ever since…
With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in over a few short weeks, I can safely say that I’m a “casual” fan of the series. I probably finished Half-Blood Prince in over two/two and a half months.
Yeah, me too. I couldn’t even begin to list everything I’ve ever read - and if I added all of the novels, poems, and plays I’ve had to read for school, it’d be even longer.
The last book I finished was a novel about Anne Boleyn (second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of Elizabeth I) called The Queen of Subtleties by Suzannah Dunn. Half of the book is an “autobiographical” account of Anne’s life written as a letter to Elizabeth the night before her execution, and the other half is written as the king’s confectioner commenting on the latter part of Anne’s marriage.
I love the Chronicles of Narnia and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series - I could read those anytime. I also love The Princess Bride by William Goldman and Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Cymbeline, Much Ado About Nothing, and Romeo and Juliet.
Books have me a bit depressed at the moment, because I’ve got my summer reading preventing me from reading those books I actually want to read. Ironically, those summer reading books are almost all depressing themselves, from what I’ve read so far or from what I’ve heard others say (Death of a Salesman, The Great Gatsby, As I Lay Dying, and A Raisin in the Sun). One that I actually rather wanted to read over the summer is an 1890 book, The Golden Bough by Sir George James Frazer. My English teacher mentioned it frequently in class while we were reading Heart of Darkness, and from my understanding it’s a history of the evolution of religion, a subject I’ve always found fascinating.
Other books that I’ve already read and love primarily comprise of books by Douglas Adams (of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fame), all of whose works I believe I have read, and by Michael Crichton (of Jurassic Park fame), whose extensive library of works I’m still working my way through. And yes, I am a Harry Potter fan, since everyone seems to have to either be one or not. I’ve got loads of other books I love, but those are the main ones. It’d take too long (for me) to list the others.
I remember reading loads of Beverly Cleary books when I was little, sometimes several times over. ^^