<![CDATA[Spyro the Dragon Forums / Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=13723 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:16:32 +0000 FluxBB <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409445#p409445 I think you already are reading some good books.

Try.
"The Chronicles of Narnia".

See what you think.

]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:16:32 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409445#p409445 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409433#p409433 I've been reading the Stormlight Archive series of books- by Brandon Sanderson. It's one of my favorite series, with a third book on the way. To note, Sanderson is also the man responsible for finishing Robert Jordan's epic The Wheel Of Time series. The Mistborn Trilogy is also a nice one. Other than that, The Forever War and Manifold Time, if you're not into swords-and-sorcery type settings. The Forever War is a rather interesting one, a bit of a social commentary, while following the exploits of a soldier in a interstellar war- Using relativistic travel, rather than FTL or Gate systems. Very interesting. Manifold Time, on the other hand... You just need to read it, I can't do it justice here.

]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2014 02:49:27 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409433#p409433 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409404#p409404 The Dark Tower series by Stephen King is supposed to be good. I think that's gonna be the next thing I read. It's sort of fantasy and sort of sci -fi, but mostly a western. I also support those who have already said Lord of the Rings. I just reread those last year and got a lot more out of them than I did when I was little. Two of my favorite standalone books that I'd recommend are Brave New World and the Brothers Karamazov. BNW is a great warning of the dangers of entertainment and trusting the government too much. Brothers K is about an extremely dysfunctional family during tsarist Russia. It's got a lot to say about religion, philosophy, and human nature.

]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:49:53 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409404#p409404 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409401#p409401 36IStillLikeSpyro36 wrote:
Paranoia wrote:

they probably became mainstream for a reason, you know?

if you think stuff becomes mainstream for a good reason

you're gonna have a bad time

Yeah I get that. I tend to not like very many mainstream things like popular music, TV shows, social networking, and stuff like that. It's just a good place to start. Obviously I'm not just going to go out and read every book that's on a top 10 list or something, but with a little discretion (reading summaries, etc) I think I would be able to find some worthwhile ideas at least.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:54:03 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409401#p409401 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409392#p409392 It seems pretty random what gets noticed sometimes; that's true. I'm just saying that a lot of popular things do deserve it and don't need to be dismissed just because they're mainstream. I mean, even statistically, if a lot of people like it, it's not unlikely that a random person trying it for the first time would like it, too. Although of course this all depends on your personal tastes.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:48:23 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409392#p409392 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409390#p409390 well yeah, but the same applies to underground stuff.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:12:00 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409390#p409390 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409387#p409387 It depends. Sometimes things actually are popular because they're good. Other things are Twilight, for example. tongue

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:04:34 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409387#p409387 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409383#p409383 Paranoia wrote:

they probably became mainstream for a reason, you know?

if you think stuff becomes mainstream for a good reason

you're gonna have a bad time

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:56:16 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409383#p409383 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409381#p409381 HDM is a good trilogy. I don't really agree with some of the conclusions they come to in the last book, but ignoring all that it's a really good fantasy/adventure story.

Wish I had some suggestions, but unfortunately I haven't read a book for fun since probably before college. sad

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:46:31 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409381#p409381 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409378#p409378 Thanks for the suggestions. Both Age of Fire and Flames of the Tiger look like interesting reads.

I'm open to anything really. The reason I asked here is because I have a hard time trying to find books myself. They don't have to be fiction, I just don't know where to start looking because there's so many books out there. With video games I have a general idea of what I like to play, but it's a little more difficult with books. The only reason I'm looking to read those "mainstream" books is because I never got the chance to, and they probably became mainstream for a reason, you know?

I did a little more research and it looks like you can borrow a lot of books for free with Amazon Prime (which I have), so I might just buy a Kindle at some point. I don't think I would want to read books on my phone's tiny screen, haha. I know my little sister had a Kindle, and from what little I saw of it, the screen seemed pretty unintrusive. I don't think I would need a fancy one with internet browsers and all that.

If anyone else is looking for something to read, I suggest the His Dark Materials trilogy. Stormy recommended them to me a while ago, and they are great (from what I remember). The Golden Compass movie really didn't do the books justice.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:35:52 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409378#p409378 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409376#p409376 I'm not into reading much, but how about reading a series that isn't so mainstream? Like read something educational or historical that may interest you. Other than that I don't know of any titles that I can suggest.

My mother has owned a couple of Kindles, and from what I can see they're pretty much like a mobile phone, actually. I'm not sure what reading a book from it is like, though. lol My mom never really used hers for that. But I did once try to read something on her old Kindle Fire and it seemed like the text displayed funny on the pages.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:44:00 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409376#p409376 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409366#p409366 Flames of the Tiger

If you like WWII, and kids surviving in Berlin, this is for you.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 06:54:14 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409366#p409366 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409359#p409359 .

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:51:07 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409359#p409359 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409357#p409357 I've actually read the Harry Potter books a couple times already, haha.

Funny, I read Guardians of Gahoole as well years ago. I remember really enjoying them. I'll have to check out I Am Number Four.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:14:57 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409357#p409357 <![CDATA[Re: Books]]> https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409356#p409356 I've never much been into books, although I can back up John in saying that the Harry Potter series is good. It's fans, however... well... The Lord of the Rings books are really good, too.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:05:33 +0000 https://www.spyroforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=409356#p409356