Speaker of the Dead, is probably my favorite book. I also loved Xenocide and Children of the Mind, while they might not be streamlined and yes some of it may seem confusing, the issues the books deal with and some of the questions raised are extremely interesting and thought provoking.

However, I don't really think the notion of having liked Ender's Game means you will like Speaker is true, the books are extremely different. Ender's Game might as well be from a separate series with separate characters, Speaker for the Dead takes place some 20,000 years + after Ender's Game, I just don't want people to run out and purchase(or if your smart, get them from a library) these books, spend time reading them, then be extremely disappointed, they are really good too me, but many don't like them(see above poster, and many posters in the recommended sci-fi books thread don't like them either even though they loved Ender's Game. I find Ender's Game to be good, but I like the following three much more).

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This book just doesn't feel new, I'm almost done with it, his books always pull me in I just like the way he writes and keeps you interested, but I feel I'm reading Angels and Demons, and especially Da Vinci Code over again. Same plot, different names for things... quite literally. If you liked those, probably worth reading, otherwise nothing special.

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Finished this Tuesday. Has been recommended to me a lot, just never started. Now that I'm done with the first one I am looking forward to the next one, pretty light read, so I recommend at least the first book to everyone.

Day9 recommended the Jim Butcher novels, I've been interested in them ever since. Might have to pick them up soon

iRemedy

United States96 Posts

December 26 2010 03:10 GMT

#662

Krazilec

United States96 Posts

December 26 2010 03:15 GMT

#663

LOTR, all day every day.

borny

China481 Posts

December 26 2010 03:15 GMT

#664

Last read:
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Good classic with many short cosy stories. Absolutely worth reading,

Now reading:
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I like it so far. Very much a children book but it gives u a warm nostalgic feeling reading about Peter Pan.

Going to read:
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Been putting this off waaaaaay too long. It looks soo heavy and slow but I really like this kind of books, so we will see. Anyone read it? Is it good?

Twistacles

Canada1327 Posts

December 26 2010 03:17 GMT

#665

Twistacles

Canada1327 Posts

December 26 2010 03:19 GMT

#666

On December 07 2010 00:59 snotboogie wrote:
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Reading it in order to be up to date when The Crippled God is released. The series is so epic I can't remember who half the characters are in this book despite them being important players in previous books. The series needs a proper wiki asap.

best series ever, bar none.

Terrakin

United States1440 Posts

December 26 2010 03:23 GMT

#667

past
The Boy Who Set The Fire - recommended to anyone who has smoked hashish before or cannabis (short stories about the Riff, Morroco, or riffians) + Show Spoiler +

present
The Omnibus by Jules Verne - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island, From the earth to the Moon in one + Show Spoiler +

future
Cosmos by Carl Sagan - recommended to anyone who looks up at the night sky and wanted to learn more+ Show Spoiler +

Letall

Sweden384 Posts

December 26 2010 04:29 GMT

#668

Reading this for the first time and I even though I'm an atheist I really didn't like this book all that much. I think the book is to soft on religion and it doesn't address the real problems with religion unlike the book "God Is Not Great".

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reading this again, saw an article about it somewhere and it brought back some memories. Like most of you probably know this book is really great and not exactly obscure.

I'm also trying to force myself to finish the Qur'an but I doubt I will get done with it any time soon.

fearlessparagon

United States104 Posts

December 26 2010 04:39 GMT

#669

Going to read:
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Been putting this off waaaaaay too long. It looks soo heavy and slow but I really like this kind of books, so we will see. Anyone read it? Is it good?

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Dont read Moby Dick. It is long and boring.
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They actually meet the whale at the last 3 chapters of the book.

Quite frankly, I heard that this book was considered one of the "best American literatures" but it was only because America during that time was desperate to find American literature. The book sucks.

SmoKe93

Germany162 Posts

December 26 2010 04:52 GMT

#670

Fun book to read, helped alot at bathroom :D

whiteguycash

United States476 Posts

December 26 2010 05:07 GMT

#671

I just got both of these today, and look forward to both of them.

I have always enjoyed John Grisham novels. he is such a great legal drama writer. As for the former President's book, I can't wait to see some first person insight into his thoughts and decisions regarding some of the most controversial points of his presidency. It will be a good look, I think, into what a leader goes through when having to do the unpopular thing for, in his opinion, the betterment of the people whom he is leading.

Jswizzy

United States791 Posts

December 26 2010 05:24 GMT

#672

These are the Books I read this year.

Cormac McCarthy - I am always impressed by his books the guy is a living legend, I've read All the Pretty Horses and I guess I'll get around to reading Suttree and No Country for Old Men sometime.
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Found this in the library while I was deployed overseas one of the best books I've read. Its about a wildlife activist who saves wolves from cattle farmers.
The rest of the books I've read are all non-fiction stuff. I am also reading the God Delusion but the one book that lead me the most to reject religion was actually the Bible. You know what it says "Seek and yea shall find, knock and the door will be open" well not enough people actually follow that advice and objectively look for answers when it comes to their spirituality.

mprs

Canada2933 Posts

December 26 2010 05:58 GMT

#673

Right now:

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almost done!

5 chapters in :O

Letall

Sweden384 Posts

December 26 2010 06:01 GMT

#674

+ Show Spoiler +

On December 26 2010 14:58 mprs wrote:
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almost done!

5 chapters in :O

What do you think about catch 22 so far? I found it very funny and well-written from the get-go

Ryndika

1489 Posts

December 26 2010 23:17 GMT

#675

quote from review from website:http://www.allreaders.com/topics/info_11185.asp

Pocket, Apr 2002, 25.00, 406 pp.
ISBN: 9743406117

On Corfu, a wealthy artifact collector Nikos seeking the DNA of Jesus opens up a twenty-century-old artifact. He has unleashed Pandora's box containing an extinction event in the form of an airborne plague, last seen early in the first century. All die who come into contact with this particular disease.

Desperate to find a cure to halt the pandemic plague that threatens mankind, a scientific task force gathers at Los Alamos. However, the brilliant group is divided. The purists who want to save humanity are led by twenty years old Miranda Abbott. On the other side are egomaniac Edward Cavendish and his supporters who want to turn earth into their playground with human clones serving as guinea pigs.

Archeologist Nathan Lee Swift has fallen from grace as he turned from promising student into grave robber in his mentor's quest to find the historical Jesus. He has a chance at redemption through Miranda if they can access a Corfu-resistant gene from those in the first century who managed to survive the first deadly run. Could Edward's cloning provide such a specimen?

YEAR ZERO is an action-packed apocalyptic thriller that has two prime story lines that eventually merge into an exciting climax. Neither plot slows down as the audience observes a tale at hyperspeed, which means the key charcaters are either too perfectly good or corrupt. Fans of taut end of the world thrillers will want to read Jeff Long's tale that leaves the audience captivated into a one sitting read in spite of the length of the novel.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar

Siretu

151 Posts

December 27 2010 00:15 GMT

#676

Got two books so far this christmas:

A Game of Thrones:

I don't know what to expect for this book. My dad usually got a lot of research behind every books he buys so it will probably be good.

Metro 2033:
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I've started reading this book and it seems to be some kind of mysteric dystopia in russian subway. All the russian names bothers me though.

I have to recommend the mistborn trilogy though. I thought it was awesome although the second book was a bit stale(but still good)

Perguvious

United States1783 Posts

December 27 2010 00:22 GMT

#677

Reading Kafka on the Shore right now

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The KY

United Kingdom6252 Posts

December 27 2010 00:26 GMT

#678

On December 26 2010 14:58 mprs wrote:
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I live in the same town as Alan Moore who wrote Watchmen, and see him in town pretty often (he is very distinctive). He's really nice, and always willing to talk about his work and how much he dislikes the film adaptations ^^. Highly recommend reading V For Vendetta if you haven't already.

u_insung

37 Posts

December 27 2010 00:32 GMT

#679

im reading