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Post by ravenwood on Aug 8, 2014 10:46:35 GMT -5
So this is the second book thread I've made. In our previous discussion we talked about Alex Cross, Game of Thrones, Rot and Ruin, and various other books.
I'll start off this thread by asking you guys to list your favorite (or one of your favorite) books, and tell us why so we can agree/mock you to eternity (just kidding)
One of my favorite books of all time is Unwind. It had a great story, exciting even with lack of many battle scenes, and the ending was satisfying without seeming too convenient. The human drama was realistic, the relationships were vivid, and the characters felt pretty alive, even if sometimes they were a bit cliche. I also thought the premise of the book was very thought-provoking.
Your turn, guys. Do you agree with me, or do you agree with me?
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Post by urbanknight4 on Aug 8, 2014 13:53:34 GMT -5
I enjoyed Unwind. It's a nice dystopian novel that isn't garbage like Divergent or other copycats.
I find Michael Crichton really interesting. All his work (except Sphere. Sphere was stupid) is intriguing and deserves a movie. The Great Train Robbery, which is about a guy robbing a bunch of gold from a moving train; Next, which is about some dudes that minimize themselves to any size... The list goes on. There's even a book published after his death, and it kicks posterior.
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Post by RenegadeMizu on Aug 8, 2014 17:55:51 GMT -5
Have you read the other 2 books in the Unwind series?
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Post by skelewright96 on Aug 8, 2014 18:26:48 GMT -5
Has anybody read the Hunger Games series? I thought they were quite good
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Post by drfluorescent on Aug 8, 2014 18:29:07 GMT -5
Have you read the other 2 books in the Unwind series? there are two more?? |
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Post by RenegadeMizu on Aug 8, 2014 18:38:47 GMT -5
Has anybody read the Hunger Games series? I thought they were quite good I couldn't agree less. |
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Post by RenegadeMizu on Aug 8, 2014 18:40:25 GMT -5
Have you read the other 2 books in the Unwind series? there are two more?? Unwind, UnWholly, and UnSouled, with Undivided coming out this October. |
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Post by drfluorescent on Aug 8, 2014 19:01:07 GMT -5
I have to look this up. It sounds like he's milking the series...
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Post by RenegadeMizu on Aug 8, 2014 19:12:59 GMT -5
I have to look this up. It sounds like he's milking the series... It was always meant to be 3 books...then he decided for 4. Not that bad. |
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Post by Total Reverse on Aug 8, 2014 22:38:44 GMT -5
I couldn't pick a book. It's been a few years since I've seriously read, and I find something good in every book.
In the several past years, I've found video games and movies to be my favorite media. Imagining characters as you read is fun and nice, but I feel more emotion when I can see the characters emote. I connect with them more and it feels more real.
Plus, the written word is a dying art form.
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Post by urbanknight4 on Aug 8, 2014 22:42:35 GMT -5
Yeah I highly doubt with my most elevated doubt that written art will ever pass away. It's a central part of humanity, the ability to read is something not every species can do, and there are many things only literature can bring to life.
That being said, I hate wasting time with a bad book. I can play a bad game and still maybe enjoy it, but with a bad book I only enjoy criticizing it.
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Post by Total Reverse on Aug 8, 2014 22:49:57 GMT -5
Writing itself will never completely go away (except if there is a singularity), but less and less people are using writing to make art. And fewer people are appreciating books.
And reading isn't some "special" trait. Any species could evolve to the point where they form an organized language (many already do) and then refine that until they have written words. We just happen to be the first on our planet.
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Post by urbanknight4 on Aug 8, 2014 22:58:00 GMT -5
It's true, we're the first ones, that's why it's important. And I agree, I used to read a lot more when I was younger. Now there's not much I would read since I've turned into a very picky reader...
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Post by Total Reverse on Aug 8, 2014 23:03:59 GMT -5
I would like to start reading more famous works. We read Romeo & Juliet in my english class (I had already seen a local college play of it earlier the same year) and I enjoyed it. For most of the book we had assigned characters that we read for (I was Benvolio), and it was fun. Though the work we had to do on it was sadly weak. I live in a rural area (and in America) so most of my class finds reading normal literature tedious enough. It's sad when I'm the only one in the class who knows what all of the "difficult" words mean.
For example, only the "smart" students would know what tedious means.
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Post by urbanknight4 on Aug 8, 2014 23:14:11 GMT -5
What?? That's an outrage. Tedious is a basic word...
Anyways, Romeo and Juliet was an ok play. It doesn't really deserve all the pop culture references and fame it's gotten...
I felt that Mercutio carried the play until he died, and after that Romeo just kind of ended up looking like a whiny little eno punk
I think a better play by Shakes is Othello
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