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Then you might like Twilight or books by Richard A Knaack because you have a horrible taste in literature.

Drominar, Petrous, Chronowrench

Are the Song of Fire and Ice books good? People keep telling me to watch Game of Thrones but i'm reminded of when the LotR movies came out. I had read the Hobbit already, then i saw that trilogy. I later went to read the books but couldn't. Just mentally i couldn't enjoy them having been tainted by the films. It's that whole "this didn't happen in the film, i don't care" thing. I couldn't get past it so i couldn't get through the second book and quit like a quitter.

So if Game of Thrones etc is worth reading then i want to read it before i go and ruin my life by watching the show since i know if i do it the other way around i will have denied myself a good reading experience due to my mental deficiencies. I'm not much of a TV person so it doesn't work the other way. Reading the books won't spoil the show for me. To me its all about tits.

If the books aren't all that then i can just go watch the TV show ezpz.

thx

The Great Gatsby, with the exception of Ethan Frome, is perhaps the worst form of punishment inflicted upon young minds in an institutionalized setting. it's boring, does not engage, and all of the characters are infuriating and unrealistic. the book was merely a means to satisfy zelda fitzgerald's moral scruples with the life she led and would subsequently lead her husband to pursue and eventually die from. the most problematic part of the book is that for some reason, educators felt they needed to teach about foreshadowing as Aestu already commented on. unfortunately, since high school kids are stupid as hell, they believe that just because a book was taught in school, it's good or important, when in fact, it's garbo.

If you want a good piece of literature set in the general time period of the Great Depression, I'd recommend 'Cannery Row' by John Steinbeck.

Brawlsack

Taking an extended hiatus from gaming

any steinbeck, really.

A Song of Ice and Fire is required reading.

I really enjoyed the books that have been published thus far. The point of view is constantly shifting and there are several story lines to follow. No character is safe from being killed off. It is quite enjoyable. I used to read them on my kindle backstage. I really enjoyed the Wheel of Time series. Waiting for the final book has been a pain in the ass though.

Callysta of Reverence

lol

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

Thanks again guys, again i agree with the whole "the story within gatsby is shitty" the "coincidences" in the book are so unrealistic it makes it hard to believe, but again i enjoy the time period mainly. And of the awfully boring books that are forced upon children by school systems, id give gatsby props on not being something that puts you to sleep like....The Scarlet Letter, or The Crucible or Huckleberry Finn. Also id have to think "To kill a mockingbird" was an awful book.

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/887 ... all/page57
greatest thread in the history of the interwebs.

I watched season one of game of thrones and now i'm reading the books, honestly it doesn't hurt the books to have seen the show first. they don't change much(so far as i can tell, and ive only gotten through the first season and most of the first book.)

All of those books are purely political choices. And I bet you anything that feminists will have The Crucible pulled from schools within a decade.

If you want decent books go read something from at least a few decades ago on your own time. By definition, books preferred by schools will not be good books: they must offend and challenge no one.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

I haven't seen the show, but I will probably download the series to watch on my flight tomorrow and my bus rides. I have a couple of books to read for grading Academic Decathlon next weekend, but I don't expect those will take me very long.

Any other book suggestions? I've read most of the books mentioned in this thread. Preferably something I can download onto my Kindle since I won't be able to get to a library before I leave.

Callysta of Reverence

the John Corey series of novels by Nelson Demille are very very good if you like sarcastic humor mixed with murder investigations.

Starts with Plum Island.

I liked The Android's Dream by John Scalzi, very funny and a quick read if you are into sci-fi at all(more sci-fantasy than hard science). Sadly I have not had much time to read lately > < my "to read" pile in my room is getting out of hand, I really need to build some more bookshelves :[

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This. Also, I recall there being a big stink about 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as far as a later edition republished without racial slurs.

I don't believe dumbing down the language to make it 'nicer and non-offensive' helps anyone. If anything, it waters down the entire portrayal of the South during the 1930s.

Just as it's important to revere the triumphs of our society, it's equally important to document the injustices so they will not be repeated.

Brawlsack

Taking an extended hiatus from gaming