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Where to start reading novels? Any novel recommendations?
The last novel I read was Harry Potter, and that's Iong ago. I went to the library today, but I felt really lost between the thousands of novels because I didn't know what type of novels I like, what genre, where to start. The author names don't tell me anything except Stephen King.
Should I go from what type of movie genres I like? Should I start with bestsellers?
Also feel free to give novel recommendations with a short summary of what the novel is about.
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[i]The Brothers Karamazov[/i] by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the best drama novel I've read.
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1 ReplyI would recommend [i]The Inheritance Cycle[/i] by Christopher Paolini. The dude is a master, a genius with a pen. Only the most recent installment in the series is less than 200 pages long, though, so it’s long. And somewhat complicated, though I read the series and understood the plot as a 12-year-old, so it’s not that bad. [spoiler]Also Broken Honor, but I’m pretty sure I’m just supposed to say that one.[/spoiler]
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I started reading about samurai history.
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1 ReplyEdited by Altmith: 7/4/2019 4:58:55 PMWhat do you like reading? Some general recommendations: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (series) Comedic romp through space. You’ve heard references to 42- find out what those are all about. World War Z A journalistic look at zombie apocalypse. Told through multiple perspectives, a very compelling story the movie completely thrashed. The Expanse (series) Ever thought, I’d kind of like Game of thrones in space but without George RR Martin’s creepy obsession with incest? Here you go. Tolkien- start on the Hobbit if you find it dense. Lord of the Rings? Like I need to introduce LotR... What If An educational book (kind of), What If answered absurd hypothetical questions with real life science. Anything by Terry Pratchett -Disc World (setting, series) All of these are hilarious and intelligent Anything by Neil Gaiman to name a few -Stardust -Neverwhere -Norse Mythology A mix of touching, hilarious, and kind of emotionally sad. Everything he writes is enjoyable. Fun fact: Neil prefers the ending of the movie Stardust to his book.
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The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour is one of my favorite books of all time, I highly recommend it. Halo Fall of Reach, The Flood and First Strike are solid classics that I have read an untold amount of times. I enjoy war novels and recently gave Neptunes Inferno a read. It details the trails and tribulations of our Navy and Marines at Sabo Sound in which would be a major turning point in our Pacifc Theater following Midway.
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Edited by Steel Assassin: 7/4/2019 3:27:54 PM- Mistborn series - Kingkiller Chronicles - The Ender Series/Shadow Series - pretty much anything in the Discworld series Those are all good starts. I'm terrible at summarizing things so I don't dare try. I will say though that the Kingkiller Chronicles is the first time in decades of reading I've felt truly emotionally attached to characters.
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7 RepliesMistborn Dune LOTR I have heard that the wheel of time is good but i have never read it.
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I recently read The Odyssey. That was good.
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Can go wrong with [i]Lord of the Rings[/i].
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The Witcher books are good.
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Two really fun novels are [i]The Iliad[/i] and the [i]Odyssey[/i] by Homer, especially if you’ve read the Percy Jackson books. They’re hard reads but totally worth it. If you like thought provoking read [i]Hamlet[/i] by Shakespeare. It’s a little brooding and moody, but really introspective and interesting. Really most of Shakespeares works are quite good.
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Otherland by Tad Williams One of my favorite. Books go in order of... City of Golden Light River of Blue Fire Mountain of Black Glass Sea of Silver Light
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1 ReplyReading through these comments below, ima just say these are all chump novels.
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
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Hyperion by Dan Simmons is my favorite.
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I usually start reading novels on the first page, so I would suggest there.
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If you like adventurous sci-fi that uses actual science, read [i]20,000 Leagues Under the Sea[/i]
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Start with the classic literature... No, not that hippy Moby Dick type shit but I mean [b][i]real classics[/i][/b]... [i][b][u][spoiler] Hieroglyphs![/spoiler][/u][/b][/i] [spoiler]perhaps you could join the void...[/spoiler]
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3 RepliesEdited by albinomachina: 7/1/2019 9:49:01 PMIn your case, I'd totally recommend [i]Moby Dick[/i]. And Frank Herbert's [i]Dune[/i]. Probably the best science fiction novel ever wrote. And, in my opinion, the only science fiction novel that can be classified as literature.
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If you like fantasy, read The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey or the Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan If you like sci-fi, read the Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov or Ringworld by Larry Niven If you like comedy and sci-fi, read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy If you like Marvel, but every super hero becomes a crime lord instead, read Steelheart If you like sci-fi and having your brain melted, read Dune If you like Utopian society, read Scythe by Neal Shusterman If you like fantasy and rascism, read Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi If you like watching people do nothing of importance for hours on end, read The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan If you like Battle Royal games, read The Hunger Games (but only the first one, the next two aren't as good)
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I could sit here and slowly kill off all of your brain cells as I lost hundreds of series, but I won’t. Anyways, start with something you’re fairly sure is good if it’s a genre you’ve never read before to kinda ease yourself into it.
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The Hobbit. Great read. Then move on to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Best fantasy books out ther imao...
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Lord of the rings or the hobbit
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Lord. Of. The. Rings. C. S. Lewis’ Space trilogy is amazing. It’s very different than most si fi stories.
