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[caleb72]

Originally Posted by ebook.lover

Oh The Door to the Sky is really great book! I enjoyed this book! It's one of my favorites right now!

Oh cool - I thought maybe it was a book specially engineered for me. Did you write a review anywhere? When I added a review to Smashwords and Amazon it was the first, so I was thinking noone else had read it.

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

The Mortal Instruments were fun, but certainly not the best thing I've read, a little too full of teenage angst for me. I couldn't get into the "The Girl Who..." I read the first 100 pages or so of the first book, and I can't remember disliking a book as much as that one when I first started reading it. I really liked Mistborn (although there were some cheesy parts, but overall I really enjoyed it). I loved Songs of Ice and Fire. Different strokes for different folks, there is no problem with that!



I love the Percy Jackson series, and the Riyria Revelations. Try watching the first two eps of the Song of Ice and Fire series, perhaps. The magical elements in the story are pushed into the background later in the book, I would rate it as similar to the Riyria revelations; in fact, there is less magic in the Songs of Ice and Fire series, and it deals with mature issues and complex plots. Judging by your comments, I think that you might like the series, but perhaps the beginning just failed to grab you. If you don't feel like reading it, don't worry, not everyone has to have the same taste!

and judging by your reply I think your advice is worthy, since your thoughts about those books are nearly the same as mine. I will re-try Mistborn and Songs of Ice and Fire later.

Originally Posted by pilotbob

The Girl book I read was ok... but didn't make me want to read the other two. I haven't read the Mortal one.

But, I very much enjoyed the Mistborn trilogy. How far into it did you get?

But, not everyone likes everything.

BOb

I don't remember how far 'cause I broke the screen and I didn't store anything with amazon. So reluctant to flip pages to see where I was.

Originally Posted by kennyc

Then you need to read "Homer & Langley" by E. L. Doctorow
or "Last Night on Twisted River" by John Irving.

Homer & Langley sounds fine. I'm not so sure about Irving. thanks anyway.

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I just finished (just about) The Hunger Games and highly recommend it. No magic or dragons to be found. I would almost call it a "thriller" even though it is supposed to be a "young adult" book. It's the first book that I have really "cried" during in a while during once specific section. Which seems to say I really cared about or could empathize with the characters.

ahh, Hunger games. I planned to read it but when time comes I just don't remember about its existence

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Hey, you're in good company! I don't like those books either!!! Maybe you just like different stuff. A lot of those are fairly large (and rambling) books...

Plenty of other books out there. Try something lighter. Maybe it will be more fun!

No I obviously don't like anything lighter at the moment


GOOD NEWS: I tried Kingkiller chronicles last night and finally found a book I like after a while... thank you for all the advices so I'll come back to Mistborn, Hunger Games, Songs of Ice and Fire and Homer & Langley later when I finish Kingkiller.

Originally Posted by Fbone

To be honest I don't read books with wizards, magic, or supernatural elements.

so I suppose you don't like Harry Potter, do you?

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

so I suppose you don't like Harry Potter, do you?

Yes, that is correct. I would never read them.

[caleb72]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Yes, that is correct. I would never read them.

Neither have I to be truthful. Not for the same reason though.

Regards
Caleb

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Yes, that is correct. I would never read them.

same here, same here somehow I can't stand HP.

[GeoffC]

I gave up the first book of HP before the end of the first page - something in the style of writing didn't grab me - perhaps unfair to judge after so few sentences, though perhaps my interest wasn't in it.

And yet the films have been reasonably good ....

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by Fbone

I generally don't read Fantasy but tried it by recommendation. To be honest I don't read books with wizards, magic, or supernatural elements. And this book had all of them.

Also, I wanted to try a self-published author. His writing wasn't impressive.

This is normal for me. I seldom finish a book I start. I'm very picky. Some call me a snob ... at least not to my face.

It's funny, because I thought The Crown Conspiracy wasn't that good because there was a lack of wizards and magic But the Riyria Revelations really gets better with every new book.

I finished Changes by Jim Butcher last night, it was really really really good (FYI, it's about wizards, magic and lots of supernatural elements, my kind of thing ). I started Side Jobs this morning, a collection of short stories about Harry Dresden, the main character of the Dresden Files series. The final books (Ghost Story) should be published some time in June ... I can't wait!

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I like... Riyria revelations. and Percy Jackson & the Olympians. I guess that would be... fantasy? adventure? children?

I suggest giving the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer a go.

[Crusader]

Busy slogging through Dracula. A very slow read.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

I gave up the first book of HP before the end of the first page - something in the style of writing didn't grab me - perhaps unfair to judge after so few sentences, though perhaps my interest wasn't in it.

That has to be one of the quickest "I couldn't finish the book" decisions ever! I've never given up before the first couple of chapters.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by orlok

That has to be one of the quickest "I couldn't finish the book" decisions ever! I've never given up before the first couple of chapters.

I do normally give a few chapters - perhaps, as I said, my heart wasn't really in it....

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I suggest giving the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer a go.

too many books, too little time

Originally Posted by Crusader

Busy slogging through Dracula. A very slow read.

yeah that happened to me when I first read it, but just at the beginning. how far are you? the story should get better in the middle, or near the ending

Originally Posted by orlok

That has to be one of the quickest "I couldn't finish the book" decisions ever! I've never given up before the first couple of chapters.

yeah, I think so too I gave up HP after some chapters and still think that was too quick to judge a book

[orlok]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

I do normally give a few chapters - perhaps, as I said, my heart wasn't really in it....

Have to say I can't blame you. I have only picked up on HP through my daughter listening to the audio book versions, and it sounded like rubbish to me. I'm not a big fan of schoolchildren playing with magic, to be fair.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by orlok

That has to be one of the quickest "I couldn't finish the book" decisions ever! I've never given up before the first couple of chapters.

This is the way it is every time I try to read Ulysses ...(hi Flo!).

[orlok]

Originally Posted by kennyc

This is the way it is every time I try to read Ulysses ...(hi Flo!).

I'm with you there, though I did manage to get past the first page .