Books I Wanna Read...

By mugen shiyo · Oct 6, 2011 · 412 · 3
  1. ...and AREN'T here yet.

    One is the last edition of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" series. Understandably, the last book seemed to have quickened the pace considerably, as if things were being rushed. I didn't mind it as much since the book before that, Crossroads of Twilight, was, for action purposes, painful to get through.

    I hope it's going to be as awesome as I think, but I have a bad feeling about it. Too much anticipation on a book that's being closed by a person who did not share RJ's original vision. Ah well...

    Two is the next edition of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. The first book was the kind you read for the first time and know you're going to marry. I'm not even sure how many books are out. I had stopped reading it a while ago and- like Robert Jordan's Crossroads of Twilight there was a lot of rumors that the latter books were kind of sucking. Not wanting to ruin a great beginning I didn't pick it up again.

    Three. Yeah, Stephen wins twice on my must get list. Apparently, he has come out and said that he dares make another sequel to The Shining. This is like making a sequel to the Bible. Somewhere in the back of my mind broods the question of whether this is simply a marketing stunt. I hope not. Stephen should hope not (rubs my knife maniacally). Actually, I never read the book. That the movie was that great only makes me think the book was even more awesome. How can I not expect the best?

    And Four, Game of Thrones, though it is here already. Well, I've been hearing about this G.R.R. Martin guy. Other than having too many names, he's created some series that's gotten it's own television show on HBO, but I've been assured there's less than 90% sex and drugs. I don't know what it is about. I purposefully dodged any elaborating info on it to avoid plot spoilers or anything of the sort. Hope it's good.

    That about wraps it up. I would like to read a great science fiction story again. The last one I read was by Isaac Asimov, lol. I'm a bit dated. Guess I'll have to browse.

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  1. Jonathan22
    What is The Wheels of Time series on now? I'm not gonna lie, I read the first two without realising there was about 20 gazillion of them, thinking the pace would really pick up. When I found out there was so many and I hadn't really enjoyed it so far, I spared myself the labour! :p

    Game of Thrones is good, though I think it was inevitable I was going to be a wee bit let down. I'd hyped it up after the series for myself, that I was expecting a lot. Though entertaining, I feel I've read something similar several times before (another heavily LOTR-inspired fantasy, though Martin has tried to dispute this in interviews!).

    Myself, it's now sinking in that Brian Jacques has passed away. He would release a Redwall book usually once a year, around this time, but now he's died, that saga has ended. Don't know if you've read them before. Essentially for kids, early teens, but they are something from my childhood, and his descriptions are just so fantastically detailed and colourful that they can entertain any age group.

    I can't really think of any other authors at the moment that I look out for. One thing though, when the final Eragon book comes out, remind me not to buy it...
    Jonathan22, Oct 6, 2011
  2. EMSchell2009
    There are seven Dark Tower books. They are wonderful. Rumor has it he is writing another. I am waiting with bated breath.
    EMSchell2009, Oct 7, 2011
  3. mugen shiyo
    You didn't like the Wheel of Time? The first and second book were interesting and I think Robert Jordan was, indeed, a shadow of Tolkien himself with some more inspired add-ons because of his love of history. But I think he really came into his own in the Third Book which hooked me and which was, in my opinion, one of the best books in the series. I think there are ten of them out and the final one is supposed to come out May2012...you know, after the world ends.

    Eragon, lol. I saw the ads for that movie and I almost puked. Seemed like a blatant copy of LOTR. And a pretty lame one at that.

    @ EMSchell, me too :)
    mugen shiyo, Oct 10, 2011
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