Stackpole wrote the best villains ever! She was such a manipulative bitch, and the way he wrote her I actually felt bad for her! I mean she was believable. The emperor can stay dead for all I care, Iceheart is the true evil of the empire! lol Who was Horn's nemesis? That guy was pretty damn good too. Someone you could really hate, yet somehow relate to (shudder). I really wish he lived, I still don't know if he really turned good or he was just trying to weasel his way out. If it wasn't for the underdeveloped supporting cast and Stackpole's tendency to kill them off before we got to know them I'd pick up X-Wing in a heart beat. Isard's Revenge was the only one where I felt it lacked glaring flaws, well that one and Rogue Squadron was pretty epic too.
One of my favorites when I was younger was "The Giver" by Louis Lowry. Now days I think one of my favorites is "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger.
It's perhaps a good job I missed it; I'd still be typing. Back in the day I wrote a dissertation on the quasi-metafiction of Lolita in comparison to the self-conscious metafiction of Pale Fire. Nabokov's work is so varied and interesting.
The most heated literary debates I've ever had were regarding the metafiction in Pale Fire....good times, good times....
The Giving Tree. Yes, that kid's book. I just thought it was bittersweet. Oh, and Bunny's New Shoes. Because I loved those red and blue shoes. LOVED. THEM.
No doubt my favourite books are: _________________ |The Satanic Bible |----------------Connected |The Satanic Rituals ___________________ The Devils Notebook Satan Speaks And soon to read Satanic Witch Okey don't take me for a freak now. I love Anton Lavey (They are all written by him). They are written in an intresting way and open your mind to see the world and people in different views. Also it's a real good difference from the Christianity they teach at my school.
I always wanted to pick up some book about Satanism. That way I can know more about my music artists are talking about lol. Problem is there's so many different kinds!
I have favorites for different genres: Science Fiction: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Sphere by Michael Chrichton Fiction: the Host by Stephenie Meyer Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton Fantasy: Song in the Silence by Elizabeth Kerner Stardust by Neil Gaiman Non-Fiction: No Angel by Jay Dobyns [great, crazy read]
What's my favorite book? That has to be Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" or "Man In The Iron Mask." They're just two really great books that everyone should read.
the best book ive read is fingersmith by sarah waters its a amazing and can read it over and over again
Oh my squee, that book is awesome! The BBC mini series of the same name based on it, is also fantastic.
May I change mine to "the Catcher in the Rye?" I finished it three days, totally hooked to the easy-to-follow writing and fast pace, yet still maintaining sadness and depth. Though I suspect that I am going to hell because I brought it on a church retreat to finish
Also: Johnny Got his Gun - Dultan Thumbro. An amazing book, one of the few that really scared me, deep down. And ... A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce.
With how many books I read and have it would be nearly impossible to say which is my fav, but if I had to venture a guess I'd say Huma's Legend in the Dragonlance universe. So totally perfect with what I enjoy in the fantasy universe. Other than that I enjoyed Revenge of the Sith of the Starwars universe, Pilgrimage of the Sacred and Profane of the Vampire Hunter D universe and Homeland from Forgotten Relams. But honestly there's so many books I bet I'm forgetting a number of really exceptional ones.
American Pastoral. I read it and couldn't get enough. It was just perfect storytelling, amazing characters and realistic settings all the way through. Exact same with All the King's Men. I swear, those two books were written just for me, because they're perfect! Also, I loved Animal Farm and Atonement. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice are just some of my favorites.
