Subject: Can You Recommmend Some Books Please?
Posted by: runaway_drive
Date: Dec 15 08
Hey! I have been looking at books, but none have gripped my eye:
I am a teen, I like Horror mixed with Comedy. Could you recommend some books for me please?
Thanks,
- Ben
Posted by: runaway_drive
Date: Dec 15 08
Hey! I have been looking at books, but none have gripped my eye:
I am a teen, I like Horror mixed with Comedy. Could you recommend some books for me please?
Thanks,
- Ben
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Rowena8482 
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Simon (insert initial 18th letter of the alphabet disallowed by the nanny software here) Green - anything by him, but the "Nightside" series in particular - they are published in omnibus form so you get two in one, and there are 7 out with 2 more to be published "soon" They are ever so good, funny and fantastic and exciting, with a great 'cast' um, what have you already read? Terry Pratchett? I love the "Death" and the "Witches" Discworld ones best, but there's only ever been one Discworld so far that I didn't like at all. I'd say the Anita Blake novels by Laurell K Hamilton but they might be a bit "girly" and they degenerate badly into sad porn tat after about number 10 or so, the story line just vanishes completely. Mark Chadbourne has written 2 trilogies and 2 books of a third which are "good" but not my favourite - I can't put my finger on why, the actual story is amazing, it's something in his prose style that makes me 'plough through' rather than actually racing through, but of course everyone likes different things, and his are a really new take on the Celtic mythos mixed with modern life - you will never sit comfortably in Tamworth Services again after reading the first one, I promise lol. Reply #1. Dec 16 08, 2:18 PM |
| Rowena8482
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ooo I know - Rob Thurman's "Caliban" novels, every monster you can name and some you never heard of, and the biggest monster of all is the good guy! There's Nightlife, Moonshine, and Madhouse out so far and Deathwish is due next year. Reply #2. Dec 16 08, 2:20 PM |
kit-kat24
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the twilight series by stephenie Meyer. killer profile,jump cut,finishing school-by max allen collins. alpha force by chris ryan Reply #3. Dec 16 08, 5:00 PM |
Schoonie101
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Check out the Conan stories by Robert E. Howard. You might dig some of those... Reply #4. Dec 17 08, 1:55 AM |
| Schoonie101
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Not sure how much it goes towards horror but there is always Chuck Paluhniak. Comedy/Satire that will keep you in stitches. Check out both Survivor and Fight Club. Reply #5. Dec 17 08, 1:57 AM |
runaway_drive
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Good ones Schoonie. I did like Discworld, I have read all Twilight, Reply #6. Dec 19 08, 10:42 AM |
dmacleodavon
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Hmmm...everyone has probably already heard of the book "Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse, but I just recently read it. It's a great book for someone who's a little emotional and distant in real life...or just anyone who's willing to read through some intelligent stuff. I really loved it and in a way I identify with Steppenwolf. Reply #7. Dec 19 08, 10:57 AM |
jolana
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Have you ever tried Neil Gaiman´s books? Neverwhere, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Stardust and best of all written with Terry Pratchett Good Omens? Or try China Mieville´s Un-Lun-Dun. (And beware of the giraffes!) Reply #8. Dec 19 08, 3:06 PM |
agony
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Beat me to it, I was just going to recommend Neil Gaimon. Darren Shan might be a bit too juvenile for you? And of course there is Christopher Pike. I'm assuming you've already read lots of Steven King and Dean Koontz. Mary Janice Davidson's "Betsy Taylor, Vampire Queen" series are supposed to be fun, as are the "Sookie Stackhouse, Southern Vampire", series by Charlaine Harris. Reply #9. Dec 19 08, 6:57 PM |
macabrescribe
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Someone else has already recommended Charlaine Harris to me. I suppose she must really be worth checking out... Reply #10. Dec 19 08, 7:28 PM |
| macabrescribe
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And come to think of it...another friend recommended Neil Gaimon to me too. He must also be worthy of reading. Reply #11. Dec 19 08, 7:37 PM |
| Schoonie101
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Hope you enjoy them, runaway_drive! Just thinking, if I was to recommend 3 books that EVERY teen should read, it would be these: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Especially the latter two. Those should be required reading in school. Then again, maybe not since they should be read for sheer pleasure and not painful word by word evisceration. Reply #12. Dec 26 08, 4:46 AM |
| Rowena8482
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Lord of the Flies used to be on the curriculum here Schoonie, that fact did more to put kids off it than any other single thing could ever have done lol. What is it about being MADE to read a book that immediately saps (changed for nanny software lol) all the enjoyment out of it.... Reply #13. Dec 26 08, 3:09 PM |
| macabrescribe
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Being forced to read doesn't always immediately sap the enjoyment out of reading. I read "The Grapes of Wrath", "A Raisin in the Sun", and "Anthem" in high school (just to name a few) and enjoyed all of them. There were some things I had to read for school that I did not enjoy, and I can guarantee you that I wouldn't have enjoyed them any more had I read them on my own accord. Reply #14. Dec 26 08, 3:16 PM |
| Schoonie101
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True. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, that was a good book (good song too) that we read back in school. To Kill a Mockingbird was another great one. Can't complain about those! I guess there were a couple books that were decent but having to read Jane Austen, Bronte, Great Expectations, blah, those would have been bone dry whether read in school or out of school. Nothing compared to Babbitt. The CLIFF NOTES put me to sleep and nothing happened in those either! I do think, though, I got more out of it by reading Lord of the Flies out of school than during school. Sometimes the way teachers go about examining a book can make all the difference. Reply #15. Dec 26 08, 7:53 PM |
| jolana
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How different we people are! I have never finished Lord of the Flies (the book as well as the film), but I read Austen and Bronte several times. Reply #16. Dec 26 08, 8:07 PM |
| Schoonie101
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Well, in all fairness, the Bronte and Austen books are far more geared towards women than men. :) Reply #17. Dec 26 08, 8:45 PM |
| jolana
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That´s right. I as a woman never liked books where only men or boys were. That´s why my favourite Verne´s book were "Captain Grant´s Children" with at least 2 women and I haven´t liked LOTR until the film appeared. (3!) Reply #18. Dec 27 08, 6:46 AM |
emeney3
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Another option is to try a different kind of genre. Fantasy is close to horror and would give you a wider range to look at. Reply #19. Dec 28 08, 10:57 PM |
| runaway_drive
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I've read "Lord Of The Flies"! Reply #20. Dec 29 08, 1:54 PM |
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