Recommended Books to Read?

Well, I haven't read the Silmarillion, but I did a report on Tolkien a while back. What I got about it at the time was that it's a really good book. The stories are great. It's a great world and setting and collection of events. The writing, however, is hard to get through. It's written, at least in the beginning, like it's a poor translation. Many people say it reads like the Bible.

So, it's a good book, if you can stand the writing.

I wouldn't reccomend it over any Dragonlance book.

Oh, and if you like Douglas Adams, which it seems you might by having his books, get Tea Time. It's great.

Can't get away from Douglas Adam's...people have even told him my writing style is slightly like his...

As for Tolkien being a hard read, I'll get through it. I managed to read LoTR in a weekend, which I'm quite proud of......I'll eventually get through the Silmarillion...

Any other books you'd recommend??

Mmm.... not at the moment.

I could give you a list of the other Dragonlance books that I've read and liked, but I'd have to go by my apartment (read: not house) to get them, and I don't really see a need for a rush on that. I gave you a baker's dozen to read already.

I say just get started on those Dragonlance books so I can have someone to talk to about them. They're such fun books--great drama, awesome character development, good comedy. Be careful about reading in class, though. I caught myself laughing out loud a couple of times in the middle of a 150-person lecture hall.

Sword of Shannara and its many sequels.
Enders Game and its many follow ups espicially the last 2.

Samurai Cat series by Mark E. Rogers.

Good luck finding them though, I think all of them are out of print and rare.

I reccomend either reading Ender's Game, or a book that is a parallel book to it (for the lack of a better term) called Ender's Shadow. Both are great books. In my opinion, Ender's Game is the better book, but Ender's Shadow grips you pretty much as soon as it starts, while Ender's Game may take a bit longer. After reading Ender's Game, read Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind in that order. The way I did it was read Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, and I'm currently almost done with Ender's Shadow. They're all great books. Or, of course, you could wait for the new Harry Potter book. And no, I'm not joking, I'm honestly looking forward to that book.

yea the ender series was awesome

I'm looking forward to it too...the only problem is, the day it comes out is the day of my school trip to Alton Towers...so I can't stay home and read it!!

I can read it on the coach at least.

Right, so so far the recommeded books are:

• Dragonlance Series
• Forgotten Realms
• Jurassic Park
• Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently books
• The Silmarillion
• Sword of Shannara and it's many sequels
• The Enders Series
• Samurai Cat series

and, of course,

• Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince.

I'm also waiting for the new Sorcerers of the Nightwing book...Demon Witch I think its called, or was that the second one...

Honestly I would put Interview With A Vampire somewhere near the top of that list. If you havent read it.

That's by...Anna Rice right??