fiction books

[tj]

I have a difficult time getting into fictional books now...last good on was king of torts..

any suggestions would be great

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

"Atlas Shrugged."

 

[Heart Break Kid]

1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, Carrie...

 

[Last Man Standing]

1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451,

These books are NOT fictional!!

 

[diablo]

Now, now. Let's not get into a political discussion here... (it's banned). As for fictional books, you'll find that the busier your life becomes, the less time you'll have to read anything other than textbooks. If you're looking for pure escapism, I might recommend anything by Frank Hebert or Harry Harrison (The Stainless Steel Rat is an excellent read if you're anything other than a straight-edge person).

 

[penkitten]

for fiction, i love dean koontz
my brother loves stephen king
and gio loves john grisham (but some of his are true stories)

 

[KarmaSutra]

Holy sh1t, Diablo woke from his ancient slumber. Long time no see brother.

I agree that the busier life gets the less time I have to read anything but what will help my near future.

A couple of books I go back to are:

The Damnation game by Clive Barker

Moonchild by Aleister Crowley

The Stand by Stephen King (his best book)

I can't really recall any others . . .

 

[Heart Break Kid]

Haha good taste LMS.

 

[Falcon]

Charles ****ens - loved his novels when I was in high school.

If you are looking for something short and entertaining, try Ender's Game.

 

[penkitten]

heres a link to the top 100 most banned in schools books

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bannedbookslist.html

 

[Yotsuya-san]

The Ninja by Eric van Lustbader
Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, and Robots of Dawn by Issac Asimov

 

[Firepower]

If you want fiction, I can't recommend any.

If you want Literature, Start with short stories.

Read Conrad's Heart of Darkness

 

[girl_in_a_boy_forum]

Do you like historical fiction at all?

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Ruska (can't remember the author)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough

And, of course, East of Eden by Steinbeck if you like narrative.

 

[Yotsuya-san]

If you want fiction, I can't recommend any.

If you want Literature, Start with short stories.

Read Conrad's Heart of Darkness

What do you mean by "Literature"? Isn't fiction a form of literature?

 

[Firepower]

Fiction is indeed a form of literature as you ask, but most fiction is not literature. I was educated to note the distinction between the two, with professors emphasizing a judgment not tainted by snobbery or personal preference.

The indulgences a writer allows himself in creating his own world means not every creator is a true god - corruption ensues when the limits of reality are not imposed. Hence, sci-fi and fantasy are the most likely offenders.

The best example is placing examples of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the "Literature" end of the scale, then placing Eric Nylund's HALO novel, The Fall of Reach at the bottom:

Somewhere in between the two is an argument for deciding criteria for literature, but none can be found at these poles.