NR: Now Reading Thread:)

[Undead]

Hello, does anyone want to tell me what kinda books & authors you prefer to read?

Things I prefer:
-fantasy books
-sci-fi

Authors I would rocommend:
Tolkien
Robin Hob
Stephen King
Peter Straub
Alan Cole & Chris Bunch

 

[LadyMordeth]

I love to read horror books.

And my favorite writer is Elisabeth George..

 

[Gaunerin]

Apart from Tolkien (LOTR and Hobbit - can't stand Silmarillion) I can definitely name one author that always comes to my mind with questions like that (and who hasn't been mentioned so far):

Bill Bryson.
Not very "metal" maybe.......but I still enjoy reading his books.
He mostly writes travel literature. Anyway, first book I read was "neither here nor there", a story about him travelling through Europe (he's American).
Great sense of humour, often sarcastic which I like a lot.
Other books include "notes from a small island" (about Britain), three books about the US (one of which is called "I'm a stranger here myself" in which he describes how he got settled in the US again after having lived in the UK for years) and one simply called "down under" (about Australia - who would have guessed that? )

He also wrote a couple of books about the English language.

 

[Kalmakoff]

For now it's mostly school books I read (learning the alphabet and so on). And cd booklets and comics...

Yes, I come from the Stoneage.

 

[Gaunerin]

cd booklets is a good point

 

[Silkie]

All kind of books, esp. esoterics...

 

[Cornholio]

horror like Stephen King
Fantasy like Hohlbein & Tolkien

and of course Terry Pratchett

 

[Gaunerin]

why does everybody like Stephen King that much? I don't like him at all. Maybe because I'm not into horror stories.......

 

[Cornholio]

Originally posted by Gaunerin
Maybe because I'm not into horror stories.......

That might be a reason ...

 

[Undead]

I got another question here?
Why does everybody think that Sephen King writes only horror stories?That's not quite true - he has also a bunch of good thrillers and fantasy stories!
Besides, his style of writing is so interesting that you can't put the book down until there's no page left to read(including the cover and the back)!

 

[Gaunerin]

I know he does not only write horror stories - but I never found his style of writing appealing in any way. So I simply don't care for his work *shrugs*

 

[Silkie]

I'm not into horror stories nor horror movies

 

[batmura]

I love reading (auto)/biographies of bands/musicians...but then being a literature major I've read thousands of novels beginning from the 16th century up to the postmodern era. Oh well.

 

[Marlies]

NR: Lord Of The Rings - 2nd book, Two Towers

Unbelievable that it took me so long to finally get to read that trilogy!! It's the BEST I've ever read!!!! I love the topics since I love fantasy and they way Tolkien writes is just brilliant!! I only read when I go to bed, and often I'm too tired, but when I do it's hard to put it away again!!! Exciting

PS This thread could also be used for an interesting article or interview you've just been reading, for example...... right?

 

[Silkie]

Cool thread

NR: Sins of the church

 

[Gaunerin]

OMG.........I must have been cursed or smth!
I'm seeing this thread whereever I go

Hope you all don't get bored but I'm currently reading a book about Sweden......

 

[Silkie]

Hehehe, I have ask Marlies to open up the threads on the boards, cause I liked it.

NR: this thread

 

[Kalmakoff]

Gauny, what is it with you and Sweden?

NP: Pain of Salvation - The Big Machine
NR: Pain of Salvation - One Hour by the Concrete Lake cd booklet

 

[Gaunerin]

Originally posted by Kalmakoff
Gauny, what is it with you and Sweden?

see same thread on the Brainstorm board....

 

[Kalmakoff]

Ok, that explained it.