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Miscellaneous Chatter => Literature => Topic started by: Wilshire on January 31, 2018, 04:54:00 pm

Title: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: Wilshire on January 31, 2018, 04:54:00 pm

A collections of a variety of threads regarding book recommendations of all kinds from members here on the forum or pointing to lists elsewhere.

Science fiction recommendations (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=2137.0)
SFF Rec by Academic Philosophers (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=2027.0)
Rec Thread (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=1676.0)
Sci Fi series as good as The Second Apocalypse? (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=760.0)
Science Fiction - I need some recs (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=1543.0)
"To Read" - forum suggestions (and others) (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=1433.0)
New Titles? (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=2383.msg38667#msg38667)

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: Madness on February 21, 2018, 01:43:24 pm

Noice.

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: themerchant on June 18, 2018, 08:02:21 am

I used this today to select some books to read.

So thanks to all who contributed, unless the books are shite, then cheers for nothing :P

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: Wilshire on June 18, 2018, 12:14:04 pm

What did you pick? Hope they work out. I've gotten through about half of the books at least on my list above, and there are a lot of average ones, with a couple really great books and a couple really bad ones.

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: themerchant on June 18, 2018, 02:51:57 pm

Blindsight. I'm hoping to get a couple of baths out of it.

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: Wilshire on June 18, 2018, 06:11:12 pm

Good choice. Of all the stuff that's been recommended on this forum, I think Blindsight is one of the best. It soothes that Bakker itch.

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: themerchant on June 18, 2018, 08:53:03 pm

Quote from: Wilshire on June 18, 2018, 06:11:12 pm

Good choice. Of all the stuff that's been recommended on this forum, I think Blindsight is one of the best. It soothes that Bakker itch.

Just finished the first part. It's really good so far. Had to go back and re-read a couple of things to get all the characters names into my head and their "occupations" but every book is like that for me.

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: themerchant on June 19, 2018, 03:30:37 pm

60% of the way through, yeah, this is a really good book. Really enjoying it.

Title: Re: Book Recommendation compendium
Post by: Dora Vee on July 31, 2018, 02:43:03 am

I've been on the hunt for books with characters similar to Proyas. Looking for some recs.

Oddly enough, Ganeos Paran(Malazan) reminds me a little of him. Only Paran is not quite as emotional or religious. So for him, there's no faith to break. Heh.