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Here's a few of mine. Probably better to put them in a slideshow than post each individual picture.

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Hey I'm friends (sort of) with Roger Stren and his wife Carmella. Plus Tam and I got to meet Clive Barker at a signing and he drew a sketch in her copy of Imagica.

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That's not my fave, but it's a very good one. It was written by Aldous Huxley though. ;)

I really loved Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls". I also really love the story of "A Tale of Two Cities" by Dickens. I've read that one a few times, actually. I got into a period where I just felt like reading a bunch of classics.

My all time favorite is a memoir by Dave Eggers, "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius." I laughed and cried tons during that book. I'd recommend it fully to anyone and everyone. Sadly, as often as I've recommended it, none of my friends have read it. I love to read and most of my friends aren't really "book people." :(

Oh, lately I've been trying out Neil Gaiman as a recommendation from my mother. He seems interesting so far. I also just received "The Pillars of the Earth" and "The World Without End" by Ken Follett from a friend for my birthday. I haven't started those yet, but she says they're excellent.

your mom recommended Gaiman?? .. that's sort of odd? .. books or comics?

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Yeah we should! I have three books to go from Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series and then I'll be waiting for the end of the Wheel of Time Series to finish being released over the next 2 years before I get back into any big series. The Elvenbane is the first of a three part series. I liked the first one the most though. I think I liked them so much because of the different take on dragons that the series had.

AND I can't believe I forgot to add this. It's not a book, but Terry Brook's Shannara series was great. Particularly these six books:

WORD & VOID

The Word/Void Trilogy

GENESIS OF SHANNARA

Genesis of Shannara Trilogy

His books are fantasy with hints of technology, and those 6 tie past and future together in the best way I've seen written. Loved them.

Those are my favorite books of all time! I got into it through the TV show Legend of the Seeker, which is based on the series. I really love the series.I think I'm on book 4 or 5. Not too sure.

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your mom recommended Gaiman?? .. that's sort of odd? .. books or comics?

Tell me about it. She usually reads non-fiction physics, science, and political theory books. She's not averse to comics, though. She bought me Maus a couple of b-days ago and we've had some talks recently about the relevance of comics as a legitimate story-telling medium (especially interesting since I was never into comics, until recently and she brought it up. We both kind of discovered them at the same time, even though hundreds of miles apart).

With Gaiman, she was recommending his books though. She gave me a couple of his short story collections. I'm more interested in getting his novels though. Short stories tend to end just as I'm getting into them.

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I also just received "The Pillars of the Earth" and "The World Without End" by Ken Follett from a friend for my birthday. I haven't started those yet, but she says they're excellent.

I have read them both and Pillars is excellent. Read it first! World was just kind of meh for me but I read the whole thing wishing it was pillars. That is not a fair way to read a book. You'll have to tell me which you prefer.

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I have read them both and Pillars is excellent. Read it first! World was just kind of meh for me but I read the whole thing wishing it was pillars. That is not a fair way to read a book. You'll have to tell me which you prefer.

Will do. I just started it (less than 100 pages in) and it had me bawling at one part already. Sign of a good book right there. ;)
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Tell me about it. She usually reads non-fiction physics, science, and political theory books. She's not averse to comics, though. She bought me Maus a couple of b-days ago and we've had some talks recently about the relevance of comics as a legitimate story-telling medium (especially interesting since I was never into comics, until recently and she brought it up. We both kind of discovered them at the same time, even though hundreds of miles apart).

With Gaiman, she was recommending his books though. She gave me a couple of his short story collections. I'm more interested in getting his novels though. Short stories tend to end just as I'm getting into them.

Stardust and mirror mask are two of my favorites, but if you like gaiman you should try eion colfer. His most famous are the artemis fowl books, but i hear airman comes highly regarded as well.

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Stardust and mirror mask are two of my favorites, but if you like gaiman you should try eion colfer. His most famous are the artemis fowl books, but i hear airman comes highly regarded as well.

My mom's going to send me some of his novels, but I'm not sure which ones. I loved the Stardust movie that was based on the book. I'm actually not sure if I like him or not yet. I've barely read anything of his yet. From what my mom told me about him, his work sounds like something I'd enjoy. If I do, I'll check out Eion Colfer for sure though. Thanks.

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My mom's going to send me some of his novels, but I'm not sure which ones. I loved the Stardust movie that was based on the book. I'm actually not sure if I like him or not yet. I've barely read anything of his yet. From what my mom told me about him, his work sounds like something I'd enjoy. If I do, I'll check out Eion Colfer for sure though. Thanks.

It's cheezy to recommend Sandman if you're going to try to get into Gaiman's work but you really do need to start there. I'm sure a lot of people have told you the same, but honestly it's the best place to begin, and with the exception of Miracle Man, The Sandman comics are him at the top of his game. It's a 75 issue series and you should be able to find them rather cheap on Amazon, if you don't mind buying used copies. You sort of have to read them from the beginning but it's not a requirement. "Seasons of Myst" is a defiant read ... even if you don't like his comics .. it's just amazing.

If you liked Stardust you might want to track down the original publication of that book. It's an illustrated novel with art by the very fantastic and talented Charles Vess. His illustrations and paintings really breath new life into the story. Good Omens, American Gods, and Neverwhere are also worth a read.

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Dune

Dune Messiah

Paul of Dune

Dune: House Atreides

The Hot Zone

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Dark Towers series

Interview with the Vampire

The Vampire Lestat (The Queens of the Damned was a stupid book and a god awful movie)

Blowing Up Russia

Fear and Loathing in America

In Defense of Internment

The Universe (Author, Peter Cattermole and Stuart Clark.

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102779397.jpg I heard the movie was abysmal, but the books are incredible. I'm on the second book of his second installment on the Heroes of Olympus series. Easy reading, geared towards kids and in my opinion share the same flavor as Harry Potter. IF you enjoyed Harry Potter I'd def look into these, as they are very interesting and they follow Greek and Roman lore.
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That's just what I heard, I heard it didn't follow the book at all (which happens) but if you liked the movie I guarantee you'll enjoy the books more. THey were hard to put down for me, I tore through the first 4 in a matter of a couple weeks.

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That's just what I heard, I heard it didn't follow the book at all (which happens) but if you liked the movie I guarantee you'll enjoy the books more. THey were hard to put down for me, I tore through the first 4 in a matter of a couple weeks.

Well that's a given. The Harry Potter movies are retarded next to the books, but if you haven't read them they might be "ok". Scratch that, they'd still suck. The sixth movie was 1h55m of retarded awkward romance and 5m of the cool fight scene at the end from the book. Drag out the excrutiating bits and supercondense the good ones.

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