The Book Recommendation Thread

Lisnaholic · 01-29-2013, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Why thank you kind Sir, I will certainly add them to my list of books I'm going to read! I am obsessed with this genre!

You´re very welcome, Vanilla, but you won´t find anything apocalyptic or Stephen King style in either of them. Any spesh reason you like distopias ? SF, in general, for instance, usually appeals more to guys, I think.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-29-2013, 07:51 PM

Ever since I read the Handmaid's tale at 15 I fell in love with the genre. I also became ridiculously obsessed through my love of the game Fallout.

Lisnaholic · 01-29-2013, 08:33 PM

Yes, I´ve seen other people here enthusing about The Handmaid´s Tale, although I´ve never read any Atwood myself. Maybe I´ll try to find that though, as you think so highly of it.

You know how the fiction bit of Jurassic Park is just a development of existing technology ? Well, there´s a great book called The Philosopher´s Stone by Colin Wilson, which also develops slowly from the real to the unreal. Again, not too dramatic, but a real page-turner none the less, as you follow the protagonist´s discovery of something plausibly presented, but completely unexpected .....

01-29-2013, 07:51 PM	#42 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	Ever since I read the Handmaid's tale at 15 I fell in love with the genre. I also became ridiculously obsessed through my love of the game Fallout. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

01-29-2013, 08:33 PM	#43 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yes, I´ve seen other people here enthusing about The Handmaid´s Tale, although I´ve never read any Atwood myself. Maybe I´ll try to find that though, as you think so highly of it. You know how the fiction bit of Jurassic Park is just a development of existing technology ? Well, there´s a great book called The Philosopher´s Stone by Colin Wilson, which also develops slowly from the real to the unreal. Again, not too dramatic, but a real page-turner none the less, as you follow the protagonist´s discovery of something plausibly presented, but completely unexpected ..... __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953