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[Troy the nomad]

Originally Posted by spag

... Closest in recent years has been some books like "American Gods."

Which is awesome! I keep a battered and broken copy in my car for whenever I have down time

[spag]

Originally Posted by Pellaz

I thought Ender's Game was good, but as I recall David Brin's Startide Rising was also up for the Hugo that year, and it's the better book. I always thought Brin wuz robbed!

Startide Rising (fantastic book) won the Hugo two years before Ender's Game won. You must be think of "The Postman" by Brin, which was up against Ender's Game. To be honest, I never read "The Postman", so I can't give an opinion. I've actually only seen maybe ten minutes of the movie. Maybe one of these days.

[Magius]

Originally Posted by Magius

Winterbirth - Brian Ruckley

Don't bother.

[sh0kr0k]

Atlantis - David Gibbons
and
Dark Celebration - Christine Feehan

American Gods is still one of my favorites..

[metalprof]

Originally Posted by Pellaz

Good luck with that. A friend of mine tried to read them all, and was 95% successful. A few were hard to find nowadays, and there were one or two he thought were dreadful.

I have had the same kind of reaction a lot. Not just for Hugo winners, but there have been several times I've read something that's an older "classic" that I probably should like, but I end up not enjoying it at all.

Ken

[Wandrail]

...boring textbooks and manuals...

[sh0kr0k]

Originally Posted by Wandrail

...boring textbooks and manuals...

So sorry to hear You gave me American Gods, so I was hoping you came by here with another gem to recommend. Hopefully you will have more time for recreation reading soon!

[booB]

Originally Posted by sh0kr0k

American Gods is still one of my favorites..

That was such a cool book. I've been neglecting Neil Gaiman, but I need to pick up some more of his stuff.

[Wandrail]

Originally Posted by sh0kr0k

So sorry to hear You gave me American Gods, so I was hoping you came by here with another gem to recommend. Hopefully you will have more time for recreation reading soon!

Yes, or time for anything other than schoolwork for that matter. I have had trouble in recent times finding worthwhile reads in the genres I tend to like, unfortunately...there's just too much out there that is uninspired and "the same" or just not well written. One author I have gotten into lately is Umberto Eco...not light reading at all, but very interesting. Foucault's Pendulum and In the Name of the Rose you should check out.

[LunaTEKKE]

Originally Posted by Pellaz

Suit yourself. (or "suture self" )
I was introduced to them by a 55-year old co-worker loong before the series became big, and I never looked back. They're great books for any age.

Absolutely – Rowling has an *amazing* imagination and sense of humor.

When the books were starting to get popular, my mom asked me if I was reading them. I told her no, as they were books for KIDS. She said "oh, well...it sounded like something you would like."

When the first movie came out, some friends invited me to go see it. I figured I might as well check it out...and from then on, I was hooked! I ended up reading the first 4 books back-to-back and then endured the agonizing wait for each of the next 3!

(I hate it when Mom is right...)