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When your not reading manga.....

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What do you read?
Read any good books lately?
If so what type of book?

Come on people! Honestly, don't you read?

I read all the time. I just recently finished an excellent fantasy novel called Eragon by Christopher Paolini. What amazes me is the author was only 15 when he wrote it. Currently I'm reading The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind. Good thick book, over 700 pages.

Mostly I read sci-fi and fantasy.

I loved that series by Terry Goodkind and the Pillars of Creation is definately a good one.... I think there is one other book after it.....that is if I remember correctly.

I'm currently reading the courtship of Princess Leia..... I ran out of books, so my friend Kalli lent me one...

Have you read the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan?

No I haven't, is it good?

I hear The Da Vinci Code is supposed to be excellent. Though it's only available in hardback right now and I can't afford $20+ for a book at the moment.

Another really good series is the Redwall series by Brian Jaques. I have the whole set except for the new one thats just come out. I think there's more than 15 books.

Watership Down by Richard Adams is also really good. At first I was thinking that since it's about a renegade group of rabbits that it would be a childrens book, but it kept getting darker, and theres a fair amount of violence in it.

Well the Wheel of Time series is awesome.... well that is if you like long series... it currently has 10 books plus a prequel and its still not finished! However, it is excellent - never a boring moment.

The Da Vinci Code is awesome! I loved it! However, I would suggest reading Angels and Demons first. Its the first in the series (the Da Vinci Code being the 2nd) plus its in paperback.

hmmm... I was never able to get into the Redwall series.... the rats of Nymh ruined me on mice books.... I just couldn't see how it could get any better.

Another good series is the Dragonbone Chair..... its by.... ummm... can't remember. It has 3 books (however one is split up into 2 volumes). Great story.... I recently just reread it.

If you can get your hands on a copy, and are into futuristic stuff, Invasion America and Invasion America: On the Run both by Christie Golden are really good. Though the books are both long out of print and you'd have to look in a used book store for them. The first is the book version of an old animated series that ran once on the WB, about aliens that look almost identical to humans coming to invade the planet in secret. The second is actually a prequal, but it doesn't matter in which order you read them.

Rats of Nymh is boring compared to some of the Redwall books i think. The badgers in the series are all awesome.

I once started reading a book my mom borrowed from a friend called A Child Called It. Based on the true story of a young boy who was abused by his mother. Very sad, but at the same time the kind of book you don't want to put down. I can't remember the author though.

i havent read in a while, the last good things i read were taiko and book of 5 rings

My favourite author is David Eddings.... mostly because his Belgariad series was the first fantasy I ever read. Its filled with wizards and magic and a plot that never leaves you bored.....

Heh, the Courtship of Princess Leia was alright. XD My personal Star Wars favs are the X-Wing series. Especially the ones by Allston. :P Timothy Zahn is pretty good, tho'.
Tales of the Otori trillogy by Lian Hearn is an intriguing warlords and ninjas type of fantasy tale.
My favourite author is Markus Zusak, relatively new, I think. The stories are very real and characters down to earth. Prose is kind of rough and poetic. Emotional in a sideways way. :) I love it.

I 'd suggest go and read The trilogy of the World (3 books) of Philip Poulman.

hmmm..... sounds interesting.... I will have to look it up. I'm going to the library today!!! Mostly for manga, but I can pick up a few other books..

I like reading books about child abuse & murder...I'm such a morbid person...^^;

I already read The DaVinci Code. It was excellent! Loved it!
The last two books I've read were The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, and the latest Harry Potter book. I soooo need to go book shopping when my finals are over...

The Redwall's series, Harry Potter serie, Artemis Fowl, the Unfortunate Events, and HTML codes for dummies. XD

Quote by KohakuXPThe Redwall's series, Harry Potter serie, Artemis Fowl, the Unfortunate Events, and HTML codes for dummies. XD

hehe.... I need to read that last one.....

I read a lot but most of the books I read a French. I like to read real stories about children that were abused or that are psychopaths. I also like to read any books from Steven King.

really? I haven't ever read any of Steven King's books - mostly because his movies have always had stupid endings.... are the books all that good?

Kings books rule, he's a wonderfull author, the movies made from the books all suck, and I've seen a couple, so I would know :D

I personally like Raymond E. Feist's books. He's a true master of fantasy

I read message boards :P

long time since i've read a book that's not a manga....it was "The four swords" or something like that.

I love to read, but I have to be in the mood for the type of book i am reading. I enjoy my mangas, but I also read fantasy books by Piers Anthony (Xanth series), I love the Sword and the Sorceress anthologies and occasionally romance.

Hmmm i havent read lately but i wana read something called Cut =I anyone read that before? is it good? ^^;?

Seems like most of you like to read fantasy books. I like hard sci-fi myself. Stuff from Greg Bear, Stephen Baxter, etc. I do enjoy a good fantasy novel every once in a while though.

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