rohtbert55

rohtbert55 t1_j2fmvot wrote

Reply to comment by Mcpoopz1064 in Weekly Recommendation Thread: December 30, 2022 by AutoModerator

Maybe you can start small if you haven't read that much. A professor used to tell us that; that you don't run a marthon on the first go, you start training little by little. Same with literature, if you grab the Quxiote as your first book you'll feel bored, defeated and won't really want to read anymore. But maybe you can start with "easier" stuff.

If you can tell us a tad about your interests so we can better pinpoint to a book you'll really be intersted in, that'd be great.

Some books I feel that you'll love coud be:

  • The Strain: I feel this is a really good option since it's an easy read, really interesting and falls under a lot of the genres you're interested in. Just dive in without reading anything about it.
  • The Shadow of the Wind: One of my favourite reads.
  • PenPals: Scared the blyat out of me.
  • Tales From the Gridsquare: Same as the above.
  • A Wizard of Earthsea
  • The Caves of Steel
  • A Song of Ice and Fire
  • Wheel of Time
  • The Hobbit: If you want to get into Tolkien, start with this. It's pretty easy and fun.

I'll try thinking of more.

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rohtbert55 t1_j2537jm wrote

Reply to comment by tomcat_tweaker in What's the worst story change from a book to a movie? by Franz1871

Yeeeeeeeees! finally. I watched it the day it came out, and....It's not that it was abd, it's that it was dissapointing. I feel the filmakers tried focusing on scenes that were sure to cause an impact that they cut out super important and poignant scenes. I felt that it would've been a great WW1 film on it's own, but not that great as a rendition of hte book.

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rohtbert55 t1_iye3uci wrote

Reply to Wanting A good book to read by panicatthebook97

The Shadow of the Wind. You will not be dissapointed. One of my favourite reads. If not....The Time in Between by María Dueñas. There's a Matter of Honour or perhaps The Strain.

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rohtbert55 t1_iyb4qgw wrote

Reply to comment by youfighter in Weekly Recommendation Thread: November 25, 2022 by AutoModerator

>future SciFi.

Try The Frontline series by Marko Kloos. I discovered it this yeara dn I'M OBSESSED with it. If not there's the usual suspects: Starship Troopers; The Caves of Steel; Have Spacesuit WIll Travel; The Moon is a Harsh Mistress; The End of Eternity; The Fountains of Paradise. Also maybe try The Witcher series or A Wizard of Esrthsea.

Also The Shadow of the Wind is a must read and one of my favourite novels. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

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