Books I Love
Oct. 22nd, 2004 01:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raefinlayMy sister, Rebekah, and I were chatting the other night about books--one of our favorite topics--and we started making distinctions between really BRILLIANT books and really ENTERTAINING books. And how nary the twain shall meet. Or at least rarely. Case in point: The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. Can I appreciate it? Absolutely. Do I like it? No way. *makes gagging noise* I've seen lists and lists and lists of brilliant, earth-shaking books. So here, briefly, is a list of books I love for no other reason than the fact that they are fun!!! (A few ARE truly brilliant, but that's not why I list them here.)
Emphasis on sf&f, of course. No particular order:
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
The Blood Trilogy by Anne Bishop
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harper Hall Trilogy by Anne McCafferey
Harry Potter, (years 1-3) by J.K. Rowling
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
By no means exhaustive, but there you are, straight from Rae's library. If there's anything I need to add to the collection, let me know!
Hmmm...after looking at that list...*reconsiders postulate*...I guess it IS possible to write something brilliant and fun. Like Beggars in Spain. Wow and Wow.
Bugs: We found a black widow in my house!!! *dies* Luckily, my dad was visiting and killed her. He is my hero.
Emphasis on sf&f, of course. No particular order:
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
The Blood Trilogy by Anne Bishop
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harper Hall Trilogy by Anne McCafferey
Harry Potter, (years 1-3) by J.K. Rowling
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
By no means exhaustive, but there you are, straight from Rae's library. If there's anything I need to add to the collection, let me know!
Hmmm...after looking at that list...*reconsiders postulate*...I guess it IS possible to write something brilliant and fun. Like Beggars in Spain. Wow and Wow.
Bugs: We found a black widow in my house!!! *dies* Luckily, my dad was visiting and killed her. He is my hero.
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Date: 2004-10-23 11:45 pm (UTC)Dune (although Chapter House Dune he started to ramble...and I don't like the new Dune stuff written by his son and the other guy).
LOTR (of course)
Books written by MAR Barker (Flamesong and Man of Gold). These books are out of print, but they describe this weird world that was totally captivating.
I liked the old Conan books...
I liked Michael Moorcock because Elric was an interesting sort of hero.
*smacks head*
And the original Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov!!! Best sci fi book ever. The later ones I didn't like as much. But those first three....oh man were those good.
Okay...I'm sure there were others, but I'll shut up now.
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Date: 2004-10-25 05:18 pm (UTC)