Favorite Book

[genes_girl]

Sure, what someone likes is their own opinion and thoughts toward it. Someone could like that, it may not be the best written book or one most of society would find truly intriguing and mind challenging, but someone out there could very well deem that book good and worth reading. Personally, it sounds a little strange, though I do really like the Anita Blake series, which has a lot of magical sex between fantasy races in it ( and if he hadn't already read it, I would recommend it to halfdesicaffeine, but he has- anyone else who likes fantasy and doesn't care about some (lightly used) sex scenes could find it interesting), which seems like it could be slightly similar, so I can't really comment on the strangeness of the book. To answer the wether or not you can take it serious, why not? It is a book and while you read it you can accept what is in that world to be true and serious, you can take it however you want, not everyone has to take it the same way and I am sure some people out there would find it completely interesting and erious and thought provoking, while others would just look at it and laugh or just say weird and move on.

Honestly, the whole battle of good book versus a book truly worth reading is going to vary between everyone depending on education, intelligence, personal tastes, and upbringing, etc. Therefore any battle over such can't be fully played out because you will never reach an agreement that fits the general population. While I know the books I listed before may or may not be the best written, and many people would deem them not worth reading, I still call them good- heck, I call some of them amazing- and enjoy reading them and I think that they are worth reading. I am not telling anyone what to read or what books they shouldn't, just what I like and what answers the topic.

Speaking of the topic ( now that we are back on it), more books to be added to my list:

Anita Blake series
The Speed of Dark ( discusses an autistic person's thoughts on their life and a cure (This book is futuristic, obviously) that would remove their autistic traits and the pressures on them for them to take it. I really like this book, it is really good and makes you wonder)
The Inheritance Trilogy
Gerald Morris ( author)

[gneissisnice]

ok, last time im posting on this thread, and i'll stop. Aphoticruby, stop bashing books that other people like. People have asked you to stop several times and you haven't, so i'm asking again. That is all.

[theoneandonly]

Just ask yourself: Is this ridiculous? It could be the best written book in the world, but can you really take something seriously that has "hermaphrodite sex magic"?

It depends on the way in which that particular topic is presented. True, it sounds a bit outlandish on Wikipedia, but in context, it may be of some literary merit. From the reviews I've read, Wraeththu is unique in that explicit descriptive language is not used; instead, there are complex and highly visual metaphors and symbols used to represent the act. In fact, some appear to debate whether the characters are engaging in sex at all.

The mere fact that I'm speculating on these points is evidence that I need to read this book. Thanks, everyone.

[aphoticruby]

ok, last time im posting on this thread, and i'll stop. Aphoticruby, stop bashing books that other people like. People have asked you to stop several times and you haven't, so i'm asking again. That is all.

One of us got over this, one of us didn't. Feel free to be petty. Just because the books you like aren't actually good is no reason to get all up in arms when someone points that out.

[theoneandonly]

IB Theory of Knowledge approaches.

[Bryant]

ok, last time im posting on this thread, and i'll stop. Aphoticruby, stop bashing books that other people like. People have asked you to stop several times and you haven't, so i'm asking again. That is all.

One of us got over this, one of us didn't. Feel free to be petty. Just because the books you like aren't actually good is no reason to get all up in arms when someone points that out.

it's the judger of all books again!

Some more of my favorite books:
Dr.Seuss books! especially:
the Lorax
The Sneetches and other stories
the butter side war

[aphoticruby]

it's the judger of all books again!

Do you have any actual argument against my critique, or are you just being snide?

(ps. Dr. Seuss is actually good.)

[Mr. Cool]

(ps. Dr. Seuss is actually good.)

hmm Interesting literary tastes you have here.

[Bryant]

did you just agree with one of the books on my list? this must be a first!
I haven't read the book in question, but just a hint, you don't need to criticize every suggested book that you don't like.

[starpug]

Inheritance Trilogy (not anymore 3 was going to be too long so he's doing a 4th)
Clara The Early Years (Yay pug book)
Watership Down (Bunnys )
Ender's Game Series (Sci-Fi )
Empire (More Sci-Fi )