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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 12th at 8:11pm 2004


Book reading absorbs far more of my time than even gaming does, i was curious many moons ago about books and so we made a thread containing titles of books we liked.

well i am re-opening the topic now that we have a polling system to guage it by.. what is your favorite type of story?

if perchance it is "other" please take a moment to name a title, who knows, you might just entice us into a whole new path.

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Posted by Cassius on Mon Apr 12th at 8:13pm 2004


I don't think this quite fits into one of those categories, but I mostly read (and write) semi-fictional stories... ie, it's realistic in setting and emotion, but didn't actually happen.

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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 12th at 8:18pm 2004


? posted by Cassius

I don't think this quite fits into one of those categories, but I mostly read (and write) semi-fictional stories... ie, it's realistic in setting and emotion, but didn't actually happen.

cass, isn't that why they have a non-fiction style?

true, i don't read non-fiction much, but it was my understanding thats what it was, say for instance, "Walton's Mountain" it was a story about a family named Spencer, and originally it was called "Spencer's Mountain" a fake book about a real setting... non-fiction.

course, i could be wrong again :/

[EDIT] I can always edit the list before anyone votes????

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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Mon Apr 12th at 8:22pm 2004


non-fiction does not apply to those stories. Fiction is the broad terms that covers any story regardless of setting that did not (or mostly did not) occur. Non-fiction covers events that did in fact happen.

"Modern fiction" could be one category for such stories as Cass mentioned, as could "historical fiction," depending on the time frame. Any number of words could be used to describe fiction, but in the end, as long as it didn't really happen, it's fiction. [addsig]




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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 12th at 8:31pm 2004


? posted by KungFuSquirrel
non-fiction does not apply to those stories. Fiction is the broad terms that covers any story regardless of setting that did not (or mostly did not) occur. Non-fiction covers events that did in fact happen.

"Modern fiction" could be one category for such stories as Cass mentioned, as could "historical fiction," depending on the time frame. Any number of words could be used to describe fiction, but in the end, as long as it didn't really happen, it's fiction.

OK, but we have 6 options andrew

and how is my example not considered non-fiction? it falls well within your criteria? Spencers Mountain is a real place, or at least thats my understanding.

in any event, people.. use andrews example, at least in so far as fiction, and non-fiction

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Posted by Yak_Fighter on Mon Apr 12th at 8:33pm 2004


I accidentally miscast my vote, but for the most part I read historical non-fiction books like A Bridge Too Far or Black Hawk Down.





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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 12th at 8:34pm 2004


? posted by Yak_Fighter

I accidentally miscast my vote, but for the most part I read historical non-fiction books like A Bridge Too Far or Black Hawk Down.

which was the miscast bud? it won't make a difference, but i am curious.

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Posted by KoRnFlakes on Mon Apr 12th at 8:54pm 2004


fantasy (lotr) or ww2 based stories. [addsig]



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Mon Apr 12th at 8:59pm 2004


Fantasy/SciFi are by far my favorites, but I'll read anything if it contains interesting characters and the authors style is palitable.



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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Mon Apr 12th at 9:00pm 2004


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and how is my example not considered non-fiction? it falls well within your criteria? Spencers Mountain is a real place, or at least thats my understanding.


That may be, but if the story didn't really happen, that doesn't make it non-fiction. I helped my roommate from last year as he wrote a story about New York City for his writing of fiction class. New York City is very real, and it actually had references to 9-11 and all that, but that didn't make the story real. Thus, fiction. [addsig]




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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 12th at 9:14pm 2004


? posted by KungFuSquirrel
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and how is my example not considered non-fiction? it falls well within your criteria? Spencer's Mountain is a real place, or at least thats my understanding.


That may be, but if the story didn't really happen, that doesn't make it non-fiction. I helped my roommate from last year as he wrote a story about New York City for his writing of fiction class. New York City is very real, and it actually had references to 9-11 and all that, but that didn't make the story real. Thus, fiction.

ok that sorta makes sense... i must be confused cause as i said, the story was based on real events..

anywhos, since i voted sci-fi/fan its all moot to me..

i have however read all 11 books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.. the little house series.. a very good read if you are into such.

thanx andrew, just because i don't get it, does not reflect on your accuracy

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Posted by Wild Card on Mon Apr 12th at 9:16pm 2004


Tom Clancy!! The only books I've read on my own.

Rainbow Six was the best. Followed by Sum of all Fears.

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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 12th at 9:17pm 2004


? posted by Wild Card

Tom Clancy!! The only books I've read on my own.

Rainbow Six was the best. Followed by Sum of all Fears.

eeeww, yuk, i think i'll wait for those two to come out in film.

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Posted by Wild Card on Mon Apr 12th at 9:37pm 2004


Sum of all Fears has been out almost 2 years:P [addsig]



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Posted by Crono on Mon Apr 12th at 9:39pm 2004


I think the options are a little 'flawed' taking that option 1 covers far too much of the novel realm. In all actuality, 3 falls under number 1. The only difference is one has picture and one doesn't.

By the way, The Sum of All Fears is a movie, and it sucks donkey nuts.

Anyway, Science Fiction/Fantasy Adventure, would be highest up on my list. Just because almost every book I've ever read falls under that massivly large catagory. [addsig]




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Posted by Leperous on Mon Apr 12th at 9:43pm 2004


I like 'Space operas'- Peter F Hamilton's 'Nights Dawn' series, David Brin's 'Uplift' series, Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' series (and the 2nd foundation trilogy), and Alastair Reynold's 'Revelation Space' books are all pretty awesome. Robert Reed is also pretty good for random settings, and I'd highly recommend Neal Asher to anyone who likes sci-fi, about to start his latest book 'Cowl'.

As for 'real' books, I think "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer is the best thing I've read recently, lovely account about a Russian conscript in WW2.





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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Apr 12th at 9:48pm 2004


reminds my short memoried companions..

my sense of humor is lacking, but its there.. i know its a movie

shall i post my movie list again?

and i personally loved the movie.

crono, i realize scifi/fan is a rather large categorie, but here again we have only 6 slots.. the choices are as devided as i saw necessary for the poll.

and although i consider comics as literature, many would not even consider them in the same light as scifi/fan.. and neither do i :/

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Posted by Wild Card on Mon Apr 12th at 9:52pm 2004


? posted by Crono
By the way, The Sum of All Fears is a movie, and it sucks donkey nuts.

The movie does suck, but the book is great. Its totally different.

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Posted by Crono on Mon Apr 12th at 9:55pm 2004


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reminds my short memoried companions..

my sense of humor is lacking, but its there.. i know its a movie

shall i post my movie list again?

and i personally loved the movie.

crono, i realize scifi/fan is a rather large categorie, but here again we have only 6 slots.. the choices are as devided as i saw necessary for the poll.

and although i consider comics as literature, many would not even consider them in the same light as scifi/fan.. and neither do i :/


Sadly, the Pulizter Prize Commitie doesn't even see them as literature. After Sandman won a coulpe years ago or so, they made a rule that no form of graphic novel or comic book can enter.

Also, I see comics in that light, simply because their stories don't need pictures to be entertaining
Take the Dark Night series for example, they're novels, no pictures which were then turned into comics.

Anyway, I suppose it doesn't matter, but that's my view on it.

I suppose your catagories are more defined then book stores which have "Fiction" and then sub-divisions of Fiction.

However, maybe I should have marked Other, being that most of the books I've read recently are Computer Architecture and Programming books ... or would that fall under non-fiction, Orph? [addsig]




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Posted by Diarmaidx2 on Mon Apr 12th at 10:01pm 2004


iv just finished reading "stupid white men"
other books that are on my bed-side desk are Sun Tzu's art of war, Tom Clancy's red rabbit and a book about body language, cant recall the name at the mo.
i never have time to read them





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