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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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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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 |
| 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
[addsig]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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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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| 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. |
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.
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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
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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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.
[addsig]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.
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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| 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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| 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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