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Recently i've rediscovered my long lost love for books. A good book has such power over me that it effects my mood for the rest of the day. It also has the power to make me do something that i'd never do: Be antisocial.

So in this thread, we discuss and share books that make you want to just go wow.


I recently started(and completed) the mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. It made me absolutely amazed at the depth of characterization and the environment completely sucked me in.

The characters are what makes this incredibly unique. It has such a range of emotions and character developments that there are no choppy parts. Nothing suddenly comes at you that makes you wonder "...wat?" The development of personalities is a constant flow that makes you able to see where it all comes from.

While not an epic fantasy with vast descriptions of scenery and political intrigue, Sanderson does something something with the landscape thats not commonly done: made it absolutely minimalist.

Brief Overview: A street gang of con artists plot to overthrow a single ruler who has the power of a god, set in a dystopia where everything is controlled and monitored.

Give it a shot.


Now your turn, gogogo.

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PurplePeopleEater

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

I refuse to give a description of this book, because frankly you honestly cant.

I have read this book around five to six times now, and it still remains my favorite book ever printed, there is so much intricacy involved in this story, within and story, within a story, within footnotes, within blank pages, etc.

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Wicked315

I am reading "Crocodile Tears"
I've read every other one of his Alex Rider series books.

Anthony Horowitz. Alex Rider Series.

All that stuff.

Currently not deep enough in the story to tell you whats going on.

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Norrin Radd

The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall.

Just re-read it.

KniteOps

Author: Atul Gawande
Book: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Synopsis: Medicine is more often than not a morally ambiguous field where there are no concrete answers when it comes to issues such as malpractice and ethical responsibility.
Two-cents: He doesn't really reinvent the wheel at all for people who actually have put time into health care. Also people who have had relatives with cancer and other malign illnesses also can pretty much grasp what this book is aiming for and the intentions of the author.

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Xenonight2

Currently reading Deliverance by James Dickey.

Excellent book so far.

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Espada1

currently finishing breaking dawn.

Good book but not as good as the first.

Ithian

Reading Matar a Pablo Escobar in spanish for project due at midnight (5 hours).. shouldn't have put it off all vacation.

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Spirit

I'm reading The Lovely Bones.
Really sad so far.

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Wintersun

Reading the "Waylander" series written by David Gemmel. Pretty awesome.

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