Cool Girl Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) So, list recommendations of books that you enjoy and would recommend to people. Before you recommend a book, please fill out the following form: Name of Book: Author: Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Summary (optional): Sci-Fi Reveal hidden contents Name of Book: Pendragon Series Author: D.J. MacHale Category: Science Fiction Summary: Teenager finds out he has the ability to shift between worlds and is tasked to thwart the evil plans of Saint Dane in each of the ten worlds (10 books). He is aided by his Uncle, a master of travel between worlds, by friends at home who collect his tales, and by the other world's assigned travelers. Name of Book: Foundation Series Author: Issac Assimov Category: Science Fiction Summary: The Galactic Federation is crumbling, and one scientist develops a plan to preserve the culture and development of humanity through the dark ages to come. The series follows many characters from the Foundation, the colony of science preserving culture, at different points in time in reconstruction and repopulation on their journey another age of prosperity. Name of Book: Unwind (Series) Author: Neal Shusterman Category: Sci-Fi Summary: Imagine a world in which the United States fought a second civil war, this time about abortion. The nation was torn in two to such an extent that the US Military, acting as a mediator, proposed the Unwind Accords, a treaty which was intentionally designed to be so horrifying that it would shock the sides out of fighting each other and snap out of the stupor. But then this plan backfired and it backfired hard when both sides agreed to the treaty and the "War of Life" was over. You see, since it was such a polarized issue, every sort of government function began to break down, including public schools. This lead to mass amounts of teenagers to being stuck on the streets and so they naturally decide to organize and work to end the war in any way they can. The US Government sought to remove two birds with one stone: find a solution to the war and find a solution to the gluttons of children assaulting them into actually doing their jobs. The Unwind Accords allowed parents to chose to "Unwind" their children if they ever became a problem or they decided they no longer desired them. "Unwinding" was where the person was essentially taken apart, piece by piece, and divided up for organ donation. Except for one extra stipulation: the person is still alive, only fractured to the point where each part of their body holds a sliver of their personality. The story takes place in this society which has adapted to the idea of absolute compliance or unwinding being used as a more "permanent" solution to troublesome children. Non-Fiction Reveal hidden contents Fiction Reveal hidden contents Name of Book: Watership Down Author: Rachard Adams Category: Fiction Summary: Bunnies go on an exodus to find a new home. They face many perils to find their promised land, and once they do, they must protect it and their lives from another colony of Bunnies ruled by a cruel warlord. Name Of Book: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Category: Fiction Summary: The novel follows a 11 year old boy named Jonas. He lives in a world where they god rid of "emotion". Jonas is selected to inherit the position as Receiver of Memory, the person who stores all the past memories of time. But, is it really a save world? Drama Reveal hidden contents Name Of Book: To Kill a Mockingbird Author: Harper Lee Category: Drama Book: Romeo and Juliet (adaption from play) Author: Shakespeare Genre: Drama Summary:Two immature fools, a young lad who was whining over a girl earlier, and someone who is barely legal decide to get married and stuff. Keep in mind that their families hate each other's guts for some unexplained reason. Whiner over here kills the Loli's cousin, a fiery cat. Then the whiner gets exiled, and eventually the fools kill themselves out of true love. Comedy Reveal hidden contents Action and Adventure Reveal hidden contents Name Of Book: Lord of the Flies Author: William Golding Category: Adventure Romance Reveal hidden contents Name of Book: The Fault in Our Stars Author: John Green Category: Romance Summary: 16 year old Hazel Grace Lancaster has thyroid cancer and is bored, that is until she meets the love of her life Mystery Reveal hidden contents Horror Reveal hidden contents Fantasy Reveal hidden contents Name Of Book: Something Wicked This Way Comes Author: Ray Bradbury Category: Fantasy Name of Book: Harry Potter (Series) Author: J.K Rowling Category: Fantasy Summary: Harry has been stuck by a curse, the killing curse by Voldemort an evil wizard who kills his parents, he then ten years later gets adopted by muggles (No magic folk) and that is where his adventure begins. He gets invited to Hogwarts. Biographies Reveal hidden contents Other Reveal hidden contents Name Of Book: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Brontë Category: Romanticism Name Of Book: The Dark Tower (Series) Author: Steven King Category: Action, Western, Romance, Dark/ Sci-Fi Fantasy, Horror... Basically call it the "Steven King" category lol Summary: A "gunslinger" by the name of Roland journeys across distant lands and times to arrive at a place called the "dark tower" that holds all of time and space together. Along the way he meets three people from our "when and where" of the tower that help him accomplish his goal of reaching the dark tower. Name Of Book: Iliad Author: Homer Category: Epic Poem (Greek) Summary: Set during the Trojan War, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Name Of Book: Odyssey Author: Homer Category: Epic Poem (Greek) Summary: A sequel to the Iliad, the poem focuses on the Greek Hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths) and his journey home after the fall of Troy. Name Of Book: Maus Author: Art Spiegelman Category: Graphic Novel Summary: In the narrative present that begins in 1978 in New York City, Spiegelman talks with his father Vladek about his Holocaust experiences, gathering material for the Maus project he is preparing. Name Of Book: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Category: Tragedy Summary: Two migrant workers in California on their plantation during the Great Depression, George Milton, an intelligent but uneducated man, and Lennie Small, a man of large stature and great strength but limited mental abilities are on their way to another part of California. Name Of Book: The Grapes of Wrath Author: John Steinbeck Category: Epic Summary: Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they are trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads set out for California. Along with thousands of other "Okies", they seek jobs, land, dignity, and a future. Name Of Book: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Category: Novel Let me know if I should add any important categories! Let the book hunting begin! Edited May 19, 2016 by Cool Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanna Cyril Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Name of Book: Pendragon Series Author: D.J. MacHale Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Science Fiction Summary (optional): Teenager finds out he has the ability to shift between worlds and is tasked to thwart the evil plans of Saint Dane in each of the ten worlds (10 books). He is aided by his Uncle, a master of travel between worlds, by friends at home who collect his tales, and by the other world's assigned travelers. Name of Book: Foundation Series Author: Issac Assimov Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Science Fiction Summary (optional): The Galactic Federation is crumbling, and one scientist develops a plan to preserve the culture and development of humanity through the dark ages to come. The series follows many characters from the Foundation, the colony of science preserving culture, at different points in time in reconstruction and repopulation on their journey another age of prosperity. Edited May 19, 2016 by Cyanna Cyril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Girl Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) On 5/19/2016 at 2:14 AM, Cyanna Cyril said: Name of Book: Pendragon Series Author: D.J. MacHale Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Science Fiction Summary (optional): Teenager finds out he has the ability to shift between worlds and is tasked to thwart the evil plans of Saint Dane in each of the ten worlds (10 books). He is aided by his Uncle, a master of travel between worlds, by friends at home who collect his tales, and by the other world's assigned travelers. Name of Book: Foundation Series Author: Issac Assimov Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Science Fiction Summary (optional): The Galactic Federation is crumbling, and one scientist develops a plan to preserve the culture and development of humanity through the dark ages to come. The series follows many characters from the Foundation, the colony of science preserving culture, at different points in time in reconstruction and repopulation on their journey another age of prosperity. Added Edited May 19, 2016 by Cool Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-war Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Name of Book: The Dark Tower (Series) Author: Steven King Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Action, Western, Romance, Dark/ Sci-Fi Fantasy, Horror... Basically call it the "Steven King" category lol Summary (optional): A "gunslinger" by the name of Roland journeys across distant lands and times to arrive at a place called the "dark tower" that holds all of time and space together. Along the way he meets three people from our "when and where" of the tower that help him accomplish his goal of reaching the dark tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironbound Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Correct me if I'm wrong,but I seem to remember Michael, that is, mde, making a book review/recommendation thread a while ago. Granted, that one went a little...dormant...quite some time back, but even so, this would be a redundant topic unless it is specifically aimed at recommending books for you, CG, and not for all. In which case: I don't know what kind of person you are to appreciate more serious literature, but I would recommend adding a category for Fact or Non-fiction. It could contain subcategories for all kinds of good books on Economics, Political history, geography, botanical and zoological works, chronicles, and so on. I'm also surprised you didn't add a special category for Humour. It's important to laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanna Cyril Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Name of Book: Watership Down Author: Rachard Adams Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Fiction Summary (optional): Bunnies go on an exodus to find a new home. They face many perils to find their promised land, and once they do, they must protect it and their lives from another colony of Bunnies ruled by a cruel warlord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorReborn Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Name of Book: Unwind (Series) Author: Neal Shusterman Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Sci-Fi Summary (optional): Imagine a world in which the United States fought a second civil war, this time about abortion. The nation was torn in two to such an extent that the US Military, acting as a mediator, proposed the Unwind Accords, a treaty which was intentionally designed to be so horrifying that it would shock the sides out of fighting each other and snap out of the stupor. But then this plan backfired and it backfired hard when both sides agreed to the treaty and the "War of Life" was over. You see, since it was such a polarized issue, every sort of government function began to break down, including public schools. This lead to mass amounts of teenagers to being stuck on the streets and so they naturally decide to organize and work to end the war in any way they can. The US Government sought to remove two birds with one stone: find a solution to the war and find a solution to the gluttons of children assaulting them into actually doing their jobs. The Unwind Accords allowed parents to chose to "Unwind" their children if they ever became a problem or they decided they no longer desired them. "Unwinding" was where the person was essentially taken apart, piece by piece, and divided up for organ donation. Except for one extra stipulation: the person is still alive, only fractured to the point where each part of their body holds a sliver of their personality. The story takes place in this society which has adapted to the idea of absolute compliance or unwinding being used as a more "permanent" solution to troublesome children. Also, to answer Viri's question, mde made a book review thread, although this thread serves a similar function it is not quite the same role, as this thread could be visited first to receive recommendations for books before a person delved too far in depth into the meat of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Girl Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 On 5/19/2016 at 2:29 AM, T-war said: Name of Book: The Dark Tower (Series) Author: Steven King Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Action, Western, Romance, Dark/ Sci-Fi Fantasy, Horror... Basically call it the "Steven King" category lol Summary (optional): A "gunslinger" by the name of Roland journeys across distant lands and times to arrive at a place called the "dark tower" that holds all of time and space together. Along the way he meets three people from our "when and where" of the tower that help him accomplish his goal of reaching the dark tower. Added On 5/19/2016 at 2:30 AM, Viridescent said: Correct me if I'm wrong,but I seem to remember Michael, that is, mde, making a book review/recommendation thread a while ago. Granted, that one went a little...dormant...quite some time back, but even so, this would be a redundant topic unless it is specifically aimed at recommending books for you, CG, and not for all. In which case: I don't know what kind of person you are to appreciate more serious literature, but I would recommend adding a category for Fact or Non-fiction. It could contain subcategories for all kinds of good books on Economics, Political history, geography, botanical and zoological works, chronicles, and so on. I'm also surprised you didn't add a special category for Humour. It's important to laugh. Thank you for the feedback! I have added the categories! On 5/19/2016 at 2:32 AM, Cyanna Cyril said: Name of Book: Watership Down Author: Rachard Adams Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Fiction Summary (optional): Bunnies go on an exodus to find a new home. They face many perils to find their promised land, and once they do, they must protect it and their lives from another colony of Bunnies ruled by a cruel warlord. Added On 5/19/2016 at 2:38 AM, AuthorReborn said: Name of Book: Unwind (Series) Author: Neal Shusterman Category (Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy etc.): Sci-Fi Summary (optional): Imagine a world in which the United States fought a second civil war, this time about abortion. The nation was torn in two to such an extent that the US Military, acting as a mediator, proposed the Unwind Accords, a treaty which was intentionally designed to be so horrifying that it would shock the sides out of fighting each other and snap out of the stupor. But then this plan backfired and it backfired hard when both sides agreed to the treaty and the "War of Life" was over. You see, since it was such a polarized issue, every sort of government function began to break down, including public schools. This lead to mass amounts of teenagers to being stuck on the streets and so they naturally decide to organize and work to end the war in any way they can. The US Government sought to remove two birds with one stone: find a solution to the war and find a solution to the gluttons of children assaulting them into actually doing their jobs. The Unwind Accords allowed parents to chose to "Unwind" their children if they ever became a problem or they decided they no longer desired them. "Unwinding" was where the person was essentially taken apart, piece by piece, and divided up for organ donation. Except for one extra stipulation: the person is still alive, only fractured to the point where each part of their body holds a sliver of their personality. The story takes place in this society which has adapted to the idea of absolute compliance or unwinding being used as a more "permanent" solution to troublesome children. Also, to answer Viri's question, mde made a book review thread, although this thread serves a similar function it is not quite the same role, as this thread could be visited first to receive recommendations for books before a person delved too far in depth into the meat of the book. Added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I dunno, imo a review of a book is a recommendation of a book. These threads for the most part serve the same purpose or at least over lap so much that this one just isn't necessary. I'ts like overly redunudant. ((espically if you actually looked in mde's thread since the reviews are thus without spoiling etc.. of the story so these threads are EXACTLY the same.)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowHugs Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Name of Book: Harry Potter (Series) Author: J.K Rowling Category: Fantasy, non-fiction Summary: Harry has been stuck by a curse, the killing curse by Voldemort an evil wizard who kills his parents, he then ten years later gets adopted by muggles (No magic folk) and that is where his adventure begins. He gets invited to Hogwarts. Edited May 19, 2016 by RainbowHugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Girl Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 On 5/19/2016 at 4:10 AM, RainbowHugs said: Name of Book: Harry Potter (Series) Author: J.K Rowling Category: Fantasy, non-fiction Summary: Harry has been stuck by a curse, the killing curse by Voldemort an evil wizard who kills his parents, he then ten years later gets adopted by muggles (No magic folk) and that is where his adventure begins. He gets invited to Hogwarts. Added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW~ Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Book: Romeo and Juliet (adaption from play) Author: Shakespeare Genre: Drama Summary:Two immature fools, a young lad who was whining over a girl earlier, and someone who is barely legal decide to get married and stuff. Keep in mind that their families hate each other's guts for some unexplained reason. Whiner over here kills the Loli's cousin, a fiery cat. Then the whiner gets exiled, and eventually the fools kill themselves out of true love or something, idk I didn't pay much attention in English class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Girl Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 On 5/19/2016 at 4:50 AM, TheDW66 said: Book: Romeo and Juliet (adaption from play) Author: Shakespeare Genre: Drama Summary:Two immature fools, a young lad who was whining over a girl earlier, and someone who is barely legal decide to get married and stuff. Keep in mind that their families hate each other's guts for some unexplained reason. Whiner over here kills the Loli's cousin, a fiery cat. Then the whiner gets exiled, and eventually the fools kill themselves out of true love or something, idk I didn't pay much attention in English class Added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 On 5/19/2016 at 4:50 AM, TheDW66 said: Book: Romeo and Juliet (adaption from play) Author: Shakespeare Genre: Drama Summary:Two immature fools, a young lad who was whining over a girl earlier, and someone who is barely legal decide to get married and stuff. Keep in mind that their families hate each other's guts for some unexplained reason. Whiner over here kills the Loli's cousin, a fiery cat. Then the whiner gets exiled, and eventually the fools kill themselves out of true love or something, idk I didn't pay much attention in English class I will not see to what is unequivocally one of Shakespeare's many genius works tarnished by such distasteful ignorance. Well, I may exaggerate. There were some "meh" parts in that play, but I still loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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