My 10 Favorite Books or Series
Well it's been a while since I've written an entry so I've decided to do one. It looks like theres enough on politics out there already so I'll touch on something that hasn't been mentioned much around here- literature. I frankly love to read and have recently found myself staying up into the wee hours of the mourning to read "just one more page" (gotta love the excuses we make to ourselves). I've read a whole lot of books and am always looking for more so I might as well return the favor and give you all some to buy or check out from your local library (gotta love the government 
). Anyways, in no particular order, here they are.
1) Wheel of Time series- I'm on the fourth book now. The first one was kind of slow and I think I started the second one about three times. A week or two ago I picked up the third and now I'm half way done the fourth. The books are a realistic type of fantasy- there's magic and swordplay but it's nothing too crazy. I'm not too fond of the author's writing style, sometimes he seems to write too simply, but the story is quite good. The books are rather long (the 4th is about 1000 pages with a glossary, a godsend) but don't seem to drag on.
2) Dune- Quite possibly my favorite book ever. This is a story of betrayal, love, and a messiah (I'll leave it at that =D). The world seems so deep and everything makes sense. The story is mostly science fiction but with some "mystical" parts throwen in. Alot of connections can be drawen between this series and the above (Aiel vs Fremen, Muad'Dib vs Dragon etc etc). Kind of long but it's all good. I've read the second and third but they really didn't do too much for me so I stopped there.
3) Lord of the Rings- Better than the movies. Tolkeins style is a bit hard for some people but I found it to be readable. I'm sure most of you are familiar with these so I'll just leave it at that.
4) Ender's Game series- Check out Draginol's write up about the book for indepth stuff. I think I've read the first one about four times which is alot for me. It's only about two or three hundred pages but there's no filler. This book has some deep messages about society and forgiveness which I really liked. Get it!
5) 1984/Brave New World- My totalitarian books, BNW being pre-Stalin and 1984 being during/after Stalin. This gives us two different societies, one where everyone is happy and the other one more like the USSR in which people are dragged off during the night, etc. Each is pretty short and scifi-ish and tells alot about who we are and what we're like (or become if we don't do something).
6) Alice in Wonderland- Not too "deep" but quite unique and funny. I espically love the Cheshire Cat and all the puns and oddities of the world.
7) Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series- Quite possibly the best humourous (only?) science fiction ever. The British style humor is great and the books don't take themselves too seriously. Imagine Alice in Wonderland in space.
8) Wrinkle in Time series- I love series' don't I? Anyways, these are quite good. Science fiction type settings with some really odd and imaginative stuff happening. Great stories and characters. I'm not going to spoil anything so go ahead and read them
9) "Drizzt" books- Includes stuff most (PC) gamers will be familiar with, most notably the Forgotten Realms and Icewind Dale type stuff (fantasy setting). The author's style is a bit simple for my tastes but the books are overall good.
10) Mutiny on the Bounty- I was tied between alot of other stuff for this last entry (Tom Clancy books, Da Vinci Code, some of John Grisham's stuff, The Name of the Rose). I'm not quite sure why I picked Mutiny, it just has a good vibe. It's historical fiction about a bunch of people on a ship (the Bounty) who mutiny (who'd a thunk). The writing is an older style which I found quite interesting and good. It drags a bit near the middle but soon picks up again. Good stuff.