Just because I thought it would be interesting. Mine are: Terry Pratchet, HP, LOTR, Neal Gaiman and George R.R. Martin.

George R.R. Martin and Neil Gaiman. For starters.

JK Rowling is a person. A human being. With feelings.

How can you be so cruel!

So is this George blablabla Martin fellow for that matter.

I still haven’t read the last Harry Potter book, mostly because about half of the mp3 files are messed up. I have too many physical books already, and, being in college, I spend a lot of time listening to my iPod on the bus (it’s how I got through the first two books of the Old Kingdom series, and HP #5 & 6)

I have yet to read books by Neil Gaiman.

Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman.

I understand why! ;P

I’ve read only one of Neil Gaiman’s books – Coraline. And that was a few years ago, probably when I was in 7th grade.

Ooh, I want to see the movie!

Twilight
Empire
GRRM
Anything by Terry Pratchett except Thud!
Neil Gaiman

Haven't read any James Joyce yet.

Also, I need to read Of Mice and Men.
And The Sun Also Rises.

Joyce’s version or the classic?

Good I didn’t read Joyce’s either.

He’s an artiste. How dare you question his arte.

By adding an extra letter at the end I sound sophisticamated like a Frenchman.

wasa going on heresa? mesa sooooo confuzed.

Not all Italians are violent, you racist pig.

See, Italians made Locke violent by mere mention.

It’sa me! A-Mario!

Song of Ice and Fire
Stuff by Neil Gaiman
Stuff by Terry Pratchett

And more…

Oh yeah, I haven’t read the rest of the Hitchhikers books after the first one. I might have read the second or third, actually, but since I don’t remember anything, I don’t suppose it counts.

Did you know that apparently Adams was planning to write a Dirk Gently and Hitchhiker crossover? He was going to end both series, on a much happier note than he ended So Long and Thanks for All the Fish.

Eoin Colfer’s writing the last book in the Hitch-hiker’s Guide. (Which I also haven’t read, by the way.) I think it’s slated for this year or next.

Dune, still haven’t read Dune and don’t particularly intend to.

I still need to read more of the series, but I really enjoyed Dune. You should try it. :D

I lost my copy of Dune, but I have a PDF on my computer.

I haven’t read ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ or ‘1984’.

what’s wrong with admitting you didn’t read the book until seeing the movie?

Absolutely nothing. I read LotR after the movies came out, but honestly, what else was I supposed to do? I was in elementary school at the time. There was no way that I was going to read LotR before watching the films.

This is just another form of literary snobbishness, I guess. It turns up everywhere, but it’s not the book’s fault! Extreme fans of anything are usually stupid. But if you like fantasy at all, they’re really wonderful books. Yes, they’re long and there’s lots of sex and violence…but I think it’s worth it.

In sum: ignore the stupid people, read the books if they interest you.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is great, SWQ. 1984 is good too.

I haven’t read LoTR, the rest if ASoIaF, Neil Gaiman (I tried American Gods, but couldn’t get through it), Dune, Huck Finn, and The Hunger Games.

What is That One Scene (I don’t mind if it’s a spoiler)? I think I got a little over halfway through and was just kinda bored.

Oh, and I haven’t read Discworld or Redwall either.

I haven’t read Pride and Prejudice. I haven’t read any of George R. R. Martin’s stuff, either. I keep meaning to, but meh.

No, that’s the other creepy one.

Basically, Shadow just escapes from America and says he’s “had enough of the gods and their ways for the time being”. It’s kind of a happy, hopeful ending, but I don’t know why, since he doesn’t really get anything except getting away from Odin and all the other crazies.

Same- the concept was what drew me. Similar to a lot of other books – I liked the way the words of the summary spun out in my head, not so much how they spun out in his.

But I haven’t read The Hunger Games either, though I read a very interesting spork from someone who actually liked the books, but objected to the idealization of the material by critics

Interesting. Do you happen to recall where you read the spork? I’m a fan of The Hunger Games, but I agree that it is nowhere near as awesome as the critics rave.

The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, which I don’t even want to read

what

i thought everybody loved sandwiches and graphic rape

I haven’t read American Gods, but Gaiman’s Neverwhere was fantastic. I’d try that one if you want to give him another chance.

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If Steig wasn’t dead when these books were being published, they’d probably force him to edit it out.

Harry Potter- tried first and third, but could never get into it.
Nothing by Neil Gaimen- although I love listening to his interviews :)
Terry Prachett- Started reading 5th Elephant, but never really got into it. Although, maybe reading on a bus with an overwhelming 'freshner' smell from the back put me off- band trip and someone took a dump early on :(

GRRM after the halfway point of Storm of Sword- finally got frustrated with the lack of sympathetic characters (only Barristan left and because he wasn't PoV) in addition to the Daenyrs plot that goes nowhere and has little connection to the rest (I assume it'll come together by the 7th) and the continued fascination with rape. I feel like GRRM took the totality of brutalness of the Middle Ages and tried to stuff it all in a couple years. Life sucked, but not THAT much. And after reading a couple feminists critiques, I would agree that as the impact of rape rarely is from the women's perspective it's more spectacle than horror (whether intentional or not).

Oh yeah, I read the first book in Wheel of Time, but couldn't be bothered to read the rest. But for some reason, I liked Sword of Shannara- particularly finding that robotic thing from the distant past. I loved the concept as well as figuring out after some thought that I was actually reading about the ruins of old skyscrapers, but from a medievalist's perspective.

Also have not read First Wizard's Rule or whatever it's called Sword of Truth? Anyways, that one nor anything by RA Salvatore. Actually, my love of fantasy is pretty limited. Historical fiction is more my thing I think (with a couple notable exceptions *cough Tolkien *cough.)

I've never read Wheel of Time books.

And then she fell in love with Drogo, her rapist.

Oh. My. Vishnu. I think I’ve found my valid reason for not caring to read George R.R. Martin.

drogo really doesnt rape her

He does in the TV series (a change that I did not like) but in the book I remember that GRRM went to great lengths to show that it was not rape and that they had a pretty good relationship, as far as the Crapsack World goes. It’s still a bit gross to think about in this day and age, but it’s definitely not the most perverted thing going on in there.

Make of that what you will.

As an aside, I’d like to say that GRRM is not some kind of misogynistic rape-fantasist. For the most part, his female characters are interesting and not just there for fanservice. They move the plot in important ways, just as the men do.

As an aside, I’d like to say that GRRM is not some kind of misogynistic rape-fantasist.

Hmm. Then I might reconsider. Although I hadn’t had any real intention of reading the books to begin with.

Yeah, it was arranged marriage. Like sansa said, it wasn’t rape, it was consensual. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t gross, though.

its all in the game

A Game of Thrones was sort of a slow start for me, so I can understand why you weren’t immediately drawn in.

I haven’t read Ender’s Game either.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (just never interested)
The Hunger Games (started it, realized what the premise was, had nightmares. Then I heard from a friend that the series ending sucked, so I felt justified in never reading it.)
A Wizard of Earthsea (couldn’t really get into it)
Catcher in the Rye (have read passages, and couldn’t stand Holden’s whiney tone. I mean, I know he sort of had some good reasons for being all emo, but he’s inspired a half-century of wannabe-Holdens who just look at their wonderful lives and feel all depressed because it’s “phony.” Basically, I can’t stand his fanclub.)

I have that book sitting right in front of me, and yet I haven’t touched it in months.
Yeah, the ending did suck pretty hard.
Earthsea was the one book that took me weeks to read because of utter disinterest.
Actually like Catcher In the Rye, but it does get more praise than it deserves.

The second book is the best- Tombs of Atuan. Didn’t really like the others all that much, although the worldbuilding was very interesting.

As for Catcher in the Rye, I related to Holden Caulfield. feels like a stereotypical whiny brat teenager