Whats a good book to read for a beginner? (1 Viewer)

[v sia]

I want to read something , i read ( tried reading ) LOTR , but i found it too long and kinda boring . Is there any book that is

- short ( 300-500 pages )
- Interesting all the way

Also i tried reading the david eddings series about the mystical dudes but i kinda lost interest . Any suggestions ??

 

[jhakka]

I was going to suggest Eddings because that's what I started with. Oh well.

I'll go with my usual suggestion. The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb is brilliant. Try those three.

 

[saladsurgery]

you could read stuff like matthew reilly.

sort of like action movies in book form -- cheap and trashy, but good for what they are, and don't claim to be anything else

 

[Perhaps]

I'd recommend to you The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

But it depends... that's sci-fi-ish (though nothing like Arthur C. Clarke - more like a sci-fi Terry Pratchett).

Perhaps you could try Animal Farm. That's a good one as well. Very short too.

 

[Loz#1]

Goosebumps or Sweet Valley High

 

[santaslayer]

ARgghhhhh..... thats what I was gonna say---Goosebumps rule!

Or you could try Lockie Leonard series

 

[Enlightened_One]

Hate lockie leonard!
read James Patterson if you want creepy shit, or try Dune if you want sci fi.

Just pick something that sounds good and read it.

 

[ameh]

depends on what genre....if fantasy go for narnia or harry potter!

if all else fails....my place, by sally morgan

 

[Saul]

narnia is not THAT good when you're old, james patterson is fairly trashy, and hitchhikers guide is FAR FAR FAR too long for a first time reader (as gold as it is)

as long as it is, i would personally recommend catch 22- every page is fantastic.

 

[porge]

u could read the tommorw series... marsden innit?
i only ever read the first one.. but it was all actiony and romance and good

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Originally posted by Saul
and hitchhikers guide is FAR FAR FAR too long for a first time reader (as gold as it is)

I thought Hitchhiker's Guide was only 140 pages long? Granted, if you include the rest of the 'trilogy' it is long, but the first also stands on its own merits.

 

[capsicum]

Originally posted by amoz_lilo
depends on what genre....if fantasy go for narnia or harry potter!

if all else fails....my place, by sally morgan

Narnia is great fantasy when you're a young kid, like about 8? I heard they're making a movie of "The lion, the witch & the wardrobe"!

How about Raymond.E.Fiest? Do you have a specific genre?

 

[jhakka]

Originally posted by porge
u could read the tommorw series... marsden innit?
i only ever read the first one.. but it was all actiony and romance and good

Yeah, it was Marsden. He's doing a follow up series now, set after the war. The Ellie Chronicles.

 

[Generator]

Originally posted by capsicum
Narnia is great fantasy when you're a young kid, like about 8? I heard they're making a movie of "The lion, the witch & the wardrobe"!

Nothing can beat the BBC's lionsuit.

 

[Collin]

Mr Men.

 

[Generator]

Grug may be the better option.

 

[Saul]

im determined to ruin all your fun here

-marsden is a way average writer- all his books followed the exact same formula, shat me no end at the time- and i was what, like 11?

what's with all you guys recommending such 12 year old books?



i can't really argue grug tho.

 

[Enlightened_One]

Each is entitled to their own opinion Saul.

Anyway, read harry potter, and especially the third one cause that's the best.

Just keep picking books of the shelves until you find one you like.

 

[santaslayer]

One more recommendation: Asterix and Obelix series!!!!

 

[Persephone87]

I started on animorphs...nothing like alien invasions.