5 books I want to read
Friday, 2. October 2009, 09:06:53
I've wanted to start reading books again for a long time. We recently purchased “The digital fortress” by Dan Brown, which will probably be the first book I'll read, but other than that, here are five books I want to read:
1. Jurassic Park
Since I was a child, I've been fascinated by dinosaurs. And when “Jurassic Park” came out in 1993, I was thrilled to say the least, even though I was only 7 years old. I could tell the names of every character we saw during the movie, although “Dilophosaurus” was a bit hard to pronounce. The movie was awesome, and it has a great soundtrack. It's on Spotify, so I've listened to it quite a lot there. The book is, from what I've understood, quite different from the movie adaptation, thus I would want to read it to experience what it was like.
2. Dune
I love science fiction. “Dune” is a sci-fi novel from 1965 written by Frank Herbert. It is cited to be the world's best-selling science fiction novel, and it is at least the first science fiction novel that actually became a best seller. I would very much like to get acquainted with the book and the Dune universe.
3. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown has been an issue for debate. His lawyers are onto VG, after VG, one of the largest newspapers in Norway, published a review of the book before a given date. His “DaVinci code” was sued for being too similar to The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. I have only read “Angels & Demons”, and the amount of awesomeness the book has is astounding. The Lost Symbol is the latest of Dan Brown's novels, and I have been excited about this since it was first announced.
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I watched the movie, and I didn't understand a thing. What was the greater meaning? What's the purpose of this story? How's the sequels? What's the answer to life, the universe and everything? If you answered 42, you have either watched the movie, Googled it or read the books. Ooor... just heard it from someone. From what I perceived in the movie, the story is non-linear, crazy and probably better in written form than the movie adaptation. Nonetheless, I want to read the books.
5. “The Wheel of Time” series
Andreas told me to read this series years ago. I purchased it in an English paperback version in a Swedish book store along with The Lord of the Rings. I started reading it, but I didn't get far due to various reasons and the book was simply forgotten. The series came to a halt when Robert Jordan died in 2007 due to cardiac amyloidosis. A fellow fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson, is now finishing up the last book of the series, which will be in three volumes, making it a total of 14 books.
What do you think of the choices of books? Are there any other books that I really should read? Please come with comments and suggestions!
1. Jurassic Park
Since I was a child, I've been fascinated by dinosaurs. And when “Jurassic Park” came out in 1993, I was thrilled to say the least, even though I was only 7 years old. I could tell the names of every character we saw during the movie, although “Dilophosaurus” was a bit hard to pronounce. The movie was awesome, and it has a great soundtrack. It's on Spotify, so I've listened to it quite a lot there. The book is, from what I've understood, quite different from the movie adaptation, thus I would want to read it to experience what it was like. 2. Dune
I love science fiction. “Dune” is a sci-fi novel from 1965 written by Frank Herbert. It is cited to be the world's best-selling science fiction novel, and it is at least the first science fiction novel that actually became a best seller. I would very much like to get acquainted with the book and the Dune universe. 3. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown has been an issue for debate. His lawyers are onto VG, after VG, one of the largest newspapers in Norway, published a review of the book before a given date. His “DaVinci code” was sued for being too similar to The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. I have only read “Angels & Demons”, and the amount of awesomeness the book has is astounding. The Lost Symbol is the latest of Dan Brown's novels, and I have been excited about this since it was first announced. 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I watched the movie, and I didn't understand a thing. What was the greater meaning? What's the purpose of this story? How's the sequels? What's the answer to life, the universe and everything? If you answered 42, you have either watched the movie, Googled it or read the books. Ooor... just heard it from someone. From what I perceived in the movie, the story is non-linear, crazy and probably better in written form than the movie adaptation. Nonetheless, I want to read the books. 5. “The Wheel of Time” series
Andreas told me to read this series years ago. I purchased it in an English paperback version in a Swedish book store along with The Lord of the Rings. I started reading it, but I didn't get far due to various reasons and the book was simply forgotten. The series came to a halt when Robert Jordan died in 2007 due to cardiac amyloidosis. A fellow fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson, is now finishing up the last book of the series, which will be in three volumes, making it a total of 14 books. What do you think of the choices of books? Are there any other books that I really should read? Please come with comments and suggestions!
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