Dazzle
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This is a question primarily for those that, to them, Dan Brown is the best novelist they have ever read.
Who else - other than books related to Brown's adopted mythos (i.e. Holy Blood, Holy Grail) - do you read? And how often do you read books?
Fantasy? Horror? Crime? Thrillers? Romance? Science Fiction?
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Sephia
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I am not sure if I can call DB the best novelist, but he has a knack for exploiting history and theory to make a much more gripping plot than many others.
Basically, I'm a fantasy fan, though I prefer realistic fantasy or historical fantasy. Neither chicks-in-chainmail not dragons nor the my-father-was-killed-and-I-must-go-off-to-fight-half-the-world stuff appeals to me. I prefer books by George RR Martin, some of Terry Goodkinds earlier stuff, and (surprisingly enough) I really liked Jacqueline Carey's Kusheline Trilogy.
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cadaverous
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Has anyone read Sidney Sheldon books? I think he is an outstanding writer, I only read couple of his books, and found them to be quite intriguing.
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Sephia
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I read a few. I like only one. (The Doomsday Conspiracy)
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danaholic
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I've read 'The Best Laid Plans' and thought it was quite clever.
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8549176320abc
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I think that if you like Dans style (i.e. not too much complex dialoge and dull love sceans) I can recomend things like Philip Pulman and Philip Reave. (With the northern lights trilogy and the Mortal Engines books respectivly)
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Mustang
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I am very anxious for Dan's new book, but, until then, I have many favorite authors. I really enjoy Michael Connelly's detective series (new one being released May 16). I also enjoy Stephen King.
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8549176320abc
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did anyone else find the LOTR books too long winded in places?
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Dazzle
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I thought the Lord of the Rings books (I say books but got bored one chapter from the end of the first one) were completely overrated. Tolkien's gifts as a linguist were not matched by any gift as an author. The books were full of pointless characters (Tom Bombadil springs to mind) and poetry that added nothing to the narrative.
Thumbs down to Tolkien.
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AnomanderRake
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Regarding Tom Bombadil, Tolkien said that every world had its mysteries. Specifically, in his letters, he said that "even in a mythological Age there must be some enigmas, as there always are. Tom Bombadil is one (intentionally)."
I loved LotR. The first time I read it, I did find it difficult to read and not very enjoyable. But the second time I read it, I took my time and read every single word, consciously attempting not to skim or speedread as I usually do with most books, and it was, I can honestly say, the best reading experience I've ever had, bar none.
The first is the most traditional but also the "slowest." The Two Towers is a transition book, and quite honestly I don't remember much about it. But Return of the King? Words cannot describe how much I love this book.
Also realize that it is one story, one narrative arc, and taken individually, none of the three books will feel like a story.
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