Thay are both amazing authors. My page has some of their work listed. BTW Stephenie Meyer has a new book coming out in May that I didn't mention on my page. It's called "Host" I believe. If it sounds interesting..it's about aliens I think....or if you wanna learn more about Stephenie Meyer, check out her homepage www.stepheniemeyer.com

You can read the first chapter of Host there and also some of the stuff from the Twilight series. The excerpts from that series are really good. Too bad they didn't make it into the book. Happy reading!!

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Why You Should Read It: A great example of the innate idiocy of humanity. Short and simple, it's very "Animal Farm"-esque in a way. Condensed of course but still well presented.

Silk by Alessandro Barrico

Why You Should Read It: Sensual but not sexy, this is my favorite love story. Immensely short chapters and clever use of repetition mean that there is barely anything to this but it's what is not said that makes this subtle story so captivating.

The Hunter by Julia Leigh

Why You Should Read It: Not only is it a vivid narrative but it's got this great Heart of Darkness feel to the plot and the characters. Not so much the idea of the journey but the insular feelings of the main character. Hard to get a hold of but well worth it.

The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

Why You Should Read It: Colorful and intriguing story with fantastical elements and historical fact thrown in for fun. Well crafted and told, the characters are what made me love this piece because they are, if nothing else, inherently flawed.

The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis

Microserfs and JPod by Douglas Coupland

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Those are the top 20 that I've read recently.

My favorite books are the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, especially The Vampire Lestat.

But also on my list: 1984 (Orwell) Animal Farm (Orwell) Farenheit 451 The Stand (King) Demon Seed (Koontz) Go Ask Alice (Anonymous) Cut What My Mother Doesn't Know (Sones) What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know (Sones) One Of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies (Sones)

Sorry I couldn't remember all of the authors. But I tried.

Is One Of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies worth reading? I saw it in a bookstore once and thought it sounded interesting. (My friend Sam and I agreed that the title was really specific ^_^)

On The Road by Jack Kerouac

Choke and Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk

Slaughterhouse Five and Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

Syrup by Maxx Barry

Hey Nostradamus! and Eleanor Rigby by Douglas Coupland

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

The Rules of Attraction and American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho is not for people with weak stomachs)

Balling the Jack by Frank Baldwin

Ham on Rye and Post Office by Charles Bukowski

A lot of what Midnight In Eden suggested are good books. I'm surprised Coupland and Ellis were mentioned...I've only seen 4 - 5 people on this site who have listed them...

I'm a big fan of Coupland and Ellis. Ditto for Palahniuk. They're just so fun to read.

I'm actually prepping to write a mini-thesis on Microserfs and JPod by the end of the year.

Foxtail13: Eh, although it looks good One Of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies really wasn't that great. It's written in verse, if I remember correctly, yet it doesn't end up being very deep or creative. In fact, it's rather cliche. That's just my opinion, though...you might really like it.

As for books, I lovelovelove the Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier, if you're up for a long read. She also has a new book for teens out called Wildwood Dancing which I'm looking forward to getting my hands on.

This topic has not mentioned A Clockwork Orange. I am shamed.

...But it also has mentioned 1984, Catch-22, Middlesex, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Great Gatsby, and Slaughterhouse-Five, so I suppose I can forgive it. For now. :)

I'm too lazy to check if any of these have been mentioned, so I'll list them anyway:

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

^^^^An amazing, amazing recount of one's childhood. She had a mother who was a free spirit and hated the idea of family life and responsibility, and a dad who when sober, taught them brilliant things, but when drunk, did things like lighting their first Christmas tree on fire.

The Book Thief by Mark Zusak

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

I definitely suggest any of P.C. Casts books for the girls out there. Great Fantasy-Romance stories laden with excitement and adventure. :D

Oh, and Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov, if you're into that sort of thing. It's basically about a 42 year old man obsessed with young girls, "nymphets", who eventually engages in a risky relationship with a 12 year old. It's sick, but so interesting, and there isn't any real sexual detail if that's what worries you. It's a classic; I love it. It's taking me a lot of time to read cause I put it down for like, a month, but that wasn't from boredom; I just had other things going on. I definitely recommend it.

Oh, and Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov, if you're into that sort of thing.

I've wanted to read that one, but I cant find a copy....

[I did see the movie, though......]

I suggest "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It's one of my new all-time faves!

"Mister Pip" by Lloyd Jones

I found the beginning a bit hard to get into and the ending dragged on a bit. The middle, though, was really excellent. The book is set on an island in the South Pacific and has a fascinating relationship with "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. I'm not mad about Dickens but I quite enjoyed this book.

I just recently came across this story on FP, and I fell in love at first glance. <3 Just be forewarned that the chapters tend to be on the long side, so it isn't a quick, idle read.

If you're interested in Arthurian legend (or even if you aren't), I'd higly recommend The Heart of Camelot. It's beautifully written (though there are a couple spelling/grammar issues scattered about here and there) with great characterization, plus it puts a new spin on the classic characters and politics of Camelot. (I particularly like how Storyteller Knight characterized Merlin.)

I personally feel that this author deserves more reviews, not only because of how good the story is, but for how long they've stuck with it.

Quickly, people!

Bring forth underreviewed stories you think us people doing the RM should invest some time reviewing! :D (preferably with brief summary or saying what genre it is)

Edit: well thanks for the help O_o

Under reviewed FP stories

Demons by Jimi Lennon

Fighting demons can be trying on those who are burdened with that gift. On occasion, it may cost them more than they think.

Those Three Roses by vvvisionaryxx

She died, he cried and there were three roses that summed up one amazing relationship that lasted over fifty years.

Patchwork by Anna178

A collection of small bursts of inspiration. Beautifully written and a bit intense at times.

I'll post more once I find them. Hope you enjoy these ones.

I've got a few from my earlier days on here:

Chain by La Bella Luna, another great writer...

and I'll give one more:

Angel of mercy byXsheXchasesXbutterfliesX I really liked the theme and execution of this piece.

[I almost put Tantalus theory, by aubrey moore up, but that one seems to have more than its fair share of review love...]

white oleander - janet fitch

choke- chuck pala...something. my friend calls him chuck phallus, because we cannot pronounce his last name

slaughterhouse five- kurt vonnegut

the picture of dorian grey- oscar wilde

clockwork orange- anthony burgess

an ordinary man- pual russesabagina. it's the book the movie hotel rwanada was based off of.

atonement- ian mcewan

lolita- vladimir nabokov

sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs- chuck klosterman

a wrinkle in time- madeline l'engle

the divine comedy- dante

lord of the flies- william golding

wyatt- xanthofile

one book that I'd like to recommend is the mystery/romance "The End of the Affair" by Graham Greene. It's set in WWII Britain, and features two lovers - our narrator (whose name I forget) and Sarah, the disaffected wife of a civil servant. However, by the time the action of "The End of the Affair" begins, our narrator and Sarah have since broken up, and our narrator can't figure out why. Has she found someone new?

If you're interested in plot and point of view, The End of the Affair is an masterful example of the kind of deft plotting that a skillful writer can do - and how much point of view can influence plot. It's also wonderfully atmospheric and a great read!

IT also occured to me, if you are interested in inspiring or spiritual fiction, Kayli's "Meant to Live" is a great story available here on fictionpress. I'll post the link shortly.

here's the link! also, the story's complete, which is always awesome.

http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2124037/1/

@Rassoodock:

I want to read Lolita and the divine comedy, but I can't find a copy of either....

can you[or anyone, for that matter] help me?

if you want it free then go to the library

amazon do used books for pretty cheap, I ordered one for a pound the other day

yes, amazon is a great place. both of my copies were gifts, though, and when i first read the divine comedy, it was from my 8th grade library. the library is always the best place to start, but after that i'd say either borders or barnes and nobles, and the internet as a last resort.

If you're looking for a hard to find book try www.abebooks.com

It's great for rare or out of print books.

Hey Onar you genius, that first link you posted for an under reviewed author is a link to Cake's forum.... and it's quite disturbing.

creepy!, I just saw the forum- that should not be set to public!

I just finished a street car named desire, it's not a book and you can probably read it in an afternoon- but I think that it's great!!!

I just finished a street car named desire, it's not a book and you can probably read it in an afternoon- but I think that it's great!!!

Isn't it a play? Regardless, it was pretty good.

[read it last year...]

we should have a recomended listening thread or something. i'm a music guru, and i'm not just saying that.

my summer reading list ramble:

allen ginsburg, sylvia plath and diane wakoski pwn poetry. robert frost makes me vomit. i cannot stand to hear some stupid little highschool intellectual wannabe recite the road less taken or whatever he named that trash. you wanna know why no one ever took the road, frost? it's because you suck. and beacuse you totally ruined it for the rest of us.

and as far as plays go, i have to go old school with this one. i'm talking south pacific and into the woods. i took music appreciation/ musical theater last year and it was bad **. well, those are musicals, but whatever. they're still good.

i've always wanted to get into russian lit, but i have such a hard time with it. the russian language is so minimal, so they really have to strain. the closest thing i've ever gotten was lolita (even though it technically isnt russian, the dude who wrote it is) and a few chapters into anna karenina.

i've also been boning up on my political and philisophical readings. marx, of course. the man is a genius (socialism ftw). and nietzsche. i might not agree wioth him as much, but he's still an important figure. i wanna read more volitare and i have to admit, the marquis de sade has me quite intrigued.

satire is good. oscar wilde and vonegut, of course, but the man of the hour is james thurber. he's a god.

old school erotica has me curious as well. anais nin and marquis de sade. lady chaterley's lover and venus in furs, whose author is the reason the word "masochist" is around, the marquis and "sadism"

i also wanna get around to religious readings as well. atheist i may be, but i still think it's important to know what you're against. so the bible is a toppepr on my list. the koran, torrah and satanic bible as well. the koran has been misinterperated for years and years by the white man and i wanna see what's got all the muslims in such an uproar. probably some other ones, like buddhism and tao. and scientology, because i want to see how you convince someone we came from aliens. (i'm looking at you, tom cruise)

anything from the beat gen, of course. i have naked lunch around here...somewhere. anything burroughs or kerouac.

i wanna read kurt cobains journals as well, along with anthony something from RHCP's book and the journals of the sade. and i wanna pick up that picture book of elliott smith (r.i.p.)

yeah, i have quite a summer reading list.

Dude, you are awesome!

why thank you.

Socialism is awesome!

Can I call you comrade?

sure thing. the other day, my friend and i were debating the merits of lenin. so, pro-lenin or anti-lenin?

Wow, that makes me want to punch you in the face.

Bliss, no mean attitude, please.

Only discussion about books/plays/FP stories here, please. Don't get off topic, or I will delete.

my bad. hey frac, can anyone start a new topic, or is is just you and lefty? that's a serious question. also, read fear and loathing in las vegas. it's grand.

my bad. hey frac, can anyone start a new topic, or is is just you and lefty? that's a serious question. also, read fear and loathing in las vegas. it's grand.

Just bring this in to the off-topic.

[and I'm pro-Lenin anyway.]

If you are going to read large amounts of Marx (and I personally wouldn't recommend it: The Communist Manifesto is a good read and has some remarkably prescient sections; reading Das Kapital and Grundrisse, on the other hand, is like wading through thick cheese), then you should, at least, read some of Karl Popper. I still think his refutation of Marx (and Hegelian thought, in general) in the Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the best.

Also, if you're going to read vast amounts of political philosophy, I would recommend Plato (also criticised by Popper but much easier to read than Marx, at least if you read a translation rather than the original), Mill and especially Rawls. Rawls is the single most important writer of contemporary political philosophy and provides much of the justification for our current political system. Much of Rawls is a refutation of utilitarianism so in order to follow it, you may need to read a bit of Mill and a fair bit of Bentham (the phrase "nonsense upon stilts" still has to be among my favourites) but you can probably get away with just having a broad understanding of the theory; reading Rawls is more important than getting through vast amounts of utilitarian thought, which is potentially very depressing.

I read Marx once. Wouldn't suggest it unless you;re a political activist, though. It's a real boring read, but worth it for the ideals.

or for the facial hair. it was so bad **, it was worth the read.

I know a couple of young adult books that are worth mentioning. :)

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - Imaginative book about the afterlife, where the dead age backwards until they are ready to be born again.

A Mango Shaped Place by Wendy Mass - About a girl with a rare (and very interesting) disorder called synesthesia. (People w/ synesthesia see flashes of color that correspond with numbers, names, etc.)

Abarat by Clive Barker - Amazing fantasy books. The hardcover copies have gorgeous paintings to go along with the story.

Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer - In journal format. A meteor strikes the moon and pushes it closer to Earth, causing dramatic changes in weather patterns. It's based around a girl and her family trying to survive through the harsh winter.

Un Lun Dun by China Mieville - Creative and unique fantasy about an alternate world underneath London.

The Feverbird's Claw by Jane Kurtz - Fantasy. A girl is kidnapped by the primitive enemies of her people, but ends up discovering a terrible secret. Very well-written.

The Silenced by James Devita - A book about a dystopian society, and how one girl acts out against the government.

The Goodness Gene by Martine Leavitt - This is an amazing book. It's hard to explain, but it's about how in the future a man called the Director is trying to recreate the ideals of Hitler and the Holocaust. Very intriguing.

More underappreciated writing:

Blood Brothers by J.L.L

Red Crosshairs by scottishace

Please be kind, don't rewind by Penance for her sins

And lastly.

Don't pretend to know by websteph....

on fp, i would have to say one of my favorites is xanthofile. i used to be a big male slash person (but show me an 8th grader who wasnt) but it soon became a bit...repetitive. yeah, i get it. they're gay and have anal sex. not many people can write slash well, mostly because they have no idea what a ** is. but wyatt by xanthofile is just...amazing. it's just a good mix of sex and love and humor. the fact that wyatt is gay is discussed well, but he isnt gay just so there can be six chapters on lube and **. it's an actual story, with plot and characters and meaning. i know, i know. "you lie" you say "male slash on fp doenst have a point" well, you're wrong in this case.

poets on here are cheap. they just rip out some fall out boy lyrics, slap a few extra words in and call it poetry. well, it isnt. however, some of my favorite poets on here are sadosodommasochist, cocaine and cherries, poetic abortion and creepy kiss on a tuesday. they all have different styles, but it fits them well.

@Onar and others - could you give a summary to them or state genre? That's much easier on lazy me when skimming through the page ^^

Either way, I found this pretty cool fantasy story today:

Power's Price by Akhdar

Summary: The gift isn’t as strange as people think. It doesn’t change how the world works, it just makes it do what it always does by a method that other people can’t discern. The king allows us to live in his kingdom as long as we help him with whatever he needs.

Genres: Fantasy / Drama

Update rate seems pretty consistent, so I don't think it's likely this will get dropped or anything like that.

My thoughts: I mostly like the darker side of this story, which I think it done well. This world the author have created is believable and so are his characters and the things happening. I recommend this to people that like fantasy and those that like it when schools are involved. Note that this is no high school drama. Think more like X-men institute or Hogwarts or something to that extent.

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Tag by saccharine asphyxiation

Summary: They just wanted to defy authority, but when Joline Murphy gets herself into the world of Greg's friends she finds herself wishing for a way out, and she thought she'd seen everything.

Genres: Mystery / Horror / Romance

Update rate? Well, it was last updated 24th of January. The author is in a break currently.

My thoughts: Although this story has its flaws, it is very intriguing, and you just can't help but feel from the start that something is wrong. This is also a character oriented story with focus on the main character, who she is and how she perceives things, and not a clear cut "OMG someone died, lets find out who did it!".

has anyone ever read a seperate peace? and if so, what's it like?

has anyone ever read a seperate peace? and if so, what's it like?

I have, for school. In my opinion, it was terribly boring.

It was well written... But there was something about it that made you wish it would just be over already. x_X And the subject matter really didn't appeal to me.

But someone else may feel differently.

Title: Impulse

Author: Ellen Hopkins

Medium: Fiction/novel of poems

Why you should read it: It gets across the feelings of teenagers who attempted suicide in a new perspective. It was original and enthralling.

Title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Author: Stephen Chobsky(sp?)

Medium: Fiction/novel

Why you should read it: A brillaint coming of age story. I could have read it in one sitting. It shows the beauty and hazards of friendship, and is just a great read.

To rassoo:

I read A Seperate Peace for school. It was different, but really good.

Book Reccomendations:

Anything by Cornellia Funke, Nancy Farmer, or Gregory Maguire

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Manga Reccomendations (I haven't seen any of these yet):

Hana-Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimitachi he) by Hisaya Nakajo (shojo, T+)

Death Note by Tsugami Ohba and Takeshi Obata (shonen, T+)

Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara (shonen, OT)

Fictionpress Reccomendations:

Her Celtic Cross by sofizza

One Part Tea, Two Parts Despair by starleaf

Vampire Vignettes by Kyllorac

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