I saw a button on etsy the other day that said: "Yes, I read teenage vampire novels."
CJ has taken this opportunity to point out that I'm now a sci-fi geek. He pointed out that all of the Sookie Stackhouse books are housed in the Sci-Fi section at Barnes & Noble (at which time I told him I was sure someone misplaced them). He even went so far as to ask me which vampire I was going to dress up as for Gen Con.
But, as ridiculous as they are, I devoured the Twilight books.
And at a co-worker's suggestion, I devoured the Sookie Stackhouse books (all twelve-ish of them). The newest Sookie Stackhouse book doesn't come out until May, so I now have this serious void.
Any suggestions for good books I should pick up? Doesn't have to be vampire-related.
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in terms of fantasy-- my family really likes the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, but i wasnt too impressed with it. you might try George RR Martin's stuff. its pretty sprawling, and dark, but well done
in terms of sci-fi-- do you like hard-core "sciency" sci-fi or stuff thats less science heavy?
Try the Percy Jackson series. They're written for kids, but I really enjoyed them:) (Sarah Campbell)
Thanks for the recommendations!
CJ is actually in the midst of reading Robert Jordan's books right now. I might recommend George RR Martin's books to him -- definitely more up my alley than his.
And, as for the Percy Jackson series, I read the first one, really liked it, and then I puttered out in the second one. Again, CJ read them and really liked them. Not sure why I couldn't get into them again. Maybe because I felt like they were too much like Harry Potter?
Hey, if you are interested in getting into sci-fi-- at bookstores like barnes&noble/borders, in the sci-fi/fantasy sections, there is usually a shelf of sci-fi and fantasy anthologies that have various collections of short stories and novellas. Ive found some excellent stuff that way, and some not so good stuff too . . .
Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind.
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