Dantrag's Book Reviews, You can even add your own! Options

[Dantrag]

This thread is for sharing your knowledge of books with others and saying what you think of them. Maybe even have some healthy discussions!

My reviews in no particular order (using a 5 star rating system that is highly biased) :

1. Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

5 stars.

-a true classic. Tolkien is most definately the father of what we call fantasy today. His plots are excellent, his world is beatifully created (with a history! Silmarillion = history book) and described, and his characters constantly develop. All around great author.

2. Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan

4 1/2 stars

-I haven't finished these yet, but what I've read are amazing. As the books progress, he adds too many characters, and the story slows down quite a bit, but still well worth the read so far.

3. Sword of Truth Series by Terry Godkind

4 stars

-Excellent series with underlying philisophical viewpoints on capitalism and such. The plot is good and keeps you interested, though there are a few things taken straight out of Robert Jordan books. There are a couple books towards the middle that are pretty tedious reads, but the series as a whole is great.

4. A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

5 stars

-in my opinion, this rivals Tolkien, though it is an extremely different type of fantasy. There are so many twists in the plot; main characters getting killed to name one. The book focuses on the fight among six factions to gain the recently vacated throne. Factions get knocked out, and new ones form almost in the blink of an eye. If you like political intrigue mixed in with magic and battles, this book is highly recommended.

5. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.

5 stars

-H.G. Wells was a freaking genius. His use of the english language is astounding, and his descroptions of things such as the martian fighting machines, and even the martians themselves make it easy to picture them in you mind. Besides that, he is writing about giant robots and the like in 1896. Genius. It's said that he wrote the book as a sort of protest against the Black War that had happened in Tasmania in which the Europeans killed off an entire race of aborigine. He put the Europeans under similar conditions from the Martians that the tasmanians experienced under the europeans.

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[DoomedOne]

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I read of lot of stuff no one in here would ever even think of reading, but I'll try and think of some stuff in the past the suits this place a bit more.

The Dark Elf Trilogy - R.A Salvator

4 stars

The characters were intriguing and empathetic, and you felt yourself drawn to the experience of Drizzt. The story was a little anti-climatic but it's a very fun read. Salvator is also exceptional at writing out action scenes.

Harry Potter books 1-6 - JK Rowling

3 1/2 stars

The writing definitely isn't pretty but the ideas that go into Rowling's head are fascinating and bring the world of her creation to life. The way she keeps her series alive is by constantly adding new, cool little tidbits to it. It's played like a mystery series with a wizard's twist, and occasionally there's a big dramatic moment.

The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown

4 stars

Part of the intrigue was all the abuse given to it by Religious leaders all over the world. Dan Brown is a master of research, uncovering life's little enigmas and building stories around the world's unsolved mysteries, like the Free Masons, Christian/Pagan Symbols, the NSA, etcetera. It makes his books incredibly addictive, because they are real mysteries, he just writes about the answers. Again, the writing isn't exactly colorful but it gets the job done.