F/SF meme time
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melcharThe SF/F list of books - with comments [ganked the titles from gridlore's LJ]
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
have read them all 4-5 times
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
loved the 1st; thought the others were 'meh'
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
felt it was interesting but too emo
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
Dune was incredible, the others are ghastly
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
book 1 = wonderful; the others plod
6. 1984, by George Orwell
have read it 3 times; like it less each time
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
depressing
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
my favorite is 'Foundation & Empire'; the only character I could relate to was the Mule
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
plodded thru it
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
interesting take on divinity
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
pretty much the movie - but the SINGLE best bit in it is the deadly spider
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
politics in animal suits done badly
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
fun read
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
read this about 12 times; is so very good
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
the humans were complete tools
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
I re-read this every couple years
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
liked this enough to look for others by him
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
I very much love this book. I think she did justice to both creator and created and gave both good voices
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
read & forgot
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
thought it was god-awful but possible
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
-loved- the start and disliked just about everything else
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
liked it but thought the aliens were 3 kinds of stupid
25. The Stand, by Stephen King
liked it up till about 100 pages from the end when it went meh
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
liked it
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
they synced in my brain with Edgar Allen Poe stories and are still linked that way
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
liked this one a lot
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
I liked it, but liked 'Puppet Masters' more
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
the most god-awful depressing book evar!
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
the rape pissed me off then and STILL pisses me off - no amount of happy flying lizards can make up for the girl abuse
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
LOVE this book - and I adore the concept of dropping rocks. ['Yo! Kitty-folk of Avatar!' That's what they'll do to you]
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
'meh'
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
was bothered that the guy was never named
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
great ideas
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
so ... very ... depressing!
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
really liked the interim bits with hiding in the countryside
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
LOVE these 5 books, re-read them fairly often
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
predictable - but I love the character interactions
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
hated it
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
enjoyed it - really didn't like any of the follow-ups
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
a slog, but the fleeing balrogS [plural] gave me SO many ideas
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
really disliked the characterizations
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
really liked this
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
liked the ending
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
'meh'
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
enjoyed the first, the others bored me
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
the flashback characters bored me; liked the modern treasure hunters
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
Schmendrick was wonderful
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
Enjoyed this
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
-wonderful- book
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
tried to read this - got to the child rape and tossed it
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
I like Miles
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
Brilliant!
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
liked the basic idea - wished it had been longer
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
really liked this as a book - the movie adaptations have been 'meh'
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
read these - LIKED the first 3 - thought the others got boring
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
tried to read this when it was new - it was boring then
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
loved the first 2 Conan books
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
very good read - and the ending was wonderful
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
a neat idea [but there 'should have been only one']
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
book 1 was OK - the other 2 bored me with the angst
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
liked this on 1st reading; didn't like it on 2nd
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
this was pretty clever
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
never found the characters gripping
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
my favorite Stephenson book just for the MASSES of clever, nifty cultures he develops
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
It was a clever idea, but the main character didn't grab me
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
read all of these several times - along with Corum. IMO the ideas were neat, the hero companions were used badly - and the Elric series existed for the last paragraph of 'Stormbringer' to be written
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
interesting - but disjointed
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
I really enjoyed this
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
SO much better than the other robot stories
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
okay - Red Mars IMO was probably the best
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
the best 'rock falls from the sky' book out there
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
it was OK
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
Seriously weird, but interesting
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
books written to get puns in print; I couldn't finish book 3
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
So that's about 3/4 of the list read. There was some great stuff there - and some awful dreck.
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
have read them all 4-5 times
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
loved the 1st; thought the others were 'meh'
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
felt it was interesting but too emo
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
Dune was incredible, the others are ghastly
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
book 1 = wonderful; the others plod
6. 1984, by George Orwell
have read it 3 times; like it less each time
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
depressing
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
my favorite is 'Foundation & Empire'; the only character I could relate to was the Mule
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
plodded thru it
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
interesting take on divinity
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
pretty much the movie - but the SINGLE best bit in it is the deadly spider
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
politics in animal suits done badly
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
fun read
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
read this about 12 times; is so very good
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
the humans were complete tools
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
I re-read this every couple years
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
liked this enough to look for others by him
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
I very much love this book. I think she did justice to both creator and created and gave both good voices
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
read & forgot
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
thought it was god-awful but possible
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
-loved- the start and disliked just about everything else
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
liked it but thought the aliens were 3 kinds of stupid
25. The Stand, by Stephen King
liked it up till about 100 pages from the end when it went meh
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
liked it
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
they synced in my brain with Edgar Allen Poe stories and are still linked that way
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
liked this one a lot
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
I liked it, but liked 'Puppet Masters' more
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
the most god-awful depressing book evar!
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
the rape pissed me off then and STILL pisses me off - no amount of happy flying lizards can make up for the girl abuse
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
LOVE this book - and I adore the concept of dropping rocks. ['Yo! Kitty-folk of Avatar!' That's what they'll do to you]
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
'meh'
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
was bothered that the guy was never named
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
great ideas
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
so ... very ... depressing!
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
really liked the interim bits with hiding in the countryside
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
LOVE these 5 books, re-read them fairly often
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
predictable - but I love the character interactions
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
hated it
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
enjoyed it - really didn't like any of the follow-ups
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
a slog, but the fleeing balrogS [plural] gave me SO many ideas
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
really disliked the characterizations
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
really liked this
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
liked the ending
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
'meh'
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
enjoyed the first, the others bored me
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
the flashback characters bored me; liked the modern treasure hunters
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
Schmendrick was wonderful
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
Enjoyed this
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
-wonderful- book
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
tried to read this - got to the child rape and tossed it
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
I like Miles
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
Brilliant!
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
liked the basic idea - wished it had been longer
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
really liked this as a book - the movie adaptations have been 'meh'
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
read these - LIKED the first 3 - thought the others got boring
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
tried to read this when it was new - it was boring then
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
loved the first 2 Conan books
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
very good read - and the ending was wonderful
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
a neat idea [but there 'should have been only one']
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
book 1 was OK - the other 2 bored me with the angst
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
liked this on 1st reading; didn't like it on 2nd
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
this was pretty clever
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
never found the characters gripping
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
my favorite Stephenson book just for the MASSES of clever, nifty cultures he develops
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
It was a clever idea, but the main character didn't grab me
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
read all of these several times - along with Corum. IMO the ideas were neat, the hero companions were used badly - and the Elric series existed for the last paragraph of 'Stormbringer' to be written
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
interesting - but disjointed
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
I really enjoyed this
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
SO much better than the other robot stories
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
okay - Red Mars IMO was probably the best
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
the best 'rock falls from the sky' book out there
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
it was OK
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
Seriously weird, but interesting
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
books written to get puns in print; I couldn't finish book 3
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
So that's about 3/4 of the list read. There was some great stuff there - and some awful dreck.
