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WRoss
10-04-2011, 03:25 PM
The image is huge, so here's the link: http://i.imgur.com/WpdLE.jpg

I ended up with Game of Thrones and Sanderson's The Way of Kings. Oddly enough, I've bought these two series but I haven't read them enough. Where did you end up?
Ardwen
10-04-2011, 03:31 PM
Is it good or bad that I read every one of those books in the past except 2?
WRoss
10-04-2011, 03:35 PM
Is it good or bad that I read every one of those books in the past except 2?

I'd say that's a good thing.
4a6c1
10-04-2011, 04:01 PM
Ringworld. Read it.

Neat chart. :)
Kuyuk
10-04-2011, 04:14 PM
I've probably only read 2 of those books..
DCSL
10-04-2011, 04:17 PM
I've read a majority of those but not all by any means. Certainly not Diana Gabaldon's stuff. She's my mother's favorite romance writer, ugh. It would feel akin to wearing my mother's panties. Shudder.
JustDan
10-04-2011, 04:23 PM
Cool chart. Negative 5 points for the exclusion of Good Omens, though.
Cephalopod
10-04-2011, 04:48 PM
Is Gor on here? The list is BS if not.
AnticorRifling
10-04-2011, 07:24 PM
I've read a majority of those but not all by any means. Certainly not Diana Gabaldon's stuff. She's my mother's favorite romance writer, ugh. It would feel akin to wearing my mother's panties. Shudder.


Not sure who you're trying to kid, your mom doesn't wear panties...or so I've heard.
Ceyrin
10-04-2011, 07:28 PM
Dan Simmons' Hyperion... which I tried to read and I didn't like his writing style at all. It bored the shit out of me.
Ardwen
10-04-2011, 07:29 PM
man loved Hyperion and the followers, Simmons in general writes a great story, and writes in a bunch of genres too
WRoss
10-04-2011, 07:53 PM
In relevant news. Brandon Sanderson released a book today that no one knew he was working on.

http://brandonsanderson.com/blog/1020/New-novella-INFINITY-BLADE-AWAKENING--Updates
Androidpk
10-04-2011, 08:12 PM
Some classics on that list.
Beguiler
10-05-2011, 10:24 AM
Heh, I spent the weekend reorganizing my six bookcases, alphabetically by author (though I'm considering the Dewey Decimal system). This is before I saw the chart, but I think I have the vast majority. Jacqueline Carey's 'Kushiel' series is one of my favorites. And Lucifer's Hammer..wow, now that I've organized, I know right where it is. Cool Stuff.
Ardwen
10-05-2011, 05:36 PM
wanna come organize my barn, theres 3500 or so books in there, and yes it is a finished barn not like outdoors or anything, I estimate I own something close to 4500 books, real glad I have tons of space.
TheEschaton
10-05-2011, 05:54 PM
kushiel's Dart was pretty good, never got around to reading the other ones.
4a6c1
10-05-2011, 06:45 PM
wanna come organize my barn, theres 3500 or so books in there, and yes it is a finished barn not like outdoors or anything, I estimate I own something close to 4500 books, real glad I have tons of space.

http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/Images/Buildings/ellis.jpg

!!
Ardwen
10-05-2011, 06:47 PM
lol, nah my barn is a real barn even has the hayloft, just converted to a home office, upstairs is full of lots and lots of boxes of books
4a6c1
10-05-2011, 06:49 PM
That's actually pretty awesome. I would put like a barn animal in one stall and books in the next one, and then maybe a sexy pool boy in the next one. Living quarters complete!
Warriorbird
10-05-2011, 06:53 PM
kushiel's Dart was pretty good, never got around to reading the other ones.

You didn't miss much after that.
Warriorbird
10-05-2011, 06:55 PM
In relevant news. Brandon Sanderson released a book today that no one knew he was working on.

http://brandonsanderson.com/blog/1020/New-novella-INFINITY-BLADE-AWAKENING--Updates

A pretty good read.
TheEschaton
10-05-2011, 07:00 PM
I want a library where all my books smell of deep mahogany, so I can be kinda a big deal.
Fallen
10-05-2011, 08:39 PM
This flowchart had Feist. I approve.
kookiegod
10-06-2011, 11:17 PM
Read a LOT of it all.

Going thru the chart a few times and I ended up at two places consistently.

Stephen R. Donaldson, and Raymond E. Feist.

Read em all! Many times!
Cephalopod
10-07-2011, 09:40 AM
man loved Hyperion and the followers, Simmons in general writes a great story, and writes in a bunch of genres too

I'll echo this. Three of my all-time favorite books are by Simmons (Carrion Comfort, The Terror, The Crook Factory), and I will consume pretty much anything he writes. (I even liked Ilium and Olympos)