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Coragem · 13th May 2012, 03:20 PM

Keep trying, don't give up!

Finding books to your taste may not be easy, but when you get there you'll be very happy you didn't give up.

I went maybe 10 years mostly watching dvd box sets (24, Supernatural, etc.). Throwing in a dvd is so much easier than getting into a novel … but novels are so much more rewarding!

The book that got me back into reading in a major way was George RR Martin's Fevre Dream. I went straight from that into A Song of Ice and Fire. Read them all!

A lot depends on taste. So, if you like blood, guts, moral shades of grey, and lots of humour, go for Joe Abercrombie. If you like heroism and romance, go for Guy Gavriel Kay. If you like war and heroism without the romance try Paul Kearney or David Gemmell. If you like black and white, good versus evil, try Brandon Sanderson. If you want to try some accessible science-fiction, go for Leviathan Wakes by James S Corey. If you want mainly romance you should try Juliet Merillier.

All the best,

Coragem.

13th May 2012, 03:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Coragem Believer in flawed heroes Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 459	Re: I need something to start with Keep trying, don't give up! Finding books to your taste may not be easy, but when you get there you'll be very happy you didn't give up. I went maybe 10 years mostly watching dvd box sets (24, Supernatural, etc.). Throwing in a dvd is so much easier than getting into a novel … but novels are so much more rewarding! The book that got me back into reading in a major way was George RR Martin's Fevre Dream. I went straight from that into A Song of Ice and Fire. Read them all! A lot depends on taste. So, if you like blood, guts, moral shades of grey, and lots of humour, go for Joe Abercrombie. If you like heroism and romance, go for Guy Gavriel Kay. If you like war and heroism without the romance try Paul Kearney or David Gemmell. If you like black and white, good versus evil, try Brandon Sanderson. If you want to try some accessible science-fiction, go for Leviathan Wakes by James S Corey. If you want mainly romance you should try Juliet Merillier. All the best, Coragem.