mycoltbug Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 So I buddy of my showed me this amazing little flow chart that helps you narrow down what you want to read. Amazingly Brandon has 2 books on it. Chart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralis00 Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 This is very nice. *Is going to give it to friends* I noticed that I had read most of the books under the sci-fi space military branch, I wonder what that means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterAhlstrom Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 This is drawn from that NPR top 100 sf/fantasy poll that was going around last month. I had read 58 on the list. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOM1else Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I found this last night and thought to my self "If it doesn't have a Brandon Sanderson book on it then I reject ita accuracy", luckily it had 2 so it was all good 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Wow thanks for posting this. I saw the NPR list and had read a high amount on it but this is a great way to recommend books to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alliare Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 That is well done. Funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordofsoup Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Ive red 15 of them, I feel insignificant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostedDonut Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) . Edited March 11, 2019 by FrostedDonut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivertongue Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I have read exactly half of that list, I've started half of the remaining half, and put down about four because I couldn't get into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alliare Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I found this last night and thought to my self "If it doesn't have a Brandon Sanderson book on it then I reject ita accuracy", luckily it had 2 so it was all good Well, I still think there are must-reads that could be there and are not, but that's based not only in quality, but also in popularity. Now that I think about it, I never thought of counting how many books of the list I have read... It makes 20 books read and 2 books I started and couldn't finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumvirate Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Gah... I consider myself such a Sci-Fi/Fantasy fan, yet I've read ... Ok, fine, never mind. I thought it was more like 5, but I think I've read close to 15, with a few I might have read, and several I want to read. Still, 15 out of 100 isn't that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus Ex Biotica Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 This is a really cool idea, though Neil Gaiman being the sum total of urban fantasy depresses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHyde Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I've read 41 from that list. A couple more I started but didn't finish. I don't think this has changed at all since voting on the poll... I like the flowchart. Pretty clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanist Lupus Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Highlights of the flow chart: "Ready to dive into a series? Yes. The other two options ended in strange choices", after LotR: "No. I'm not that new", and "Enjoy stories about orphaned farm boys? No. Tough" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Yasha Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Nice! Now I have some new books I need to go out and buy. I've only read the fantasy side but there's enough there to keep me happy for the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilorder Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) I actually just registered to ask if anyone knew about a site that does about that. Guess i have a point to start at. Still... Anyone know about a site that lets you get a bit deeper into definitions of the books? (I'm looking for hightech and magic intermingled) a sql questionaire of something might be cool..... Or a booru.... I don't think a wiki would really work.... edit; note i'm not talking about only that top 100 list. i'm talking about all books. Edited February 15, 2012 by psilorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralis00 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) TV tropes, its kinda like a wiki though. It does have a wide variety of media, and gives things that occur in it called tropes. I have used it to find books before. The site explains it better. EDIT: dyslexia typing >.< Edited February 15, 2012 by Emeralis00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilorder Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yeah, and a wiki isn't what i'm after since it doesn't allow to use multiple terms. in a wiki i could find my way to the books that have magic but i couldn't tell which ones have technology. basically i want something that allows me to check "boxes" for things such as 'magic', 'technology', 'length' (different ones obviously), 'hard magic', "magic used by a viewpoint character", "technology used by a viewpoint character", etc. tv tropes is fun tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralis00 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Try library websites with complex search functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOM1else Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 TV tropes, its kinda like a wiki though. It does have a wide variety of media, and gives things that occur in it called tropes. I have used it to find books before. The site explains it better. EDIT: dyslexia typing >.< Me whenever I get linked to Tvtropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralis00 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Me whenever I get linked to Tvtropes. :trollface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jacob Santos Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I devoured fantasy, mystery and science fiction during middle and high school. The only problems were the limitations of the libraries themselves. I've actually gotten back into Fantasy and Science fiction thanks to Audible. Given that most of the reading I do now are technical tombs, it is refreshing to read new stories from time to time. It seemed that most of the books are adult fantasy and science fiction. I wonder what it would look like if they had young adult fantasy? I don't feel bad having read less than half of the books on the list. Some of the books are on my Audible wish list and I will get to them eventually (Foundation, Tower, a few others). The problem is that some of the books are difficult reads. Earthsea... I haven't looked into her other series. I might do so. One of the problems with series is that if you get into one, you either want to read all of their works (Robin Hobb, Tamara's Circle of Magic [YA]) or you get so bent out of shape that you don't think you'll enjoy any of their works. I really want to jump into Discworld and another of the fantasy books on there. The Pun-tastic one. However, given the limited selection, I've read a lot of fantasy and science fiction. Hardly any of them on the list. I enjoyed the books I've read, no matter what someone else thinks I should read. The fact that they didn't have "The Lies of Locke Lamora" and a category of "Series of books that started great but won't be finished." Lynch is a better Brent Weeks in my opinion. I would tell people to check out Brent Weeks as well. I almost fell into the trap of visiting TvTropes. God, I really need to sleep, I can't stay up the entire night again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zas678 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 If you do start the Discworld, Brandon (and I) both recommend- Don't start at the beginning. Start with Guards! Guards!, (the start of the City Watch Arch), or The Truth. Terry Pratchett takes a little bit of time getting into his element. And they aren't super sequencial either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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