Anyone read light novels?

[sportscoach]

Since I have an anime thread started, may as well ask people if they read light novels

I have been working on the Rising of the Shield Hero and some others! Anyone else out there reading any?

 

[Sebastian]

Since I have an anime thread started, may as well ask people if they read light novels

I have been working on the Rising of the Shield Hero and some others! Anyone else out there reading any?

I read a bunch of Louis L'Amor novels recently.

All the Sackett novels through the Civil War, and also two classics: The Walking Drum and Last of the Breed.

I've been studying different writing approaches in preparation for writing a novel of my own, as well non-fiction stuff for history.

L'Amour cranked out an enormous amount of material and has a very recognizable and easy style.

People have critiqued him for being too sparse with his descriptions and motivations, but I find that he gets the job done by focusing on the drama of the story rather than becoming bogged down in fine details.

I am now reading the Lord John series because I am currently studying the American Revolution era in detail.

 

[Sebastian]

Since I have an anime thread started, may as well ask people if they read light novels

I have been working on the Rising of the Shield Hero and some others! Anyone else out there reading any?

Also, great idea for a thread!

 

[bronko]

I read a bunch of Louis L'Amor novels recently.

All the Sackett novels through the Civil War, and also two classics: The Walking Drum and Last of the Breed.

I've been studying different writing approaches in preparation for writing a novel of my own, as well non-fiction stuff for history.

L'Amour cranked out an enormous amount of material and has a very recognizable and easy style.

People have critiqued him for being too sparse with his descriptions and motivations, but I find that he gets the job done by focusing on the drama of the story rather than becoming bogged down in fine details.

I am now reading the Lord John series because I am currently studying the American Revolution era in detail.

I recently read Stephen King's 11.23.63. First King book I'd read in decades. He's still definitely not sparse with details. An interesting mesh of time travel concepts and Kennedy assassination details, it was a good read but not a quick one.

 

[browniebob]

I recently read Stephen King's 11.23.63. First King book I'd read in decades. He's still definitely not sparse with details. An interesting mesh of time travel concepts and Kennedy assassination details, it was a good read but not a quick one.

11/22/63 might be my favorite book. Stephen King does a great job building up characters and he handled the love story aspect of this one surprisingly well. The nods to "IT" in Derry Maine were cool Easter Eggs. Unfortunately the James Franco Hulu adaptation isn't nearly as good as the book.

I've read a lot of King's newer books and I really enjoyed "The Institute" as well. An evil institute abducts kids who display different telekinetic powers in order to perform studies on them. Anybody who's a fan of Stranger Things would enjoy it.