6. Anime rec? Fruits Basket! One of my absolute favorite animes, and I've seen and liked pretty much most of the ones you listed up there. :D It's both hilarious and serious, and the characters are just the best. It's about this family that's been cursed by the Chinese zodiac. When one of the cursed members gets hugged by someone of the opposite sex, they turn into the animal they're associated with in the zodiac. And when a girl moves in with three of the guys, you know much confusion and hilarity with be had. ;)
(My icon is from this show--and that's a guy in that dress--there's no slash in the anime, but that particular character is, IMHO, utterly hilarious.)
7. It's not a huge epic--only a trilogy--but you must read the Daughter of the Forest tril. by Juliet Marillier. The first book of the same name is so good. It's basically a retelling of the Seven Swans fairy tale, but so much more with Celtic lore and ancient Ireland and England, deep characters, moving scenes, I could go on. And honestly? I have never cried when reading
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mostly from hubby : Philip Jose Farmer, To Your Scattered Bodies Go (I haven't read this; historical characters brought back in weird circumstances)
Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (I haven't read this, "talking dogs and the galactic internet." Hubby says this is really good.)
David Brin, Startide Rising (I've read this; dolphins in space. Didn't quite finish all the sequels. They kept ending with cliffhangers that weren't resolved, and it annoyed me.)
Joan D. Vinge, The Snow Queen (and sequel The Summer Queen) (I've read these and really enjoyed them. The first one is a sci-fi retelling of the fairy tale, in a way.)
Lois McMaster Bujold, any of the Miles Vorkosigan novels (I haven't read these; "political intrigue space opera" ("space opera" = arbitrarily high technology + lots of spaceships running around fighting; the Hyperion books qualify) )
Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars. (Hubby's summary: "near future super-intellectual sci-fi." I would add: great
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6. Naruto? It's like, the funniest anime ever, and so HP-y in a way, tee-hee!
7. Have you read Dune? It is quite spiffy, though not my personal favourite. I would recommend The Gate to Women's Country by Sheris Tepper if you haven't already read that. It's the kind of book that women love but men hate, heh.
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(My icon is from this show--and that's a guy in that dress--there's no slash in the anime, but that particular character is, IMHO, utterly hilarious.)
7. It's not a huge epic--only a trilogy--but you must read the Daughter of the Forest tril. by Juliet Marillier. The first book of the same name is so good. It's basically a retelling of the Seven Swans fairy tale, but so much more with Celtic lore and ancient Ireland and England, deep characters, moving scenes, I could go on. And honestly? I have never cried when reading ( ... )
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You must see:
Full Metal Panic
Love Hina
Those Who Hunt Elves
Naruto
Ranma 1/2
That's a good start :D wheeeeee
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mostly from hubby
:
Philip Jose Farmer, To Your Scattered Bodies Go (I haven't read this; historical characters brought back in weird circumstances)
Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (I haven't read this, "talking dogs and the galactic internet." Hubby says this is really good.)
David Brin, Startide Rising (I've read this; dolphins in space. Didn't quite finish all the sequels. They kept ending with cliffhangers that weren't resolved, and it annoyed me.)
Joan D. Vinge, The Snow Queen (and sequel The Summer Queen) (I've read these and really enjoyed them. The first one is a sci-fi retelling of the fairy tale, in a way.)
Lois McMaster Bujold, any of the Miles Vorkosigan novels (I haven't read these; "political intrigue space opera" ("space opera" = arbitrarily high technology + lots of spaceships running around fighting; the Hyperion books qualify) )
Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars. (Hubby's summary: "near future super-intellectual sci-fi." I would add: great ( ... )
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7. Have you read Dune? It is quite spiffy, though not my personal favourite. I would recommend The Gate to Women's Country by Sheris Tepper if you haven't already read that. It's the kind of book that women love but men hate, heh.
9. *HUGS* *LOTSA HUGS*
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