Reddit mentions: The best boys & men books for children

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TLDR version;

(1) worm is one of the best things i've read in any genre

(2) don't tell my parent's i'm a supervillain is fun, age appropriate for kids but good enough for adult

(3) Dire, Super Powereds (and corpies spinoff) are excellent - don't miss these

(4) the rest listed are the best of what i've found in the genre



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• : books improve over time (often new author or genre for author, learning on the go)
  
  

• : books get worse over time (often first book is excellent, whatever made it enjoyable decreases in future books, the first book is often worth reading)
  
  
  
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  "I"nteresting powers, power sets - not just cookie cutter powers (Worm is the best at this)
  
  "W"orld building - how well the world around the story is built (Worm is the best at this)
  
  "F"un - just plain fun to read (don't tell my parents im a supervillain is the best at this)
  
  "D"rama and storlyline - character interaction and depth of plot (Worm is the best at this)
  
  "T"heme - depth behind the story (Worm is the best at this)
  
  "E"xcellent protagonist / strong main characters - how engaging are the main characters (Worm is the best at this)
  
  
  
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  Fantasy (powers based on magic)
  
  Sci-fi (powers based on altered person)
  
  
  
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  worm
  
  note to readers - One friend of mine who read this didn't enjoy it because it is so violent/grey morals, others have unanimously loved it. I was floored at how excellent the story was, had to read it again to pick up what I missed first read through.
  
  ranking: 10/10
  
  Strengths: I/W/D/T/E
  
  Genre Detail: sci-fi
  
  Comments: putting here as a baseline - linked to goodreads seperate writeup. this is a must read as long as the negatives noted there are not a problem
  
  
  
  
  
  wearing the cape (5 books in series, not complete)
  
  note to readers - this is the most comic-book like of the novels/series, if you are patient with it it gets better as you go along.
  
  ranking: 8/10 + (6.5-9)
  
  Strengths: F/E
  
  Genre Detail: Sci-fi
  
  Comments: worth reading, first book isnt great, each one gets better.
  
  Cons: first book isnt very good. story lines take a while to get decent. characters are fairly cookie cutter power wise.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Wearing-Cape-Book-ebook/dp/B004XRCC1G/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504392&sr=1-2&keywords=wearing+the+cape#navbar
  
  
  
  super powereds (3/4 books done)
  
  note to readers - I really enjoyed this series, Drew Hayes (author) is an excellent indy author who writes what he loves. One of my favorite characters in any book (Nick) in the series.
  
  ranking: 9/10 + (7.5-9.5)
  
  Strengths: I/W/D/E
  
  Genre Detail: Sci-fi
  
  Comments: unique, first chapter of book 1 is first chapter written by the author (first 10 chapters or so are rough reading). has good story, good depth, good powers and treatment of powers, gets better with each book. annoyances (some bad writing early on, and cadence in sections of the overall story) are outweighed by some really long term cool scenes.
  
  Cons: Truly rough reading first few chapters, pacing can be tough, non essential characters motivations are 2 dimentional
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Super-Powereds-3-Book-Series/dp/B010HIUG1C/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504369&sr=1-1&keywords=super+powereds
  
  
  
  after reading the above books, this spinoff is a virtual must read, best of the bunch: https://www.amazon.com/Corpies-Super-Powereds-Spinoff-Book-ebook/dp/B01D9C21DE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1473257391&sr=1-1&keywords=corpies
  
  
  
  
  
  action figures (5 books done, 3 in works for next year)
  
  note to readers - this is more YA targetted, but on occasion goes way beyond what I would expect in YA - still fun and well done
  
  ranking: 8/10 (7.5-8)
  
  Strengths: F/D
  
  Genre Detail: Sci-fi
  
  Comments: steady, easy, enjoyable
  
  Cons: not much depth, angsty, simple, seems to target YA but occasionally breaks boundry to be potentially inappropriate for younger audience
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Action-Figures-Issue-Secret-Origins-ebook/dp/B00GC74K4M/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504262&sr=1-1&keywords=action+figures+michael+bailey#navbar
  
  
  
  dire (3 books, not complete)
  
  note to readers - Outstanding lead character and really nicely written. I loved DIRE.
  
  ranking: 9/10 (9-9)
  
  Strengths: W/D/E
  
  Genre Detail: sci-fi
  
  Comments: dire is a great character, its a good story, inspired by worm (was originally fan-fiction on parahumas site, the intro to dire)
  
  Cons: taking a while for next book to come out, only sample size of 2 books in series. third book was just released, didnt like as much as first two.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/DIRE-BORN-Dire-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B018L5DJN0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504229&sr=1-1&keywords=dire+born#navbar
  
  
  
  Gailsone (2 books, then shifted to periodical short novella releases)
  
  note to readers - Least good of the good ones, If you leave any off this is the most leave-off able.
  
  ranking: 8/10 (7.5-8)
  
  Strengths: F/E
  
  Genre Detail: sci-fi
  
  Comments: fairly unique story, strong main character, quite murdery at times.
  
  Cons: after second book author started releasing .99$ 100 page short excerpts, books are fun but no depth, some annoying interplay between characters
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Gailsone-Big-Japan-Casey-Glanders-ebook/dp/B00GXTADYA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504156&sr=1-1&keywords=gailsone#navbar
  
  
  
  
  
  Dynamistress (2 books, series done)
  
  note to readers - fan fiction at its finest, a talented author who played City of Heroes wrote a 2 book biography for his character, lots of "labor of love" and nicely written story.
  
  ranking: 8/10 (8-8)
  
  Strengths: F
  
  Genre Detail: Sci-fi
  
  Comments: unique autobiography format, this is more a story of a person who happens to engage in the super human community than a hero story, very well done. oddly enough - inspired by the MMO City of Heroes, written by an author who played the game.
  
  Cons: if you are looking for a heroic story, this is more a person story that unions the genre.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Reckoning-Many-Deaths-Dynamistress-Book-ebook/dp/B00F6F8NOY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470503535&sr=8-1&keywords=dynamistress#navbar
  
  
  
  confessions of a d-list supervillain (3 books, not really a series though there is a timeline)
  
  note to readers - These were fun, first ones in the genre I read. Not as good as others in the list, but worth reading if you get into this format (novelization of super/parahuman stories)
  
  ranking: 7.5/10 (7-7.5)
  
  Strengths: F
  
  Genre Detail: sci-fi
  
  Comments: One of the first "super hero" genre books published, fun read but not much beyond that. it has not held up to other books/series since it came out, but still decent enough read
  
  Cons: others are better, not terribly unique or deep. just fun and one of the first forays into this genre.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/D-List-Supervillain-3-Book-Series/dp/B00XM5XKWA/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504127&sr=1-1&keywords=confessions+of+a+d+list+supervillain
  
  
  
  don't tell my parents i'm a supervillain (3 books, not complete)
  
  note to readers - book 1 was a blast, and is also very appropriate for young readers (5th -8th grade reading level advised). cant suggest it more highly for a fun read, and you might find it appropriate/fun for your kids too after reading it
  
  ranking: 8/10- (9.5-6.5)
  
  Strengths: I/F/E
  
  Genre Detail: Sci-fi
  
  Comments: first book has Worm inspiration, excellent introduction and very creative. second and third books are not as good. worth reading first book.
  
  Cons: very ya, first book captures a story in a "harry potterish" enjoyable story with a ton of discovery and creativity. second and third books fell off that mark.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Please-Dont-Tell-Parents-Book/dp/B01A951V2G/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504101&sr=1-1&keywords=don%27t+tell+my+parents+i%27m+a+supervillain
  
  
  
  wild cards (many books, all anthologies of short stories by various authors)
  
  note to readers - anthologies by dozens of authors, with an overall theme and world canon maintained by the editor (George RR Martin). you have to take the good with the bad to get through this series, there are alot of both
  
  ranking: 7- (8.5-5)
  
  Strengths: I/W/D
  
  Genre Detail: sci-fi
  
  Comments: anthology format, very unique. some amazing, some awful stories. multi author short stories covering a variety of characters over the course of 30-50 years or so. first of its sort. George RR Martin editor. the first 5 books are mostly good, there are a bunch of bad mixed with some good after that.
  
  Cons: expensive, and quality of stories varies wildly.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Cards-I-Trust-ebook/dp/B003P8OZ0U/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504054&sr=1-3&keywords=wild+cards+george+rr+martin#navbar
  
  
  
  steelheart (3 books, complete)
  
  note to readers - I just didn't like the story, seems like almost everyone disagrees with me based on online reviews. really well written, but it never hooked me.
  
  ranking: 7.5
  
  Strengths: I/D
  
  Genre Detail: sci-fi.
  
  Comments:I didnt enjoy these as much as I thought I would, many others enjoyed more than me based on reviews. well written (the author is a top notch writer) but there was just something off about them that I couldnt place.
  
  Cons: premium cost, other stories (indy pub/other) are just more enjoyable.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/The-Reckoners-3-Book-Series/dp/B0141KGAIK/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470504007&sr=1-1&keywords=steelheart
  

I'm not a regular contributor, but I felt like making a top-10 list of my favorite books so far. (My son will be turning 3 soon.)

The rules mention links to facebook or blogs; I'm hoping non-referral links to Amazon are okay. I'll link board books where possible, because pages get ripped and torn until at least two-and-a-half years of age.

• Little Blue Truck: Most parents probably already know this one. Great book for when children are starting to speak - you can point to each of the animals and ask what it "says."
  
• Jamberry: Beautiful illustrations, and it can be read as a song. I'm pretty sure two verses were switched - I think it should be "Three berry four berry, my berry your berry, hayberry strawberry, finger and pawberry." Bugs me a little bit.
  
• Chugga Chugga Choo Choo: Another singable book with rhymes and good illustrations, and a good means of prompting child participation - they can fill in the "whoo whooo!" part.
  
• Planting a Rainbow: Great eye-grabbing book for learning colors. Can also be read with a rhythm, though it isn't as singable as the others.
  
• Little Owl's Night: Great book for pre-empting any fears of the dark. "Owls wake up at night time, and sleep when the sun is up." Surely if this little owl is chilling at night with his fox and turtle buddies, that means nighttime is nothing to be afraid of.
  
• The Little Dump Truck: Has a good rhythm and good illustrations. Helps give your kid, who loves dump trucks but doesn't know why, an idea of what dump trucks actually do.
  
• Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street: Fantastic counting book, and has a good rhythm as well. Highly recommend for getting your kid to count past ten.
  
• Potty: A godsend for potty training. Start reading it a couple months before you introduce the potty, and read it often. We potty-trained our son at about 34 months with a combination of this book and Season 2, Episode 1 of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. He used a little plastic thing for about two weeks before we moved him up to the integrated seat, which is great because it can just be wiped down after use.
  
• Julia's House for Lost Creatures: Beautifully illustrated, and a great introduction to cleaning up after yourself. "What do good boys do if they make a little mess?" "Um, clean up!" The text doesn't flow well in some parts - I get the impression that this was intended for comic-book reading children - but it isn't overly wordy and has more than enough art to compensate.
  
• Why is the Grass Green? First Questions and Answers about Nature: If anyone knows about a more recent version of this, I'd be very interested. We found this one in a library's outdoor "take one, leave one" box. Some of it is still too advanced for our little one to wrap his head around, but the way this book distills concepts into concise explanations with simple wording is amazing. Highly recommended for any child that asks a lot of "why" questions.

Okay so, YA books are my jam, and I'll get to those in a second. But if you want a fun summer read you'll have trouble putting down, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is great. It's a really fun read, especially for people who like books. It's got mystery, humor, and you'll stay up way too late reading to figure out what's going to happen next. It's not the deepest or most challenging book in the world, but it's real fun and well paced.

For YA, anything by Laurie Halse-Anderson is amazing. I've read Speak more times than any other book. Her book Catalyst is also really awesome. And I just finished her book Twisted a few days ago, and it was a great, quick read. (I actually finished it in one lazy day!)

Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why is heartbreaking. If you liked Fault in Our Stars, I'm sure you'll love this. It's a great concept (girl who kills herself gives a series of tapes to a boy to explain why she did it), and it's just superbly well written. Along the same lines, Markus Zusak's I am the Messenger is also a great high-concept, all-the-feels read.

If you like the more fantasy-esque YA books, the best series I've found is Clive Barker's Abarat series. If you end up getting these, make sure to get the hardcover versions. The writing is great itself, but what really makes the series is that each book has over 300 paintings and illustrations done by the author himself. It's a great epic, and the third book of five just came out last year. The series gets darker as it goes, which is great.

And, finally, not a YA novel, but Adam Rapp's The Metal Children is an awesome play about a guy who wrote a YA book that's the focus of a censorship argument in a small town. It's got some great points in it, and is a fast, fun read.

Hope this helps! Sorry if I used the word 'great' too much. :P

Oh! I love reading books!

If you are torn between the two and the desire is about even, learn Spanish. You will (likely) make progress more quickly and develop motivation more easily. If you are leaning more toward Russian and are resolute that that is where you heart is, of course go that way.

If you do end up going with Spanish, first assess your current ability. If you need a refresher, run through the language transfer Spanish course. It will touch on the basics and hopefully prime your brain for Spanish again.

Then, if you seriously want to start developing your skills and establish a foundation for fluency, find a way to get a hold of the Assimil course. It's got it's quirks, but there is not doubt that it will teach you a metric ton of Spanish. More importantly, it will teach your brain how to aquire Spanish rather than simply study it. Deka Glossai's How to Learn German video details what I believe to be the most effective way to learn with the Assimil method.

After Assimil, start reading and listen to as much Spanish as you can. For listening, try to listen to as many different dialects as possible. Puerto Rican Spanish sounds extrodinarial different from European Spanish which sounds very different from Argentinian Spanish and so on. Getting an ear for the different accents will boost your listening comprehension tremendously. Check out Luisito Comunica. He travels all over the world, discusses interesting things and places, speaks clearly, and doesn't have that grating "youtube personality", if you get my meaning. Study his videos the same way you would an Assimil lesson.

Starting with a graded reader can be a good idea to start for reading. Then you have a few options. A book you already know in English or just trying to find something easy to read in Spanish are common choises. After searching for the longest time, I found a book called Cajas de carton. The language is very simple without being childish and tells a engaging story. Then read El Tunel, a genuine class of Spanish language litterature that would make for a great followup. Both books don't use very complicated language and are under 200 pages. Put new words into Anki, read a page twice, and move on. You will see unfamiliar words again and I promise you will learn best by exposure. Anki works best to solidify things you've already seen rather than trying to do mass vocab building.

Speak, speak, speak. If you don't have people to practice with, do the FSI Basic Spanish course to get you ready for when you do. Then try to do language exchanges on italki.com or anywhere else you can find one. If you do everything I just wrote and you did these things every single day, you'll be at a B2 in two years time, maybe one year depending how much you put into it. I wish I could better direct you for Russian, but I don't doubt Assimil would be a fantastic place to start after learning the basics.

Best of luck.

Really, just by virtue of the fact that you are asking these questions, I would imagine you are probably going to do just fine. I always tell my students to read voraciously, even if it's Twilight. Read works of substance in class, read trashy mystery novels, read the newspaper, read Sports Illustrated. The more you just look at the printed word the more you will understand narrative structure, symbolism, syntax, voice, argumentation, allegory. Above all, read what you enjoy. If your teacher is worth her salt, she'll help point you toward the seminal works.

Another bit of advice - always be willing to rewrite your essays. I NEVER get things right the first time, and I always see room for improvement. I don't know what your teacher's policies are, but I always let my students rewrite essays in AP courses for better grades. A poor grade should be seen as an opportunity to diagnose and improve, rather than a final statement on your work.

In another response, I gave some specific advice for the actual exam, so I'll direct you there for that.

Also, the three books I think all AP Lit students should read are Heart of Darkness, Brave New World, and The Great Gatsby. Between those three, no open-ended question will defeat you.

As for what got me into English Literature, the answer is a pretty simple one. I was one of those kids who lived at the library during free time and summers. I loved getting lost in other worlds. There was one book that really pushed me over the edge into being a lover of the printed word: Boy: Tales of Childhood, by Roald Dahl.

I read it when I was probably 8 or 9, and it hooked me. It made me appreciate the ways that an author writing in a different time enters into a dialogue with the reader (something I would rediscover in the work of Walt Whitman much later). Additionally, I loved that even though the boy in the book (it is an autobiography of the author's young years) and I lived in different times and different places, with very different backgrounds, there was a universal affinity between us. We shared experiences; we had similar feelings; we were, in effect, united by our humanity. Great literature does nothing less than teach us what it means to be human. What a great field to immerse one's self in.

This book is super cute and has fun pictures! It is about not putting yourself into one box but being everything you want to be!

I would love this book for my kiddos (girl will be 3 and lil boy 1 in May)! They both l love iron man and they both LOVE books! I enjoy reading to them and I love it when they encouraging that my hubby and I also enjoy such as super heroes!

Green eggs and ham.

Thanks for the contest!

Hey there, redditors. So, I've written a short children's book. Sure, it's no Green Eggs and Ham, but I'm kind of proud of how well it turned out. It's titled, "My Daddy, the Amazing Nurse!", and it's available for FREE on Amazon Kindle from 12/22-12/26. I would love any honest reviews via Amazon (good or bad) so that I can improve the reader experience for future editions and/or similar books that I have in the works, but a review is not required for the download. Again, it's 100% free.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7JT6JP

Amazon's product pages are a little misleading for free books. To get the book for free, as long as the price shows $0.00, click "Buy now with 1-click". If you click the "Read for Free" link, it will ask if you want to subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, which you DON'T need to do to read this book!

Let me know what you all think (preferably as a review on Amazon, but I'll take feedback here too!). Thanks!

Oh, I <3 looking for books for my kids!! They are 14, 13, 12, 11, and 5. Our son is the youngest, and he loves all the books that his older sisters loved when they were younger. :D

Oh my gosh...Get those kids some books!

• This is my favorite children's book.
  
  
• The Story of Ferdinand.
  
  
• This is one of my son's favorites...IronMan!.
  
  
• The Day My Mommy Quit.
  
  
• Dragons Love Tacos.
  
  
• If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.
  
  
• I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love.
  
  
• The Day The Crayons Quit.
  
  
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
  
  
• Boom Chicka Rock.
  
  
• Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Mama Hook Knows Best: A Pirate Parent's Favorite Fables with CD.
  
  
• Are You My Mother?.
  
  
• Love You Forever.
  
  
• I Love You, Stinky Face.
  
  
• The Runaway Bunny.
  
  
• Oh, The Places You'll Go. Cool idea I saw on Pinterest with this book: Buy a copy and have each of your kids' teachers write a little note somewhere in it at the end of every year. Give the book to your kid as a graduation gift. I am doing this with our son now, I saw the idea too late to start it for our girls.
  
  
• Ten Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed.
  
  
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
  
  
• The Velveteen Rabbit. -- A HUGE FAVORITE!!
  
  
• Locomotive.
  
  
• Sleep Like A Tiger.
  
  
• The Lion And The Mouse.
  
  
• Blueberries for Sal.
  
  
• David Gets In Trouble.
  
  
• Press Here. This is a very fun book!
  
  
• The One and Only Ivan.
  
  
• The Polar Express.
  
  
• Flotsam.
  
  
• Only One You.
  
  
• Beautiful Oops!.
  
  I would love this book for our oldest daughter if I win, please.
  
  /u/DrUsual...can you think of any?
  
  Thank you for the contest!

What matters most is making sure your son knows you have his back and that it's perfectly fine for him to like/play with/wear whatever he enjoys. If someone says "Boys don't play with dolls", you can just firmly reply, "This boy does!"

It might also help for your son to see his preferences normalized somewhere since he's getting so much negative feedback from those around him. There are some great picture books that emphasize the many ways to be a boy - I recommend Teddy's Favorite Toy, Want to Play Trucks?, Pink is for Boys, and Jamie is Jamie. All of these are about perfectly ordinary boys who enjoy playing with dolls, the color pink, etc. There are other good books about boys who enjoy wearing dresses, sparkly jewelry, nail polish, etc if your little one shows interest in those things down the road. Just have to keep repeating the message that there's absolutely nothing wrong with boys liking any of those things!

I'll just throw in there are actually quite a few book series that focus on superheros, but aren't adaptions.

George R.R. Martin edits a series called Wild Cards which he refers to as mosaic novels. He and his friends will right a series of short stories which fit into a novel, each novel is part of a trilogy, and each trilogy is part of the larger world. The series has been going on since the 80's. The first one Wildcards was recently republished with added material. If you want to skip forward though Inside Straight was written to be a good jumping on point.

Brandon Sanderson recently wrote a series called The Reckoners , where people with Superpowers have taken over the world and

I haven't read these, but Vicious is supposed to be really good as well. Ex-Heroes is massup of the Superhero and zombie genres, I can't speak to it's quality, but it's fairly successful.

I know it isn't exactly what you're looking for, but I thought these might interest you.

Edit: Oh, and if you are interested in the Wildcards series, I would highly suggest reading the first novel even if you skip forward afterwards. The first book is essentially a series of short stories that tell the history of the Wildcards from their appearance in the 40's to the 80's when the rest start taking place.

The Phantom Tollbooth

How exciting for your son! So many adventures await him. I love that he's been caught reading under the covers. That's how you know you have truly enthusiastic reader!

Scholastic Book Wizard is an amazing resource. You can search for books by reading level, grade level, interest, and similar books.

Some books my advanced first graders love that are around the levels you mentioned:

My Weird School Series - humor

Bailey School Kids Series - mystery

Horrible Harry - humor

Black Lagoon Chapter Books - humor

Geronimo Stilton - humor/action/adventure

Good luck! And happy reading!

I just think there's too much going on for it not to be foreshadowing. Like what editor would leave this stuff in the book? They're plot holes, but they're plot holes that the character of Wade legitimately might not understand yet. The story just feels incomplete. I mean look at what's set up for the next book. Wade is a multi-billionare in sole control of essentially the plurality of the world marketplace and economy. What are Ogden Morrow's loyalties? What did he do after leaving GSS and his wife died? Did Ogden even tell the truth about his last meeting with Halliday? Why should we believe him after he abused his admin powers already? Are his lawyers trustworthy? Who were the owners of IOI and what do they want now? Why is there a Big Red Button? What's really going on in the real world? What's he going to do with all the money?

And, I mean, what happened to the Arthurian Parzival? He found and lost the grail because he didn't ask the right question to the Fisher King to heal him. Does that mean Wade already failed by not asking the right question to Anorak/Halliday's echo, or is Ogden the Fisher King? Interestingly, there is an actual story called Parzival, too.

However, Cline seems legitimately obsessed with 80s culture, so I'm willing to believe he's just a pulp fiction writer, too, little better than Dan Brown or Stephenie Meyer and capable of only one note with only shadows of real writing talent. I'll give Cline enough rope to hang himself with the sequel.

Like I said, it's either a beautiful setup for a massive deconstruction of essentially anything or everything in the postwar 20th century and modern pop culture, or it's just everything his very vocal critics say it is: pulp nostalgia trash glorifying aging geek culture. The only other problem I see is that this thing is popular enough that Cline might decide he can make more money milking the nostalgia angle, and he might give up on any social commentary. I'm betting 50% chance of trashy pulp fiction, 15% chance of legitimate dystopian sci-fi deconstruction, and a 35% chance of a disappointing or inconclusive combination of both. At this point I'd say the best title for the sequel is "Insert Coin to Continue," but somebody already took that.

It obviously would have made a better book if Ready Player One were the first half of a longer single book, but, hey, it's not unheard of that books in a series become seen as just volumes of a longer story. Lord of the Rings is often even collected into a single volume.

Hi Buzz,

My 8 year old daughter would like to know:

• Was it smooth riding in a spaceship?
  
• Would you like to go into space again?
  
  My 10 year old son would like to know:
  
  
• How high did you jump on the moon?
  
• What was the moon's texture like?
  
  Many thanks.
  
  edit next day:
  
  Thanks for the upvotes, my children are very pleased.Smiling What's an upvote? What is reddit? Oh, boy, that's a question and a half.
  
  Thanks to /u/loveload for this answer about smoothness, very thoughtful of you to post, and great links.
  
  As some people have commented there are theoretical answers, but these questions were looking to Dr Aldrin's experience. As another Buzz once said "I don't think it will mean the same coming from me".
  
  Also, cut Victoria some slack, people, nobody owes you anything. Wants and needs are different things. /r/firstworldproblems
  
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  Also, thanks to /u/deadbird17 for this answer about how moon dust is sharp.
  
  These and questions about jumping are all things I already know about. I talk to my children about them, we look them up ourselves, we watch Carl Sagan's Cosmos, In The Shadow of the Moon, Apollo 13, we read The Sea of Tranquility.
  
  I love that Buzz took communion on the moon. Our family takes communion regularly and it is amazing to me that someone would deliberately perform that act on the moon to say, we are one, we are connected. Whether you believe in anything spiritual or not, your actions can be symbolic, and have meaning. I think Buzz lives a symbolic and meaningful life.
  
  How high did Buzz actually jump? I'm sure he tried.

Barely any mentions of Steelheartand Firefight? Two awesome Brandon Sanderson super hero / villain novels! This is the first instance ever where someone (besides a big comic publisher) created super powereds that were actually interesting and pretty awesome. The ending to Steelheart, and how things play out is truly genius in my opinion. You have to read it to know what i'm talking about...

Good morning! My youngest son loves to try to read to me, he's not there yet, but to help him on his way I think he would like this. Most of the books we have are chapter books for my older son, so one with more pictures would be much appreciated. And what kid doesn't like a good super hero!

Thank you!

Wish list with the book: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Friends-Flying-High-Reading/dp/0375852085/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1418722103&sr=8-16

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A classroom book for one cent plus shipping equals $4.00 total! I teach in an urban, low-income school. It has one of the highest poverty rates in my district. We have ZERO budget for supplies or books, so everything I use in my class (paper, pencils, textbooks, novels, sticky notes, pens, glue, markers, crayons, etc.) comes from donations or my own pockets. Making my day also makes my students' days. Thanks for supporting my high schoolers!

Thanks! Hope you feel better! ♥

I can't really recommend too many true crime novels because I don't really read as many as I should considering my interests. Typically I read my fictional material and watch my non-fiction material if that makes sense. Not saying they're bad, but so many true crime authors write about the same criminals and it gets so hard to pick out which one of those books is the most engaging.

I don't really have a favorite author; I kinda jump around. However, I can try to recommend a few fiction books in keeping with the theme and what you've mentioned. I would highly recommend Let me In, by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It has serial killing, the paranormal, and some romantic elements, but it sticks more to horror and I hate romance but loved this book. Acceleration, by Graham McNamee, which is about a kid who finds a possible serial killer's journal while working at a lost and found is also a book I remember fondly. And, if you want to give yourself nightmares as someone who frequents child free and is female, The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood is a must. Also The Giver has two sequel books; Gathering Blue and Messenger

I don't want to get too much further off topic and distract from OP's story (I could recommend books all day), so if you are looking for other potential books and authors, I recommend making a post on r/suggestmeabook . Happy hunting :)

I wonder if the player in question is referencing these house rules:

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Lost-Things-John-Connolly/dp/1442429348

The author has a comment about exotic weapons in there that reads as follows:

> If you wanted a quick fix, you could meld some of the exotic weapons into existing weapon groups (axes, bows, close, cudgels, firearms, flails, hammers, heavy blades, light blades, spears, thrown). Katanas could fall into heavy blades while daisho would be light blades.

> Using your GM’s discretion, you could also create entirely new weapon groups. In this case, it may make sense to group traditional samurai melee weapons together (katana, wazikashi, daisho). That way your samurai could still specialize in a distinct flavour of weaponry.

Those rules are designed to make martial characters a little more interesting a little more quickly, allowing them to skip prereq feats and get to the fun bits of a given build at lower level. Tinkering is all well and good, and playing with those linked rules seems like an acceptable change to me. As others have said however, demanding to play with your preferred house rules or picking up your ball and going home is not cool.

I don't know how I'd advise OP. Capitulating to a whiner undermines GM authority, but giving up a game is tough too. Perhaps a compromise? Maybe everyone gets a free feat at character creation, and this counts as the free feat for the player in question. In my most recent game, I've allowed players to take 3 traits or 1 trait and a story feat, for example. Hasn't broken anything yet.

Are you feeling 22?

I did a contest just like this one in the past! Happy birthday :) and thanks for the contest.

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Wow, I'd totally forgotten about these books, but I remember liking them a lot too.

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!

Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday!

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days?

I loved this book as a kid. The story also involved a broccoli necklace and drinking weak tea in a quiet room.

Moral of the story is that being perfect is boring :)

I most recently read "The Book of Things" by John Connelly. Fabulous book. Definitely off-pudding, and obscure, but it's really good. If you want to look it up.... The Book of Lost Things (:

I've actually just started reading Worm for the first time. I tried reading it a while back and couldn't get into it. Doing better this time. Some basic thoughts:

• Why is it called Worm instead of Parahumans?
  
  
• It sure looks derivative. I've seen these tropes somewhere before. This is just another take on The Incredibles, isn't it?
  
  
• I really hate Taylor. I'm taking Emma's side on this one. I mean, how can the girl make such consistently bad decisions all the time? She's just a waste of human flesh.
  
  
• Tattletale, on the other hand, is awesome! We're getting married. As soon as I figure out how.
  
  
• Why Arcs? Each Arc would be a Chapter in any other book! Why it have to be all hipster?

Nobody likes Superheroes. so we're fixing them. Fixing them good. With our words.

Including: Pedantic Definition of Terms! Amateurish audio quality! That Spawn Album! Not the Spawn Album you're thinking of, the worse one!


OK, so Metropolis isn't Wilmington, DE. It's more like Dover, DE

Recommendations this episode (we might get a commission if you buy them):

Batman Year 100

Worm

Steelheart (Reckoners Book 1)

Music courtesy PANDAS

Feeling "sick or afraid or just dreaming" or even behaving like kid on occasion doesn't diminish your adultivity (A word coined by renouned philosifizer, Robert Norwood).

>You always feel like a perfectly mature, totally adjusted, grown up? Always?

No, and I really wouldn't want it that way. And I don't think that makes me any less of an adult, just imperfect. For further reading on the subject I recommend the following book:

http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Person-Just-Three-Days/dp/0440413494

/u/tandem7....you are so awesome!!

1. [me] (http://www.amazon.com/Steelheart-The-Reckoners-Brandon-Sanderson-ebook/dp/B00ARHAAZ6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3OP7N8Q0ZOXDV&coliid=I20UQYRC2V2WIJ)
   
   
2. [you] (http://www.amazon.com/Ella-Enchanted-Fullscreen-Edition-Hathaway/dp/B004SIP75S/ref=wl_it_dp_v_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=13VVGGK5LECJG&coliid=I1T5MA3HQOIJYC). I love this adorable movie. I have it and now I want to go watch it!
   
   Go mom go!

Ok, I had also been looking for this forever... I did a little more digging today and I think I found it! It’s called “Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!” here’s a listing for it

• The Stonecutter, Chinese folk-tale
  
  
• Pretty well-known, but always nice: The Ugly Duckling by H.C. Andersen
  
  
• Rumplestiltskin
  
  
• Sandman or "Ole Lukoeje"
  
  
• Three Billy Goats Gruff, Norwegian fairy tale
  
  I can also recommend you either watch the show Once Upon a Time or read The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly for inspiration

Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series deals with normal humans trying to regain control from superheroes who recently appeared and have taken control of the world. It nicely explores the supposition that merely using your super powers, even in an effort to do good, is bound to cause harm.

This is in a similar vein. I bought it for my girlfriend last year to appease her OTGW longing and she loved it.

I can't say no one else has read it, but I don't know anyone else that has, but I really love The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly.

Check out Cajas de Carton . It's Young Adult fiction (10-13 years old) and has been a great stepping stone for me thus far. I am about 1/3 through it. It may be closer to intermediate than to beginner.

Hello and welcome to r/Random_Acts_of_Amazon!! I'm new 'round here too and still lurking everyone's wishlists (which is really quite addicting).

A lot of my Amazon-buying goes to other people so there with probably be repeats, but...

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  Most of them are movies (both for me and others).. and a couple of books. :D
  (Jeeze, I feel really Supernatural obsessed.. 6/10 relate to that TV Show in some way. Yikes!!)

Hey there Enjoy the Payday!

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is the only superhero novel I've read.

Have the stuffed animal Velveteen-type cape (Parian; I looked it up) solve a film noir style mystery.

Oh, you wanted me to reccommend one for you to read, not to write. Never mind.

Have you already read the (actual books, not fanfic) Reckoner series? It starts with Steelheart

Fanfics are nice too, but I haven't really been engaged by any for Worm yet.

Not exactly what you described, but you might check out Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385743572/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_p2rQAbNPEYVPN

Sand by Hugh Howey.

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie.

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson.

A long shot, but maybe Steelheart?

http://smile.amazon.com/Steelheart-Reckoners-Book-Brandon-Sanderson-ebook/dp/B00ARHAAZ6/ref=lp_7783744011_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410323739&sr=1-7

Link to amazon

^(because I know I hate it when people don't post a link to the deals they post)

I went to go buy it-but I already bought it back it 2016 it was on sale for $1.99 then

New books are always welcome!

Did you know that sometimes kangaroos sometimes steal dingo babies?

If you and your readers are certain you have a MG novel, it will definitely be easier to change your query rather than the novel itself. Take a look at MG books like A Series of Unfortunate Events and Artemis Fowl or borderline MG/YA books like Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Steelheart, (superhero bonus) and Incarceron to see how dead parents, dismemberment, and evil villains can be handled for a younger audience.

Well, it's not fantasy... but Brandon Sanderson's "The Reckoners" is top notch stuff. Book 2 comes out in January 2015.

From the wiki:

> "Steelheart is the story of a world full of superheroes who are called Epics. Or actually, supervillains. They took over the world with their powers and rule cities like Newcago, where ordinary people try to survive. One such supervillain is Steelheart, an Epic with invincible powers, who killed the father of an average teenager named David. But every Epic has his own weakness, and it's David's goal to find Steelheart's weakness and take revenge for the murder of his father. But in order to succeed he must join the Reckoners, a group of citizens that banded together to assassinate Epics. David has something valuable to offer; not a weapon but an experience. He has seen Steelheart bleed."