epic novels - Page 2

charliepanayi · 06-26-2008, 02:14 PM

As said, Don Quixote is pretty epic. It's great as well. And if you really fancy a hefty challenge, try Ulysses by James Joyce.

Ouch! · 06-26-2008, 02:40 PM

I'm beginning to think that I'm the only person who loved A Feast For Crows. Sure, the beginning was slow, but the second half of the novel was absolutely fantastic. I'll also second Gilhamut's sentiments that part of the reason AFFC was so slow was due to the characters it contained (or, more specifically, those which it did not). Regardless, some of the things that happened in the end of the novel were ridiculously awesome.

DK · 06-26-2008, 03:12 PM

No man, I was pretty confused by all the haet for AFFC. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Moon Rabbits · 06-26-2008, 06:01 PM

Don Quixote is what I was thinking of beginning. Or the Stand, but I don't really want to do another Stephen King. As for the others, they're all part of epic sagas, which isn't really something I'm down for. Fantasy novels = very no.

Yaridovich · 06-26-2008, 06:04 PM

Are you talking epics, or epics?

An epic (i.e. Odyssey) is a long poem telling about a hero's deeds.

Or are you just talking about really long stories spanning books like the Lord of the Rings?

I Took the Red Pill · 06-26-2008, 06:06 PM

I'd definitely go with Dante's Divine Comedy. I went into it thinking it would be dry, but man, I loved it. I can only speak for the John Ciardi translation though, no idea how the others read.

41-Inches-Wide · 06-26-2008, 06:07 PM

Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Though it's not really that long, that's my favorite book to date.

KaiserDragon · 06-26-2008, 07:58 PM

The awesome thing about A song of Ice and Fire is the fact old George frequently goes out and does book signings all over the world (he did a book signing in woking (where I live) 3 days after AFFC was released... was awesome to meet the guy who wrote the series) so now I have all his books (which the exception of A Game of Thrones) in hardback with a personal inscription in each of them =D

charliepanayi The Misanthropist Location: London, UK	#9 As said, Don Quixote is pretty epic. It's great as well. And if you really fancy a hefty challenge, try Ulysses by James Joyce.
06-26-2008, 02:14 PM

DK Site Staff condeleezzas tit Location: All the time in Sunny Beach	#11 (permalink) No man, I was pretty confused by all the haet for AFFC. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
06-26-2008, 03:12 PM

Moon Rabbits so gangsta it hurrrrts.. Location: Caaaaaaaanada.	#12 (permalink) Don Quixote is what I was thinking of beginning. Or the Stand, but I don't really want to do another Stephen King. As for the others, they're all part of epic sagas, which isn't really something I'm down for. Fantasy novels = very no.
06-26-2008, 06:01 PM

Yaridovich It's October yet! Location: Ohio	#13 (permalink) Are you talking epics, or epics? An epic (i.e. Odyssey) is a long poem telling about a hero's deeds. Or are you just talking about really long stories spanning books like the Lord of the Rings?
06-26-2008, 06:04 PM

I Took the Red Pill bowowowyippieyoyippieyay Location: Central New York	#14 (permalink) I'd definitely go with Dante's Divine Comedy. I went into it thinking it would be dry, but man, I loved it. I can only speak for the John Ciardi translation though, no idea how the others read.
06-26-2008, 06:06 PM

41-Inches-Wide Special Location: Table of Elememts	#15 (permalink) Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Though it's not really that long, that's my favorite book to date.
06-26-2008, 06:07 PM