That's a bit harsh. Yes there are a lot of simularities with Robert Jordan, but I enjoy it anyway. At least his books get going a bit faster then Robert Jordans'. I just started the 4th book, so my opinion can still change. The first was definitely the best so far.

Before Jordans' work I read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn from Tad Williams. Pretty good story but it was extremely slow going at times.

Anyway Steven Erikson is next on my list.

Glad to see another Twain fan on the sight. I'd also recommend giving The Prince and the Pauper a go, though it's a pretty big change of pace coming off of Tom Sawyer. I've been meaning to read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court for awhile now.

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The forth is probably a decent book to stop on in the series. By the fifth/sixth they become overly political and in an obvious way. If that sort of thing gets on your nerves it may be a good point to stop. The later books in the series also start to feel a bit contrived and some of the scenarios are a bit too forced. I still enjoyed the series but I know a lot of people that struggled with it.

Now reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. It's is the hugely popular bestseller and part one of the Millenium trilogy. I wanted to read it so I could watch the Swedish movies based on the books and then David Fincher's Hollywood remake when it comes out at the end of the year. I lucked out and managed to buy special edition hardcovers of the entire trilogy on Amazon for on $30, marked down from $99. I'm almost finished with the book because I went on a road trip this past weekedn and read in the car, it is quite an interesting read although it started a bit slow and had too much exposition.

Currently taking a little break from Lord of Chaos, the 6th book in the Wheel of Time saga.

During that break, starting last Tuesday, I re-read the first two books in the Harry Potter series. I'm already working on the 3rd. I'm intending on getting through the whole series (including the final book, which I still to this day have not yet read!) rather quickly, so I can get back to Lord of Chaos.

After I'm done with Lord of Chaos, I'm not so certain yet if I will continue on with the 7th book immediately, or if I will take another break and find another series to read. It isn't that I don't want to continue with the Wheel of Time saga, I'm just not in a super big rush, considering the final book still isn't set to be released until early 2012, and I then have to wait for the mass market paperback to come out.

Potential books that I may read during that next break include:

A Song of Ice and Fire trilogy (Currently own the first 3, also just not in that big of a rush to start this series since it is not yet finished)

Something by Brandon Sanderson, so I can get accustomed to his writing style for the final Wheel of Time books

Potentially starting The Saga of Recluce. I read the first book in this series a LONG time ago, and rather enjoyed it. It still is not complete, but there are 16 books already finished.

I also have had the urge to potentially read The Giver and the other 2 books in the trilogy lately. I believe I've read the first 2, and they are absolutely marvelous books.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the weakest book in the series IMO (though it's the one that works bets as a movie). I liked it, but I got into the series with the second book. The pacing is better, and it's overall much more suspenseful. The 3rd, despite being the longest, has the best pacing. Things are moving pretty quickly and it's hard to get bored. Hope you enjoy them!

I'd been meaning to read this for a long time, and I finally managed to get my hands on a copy of it. Now this is a book is quite acclaimed, so I had very high expectations when I started reading... and to my surprise it really is THAT GOOD. The writing is excellent and the pacing is great, you never get bored and it's hard to put down. This is the kind of book that manages to make you both laugh and cry, and deals with many interesting themes, such as childhood and growing up, racism, justice, human nature, and all this in just 309 pages. Honestly, I've read books that were over 1000 pages long and they didn't have the depth of this little novel. It's a shame Lee never wrote any other books, 'cause this is simply the most inspirational and likable book I've ever read (and I don't think I'll ever read one with a better male character).