Since I already posted a list on why I hate Twilight, I decided I should come up with a list of books that are better than Twilight! These books have been noted, by me, to be of exceptional ethical, adventurous, or suspenseful value. Enjoy. And, this is my opinion, if you beg to differ, please say so! =]
1. The Ender Quartet (Noted for exceptional ethical value)–Yes I know, this isn’t really a book, more a series. The first book in the series showed corruption in government and manipulation of children, although I didn’t think it was as meaningful as the other three. The other three books, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind focused on the acceptance of other things, be they strange and alien, we can still live and coopertate with people. I thought this was good even in relating with other people and posed a strong point for being the best books I’ve ever read.
2. Jurassic Park (Both of the books)–’Cmon, what could be better than dinosaurs eating people? These books had lots of action sequnces and showed mental images of dinosaurs gobbling up people. Some of the things are biologically incorrect, but who cares? Also, I thought these books showed reasons why nature should not be tampered with.
3. Uglies (The series)–Yes, I know, a lot of you dislike this series, but I thought it showed why beauty really comes with a price. It also, unlike Twilight, focused on how people’s personalities were a stronger, better attribut than beauty. In the fourth book, Extras, the book posed a stance on fame and how it relates and controls all of our culture, specifically the media!
Well, I just added some books to your summer reading list! Go read some great Science Fiction!!
–Seth
