ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote: [ -> ]I'd probably rather read a conventional novel over this stuff, To be honest.
But thanks for listing them anyway.
The recommendations are for Sensei, since he said he wanted to try.
As for you, since you're probably not into schoolgirls and sob stories (judging how you didn't like Kanon much), probably try something like Utawarerumono. That's pretty much a tactial RPG, and is about this awesome masked man rolling stuff and being superior, and actually has a rather decent story.
As for conventional novel, The Sword of Truth series is awesome. Way better than Happy Potter, or Twilight, or whatever else teens these days are raving about.