Need more books ! read anything good lately ?

[Alan]

Posted a long time ago and loads of you replied with some damn good books to read but now I've read them all and looking for some more

I've just finished Relentless and Panic - so no more spy/mafia/everyones out to get you.

No idea why, but I've really enjoyed some of the books written for people half my age ... finished Tunnels last week and just turned the last page of The Feather Boy - I guess its just the innocence of youth and a vain attempt to return to my own childhood heh.. .... ... or i'm just sad.

Just ordered His Dark Materials which should keep me going for a bit, but i need more !! Nothing like being tucked up in a warm bed with a book each night

 

[aika]

Crime and Punishment!

 

[eksdee]

just finished 'all men are mortal' by simone de bouvouir. absolutely stunning book, great read Amazon.co.uk: All Men Are Mortal: Books: Simone de Beauvoir,Euan Cameron. just started with 'less than zero' by bret easton ellis Amazon.co.uk: Less Than Zero: Books: Bret Easton Ellis. yes, ashamedly i never got around to reading this before now.

if you haven't already, i highly recommend haruki murakami for the most ridiculous and stunningly beautiful fiction. my favourites of his are:

Amazon.co.uk: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle: Books: Haruki Murakami
Amazon.co.uk: Norwegian Wood: Books: Haruki Murakami
Amazon.co.uk: Kafka on the Shore: Books: Haruki Murakami

more or less in that order, though it's hard to choose. all his books are great, though.

 

[Bahumat]

Just ordered His Dark Materials which should keep me going for a bit, but i need more !! Nothing like being tucked up in a warm bed with a book each night

Good man!

 

[UrganNagru]

I know he's not everones cup of tea but Bernard Cornwell has released his 4th book in his Alfred the Great series "Swordsong" though I recommend you read them in order starting the "The last kingdom", they're pretty much just Sharpe set in the Darkages focusing around an Anglosaxon who was brought up by vikings but written in a slightly different style.
Don't know if you've read many modern classics, but if you haven't read them already I recommend "Shogun" by James Clavell, bit of a slow starter but great once it gets going (except for the shite ending, sorry to spoil that) he's pretty much tried to blend the true stories of shipwrecked Sailor turned Samurai "Will Adams" with the unification of Japan with alot of fiction, but good none the less.
Another well known one but going to recommend it as I've just finished it is "Catch 22", took me a while to get used to the style as its all over the place with some events repeated from different perspectives, butvery dark and surreal humour in it.
Oh and nice one with the "Dark materials trillogy", if your into fantasy I take it you know Pratchet has released a new book "Making money" not read it though so can't say wether it's any good.

 

[Aiteal]

Blatant nationalistic plug

Flan O'Brian

The Third Policeman


At Swim-Two-Birds

if you like surreal humour Flan's your man
Robert Rankin owes him alot


Just bought 40 odd Michael Moorcock books from ebay a few weeks back
Always been a big elric/eternal champion fan
but some of the Von Bek novels have been very nice



and last week I reread
The Stars my Destination - Alfred Bester

considering when the book was written
It has aged incredibly well for SF

 

[tris-]

stephen king - everythings eventual

 

[echome]

I did enjoy "The stranger" by Albert Camus. But dunno if that is your cup of tea.
It is a book with a lot of thoughts based in existentialism.

 

[Bahumat]

The Raymond E Feist books are really good

The Riftwar-Series:
Magician (1982)
Silverthorn (1985)
A Darkness at Sethanon (1986)

The Riftwar Legacy:
Krondor the Betrayal (1998)
Krondor: the Assassins (September 1999)
Krondor: Tear of the Gods (2000)

 

[old.Tohtori]

Reading books is great! You're so great for reading books. I don't read much, but just wanted to tell you how awesome you are for reading them.

 

[Naetha]

I'll second Bernard Cornwell, also Conn Iggulden's Emperor series is awesome as well. Can't remember if you've already read them or not.

Also Brethren is good - been out in paperback a while, the sequel has just come out in hardback - all about the crusades.

Also, Tim Severin's viking trilogy is very very good.

 

[Cerb]

The Black magician trilogy by trudi canavan...thought it was excellent

 

[Golly]

bah was just about to reccomend relentless o well really enjoyed that one

currently reading black order by james rollins- its good upto now (bout 2/3rds way through it)- wartime book with weird events though, similar in a vague sense to the mafia type things

and the new harry potter book, as if no-ones said it yet! jokes aside its pretty entertaining

 

[NikonL]

I'd hope you've already read some Terry Pratchett books, but if not then I recommend the Discworld series, there are around 26+ books in it now I think, and they are ALL amazing, I've read most of them more than twice. Pratchett alone will keep you reading for years.

 

[Bahumat]

The Black magician trilogy by trudi canavan...thought it was excellent

The other trilogy she wrote is good too!

 

[Imgormiel]

If you want a head fuck then read Naked Lunch

 

[Solo]

Ben Mezrich:

These two are about students taking on vegas:

Breaking Vegas
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

and theres another about stockbrokers playing the japanese economy:

Ugly Americans : The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions

All are based on true stories but hide the identity of the people in them for obvious reasons!

 

[Nate]

Have you got a dog yet?

 

[Congax]

Have you got a dog yet?

I'm his dog, dawg.

 

[Alan]

Have you got a dog yet?

Nope still thinking about it, its a big decision and commitment, need to make sure its right.

 

[Shagrat]

The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susannah Clarke (victorian england - story about the last 2 english magicians)

Perdido Street Station by China Meuville (steam punk sci fi)

 

[noblok]

Crime and Punishment!

The brothers Karamazow! Gorki and Garshin are cool as well.

 

[Chronictank]

Wolf of the plains by Conn Iggulden
awesome read (dramatised historic thing about the mongols, similar to alexander)

 

[Gamah]

books? wot r dhey?

 

[Fafnir]

Dark War Saga...

 

[Bahumat]

Nope still thinking about it, its a big decision and commitment, need to make sure its right.

Dont bother, they taste disgusting!

 

[Imgormiel]

Dont bother, they taste disgusting!

Even the chinese are begining to close down the dog restuarants \o/

 

[Marc]

Am i the only person that cant get into fiction books? I love reading autobiographies and have read some corkers, but fiction, i lose interest

 

[Cerb]

I'd hope you've already read some Terry Pratchett books, but if not then I recommend the Discworld series, there are around 26+ books in it now I think, and they are ALL amazing, I've read most of them more than twice. Pratchett alone will keep you reading for years.

What he said!...especialy any of the sam vines books...guards!guards!, thud, nightwatch(thats what its called?) etc!

 

[Vasconcelos]

If you are into fantasy books i strongly recoomend you the Malazan Book of The Fallen saga (Steven Erikson), but be rdy for 10 books of more than 300 pages each (last 3 yet to be written).

If not here are 2 of my favs:

- The parfum - Patrick Suskind
- 100 years of solitude - Gabril García Marquez
- Of mice and men - John Steinbeck