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So I have decided to read more books in 2010, as I have barely read books before maybe 2-3 a year on average the last 10 years.
So today I read "The Alchemist" for a fresh start on the New year, but I did not really like it and I don`t understand all the fuzz about it since everyone seem to love that book.
Anyway my next project is finishing a book about Doctor Mengele that I started reading during the Christmas and got half way through and when I finish that I am gonna read Nick Cave`s "And Ass Saw the Angel". Once I am done with that I don`t really have any more books planned so here I hope for some help from Teamliquid to recommend me some books.
Books I have enjoyed reading before are Dan Brown books, a lot of Tom Clancy books, Tolkien books and the occasional book about WW2.
I dont really have any favorite genre and is open to read lots of different stuff, so some book recommendations with a short description what the books is about and genre would be greatly appreciated!
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Read some books of Haruki Murakami. Really, really great writer.
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On January 02 2010 08:58 Ota Solgryn wrote:
Read some books of Haruki Murakami. Really, really great writer.
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Michael Crichton is awesome if you like science fiction thrillers. I've read like 10 books by him the last year or so. Sphere is highly recommended.
Anything by Jan Guillou is awesome as well. :D
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On January 02 2010 08:58 Ota Solgryn wrote:
Read some books of Haruki Murakami. Really, really great writer.
Lol if you like plots that make no sense and off-the-wall completely unbelievable wtf is going on situations XD. Sorry to bash Haruki, the man is just verifiably INSANE. But hey, that's a style and some people love it. And he does it well.
I'd suggest Sharon Kay Penman's Here Be Dragons. It's historical fiction, set in medieval Wales/England. Pretty great book, if you're into that sort of thing. "Lions of Al-Rassan" is another great book, set in Muslim Spain during the Reconquista. El Cid's one of the main characters but it's not a typical sword and sorcery type of book. Very elegant writing.
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On January 02 2010 09:07 Holgerius wrote:
Michael Crichton is awesome if you like science fiction thrillers. I've read like 10 books by him the last year or so. Sphere is highly recommended.
Anything by Jan Guillou is awesome as well. :D
Michael Crichton WAS awesome :[. That awesome man is dead now T_T
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Solaris
Sci-fi, written by Stanislaw Lem. Good enough that they made a movie with George Clooney about it, though I haven't seen it. It's a psychological thriller and it'll freak you out.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Sci-fi, moral questions and psychological drama. Also good enough that they made a movie about it (Bladerunner). Both this and the previous books are 'better' than the movie, but only because there's so much plot that it can't be properly condensed into 2 hours.
The Things They Carried
war narrative about vietnam. Psychological. Focus on PTSD. REALLY incredible writing style that just makes you want to keep going.
Dirk Gently
Douglas Adams' 'detective' novels. Absolutely hilarious. If you liked the Hitchhiker's Guide you'll like this... If you haven't read the Hitchhiker's Guide, do yourself a favour and read that too. Really genius metaphors and plot devices in all of Douglas Adams' work.
Mortal Engines
Steam-punk. It's written for teenagers/kids but it's enjoyable in the same way that Harry Potter is still enjoyable to adults. Just an interesting story and a cool universe he's created, especially if you've never read steampunk before. Walking cities that eat each other. Awesome.
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It's about the ebola virus. I'm not sure why I liked it as much as I did but it's one of my favorite books.
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Catch-22, Illusions, Dune, Catcher in the Rye, Slaughter House Five, Cat's Cradle, The Sirens of Titan, really anything by Vonnegut for that matter
Edit: Forgot to mention Stranger in a Strange Land and The Dresden Files
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Kao Kalia Yang's The Latehomecomer is a true story about a Hmong family. Guarantee you'll /respect at some of the stuff her dad does during the story, it's unbelievable.
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This is a good and very funny book. It is about growing up in the states during the 50's.
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I must post this in every book thread ever, in the hope that at least one person will read The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb. Not found an author who can touch Hobb on her ability to convey emotion.
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Stranger In A Strange Land - Robert A Heinlein
If you like Tom Clancy, try Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
Other than that, I would also highly recommend The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
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ummm, dunno if you'll like them, but heres some easy enough to read ones I liked:
- Confederacy of Dunces - My Favourite book. Easy to read, hilarious and incredibly clever.
- Day of the Triffids - Very British apocalypse story. Not particularly well written but an awesome idea.
- Clockwork Orange - You owe it to yourself to read the novel of this. It's far better than the very good film.
- Last Exit to Brooklyn - Same as above
- Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - about russian gulags.
- Catch 22 + Slaughter House 5 + Catcher in the Rye
Oh and even though its a comic book, Maus is incredible.
Dunno if your after more umm, challenging (read "needlessly complicated") books, but if you are I'd recommend
- Good Soldier Svejk - One of the most oddly hilarious books I've ever read.
- Ullysses should be read at some point in your lifetime.
- The Flounder by Gunter Grass
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.
Couldn't really describe them, but all definitely worth reading if you have the time.
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Mortal Engines
Rumor has it that Peter Jackson is adapting this to film. Not that it matters because the books are fine as is.
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Thanks for all the advices til now, will google some of these books and make a list of what to read in the coming months.
As a huge film lover iv seen the movies of several of these books some of you have recommended (Sphere, Solaris, BladeRunner, Hitchhikers guide and Dune)
That "The Hot Zone" book looks really interesting as I have always found viruses like that without a cure really interesting.
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HARRY POTTER LOL
no kidding. 4-6 are awesome
€: oh and the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy if u haven't read it already.
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All of the Matthew Reily books. Start w/ Ice Station, sets a cracking pace. Set in modern day Earth, it's action packed like you wouldn't believe.
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