OT: Book suggestions

[dreaminmel]

Looking for reading suggestions. It's getting to that time of year where it's preferable to curl up with a good book rather than look outside. lol

Favorite author is Clive Barker but nothing new there as of late... I recently flew through books 2 and 3 of George R. R. Martin's 'Song of Ice and Fire' series so had to fly to B&N for the final 4th book. (unless he publishes another as has been rumored) While there I came across The Rose Labyrinth by Titania Hardie which looks like it'll be a lot of fun to read as it includes a separate grouping of papers to decode extra information related to the story. It was marked down from $27 to $7 so I grabbed it.

Fiction/fantasy/horror is preferable and the books I end up loving most are those that make you question your perception of life when you put them down. Thoughts?

 

[jacksonpt]

Not sure i've ever read any fiction/fantacy/horror that made me rethink my view on life... But Ishmael by Dan Quinn is good for that.

Dean Koontz's Life Expectancy was also a good read.

Those are the only books that come to mind, but i'll look through my book case later and see if anything else jumps out at me.

 

[jacksonpt]

Not sure i've ever read any fiction/fantacy/horror that made me rethink my view on life... But Ishmael by Dan Quinn is good for that.

Dean Koontz's Life Expectancy was also a good read.

Those are the only books that come to mind, but i'll look through my book case later and see if anything else jumps out at me.

 

[EllieSuz]

I just discovered a new author (new to me, anyway) named John Hart. He has three terrific books published, The King of Lies, Down River and The Last Child. It's easy to see why he has won many awards.

 

[Firedog1962]

Mel, I just finished The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. It is a story told through the mind of a dog. I found it to be funny, sad, insightfull, and just a good read. If you are a dog person then I would recomend.

 

[RyanEG]

Im a pretty big Anne Rice fan, any of her Vampire Chronicles or Witches of Mayfair series are pretty good.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I liked all the Dan Brown books. The Lost Symbol was definitely good.

 

[Srixon]

Interested in a Chef's view......Anthony Bourdain......Very good if your interested in human point of view...he is also on the travel channel "No Reservations"....might want to see if you can sit through that before the book.....and I even have the first one he wrote if you might like to read it but not invest in it....lol

 

[dreaminmel]

Just added a bunch of these to my shopping cart on Amazon. Something tells me I'll be printing out the list and revisiting B&N in the next few days. :reading: Can't wait!

 

[Conesus_Kid]

Ender's Game (that was recommended to me on this forum) just might fit the bill.

Forget Amazon: most of the aforementioned books can be found at the public library.

I'm not sure if Monroe County offers the same service as Livingston, but I can browse for books online and have them delivered to my local library. They call me when they're ready to be picked up. :thumbsup:

 

[Ishmael's Dad]

If you like Fantasy/SciFi there are two trilogies you should really consider. The first is "His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman" First book is Teh Golden Compass, followed by Subtle Knife and the Amber Spyglass. However, these have been out for ~6 years, so you may have already seen them.

The next is a new trilogy, which the thrid book just came out. The first in the series is "Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins.

Both of these trilogies are marketed as "Young Adult" but the writing is of high quality, and the themes are very adult oriented.

Hope you enjoy!

 

[Ishmael's Dad]

Mel,
Just re-read your original post. Definitely put the two trilogies (6 books) I mentioned on your night stand. All are page turners, and the individual books can be read in a rainy autumn weekend. (Or snowy winter's day if you wait that long).

 

[toddmh]

Interested in a Chef's view......Anthony Bourdain......Very good if your interested in human point of view...he is also on the travel channel "No Reservations"....might want to see if you can sit through that before the book.....and I even have the first one he wrote if you might like to read it but not invest in it....lol

lol that dude is "touched" ..But I kinda like him ..

 

[magdelan]

Kitchen Confidential is the best biography ever!!! Written by Bourdain. Mel, do yourself a favor and read it. You wont be disappointed.

 

[dreaminmel]

More books on the list... and I'll check out this Bourdain fella.

Im a pretty big Anne Rice fan, any of her Vampire Chronicles or Witches of Mayfair series are pretty good.

Anne Rice is definately in my library. There's a few I'm lacking though. Even have the Queen of the Damned movie soundtrack in the Jeep.

 

[RyanEG]

The Queen of the Damned movie was HORRID in comparison to the book.

 

[dreaminmel]

Loved the movie so I'd have to assume I should pick up the book somewhat soon then. I did see it noted that Anne Rice kept flopping back and forth on whether she approved of their take on her book and it ended with her disapproving. I'm also aware that many thought the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy did wrong by the books but I personally loved both versions.

 

[block head]

greg iles and wilber smith are two my favorite fiction authors. greg iles is a great page turner. wilber smith is an amazing storyteller, that does a really nice job with historical ficton.

 

[aquadonkey]

I'm going to tag along here - I'm totally hard up for books right now! I'm at that stage where the only unread books on my shelf are the ones that are very good for me, but maybe more work than relaxation. Anyone have a similar situation?

Mel - have you read any Terry Pratchett? This is one of my secret (usually - I guess online doesn't count ) pleasures. Very funny fantasy satyr. I have several if you want to hop down the road to try one out!

Can we open the recommendations to all fields?
Keep the recommends coming!

 

[dreaminmel]

Oooh... haven't read Terry Pratchett but they look interesting. I'll text you tomorrow to see when'd be good to hop over.

Any other suggestions anyone wants to throw in here for others, it's wide open.