Needing a New Book To Read

Jeffage · #1 10-24-2005, 12:19 PM

I am on a quest to get back to reading for pleasure (like I used to do all the time) and not just ***** books. Recent books I've read (both rec. on this forum) have included Vernon God Little (really liked it) and God Wants You to Roll (loved it). So I'm pretty open...edgy, satirical fiction or very captivating (though not so much historical) non fiction. So it's wide open here...any ideas? I'm buying a book (or several) today.

Jeff

spamuell · #2 10-24-2005, 12:21 PM

I'm reading The Sea The Sea by Irish Murdoch and enjoying it a lot.

TheBlueMonster · #3 10-24-2005, 12:59 PM

The Human Stain by Roth
The Emmigrants by Sebald

Cancuk · #4 10-24-2005, 05:16 PM

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The Human Stain by Roth

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Good book. I also liked "patrimony"...im' not really sure why though.

Roland19 · #5 10-24-2005, 01:05 PM

The Dark Tower series, by Stephen King. Say what you will about him being a hack, this series is remarkably different from anything he's ever done. It's really more of a fantasy/science fiction/western. It's a series of books and they all rank among my favorites. Start with The Gunslinger and read your way through them. You'll be happy you did.

#6 11-02-2005, 06:00 AM

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The Dark Tower series, by Stephen King. Say what you will about him being a hack, this series is remarkably different from anything he's ever done. It's really more of a fantasy/science fiction/western. It's a series of books and they all rank among my favorites. Start with The Gunslinger and read your way through them. You'll be happy you did.

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I agree. If you read more Stephen King, you'll realize that a lot of stories make a little more sense, several are linked together in specific ways. A great book I just bought and read is Ilium by Dan Simmons. It's a little difficult to get through the first chapters but once you get into it's tough to put down. It not a book about the past....the Greek/Trojan battle is a major part of the book but it's happening again in the future...great read.

ScottyP431 · #7 10-24-2005, 01:20 PM

If you want to try something differant from run of the mill biz, try The Lover, by Marguerite Duras

Blarg · #8 10-24-2005, 02:31 PM

The movie is also really great.

Cancuk · #9 10-24-2005, 05:13 PM

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I didn't think the movie was that great. The book is a good, quick read though.

2planka · #10 10-24-2005, 01:46 PM

Vurt

It's certainly not run-of-the-mill.