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Post by coolcoolcool on Jan 10, 2023 15:40:24 GMT -8
Alright I’ve decided I’m going to read more this year.
Favourite books!
Name them!
Tell me what you liked about them!
Tell me what you learned from them!
And please don’t hate me if I don’t add them to my list.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jan 11, 2023 6:29:18 GMT -8
I really enjoy too many books to have a favorite. But I can list ones that I would likely read over and over again: SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafon THE LONESOME GODS by Louis L'Amour A SPELL FOR CHAMELEON by Piers Anthony A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles THE SWORD OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER by Tom Clancy Any of the Sherlock Holmes stories/books Any of the Agatha Christie stories/books THE SEVEN AND HALF DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton And those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head!  |
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Post by Syko Nachoman on Jan 14, 2023 8:33:45 GMT -8
"Book" is kind of vague, so I'm gonna split this up into three categories: Novels intended for adults, novels intended for children (but still enjoyable to read if you're an adult), and non-fiction.
Adult Novels
Replay by Ken Grimwood: A man keeps being sent back in time to relive portions of his life. He does things a little differently each time. Sounds like a common sci-fi trope, but this book does it really well. Lots of fun to read through.
11/22/63 by Stephen King: Has kind of a similar time-travel theme to the above, only this time it's voluntary and the man is on a mission to try to change history. Will he successfully change the course of history or fail miserably!? It's fascinating not only for the story, but with how it upends several time-travel-story tropes and makes you think twice if you think you know where the story's going to go next.
The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King: Can you tell I like Stephen King? This seven-book series is often seen as his master work. However, I am a little mixed on it. I love the second and third books, but I hated the fourth, and I'd file the other four books under "pretty good, but not as mesmerizing as #2 and 3." But despite the bumpy quality, the whole series is worth reading through at least once.
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole: A humor novel from the 1960s that succeeds by creating one of my favorite fictional characters ever, the thoroughly repugnant Ignatius J. Reilly.
Novels Written for Younger Audiences
The Harry Potter series: Everyone has heard of this, but it's definitely well worth reading through if you haven't already. Don't just watch the movies. The books are 10x richer when it comes to dialogue, world-building, and character development, plus there's a pervasive sense of humor to the stories' narration that gets lost in the film versions.
The Percy Jackson series: I'm reading through this series now (I just started the fourth book) and it's great at mixing action, character development, and humor. The pacing is done really well, too, so the action never slows down and you'll never get bored reading it. It's also a must-read if you like Greek mythology and for some reason desire to read a fictional series based around it.
The His Dark Materials series: A three-book series with a strong emphasis on the adventure aspect. I didn't find this as humorous or engrossing as the other two series, but it's still worth reading through at least once.
Holes by Louis Sachar: Just a great character-driven story where everything comes together in a clever way at the end.
Non-Fiction Books
What If? and What If? 2 by Randall Munroe: If you've ever read the xkcd webcomic, well, these books are written by the same person. He takes bizarre scientific hypothetical questions like "What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?" (yes, I copied that example from Wikipedia because I'm too lazy to walk across the room and actually open the books) and attempts to answer them as accurately as possible. The answers are fascinatingly weird and ooze with Munroe's trademark dry wit. If you're interested in science, humor, or any combination thereof, then you need to get both of these books. I bought the first What If? book a decade ago, but the second one just came out sometime in the past year, and it might even be better than the first one!
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlyn Doughty: Describes what happens in and around crematories, with a dose of humor and the author's life experiences mixed in. A very good read if you're interested in dead bodies, otherwise maybe try a different book.
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: This book examines various people's success stories and attempts to pinpoint how exactly they became successful. It's a lot more interesting than I'm probably making it sound.
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Explores the lives of various American underground indie and punk rock bands in the 1980s. Covers Husker Du, the Replacements, the Minutemen, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and many more. A great read if you're interested in that type of music and want to learn more about those bands, otherwise skip this one.
Rip It Up and Start Again: Similar to the above, but it focuses on the post-punk music scene in the U.K. in the late '70s and early '80s. In case you couldn't tell, I've been reading a lot of books about music lately.
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Post by coolcoolcool on Jan 14, 2023 9:09:42 GMT -8
Wow, appreciate the detailed response Syko Nachoman. I've been wanting to read something from Stephen King so that was useful and the Percy Jackson series sounds really interesting. |
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Post by reend on Jan 30, 2023 2:12:51 GMT -8
The last one I liked was The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Liked that I could google all locations and imagine everything I read about in my mind.
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Post by 📚 Dianne 📚 on Jan 30, 2023 5:30:50 GMT -8
I'm as close as you can come to a professional reader *snort* I read advanced reviewers' copies of many kinds of books for publishers and then post reviews.
Your question is a complicated one. There are so many genres and subgenres, plus not knowing your age, likes and dislikes make it difficult to suggest something. I have over 3000 books on my KIndle, so I can suggest an author of just about any genre.
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Post by Wesley2005 on Jan 30, 2023 15:41:24 GMT -8
Alright I’ve decided I’m going to read more this year. Favourite books! Name them! Tell me what you liked about them! Tell me what you learned from them! And please don’t hate me if I don’t add them to my list. ANYTHING to do with Combinatoric Theory. #mathnerd #imawful |
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