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Yep, going for it now cold might put you off forever!
Can recommend the Conn Iggulden series of Rome books as good reads and easy to get into.
Books to read b4 you die.........
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Yep, going for it now cold might put you off forever!
Can recommend the Conn Iggulden series of Rome books as good reads and easy to get into.
First sentence yes. Second sentence no.
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I often have people being snooty when I mention those, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with them. They're riveting.
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This and
The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat ~ Hunter S. Thompson
Edit: Also Mr.Nice ~ Howard Marks
catcher in the rye which has already been mentioned - brilliant stuff
on the road - jack kerouac , actually bit of a boring book, spends most of his time off the road
post office - charles bukowski, american lowlife book, could relate to any job you've ever worked in
the perks of being a wallflower - stephen chbosky, endearing book about youth
trainspotting - irvine welsh, short stories which revolve around and relate to drug use
on the road - jack kerouac , actually bit of a boring book, spends most of his time off the road
post office - charles bukowski, american lowlife book, could relate to any job you've ever worked in
the perks of being a wallflower - stephen chbosky, endearing book about youth
trainspotting - irvine welsh, short stories which revolve around and relate to drug use
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The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger. loved reading this book (about 20 times).
God I hated that book! Overrated doesn't begin to describe it.
Some not mentioned yet that I'd recommend are:
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Robert Tressel
Bleak House - Charles Dickens
Mythago Wood - Robert Holdstock
The Shining - Stephen King
Agreed.
I'm not being snooty just because I'm saying I don't like an unfathomably popular book series. I've read the first Harry Potter book and I thought it was incredibly dull.
Dan Brown I'm not going near as the plot sounds boring and I'd rather spend my time reading books I know (or at least have an inkling) will be good, rather than waste my time reading crap...I see enough of that on the internet!
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Brown is ok, if incredibly repetitive. Harry Potter is just plain dull though imo, if you've read any other fantasy book then you don't need to read it.
Another I enjoyed that I forgot to mention:
The Damage Done - Warren Fellows [link]
Certainly an interesting perspective even when you can't fully defend him (nor does he ever expect you to).
The Damage Done - Warren Fellows [link]
Certainly an interesting perspective even when you can't fully defend him (nor does he ever expect you to).
Indeed, it's certainly a sizeable book. Some people opt for a baseball bat by the side of the bed for security, I'd opt to throw some copies of this.Royality said:
Definitely Isaac Asimov - The Foundation Series and the Robot series, also, Iain Banks - The Wasp Factory, and Stephen Baxter - Evolution.
All Sci Fi.
And Obviously The Discworld books.
I need to get into the habit of reading again, but currently GRID, Crysis and Flight of the Concords are holding my attention.
All Sci Fi.
And Obviously The Discworld books.
I need to get into the habit of reading again, but currently GRID, Crysis and Flight of the Concords are holding my attention.
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Brilliant book, I didn't read it until quite recently I'm ashamed to say.
Second those ones, unmissable stuff.
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All Quiet On The Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
Birdsong - Christian Faulks
At least one Discworld book, to see if you like it - Terry Pratchett
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories - Edited by Isaac Asimov. This was what got me interested in 'classic' sci-fi reading, and I'm hugely glad I read it. Fantastic all the way through, loads of variety, and great to read in short stints.
Birdsong - Christian Faulks
At least one Discworld book, to see if you like it - Terry Pratchett
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories - Edited by Isaac Asimov. This was what got me interested in 'classic' sci-fi reading, and I'm hugely glad I read it. Fantastic all the way through, loads of variety, and great to read in short stints.
