I just finished Water for Elephants too...SO GOOD!!!!
Originally Posted by Gaberax
I just finished Water for Elephants too...SO GOOD!!!!
Dear friends:
we have quite a lot of threads dedicated, in a way or other, to reading recommendations. This thread is going to be merged soon, most likely with that one.
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Try the necroscope series by Brian Lumley its an intoxicating blend of vampires, spies and psychics with really wel told action
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Definitely one of the best series I have ever read.
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Pillars of the Earth or Drood would be my picks, great books.
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do Hearts in AtlantisHearts in Atlantis is good.
William Hurt does a WONDERFUL performance
and Low Men in Yellow Coats is a great story.
of course the best thing
about this audiobook is
you get to hear Stephen King read the title story.
There are other worlds than these.
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Are you reading from the back of a cereal box or something?
Which Stephen King book should I recommend?
I have a friend who is going to be babysitting my little brother this week. Last time I gave her Eyes of the Dragon and Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, both of which she liked. She's my age (19-20), but I don't think she'd like the hardcore stuff (like Desperation/Regulators).
I was thinking of giving her The Shining, which is pretty scary but not that gory. Any other recommendations? I have most but not all of King's stuff.
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long walk. cant remember which book its in but it made me an SK fan. richy's books?
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i think carrie is a good one for a 19 year old girl
or on a personal front if she would not like the hard core ones, either short story four past midnight or bag of bones
yep long walk is one of the bachman books, and is awesome
I also loved the running man - the movie version is stupidly camp now but the book is pretty gritty and dark
My immediete response to questions like this is "read the regulators"
howsabout firestarter?
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
Excellent choice. Firestarter isn't explicitly horrific, but it's a great read. Duma Key comes to mind as another great read.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I would say The Stand.
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I agree that The Stand is a GREAT read, but it does have strong elements of gore in it in places.
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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. In the end, though, I gave her The Shining and I'll see how that goes from there. Its pretty restrained when compared to King's other work.
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The "where to begin" thread?
I've got a problem;
I am very interested in a lot of books and hearing people talk about books, reading up on forums about books and doing some online book shopping doesn't really help...
I just have so many books on my "to read" list that I don't know where to begin.. And my local online book supplier keeps sending me irresistible book offers: 3 english books for 25 euro's... I can't stop buying them :-)
I've got the following pile lying around;
Richard Adams - Shardik
Charles Darwin - The origin of the species
Larry Niven - Ringworld
William Golding - Lord of the flies
Ian M. Banks - Consider Phlebas
Anthony Kiedis - Scar Tissue (Auto biography lead singer Red hot chili peppers)
William Gibson - Neuromancer
Neil Gaiman - American Gods
H.G. Wells - The war of the worlds
H.G Wells - The time machine
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Random I know :-)
I've got no clue which one to read first.... The problem is I do want to read them all but I can't choose which one to pick next because I want to read them all simultaneously
And the pile is getting bigger.. I can at least name 50 books I want to read ASAP....
Dear DT.com members, help me choose :-)
This is an age old question and every time I have read it the answer always boils down to the same thing. You must follow your heart and get into what feels good at the time.
It's impossible for people to say what would strike your fancy at any given time and those books are so diverse, it would be hard to even nail it down if someone did.
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Time Machine
If you have not read it, do so
It's incredible
For a book as old that one to kick as much ass as it does is a phenomenal feat
war of the worlds, while good, doesnt hold up as well
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
I recommend this one.William Gibson - Neuromancer
Hitchhiker's Guide if you'd like to laugh.
Put all the titles on pieces of paper in a hat and pull one out.
This is the best advice I can give.
Roland would have understood.
Wow, that is pretty random. I just bought the last Pendragon book and am trying to finish it. I've been reading those things for years, hah.
Twilights Fire: if you are a fast reader, it doesn't matter where you begin. Just do what Nikolett said, and you'll be through the whole pile before you know what hit you. Unfortunately, books go at a speed of light.
By the way, this thread is going to be merged, like, right now.
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