I need a new book to read!

Wikidbchofthewst

Wikidbchofthewst

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Ok, I just finished Re-reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series (GREAT fucking books, I LOVED the way it tied into so many of his other novels) and now I need something new to read! I hate it when I finish a long series of books, it's almost sad...

So I need something new to read you guys! I only read books by recommendation, so help me out.

Hmm, let me name some other books I've read to give you an idea:

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
IT, Needful Things, The Dark Half, The Dead Zone, Dreamcatcher, Hearts in Atlantis, Insomnia, The Stand - Stephen King
The Sword of Truth series - Terry Goodkind
Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Smoke and Mirrors, Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
The Outlander series - Diana Gabaldon
1984 - George Orwell
 
Wikidbchofthewst

Wikidbchofthewst

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Well, I do thank you for that, lol, but I need a recommendation for WHAT to read, not where to find my reading material. Personally, I prefer to read from a book. I can't curl up in bed under the covers with my desk top computer....
 
Celestial

Celestial

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Hey Wikid, great to hear from someone else who enjoys reading. I really like re-reading books I've previously enjoyed as well and find that when you do, on the second time around you notice things you missed on first reading. I totally agree with Human8 about 100 Years of Solitude - it is a great novel. I also think that maybe you would like Philip Pullmans dark materials trilogy. It makes for a pretty easy read but is full of interesting ideas about science and religion. Also, maybe you could tackle the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It wasn't my favourite read ever but many people consider it the best book ever and as it has been so influential on other writing, I think it's good to have read it at least once. If you liked 1984 maybe you'd also like Kafka's 'The Trial' as it explores similar themes. And a book that I liked a lot despite not expecting to was Patrick Suskind's 'Perfume - The story of a murderer'.
 
mzn710

mzn710

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Loved The Dark Tower series, I'm going to have to re-read that soon. Iv read The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan, loved that so I'm on to the next series of hers. Have jut started Karen Miller's Innocent Mage, which seems alright. So yeah i can recommend those books
 
Wikidbchofthewst

Wikidbchofthewst

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Celestial said:
Hey Wikid, great to hear from someone else who enjoys reading. I really like re-reading books I've previously enjoyed as well and find that when you do, on the second time around you notice things you missed on first reading. I totally agree with Human8 about 100 Years of Solitude - it is a great novel. I also think that maybe you would like Philip Pullmans dark materials trilogy. It makes for a pretty easy read but is full of interesting ideas about science and religion. Also, maybe you could tackle the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It wasn't my favourite read ever but many people consider it the best book ever and as it has been so influential on other writing, I think it's good to have read it at least once. If you liked 1984 maybe you'd also like Kafka's 'The Trial' as it explores similar themes. And a book that I liked a lot despite not expecting to was Patrick Suskind's 'Perfume - The story of a murderer'.
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Perfume...was that book made into a movie with Dustin Hoffman? lol, I swear I think I saw a preview for a movie that was titled Perfume, and it was about murder...

mzn710 said:
Loved The Dark Tower series, I'm going to have to re-read that soon. Iv read The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan, loved that so I'm on to the next series of hers. Have jut started Karen Miller's Innocent Mage, which seems alright. So yeah i can recommend those books
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Have you seen any of the Dark Tower comics? I've only seen them randomly, never all of them, or in order. I want to know if they're any good or not...
 
Seamaiden

Seamaiden

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I'm gonna give you a push towards Ken Kesey (he wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, created the Merry Pranksters as well as the electric Kool-Aid acid tests from way back when, and drove Further further) and Tom Wolf. My recommended books are:
Sometimes a Great Notion, by K. Kesey
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by T. Wolf
The Right Stuff, by T. Wolf
Ahab's Wife, by S.J. Naslund (she took excellent literary liberty with Melville's story here, it brought me to tackle Moby Dick, which, despite my voraciousness for the written word, still took me close to a year to finish)
The Good Earth, by P. Buck
Carnage and Culture, by V. Hansen

I read very little fiction, I'm an information kinda gal. Give me information! I thirst for knowledge. 8)

Oh, and IF you're of a mind, read The Natural Marine Aquarium--Reef Invertebrates, by R. Fenner & A. Calfo. Seamaiden was assistant book editor for that tome, and the glossary is ALL MINE. ;)
 
sgtpeppr

sgtpeppr

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mizzchewy said:
The celestine prophecy
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It's funny I had a dream involving this book the other night. Great read!!!!!

Are you looking for any particular genre??

Harry Potter - J.K Rowling (7 books but very easy and quick read)
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint Exupery (short and wonderful)
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein (short and wonderful......a little sad)
Lord of the Rings - J.R.R Tolkien (long and haven't finished it yet)
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk (mid-length and good)
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (long and complex, but very funny and entertaining)
The Wizard of Oz - Frank Baum (mid-length and different from the movie)
The power of Now - Eckhart Tolle (listen to the audio book, just hearing him speak is relaxing)
Universe in a Nutshell - Steven Hawking (??? is it possible to put the universe in a nutshell?)
Songs my Mother Taught Me - Marlon Brando (very interesting)

Any and all of those is a good start.
 
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