KillJoy Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 I am looking for some new books to read. I have read several of Michael Crichton books, and have enjoyed them, and am looking for something else to try. I have never been an avid reader, however, it is growing on me! What do you read and what would you recommend? KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Do you like science fiction? The last really good non-academic book I read was Forrest Griffin's book "Got Fight?". Very funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 I think these two are outstanding, but I'm biased. I highly recommend them. Both are available as ebooks. A number of CR members have read the first one and said it's good. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1484285&postcount=4 http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103431 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Like Sci-Fi? Get to the roots of science fiction with some classics: "Neuromancer" by William Gibson Cyberpunk dystopia story dealing with a lot of sci-fi topics. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card Read this when I was a teenager and loved it, but its more for teens I think. I'd compare it to a sci-fi Catcher in the Rye (which I hated). "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by P.K. Dick The protagonist's name is Rick Deckard. Sound familiar? This book was the basis for Blade Runner. Honorable Mentions: "A Scanner Darkly" is also a story you might be familiar with the Hollywoodized version of. "Slaughterhouse-V" by Kurt Vonnegut This is just one of the best books ever and you must read it. "Ralph 124C 41+" by Hugo Gernsback Very old story, kinda crappy but it predicts a HUGE number of modern inventions when it was written in WWI-era. Supposed to indicate "Ralph one to forsee for many (1+ = many)" If you're a fan of racing, and/or have ever met Tommy Byrne at Mid-Ohio, read his autobiography "Crashed and Byrned". Its hilarious as it is depressing at times, but in short its about a stupid, stubborn Irishman who competed with Ayrton Senna to drive Ron Dennis' car at one point in his career, and the hilarious idiocy that comes with being a bottom-level racer with incredible skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Paul Brower Wins a Spelling Bee written by Jim Rustle. Riveting tale now out on amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Paul Brower Wins a Spelling Bee written by Jim Rustle. Riveting tale now out on amazon. Def fiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 I really used to enjoy the Goosebumps series.... http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/ Seriously though, I have not read a book in about 5 years but I used to like Dean Koontz http://www.deankoontz.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaewsky1 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) Try Brad Thor or Vince Flynn (Mitch Rapp). Both are about counter terrorism spies. Both are bad ass. Jack Reacher character by Lee Child is also a bad ass. Or try Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme books. They are about a quadriplegic CSI guy who has helps the police and FBI solve crimes. If you saw the movie Bone Collector, that is made from one of the books. I've read all of Thor's, Flynn's, Child and Deaver's books. All are well written and very hard to put down. Can't go wrong with any of them. Edited July 16, 2012 by CementHead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharris89 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Anything by Jeffrey Deaver. My favorite if his is The Blue Nowhere. If you want a classic try The Sea Wolf by Jack London. I Recently read Killer Elite by Michael Smith. It's about the history of special forces and talkes about several of the missions in the middle east. If you want to laugh, Drew Cary, Tim Allen and Larry the Cable Guy all have books out. They are worth a read -once. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 anything by dean koontz i like the 'jack reacher' series (16 books) by lee rise. think of jason bourne--just a big bigger and more badass, if that's possible i actually enjoyed the halo series of books, based on the popular video game. there's about 10-12 books out now, but if you read the trilogy, you won't be disappointed--especially if you've played the game "the bricklayer" was another book i've read recently anything by brett easton ellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 If you like mystery/crime novels, try John D. MacDonald's "Travis McGee" books, starting with The Deep Blue Good-bye. Or Donald Westlake's "Dortmunder" series, starting with The Hot Rock. Sci-fi/fantasy: David Drakes "RCN" series, starting with With the Lightnings. His "Hammers Slammers" books are good too. Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels...possibly some of the funniest and most insightful stuff ever written, especially the Vimes books. You'll laugh your butt off, then you'll REALLY get the jokes, and cry because you no longer have buttocks to laugh off. Fuck Steven King though, he turned hack after Christine and Cujo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 http://tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5bb353ef0168e4d2cf3e970c-pi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ta Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I am reading vince flynn, the mitch rapp series. on #4 now and can't stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski if you like horror that is genuinely scary. Survivor, Chuck Palahniuk. Neuromancer, as previously suggested, is a classic. Blood Meridian, Cormac Mccarthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Really, No GoT? George R.R. Martin Fire and Ice books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Its a non-fiction book, but its one of the best I've ever read; "Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story" by Chuck Klosterman. The dude has written for Esquire, GQ, Spin (senior writer), ESPN, Grantland, and he's probably one of the best writers of this generation. His other books, fiction and non, are all great but this is the one that I read first. It's hard to make a synopsis without sounding confusing, anyone else read it that can back me up on its awesomeness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 a couple stephen king books I enjoyed were: the dead zone, firestarter, and salems lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furloaf Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Might be a hefty recommendation now, but if you really get into reading pick up Infinite Jest. You'll learn a crapton of random stuff and it is entertaining at the same time. The read itself is across the spectrum of fiction. Really, No GoT? George R.R. Martin Fire and Ice books. I'm working on them now. On the second book. Reading them diminishes the TV series, but that isn't a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Blood Meridian, Cormac Mccarthy. I would estimate roughly 1% of the people on this board could read that book beginning to end. Excellent read though, if you can make it past the beginning. It may be the best book I've ever read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I used to be avid reader when I was younger, but have been away from it for a while. I too just recently started reading very many books. Anything on http://www.craphound.com (mostly free eBooks). I also recently read Revelation Space (Alastair Reynolds) and I, Robot (Iasca Asimov). I would recommend any of these. Next on the list, in no particular order, will be Asimov's The Foundation Trilogy, some more of the Revelation space series, and Dune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 For scifi, some of my favorites are: Enders Game Neuromancer The Paratwa series by Christopher Hinz starts with the book called Liege Killer For modern fiction I read everything I could find from Dale Brown and Tom Clancy If you're looking for more fantasy fiction an interesting series is the Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony. The premise of the series is that the incarnations (death, war, fate, nature, etc...) are all just normal people who have been pulled into extraordinary jobs, like collecting and judging souls from the dieing. That series starts with On a Pale Horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I would estimate roughly 1% of the people on this board could read that book beginning to end. Excellent read though, if you can make it past the beginning. It may be the best book I've ever read. Haha, it was a tough one, but easily my favorite McCarthy novel. House of Leaves is also a difficult read but for entirely different reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/LRonHubbard-Dianetics-ISBN1403105464-cover.jpg/220px-LRonHubbard-Dianetics-ISBN1403105464-cover.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 CR Consensus: If you wanna read Sci-Fi, read Neuromancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 anything by dean koontz i like the 'jack reacher' series (16 books) by lee rise. think of jason bourne--just a big bigger and more badass, if that's possible i actually enjoyed the halo series of books, based on the popular video game. there's about 10-12 books out now, but if you read the trilogy, you won't be disappointed--especially if you've played the game "the bricklayer" was another book i've read recently anything by brett easton ellis Since the Misses just got a Kindle for her B-Day. I just purchased Jack #1. KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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