Any good books to recommend? - Page 2

Mattinblack · 2006-01-17, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Bree

I've heard that book is really good !!
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Yes it is - it got me into reading his books. They are all pretty different from each other. Zodiac is a great Eco-Thriller!

swedguy · 2006-01-16, 05:22 AM

Sweet! Ordered a bunch and the rest that looks good has ended up in my wishlist for next time

UW, I wish I read your post before I ordered. I got one Jack Kerouac book (On The Road) and now I see that he has a bunch of good ones like the one you posted and "Lonesome Traveler"... next time

Doug E · 2006-01-17, 02:15 AM

I havnt seen James Clavells name mentioned once! 'The Asian Saga' is like a bible for men, much like Puzos Godfather.

Bill · 2006-01-17, 02:37 AM

Stephenson's "Zodiac" is pretty excellent - one of the great first books by any author I've read. "Cryptonomicon" by Stephenson is a damn fine read too. I'm reading the middle book of his latest opus, "The Baroque Cycle" - a challenging read, but fantastic so far. "The Diamond Age" was a great book too.

Richard Morgan is pretty good too. "Altered Carbon" and "Broken Angels" - if you like science fiction.

If you like science fiction try Alastair Reynolds - start with "Revelation Space" - possibly the best 'hard' science fiction novel written in the last 20 years.

Course, I like trashy military SF for fun reading. ;-}

docholly · 2006-01-17, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Doug E

I havnt seen James Clavells name mentioned once! 'The Asian Saga' is like a bible for men, much like Puzos Godfather.

yes the Clavell books are a must read!! I have all of them and reread them at least once every 2 years or so.

Shogun and Taipan are my favorites but all of them have good merits.

emmanuelle · 2006-01-17, 05:07 PM

Shogun is a great classic
(relatively speaking of course)

Jim · 2006-01-17, 05:50 PM

The last good book I read was "A Widow for One Year" by John Irving. I am now reading "Until I Find You" by...Mr John Irving

Oh yeah, in between I read, "The Loomis Gang". It was good but it was about local history so if you don't live in the Mohawk Valley, you wouldn't like it.

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2006-01-16, 05:22 AM	#2
swedguy Vagabond Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,374	Sweet! Ordered a bunch and the rest that looks good has ended up in my wishlist for next time UW, I wish I read your post before I ordered. I got one Jack Kerouac book (On The Road) and now I see that he has a bunch of good ones like the one you posted and "Lonesome Traveler"... next time

2006-01-17, 02:37 AM	#4
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Stephenson's "Zodiac" is pretty excellent - one of the great first books by any author I've read. "Cryptonomicon" by Stephenson is a damn fine read too. I'm reading the middle book of his latest opus, "The Baroque Cycle" - a challenging read, but fantastic so far. "The Diamond Age" was a great book too. Richard Morgan is pretty good too. "Altered Carbon" and "Broken Angels" - if you like science fiction. If you like science fiction try Alastair Reynolds - start with "Revelation Space" - possibly the best 'hard' science fiction novel written in the last 20 years. Course, I like trashy military SF for fun reading. ;-}

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emmanuelle 0100011101100101011001010 1101011001000000100001101 1010000110100101100011 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,441	Shogun is a great classic (relatively speaking of course)

2006-01-17, 05:50 PM	#7
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	The last good book I read was "A Widow for One Year" by John Irving. I am now reading "Until I Find You" by...Mr John Irving Oh yeah, in between I read, "The Loomis Gang". It was good but it was about local history so if you don't live in the Mohawk Valley, you wouldn't like it.