Books

[Zoot]

If you're into thrillers one I'd recommend is "The Day after Tomorrow" - it's nothing to do with the film btw.

I remember starting that one day at about 2pm or so and finishing it around 4am.

 

[Kerotan]

I'm subscribed to this thread Some of the suggestions look really good so I'm gonna check them out when I get time/money.

I would post some recommendations, but I'm into sci-fi, frowned upon by the general literary community hehe.

 

[monkey7]

If you're into sci-fi, I'll ask my brother for you He's really into it too, we regularly recieve an amazon.co.uk package. The mailman already recognizes our address when he's looking on his delivery list, despite covering a very large area on his own xD

 

[VonBlade]

I can heartily recommend :

1) Anything by Tom Clancy, upto Sum of all Fears. After that he got a bit self-indulgent and rubbish. Political thrillers at their finest.

2) Anything by Tolkein. Yes anything. Fantasy writing gets no better. Yes I know that as a Tolkein-loving PC nerd I probably wont get a girlfriend. Which is lucky because I'm married

3) Any of the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly. Staggeringly brilliant set of detective novels in a very 'hard-boiled/noir' style.

4) Any of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide series. I'm just a walking stereotype.

Tom Clancy darn what's that book called again..

Ah, now I know: without remorse.

***SPOILERS***

There is a point in that, midway through that I was so disgusted Clancy had chosen to take the plot the way he did, that I had to stop reading it for a week to let my disbelief subside. I was stunned.

***END SPOILERS***

VB

 

[Bungral]

His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.

Read these about 3 - 4 years ago and seriously couldn't put them down. Then they went and made a bloody film (The Golden Compass) which doesn't really do it justice... It's too watered down.

 

[monkey7]

VB: yes the plot was a bit ... disgusting on some points. I did like the whole writing style and tension between persons etc. a lot though. Couldn't sleep until I finished it xD

Another good clancy... The bear and the dragon. I think.

And yes of course the good old Hitchhikers guide Currently rereading the ultimate version (the trilogy with 6 books, that one)

 

[nathan]

wooo, i think i'm booked up for the next year or so with errrro books cheers for all the recommendations and keep them coming. Decided to read martin johnsons autobiography. Big fan of his....and the book was on the bookself. have no idea who's it is!

 

[Jaster]

Horror...cant get better then a bit of Clive Barker...The books of Blood volumes 1-6 and Galilee...Gotta love Timothy Zhan, did some excellent bladerunner and star wars books...currently reading roofworld by Christopher Fowler...quite entertaining..I'll let u know if its worth a read...my problem is i get bored too easily if it hasnt enthralled me by the 50th page i just dont bother finishing it...