Suggest Me... (Book Edition)

[Textbook Bobcat]

(If you don't want to read the below: The punchline is - Recommend me a good book)

I've recently turned to reading for entertainment due to a lot of travelling suddenly being required for work.

I've recently read the following;

The Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The System of the World, The Confusion)- Neal Stephenson
The Templar Trilogy (Brethren, Crusade, Requiem) - Robyn Young
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass) - Phillip Pullman
Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocolypse - Robert Rankin
Curious Incident & The second one (can't remember the name) Mark Haddon

and on my list is;

A Song of Ice and Fire - George R Martin
Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (apprehensive about this one, the mainstream sometimes makes things to be better than what they actually are)
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

(Incidentally I'd recommend any of the above to anyone; besides Da Vinci, they've all been enjoyable)

I'm relatively open minded, as long as a book has a good basis I'll give it a 100 page try in case it starts slow.

I'm interested in Stephen King's Dark Tower set, but not any of his horrors (weirdly), an informed opinion on that would be nice also.

Thank you in advance.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

You could try Natural Selection, I found it quite enjoyable.

 

[Nimbus]

I would reccomed most of Garth Nix's books. Specifically the Abhorsen books.

 

[Redingold]

Discworld.

 

[CosmicCommander]

Adlous Huxley - Brave New World
George Orwell - 1984
Ayn Rand - The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged


I'll think of more, if you wish.

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

Discworld.

Pretty much this, but more specifically: Small Gods, Mort, Guards, Guards!; The Night Watch, Thud! and, of course, The Colour of Magic / The Light Fantastic. There are so many good Discworld books that it's almost overwhelming.

 

[Textbook Bobcat]

You could try Natural Selection, I found it quite enjoyable.

Who's that by? Wikipedia didn't prove fruitful

I would reccomed most of Garth Nix's books. Specifically the Abhorsen books.

Definitely looks like my cup of tea, I'll add this to the list.

Discworld.

I read those (not all, a lot though) when I was a child, they don't appeal to me quite so much anymore unfortunately.

 

[Obrien Xp]

read lotr just because, I found it to be so well written.

A good book is The Jester by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. Excellent book.
Caution: not for younger audiences, contains paragraphs of graphic nudity and violence.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

You could try Natural Selection, I found it quite enjoyable.

Who's that by? Wikipedia didn't prove fruitful

Edit: Dave Freedman

my mistake

 

[PumpItUp]

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje

 

[Queen Michael]

Julio Cortázar is very good. His Hopscotch is brilliant.

 

[HerrBobo]

You could try the Rift War Saga by Raymond E. Feist. 3 novels all great reads.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

this has been done a few times but i'll still put forth some suggestions

The Night Watch Series by Sergei Lukyanenko
The James Bond books by Ian Flemming
Imajica by Clive Barker, well most anything by Clive Barker
the Dexter Series by Jeff Lindsay
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum, tho most anything by him is good and warped
Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce "The Chin" Campbell

 

[Actual]

Based on your enjoyment of the historical adventure books of Robyn Young, you may very well enjoy the Emperor series by Conn Iggulden. Tells the tale of the life of Caesar, and is awesome.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I would reccomed most of Garth Nix's books. Specifically the Abhorsen books.

I loved those books. I think i like Sabriel the best, though i just read Abhorsen again and its kind of creeping its way into the number one spot.

And you should definately read the shannara books by terry brooks. Best books ever.

I see that a song of ice and fire is on your list. This pleases me as they are fantastic books. A game of thrones was my favourite but a storm of swords part two is a close second. I just wish they would release a dance of dragons already. I've been waiting for years. ¬¬
And i hope george stops <spoiler=big spoilers> killing off my favourite characters. It really annoyed and upset me in the first one when they killed eddard. He was just such a great character. And in a feast for crows when it apears that Davos is killed, that was really rather shocking as he is awesome

 

[Minjoltr]

Alastair Reynold's Revelation Space series. I can recommend starting with either The Prefect or Chasm City.

Something by William Gibson although everyone and their dog has probably read Neuromancer.

 

[Sonicron]

The 'Horus Heresy' series.
The first book in the series is 'Horus Rising' by Dan Abnett, it's pretty good. If GrimDark/Sci-Fi is your cup of tea, check it out.

 

[Textbook Bobcat]

Adlous Huxley - Brave New World
George Orwell - 1984
Ayn Rand - The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

I'll think of more, if you wish.

Very interesting, I especially like the sound of Atlas Shrugged.

read lotr just because, I found it to be so well written.

A good book is The Jester by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. Excellent book.
Caution: not for younger audiences, contains paragraphs of graphic nudity and violence.

Slightly annoyed the plot synopsis seems to have given a lot away, but has whetted my appetite certainly

You could try Natural Selection, I found it quite enjoyable.

Who's that by? Wikipedia didn't prove fruitful

Edit: Dave Freedman

my mistake

Thank you

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje

Julio Cortázar is very good. His Hopscotch is brilliant.

You could try the Rift War Saga by Raymond E. Feist. 3 novels all great reads.

I've read Feist's Magician before and found it enjoyable, if I'm recalling the right book. It's been a while since I've had the time to read

this has been done a few times but i'll still put forth some suggestions

The Night Watch Series by Sergei Lukyanenko
The James Bond books by Ian Flemming
Imajica by Clive Barker, well most anything by Clive Barker
the Dexter Series by Jeff Lindsay
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum, tho most anything by him is good and warped
Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce "The Chin" Campbell

Apologies if that is the case, my search criteria was obviously lacking. Thank you for suggesting still though.

And to all; thank you very much. I'm sure all the above shall keep me thoroughly entertained for many a train/plane journey.

 

[Textbook Bobcat]

Based on your enjoyment of the historical adventure books of Robyn Young, you may very well enjoy the Emperor series by Conn Iggulden. Tells the tale of the life of Caesar, and is awesome.

I did see those, and toyed with the idea of them but was put off for whatever reason at the time. I'll certainly take a second look now however.

I would reccomed most of Garth Nix's books. Specifically the Abhorsen books.

I loved those books. I think i like Sabriel the best, though i just read Abhorsen again and its kind of creeping its way into the number one spot.

And you should definately read the shannara books by terry brooks. Best books ever.

I see that a song of ice and fire is on your list. This pleases me as they are fantastic books. A game of thrones was my favourite but a storm of swords part two is a close second. I just wish they would release a dance of dragons already. I've been waiting for years. ¬¬
And i hope george stops <spoiler=big spoilers> killing off my favourite characters. It really annoyed and upset me in the first one when they killed eddard. He was just such a great character. And in a feast for crows when it apears that Davos is killed, that was really rather shocking as he is awesome

I think I'll put Nix to the top of the list (after Martin, of course).

Alastair Reynold's Revelation Space series. I can recommend starting with either The Prefect or Chasm City.

Something by William Gibson although everyone and their dog has probably read Neuromancer.

A brief outline of Reynold's work seems like Mass Effect has taken a leaf from him, or am I being lead the wrong way? I don't want to read up too much on each suggestion, just a rough note to see what I'm in for.

The 'Horus Heresy' series.
The first book in the series is 'Horus Rising' by Dan Abnett, it's pretty good. If GrimDark/Sci-Fi is your cup of tea, check it out.

I haven't read many in that genre, but I'm always willing to branch into unfamiliar territory.

This has been fantastic, I'm glad I asked now. A lot more replies than I thought I'd get. Again; thank you all

 

[Sevre]

Stephen King's The Stand.