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Hello and welcome!  

 

In terms of mystery, you night want to try the Charles Lenox series by Charles Finch.  The first book is A Beautiful Blue Death.  Male protagonist in your target age range, historical, whodunit-style detective story.  Very enjoyable.  

 

A book that many of us have read recently and enjoyed is On the Beach by Nevil Shute.  Written in the 50s and set in the 60s, it is still relevant and thought-provoking today.  Again, male protagonist in the target age range, simple writing style but heavy subject matter, quite a bit of drama, and a great deal on human relationships.  Five stars, in my opinion.

 

A third book I recommend is Lexicon by Max Barry.  It's a psychological thriller set in the not-so-distant future where words have actual physical control over the minds of people.  One of the main characters is female, but she is not the sole focus of the book.  It is definitely not a chick-lit sort of book, if that's a concern.    In fact, I would describe it as a bit gritty.  My husband also really enjoyed it.  Action, psychology, creative premise - definitely a don't put down, read again sort of book.

 

You'll be able to get some great recommendations from everyone here.  Feel free to stop by the Introductions thread so everyone can get to know you.  Happy reading!

 

 

 

Hello there! Just to say i just read Lexicon, and you were very much right, couldn´t stop reading it. I enjoyed it very much! If you have more recommendations on other books within this genre please share with me!

 

thank you!

[A little help, pretty please?]

Hey!

 

dtrpath27 & Hayley thank you so much for your recommendations, i will definitely look into to those!

I know that wanting it to have a 20-30 years old male character, limits the possibilities, so i´m going to drop it.

Keep them coming so i can build a "to read" list.

 

Again, thank you for your kindness.

[A little help, pretty please?]

Hello there kind strangers,

 

 

I was hoping you would be kind enough to help me with something here...

I never was much of a reader, something I intend to change as of now. I´ve been searching, this past few weeks, for books to read but there are so many books out there that i don´t even know where to start and i think i´m also a bit picky... I was lucky that i´ve found and red, these past couple of weeks, Shadow of the Wind, Mr. Penumbras 24hour bookstore and The Goldfinch, and i did enjoyed them but if they were a bit " heavier" then they would be even better.

So, what i ask of you is some recommendations on what to read next.

I would like books with a bit of a mystery, or bit of a thrill or a good drama, the main character a guy between 20-30 (yeah, i like to relate , but more importantly, that involves a lot into the human behaviour and psyche, the connections and feelings between us humans, and with a lot of really good and smart dialogues! Overall, a good story

 

Probably it´s alot to ask, still, i would be very very gratefull to you!!

 

So, many thanks in advance!

 

Best regards,

Me