ALI Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 Based on the following information would any of you be so kind to suggest some authors, or specific book titles, that you think i might enjoy reading. Books i've enjoyed: Birdsong - Sabastien Faulks - War Fiction A Question of Honour - L.Olsen. S.Cloud - War History Bob Dylan - Chronicles Vol.1 - Music Autobiography Elmore Leonard - Crime Fiction Casino - Nicholas Pileggi - True Crime Gone For Good - Harlan Coben - Fiction The Beach - Alex Garland Books i've recently read but did not rate highly: No Country For Old Men - Cormac McCarthy (Got off to a flier but i found it started to drag and had no closure that was so desperate'ly needed) Yellow Dog - Martin Amis (Another with a good start but the endings were seemed so clumsilly pulled together that it ruined the book for me) Oryx and Crake - Margaret Attwood (A well hyped book that i found somewhat interesting but would rather avoid reading in the future) I'm not overly interested in reading old time classics like Catcher in the Rye or To Kill a Mocking Bird. Books i currently have on order: Point of Impact & Dirty White Boys by Stephen Hunter. I have yet to read anything by Stephen Hunter but i have the impression that i'm going to enjoy reading these books. Any recommendations would be appreciated, thanks. Quote
NiceguyEddie Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 My favourite Elmore Leonard is Mr. Paradise (but I've only read a few). The Hot Kid & sequel Up in Honey's Room are good. My favourite Harlan Coben is No Second Chance, followed closely by The Innocent. Don't give up on Margaret Atwood - try The Robber Bride. You couldn't not like that. And also, All the Pretty Horse by Cormac McCarthy is excellent. Quote
Freewheeling Andy Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 I loved Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I'd normally recommend David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas to anyone, but given it's slightly dystopian nature, it might not be your thing; also the non-linearity could grate. If not Cloud Atlas, then the much more conventional Black Swan Green. Sticking with the slightly more conventional by slightly odd authors, John Lanchester's Fragrant Harbour is fantastic - and much more "normal" than his other great novel, The Debt To Pleasure. I've just finished Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, which I thought was excellent. I'm trying to recommend relatively modern fiction as that seems to be your cup of tea. Quote
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