I need a new book to read!

Wikidbchofthewst · #1 04-20-2008, 02:05 PM

Ok, I just finished Re-reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series (GREAT fucking books, I LOVED the way it tied into so many of his other novels) and now I need something new to read! I hate it when I finish a long series of books, it's almost sad...

So I need something new to read you guys! I only read books by recommendation, so help me out.

Hmm, let me name some other books I've read to give you an idea:

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
IT, Needful Things, The Dark Half, The Dead Zone, Dreamcatcher, Hearts in Atlantis, Insomnia, The Stand - Stephen King
The Sword of Truth series - Terry Goodkind
Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Smoke and Mirrors, Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
The Outlander series - Diana Gabaldon
1984 - George Orwell

storm22 · #2 04-20-2008, 02:08 PM

The Keep i read a stephen king book awhile ago but iforget

Wikidbchofthewst · #3 04-20-2008, 02:11 PM

by F. Paul Wilson or Jennifer Egan...I'm hoping the Egan one, after reading the blurb...

PoseidonsNet · #4 04-20-2008, 02:20 PM

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Wikidbchofthewst · #5 04-20-2008, 02:25 PM

Well, I do thank you for that, lol, but I need a recommendation for WHAT to read, not where to find my reading material. Personally, I prefer to read from a book. I can't curl up in bed under the covers with my desk top computer....

human8 · #6 04-20-2008, 03:09 PM

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Celestial · #7 04-20-2008, 04:00 PM

Hey Wikid, great to hear from someone else who enjoys reading. I really like re-reading books I've previously enjoyed as well and find that when you do, on the second time around you notice things you missed on first reading. I totally agree with Human8 about 100 Years of Solitude - it is a great novel. I also think that maybe you would like Philip Pullmans dark materials trilogy. It makes for a pretty easy read but is full of interesting ideas about science and religion. Also, maybe you could tackle the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It wasn't my favourite read ever but many people consider it the best book ever and as it has been so influential on other writing, I think it's good to have read it at least once. If you liked 1984 maybe you'd also like Kafka's 'The Trial' as it explores similar themes. And a book that I liked a lot despite not expecting to was Patrick Suskind's 'Perfume - The story of a murderer'.

mzn710 · #8 04-20-2008, 04:09 PM

Loved The Dark Tower series, I'm going to have to re-read that soon. Iv read The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan, loved that so I'm on to the next series of hers. Have jut started Karen Miller's Innocent Mage, which seems alright. So yeah i can recommend those books

Wikidbchofthewst · #9 04-20-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Celestial

Hey Wikid, great to hear from someone else who enjoys reading. I really like re-reading books I've previously enjoyed as well and find that when you do, on the second time around you notice things you missed on first reading. I totally agree with Human8 about 100 Years of Solitude - it is a great novel. I also think that maybe you would like Philip Pullmans dark materials trilogy. It makes for a pretty easy read but is full of interesting ideas about science and religion. Also, maybe you could tackle the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It wasn't my favourite read ever but many people consider it the best book ever and as it has been so influential on other writing, I think it's good to have read it at least once. If you liked 1984 maybe you'd also like Kafka's 'The Trial' as it explores similar themes. And a book that I liked a lot despite not expecting to was Patrick Suskind's 'Perfume - The story of a murderer'.

Perfume...was that book made into a movie with Dustin Hoffman? lol, I swear I think I saw a preview for a movie that was titled Perfume, and it was about murder...

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Originally Posted by mzn710

Loved The Dark Tower series, I'm going to have to re-read that soon. Iv read The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan, loved that so I'm on to the next series of hers. Have jut started Karen Miller's Innocent Mage, which seems alright. So yeah i can recommend those books

Have you seen any of the Dark Tower comics? I've only seen them randomly, never all of them, or in order. I want to know if they're any good or not...

mizzchewy · #10 04-21-2008, 07:02 AM

The celestine prophecy