rajncajn Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I haven't picked up a book in way too long, so I need some suggestions for something to read... most preferably something I can get in paperback. I hate spending hardback prices for something I may only read once. I like pretty much anything that's going to really hold my attention, but usually my favorites tend to be historical fiction & non-fiction as well as some sci-fi fantasy & suspense. Not looking for any graphic horror or anything like that, they always tend to bore me because they are so far-fetched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 I can help with sci-fan. Who/what have you read that you've liked? also, get it from the library we save thousands of dollars a year between books, cds and dvds. The last Sci-fi series I read was Orson Scott Card's Ender series. I got 3 books in, but never finished the series. I'd like to finish it sometime, but it's been so long I'd want to re-read the first 3 and right now I'd prefer something that can stand on it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightsOfKnee Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I haven't picked up a book in way too long, so I need some suggestions for something to read... most preferably something I can get in paperback. I hate spending hardback prices for something I may only read once. I like pretty much anything that's going to really hold my attention, but usually my favorites tend to be historical fiction & non-fiction as well as some sci-fi fantasy & suspense. Not looking for any graphic horror or anything like that, they always tend to bore me because they are so far-fetched. Picked up an awesome Sci-Fi at the airport - CHINDI. Excerpt: The universe has been explored - and humanity has all but given up on finding other intelligent life. then an alien satellite orbiting a distant star sends out an unreadable signal. is it the final programmed gasp of an ancient, long-dead race? or the first greeting of an undiscovered life-form? Academy starship captain Priscilla Hutchins and the once-maligned Contact Society are about to learn the answers...to more questions than they could possibly concieve of asking. Highly reccommend. Even better, there is a whole series revolving around this Academy and their exploration. Sci-Fi meets Indiana Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Supercapitalism by Richard Reich. I can't say that I agree with his conclusions, but he does lay out the groundwork from an economic standpoint as to how America ended up where we are today. Written for the lay person, there's a lot of "That makes so much sense, why didn't i see that" sort of moments in this book for me. The wife actually bought a second copy as both are being lent out as fast as we get them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I have a great sci-fi book for you by Clive Barker. Yes Clive Barker. WeaveWorld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I have a great sci-fi book for you by Clive Barker. Yes Clive Barker. WeaveWorld Yes, I got that when it first came out and it is a very good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 since i'm a superman fan, my wife got me this book 'the last days of krypton' by kevin j anderson for christmas. i wasn't too excited about reading it since it was pre-superman and sort of told already (planet blows up, jor-el sends us kal-el), but it is really good. it goes into the back story of zod and his 2 buddies and brings up braniac and martian manhunter as well. it's written well and is a pretty fast read. enjoying it much more than i thought i would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 OSC is a great writer, so if you want more of him, but standalone books, my favorite would be "Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus". Hmmm Looking at the link I also saw Enchantment. It's a bit different as it's a bit of an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty but based more along the lines of the folktale version. A pretty good stand alone read though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) I just finished Tyrannosaur Canyon - kind of Crichton-esque and kept my attention. I'd say it's a decent mind-numbing science based thriller to get lost in. He partnered with another writer and did Relic which they made a movie out of. The movie was horrible but the book was good. Edited March 27, 2009 by twiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Read The Book Thief yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Read The Book Thief yet? Honestly never heard of it, but reading the review sounds like it would be right up my alley as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm about 400 pages into William Somerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage." Still no S&M yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'm about 400 pages into William Somerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage." Still no S&M yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 My wife is in the middle of Soneone Knows my Name by Lawrence Hill (historical fiction) and really likes it. I'll be reading it when she's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 1491. What America was like pre-Columbus. Many interesting thoughts. I did not know, for instance, that no one knows where corn originated. Also the use of fire by native Americans as a tool for agriculture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Too fat to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilly Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) Stephen Hunter books These books are really good. I'd start with Point of Impact or Dirty White Boys. Also, most of these can be found in your local used book store or library. No sense in spending full price unless it's a brand new book. Edited March 28, 2009 by Skilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I just finished Tyrannosaur Canyon - kind of Crichton-esque and kept my attention. I'd say it's a decent mind-numbing science based thriller to get lost in. He partnered with another writer and did Relic which they made a movie out of. The movie was horrible but the book was good. You're talking the Child/Preston books. Alone or as a team they are very good writers with interesting books. Very enjoyable. rajn'... have you tried any of the James Rollins books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Don't remember how big your town is, but check for a used book store. Usually knowledgable people, cheap books and and you can keep them for as long as you want and later sell them back to the same store (for half the price). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) You're talking the Child/Preston books. Alone or as a team they are very good writers with interesting books. Very enjoyable. rajn'... have you tried any of the James Rollins books? Yeah, I've also read all of Rollins books too. I was a tad disappointed with the last one though - The Last Oracle. It didn't grab me like the other books. Sky- if you ever want to take it up a notch and get into some absurd action that's borderline unbelievable then check out Matthew Reilly's books. I'd say he's Rollins on speed. Edited March 28, 2009 by twiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 On a fantasy level a good stand alone book is The Redemption of Althalus by David & Leigh Eddings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Yeah, I've also read all of Rollins books too. I was a tad disappointed with the last one though - The Last Oracle. It didn't grab me like the other books. Sky- if you ever want to take it up a notch and get into some absurd action that's borderline unbelievable then check out Matthew Reilly's books. I'd say he's Rollins on speed. Yeah... the last one wasn't up to speed for sure. I have read all of Reilly's books too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I have read all of Reilly's books too. The Six Sacred Stones threw me for a loop. I kept wondering how he was going to finish the damn storyline up as I neared the end. Turned out to be another sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Watchers by Dean Koontz. Great scifi/suspense book,and if you happen to be a dog lover it's even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrograde assault Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Stephen Hunter books These books are really good. I'd start with Point of Impact or Dirty White Boys. Also, most of these can be found in your local used book store or library. No sense in spending full price unless it's a brand new book. Some good books by Hunter but Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger in the movie "Shooter" was a joke. Polksalet would have been better, least he is from Arkansas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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