12-06-2009 at 05:54 PM
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Suggest Good Books
Hey avid readers of macinsiders,
The winter break is approaching and I need a good book to read when its snowing outside and I have my cup of hot chocolate and curling up on my warm sofa.
So ...
suggest away !!!
I like books of the mystery/political/sci-fi/non-fiction (auto/biographies of people or events) etc
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12-06-2009 at 06:13 PM
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Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
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12-06-2009 at 06:22 PM
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we still got exams to get through so why not just finish reading textbooks, and mabye re-read lol
but seriously:
here's my recommendation:
Kite Runner
The Bishops Man
Playing with fire
I, Alex Cross (if you like James Patterson)
Judas Strain (really, really cool! part of a series)
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12-06-2009 at 06:22 PM
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Best book evar???
Twilight!!!!!1!!
/sarcasm
Read some classic novels, like Charles Dickens' David Copperfield or Great Expectations. You could even read A Christmas Carol, thats a great holiday book even if you do not celebrate Christmas.Don Quixote is great, but very long.
If you haven't already you could read Dan Brown books, they are always entertaining.
I would also suggest buying some comics - not necessarily comics as in Batman and Superman but more like Calvin and Hobbes, Far Side Gallery etc. Personally those are my two favourite comic strips (Calvin and Hobbes FTW)
I'm currently reading Gywne Dyer books, they are very good political books, at least thats what I think. Rick Mercer's book is also quite funny. I enjoyed reading that over the break last year.
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12-06-2009 at 06:50 PM
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A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin.
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12-06-2009 at 07:00 PM
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Anything by Nick Hornby, he is an absolutely amazing writer. I'd recommend A Long Way Down, its my personal favourite of his.
Chuck Palahniuk is also a great writer, although his books can be a bit... intense. He's known for people fainting at his book readings. Choke or Rant would be my recommendation, they're relatively tame for him and a great place to start.
EDIT: I took out the link to the story that tends to inspire the faintings, it probably wouldn't be MacInsiders appropriate. Anyone who wants to read the story can search "Guts Chuck Palahniuk". Read at your own risk, etc.
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12-06-2009 at 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by A.Marlowe
Anything by Nick Hornby, he is an absolutely amazing writer. I'd recommend A Long Way Down, its my personal favourite of his.
Chuck Palahniuk is also a great writer, although his books can be a bit... intense. He's known for people fainting at his book readings. Choke or Rant would be my recommendation, they're relatively tame for him and a great place to start.
EDIT: I took out the link to the story that tends to inspire the faintings, it probably wouldn't be MacInsiders appropriate. Anyone who wants to read the story can search "Guts Chuck Palahniuk". Read at your own risk, etc.
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Oh.My.God.
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12-06-2009 at 07:27 PM
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The Outsider by Albert Camus
Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut
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Ender's Game (one of my personal favorites... don't care what anyone says, hehe).
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Edit: Guts Chuck Palahniuk was hilarious! Oh my lord, I need to read that dude's stuff.
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12-06-2009 at 07:33 PM
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Chuck Palahniuk is my favourite! My top 3 are probably Choke, Survivor and Invisible Monsters.
Guts was certainly interesting...althoug h Haunted isn't one of my favourites by him.
I also love Douglas Coupland. I'd recommend The Gum Thief, Generation X or JPod
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12-06-2009 at 07:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A.Marlowe
Anything by Nick Hornby, he is an absolutely amazing writer. I'd recommend A Long Way Down, its my personal favourite of his.
Chuck Palahniuk is also a great writer, although his books can be a bit... intense. He's known for people fainting at his book readings. Choke or Rant would be my recommendation, they're relatively tame for him and a great place to start.
EDIT: I took out the link to the story that tends to inspire the faintings, it probably wouldn't be MacInsiders appropriate. Anyone who wants to read the story can search "Guts Chuck Palahniuk". Read at your own risk, etc.
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that...was...the most disturbing thing I've ever read...
and Im a bit worried at myself for reading it, it was like a train wreck I couldn't stop... I couldn't figure out where the hell the story was going... and then...*shiver*
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12-06-2009 at 08:07 PM
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And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
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12-06-2009 at 08:14 PM
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Off the top of my head...I read too much but these are some of the ones I love re-reading
Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (edit: anything by Neil Gaiman is good)
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden (better than the movie!)
If you like fantasy the Kushiel series by Jaqueline Carey is good too
Non fiction: Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond
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12-06-2009 at 08:20 PM
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Judas Strain (really, really cool! part of a series)
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Yeah i liked that book a lot (science/pseudohistory/actionadventure).
Just finished Anthem (Ayn Rand) and it was okay.
Deception Point, The Navigator, and The Messenger were some i liked and i read not so long ago. |
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12-06-2009 at 08:29 PM
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The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
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I'll second this one.
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