Here are some books I've liked/disliked....Recommend me some new ones

[jon_1van]

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whitelime,

While this may not be a book one can understand with "minimal effort" it's one I think everyone should be required to read prior to graduating from high school (I read this on my own, FWIW): 1984.

Oh, and another one I don't know that anyone's mentioned yet: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

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Flux,
You will like "A Brave New World" by Auldous Huxley.

[4_2_it]

Tom Clancy novels have a lot going on, but his writing style is very straightforward.

Asimov is a great sci-fi read. His books are well-written and straightforward. Also, unlike many sci-fi novels, everything that happens in his books seems plausible. The Foundation and Robot series.

Clive Barker's The Thief of Always is a good (and quick) holiday read.

[swede123]

If you like Sci-Fi/Supernatural stuff written in a super easy to read format check out Dean Koontz. This guy has written tons and tons of mass-market paper back type books, that usually involve aliens, monsters, psychic stuff etc, and written in a way so you can plow through them in no time.

Swede

[BarronVangorToth]

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"choke" by Palahniuk

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Just read everything Chuck Palahniuk has written -- he's amazing -- I'm still disturbed by the pool scene in Haunted.

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[acekingoffsuit]

my favorite book is FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Hemmingway. a perfect narrative. i couldn't put it down.

[KaneKungFu123]

hemingway and hesse are your friends.

[HoldingFolding]

Post Cold War Le Carre is very enjoyable & excellently written.

[mike l.]

"Did you ever read A Confederacy of Dunces or did you just sell it?"

i still have it but havent read it. i have read the first few pages and found it hard to understand.

[ChipWrecked]

Couldn't agree more with Ender's Game.

The Jester by James Patterson and Andrew Gross made me ignore the world until I was done. Great historical (Crusades) fiction.

Edit: Also Ken Follett. Any Ken Follett.

[cjmewett]

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I hate cluttered, overly descriptive writing. I want to be able to read the book and understand it completely with minimal effort.

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Hmm...have you ever read Finnegan's Wake? If not I think you'd like it.

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Really, anything by Joyce. Also Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace.

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