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Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed.
Before you say "see previous threads", know that I have spent an hour going through them and amazon and have only slightly narrowed down my choices.
I'm finishing up with finals and boards and will be spending two and a half peaceful weeks on the beach in the Caribbean and need some fresh reading material. I already have a non-fiction backlog of books I'm halfway through (GEB, the great influenza, the origin of wealth, conspiracy of fools to name a few) that I am setting aside temporarily. I just finished Infinite Jest and rekindled my love for fiction. Some of my favorites include Gatsby, Dorian Gray, anything Borges, Easton-Ellis, Vonnegut, catch 22, nabokov, dostoevsky, also enjoy sci fi-have read heinlein, card, adams. Some books/authors I have noted from past threads: Will prob pick one of these two I cant believe I havent read: To Kill a Mockingbird In Cold Blood Read one? both? Which first? Also looking into Eco or Roth? I wasn't really sold on the Amazon info/reviews. Any ideas on short stories? Have obv read 9 stories. Also recently enjoyed Hempel and O'brien. SciFi ideas: Cryptonomicron? Neuromancer? Ive heard good things about these. Also, whats a good translation of Brother's Karamazov to read? I've read about half of a really poor one and want to switch. Any other varied suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance! -JP |
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed
I just recently read Cryptonomicon and I think it was excellent. Check it out.
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed
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I just recently read Cryptonomicon and I think it was excellent. Check it out. [/ QUOTE ] Ditto. Finished about 2 weeks ago and it put me in a mood to read everything Stephenson has written. The Baroque Cycle is a loose prequel to Cryptonomicon, apparently. Glad you enjoyed Infinite Jest. I was considering re-reading it as it's been 8-9 years. You should check out A Game of Thrones (fantasy) and the subsequent books. They are incredible: gritty, realistic, raw, unforgiving, and unbelievably detailed. |
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed
I've been on a Vince Flynn kick lately.
If you like fast, racy thrillers check some of his stuff out. |
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed
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I just recently read Cryptonomicon and I think it was excellent. Check it out. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks, picked it up yesterday and am already reading that instead of studying for finals! |
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed.
after reading ian mcewan - enduring love, i went out and bought 5 more of his books. it's not a very long book...
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed
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after reading ian mcewan - enduring love, i went out and bought 5 more of his books. it's not a very long book... [/ QUOTE ] I read McEwan's "Saturday" and I loved it. |
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed.
If you like Borges, you might like Italo Calvino. The short story collections Cosmicomics, Numbers in the Dark, and t zero might remind you most of Borges, though my favorites are the novels The Baron in the Trees and If on a Winter's Night a Traveller.
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed.
A Game of Thrones was a good pick.
I would say start with In Cold Blood, but that's just because I liked it so much. |
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Re: Some New Reading Recommendations? Varied Genre suggestions needed
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A Game of Thrones was a good pick. I would say start with In Cold Blood, but that's just because I liked it so much. [/ QUOTE ] A Game of Thrones looks to be a good pick but I'll have to back burner it for a while. I ordered In Cold Blood. -JP |
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