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I'm a big fan of Robert Ludlum/Tom Clancy if you're into that sort of stuff
Robin Hobb has 3 connected trilogies - the second while set in a fantasy world is about ships, pirates and so on. You can probably read it independantly of the first trilogy.
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I just couldn't put these down.
Tough on mirrors, tough on the causes of mirrors.
another good sea tale is Moby Dick.. it's a big book... but so deep... you really feel Ahab's obsession with the White Whale getting to everybody.. fantastic read...
Originally Posted by The Quentos
There is only one book to re ignite your desire to read.
Its called
Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
Its not a big book....it is quite remarkably the most awesome thing I have read for ..... about 5 years. If you DO buy it, PLEASE don't read the descriptions....don't read what it is about....
I know this sounds impossible, BUT don't even read the back of the book...
Just open and read.
If that is impossible, I will lend you it. Sair brought it for me to read last year. It is un frikkin believably good.
damn you Zakky.. I already have enough books..... but.. you've piqued my interest....
Tumble....this has your name on ALL OVER IT .
Its not a very nice book in places...and its fast to read...but HELL it trashes most other books.
But PLEASE dont read what it's about...Sair wouldn't even let me read the back cover...and I'm glad of that now
After I'd stopped reading I picked up the Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart and found it easy to read as it's done in a diary format, quite warped in places but good none the less.
BrOw
If you're in a sci fi mood then azimov's your man. If you like Comedy with a fantasy side to it then try reading some of the discworld books by Terry Prachett, they're a lot deeper than you might think. For war novells, the sharpe books or other series by Bernard Cornwell are some of my favourites, they're really well researched since he was a simple historian before he started writing. Oh, and lately I've been reading some of Ben Elton's stuff. Very satirical, very cynical, & generally quite amusing
The portrait of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (anything by him really) Catch 22 - Joseph Hellier and my favorite Green Eggs and Ham - Dr Suess. All classics!
well... I'll probably get it at some point or other... but atm, I've got Fighter Boys, Berlin: The Downfall 1945 and the last 5 books of the Pern Chronicles to wade through yet
You sound almost exactly like me about 4 or 5 years ago, and me being 24, that's a bit scary! Any way, I loved Treasure Island, was the book that got me back into reading. So, if you want to follow my path, try these - 1001 Arabian Nights. There are translated adult versions online but I didn't find them anywhere near as much fun as when I found my first real copy in the childrens' section of a bookshop in Chester. Looked everywhere and that was the only place I found one. Just because it's in the kids' section, don't worry, great book....Basically i havn't read a book in years and i think its about time i started again.
I want to read adventure books, and am in the process of ordering 'Treasure Island.' I like Pirates so if anyone could giveme any more direction for books of this sort then please do
Next up, we have 'The Count Of Monte Cristo', now this one intimidated me by its sheer size, and when I started into the first few chapters I found the style a bit fancy and hard to read, it seemed slow moving. But I gave it a chance, put it down a couple of times, picked it back up, and suddenly I was hooked. Took my a while to get through, but towards the end all I was doing day in day out was reading that book. It is now, quite possibly, my favourite novel of all time. Superb book, and don't even think about the movie - so much better, the movie misses tons and changes the whole ending.
That should keep you going, but following that, I had a taste for Alexandre Dumas, so I picked up the Three Musketeers. Still working through that one.
I also love pirate themes but haven't been able to find too many great books on that theme. Let me know if you come across any.
Happy reading!
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I might try that one.
I can recommend "All Quiet On The Western Front" if no-one has read it very moving book and a better one of the classics.
Adventure you say? Well, Tom Holt has a few what I would consider adventure tales, comedy fantasy mainly - Grailblazers and Wish You Were Here - I recommend. Also Life On Urth by John Kirkbride is particularly humorous. I suppose The hitch Hikers Guide series has an adventure element, and as you probably know its a fantastic series. Thats it for adventure titles for me, sorry they're all comedies
Not in the adventure realm, other books I would unequivocally recommend are:
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller - Funny, Sickening, Madness
The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer - In a different league
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley - Certainly thought-provoking
The Divine Comedy - Durante Dante Alighiere - Brilliant
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