Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 17 to 32 of 34

Thread: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

  1. #17
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    69
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    8 times in 8 posts
    • Stylin's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MAXIMUS V GENE
      • CPU:
      • i5 3570K @ 3.4ghz
      • Memory:
      • Viper 3 Series, DDR3 2x4GB @ 2133GHZ
      • Storage:
      • 120GB SSD, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GTX 760 Superclocked
      • PSU:
      • EVGA NEX650G
      • Case:
      • SilverStone SST-PS07B
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7 HP
      • Monitor(s):
      • Samsung T240, ASUS VE247, ACER AL2216W
      • Internet:
      • 25MB D 5MB U Fiber

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    Have you gone through everything in the recommend a book thread yet?

    http://forums.hexus.net/movies-tv-mu...mend-book.html

    be careful not to turn this thread into a repeat of that one or it might be closed
    I would hate to see a thread closed as it is similar to another thread. I just wanted to start a back and forth and get some ideas. I am not trying to impose on any other thread or cause strife. It is not even a recommendation thread so much as a what does everyone read and whats good thread anyway.

    Quote Originally Posted by g8ina View Post
    This thread too if you are into scifi/fantasy :

    http://forums.hexus.net/movies-tv-mu...endations.html
    Thanks for the link. I am open to a lot more than just one genre though so I am trying to get people to open up with everything and pick some brains. I also want it to benefit everyone else who posts or reads.
    Last edited by Stylin; 17-03-2014 at 05:49 PM. Reason: Quoted a second post

  2. #18
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    69
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    8 times in 8 posts
    • Stylin's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MAXIMUS V GENE
      • CPU:
      • i5 3570K @ 3.4ghz
      • Memory:
      • Viper 3 Series, DDR3 2x4GB @ 2133GHZ
      • Storage:
      • 120GB SSD, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GTX 760 Superclocked
      • PSU:
      • EVGA NEX650G
      • Case:
      • SilverStone SST-PS07B
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7 HP
      • Monitor(s):
      • Samsung T240, ASUS VE247, ACER AL2216W
      • Internet:
      • 25MB D 5MB U Fiber

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by GeorgeStorm View Post
    If you're into your historical fiction then I would highly recommend Bernard Cornwell (ofcourse you will hopefully have already read some of his stuff)

    I also really enjoyed a couple of trilogies by Robin Hobb (The LiveShip Traders, maybe The Farseer Trilogy as well). Not really historical fiction since they involve supernatural stuff, but they are based in an 'older time' so you may enjoy them.
    No I have not read his books as far as I can tell from skimming the titles. He does have a large list of titles though. I bookmarked his website as he seems right up my ally. I do like some other movies about sharpe's army/brigade ect... He seemed like a very intense character and it would be neat too see what a good writer could do with him.

  3. #19
    Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    175
    Thanks
    76
    Thanked
    7 times in 7 posts

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    I know you're really after book discussion rather than websites that recommend you things, but I was just using this one for TV shows and remembered this thread. I've not really tried its books section but it's great for TV and Film, so it's probably worth a look.

    http://www.tastekid.com/like/The+Hit...e+Hobbit/books

  4. Received thanks from:

    Stylin (17-03-2014)

  5. #20
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    69
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    8 times in 8 posts
    • Stylin's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MAXIMUS V GENE
      • CPU:
      • i5 3570K @ 3.4ghz
      • Memory:
      • Viper 3 Series, DDR3 2x4GB @ 2133GHZ
      • Storage:
      • 120GB SSD, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GTX 760 Superclocked
      • PSU:
      • EVGA NEX650G
      • Case:
      • SilverStone SST-PS07B
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7 HP
      • Monitor(s):
      • Samsung T240, ASUS VE247, ACER AL2216W
      • Internet:
      • 25MB D 5MB U Fiber

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by Frankenfurter View Post
    I know you're really after book discussion rather than websites that recommend you things, but I was just using this one for TV shows and remembered this thread. I've not really tried its books section but it's great for TV and Film, so it's probably worth a look.

    http://www.tastekid.com/like/The+Hit...e+Hobbit/books
    It seems like an interesting site if nothing else. I may play around with it. Thanks!

  6. #21
    Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    175
    Thanks
    76
    Thanked
    7 times in 7 posts

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    No worries, good luck in your hunt!

  7. #22
    Evil Monkey! MrJim's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    London
    Posts
    2,116
    Thanks
    192
    Thanked
    379 times in 294 posts
    • MrJim's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Supermicro C9Z390-PGW
      • CPU:
      • Intel 8700K
      • Memory:
      • 32Gb G.skill DDR4 @ 3200Mhz
      • Storage:
      • Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe, Samsung 850 Evo 1TB SATA, Toshiba 3TB SATA HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI RTX 2080
      • PSU:
      • Seasonic Prime Ultra Gold 750W
      • Case:
      • Jonsbo UMX4 Black
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro
      • Monitor(s):
      • Viewsonic 27" XG2703-GS
      • Internet:
      • 72mb/s fibre

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by DanceswithUnix View Post
    Do you mind me asking where you got the Nook at that price? The cheapest I can find it is £49

  8. #23
    Ghost of Hexus Present sammyc's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    3,249
    Thanks
    731
    Thanked
    471 times in 377 posts

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by deejayburnout View Post
    i am a big fan of autobiographys. started reading wrestlers one and have read some others too.

    2 of the best have been Catch me if you Can - about Frank Abagnalie and David Jasons one.
    Me too (a fan that is), don't read anywhere near as much as I used to but the slowly working round to pile had or mostly still has the following on it; most of Simon Gray's, Clive James', Simon Armitage's memoir-ish All Points North, Mark Oliver Everett's Things the Grandchildren Should Know, and Philip Normans' Babycham Night, that sort of thing.. currently cheating by audio-book-ing The Boy Detective by Roger Rosenblatt & liking it a lot. Morrissey will probably go on the pile at some point.

    Couldn't be doing with a Nook.. functionally or otherwise.. I like my tangible books, like the OP, posing with an e-reader is a bit more torturous..

  9. #24
    Orbiting The Hand's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Lincoln, UK
    Posts
    1,580
    Thanks
    170
    Thanked
    96 times in 73 posts
    • The Hand's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte AB350 Gaming-3
      • CPU:
      • AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4 3200mhz (8GBx2)
      • Storage:
      • 2TB Kingston SSD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Asus Geforce RTX 2060 Super 8GB Dual Series
      • PSU:
      • Corsair HX 520 Modular
      • Case:
      • Coolermaster Praetorian
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro
      • Monitor(s):
      • Sony 32 inch HD TV
      • Internet:
      • 20Mbps Fibre

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    I'm a bit erratic or eclectic in my reading. I'm currently reading "Blood Meridian" (Cormac McCarthy) which is historical fiction, "Luminous" (Greg Egan) science fiction, and "Collapse:How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" (Jared Diamond) historical/ecological. I'm intending to get back into the "Mars" series (Kim Stanley Robinson); I got about 400 pages into Red Mars but for some reason I just stopped.

  10. #25
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    69
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    8 times in 8 posts
    • Stylin's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MAXIMUS V GENE
      • CPU:
      • i5 3570K @ 3.4ghz
      • Memory:
      • Viper 3 Series, DDR3 2x4GB @ 2133GHZ
      • Storage:
      • 120GB SSD, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GTX 760 Superclocked
      • PSU:
      • EVGA NEX650G
      • Case:
      • SilverStone SST-PS07B
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7 HP
      • Monitor(s):
      • Samsung T240, ASUS VE247, ACER AL2216W
      • Internet:
      • 25MB D 5MB U Fiber

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    I have yet to find time to go to any local book stores so I grabbed one of the books in my "probably not going to read stack". Books given to me which never sparked my curiosity. The winner was a Tom Clancy novel Locked On.

    By the time I get through that I will definitely have a narrow shopping list with all the feedback from this thread. Thank you everyone!

  11. #26
    Registered+
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Posts
    32
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    2 times in 1 post

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    My advice would be to read something short. If you're getting back into it.. I made the mistake of starting 'Under The Dome' and just couldn't stomach another large book after a long break.

    Maybe even a book of short stories? On a horror tip, you couldn't get much better than Skeleton Crew by Stephen King or Clive Barker's Books Of Blood.

  12. #27
    Member
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Posts
    124
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked
    6 times in 6 posts
    • Revvvhead's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Maximus VII Ranger
      • CPU:
      • i7 4790K
      • Memory:
      • 12GB Corsair 1600
      • Storage:
      • OCZ SSD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GTX 980 SC
      • PSU:
      • Corsair RM1000 with braided red cables
      • Case:
      • Corsair 450D & H100i
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7
      • Monitor(s):
      • Benq XT2420L
      • Internet:
      • 152Mb/s

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    Best books:
    Lord of the rings is great, and fast paced once they get out of the shire.
    Game of thrones
    The wasp factory by Ian Banks
    the Red dwarf books or anything by Douglas Adams

  13. #28
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    New Mexico
    Posts
    145
    Thanks
    23
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    The Divergent trilogy is a great read. I'm currently reading the third book, Allegiant. It's great, seeing as the story is half told from the perspective of Tobias, and Tris, which is so cool, and… you guys have no idea what I'm talking about. Anyway, some other good books to read are Halo Evolutions, Fall of Reach, Ghost of Onyx, Cole Protocol, Mass Effect Revelation, Mech Warrior, War Hammer 40,000 Dawn Of War II. These are all Sci fi/Cyberpunk by the way. I'm not too sure on what you're into, but yeah these are all great books.
    Ultimate Gamer

  14. #29
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Posts
    14
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    For some lunch reading id have to advise terry pratchett, ive loved his books for over 10 years now and can easily sit down for 30 mins and read, or even 6 hours (which ive done to many times lol) ive never stopped enjoying his books.

  15. #30
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Posts
    69
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    4 times in 3 posts
    • Morthawt's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
      • CPU:
      • AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz (FD6300WMHKBOX)
      • Memory:
      • Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1866Mhz (CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9)
      • Storage:
      • x2 SAMSUNG HD753LJ, x1 WD1003FZEX, 1x Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • XFX Radeon HD5770
      • PSU:
      • 625W Enermax EPR625AWT PRO82+
      • Case:
      • LianLi PC-7A Plus II Silver
      • Operating System:
      • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • NEC AccuSync LCD 19WMGX
      • Internet:
      • 75Mbit Down 19Mbit Up

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    I cannot read fiction because it bores me. But I do like to read factual information now and then. Most of my books have been on Neuro-Linguistic Programming. I can recommend a book called "Teach yourself NLP". It is all about mental techniques that are part of NLP. Things like pulling apart what people are saying to detect where things are unclear, things to do with seeing things differently, things about purposefully being vague and ambiguous when you are trying to be persuasive. There is a lot of amazing information in that book about what the brain ac actually do when you know how. So that would be my recommendation, if you are into such learning type of materials. It is not everyone's cup of chai.

  16. #31
    Registered User
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Posts
    6
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by Stylin View Post
    I used to be a heavy reader. I only owned around 400 paperbacks and maybe 30 hard covers but that was by the time I was 16 so I consider it a badge of honor. I had to sell most of them during different parts of my life mainly for a bit of money here and there. I am down too around 60-70 paper backs and a dozen hard covers now.

    I landed a new job where I see myself reading while on break and lunch. If anyone is an avid reader I would love too talk, to try and get my interest back.

    I would love too get some ideas on somewhat common titles. Stuff that can be found in used book stores more commonly would be nice. But I am open to a lot of different genres. I was very heavy into medieval/magic fantasy style but also had a large helping of SAS/special forces fiction and non fiction. I got into SciFi later but had a lot of fun with titles like

    I would love for an open forum or even PM's about what to read and what everyone likes. Please just say what you like even!
    I would advise Barbara Kingsolver's The poisonwood bible. then there is Ayn Rand's Atlas shrugged and Gregory Maguire's Wicked witch of the west. Three really different books, but inspiring nonetheless

  17. #32
    HEXUS.timelord. Zak33's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    I'm a Jessie
    Posts
    35,157
    Thanks
    3,105
    Thanked
    3,138 times in 1,916 posts
    • Zak33's system
      • Storage:
      • Kingston HyperX SSD, Hitachi 1Tb
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Nvidia 1050
      • PSU:
      • Coolermaster 800w
      • Case:
      • Silverstone Fortress FT01
      • Operating System:
      • Win10
      • Internet:
      • Zen FTC uber speedy

    Re: Looking to Get Back Into Reading - Opinions Welcome

    My suggestion for something totally different and utterly compelling?

    The Cheese and I

    by Matt Feroze

    best book for a long long time

    or

    Vulcan 607 by Rowland White

    get goosebumps thinking about that one

    both are utterly worth every second of you life.. and that's rare in books

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
    "The second you aren't paying attention to the tool you're using, it will take your fingers from you. It does not know sympathy." |
    "If you don't gaffer it, it will gaffer you" | "Belt and braces"

Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •