Reading ideas...
Discussion
Its that time of the year again. I am off on hols (cruise around the med in July) and need some reading suggesions.
Usually read novels by the likes of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Stephen King, Sue Townsend, Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Max Brooks etc. but also like biographies and history - particularly anything relating to the history of London and England.
Any recommendations would be really appreciated for those quite moments lounging on the deck between destinations.
Cheers
RM
Usually read novels by the likes of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Stephen King, Sue Townsend, Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Max Brooks etc. but also like biographies and history - particularly anything relating to the history of London and England.
Any recommendations would be really appreciated for those quite moments lounging on the deck between destinations.
Cheers
RM
asincourt. I enjoyed that very much, and have some similar tastes as you above.
noting the steven king bit, you clearly like to have read 5-10 books that are 90% identical. On that basis, I vote for anything by Grisham, followed by the same thing with different names, by Grisham. Tesco even had paperbacks with 2 identical novels in 1 paperback. I bought 3.
Don't, no matter hwat you do, buy the cell or the dome by King. Cell = just bad, no real point, and The dome = The Stand, minus any of the good bits.
noting the steven king bit, you clearly like to have read 5-10 books that are 90% identical. On that basis, I vote for anything by Grisham, followed by the same thing with different names, by Grisham. Tesco even had paperbacks with 2 identical novels in 1 paperback. I bought 3.
Don't, no matter hwat you do, buy the cell or the dome by King. Cell = just bad, no real point, and The dome = The Stand, minus any of the good bits.
if you like King then try James Herbert, Peter Straub, Dean Kootz
London history - try the ratcatcher & 2 others by the same author, I'm not at home so can't get his name but they are murder mysteries set in early London, he is one of the first Peelers.
Steig Larssons Millenim trilogy has me hooked!
You'll possibly like Michael Crichton too
Have you considered audio books on your iPod? They save White face and trying to squint at the book in the sun syndrome
London history - try the ratcatcher & 2 others by the same author, I'm not at home so can't get his name but they are murder mysteries set in early London, he is one of the first Peelers.
Steig Larssons Millenim trilogy has me hooked!
You'll possibly like Michael Crichton too
Have you considered audio books on your iPod? They save White face and trying to squint at the book in the sun syndrome
Graham E said:
asincourt. I enjoyed that very much, and have some similar tastes as you above.
noting the steven king bit, you clearly like to have read 5-10 books that are 90% identical. On that basis, I vote for anything by Grisham, followed by the same thing with different names, by Grisham. Tesco even had paperbacks with 2 identical novels in 1 paperback. I bought 3.
Don't, no matter hwat you do, buy the cell or the dome by King. Cell = just bad, no real point, and The dome = The Stand, minus any of the good bits.
Read Cell was a bit disappointed, started off well and just went down, down, down and well down. Liked the Dome but the end was a bit rushed, like it was just trying to rap itself and the loose ends together, not a patch on the Stand. noting the steven king bit, you clearly like to have read 5-10 books that are 90% identical. On that basis, I vote for anything by Grisham, followed by the same thing with different names, by Grisham. Tesco even had paperbacks with 2 identical novels in 1 paperback. I bought 3.
Don't, no matter hwat you do, buy the cell or the dome by King. Cell = just bad, no real point, and The dome = The Stand, minus any of the good bits.
ali_kat said:
if you like King then try James Herbert, Peter Straub, Dean Kootz
London history - try the ratcatcher & 2 others by the same author, I'm not at home so can't get his name but they are murder mysteries set in early London, he is one of the first Peelers.
Steig Larssons Millenim trilogy has me hooked!
You'll possibly like Michael Crichton too
Have you considered audio books on your iPod? They save White face and trying to squint at the book in the sun syndrome
Hi Ali London history - try the ratcatcher & 2 others by the same author, I'm not at home so can't get his name but they are murder mysteries set in early London, he is one of the first Peelers.
Steig Larssons Millenim trilogy has me hooked!
You'll possibly like Michael Crichton too
Have you considered audio books on your iPod? They save White face and trying to squint at the book in the sun syndrome
James Herbert led me to King many years ago, probably like many started on the Fog, The Rats/Lair/Domain, then moved into Fluke, has Herbert done anything recently that is worth a read?
Dean Kootz is quite good - read Night Shivers (I think that was the title) and a couple of others. Read some Critchton so worth a look too.
Not sure on Steig but will give it a whirl, audio books would be good and will look into these also.
ali_kat said:
if you like King then try James Herbert, Dean Kootz
^ This. If you want Horror, then Herbert's Moon, or the Rats Trilogy is superb. 48 is a predictable but amusing story too. Moon and Sepulchre are bring up your dinner books.....
Koontz, well, he's done a fair few good ones, the Frankenstein series I rather like - very original, believe it or not! Also, Lightning is superb. He has written a few duffers, but in the main they are good. For a slightly more off the wall version of Koontz, read the Odd Thomas series.
If you like fairly imaginative stories, then try Clive Barker - Weaveworld, Imagica and the Great and Secret Show are spellbinding.
If you like the oooh look how the bullet travels through the body - then Shaun Hutson has some good ones too.
Not sure which King books you have read, but if you read the stories he wrote as Bachman - The long Walk etc they are good. Not to mention The Running Man!
shirt said:
how about reading the top of this page. top right, second box in.
there have been more than a few book threads recently.
Fascinating. there have been more than a few book threads recently.
The thing with this is that as an individual I may not have the same reading interests as other folk on here and secondly like to have a fresh stab at these things rather than just following other threads.
However thank you for pointing out the "search" option, I am of course grateful for your input and advice and no doubt you will be able to steer me in the right direction in the future.
Edited by Romanymagic on Wednesday 5th May 22:51
ali_kat said:
Jamie 
IMHO everything Herbert has done is worth reading! Drop me a PM with your addy & if you promise to return it I'll mail you a hard disk with a lot of his books on as audio
jasandjules beat me to it about Koontz
yhm
Edited by ali_kat on Wednesday 5th May 22:21
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