Recommend me some books

[Tuffdisc]

I rather have an iPad than a kindle, at least you will be able to read and have internet with it

 

[TheFireMan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_(book)

 

[Abcinthia]

I've read The Count of Monte Cristo. It was an abridged version but maybe at some point, I'll get around to reading a proper version.

I recently bought some books from a charity shop. I have some Stephen King, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Rebecca and The Da Vinchi Code.

 

[Springsteen]

I once bought a copy of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell from a charity shop for 50p, perfect condition hardback. I couldn't believe my luck.

 

[Abcinthia]

You can find some good stuff in charity shops. When I was in my mid-teens I found a Versace dress for £4.99. I was shocked and bought it. That was back in the day when I was a size 8 and I ended up ruining the dress by spilling ribena on it lol!

I love how cheap charity shop books are. It allows me to go crazy and buy many many books without feeling bad.

 

[FreightTrain]

I have a fantastic 2nd-hand book store here called Literary Souls. They have many hard-to-find books and early printings for thrift store prices! They also give out a free book after every so many purchases as part of their preferred customer program...I recently signed up.

 

[Abcinthia]

We used to have a second hand book store in Wycombe. I found some truely excellent books in there.

Sadly, stupidly high store rental prices, not enough donations and not enough customers forced it to close

 

[Abcinthia]

I love Stephen King books and I think the next one I'm going to read is called "Under the Dome". If you're into Stephen King you might like it.

I've started reading Under The Dome (only on page 300 out of 880) but I am really enjoying it!

 

[johnbriner]

Try reading Neil Gaiman's novels. They're actually good reads with thought provoking story lines (fantasy, horror genres). I would also recommend the Hunger games if you prefer young adult dystopian genre.

 

[Abcinthia]

Thanks John

I went on a book buying spree a few days ago and now I've got a pile of 7 books to read *blush* but I'll add it to my list of authors + books to look out for.

 

[dkwrtw]

Try reading Neil Gaiman's novels. They're actually good reads with thought provoking story lines (fantasy, horror genres). I would also recommend the Hunger games if you prefer young adult dystopian genre.

He cowrote "Good Omens" did he not?

 

[JanieDough]

Thanks John

I went on a book buying spree a few days ago and now I've got a pile of 7 books to read *blush* but I'll add it to my list of authors + books to look out for.

what'd you buy?

 

[Abcinthia]

what'd you buy?

Several Stephen King (Cujo, The Shining, Different Seasons) a book on Catherine of Aragon and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë.

I already have Tommykockers by Stephen King (though I just started that a few hours ago) and the Da Vinchi Code to read.

 

[marilyno08]

Danielle Trussoni - Angelology - great book - couldnt put it down till I finished it.

 

[FreightTrain]

Several Stephen King (Cujo, The Shining, Different Seasons) a book on Catherine of Aragon and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë.

I already have Tommykockers by Stephen King (though I just started that a few hours ago) and the Da Vinchi Code to read.

Can't go wrong with the King!:cool

 

[Obdurate]

I once bought a copy of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell from a charity shop for 50p, perfect condition hardback. I couldn't believe my luck.

That's perfect.

I think that's my favourite fantasy novel ever.


Anyway, I guess my recommendation is The People of Paper:

The People of Paper is the debut novel of Salvador Plascencia. It was first published as a part of the Rectangulars line of McSweeney's Books. In form the novel owes a debt to a wide variety of experimental fiction from the magical realism of Latin American writers, to the Beat writings of William S. Burroughs, to the American postmodernists of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in its turn towards metafiction. The book is notable for its unique layout, featuring columns of text running in different directions across the page, blacked out sections, and a name that has literally been cut out of the novel. The central events depicted in the novel are variously described as a war against Saturn (representing the author), against sadness, and against omniscient narration. The leader of this war is Federico de la Fe, a Mexican man who is abandoned by his wife Merced due to his chronic bed-wetting. As a result of his remorse, he falls into a depression which he cures through "burn-collecting," or burning parts of his body. After leaving Mexico bound for the United States, Federico de la Fe and his daughter Little Merced settle in the small flower-growing town of El Monte. There, Federico de la Fe enlists the help of the town and a local gang of flower-pickers, who call themselves the El Monte Flores, in order to combat the influence of Saturn.



It's my favourite book ever, and it makes me look forward to the next book Salvador writes (though I haven't heard anything about it). Yes, it's a weird novel, but it's pretty touching.

 

[Abcinthia]

Can't go wrong with the King!:cool

Amen. I haven't come across a King novel I haven't liked yet.

That's perfect.

I think that's my favourite fantasy novel ever.


Anyway, I guess my recommendation is The People of Paper:

The People of Paper is the debut novel of Salvador Plascencia. It was first published as a part of the Rectangulars line of McSweeney's Books. In form the novel owes a debt to a wide variety of experimental fiction from the magical realism of Latin American writers, to the Beat writings of William S. Burroughs, to the American postmodernists of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in its turn towards metafiction. The book is notable for its unique layout, featuring columns of text running in different directions across the page, blacked out sections, and a name that has literally been cut out of the novel. The central events depicted in the novel are variously described as a war against Saturn (representing the author), against sadness, and against omniscient narration. The leader of this war is Federico de la Fe, a Mexican man who is abandoned by his wife Merced due to his chronic bed-wetting. As a result of his remorse, he falls into a depression which he cures through "burn-collecting," or burning parts of his body. After leaving Mexico bound for the United States, Federico de la Fe and his daughter Little Merced settle in the small flower-growing town of El Monte. There, Federico de la Fe enlists the help of the town and a local gang of flower-pickers, who call themselves the El Monte Flores, in order to combat the influence of Saturn.



It's my favourite book ever, and it makes me look forward to the next book Salvador writes (though I haven't heard anything about it). Yes, it's a weird novel, but it's pretty touching.

Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for it in the shops.

 

[dkwrtw]

I'm about to start "Harbour" by John Ajvide Lindqvist

 

[Abcinthia]

I'm about to start "Harbour" by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Is he the one who wrote Let The Right One In?

 

[dkwrtw]

Is he the one who wrote Let The Right One In?

Yes he is, I had to look that one up before I could answer :24: