Home› All Encompassing Trip

Can anyone recommend a good book?

circlesdowncirclesdown Posts: 308
edited August 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
I'm about to go on vacation and will be doing lots of relaxing and I need a good book. Honestly I don't read much because I can never retain anything and I have a hard time finishing, but I do like a good read when I have time to commit to a book.

Recommend whatever has blown you away. Thanks.
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    Anything by Frederick Forsythe. He writes great action thrillers like: The Day of the Jackal, The Afghan and Icon to name a few. George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series. Includes: A Game of Thrones (recently aired on HBO), et al. Enjoy your vacation :D Where ya going?
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    Wally Lambs - I Know This Much Is True is a great read about identical twins one of which has schizophrenia, it tells of the struggles of both brothers. One of my favourites.

    Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis's autobiography is the best bio I have ever read, that man should not be alive.
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • cbrunelle783cbrunelle783 Posts: 1,025
    Blankets by Craig Thompson amazing graphic novel hope you don't mind carrying it around though it's pretty heavy but a great read, you'll definitely be able to retain and finish it.
    Boston 5/17/10
    Tres Mts. 3/27/11
    EV Solo:Providence 6/15/11 Boston 6/16/11 Hartford 6/18/11
    PJ20 9/3/11-9/4/11

    Concert Wishlist: I am Mine, Marker in the Sand, Parachutes, In Hiding, All Those Yesterdays, I Got Shit, Long Road, Light Years
  • WaveRyderWaveRyder Posts: 1,128
    Daniel Quinn's novel, Ishmael

    had a big influence on Yield...
    and its thought provoking
    RC, SoDak 1998 - KC 2000 - Council Bluffs IA 2003 - Fargo ND 2003 - St. Paul MN 2003 - Alpine Valley 2003 - St Louis MO 2004 - Kissimmee FLA 2004 - Winnipeg 2005 - Thunder Bay 2005 - Chicago 2006 - Grand Rapids MI 2006 - Denver CO 2006 - Lollapalooza 2007 - Bonnaroo 2008 - Austin City Limits 2009 - Los Angeles 2009 - KC 2010 - St Louis MO 2010 - PJ20 Night 1 - PJ20 Night 2
  • Cool Face RyanCool Face Ryan Posts: 1,254
    Breathing Underwater is a good book, but more for the high school/college kind of kid, like me, so not sure if you would like it.
    MSG II 5/21/10
    Tres Mts. Gramercy Theatre 3/26/11
    *formerly manutd3581
  • mcveddrmentmcveddrment Posts: 48
    Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Long Way Down & High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,854
    Either In the Heart of the Sea: the story of the Essex (a whaling ship that was sunk by a whale and was the inspiration for Moby Dick by Melville) or The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn, both by Nathaniel Philbrick. Both are exhaustively researched, relying on diaries, government documents, personal letters, newspaper articles of the time, eye witness accounts, etc. They both read like action adventure novels but were real life events. They both will blow you away.

    Peace.
    09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;

    Libtardaplorable©. And proud of it.

    Brilliantati©
  • Nittany1bnNittany1bn Near Philadelphia Posts: 214
    Moby Dick by Herman Melville
  • The Crooked HeartThe Crooked Heart Posts: 116
    A Thousand Splendid Suns is my favorite followed closely by I know this much is true.
    Emily
  • rcsrcs Posts: 711
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Long Way Down & High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
    Both of these and also Juliet, Naked and About a Boy. All great books.
    E agora? Faz xixi na mão e deita fora!
  • voidofmanvoidofman Posts: 4,009
    The Alchemist
  • Cradles Broken GlassCradles Broken Glass Posts: 1,409
    I'm partial to the classics, my all time favorite is Wuthering Heights. I also really enjoyed The Great Gatsby, Salem's Lot, The Time Traveler's Wife, Bloodroot, Perks of Being a Wallflower (for younger readers, one of my high school kids at school suggested it to me and I really enjoyed it), and Water for Elephants. That's just to name a few, but I'm sure you would probably be happy with any of those. I also really enjoyed The Motorcycle Diaries, Into the Wild, and just about anything Howard Zinn if you want non-fiction.
    Hearts and thoughts they fade....
    fade away...

    I am at peace with my lust.....for Eddie.
  • RYEzupSFRYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    rcs wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Long Way Down & High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
    Both of these and also Juliet, Naked and About a Boy. All great books.

    Slam- also by nick Hornby. Just finished it- quick easy read and thoroughly entertaining. He is the best. How To Be Good is another great one. Pretty much anything by him and you will be entertained.

    Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life by Steve Almond. I laughed out loud throughout the entire book.
    BrowserPreview_tmp_zps26eff4aa.gif

    Don't fuck sheep. -EV 7/11/11
    You can never have enough Neil in the mix. -EV 10/24/10
    There's only one commandment: Don't be an asshole. -EV 5/6/10
  • hostishostis Posts: 441
    anything by Jeffrey Deaver, David Baldacci, Harlan Coben or Mark Billingham. Also, there are a couple of books by Georgio Faletti (I am God and I Kill) that are astounding.

    and for a book that changed my life The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Llama
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    circlesdown wrote:
    I'm about to go on vacation and will be doing lots of relaxing and I need a good book. Honestly I don't read much because I can never retain anything and I have a hard time finishing, but I do like a good read when I have time to commit to a book.

    Recommend whatever has blown you away. Thanks.

    Yeah, I would ask: where ya goin?
    If you're coming to Florida or a tropical climate, get some Carl Hiaasen. Tourist Season, Skin Tight, Native Tongue, and Stormy Weather are all very good.
    Pick up my debut novel here on amazon: Jonny Bails Floatin (in paperback) (also available on Kindle for $2.99)
  • hostishostis Posts: 441
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Yeah, I would ask: where ya goin?
    If you're coming to Florida or a tropical climate, get some Carl Hiaasen. Tourist Season, Skin Tight, Native Tongue, and Stormy Weather are all very good.

    cant go wrong with Carl Hiaassen with laugh out loud wrtiting! Skin Tight is brilliant!
  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,815
    I just finished reading a book called South of Broad by Pat Conroy, for the second time. I just really enjoyed it.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • PilateOfTheStormPilateOfTheStorm Posts: 4,319
    I've just been on holiday - I went to Turkey for a week and I read
    The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
    Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
    and I'm currently still reading
    Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.

    Shantaram is a mammoth of a book but it's amazing. I'd totally recommend it but it is like 900+ pages, and can be a bit of a mouthful/convoluted. It's not a hard read (IMO) because the story is amazing. Truly fascinating.

    The other two - especially Never Let Me Go - are a bit melancholy and sad. I liked them a lot but I wouldn't recommend them for a holiday read because they aren't the chirpiest of books.
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,289
    Jeffrey Lent's In the Fall
    Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin
    Carol Shields Unless
    Louise Erdrich The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

    4 of my favorite books of all time. I never lend out my copy of Louise Erdrich's book. The others I bought in paperback.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Sign In or Register to comment.