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JayDeeZee · 03-15-2007, 09:18 AM

I've been reading a lot of Ludlum, some Clancy and Stephen King.

One of my favorite books ever was The Celestine Prophecy.

I'm in the mood for some Sci-Fi but I don't want to get into a series and I don't want to start reading some crapp. I want a good stand-alone book.

What's good lately?

And if you have an amazon.com ref code...Link me up!

Inigo Montoya · 03-15-2007, 09:57 AM

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Miss Tera · 03-15-2007, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayDeeZee

I've been reading a lot of Ludlum, some Clancy and Stephen King.

One of my favorite books ever was The Celestine Prophecy.

I'm in the mood for some Sci-Fi but I don't want to get into a series and I don't want to start reading some crapp. I want a good stand-alone book.

What's good lately?

And if you have an amazon.com ref code...Link me up!

Did you read the rest of the books in the Celestine trilogy? The 10th Prophecy (or was it the 11th LOL) was good but a little hard to get through but the last one , The Secret of the Shambala I enjoyed a lot.

I haven't really read any good books lately I would love to hear some suggestions as well

MediaGuy · 03-15-2007, 10:06 AM

For sci fi I like anything long or short by the sixties revisionist guys that are still around like Harlan Ellison - though Roger Zelazny is still the best writer from that period (died in 95, though, so I don't know how recent any of his latest/last stuff is).

For some reason I got a bunch of John Grisham paperbacks recently, and once I finished one, I started going through the rest like potato chips.

I don't know, whenver I run out of anything I fall back on the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings for some reason, mainly for the "flavor" of the language, the mood... know what I mean?

XMaster · 03-15-2007, 10:30 AM

Deception Point (Dan Brown)

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1416524...432648-2804025

Crossing the Rubicon (Michael C. Ruppert)

http://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Rubic...3979722&sr=1-1

JayDeeZee · 03-15-2007, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XMaster

Deception Point (Dan Brown)

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1416524...432648-2804025

Crossing the Rubicon (Michael C. Ruppert)

http://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Rubic...3979722&sr=1-1

I read Digital Fortress by Dan Brown last month. It was pretty good! I'd like to try a new Author.

Crossing the Rubicon looks good

JayDeeZee · 03-15-2007, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Tera

Did you read the rest of the books in the Celestine trilogy? The 10th Prophecy (or was it the 11th LOL) was good but a little hard to get through but the last one , The Secret of the Shambala I enjoyed a lot.

I haven't really read any good books lately I would love to hear some suggestions as well

I didn't read them. I may order them too. Good idea

Big_Red · 03-15-2007, 10:58 AM

bump for you! I love books.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 03-15-2007, 11:01 AM

My two favorite books..

http://images.bestwebbuys.com/muze/b...1570429596.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Dash-Eric-J-Ar...3981726&sr=1-2

JayDeeZee · 03-15-2007, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaGuy

For sci fi I like anything long or short by the sixties revisionist guys that are still around like Harlan Ellison - though Roger Zelazny is still the best writer from that period (died in 95, though, so I don't know how recent any of his latest/last stuff is).

For some reason I got a bunch of John Grisham paperbacks recently, and once I finished one, I started going through the rest like potato chips.

I don't know, whenver I run out of anything I fall back on the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings for some reason, mainly for the "flavor" of the language, the mood... know what I mean?

Can you recommend a title by Roger Zelazny?

Grisham is good!

As for LOTR....I've tried to read it several time, but couldn't get through that brutally long epilogue.

DonkeyPunchProductions · 03-15-2007, 11:03 AM

You probably have already read them but have to plug two oldies, the Great Gatsby and Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Big_D · 03-15-2007, 11:04 AM

Try the Ender Series by Orsan Scott Card. I dont know why but every few years i fall back and read em again.

The four titles are

Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Ender's Shadow

mikesouth · 03-15-2007, 11:25 AM

DUDE...you are perfect for one of the best novels I have read in years

"American Gods" By Neil Gaimon

I personally guarantee you will like this one

Juilan · 03-15-2007, 11:28 AM

Phillip K. Dick, like "Valis" or "Flow my tears the policeman said"

gornyhuy · 03-15-2007, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big_D

Try the Ender Series by Orsan Scott Card. I dont know why but every few years i fall back and read em again.

The four titles are

Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Ender's Shadow

Yep - Enders Game is a good stand alone novel if you aren't looking for a series, the rest are sort of add-ons.

Also good in the one-off or two-off department is Dan Simmons. Hyperion, or for that matter any of his other sci fi stuff.

donkevlar · 03-15-2007, 11:32 AM

Anything by Henry Miller, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk.

jgabra62 · 03-15-2007, 11:36 AM

Dude, you need to read The Time Traveler's Wife...that book was great!

I know you wanna stay away from the book series, but the Left Behind series is pretty cool too. The series focuses primarily on religion and Revelations...which I thought would turn me off since Im not really the religious type, but I really enjoyed it.

clixx · 03-15-2007, 11:37 AM

John LeCarre is one writer I enjoy reading
-The Night Manager
-Little Drummer Girl
-Tailor from Panama
-A Perfect Spy
and the Smiley novels

wizhard · 03-15-2007, 12:27 PM

For something a little different try the wonderfully written - Life of Pi by Yann Martell.

I recon it's set to be a classic in time

....or anything that you can get your hands on by the English author Terry Pratchett - fantasy adventure stories told with brilliant touches of humour

XMaster · 03-15-2007, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayDeeZee

I read Digital Fortress by Dan Brown last month. It was pretty good! I'd like to try a new Author.

Crossing the Rubicon looks good

I'm reading Digital Fortress by now

Crossing the rubicon is really awesome.

gornyhuy · 03-15-2007, 02:59 PM

For some Phillip K. Dick style futuristic detective meets bad ass soldier with lots of violence and sex, check out the Takeshi Kovac novels by Richard K. Morgan.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...%20K.%20Morgan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kovacs

XMaster · 03-15-2007, 02:59 PM

and if you want to try another Author, you should check out Harlan Coben books.

this one for example is good.
http://www.amazon.com/No-Second-Chan...3995896&sr=8-4

RawAlex · 03-15-2007, 03:02 PM

Greg Bear - Darwin's Radio (and the followup if you are inclined Darwin's Children). A very interesting concept considering our times.

If you want a non-fiction laugh, you could read PJ O'Rourke's Peace Kills.

gornyhuy · 03-15-2007, 03:12 PM

Oh yeah, great novel by William Gibson (he has a new one coming out in August!) called Pattern Recognition. Present day stuff, but really well written.

J. Falcon · 03-15-2007, 03:56 PM

Im about to start Hells Kitchen now... plot sounds really good.

Zverka · 03-15-2007, 04:48 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatherland_(novel)

very good reading, it's not Sci-Fi, but still is a fiction, thanks god

.
I was very suprised how many historical facts are matched at the and
of the book and how many sides are involved in the genocide, both actively
and passively.
Passively means "we don't support Hitler, but we don't care what he doing".
Times changes but politics always remains the same.

Scott McD · 03-15-2007, 04:53 PM

I haven't read a book in years. I never seem to find the time for anything like that.

Much prefer watching a movie now, over and done with in a couple of hours...

D · 03-15-2007, 04:58 PM

"Foundation" and "Stranger in a Strange Land" are both Sci-Fi books that significantly impacted my life.

You've probably read both of them, but if you've missed either classic, I suggest you go back and check them out.

stickyfingerz · 03-15-2007, 05:03 PM

Did you finish The Cell? I wasnt too happy with the ending..

LittleSassy · 03-15-2007, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XMaster

Deception Point (Dan Brown)

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1416524...432648-2804025

I like this one...not that thrilling as Angels and Demons but its a good book

[ Nate ] · 03-15-2007, 06:03 PM

The Celestine Prophecy is awesome! I got the book on cd's. When the main character goes to the top of the mountain (or hill or whatever) and describes the moment as him being the universe looking out at itself (but in more words).....heavy!

gimilin · 03-17-2007, 04:25 AM

The silence of the lambs

Mike Semen · 03-17-2007, 05:22 AM

Scifi -

Peter F Hamilton
Alistair Reynolds

oh and Dan Brown books are semi-retarded shite ready rolled film scripts.

Chariott · 03-17-2007, 08:02 AM

Stephen Hawking - A Brief History of Time

http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Nutsh.../dp/0553676431

Highly recommended! Real book about real life

MicroChick · 03-17-2007, 08:46 AM

Go way back and read all the Ayn Rand books.

dodint · 03-17-2007, 10:31 AM

Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein.

Don't judge the book based on the VERY poorly adapted movie.

porno jew · 03-17-2007, 10:34 AM

Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis by Bat Ye'or.

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