Books

[waspish]

Got myself one of those book readers not so long ago and have just finished the hunger games trilogy. Anyone got any 'must read' recommendations?

If you enjoyed the hunger games trilogy

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare will be up your street its the first of 5 as well

 

[1961_vintage]

Got myself one of those book readers not so long ago and have just finished the hunger games trilogy. Anyone got any 'must read' recommendations?

Game of Thrones. Nothing else in the genre comes close.

 

[BimboBob]

Twilight

The mortal instruments

Pffft...books for women.

 

[1961_vintage]

Game of Thrones or Steven Kings "Dark Tower" series

I was enjoying the dark tower until he climbed into his own arse. What a wanker.

Bit harsh. Lost his way over the years with the whole DT thing but the guy is far from being a wanker. Follow-up to The Shining out in a few months - should be good!

 

[stony]

Game of Thrones or Steven Kings "Dark Tower" series

I was enjoying the dark tower until he climbed into his own arse. What a wanker.

Bit harsh. Lost his way over the years with the whole DT thing but the guy is far from being a wanker. Follow-up to The Shining out in a few months - should be good!

No denying he's a great writer, The Stand and It are two of my favourite books. However, I've found his biggest flaw is that he doesn't know how to end his books. Too many of them have really shit endings. Even The Stand, which is in my top 5, has a really poor ending.

Spoiler

and any writer who writes himself as a character in his own book, definitely needs to climb out of his own arse

 

[waspish]

I was enjoying the dark tower until he climbed into his own arse. What a wanker.

Bit harsh. Lost his way over the years with the whole DT thing but the guy is far from being a wanker. Follow-up to The Shining out in a few months - should be good!

No denying he's a great writer, The Stand and It are two of my favourite books. However, I've found his biggest flaw is that he doesn't know how to end his books. Too many of them have really shit endings. Even The Stand, which is in my top 5, has a really poor ending.

Spoiler

and any writer who writes himself as a character in his own book, definitely needs to climb out of his own arse

Agree read his book IT cracking read over 1500 pages ruined by how it ends!

Dean Koontz is for me a better writer

 

[Eccles Blue]

'First Family' by David Baldacci. He is a great writer but, for me, this is his best.

 

[HolisticJim]

The farseer and tawney man trilogy's by Robin Hobb are the best books I've ever read and are in 1st person like Hunger games was.

 

[waspish]

The farseer and tawney man trilogy's by Robin Hobb are the best books I've ever read and are in 1st person like Hunger games was.

Yep every book by Robin Hobb I've read and they are excellent, she doesn't half write these books quickly 4th book of her Rain Wild Chronicles is my next read superb books

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Just reading The Wolf Of Wall Street
About wall street brokers in the 80's and 90's. Absolutely bonkers, its also being released as a film later this year

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