depends what kinda books your into walter. if your into not too serious crime books then all harlan cobens books are real page turners. i've read most of them. alot of them are 1 offs as in new character no back story etc. but he has one series (can still be read individually) about a characer called myron bolitar. they're full of twists and turns but nothin to serious and always good to get the heart pumpin. real page turners. i read the last of all his books the other night and it made me sad. lol.
interested to see what others recommend cause i'll have to get a few new books myself this weekend.

 

I go through stages of what kind of books I want to read. At the moment I tend to lean towards ones where you really get involved in the main characters life, especially ones that move through a long time in the book. Big fan of John McGaherns stuff.
Went through a stage of only reading Chuck Palahniuk. Not sure Id do that again any time soon, some of his stuff is a bit messed up. Great books, but you have to be in the right frame of mind.
And I always have time for authors that would aim their work towards a younger audience, never grew out of them really. Eoin Colfer, Philip Pullman, Neil Gaiman, etc. Brilliant storytellers. A friend is trying to get me onto Terry Pratchetts Discworld, but it sounds waaaay too weird for me. I mean cmon, what is it? The earth is being held up by four elephants floating through space on the back of a giant turtle or something? I dunno...

What would be the best starter book of Harlan Cobens Conor? Or which was his first?

 

never got into the real weird stuff myself. although i do agree the stuff for younger people is good stuff.

http://www.harlancoben.com/static/novels/

there's a list of harlan coben books. they are in reverse order. you can see the myron bolitar ones there. so if your gonna buy one to start either go with the first myron bolitar ones or choose one of the stand alone ones though. go with the myron bolitar ones though. his best mate is a rich playboy who is also a complete psycopath. makes for some very descriptive fight scenes.

 

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This is a must read. True story and is going to be made into a movie with Scorsese/DiCaprio hitting it up. Its a movie that you see which is why you should read the book.

 

Discworld books are very good but you have to like a bit of fantasy to enjoy them. Ive only read 6 or 7 of them but enjoyed every one.

Read this a few weeks back

Its not bad if you like crime thrillers with a touch of dan brown about them.

Just bought Homicide life on the strets, its by the guys behind the wire and what its based on so looking forward to starting that asap myself. Just havent had the time to read of late

 

mike i love crime thrillers with a touch of dan brown so i am going to buy that book this weekend on your recommendation.

 

High Society isn't fiction is it?!

I thought it was real accounts from people??

I would recommend "A Day Called Hope" by Gareth O'Callaghan, the former 2fm DJ, now on 4fm.

Also, "The Men Who Fell From Space" is about the current remaining members of the Apollo team who landed on the moon and how its affected their lives, they're a bit messed up!

If you like Roddy Doyle, The Van is a laugh!

 

Yep High Society is fiction. Sure there was never a bill brought in in the UK to legalize all drugs

Bought another Ben Elton one today, Dead Famous.
Also bought Roddy Doyles Rory & Ita, his story of his parents life. Really looking forward to reading that.
The Men Who Fell From Space sounds good alright.

Wouldnt be a fan of Dan Brown type books at all Mike, and isnt Homicide Life On The Streets a TV programme aswell?

 

Michael Crichton, Prey. You'll like it, trust me.

 

The bible, its a big part of my life............

Serioulsy though:

The fighter book, Craig Davidson

Its not about the bike, Lance Armstrong

Found them both very good.

 

let the right one in swedish authot v v good.

anything by nick hornby is worth a read

 

harry potter 1 thru 7, the lord of the rings trilogy..

lately i've been reading "building the titanic", wouldn't be big into this fiction craic..

 

I just saw the film of Let The Right One In last week, excellent film. Creepy as hell at times yet also very touching.

Has anyone read Cormac McCarthy's The Road? Its getting all the praise, but seems like one helluva read...

Edit, I feckin LOVE the Harry Potter books, dont care what anyone says.

 

i read them all, wont deny it, but shure i was only a gasun.

I googled the road there, looks like a bit of a bleak read..

 

read the hp books also. the ross o'carroll kelly books are some of the only books that have me laughing out loud.

 

the road is brilliant, kept me gripped although there are some disturbing bits in it. High society by Ben Elton was good but I find his stuff a bit like reading a red top, its interesting but a bit easy. Most of his books are based on other things (Dead Famous - Big brother, hogh society - robbie williams, popcorn - natural born killers to a tee)

as for my other post

Homicide : a year on the killing streets is what its called and your right it was a tv series

World war Z is a good read is you like a bit of zombie horror, well written and done diferently to other takes on the genre

I have a load of books at home to read including the damned united.

Conor- The library of the dead was very good, I hope you enjoy it.

 

Whats this, The VAGdrivers book club/knitting circle?

The only books i read are haynes manuals.

 

A book is a book Neil. Nothing wrong with reading and appreciating a good book whatever the subject may be.

QUOTE Books are the carriers of civilization…They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.

 

I dont read books too much, have to get a really good one to keep me interested. I prefer national geographic or similar.

Anywho, get "Don't tell mum I work on the rigs, she thinks I'm a panio player in a whorehouse" by Paul Carter. Great book, some amazing stories and very funny.

 

Meant in jest Walter.

I must remember to add the smilies.

 

Its impossible to tell with you Neil!

 

QUOTE (neil @ Feb 18 2010, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Whats this, The VAGdrivers book club/knitting circle?

The only books i read are haynes manuals.
Ya read this thread didnt ya

Books are no harm, but Ill agree with DaveQ they have to be interesting, I read a book a while back on bolts, just bolts, hardly a thriller now, but it was great all the same, whats the saying, the more I read the less I realize I know or something like that.....!

 

2 of my fav books of all time...

Frank McCourts brothers memoirs one of the funniest/sadest books you'll ever read - he made Richard Harris etc look tame with his antics,i've read it 3 or 4 times now and i still laugh out loud.

Also another book to reduce you to tears of laughter...

Also the 2 original Ross o Carrolll Kelly books are comedy gold,avoid the re edited versions.

The Miseducation of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Roysh Here, Roysh Now... The Teenage Dirtbag Years

 

QUOTE (Brian.G @ Feb 18 2010, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ya read this thread didnt ya

Books are no harm, but Ill agree with DaveQ they have to be interesting, I read a book a while back on bolts, just bolts, hardly a thriller now, but it was great all the same, whats the saying, the more I read the less I realize I know or something like that.....!

Ha, would love to see the author at the typerwriter, "once upon a time... bolt.... ahhh"

The Van is a cracker of a book, I can remember reading it on the quiet as a child when ever my father put it down.
I used to rave about the Dan Brown books but the last one was terrible.
Would anyone have a good list of good funny books like the Roddy Doyle books?

 

with reagrds to the road i bought it to read but found McCarthy style of writing too hard, there about 5 paragraphs on each page too short. i read a gr8 book by Tom Wolfe? a few years ago that wasnt bonfire of the vanities