Book Recommendations

amyteacake
amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
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I'm looking into reading more books in 2018 since I've been slacking off this year and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations or books that they've just enjoyed this year!

Looking for other people that just enjoy reading!

I usually like to read some fantasy things, YA stuff, horror and biographies. I'm in the middle of reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman - one of my favourite authors.
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  • NewlifeinNW
    NewlifeinNW Posts: 3,866 Member
    The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Gaiman was a good read too
  • suebreese1
    suebreese1 Posts: 6 Member
    Hi - have you joined Goodreads? A fantastic site to set new reading challenges, get recommendations, post reviews and author updates:

    https://www.goodreads.com/

    Enjoy :-)
  • amyteacake
    amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
    csbnga wrote: »
    The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Gaiman was a good read too

    That's still one of the main books by him that I haven't had the chance to read yet!
  • amyteacake
    amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
    suebreese1 wrote: »
    Hi - have you joined Goodreads? A fantastic site to set new reading challenges, get recommendations, post reviews and author updates:

    https://www.goodreads.com/

    Enjoy :-)

    I have one of those but I keep forgetting about it, haha. Thank you
  • Good_Morning_Glory
    Good_Morning_Glory Posts: 226 Member
    I really enjoy Bernard Cornwell. Maeve Binchy. Susannah Dunne.
  • fdhunt1
    fdhunt1 Posts: 222 Member
    "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F##k" - great read.
  • eccomi_qui
    eccomi_qui Posts: 1,831 Member
    Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
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  • amyteacake
    amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    Is that part of the Wayward Pines trilogy or is it separate?
  • eccomi_qui
    eccomi_qui Posts: 1,831 Member
    amyteacake wrote: »
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    Is that part of the Wayward Pines trilogy or is it separate?

    It’s separate and a sci-fi
  • amyteacake
    amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    amyteacake wrote: »
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    Is that part of the Wayward Pines trilogy or is it separate?

    It’s separate and a sci-fi

    I'll definitely try and give it a read
  • eccomi_qui
    eccomi_qui Posts: 1,831 Member
    amyteacake wrote: »
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    amyteacake wrote: »
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    Is that part of the Wayward Pines trilogy or is it separate?

    It’s separate and a sci-fi

    I'll definitely try and give it a read

    Let me know what you think, it’s my favourite to recommend
  • brittneyw081415
    brittneyw081415 Posts: 3 Member
    I have the same goal! I love to read, if you like mysteries, "The Night Film" is excellent. I just finished it.
  • amyteacake
    amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
    brittneyw081415 wrote: »
    I have the same goal! I love to read, if you like mysteries, "The Night Film" is excellent. I just finished it.

    I love to read as well but I've been slacking off big time this year. I don't think I've heard about that one before, who is it by?
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
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    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
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  • NickSang92
    NickSang92 Posts: 36 Member
    East of Eden - John Steinbeck
    Best book I’ve read in a long time
  • huntersvonnegut
    huntersvonnegut Posts: 1,177 Member
    Because of the TV adaptation on SyFy, I started reading The Expanse. Enjoying the series. Enjoyed Millennium, the series upon which The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was based. Actually, they did Swedish versions of all three books by the original author, Stieg Larsson. Unfortunately, he died in 2004. Almost as unfortunately, his estate allowed the series to continue under a different author. Layer Cake and Viva La Madness by J.J. Connally. Anything by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Vonnegut. To Kill a Mockingbird.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Anything by Brandon Sanderson or Brent Weeks.
  • _pi3_
    _pi3_ Posts: 2,311 Member
    Idk if anything I'm into will interest you. I've been reading romance novels and been thinking about getting into mysteries
  • amyteacake
    amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
    _pi3_ wrote: »
    Idk if anything I'm into will interest you. I've been reading romance novels and been thinking about getting into mysteries

    I usually enjoy reading whatever as long as it peaks my interest! I have read a few romance novels before like How to Fall in Love by Cecil Ahern and I absolutely loved it
  • DISCIPLINEEQUALSFREEDOM
    DISCIPLINEEQUALSFREEDOM Posts: 1,384 Member
    Fearless.
  • sw33tp3a1
    sw33tp3a1 Posts: 5,065 Member
    Have you read any of the Tarryn Fisher books?
    They are great imo. Start with the Opportunist. Marrow and Mud Vain are great too.
  • doubleap77
    doubleap77 Posts: 47 Member
    Not “books” per se, but have you read Gaiman’s Sandman series?

    I always scoffed at the notion of a “graphic novel” before I read that. The man is a very good writer, giving you a lot of emotion in very few words.

    As for horror, I can think of nothing more sinister than Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.
  • BoosDimples
    BoosDimples Posts: 2,826 Member
    I’m an avid book worm usually. Particularly love fantasy genre. Try Kushiel’s Dart - Jacqueline Carey series or Riftwar Saga- Raymond E Feist, Maggie Furey- Aurian etc
  • eccomi_qui
    eccomi_qui Posts: 1,831 Member
    Broomstick_Boo wrote: »
    I’m an avid book worm usually. Particularly love fantasy genre. Try Kushiel’s Dart - Jacqueline Carey series or Riftwar Saga- Raymond E Feist, Maggie Furey- Aurian etc

    Can you describe love fantasy? Is it like steampunk harlequin?
  • BoosDimples
    BoosDimples Posts: 2,826 Member
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Broomstick_Boo wrote: »
    I’m an avid book worm usually. Particularly love fantasy genre. Try Kushiel’s Dart - Jacqueline Carey series or Riftwar Saga- Raymond E Feist, Maggie Furey- Aurian etc

    Can you describe love fantasy? Is it like steampunk harlequin?

    Exactly so. Like real love, sometimes it requires imagination and bail money.
  • eccomi_qui
    eccomi_qui Posts: 1,831 Member
    Broomstick_Boo wrote: »
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Broomstick_Boo wrote: »
    I’m an avid book worm usually. Particularly love fantasy genre. Try Kushiel’s Dart - Jacqueline Carey series or Riftwar Saga- Raymond E Feist, Maggie Furey- Aurian etc

    Can you describe love fantasy? Is it like steampunk harlequin?

    Exactly so. Like real love, sometimes it requires imagination and bail money.

    I finished a book this week that happened to have a sex scene in it. I was rattled. It was hard to get through those pages.
  • BoosDimples
    BoosDimples Posts: 2,826 Member
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Broomstick_Boo wrote: »
    eccomi_qui wrote: »
    Broomstick_Boo wrote: »
    I’m an avid book worm usually. Particularly love fantasy genre. Try Kushiel’s Dart - Jacqueline Carey series or Riftwar Saga- Raymond E Feist, Maggie Furey- Aurian etc

    Can you describe love fantasy? Is it like steampunk harlequin?

    Exactly so. Like real love, sometimes it requires imagination and bail money.

    I finished a book this week that happened to have a sex scene in it. I was rattled. It was hard to get through those pages.

    Next time, just skip to the end, like most guys.
  • huntersvonnegut
    huntersvonnegut Posts: 1,177 Member
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