Book recommendations

macenro
macenro Posts: 160
edited October 1 in Chit-Chat
I am running out of books to read, so I was hoping everyone at MFP could help me. What are some books that you loved that you think I (and everyone) should read.

I love murder mysteries and spy novels, but I'll give anything a try.
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  • TheShelterCat
    TheShelterCat Posts: 160
    Almost finished reading "The Help" and it may be one of the best books I've read in a lonnnggg time. I've been laughing, in suspense and almost in tears the entire way through (minus the beginning which always takes some time getting into). :)
  • glockster972
    glockster972 Posts: 704 Member
    i am finishing up Last Man Standing by David Baldacci> It's a spy novel. Good book and author.
  • psychofied
    psychofied Posts: 138
    Hi! I've just finished Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green. And it's really a good book. :)
  • mrphil86
    mrphil86 Posts: 2,382 Member
    Well for some health reading, I'd read The Omnivore's Dilemma. But other than that the Dexter books turned out to be interesting to me.
  • TheShelterCat
    TheShelterCat Posts: 160
    LOL After finishing my post and going back to read it, your pic finally uploaded- sorry the book may not be what you were looking for. :P
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    Three by Ted Dekker.
  • TS65
    TS65 Posts: 1,024 Member
    I loved "the Help." (who knew you could gag and laugh at the same time?!)
    Heaven is for Real.
    Anything by James Patterson.
  • JMuzzy
    JMuzzy Posts: 63
    my husband doesnt really like to read (unless its true crime) but he just read Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard in one day. so maybe that would be a good one for you to try! im going to get him a dexter book next because its along those lines.
    <3
  • macenro
    macenro Posts: 160
    LOL After finishing my post and going back to read it, your pic finally uploaded- sorry the book may not be what you were looking for. :P

    Whoa sexism. haha I'm guessing it is geared more towards women.
  • andeygirl
    andeygirl Posts: 13 Member
    My suggestions:

    Dennis Lehane's series about a couple of detectives in Boston plus 'Shutter Island' and 'Mystic River'

    Bryan Gruley: 'Starvation Lake' and 'The Hanging Tree'

    Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan: 'The Strain', 'The Fall' and 'Eternal Night' comes out this fall

    John Twelve Hawks:' The Traveler', 'The Dark River' and 'The Golden City'

    Boyd Morrison: 'The Ark' and 'Rogue Wave'

    I'm a big Stephen King fan and I read lots of chick lit, too, but the ones I listed above are things that I think guys might enjoy, too.

    Enjoy!
  • macenro
    macenro Posts: 160
    Here are all the last few books I have read if anyone was interested.

    Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk
    The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie
    Dead Irish by John T. Lescroart
    Detective by Parnell Hall
    All The Pretty Girls by J.T.Ellison
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    How I became a Famous Novelist, by Steve Howe. Great humorous fiction.

    The Moon Voyage by Jules Verne. Fantastic book imagining a trip to the moon set in the 1860s.

    I am currently reading "Sex on the Moon" by Ben Mizrich. Its a true story about a guy that steals some moon rocks. Ben Mizrich is the guy that wrote "21" and "The Social Network". Excellent.
  • peripah
    peripah Posts: 120 Member
    For Whom the Bells Tolls - one of my all-time favourites.

    I just finished reading a series by Ruth Downie - the first book is called Medicus. They were surprisingly entertaining.
  • Steel6981
    Steel6981 Posts: 154 Member
    Tami Hoag- Deeper than the Dead

    John Sandford - Buried Prey

    Lee Child - Any of his Jack Reacher series.

    I'll have to look for some others. Just took tons of books to work for people.

    Sue
  • Chunkabutt83
    Chunkabutt83 Posts: 461
    Almost finished reading "The Help" and it may be one of the best books I've read in a lonnnggg time. I've been laughing, in suspense and almost in tears the entire way through (minus the beginning which always takes some time getting into). :)

    i just read this too and really liked it a lot. As far as other books i would reccomend, im a huge Dean Koontz fan, especially the Odd Thomas series
  • ajpequin
    ajpequin Posts: 10 Member
    i just read this too and really liked it a lot. As far as other books i would reccomend, im a huge Dean Koontz fan, especially the Odd Thomas series

    Oooh! I love Dean Koontz too. Fear Nothing is one of my favorite books. The book I would recommend to anyone is The Alchemist.
  • mmstgr
    mmstgr Posts: 578 Member
    I'm currently reading Bossypants by Tina Fey.
    More of an autobiography, but if you like her on tv/movies... you will looovve the book!
  • mmstgr
    mmstgr Posts: 578 Member

    i just read this too and really liked it a lot. As far as other books i would reccomend, im a huge Dean Koontz fan, especially the Odd Thomas series

    I really enjoyed this series.
    They're making it into a movie!
  • TheShelterCat
    TheShelterCat Posts: 160
    LOL After finishing my post and going back to read it, your pic finally uploaded- sorry the book may not be what you were looking for. :P

    Whoa sexism. haha I'm guessing it is geared more towards women.

    Hahaha!! :blushing:
  • radgurl08
    radgurl08 Posts: 14
    The Murder Room and Haunt Me Still are both very good...
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    I just finished the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series. You have to slog through probably the first 100 pages of the first book, but wow, those 3 books are probably some of the best I have read in a long while. You just have to bleep over all the Swedish streets/places/names and it's a great series. My husband loves Tom Clancy, WEB Griffin and all the Lee Child books. I will read most anything but particularly love Harlan Coben (his Myron Bolitar series is great), Dean Koontz and Stephen King. Also, the young adult books the Hunger Games series are really good (even if you're an adult!) and my teenage son loved them so they aren't chick lit.
  • inthequiet
    inthequiet Posts: 45
    I like Chuck Palahniuk, so far though I've only read Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Choke and Diary. I'd say check out goodreads.com, it's great for recs and such.
  • angela828
    angela828 Posts: 498 Member
    I'm reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" right now! You're right, the first 100 pages were so difficult to get through but my friend said to keep going so I did and I'm glad I did! I've only read like 160 pages so far but so far so good!

    I recommend the Hunger Games trilogy too! Anything by Jodi Picoult is usually good - page turners and the stories are about court cases and families and really controversial topics.

    "The Help" was AWESOME! I'm hoping to get to see the movie eventually :)
  • laureneva15
    laureneva15 Posts: 280
    bumping for later.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I'm so far behind everyone else, but I finally read the Harry Potter books and LOVED THEM. Like, obsessively loved them. Read the 4,000-plus pages in 16 days loved them.

    So, I recommend HP if you haven't read them. lol

    I just finally read Les Miserables a few months ago and was blown away. I read it unabridged, which I only suggest if you really want to read it unabridged. It was excellent, but will lose a lot of people.

    The Pursuit of Other Interests was an awesome read. Not mystery or spy, but very well-written and a good story. Anything by Sydney Sheldon -- quick reads, fast-paced, exciting and easy to get through. Sherlock Holmes (the complete works will keep you busy for a while, but very good). The Book Thief, Half of a Yellow Sun, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Water for Elephants, Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity--and My Journey to Freedom in America (non-fiction, but SO GOOD), A Confederacy of Dunces, The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo, Disgrace, The List of 7 (to go with Sherlock Holmes), The Six Messiah.
  • Karleyyy
    Karleyyy Posts: 857
    I am reading the Sookie Stackhouse series right now. It's good so far! My favorite books are the Conversion series by S.C Stephens, the Number series by Janet Evanovich, anything by Nicky Charles.... and S.C Stephens. I am also going to be reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon soon, I have heard it's a great series.
  • maria1113
    maria1113 Posts: 508 Member
    I just finished the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series. You have to slog through probably the first 100 pages of the first book, but wow, those 3 books are probably some of the best I have read in a long while. You just have to bleep over all the Swedish streets/places/names and it's a great series.
    Well if the books are anywhere near as good as the movies (yes, the original ones), I can recommend them too. Then again, the Swedish names are not problem to me since I'm a Finn ;)
  • jend114
    jend114 Posts: 1,058 Member
    I'm reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" right now! You're right, the first 100 pages were so difficult to get through but my friend said to keep going so I did and I'm glad I did! I've only read like 160 pages so far but so far so good!

    I recommend the Hunger Games trilogy too! Anything by Jodi Picoult is usually good - page turners and the stories are about court cases and families and really controversial topics.

    "The Help" was AWESOME! I'm hoping to get to see the movie eventually :)

    Loved the Hunger Games!
  • macenro
    macenro Posts: 160
    I am reading the Sookie Stackhouse series right now. It's good so far! My favorite books are the Conversion series by S.C Stephens, the Number series by Janet Evanovich, anything by Nicky Charles.... and S.C Stephens. I am also going to be reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon soon, I have heard it's a great series.

    The outlander looked kinda neat. I've always been a sucker for time travel.
  • macenro
    macenro Posts: 160
    I like Chuck Palahniuk, so far though I've only read Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Choke and Diary. I'd say check out goodreads.com, it's great for recs and such.

    I've read Tell All and Snuff so far
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