Good books

[SerenityNow]

I know this was posted recently, perhaps this past summer (long time member, but I rarely post). But, I've just finished a book and am struggling to find something interesting. I enjoy Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and sports books, but I am always willing to try any genre if the book is interesting enough. Any suggestions would be welcome.

I just finished Hade's Gambit (think end of days with zombies). Full disclosure - the lead author is my brother, so I read it with an overly critical eye. And, I must say while it isn't the greatest book of all time, it was certainly enjoyable, and I'm eagerly awaiting book 2 sometime next spring. I recommend it if you enjoy Stephen King/Dan Brown/Left Behind and the like.

 

[Bret44]

I know this was posted recently, perhaps this past summer (long time member, but I rarely post). But, I've just finished a book and am struggling to find something interesting. I enjoy Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and sports books, but I am always willing to try any genre if the book is interesting enough. Any suggestions would be welcome.

I just finished Hade's Gambit (think end of days with zombies). Full disclosure - the lead author is my brother, so I read it with an overly critical eye. And, I must say while it isn't the greatest book of all time, it was certainly enjoyable, and I'm eagerly awaiting book 2 sometime next spring. I recommend it if you enjoy Stephen King/Dan Brown/Left Behind and the like.

If you like sports books than you should check out Mike Leach's "Swing Your Sword." Great Book.

 

[kevdiv48]

Ever heard of Harlan Coben? Great author, has a series about a sports agent whose clients always seem to get in some sort of trouble. Good thriller/ mystery action stuff. Quick, fun reads. He has a few other independent books, I don't remember the plots in particular, though.

 

[Bader]

Brent Weeks books, just finished the Night Angel series over the summer, very good. Haven't started his new series yet but looking forward to them

 

[Cycl1]

50 shades of grey

 

[Cycl1]

Ender's Game- great book, great series of books.

I have been enjoying the Warhammer 40k books a lot.

 

[CLONECONES]

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[SerenityNow]

50 shades of grey

My wife read all 3 of these inside of a couple of weeks. Needless to say, I was glad she did.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I'm enjoying Game of Thrones, though there is a bit too much made of the underage sex thing in it. I can understand trying to set the book in a place with a different set of values (more medieval-like times), but the way the books revel in it at times is a bit gross and unnecessary.

 

[Cyclonin]

I'm enjoying Game of Thrones, though there is a bit too much made of the underage sex thing in it. I can understand trying to set the book in a place with a different set of values (more medieval-like times), but the way the books revel in it at times is a bit gross and unnecessary.

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[mfelske]

Since you're a sci-fi and fantasy guy, you've probably already read all of these, but....

Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Trilogy
Pat Rothfuss - Kingkiller Chronicle (beware, this is not finished. third book is still being written)
Ernest Cline - Ready Player One
George RR Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire Series (once more beware, not finished)
Phillip K **** - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and Selected Stories.
Frank Herbert - Dune
Dan Simmons - Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion
Orson Scott Card - Enders Game and Speaker for the Dead

 

[Cycl1]

Since you're a sci-fi and fantasy guy, you've probably already read all of these, but....

Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Trilogy
Pat Rothfuss - Kingkiller Chronicle (beware, this is not finished. third book is still being written)
Ernest Cline - Ready Player One
George RR Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire Series (once more beware, not finished)
Phillip K **** - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and Selected Stories.
Frank Herbert - Dune
Dan Simmons - Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion
Orson Scott Card - Enders Game and Speaker for the Dead

Not a big fan of the shadow series?

 

[ISUME]

The Book of Basketball
The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy: Bill Simmons, Malcolm Gladwell: 9780345511768: Amazon.com: Books

 

[CLONECONES]

For reals tho:

Michael Lewis
- Liar's Poker - 80's mortgage business boom & daily life on the trading floor
- The Big Short - Story of the '07-'08 crash, mortgage back securities, and credit default swaps (and how people got loaded off the crash)
- Boomerang - Author's travels through the "new third world" - Europe's financial crisis causes/effects

only genre I can really buy a book and be excited to sit down and read

 

[mfelske]

Not a big fan of the shadow series?

I haven't read it yet. I'll add it to my list.

 

[agrabes]

I've been reading The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F Hamilton. It's a great sci-fi, sort of a hard-sf-ish space opera set in an interesting universe.

 

[MeanDean]

Last book I read that really hit the spot for me was the Stephen King book 11-22-63. Time travel premise which I am a huge sucker for. Basically the guy goes back and tries to stop the Oswald Kennedy assassination. I think it came out late last year, but if you haven't read it yet, I strongly recommend picking it up.

 

[CloneIce]

Read Game of Thrones. Seriously.

For Sci-Fi, if you like dark and heavy stuff, go with Hyperion. Less deep: Ender's Game

 

[CloneIce]

I've been reading The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F Hamilton. It's a great sci-fi, sort of a hard-sf-ish space opera set in an interesting universe.

I just finished that series. Some long books, maybe the longest I've ever read! Good series and I really love the Universe its set in, though it could've used a few less pages.

 

[WooBadger18]

I really liked Bloody Confused, which is about an American sports writer who moves to the U.K. and starts following an English soccer club. I also really liked the year of living biblically and the last testament: a memoir by God. The year of living biblically is about a guy who decides to spend a year following every rule in the bible. And the last testament is a tell all book written from the perspective of God. Both are funny but the last testament is very sacrilegious so if you're religious you might not find it as funny.