Books

[Skint Gull]

Right, here's the thing. When I was a kid I used to read books from cover to cover without stopping, however since I left school I've barely picked one up.

I'm goin on holiday tomorrow and i'm gonna head to the library over the road, no doubt pay and fine and hope they'll let me take some books out.

So I come to the great variety of people that is NSC and ask for some recommendations?

I'm a 25yr old bloke
I don't want to read a biography/autobiography
I used to like adventure/crime/whodunnit books


Any suggestions?

Ta

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

Simply go to the adventure/crime/whodunnit section and choose a book from there.
I suggest that you stay away from the biography/autobiography section.

Hope this helps.

 

[Skint Gull]

Simply go to the adventure/crime/whodunnit section and choose a book from there.
I suggest that you stay away from the biography/autobiography section.

Hope this helps.

FOONY FOOKA INCHA

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

FOONY FOOKA INCHA

Yep.

 

[Gwylan]

OK, some crime books.

I'm sure you'll get lots of responses to this.

James Ellroy is top notch, great writing and plenty of gore. Another American writer worth reading is Walter Mosely
Somewhat gentler is CJ Sansom's Tudor whodunnits, well-written though ... and first one is set in Sussex.
I know that a lot of whodunnit fans rate Ian Rankin, although I've never read him

For adventure stories the Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey stories are widely-praised and deservedly so. And if you want something a bit more cynical (but very funny too) George McDonald Fraser's Flashman books are terrific.

 

[Skint Gull]

OK, some crime books.

I'm sure you'll get lots of responses to this.

James Ellroy is top notch, great writing and plenty of gore. Another American writer worth reading is Walter Mosely
Somewhat gentler is CJ Sansom's Tudor whodunnits, well-written though ... and first one is set in Sussex.
I know that a lot of whodunnit fans rate Ian Rankin, although I've never read him

For adventure stories the Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey stories are widely-praised and deservedly so. And if you want something a bit more cynical (but very funny too) George McDonald Fraser's Flashman books are terrific.

Thank you Gwylan, this is the sort of answer I was looking for.

I've got a feeling I read an Ian Rankin book some years ago and quite enjoyed it.

Will add Rankin, Ellroy, Mosely and O'Brian to the list to look at.

Cheyas

 

[JJ McClure]

For a cover to cover crime read just go get yourself a James Patterson book or two, great holiday reading.

 

[lizard]

Anything by:-

Chuck Paluniuk
Don Delillo
Paul Ikin
Poppy Z Brite

Depending what sort of mood you are in, i'm only a couple of years older and i find these kind of blow my hair back a little.

 

[nlf]

Dont know if its the sort of thing you are into but i would highly recommend Stephen King's Gerald’s Game really well written book, so descriptive you get a real picture in your head - to the point one part of that book nearly made me physically sick!!

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

books by Carl Hiaasen, Patricia Cornwell & David Badalchi are always worth a read

 

[Woodchip]

nlf, for reading a Stephen King book to make you feel sick try Dreamcatcher. There was one bit in that where I had to put the book down or I'd have spewed on the bus to work.

A good holiday book (IMHO) is Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger).

 

[Nibble]

James Ellroy should keep you going as mentioned above.

 

[tip top]

'48- James Herbert

The midnight before christmas- William Bernherdt

Lost light- Michael Connely

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Anything by the following:


Micheal Billingham
PJ Tracey
Stuart McBride
Simon Kernick (very raw)
Peter James (set in Brighton)
Robert Goddard (bit literary)
Harlen Corban
John Connolly (supernatural / crime)

For comedy thrillers of a very black nature (and great fun):
Christopher Brookmyre
Colin Bateman

 

[algie]

Build a bonfire?

 

[nlf]

nlf, for reading a Stephen King book to make you feel sick try Dreamcatcher. There was one bit in that where I had to put the book down or I'd have spewed on the bus to work.

A good holiday book (IMHO) is Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger).

Thanks for the advice, after reading Geralds Game (my first Stephen King read) i decided to work my way through as many of his books as i could ill be sure to put that one on my list.

 

[steward 433]

Thanks for the advice, after reading Geralds Game (my first Stephen King read) i decided to work my way through as many of his books as i could ill be sure to put that one on my list.

Haven't i got that book hun?

 

[nlf]

Haven't i got that book hun?

Nope or if you have its not on the shelf

 

[algie]

Haven't i got that book hun?

Why are you sending messeges to eachother when your both at home?

 

[steward 433]

Why are you sending messeges to eachother when your both at home?

She's at home i am at work