Your Top 5 Book Recommendations

[perks-a-beast]

I recently started a new job with a whole lot of downtime, and am looking to delve into some great literature, rather than just constantly looking at my phone. What are some books that you think are must reads? Recommendations greatly appreciated!!

I prefer fiction, but open to non fiction as well.

[SHAQATTACK]

Girl with Dragon Tattoo

[mef730]

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman. And the two sequels.

Mike

[liam]

The Great Gatsby

Factotum

Valis

A Confederacy of Dunces

Billy Summers

[Neurotic Guy]

The Nix
Orphan Master’s Son
The Devil in the White City
The Good Lord Bird
Where the Crawdads Sing

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I recently started a new job with a whole lot of downtime, and am looking to delve into some great literature, rather than just constantly looking at my phone. What are some books that you think are must reads? Recommendations greatly appreciated!!

I prefer fiction, but open to non fiction as well.

WRONG BOARD

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[mobilija]

The Great Gatsby

Factotum

Valis

A Confederacy of Dunces

Billy Summers

Spent a lot time at libraries at home and abroad with my kids. I have an affinity for young adult fantasy/fiction. This is a really creative and original book.Action, adventure, world building and mystery. Absolutely love it!

[dannyboy35]

  Sleepers
Ordinary People
In Harms Way



  Im way more visual. I bet I have t read a book not gs big to do with boring work in 15 yrs.  My faves are always about grief and tragedy cuz that’s just my experience ha I v years of my life taken. I don’t believe in hope at end of tunnel REALLY. It’s always terrible and people that avoided complete horror are very likely because it’s all random and things do NOT happen for a reason.
  Everyone that experiences  true horror know they’re not special and almost the prayers in the world will not save you from torture.

[libermaniac]

The Kite Runner

[Roy H.]

The Fountainhead

Almost anything by Stephen King is readable; same thing with his son, Joe Hill

Crime and Punishment

[colincb]

General Fiction:
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
19th-century authors – Twain, Dickens, and Austen
20th-century authors – Hemingway
Short stories – Find a collection by O’Henry

History:
Guns of August – Barbara Tuchman (and anything else she wrote)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - William Shirer

Mysteries & Spies:
Presumed Innocent – Scott Turow
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John le Carré (and anything else he wrote)
And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

[cons]

Dude!
Love reading lately. At work even better!!

1. The library at mount char. Awesome. Mind blowing. And fun.
2. Oryx and Crake - whole trilogy is good but this is the best one I think
3. I am Pilgrim
4. The chestnut man
5. The wasp factory.  A bit much. But crazy. And crazy good.

Hope this helps!
Looking forward to checking this thread for some new reads

Also should mention the Harry Potter books are among the best I’ve ever read. And the Passage trilogy by John Cronin.

😁

[BudweiserCeltic]

I've been reading a lot of LitRPG lately, so if any of you are into that check this one out if you like action and humor:

Dungeon Crawler Carl

And cons, The Chestnut Man have anything to do with the Netflix series?

[liam]

I also read this:

https://conspiracytheoryblog.com


 

[GreenShooter]

Because we live in time of Covid (you’ll see the true meaning of a “pandemic”) a good read would be “The Stand” by Stephen King. If you have time get the original 900 page book instead of the neutered version.
I wish there was a production company and director that would make a trilogy out of the book. Two sucky movies have been made based on the book. Opportunity missed I say.