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  • 04-06-2008 10:46am
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    sirpsycho
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    Hi,

    I'm heading off on holidays this weekend so I need some help on choosing a couple of books to keep me going. I've listed some of the books I've read over the last few years although I'm a bit rusty because I havent read a book in over a year now. Cheers!

    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
    American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
    Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
    Animal Farm (Signet Classics) by George Orwell
    Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Artificial Intelligence) by David B. Fogel
    A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking
    The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
    Chopper by Mark Brandon Read
    The Code Book by Simon Singh
    Complicity by Iain Banks
    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
    The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
    Deception Point by Dan Brown
    Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
    Ecstasy : Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
    The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien
    Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh
    Filth by Irvine Welsh
    Hannibal by Thomas Harris
    Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play by Dan Harrington
    Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 2: Endgame by Dan Harrington
    High Fidelity: A Novel by Nick Hornby
    Himalaya by Michael Palin
    The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
    Life of Pi by Yann Martel
    Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
    Pole to Pole With Michael Palin: North to South
    Porno by Irvine Welsh
    Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
    The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3) by J.R.R. Tolkien
    The Rum Diary : A Novel by Hunter S. Thompson
    Sahara by Michael Palin
    The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lector) by Thomas Harris
    Songbook by Nick Hornby
    Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
    The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien
    Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre


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    Lizzykins
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    "In the company of the courtesan" Sarah Dunant
    "Sovereign" CS Sansom
    "The Taking" Dean Koontz


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    Cupcakes
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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky


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    'Ol Jack Chance
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    the road by cormac mccarthy cant recommend it enough


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    ojewriej
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    Try any of the Christopher Brookmyre books. You can pick one in Chapters for 6 euro. They are excellent holiday read. Or get a Carl Hiaasen Omnibus, 3 books in one, very funny guy.


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    sirpsycho
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    Thanks for the suggestions all. Chris Brookmyre and Cormac McCarthy sound very interesting so I might grab one of each of them. Cheers!


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    oxygen_old
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    The Road is nearly a short story. Its 200 pages of fairly big print, ull get trough it quick enough. I wasnt crazy about it, maybe there was too much hype about it before I read it, Ive been stung once or twice by Oprahs book club. Think Ill stay away from her suggestions. But then I didnt like the alchamist either, so maybe its personal taste.


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    'Ol Jack Chance
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    oxygen wrote: »
    The Road is nearly a short story. Its 200 pages of fairly big print, ull get trough it quick enough. I wasnt crazy about it, maybe there was too much hype about it before I read it, Ive been stung once or twice by Oprahs book club. Think Ill stay away from her suggestions. But then I didnt like the alchamist either, so maybe its personal taste.

    I would agree with you on the hype front, i only heard bout the Oprah thing after i read it. Just thought it was a great story well told.


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    ncmc
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    How about:

    The Kite Runner (just started his second, A Thousand Splendid Suns' and I am loving it after 30 pages!)
    The Book Thief
    We Need to Talk About Kevin

    I see that you like Michael Palin, have you ever read Bill Bryson? he writes the most amazing travelogues, he would actually have me laughing out loud at times!


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    Knuffel
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    The World According to Garp by John Irving.


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    Diamond007
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    I would second The Kite Runner, but its far from a book to be read on holidays.


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    ncmc
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    Knuffel wrote: »
    The World According to Garp by John Irving.

    +1, my absolute favourite author. Have to recommend 'A Widow for One Year' and 'The Cider House Rules' too.


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    ojewriej
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    Diamond007 wrote: »
    I would second The Kite Runner, but its far from a book to be read on holidays.

    Very true. I'm reading "A thousand splendid suns" at the moment, it is as good if not better. Even worse choice for a holiday read.

    I would reccommend Shantaram by G.D. Roberts though. Very good read, and it will last as its about 900 pages long.


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    Green Hornet
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    This might sound a bit deep but have you ever read "War And Peace" by Tolstoy? It can be tough going at the beginning trying to get to grips with the characters but it's a very rewarding read I think. It will keep you going for quite a while as well!:)


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    Green Hornet
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    ncmc wrote: »
    Have you ever read Bill Bryson? he writes the most amazing travelogues, he would actually have me laughing out loud at times!
    +1

    Excellent.


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    5times
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    Anything by Michael Chabon will have you excited enough to read everything else he has ever written.


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