I need a new book. Suggestions?

[Bleacher Creature]

I don't want anything too serious -- so no non-fiction this time around. Anyone know of a good fiction read? Bear in mind that I'm a 33 year-old guy, so no Ya Ya Sisterhood or anything like that. And I kind of want something that's well written, so no Da Vinci Code kind of thing. I just read the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time if that tells you anything.

Thoughts? I did just got a book as a gift -- The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Anyone read it?

Thanks all!

[AKPacker]

1. I have two for you.

The first is "Lamb" by Christopher Moore. It deals with the missing years of Jesus's life. It is irreverent, a quick read, and funny as hell!

#2 is "The Shroud of the Thwacker" by Chris Elliott. I have read just a few chapters and it is a very off beat murder mystery. My daughter bought it after seeing the author on the Daily Show...so far so good.

[graywarrior]

6. Lamb is really really good.

The Swallow is also excellent.

[AKPacker]

7. Swallow

is really good! I had almost forgot about it. Thank you for the reminder.

:hi:

[graywarrior]

8. What else ya got that's good?

[AKPacker]

9. That is

a loaded question if I ever heard one!

:evilgrin:

[graywarrior]

10. I know. I realized that after I did it.

[AKPacker]

12. I loved it!

Best response I have had all night. LOL :hi:

So what do you have that is good?

[graywarrior]

13. Probably the same as you do but in reverse.

[AKPacker]

15. Nature

tends to work that way...opposites and all that...

Hey, Is your duck busy later?

[graywarrior]

16. This conversation is getting interesting

[AKPacker]

17. Yes...very interesting

Hmmm. What are your thoughts on nature...strictly from a scientific point of view...of course.

:evilgrin:

[graywarrior]

23. Sorry. I had a calcium/magnesium drink and couldn't keep

awake.

Catch up with you later.

[Broken_Hero]

2. A couple...:)

Needful Things, The Talisman and Black House(these two are in a short two book series, Talisman is the first, Black House second)...hmm....I think those are some decent S. King books to start off with...they are all very good. I just got done reading Needful Things last week, damn book was brillant, I loved it....if you are more into the Tolkien, fantasy genre....I recommend the Dark Elf Trilogy by RA Salvatore, and the Annals of the Black Company by Glenn Cook...:) I guess I lied, i had more than a couple to recommend...:)

[spindrifter]

3. Devil is hot!

Actually, everyone I know has liked the book a lot. You might want to take a look at suggestions in the Books: Fiction topic on DU.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is outstanding and has gotten buzz over in the Fiction group. I am reading it, along with several other books, now. Another book that has gotten a lot of approval from DU'ers is The Lincoln Lawyer.

[BlueIris]

4. So, there IS a Books forum! Excellent.

Yay.

[spindrifter]

5. Look way down on Topic Forums

There are both fiction and nonfiction fora. Sometimes you will also find book-related threads on the Lounge.

[frustrated_lefty]

11. Some possibilities

Neal Gaiman and Terry Prachett's "Good Omens" is a lot of fun.

Neal Stephenson's "Zodiac," a self-described "eco-thriller," is entertaining and well researched.

Nancy Kress's "Beggars in Spain" is thought provoking and a wonderful read.

Last, if you appreciate the fantasy genre, I would very highly recommend Guy Gavriel Kay's "A Song for Arbonne" or "The Lions of Al-Rassan." Kay...he tells dark and beautiful tales.

-fl

[bluethruandthru]

14. I'm reading Devil in the White City now..

it's a little slow going, but I'm hoping it will pick up soon.

[CBHagman]

18. I liked Louis Bayard's Mr. Timothy.

It's been out for some time, so you can get it in paperback. It's a Victorian thriller featuring a grown Timothy Cratchit (Yes, of A Christmas Carol), and is funny, creepy, and utterly absorbing once you read the first few pages.

[bridgit]

19. i prolly recommend this too much...

http://www.areasofmyexpertise.com :-)

[ghostsofgiants]

20. "House Of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski...

"Survivor" or "Lullaby" by Chuck Palahniuk

[Room101]

21. Creation - Gore Vidal

I felt like the kid in the movie "The never ending story" when he skipped school to read the book.

[Shine]

22. I read the Curious Incident...book. VERY unique! I liked it.

The Time Traveler's Wife was really good. Very interesting spin on the time traveling concept. I still think about that book. :thumbsup:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

24. Classified as young-adult fantasy, but it's a damn good progressive

read for ANYONE, especially if you're athiest or agnostic:

Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy

Book One: The Golden Compass in the US and Northern Lights in the UK
Book Two: The Subtle Knife, both US and UK
Book Three: The Amber Spyglass, both US and UK

Pullman takes on organized religion with a passion....Very, very, very interesting. Makes religious conservatives wet themselves. ;) Pullman is a spellbinding writer....I've had people who don't usually enjoy even "mature" fantasy tell me what a good, ORIGINAL set HDM is.

[AngryAmish]

25. "Pop. 1280" by Jim Thompson

Dark, funny book. A masterpiece.

Other books by Jim Thompson - The Killer Inside Me, The Grifters, The Getaway

There have been movies based on some of Jim Thompson's books. Only "The Grifters" even came close to the darkness of the books.

Oh - also read "Whoreson" by Ed Goines.

[Benfea]

26. "Showing My Color: Impolite essays about race and identity"

by Clarence Page

[WCGreen]

27. I just read the Name of the Rose....

That was fun....

[hippywife]

28. Anything by Michener

is always well written, if a little detailed. "Space" is a little less intense than most of his books. It doesn't have as much in the beginning about the pre-human development of a particular area of the world. All of them really suck me in though.

[hippywife]

29. The Kite Runner

is very good, too.