Time for a new book - any suggestions?

[dunfree]

Got any suggestions for where to start? I'm not a huge sci-fi reader, but I've read five on that list (JP, Frankenstein, The Martian, Neuromancer, Dune).

Snow Crash is an enjoyable engaging read, perhaps Stephensons best (I prefer the Diamond Age of his books, and to me it’d have made a more interesting addition, even if it’s not as great)

[up an down]

Gish Jens (an excellent writer) latest is The Resisters. Outstanding in my opinion!

[schindlerpiste]

Not a new book, but for a great satire of life in early 1900s England read The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler. I am surprised to how relevant it is to the present

[buildakicker]

We just read the kids "hatchet" by Gary Paulsen. It was really good read even for me at 43. It was quick but super fun if you're looking for one to share with the little ones. My kids are 9 and 10. My daughter loved it so much she wants to be plane wrecked in Canada, alive.

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[dookeyXXX]

Has anybody read anything by this gent?

http://www.edwardashton.com/

His upcoming novel, which is not due until late 2021, just got optioned by Brad Pitt's film production company...

[Danno]

The River by Peter Heller

Holy shit, intense

[The AD]

Start with Foundation; an absolute masterpiece.

I'm reading it right now.

[dookeyXXX]

Some intriguing suggestions herein:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...or-summer.html

[DBdude]

The Peripheral by William Gibson. A really interesting sci fi book that covers virtual reality and splits of future/past time threads

It is really good


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[The AD]

Foundation by Asimov was a quick read, although it's certainly more of a political book in the guise of sci-fi.

Just started Fall of Giants by Ken Follett which I think is going to be good. It's the first book in a trilogy covering the major events of the 20th century.

[dookeyXXX]

Has anybody read anything from either of these guys?:

Frank Bill
https://us.macmillan.com/author/frankbill/

Daniel Woodrell
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/co...niel-woodrell/

[teledad]

Read Winter’s Bone and Bayou Trilogy by Woodrell - both excellent.

[dookeyXXX]

Read Winter’s Bone and Bayou Trilogy by Woodrell - both excellent.

Right on.
I recently watched the film Donnybrook, based on the novel of the same name. When researching the author, Frank Bill, he was frequently compared to Woodrell...

[dookeyXXX]

THE FREE
Willy Vlautin

I just ripped through Vlautin's 2014 novel The Free in under 24-hours.
5 stars.
I read my first Willy Vlautin novel in 2007 (The Motel Life). I can't remember how I got turned onto him, but it may have been via Green Apple Books in San Francisco. I lived in The City at the time and frequented that shop as often as I could. They were great about hi-liting interesting books and on more than one occasion over the years I bought a book based purely on a written staff recommendation.
I really dug The Motel Life and ended up buying a copy for my buddy (and longtime Maggot) Corky, who happened to live in Reno.
Back in 2014 Vlautin hosted a screening of the film version of The Motel Life in Fallon, NV, and Corky attended the event. He met Willy and even bought me a copy of The Free, got it autographed by Mr. Vlautin, and gave it to me shortly after.
Why it took me 13 years to read it is beyond me, but once I started it, I could not put it down.
Vlautin's economy of style and naturalistic dialogue is fantastic. He manages to create rich, three-dimensional characters with such ease and grace and utter simplicity that you end up believing they are real people.
While bittersweet at its core, the novel's overall conclusion is one of hope and joy without being the least bit maudlin or explotive.

[schindlerpiste]

Long Road To Mercy by David Baldacci. + FBI agent stationed at Grand Canyon. National Nuclear crisis. Bomb placed in G.C.

[Flyoverland Captive]

“Say Nothing” by Patrick Radden Keefe. A tale of a specific murder in Northern Ireland spins into a deeper tale of the origin of The Troubles. Riveting shit.

[dookeyXXX]

You Don't Love Me Yet - Jonathan Letham
This is simultaneously a love letter to and brazen condemnation of Los Angeles scenesterism. It also mocks pretension, while being a bit pretentious itself.
Underneath this veneer is a story about intellectual property, the creative process, and the rules of attraction.
If you already dig JL and you grew up/matured during the college/indie rock boom of the mid-to-late 80s, you will most likely dig this joint.

[yeahman]

If you're in your 50s you probably remember the Roots TV mini-series in the mid-1970s that was quite a national phenomenon. It had a profound effect on me at the time. Decided to revisit that and checked the audiobook out of the library. It's 30 hours but highly worth it IMO if you want a stark perspective on everything going on today. And although there was some nitpicking at the time about the accuracy of some details, it remains a great story. Great reader too.

[The AD]

The River by Peter Heller

Holy shit, intense

I've now read "The Dog Stars" and "The River" by Heller and although I enjoyed both, I've got to say he has a tendency to run out of steam in the second half of his books.

[bodywhomper]

Probably not the best thread to post this in, but the Le Guin documentary is free through aug 30: http://www.openculture.com/2020/08/d...this-week.html

Maybe it’ll give you a few books to add to your list. It has for me.

[garyfromterrace]

Reading "Erebus - a story of a ship" by Micheal Palin of Monty Python fame.

About 1/2 way though and it's a spellbinding, captivating read. Highly recommended.

[Danno]

Probably not the best thread to post this in, but the Le Guin documentary is free through aug 30: http://www.openculture.com/2020/08/d...this-week.html

Maybe it’ll give you a few books to add to your list. It has for me.

Thanks, gonna try and check that out, I love her work.

[The AD]

Reading "Erebus - a story of a ship" by Micheal Palin of Monty Python fame.

About 1/2 way though and it's a spellbinding, captivating read. Highly recommended.

I didn't know about this book. I read "The Terror" recently which is a fictionalized account of the ill-fated Arctic expedition that wrecked Erebus and Terror.

[Marshall Tucker]

about 2/3rds the way through this and it's been awesome. I don't know shit about montana being from the deep south; and the dude's wiriting style is off the charts. orignally reco'ed by Ms. MT who read this when it was relased then devoured everything else he'd written, said the trilogy is pretty good but nothing else come close. YMMV

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...rtender-s-tale

[MontuckyFried]

MontuckyFried

If you're in your 50s you probably remember the Roots TV mini-series in the mid-1970s that was quite a national phenomenon. It had a profound effect on me at the time. Decided to revisit that and checked the audiobook out of the library. It's 30 hours but highly worth it IMO if you want a stark perspective on everything going on today. And although there was some nitpicking at the time about the accuracy of some details, it remains a great story. Great reader too.

Agreed. Roots is outstanding. Easily in my top 10.

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