[quote]idaho wrote:
For fans of science fiction/ military scfi, let me suggest you read the Takeshi Kovac series by Richard K. Morgan (Altered Carbon, Broken Angels and Woken Furies) . Morgan is like a more intelligent version of Weber/Drake/ Hebert Jr. He has also written several stand alone novels, which (IMHO) Thirteen is the best. Check out Altered Carbon, the first in the series. It is currently in paperback and worth the expense.
http://www.richardkmorgan.com/books/[/quote]
agreed - I am in the middle of Thirteen right now, and am surprised at how good it is - I hope he makes more novels with Carl Marsalis
Man…I really really want to like this series because everyone speaks so highly of it. I read the entire first book and couldn’t get into it at all through the entire thing. I had to force myself to read it Isekai Nonbiri Nouka Novel just to get through it. Could never get the willpower to start book 2. And most of my reading is fantasy.
The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie is far and away my favorite series. Think ASOIAF minus all the pretentious writer bullshit that Martin can’t live without. Abercrombie gets to the goddamned point. The first trilogy is finished, plus there are 3 standalone novels that pick up after the first trilogy, a book of short stories that fill in some color around the world of the series, and now book 2 of the second trilogy is due for release this fall.
First of all Sorry @Jewbacca I am very new to this forum and that’s why I can’t note the date but I will be very careful for the next Time.
I just want to say that I love to read book and novels like (The Fault in Our Stars, The Catcher in the Rye, The Book Thief and much more…)
I actually enjoyed the follow up books that weren’t directly tied to the original arc better (Better Served Cold, Red Country, and The Heroes). I agree with your summary and find it a great read if you enjoy more dark fantasy.
It’s a true story of a teenager who struggled and eventually died from a brain tumor. Lots of first-hand letters and whatnot. Going by your reading list, I am guessing you are a young adult. It’s a great book for that age. Would fit in well with your list.
I actually read it while in a burn unit at Walter Reed. It helped me a lot – because while I was feeling sorry for myself (and debridement sucks, so I had reason to feel sorry for myself), I knew I was almost certainly going to be fine and DBNP put my problems into perspective.
Grew up poor, but was always driven so Cather in the Rye wasn’t my favorite. I just thought the protagonist was a whinny little bitch. My wife, in contrast, grew up the daughter of two doctors, so she had all the rich girl angst and loved it. Of course, I was probably 13 when I read it. I may read it again with a more mature eye.
I loathed Catcher in the Rye. I kept expecting there to be a point.
As far as series, I may have recommended it already in thus thread, but the Aubrey-Maturin series was pretty damn good. The movie Master and Commander was based the series and pulled parts from different books. It had it’s flaws, for example the war of 1812 seemed to last about a decade, but I enjoyed it so much I binge read it the way folks watch shows on Netflix, and I missed the characters when I finished it.
Robert B. Parker’s Spenser books (he wrote about 40) are exceptional.
Robert Crais: Elvis Cole series
Martin Cruz Smith: Arkady Renko
Jo Nesbo: Harry Hole
Not a series, but pretty much anything Haruki Murakami has ever written.
The Oregon Files by Clive Cussler
The Numa Files/ Dik Pitt by Clive Cussler
Sigma Force by James Rollins
King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
Orphan X by Greg Hurwitz
Pendergast by Lincoln and Child
Breakthrough by Micheal C Grumley