Terminalcoffee discussion

Yes, I know this is a book review site, but recommend books here so our lazy asses don't have to click all over the place.

Here's a list from NPR of some interesting recommendations from independent booksellers.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st...

ill have to recommend palaniuk of course.. fight club, choke, haunted, some really good quotes in survivor too are my favorites.. my least favorite is snuff..

im half way through with tuesdays with morrie, thats pretty good, so far its an awesome, though sometimes blunt way(which also makes it good), at looking at living with a terminal illness and accuratly discusses what it is like to live with ALS, its an awesome read so far and i only expect it to get better..

if you like historical fantasy i recomend marrion zimmer bradley, i just got a new book from her that ill read after tuesdays with morrie and the acid house..

'The History of Love' - Nicole Krauss
My current read. It is literary fiction written by a poet, so the prose is painfully beautiful. Goes from heartbreaking to humorous and back again on a dime.

If that sounds boring to you then you might like anything by Jack Womack (Science Fictiony, alternative history that is wonderfully written as well).

I was going to say anything by Dan Chaon but I see he is already on the list.

How to Breathe Underwater, a collection of short stories by Julie Orringer, kept me up late one night--I just couldn't put it down. The title story is especially poignant.

Human Croquet, Emotionally Weird, and Behind the Scenes at the Museum , all by Kate Atkinson.

The House of Sleep and The Rain Before It Falls, by Jonathan Coe.

Sarah, Plain and Tall
Because of Winn-Dixie
Sloppy Firsts
A Wrinkle in Time
Sabriel
The Sea of Trolls

Tears of Blood A Cry for Tibet: For anyone wanting to read up on Tibet, in terms of politics and human rights.

Miles from Nowhere: For anyone looking for some good fiction, broken down into "short stories" about the life of a Korean-American runaway.

The Open Road The Global Journey of the XIVth Dalai Lama: For anyone looking to read about His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

Winesburg, Ohio: For anyone wanting to read an amazing book about small-town Ohio, Americana-related things, or just anyone wanting to read a novel that gets you completely wrapped up in the inner lives of the characters.

Pink Think Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons: For anyone interested in feminism, humor, and advertisements.

Civilwarland in Bad Decline: For anyone wanting to read a hilarious, disgusting, extremely gross collection of short stories.

I hope you people have reviews on your recommended books, 'cause that's what I'm stalking first. I trust everyone's judgments of books here. :)

tadpole wrote: "'The History of Love' - Nicole Krauss
My current read. It is literary fiction written by a poet, so the prose is painfully beautiful. Goes from heartbreaking to humorous and back again on a dime.
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The History of Love is such a great book. I loved how it was written - I thought it was lovely.

I recommend The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier.

I am confused. Who are we recommending the book for?

For people who love good literature, I recommend Let the Great World Spin A Novel by Colum McCann. I won an ARC of it through FirstReads and was blown away. Since I've read it, it won the National Book Award. I think it should get the next Pulitzer. (I've been working my way through Pulitzer Prize winning fiction.)

For fantasy fans looking for something totally different or people who would like fantasy if it wasn't so Tolkien-ish , check out The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. I loved how it re-imagines the whole genre. I have the next two books in the series and am looking forward to reading them too. The Mistborn series by
Brandon Sanderson is excellent also. It's more traditional fantasy than the Abercrombie, but it seems very fresh and the pacing is excellent. (I usually have a problem with the pacing of epic fantasy.)

For science fiction fans, check out Blindsight by Peter Watts or the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons.

For fans of action thrillers, read anything by J.D. Rhoades. His books are brutally violent, but so well-written it's easy to get past it. Sadly, you'll have to order his books online. He is published by St. Martin's, but he is really promoted well. The action/thriller/mystery section of the bookstore tends to be dominated by the superstars of the genre who really aren't as good as Rhoades.

For just general fiction, some of my recent favorites have been:

The Rapture by Liz Jensen

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Gilead A Novel by Marilynne Robinson

I could just go on and on and on. Since I joined GoodReads, I've been led to more wonderful books than I have time to read.

Let the Great World Spin is next on my reading list. I heard Colum McCann read an excerpt on NPR, which piqued my interest in his novel.

WTC Provides Back Story for McCann's 'Spin'

In my F.Scott Fitzgerald mode at present. Wonderful..
just finished the Great G. and onto Tender is la nuit..

I recommend:

Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx

The Grandmothers: A Family Portrait

Death Comes for the Archbishop

The Journalist and the Murderer

The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape

Little Fur Family

The Magic Mountain

Ravelstein

The Island of Sheep

HOw did this get back up to the top of the topic without LG boosting it?

Chucky?

The Canterville Ghost? (not recommending that)

Spooky.

For Bibliophile: see msg 13.

And books I've read since then which I would recommend (I'm staying away from very niche subjects like classical music, which I read a lot about).

Are you only looking for fiction recommendations?

Fiction:
The Unconsoled
The Longest Journey

Nonfiction:
Travels in Siberia
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things

For newcomers or highschoolers who are looking for something good to read other than YA. Can't say whether male readers will like my options, but highly recommended for the 18-25 group.

Never Let Me Go,
The Secret Life of Bees
The Help
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
Purple Hibiscus

For old people, or people who enjoy tales of 19th century domesticity:

Angle of Repose

For people who want to see line drawings of hippies having sex:

The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide To Lovemaking

Lobstergirl wrote: "For Bibliophile: see msg 13.

And books I've read since then which I would recommend (I'm staying away from very niche subjects like classical music, which I read a lot about).

Are you only lookin..."

Thanks, LG. Interesting recommendations. I thought I was looking for fiction, but am now leaning toward biography or memoir, perhaps history. I rarely read non-fiction these days, but it may be exactly what I need to end this fiction fatigue. I requested Living, Thinking, Looking: Essays at the library, as well as Foundation.

Youndyc wrote: "I recommend The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier.
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:) He lives in Little Rock. I've met him on several occasions. He also, coincidentally, happens to be one of my favorite writers.

Lobstergirl wrote: "For people who want to see line drawings of hippies having sex:

The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide To Lovemaking"

Funny you should mention this. I read The Position, a novel about a family where the parents write a Joy of Sex-type of best seller, and fuck up their kids in the process. It kind of made me want to look at line drawings of hippie sex (though the guy on the cover looks more like a cave man than a hippie).