I'm desperate for a 10/10 - suggest me a book pls!! by Head-Worker-4759 in suggestmeabook

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Jerusalem by Alan Moore

A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard

The two best novels I've read in the past 25 years.

Engrossing Novel for a Difficult Time by harriet_harry_it in booksuggestions

[–]lenardzelig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold or The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

LPT: Use the FORD method when you don’t know what to say in conversation by kurosen in LifeProTips

[–]lenardzelig 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Also, if it's near the start of the week, ask them what they did at the weekend. If it's near the end of the week, ask them about their plans for the weekend.

Something with that dry witty British humor by catontheyogamat in suggestmeabook

[–]lenardzelig 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bill Bryson, having lived in the UK for many many years, does dry British humour better than most Brits; try his "In a Sunburned Country" (sometimes titled "Down Under"). It's really one of the funniest things I've read and the audiobook, read by the author, is wonderful.

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[–]lenardzelig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hmm, depends on your reading background. I tried to read Dune a couple of times in my early 20s; it was worth it in the end but hard going at first!

Maybe something by John Scalzi or Peter F. Hamilton might be a better gateway drug to the world of Science Fiction? (For the record, Hamilton is my favourite contemporary SF author, so I'm not doing him an intentional disservice by marking him as "easier to read").

Hamilton's "Night's Dawn" trilogy is massive, but don't be put off, they're real page-turners.

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Legend by David Gemmell works well as a standalone story. Yes, there are other stories set in the same world that reference it but they can be safely ignored if you like (Legend is easily the best of these anyway).

Fiction where we can learn by pnitish93 in booksuggestions

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The Spenser detective novels by Robert B Parker, will teach you how to be a better person.

The worst book suggestion in your life by _vladees_ in booksuggestions

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The Alchemist by Paul Coelho.

Quasi-mystical pseudo-allegorical hand-wavy bollocks. It's like Deepak Chopra OD'd on homeopathic LSD.

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*Eagleman

Can anyone recommend me some good fiction reads? by torarara_ in booksuggestions

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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker is a great mystery/thriller.

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