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I want to read more this year, so what or who does everyone here like to read? I want to read more for fun vs. learning for this topic. I did not narrow it down, to see a wide range of ideas. My last book was Touching the Void...
 
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay is a pretty good read. I read it in one day while traveling. Time in the airport, time on the plane, time in the cab.... anyway, it is a good book. It is about a Miami police forensic analyst who is also a serial killer. But he only kills other serial killers, so he is kind of one of the good guys. I really liked the twist of humor and suspense that it manages to build. There are two books right now that I've read. Darkly Dreaming Dexter and then Dearly Devoted Dexter. I believe Stars has a mini series running based on it, but it totally sucks. It is nothing like the book, so don't make any judgements on it based on the series.
 
Some fun, not-demanding, stuff that comes to mind, listed as "category: Author"-



Guys & Guns fiction: Stephen Hunter

Sorta old-fashioned heroes/heroine stuff: Jack Higgens

Less old-fashioned: Thomas Perry (and also David Morrell)

Sorta macho but smart hero: Lee Child

Sorta dark stuff: Andrew Vachss- his Two Trains Running is a very good one, set in '59 and isn't as dark as most of his stuff



And IMO Hemingway still holds up, I'd especially recommend his short stories for people who aren't familiar with his stuff (or who had to read his novels in school and didn't get into them then).



Gee, the above is a mighty skewed list, heavy on the action/thriller stuff :o but that's what I've been reading lately when I want something light.
 
I like books, but I just can never make myself sit down to read any. So my favorite reading these days is Hemmings Muscle Machines and Auto Restorer :D
 
Well, the types of books that I enjoy reading may not be deemed a "light" read, but they are pretty good. I would recommend utopian stories such as George Orwell's Animal Farm or Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, but that is kinda...promiscuous at times. They tend to be a good story as the utopia slowly becomes a dystopia and things fall apart. As far as novels go though, Ayn Rand is a hard read, but the stories are fairly well written. I would recommend starting with Anthem if you choose to read her books and see what you think. The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged are good stories, but a bear to get through.
 
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King is great. Pretty much anything by Hemingway (I know that sounds trite, but his books are great reads). Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger. Any of John Krakauer's books. I've started reading more non-fiction as I get older. Never realized how entertaining it could be!
 
Keep the ideas coming. I usually read short articles in magazines etc. Maybe I have a short attention span. I will head to the library soon.
 
Usually, I read the newspapers and some magazines. For example, I'll read PC Magazine or MacWorld so that I can keep abreast of trends on both sides of the fence.
 
pgp- You could check out short story collections by the authors that are recommended, those might be easier to digest that something that's really long. Heh heh, some of my favorites that I reread over and over are as thick as dictionaries, but that kind of book isn't for everybody.



sentra_99- Perhaps you can guess what a few of those lenthy ones that I reread are, given your suggestions ;) A bear to get through? I'd say they're a bear to put down :D



Ever read Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology? I found that one fascinating, it's one of my my favorite nonfiction books.
 
Haha, I read The Fountainhead for my AP Literature class in high school and got Atlas Shrugged to read for another assignment later in the class, but never got around to reading it. I'm going to read it this summer though. The Fountainhead was a little confusing at first, but it was overall a very good book. That teacher had us read Anthem for that later assignment, and it was a very good story as well. I kind of wish it had been longer than just about 120 pages, but since it was just a compilation of her "notes" I guess it couldn't have been much longer.
 
I remember a couple of books from years ago...

Soul of a New Machine and House, both by Tracy Kidder
 
Personally, I love the "Badge of Honor" series by W.E.B. Griffin. Very interesting fictional books about the Philadelphia Police Department. I also actually didnt mind "Crime and Punishment" in my AP English.
 
James Bradley- Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys - Non Fiction

Andy McNabb- Bravo Two Zero-Non Fiction

John Grisham- The Partner- fiction

Stephen J. Ambrose- Band of Brothers- Non fiction
 
Cooter said:
James Bradley- Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys - Non Fiction

Andy McNabb- Bravo Two Zero-Non Fiction

John Grisham- The Partner- fiction

Stephen J. Ambrose- Band of Brothers- Non fiction
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Oh! I forgot about Grisham. Great books there too....
 
1776 - David McCullough

Band of Brothers - Stephen Ambrose (re-read it just a while ago)

Letter from America, 1946-2004 - Alistair Cooke

Visions - Michio Kaku



I also just re-read A. Miller's All My Sons. I try to go back and read classics between each book.
 
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