Any bookworms?

Anything by Octavia Butler. I especially enjoyed Kindred and Parable of the Sower. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. The rest of that series (the Imperial Radch series) is great too.
 
MakeNoPeaceWithEvil said:


Did this one in highschool too. Man, I thought all those books were standard in HS.

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They were. We were just lucky to get a superior Alabama education.
 
I'm currently reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. It's about a woman who is given immortality, but in payment, everyone she meets forgets her as soon as she's out of sight. It's good so far.
 
Hate to break it to you, but somebody gotta -

all those 'book' things you like are just the same 26 letters re-arranged differently, over and over!

The SAME 26 🤪!!
 
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There is no Antimemetics Division was a fantastic recent read.

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I've got this in my list. Glad to know it's still classing as a good read. I'll check it out after I finish the 2 novels I've got going at the moment.
 
kakiebean said:


Anything by Octavia Butler. I especially enjoyed Kindred and Parable of the Sower. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. The rest of that series (the Imperial Radch series) is great too.

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Fully endorse. Butler is legit a legend for a reason. And I've been recommending the Imperial Radch series for years now (just did again a few weeks ago for a forum member here).
 
If this were posted in the "On-Topic" category, I'd suggest the GLP1-fantasy novels genre. For example, Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi.

But no.
 
MakeNoPeaceWithEvil said:


Sudden urge to pick up a novel, but I'm not an avid reader. Looking for a recommendation.

Books I have read and liked over the years are all the basics from highschool like Animal Farm, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Atlas Shrugged etc...but over my adult life I have read and enjoyed Angela n Demons, the DaVinci Code, Forest Gump, The Jason Bourne trio from the 80s, Jupiter by Ben Bova, some random book I found while deployed on the submarine by Danielle Macomber - I think it was about angels, and I read a song of ice and fire.

Just looking for suggestions based on me liking these silly books mentioned. I'm fine with action, sci-fi, fantasy,

Oh and my favorite book or I guess novella, is A Christmas Carol. I HATED a tale of two cities but was forced to read that one in the 9th grade. May give another shot someday.

I also read Blood Meridian on deployment and although it intrigued me because of the style of writing, it was actually a difficult read for someone not an avid reader. I plan to revisit it someday.

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1000 miles to freedom-true story of a North Korean defectors escape

Fourth wing-the goat of romantasy a million out of 10

Confessions of a carb queen-a binge eating and recovery memoir

The bunker series by Jordan rivet-a post apocalyptic survival series
 
MakeNoPeaceWithEvil said:


Scraped everyone's recommendations with Gemini and added synopsis.

  • Memories of Amnesia by Lawrence Shainberg: A dark, philosophical comedy following a prominent brain surgeon whose own neurological faculties begin acting erratically, sparking an obsessive internal conflict between his sense of self and his malfunctioning brain.
  • Intensity by Dean Koontz: A fast-paced psychological thriller centering on Chyna Shepherd, a woman who survives an assault by a sociopathic killer and secretly trails him in a desperate attempt to save his next intended victim.
  • Commonwealth Saga (Pandora's Star & Judas Unchained) by Peter F. Hamilton: An expansive space-opera epic where humanity uses a massive network of wormholes to colonize the galaxy, only to inadvertently trigger an existential conflict with a hyper-aggressive, hive-minded alien civilization.
  • Lord of the Flies by William Golding: A classic allegorical novel about a group of stranded British schoolboys whose attempts at self-governance quickly unravel into tribalism and savagery.
  • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: A poignant story set during the Great Depression following George and Lennie, two itinerant ranch workers pursuing the dream of owning land while grappling with Lennie's intellectual disability and accidental strength.
  • Slough House Series by Mick Herron: A darkly funny espionage series focusing on "Slow Horses"—disgraced British MI5 agents relegated to paper-pushing duties at Slough House who routinely stumble into high-stakes, off-the-books conspiracies.
  • 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami: A surreal, atmospheric mystery set in an alternate 1984 Tokyo, following a female assassin and a quiet math teacher whose fates intertwine around a strange religious cult and the appearance of two moons in the sky.
  • The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett: An expansive historical epic centered on the multi-generational construction of a grand Gothic cathedral in 12th-century England against a backdrop of civil war, religious conflict, and political ambition.
  • The Road by Cormac McCarthy: A stark, post-apocalyptic journey of an unnamed father and son walking through a burned, ash-covered American landscape, surviving on scavenged goods while maintaining their moral humanity.
  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman: An urban fantasy following Shadow Moon, an ex-convict hired as a bodyguard by a mysterious grifter named Mr. Wednesday, who gets pulled into a brewing war between traditional mythological deities and modern gods of technology, media, and wealth.
  • World War Z by Max Brooks: An epistolary, oral-history-style horror novel that documents the geopolitical, social, and logistical realities of a global zombie pandemic through interviews with survivors worldwide.
  • This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews: A fantasy adventure where an avid reader from modern-day Texas awakens inside the brutal, unfinished dark-fantasy world of her favorite book series, using her plot knowledge and an inability to permanently die to navigate lethal political schemes.
  • The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne: An action-packed urban fantasy series following Atticus O’Sullivan, the last surviving ancient Celtic Druid, who runs a quiet occult tea shop in modern Arizona while evading vengeful gods and mythological monsters.
  • Cork O'Connor Series by William Kent Krueger: A long-running mystery/thriller series centering on former sheriff Cork O'Connor as he investigates crimes and navigates deep-rooted tensions between local communities in the remote Northwoods of Minnesota.
  • There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm: A high-concept sci-fi horror novel focusing on a clandestine division tasked with containing anomalies and cosmic horrors that actively erase themselves from human memory and perception.
  • The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North: A speculative novel about a man living an endless cycle of rebirth—each time retaining the memories of his previous lives—who is tasked with preventing the premature end of the world across centuries.
  • I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin: A satirical road-trip thriller following a rideshare driver hired to transport a passenger and an ominous, sealed black box across the country, igniting nationwide paranoia and viral internet conspiracy theories.

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Seeing the whole list reminded me of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series. Steig Larsson wrote the first 3 in what's called the Milllenium series. He died (too young!) and others have taken over to write additional books. Pretty gory as I recall, but fast-paced and absorbing.
 
MakeNoPeaceWithEvil said:


Where in Alabama do you reside.

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I split my time b/n Huntsville and Fairhope though you can find me about 5 weeks out of the year in Orange Beach. 🙂

How about you?
 
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