Need Book Suggestions

[TheIntrovert]

Anyone got any books they might have read that they can recommend. I typicacally preferthe non fictional path, but from time to time do appreciate the fictional genre. Looking for something dark and fictional, but wouldn’t mind non fictional at all. Any suggestions?

 

[ollinger]

"At Home" by Bill Bryson. Historical perspective on the development of the modern house.

 

[max]

Last Fine Time, by Verlyn Kilinkenberg (tough name to spell, that's it more or less).

It's about a bar in Buffalo, NY during the first parst of the 20th century. Fascinating, and VK is a phenomenal writer.

You might like Levels of the Game, by John McPhee, about a tennis match.

 

[max]

You might also check, Zipper an Exploration in Novelty, by Robert something or other. Not just another history of an invention, but fascinating characters, some sociology and a look at marketing and etc.

 

[Crocodile]

Depends on what your interests are. I like motivational and self help books that can encourage personal improvement in some aspect.
Also depends on the time you have. I know one guy who now prefers to listen to audio books and podcasts where you can listen to them at 1.5 or X2 speed and that way he reads a book a week.

 

[max]

Read teh book Drive.

I'd take Malcolm gladwell with a bit of salt, though.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

 

[TheIntrovert]

Read teh book Drive.

I'd take Malcolm gladwell with a bit of salt, though.

Interesting. Why’d you say that? I read outliers by Gladwell but wasn’t a fan to be frank.

Depends on what your interests are. I like motivational and self help books that can encourage personal improvement in some aspect.
Also depends on the time you have. I know one guy who now prefers to listen to audio books and podcasts where you can listen to them at 1.5 or X2 speed and that way he reads a book a week.

I’ve read my fair share of ‘self help’ books I think, more Specifically they were about the world of Business and finance. To a point to, I just found that they ended up repeating themselves. I moved on to more scientific psychological books afterwards. That’s a great way your friend has figured out. Never heard someone do that, but it’s pretty smart. Personally though, I enjoy the reading aspect and having the physical copy I’m my hand.

"At Home" by Bill Bryson. Historical perspective on the development of the modern house.

Last Fine Time, by Verlyn Kilinkenberg (tough name to spell, that's it more or less).

It's about a bar in Buffalo, NY during the first parst of the 20th century. Fascinating, and VK is a phenomenal writer.

You might like Levels of the Game, by John McPhee, about a tennis match.

You might also check, Zipper an Exploration in Novelty, by Robert something or other. Not just another history of an invention, but fascinating characters, some sociology and a look at marketing and etc.

Thank you for the suggestions.
Last Fine Time does catch my interest at first glance

 

[max]

Yeah, VK is really excellent and right up there with John McPhee in terms of quality nonfiction.

I'm skeptical of Gladwell since he's a popularizer, and if I'm not mistaken, he's associated with the 10,000 hours to become an expert principle. . . which think has been questioned.

 

[Deleted member 754093]

“Dark” as in dark humor or dark as in generally disturbing?

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

dark and fictional

Contemporary Fiction
If you don't mind gay (The point of the is not gay relationship at all), try Hanya Yanagihara A Little Life and The People in The Trees
The People in The Trees inspired by true event so not completely fictional.

If you like to read relationship between intelligent leftish Irish people then you can try A Conversation With A Friend by Sally Rooney.
She also wrote Normal People which tells about relationship between two people with the background of austerity in Ireland. It's longlisted for Man Booker prize 2018.

Pachinko, written by Korean-American Min Jin Lee, tells about 4 generations of family who immigrate to Japan during Japan occupancy in Korea.

Non Fiction
Yuval Harari gain some recognition recently especially **** Deus and Sapiens.

Those are the books I've recently read, currently I'm reading Milkman by Anna Burns and Robert Greene's The Law of Human Nature.

"At Home" by Bill Bryson. Historical perspective on the development of the modern house.

Bill Bryson can write about a toilet and I'll still read it.

 

[LGQ7]

Anyone got any books they might have read that they can recommend. I typicacally preferthe non fictional path, but from time to time do appreciate the fictional genre. Looking for something dark and fictional, but wouldn’t mind non fictional at all. Any suggestions?

1. Read the Bible if you want to be cultured.
2. Read The Wealth of Nations if you want to be rich.
3. If you want to read something dark, read Greek Myths and Greek Tragedies.

I regretted that I never read The Wealth of Nations. I'm poor now.

 

[LGQ7]

Looking for something dark and fictional, but wouldn’t mind non fictional at all. Any suggestions?

Watch a live performance of Tosca. It's not fiction. It's a true story.

 

[LGQ7]

Yeah, VK is really excellent and right up there with John McPhee in terms of quality nonfiction.

I'm skeptical of Gladwell since he's a popularizer, and if I'm not mistaken, he's associated with the 10,000 hours to become an expert principle. . . which think has been questioned.

The 10,000 hours rule was originally from music, violin I believe.
Then that saying caught on to chess.
Then it caught on erroneously in popular culture.

That 10,000 hour is true, but only in performance arts, like tennis for example.

 

[mmk]

Anyone got any books they might have read that they can recommend. I typicacally preferthe non fictional path, but from time to time do appreciate the fictional genre. Looking for something dark and fictional, but wouldn’t mind non fictional at all. Any suggestions?

Richard K. Morgan is dark and fictional:

• Thirteen (or Black Man in the UK)
• Thin Air
• Market Forces

Plus his Takeshi Kovacs novels.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Yuval Harari gain some recognition recently especially **** Deus and Sapiens.

WTF H omo is censored?

 

[sureshs]

Nothing is worth reading other than science books.

 

[max]

Nothing is worth reading other than science books.

LMAO! Suresh, I surely hope that you have read more than just this.

 

[onehandbh]

Anyone read The Lifespan of a Fact?

Want dark humor? Read some Chekov or just peruse the current president's tweets.

 

[GeoffHYL]

The Count of Monte Cristo, very dark in places.

 

[sureshs]

LMAO! Suresh, I surely hope that you have read more than just this.

In the past. Not any more.

 

[Migelowsky]

D Day Through German Eyes:
Super interesting book about german soldiers interviews about 5 o 10 years after the war.
https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Jeky.../ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I loved that book.

Mr Mercedes , Stephen King

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Mercedes-...rds=mr+mercedes&qid=1552514872&s=books&sr=1-1

 

[GeoffHYL]

D Day Through German Eyes:
Super interesting book about german soldiers interviews about 5 o 10 years after the war.
https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Jeky.../ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I loved that book.

Mr Mercedes , Stephen King

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Mercedes-...rds=mr+mercedes&qid=1552514872&s=books&sr=1-1

Can concur with the first two, never read any Stephen King. Dracula is also an excellent book, pretty dark as well.

 

[Migelowsky]

Can concur with the first two, never read any Stephen King. Dracula is also an excellent book, pretty dark as well.

I'm currently reading again Drakula. It's a great book.

 

[Sudacafan]

Book suggestion:
Turn off the TV and grab a book.

 

[junior74]

Portnoy's Complaint? The Sound and the Fury?

 

[Deleted member 733170]

1. Read the Bible if you want to be cultured.
2. Read The Wealth of Nations if you want to be rich.
3. If you want to read something dark, read Greek Myths and Greek Tragedies.

I regretted that I never read The Wealth of Nations. I'm poor now.

Read JG Farrell if you want to be entertained in a cerebral fashion.

 

[TheIntrovert]

“Dark” as in dark humor or dark as in generally disturbing?

The latter

 

[TheIntrovert]

Contemporary Fiction
If you don't mind gay (The point of the is not gay relationship at all), try Hanya Yanagihara A Little Life and The People in The Trees
The People in The Trees inspired by true event so not completely fictional.

If you like to read relationship between intelligent leftish Irish people then you can try A Conversation With A Friend by Sally Rooney.
She also wrote Normal People which tells about relationship between two people with the background of austerity in Ireland. It's longlisted for Man Booker prize 2018.

Pachinko, written by Korean-American Min Jin Lee, tells about 4 generations of family who immigrate to Japan during Japan occupancy in Korea.

Non Fiction
Yuval Harari gain some recognition recently especially **** Deus and Sapiens.

Those are the books I've recently read, currently I'm reading Milkman by Anna Burns and Robert Greene's The Law of Human Nature.


Bill Bryson can write about a toilet and I'll still read it.

Richard K. Morgan is dark and fictional:

• Thirteen (or Black Man in the UK)
• Thin Air
• Market Forces

Plus his Takeshi Kovacs novels.

Cheers. I’ve read both of those Harari novels and I was captivated right from the get go, particularly Deus. Fantastic set of book those. I do like the sound of Milkman and Market Forces

 

[TheIntrovert]

D Day Through German Eyes:
Super interesting book about german soldiers interviews about 5 o 10 years after the war.
https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Jeky.../ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I loved that book.

Mr Mercedes , Stephen King

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Mercedes-...rds=mr+mercedes&qid=1552514872&s=books&sr=1-1

Oh my all three sound amazing.

 

[TheIntrovert]

The Count of Monte Cristo, very dark in places.

I'm currently reading again Drakula. It's a great book.

Never really gravitated towards such books being completely honest. I am intrigued though and might just try. What about it do you like?

 

[TheIntrovert]

Portnoy's Complaint? The Sound and the Fury?

The first one does sound very peculiar. Is it something you’d recommend? The latter sounds wonderful though

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

I happen to use Kindle as well @SystemicAnomaly
Much cheaper and I'm a person who read 3 books at the same time (Usually not the same genre) so carrying 3 books ala Hermione is not feasible on the bus.

 

[junior74]

The first one does sound very peculiar. Is it something you’d recommend? The latter sounds wonderful though

The Sound and the Fury is a masterpiece.

If you want something really dark, painful, yet beautiful I recommend

Captain Nemo's Library
Downfall

Both are written by Per Olof Enquist and they are stunning and delicate, really outstanding.

 

[GeoffHYL]

Never really gravitated towards such books being completely honest. I am intrigued though and might just try. What about it do you like?

The writing is excellent, the plot has a lot of twists and turns, and it is just epic in scope. Could have easily been split into 3 volumes. Dumas also wrote The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask.

 

[LGQ7]

Shakespeare.

The Bible and Shakespeare are the most quotes sources for Star Trek.

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/is-it-racket-or-racquet.562237/post-13299513

 

[Tennease]

Nothing is worth reading other than science books.