books we think Tin should read

muletang · Post by **muletang** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:01 pm

for those of you not present in Das1 forums, there was a little spot to do exactly what the title says. Being a creature of habit I take the liberty of bringin it back for the massive.

A few of my favourites:

The Sea - John Banville
The Dumb House - John Burnside,
The Girl from the Chartreuse - Pierre Peju
I, Lucifer - Glen Duncan,
I am Legend - Richard Matheson,
Ingenious Pain - Andrew Miller,
Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco,
Focaults Pendulum - Umberto Eco,
Arthur & George - Julian Barnes
Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess,
The curious Incident of the dog in the Nightime - Mark Haydon
Marabou Stork Nightmares - Irvine Welsh,
Mr Timothy - Louis Bayard,
The Flood - Ian Rankin,
Coma - Alex Garland,
The Bang Bang Club - Greg Marinovich and Jaoa Silva
Cats Cradle - Kurt vonngut.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell - dunno, some bird.

Lee_Mu · Post by **Lee_Mu** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:41 pm

Books I enjoy are,

Dune - Frank Herbert
It - Stephen King
The Faded Sun Trilogy - C.J. Cherryh
The Stand - Stephen king
Promise of the Witch King - R.A. Salvatore
Black House - Stephen King

Can't ya tell I like Steven King?

Nuclear Diva · Post by **Nuclear Diva** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:06 pm

ok but why should she, or any of us read these books? i took the liberty of putting forward a modified version of one of your recommendations as well as some of my own thoughts literally speaking

The Coma - The Coma begins with the narrator, Carl, coming home from work on the London Underground where he's brutally beaten by a gang of thugs. Carl wakes in a hospital and suffers through a series of experiences that don't quite seem right, until he realizes he's really in a coma. He struggles to find a waking trigger, a memory that will bring him out of the coma, but he can't even remember his last name. As Carl experiences each new event, he, as well as the reader, is not sure which is reality and which is a dream. (A must read for any of us who has trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy perhaps? sadly i have never read it but the reviews sound promising)

Cell - Stephen King - an interesting new novel from one of my favorite novelists with a troubling perspective on cell phones and their potential use as weapons of mass destruction or if you prefer brain corruption. i feel like we would all be better off without them anyway so seeing them demonized was right up my alley

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:22 pm

The Bugbearz - An emotionally charged tale of a young bugbear's reconciliation with his estranged father.

Tinuvhiell · Post by **Tinuvhiell** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:41 am

I think I remember reading that one, Rob. Very engaging story.

Carnelian · Post by **Carnelian** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:06 am

okies... I've lots of books to recommend but I'll go with just one for now.

Grunts, by Mary Bentle. Fantasy literature with a twist. It's got Orc marines people, whats not to like? Oh, and Lings' too.

muletang · Post by **muletang** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:21 am

Grunts was cool

StormRunner · Post by **StormRunner** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:19 am

I'd like to recommend Conn Iggulden's Emperor series, featuring

The Gates of Rome
The Death of Kings
The Field of Swords
and The Gods of War

The plot revolves mainly around Gaius Julius Caesar and his journey from being a simple son of a senator to becoming one of the most famous men ever to have walked the face of the earth. It's a great mix of fact and fiction that provides a truly exquisite read!

At http://www.conniggulden.com/ you can read about each book and small portions of it's content.

Hope you found this helpful, Tinuvhiell!

Post by **Jehannum** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:47 pm

I would probably like that one too. I bet Tin's eyes would glaze reading that. I am always watching history stuff about rome when she would rather be sleeping.

Tinuvhiell · Post by **Tinuvhiell** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:56 pm

Hey, that's not true. Well, it's true about watching the History channel when I want to be sleeping, but I would like those books too. Remember, I read and enjoyed the Cryptonomincon!

StormRunner · Post by **StormRunner** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:36 pm

Hmmhmm, yes. And I am sure we have all watched and enjoyed the mastery of the movie "Caligula" *Grins*.

It's nice to see that there are some more Rome-buffs around. It was a fascinating country and and an equally fascinating time, after all. The sceeming of the senate, the "power" of the people in one of the first republics and, after years of decadence, its inevitable downfall.

Did I mention that Rome-Total War is one of my favorite strategy games ever?

Long live the SPQR!

Post by **Jehannum** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:53 pm

I fiended on Rome total war for ages. I still kick it up quite often when I need a break from MMO or RPG. Good game.

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:55 pm

Medieval Total War 2 looks truely spectacular, coming out around Christmas time. I think that will be my fix "away from Dasaria."

muletang · Post by **muletang** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:35 am

for any who are in to the kind of thing, the winner will be anounced on tuesday (GMT).

http://www.themanbookerprize.com

get some really good books in here, less than half probably to anyone persons taste, but after reading The Sea I looked to see what else was on there and found Arthur and George, which I already had, was on there - so it prompted me to check some more out and see if they were any good too.

muletang · Post by **muletang** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:34 am

Kiran Desai was tonight (Tuesday 10th October) named the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for The Inheritance of Loss, published by Hamish Hamilton.