Recommend just one book to Read,and sell it to us .

[Bilko]

The Got book club thread is a great source for choosing books to read and I regularly pick my next read from there.I have always read,but more so now as I realised the amount of rubbish I was reading on my phone.

"One flew over the cuckoo's nest" by Ken Kesey, is my #1 read.
An absolute treat of a book, I would imagine many people would have seen and loved the film. I'd claim the book is better, it's written through the eyes of "Chief" so it puts a whole new angle on the story and is very descriptive, a marvellous read.

What one book would you recommend?

 

[TrailerTrash]

Here's two because rules are there to be broken.

'Endurance' by Alfred Lansing.

It's the story of Ernest Shackleton's voyage to the Atlantic. Kenneth Branagh did a miniseries about it that is also excellent.

Anyway, it's a true story of utter courage, determination, and damned stubbornness to survive, and is told from the accounts of those who were there.

Stunningly magnificent read.







Another great, (but I found difficult), read is 'The Name of the Rose', by Umberto Eco.

It's similar to Sherlock Holmes, or Cadfael, but with longer words you have to look up, or pages you read,then have to re-read because you have no idea what it said, but well worth it.

There was a very faithful film and series of the same name.

 

[Eggs]

….To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

One man’s stand against racism and injustice in US south around a century ago, all told through the narration of the main characters daughter. A book encapsulating life’s values and decency whilst highlighting the opposite spectrum. A great movie too, Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his magnificent portrayal of Atticus Finch.

 

[Eggs]

….read and watched lots about Shackleton @TrailerTrash, his story is quite remarkable. I might well have read Endurance, can’t remember if I have but I’ll order it and give it a go on my next holiday in Sept

 

[COYBL25]

Easy one this :

Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy.

Beautiful, brutal and with no redemption at all.

McCarthy’s finest work.

( I could probably name a dozen more tbh )

 

[gonetomorrow]

Towards the End of the Morning (1967) by Michael Frayn. His funniest novel in my opinion. Anyone who worked in the typewriter days of newspapers will click with this as old meets new in the expanding world of media.

 

[Tipp blue]

….To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

One man’s stand against racism and injustice in US south around a century ago, all told through the narration of the main characters daughter. A book encapsulating life’s values and decency whilst highlighting the opposite spectrum. A great movie too, Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his magnificent portrayal of Atticus Finch.

One of the all time greats, i studied this book for my Junior cert (GCSE) and have read it a number of times since.. Have you read Go set a watchman?
Unfortunately To kill a mockingbird has been removed from required reading in Irish schools Woke nonsense to remove one of the greatest books ever...
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ban-kill-mockingbird-irish-schools-racist-text

Will book culling result in wider choice for students?

When Junior Cycle students sit their English exam this June, some of them will choose to write about the American novel To Kill a Mockingbird. They will be the last Irish students to do so, for now at least.

www.rte.ie

 

[PhilM]

Based on some of the nonsense posted on here, it may be a difficult read for some, but it's worth a try.

 

[LostLegend]

Here's two because rules are there to be broken.

'Endurance' by Alfred Lansing.

It's the story of Ernest Shackleton's voyage to the Atlantic. Kenneth Branagh did a miniseries about it that is also excellent.

Anyway, it's a true story of utter courage, determination, and damned stubbornness to survive, and is told from the accounts of those who were there.

Stunningly magnificent read.

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Another great, (but I found difficult), read is 'The Name of the Rose', by Umberto Eco.

It's similar to Sherlock Holmes, or Cadfael, but with longer words you have to look up, or pages you read,then have to re-read because you have no idea what it said, but well worth it.

There was a very faithful film and series of the same name.

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Read ‘The Name of the Rose’ recently. Was amazed by just how many other stories this has influenced. Dunno if you bother with computer games or not, if you do, then check out ‘Pentiment’ which is loosely based on The Name of the Rose, it’s great.
I still prefer ‘Foucaults Pendulum’ as far as Eco goes, but only just!

 

[LostLegend]

As for one book I would recommend:

‘48 by James Herbert.

I love all different types of books, from classics to non fiction, horror to historical fiction and everything in between, but this is one I keep coming back to as it was my favourite book as a teenager.

It’s a post-apocalyptic thriller and is set after an alternate ending to WWII, where Hitler unleashes a biological weapon upon the world in his final act as the Reich falls.
This disease causes the blood to clot in your veins and arteries, killing you.

The story picks up 3 years later in the ruins of London in 1948 and follows an American pilot named Hoke, who has a rare blood group that makes him immune to the disease, making him one of the few survivors.

The story is essentially one big chase sequence through post apocalyptic London as a group of fascist Brownshirts, with a slow acting form of the disease, pursue Hoke in the belief that his blood can cure them.

It’s absolutely as ludicrous as it sounds. It’s essentially an over the top, popcorn movie in book form and it’s a huge amount of fun.

The pacing is 100mph from the first page (the book opens with a motorbike chase through the halls of Buckingham Palace) and barely lets up from there.

One to put your brain into sleep mode for while you just enjoy the story.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Crime and Punishment. I've got a used copy for £3 plus postage. Deal?

 

[CrustySack]

Earth Abides - George R. Stewart

The Road - Cormac McCarthy

 

[Goodison87]

Earth Abides - George R. Stewart

The Road - Cormac McCarthy

I may have read Earth Abides 5 times or more, a true classic in every sense.

 

[magicjuan]

Earth Abides - George R. Stewart

The Road - Cormac McCarthy

The Road was the last fictional book I read, very emotional as a dad myself.

No fiction always my go to, mainly ancient history, pre flood theory etc. So in that vein Andrew Collins' 'From the Ashes of Angels' will turn your view on civilization and its origins, how power structures formed. How myths and fables formed traditional religious dogma to create those structures to be abused.
Jonathon Black's 'Secret History of the World' follows it succinctly.
But if you like swashbuckling history try Tony Bushby's 'Christ Conspiracy', how the catholic church was a deranged and debauched institution full of perverts, weirdos and deviants

 

[COYBL25]

The Road was the last fictional book I read, very emotional as a dad myself.

No fiction always my go to, mainly ancient history, pre flood theory etc. So in that vein Andrew Collins' 'From the Ashes of Angels' will turn your view on civilization and its origins, how power structures formed. How myths and fables formed traditional religious dogma to create those structures to be abused.
Jonathon Black's 'Secret History of the World' follows it succinctly.
But if you like swashbuckling history try Tony Bushby's 'Christ Conspiracy', how the catholic church was a deranged and debauched institution full of perverts, weirdos and deviants

Same here with The Road and being a dad.

First time I read it, I was that cut up, I had to out for a walk just to get my head together.

I still try and read it once a year, but really have to prepare myself mentally to read it.

I hated the film when it came out, but I`ve mellowed a lot towards it now, as I`ve come to accept that they`d have never got a certificate if they`d been faithful to the book, although the beginning with the Charlize Theron cameo was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the film.