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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 16, 2020 16:39:18 GMT
I’m not a huge reader in general any more. Would like to try to r4ad a bit more but don’t want to tackle anything too dense or difficult. Last two books I’ve read were Pop 1280 and The Martian. Really enjoyed both and looking for stuff comparable.
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Post by stephen on Jul 16, 2020 18:55:44 GMT
I'd recommend The Chain by Adrian McKinty. A tense, top-notch thriller of the highest order, but it's instantly engaging and isn't a tough read at all.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 17, 2020 6:18:48 GMT
Stephen King's short fiction! Night Shift, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Everything's Eventual, and The Bazaar of Bad Dreams are all quality collections filled with spooky diversions. Very easy reading. As longer-form stuff goes, his novella collection Full Dark No Stars is pretty good too.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 17, 2020 12:15:52 GMT
Thanks Stephen and Tommen!
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Post by mhynson27 on Jul 17, 2020 12:26:08 GMT
Not sure if it fits your criteria, but for what it's worth my favourite book is Gone Girl.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 17, 2020 15:20:37 GMT
Not sure if it fits your criteria, but for what it's worth my favourite book is Gone Girl. Is it worth reading after having already seen the movie? |
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Post by mhynson27 on Jul 17, 2020 16:43:53 GMT
Not sure if it fits your criteria, but for what it's worth my favourite book is Gone Girl. Is it worth reading after having already seen the movie? I think it is, yes. |
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Post by DeepArcher on Jul 17, 2020 17:03:48 GMT
American Gods fits this bill, I think. Long but an easy, engrossing read.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 17, 2020 17:41:50 GMT
American Gods fits this bill, I think. Long but an easy, engrossing read. I wouldn't call it easy reading. It's a bit too complicated to be called easy imo. |
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Post by Mattsby on Jul 17, 2020 19:49:06 GMT
Some crime recs off your Thompson - I'd rec some Charles Willeford; Wild Wives or High Priest of California or The Woman Chaser or Understudy for Death. Really anything from him , most of his books are under 200pgs and aren't difficult to read at all; and he cleverly builds his themes and characters and his endings don't ever wimp out either. Something more "pulpy" (and lesser known) Epitaph for a Tramp by David Markson. Something outright comic - Help I Am Being Held Prisoner by Westlake. Outside of those, random but Jesse Eisenberg's short story collection Bream Gives Me Hiccups is a very funny breeze to read.
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