Can you recommend some good books?

On the Road , an excellent road trip book indeed.

If you’re looking for something heavy to read, and by heavy I mean you’ll be lugging it around, I’d suggest you try IT by Stephen King. Quite nice, long and extended. Mainly good, and shows almost nothing of the “It’s usually only good if it’s no longer than 450 or so pages” thing King usually has with his writing.

If you’re still looking for something heavy to read that’s not horror and non fiction, I’d suggest anyone of the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series. Almost every page is brimming with interesting facts, or takes on history that usually make them fresh or interesting even if you’ve already read about it in the history books. Most of them are in the 400-500 page range.

Check out the ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ series by George R.R. Martin. The first novel would be A Game of Thrones.

But while on vacation, have some good vacation lit prepared. Start with Holidays in Hell by PJ O’Rourke. This should enlighten your stay as you learn what it’s like going on holidays in utter shitholes. Follow this up with the more serious Balkan Ghosts by journalist Robert Kaplan. This is a fascinating travelogue concerning Eastern Europe, and makes for surprisingly excellent reading.

Anything , and I mean ANYTHING by Andrew Vachss ! The man is a master .

I’m currently enjoying I Thought My Father Was God, by Paul Auster. Paul Auster has (had?) a radio show which he used to solicit short, true anecdotes on any topic from listeners. Most are only a page long, and the book is organized into sections called Love, Death, Animals, War, Objects, etc.

I get a lot of my reading material from the library based on recommendations from the board, so if this book has already been mentioned here, please excuse me!

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Anything by Patricia Cornwall
Tailchasers Song by Tad Williams
The Magus by John Fowles

I’m terrified at how similar our tastes in books are… if you’d put Catch-22 in there I’d be out ring-shopping :wink:

Try Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon.

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. Funny, exiting and insightful at the same time. Books you can actually read in public without feeling weird.

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. Funny, exiting and insightful at the same time. Books you can actually read in public without feeling weird.:smiley: