Book recommendations

[kymoh]

Just writing this because I finished a really good book right now :)

 

What are your favorite (touhou or non-touhou) books? I might give them a read :P

I especially love thriller and science fiction, but list whatever is good!

 

 

Here are some of my personal recommendations:

 

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir-

By the same author of The Martian. It is about a man being sent to space alone to save the human race. The whole book is packed with many interesting scientific explanations and problems, plus the ending is very wholesome. However, some of the astronomy/physics might be confusing.

Rising Sun by Michael Crichton-

My favorite author! This book is about a murder case that took place during a grand opening ceremony for a Japanese company. The detective weaves through different clues and connections unlike other detective stories, and it's hard to explain but really cool.

 

anyone else got great books to recommend?

[Ken Hisuag]

This thread had several reading recommendations:

Genre-wise, I don't read as much sci-fi compared to other categories, so I'm a bit lacking in recommendations there. Closest I could get would be Frank Peretti, and I would not recommend his work to just anyone; maybe check out the Cooper Kids series, if you don't mind younger-level reading (but skip the first one). I remember being impressed by Ender's Game, but I felt it would have been better as a more self-contained work instead of a set-up for a series; take that as you will.

[Jaz:3]

I'm currently reading "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov and I... don't like it tbh, I haven't finished yet but reading it is kinda messed up. Like at the start, the editor? (I think) kind of insulted the author, so that's quite rough. I don't care if he won some awards or something, reading this feels like reading porn almost, like why is he describing it like he is REALLY enjoying himself, if you know what I mean, like that's so freaky, and weird, and disgusting...about young girls too???? What the actual fuck. That's why his ass went to prison or something, I don't remember. I'm gonna finish it through tho, to see how eveything goes... Don't recommend it, might update if I change my opinion (maybe NEVER lol).

But wait...

On 5/9/2024 at 1:39 AM, kymoh said:

I especially love thriller

 

Thriller? As in like horror? I gotchu!

"House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski

I haven't read it yet, but I have a feeling this might be a really good book. It was praised a lot, and I heard it changes how you'd normally read a book too! And it combines that with a really cool story. I'm planning on reading it.

I got to know the story through a vid talking about a Doom mod (the game, Doom). It's one of my favorite videos.

CAREFUL THERE IS SPOILERS FOR THE STORY FROM THE BOOK

Spoiler

 

 

Edited May 11, 2024 by Jaz:3
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[kymoh]

10 hours ago, Jaz:3 said:

Thriller? As in like horror? I gotchu!

Thriller isn't specifically horror so I should've specified there. But I will still check out House of Leaves!

Lolita on the other hand... I will make sure to stay away

13 hours ago, Ken Hisuag said:

This thread had several reading recommendations:

Thanks, I will read through it right now :)

[Guest]

My favorites books list:

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Some books Gabrielle Wittkop

The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King