fang37 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I am not an avid reader & at present I have surplus time. I have read Buddhist literature but I wish to diversify. Not 1000+ page stuff, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Is that all you've read??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 uptheos never was a big reader - Phantom comics Disney comics Secret Seven Penthouse Spent a reasonable amount of my life as an academic & CPA. Now, zero interest in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTrip Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I read "Child 44" recently during a business trip to Malta. Very good read so then I read read part 2 (Agent 6) and part 3 (The secret speech) whilst in Thailand this year. Tom Rob Smith I think. Russian KGB stuff, very interesting and hard to put down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ken Follet, Clive Cussler, Wilbur Smith type stuff...but saying that some of Ken Follets novels are 1000 pages + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ken Follets Pilliar of the Earth is a great book. I like John Irving stuff as well. Son of the Circus........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ken Follets Pilliar of the Earth is a great book. I like John Irving stuff as well. Son of the Circus........ Have read "world without end" ? The sequel to pillars of the earth another great book.....both those books great reads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I enjoyed that as well. I read the first novel in his latest series a few years back so I want to read the next one soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I enjoyed that as well. I read the first novel in his latest series a few years back so I want to read the next one soon. I have read fall of giants, but there another 2 books in the same trilogy i havent seen in Thailand, but maybe havent been looking very hard LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The Century Trilogy........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Never been able to settle and read a book, find I get restless very quickly. I prefer to learn something new, a language (Thai), computer skills, website stuff etc. Something "productive" is perhaps the word, as opposed to just sitting there reading a book, admire those that can, immerse themselves or for some kind of escapism. I find that reading for information and/or instruction is Ok, but for "pleasure" I just cant seem to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Ben Elton - All of his books are excellent (any order) Nelson DeMilles - John Corey Series is excellent (best read in order) Greg Iles (iles) Patrick Robinson - Admiral Arnold Morgon Series (must be read in order starting with Nimitz Class) / Mick Bedford Series Dan Brown (all 6 of his books are great) Two I'm about to read: Dan Brown - Inferno / Nelson DeMilles - Radiant Edited October 3, 2015 by richard_smith237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I find most fiction boring. History, science, etc. is instructive and interesting. I've read many books about WW II, the Vietnam War, the French Revolution, etc. Real life is stranger (and more interesting) than fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thank you for your suggestions all. Hardly ever read a book or a newspaper. I still have one book of interest. Read numerous times. Until the lights are switched on, I may have to read it again & again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piersbeckett Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Never been able to settle and read a book, find I get restless very quickly. I prefer to learn something new, a language (Thai), computer skills, website stuff etc. Something "productive" is perhaps the word, as opposed to just sitting there reading a book, admire those that can, immerse themselves or for some kind of escapism. I find that reading for information and/or instruction is Ok, but for "pleasure" I just cant seem to do it. Yes, a love for literature is needed; an appreciation of that art form - reading for info' or thrills or even enlightenment is a different thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Never been able to settle and read a book, find I get restless very quickly. I prefer to learn something new, a language (Thai), computer skills, website stuff etc. Something "productive" is perhaps the word, as opposed to just sitting there reading a book, admire those that can, immerse themselves or for some kind of escapism. I find that reading for information and/or instruction is Ok, but for "pleasure" I just cant seem to do it. I like to read a book for about 1-2 hours before I go to sleep, I would love to get a book about computers. Will try and get one when I am in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Ben Elton - All of his books are excellent (any order) Nelson DeMilles - John Corey Series is excellent (best read in order) Greg Iles (iles) Patrick Robinson - Admiral Arnold Morgon Series (must be read in order starting with Nimitz Class) / Mick Bedford Series Dan Brown (all 6 of his books are great) Two I'm about to read: Dan Brown - Inferno / Nelson DeMilles - Radiant I like Michael Connelly and Martina Cole, read nearly all their books now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmysjo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I am not an avid reader & at present I have surplus time. I have read Buddhist literature but I wish to diversify. Not 1000+ page stuff, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MockingJay Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 My list would be endless, I must have close to a 1.000 books, I think. Thus I better list what I don't read: Science Fiction, Comics, Womens' stuff, Gossip and anything about the so-called HiSo world, Novels (except crime and Stephen King and novels that teach about what is important in life like i.e. "The Shack"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Never been able to settle and read a book, find I get restless very quickly. I prefer to learn something new, a language (Thai), computer skills, website stuff etc. Something "productive" is perhaps the word, as opposed to just sitting there reading a book, admire those that can, immerse themselves or for some kind of escapism. I find that reading for information and/or instruction is Ok, but for "pleasure" I just cant seem to do it. I am the complete opposite of you. I started reading comics when I was young and as soon as I could get a library card (IIRC I was about 9 years old) I started reading and now at 71 I am still an avid reader. I have about 500 odd books in my library and this week I hope to get a Barnes & Noble Nook Ebook reader. I have about a couple of thousand Ebooks already and I am downloading more from torrents 2 or 3 times a week. I can quite happily sit and read a good book for hours and get lost in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskoka Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Edgar Cayce http://www.amazon.com/Story-Edgar-Cayce-There-River/dp/0876043759 Law of One by Ra (free downloads) (from intro) Ra landed on Earth about 11,000 years ago as a sort of extraterrestrial missionary with the objective of helping Earthman with his mental evolution. Failing in this attempt, Ra retreated from the Earth’s surface but continued to monitor activities closely on this planet. For this reason Ra is highly informed about our history, languages, etc. bookstore ebooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I like to load up my Kindle Paper White at my local library in Australia. This saves lugging a few kgs of books in my suitcase, and as the Paper white has built in lighting, I can read on the plane while others sleep. Just finished Lawrence, D H., "Seven Pillars of Wisdom". I'll give camels and deserts a miss, tho he certainly got around on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthai Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 The ones that have been turned in to a movie. Haven't read a book for over 25-30 years. Did read a lot as a teenager though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmysjo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 "I have read Buddhist literature" If you are in to religion read Richars Dawkins and, the unfortunately too early dead Christopher Hitchens. The "God Delution" by Dawkins and "God is not great" by Hitchens. Or any other books by these authors. (Sorry. My English spelling is not great, and I've got no spell checker on my phone.) Those books will give you a new and fresh look at life. The "The greatest show on earth: The evidence foe evolution" by Dawkins is also an eye opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Dan Brown (Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, et al.) James Michener (The Drifters) James Clavell (Shogun) Clive Cussler (well, his early stuff at least). Frederick Pohl (The Heechee novels) Piers Anthony (The "Myth" series) Janet Morris (Heroes in Hell series) Robert Lynn Asprin (and others) (Thieves World series). Homer (Iliad and Odyssey) Histories of Herodotus War & Peace (Tolstoy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 "A Street Cat Named Bob".....look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Shogun - excellent. War & Peace - never read. Recollect that it had 1000-2000 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I read "Child 44" recently during a business trip to Malta. Very good read so then I read read part 2 (Agent 6) and part 3 (The secret speech) whilst in Thailand this year. Tom Rob Smith I think. Russian KGB stuff, very interesting and hard to put down I have just watched that movie---(& I see its on Thai TV at the moment) liked Tom Hardy--so in the movie did they combine the other 2 books with it. because it had an ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sendintheclowns Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I read "Child 44" recently during a business trip to Malta. Very good read so then I read read part 2 (Agent 6) and part 3 (The secret speech) whilst in Thailand this year. Tom Rob Smith I think. Russian KGB stuff, very interesting and hard to put down Very good, great atmosphere of the Stalinist years , but movie disappoints. It will take years to recover from being a CPA. Sex, pharmaceuticals and the blues will help greatly. to advise more specifically, it would help to know what you have read a bit more recently than the Beano ( that's how I ended up a CPA) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrysum Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I'd suggest, "The Mystery of Shemita" kind of gave me peace.... But then it depends where ones' mind is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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