What are some of the best fiction books you'd recommend to read?

[MikeLowrrrey]

I want to get into reading, not sure where to start though. I like horror and mystery/crime/thriller.

I'm thinking of getting the Witcher books to start.

[Scarrdbutsmartr]

Atlas Shrugged....






...and now I wait for the hate.

[MikeLowrrrey]

No takers?

[MonsieurWhite]

Catch-22

[Legz422]

Dean Koontz- favorite books: Watchers, Lightning, Strangers

Harlan Coben- The Innocent. First book I read by him and got me hooked.

James Patterson- Don't think I have a fave. Sail was really good, I remember staying up all night because I couldn't stop reading it. He has a bunch of series besides his stand alone books.

[demfeelsbro]

One of my favourite books is Deception Point by Dan Brown. All his books are easy to get in to, so could be a good place to start.

[FemaleWarriorxo]

The Song of Achilles
The only good Indians
A head full of ghosts
The devil in silver

If you enjoyed the movie bird box, you can always reach for the book since it’s honestly better. Same with the Netflix show “You”. The books are so much better.

[winston1156]

A confederacy of Dunces.

[snailsrus]

The Bible…

[KilaByte]

The Lies of Locke Lamora

[MikeLowrrrey]

The Song of Achilles
The only good Indians
A head full of ghosts
The devil in silver

If you enjoyed the movie bird box, you can always reach for the book since it’s honestly better. Same with the Netflix show “You”. The books are so much better.

I actually just watched the movie bird box, I'm gonna buy the book now.

[Retoaded]

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Liked first 2 books. Book 3 was lackluster.

Book 4 should be out in a few months.



OP try the Vlad Taltos books. its half fantasy, half crime/mob stories.

[MikeLowrrrey]

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Also a good choice. Sucks that I can't get access to hardcovers though.

[WellHungOver]

Clive Barker is my favorite author. The Great and Secret Show and Imajica are great books. The Scarlet Gospels is also a great book if you like Hellraiser.

[truthhurts]

Witcher is fantasy, i could list a plethora of fantasy series i've gone through / woudl recommend but that doesn't really fit in with what your preference was

I'm currently going through The Expanse books and those could technically fit as crime/mystery, just within a sci-fi setting. All great books.

[envied09]

A confederacy of Dunces.

a book that deserves a lot more recognition.

+1 for Catch 22 as well.

I would also suggest 11/22/63 by King.

[truthhurts]

Liked first 2 books. Book 3 was lackluster.

Book 4 should be out in a few months.



OP try the Vlad Taltos books. its half fantasy, half crime/mob stories.

book 4 has been coming out in a few months for the past 4+ years.... or something silly like that -.-

[Ironmanlet]

I like Dan Brown.

The Davinci Code, Angels and Demons, Inferno, etc.

He is the only fiction author I have read (not counting all the goosebumps books when I was a kid)

[Danny09876]

The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. It’s dark fantasy. A bit like game of thrones but much better and darker.

For horror anything written by Stephen King is a good shout.

[Retoaded]

The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. It’s dark fantasy. A bit like game of thrones but much better and darker.

For horror anything written by Stephen King is a good shout.

I like Abercrombie but saying its much better than GoT come on....

[Casca]

Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein

https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Road-Ro.../dp/0765312220

Also Starship Troopers by Heinlein as well. Nothing like the movie. Heinlein would be considered a racist pig today.

[katya422]

If you are new to fiction and like action driven stories then Patterson is a good choice. He is a bit formulaic, but it's a good formula.

- simple plots
- lots of action; not a lot of exposition/description
- not too long

You might browse the highest rated Young Adult titles too. I was in a YA phase for a while in my mid-30's because you get just as much plot, but with less filler IME.

I tend to look for different things from different genres. I think what set GOT apart from a lot of what came before that was the depth of the plot, the time put into character development, characters that were multi-dimensional- and then he would just kill them off.

[jreacher]

Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz (this is probably one of my favorite series ever)

Jack Reacher series by Lee Child

12/22/63 by Stephen King

Mr. Mercedes series by King

Breach series by Patrick Lee (his standalone book called Runner is really good also)

[FarmersSon]

If you are new to fiction and like action driven stories then Patterson is a good choice. He is a bit formulaic, but it's a good formula.

- simple plots
- lots of action; not a lot of exposition/description
- not too long

You might browse the highest rated Young Adult titles too. I was in a YA phase for a while in my mid-30's because you get just as much plot, but with less filler IME.

I tend to look for different things from different genres. I think what set GOT apart from a lot of what came before that was the depth of the plot, the time put into character development, characters that were multi-dimensional- and then he would just kill them off.

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My wife reads a lot of YA fiction. I think it's mostly because she tries to keep tabs on what our kids are reading, but she does seem to genuinely enjoy them.

Lots of good books get brought up in the book thread. My favorite read within the last several years was Name of the Wind.

[seanb1979]

Check out Jack Carr if you're into fast paced action.

Do you like sci fi at all OP? Really recommend Pierce Brown's Red Rising series or Peter Hamilton's commonwealth saga.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

ignore everyone else ITT.

read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for pure LULZ
read Jurassic Park and you might learn a bit

[AD117]

For a dude trying to get into fiction? I've gotten a few friends into reading. The type who drink/club/do drugs and haven't read a book since dropping out of high school. Try out Red Rising brah. There are five books, and the characters, story, and action are all gold. It's also a relatively easy read (the first and second book are anyway; the author shows considerable growth in his writing skills as the series progresses), so I always thought of it as a good place to start for aspiring male readers.

That or The Lies of Locke Lamora. I've only read the first book, but it's a great self contained story. I already see a few people ITT recommending it too.

[MikeLowrrrey]

For a dude trying to get into fiction? I've gotten a few friends into reading. The type who drink/club/do drugs and haven't read a book since dropping out of high school. Try out Red Rising brah. There are five books, and the characters, story, and action are all gold. It's also a relatively easy read (the first and second book are anyway; the author shows considerable growth in his writing skills as the series progresses), so I always thought of it as a good place to start for aspiring male readers.

That or The Lies of Locke Lamora. I've only read the first book, but it's a great self contained story. I already see a few people ITT recommending it too.

Gonna look into Red Rising, can probably buy the entire set.

[seanb1979]

For a dude trying to get into fiction? I've gotten a few friends into reading. The type who drink/club/do drugs and haven't read a book since dropping out of high school. Try out Red Rising brah. There are five books, and the characters, story, and action are all gold. It's also a relatively easy read (the first and second book are anyway; the author shows considerable growth in his writing skills as the series progresses), so I always thought of it as a good place to start for aspiring male readers.

That or The Lies of Locke Lamora. I've only read the first book, but it's a great self contained story. I already see a few people ITT recommending it too.

The Gentleman Bastards series is a fun read.

[TheFitLord]