Last good book you read?

I read two recently, both good in their own ways. 1. Just After Sunset by Stephen King While Just after sunset is not stephen kings best short story collection, it is still a very enjoyable read. King has the fantastic ability to develop interesting character in short stories, even if the story isnt great, most of the time the characters are good and well developed. Stationary bike is the best story in this collection, and while there are no bad stories in the book, there are defiantly more average stories than before. A good read still.Overall I give it a 7.5 out of 10.2. Let the right one in by John Ajvide lindqvist This was the first book by this author, and for a first time effort it is quite the read. I am not a big fan of vampire stories like dracula, I appreciate and respect the influence but overall they seem a bit dated. This however presents an interesting setting, 1980s sweden during a dark as usual winter when a lonely and bullied fat boy meets a girl his age who is a vampire. The story has many characters and can get pretty disturbing at times. It is a sort of vampire love story, but to call it that would make it seem like it was something cheesy like Twilight. This is much more, it is both tragic and beautiful, it presents characters who are mostly outcasts or losers with an aimless life. The relationship between the two main characters is the main focus, but there is still much more to read and enjoy.Overall I give it a 9 out of 10 Last good book you read?
Michael Crichton's Next.Last good book you read?
I haven't had the time to read any books recently,i will use this thread as a guide to find some reading material :P.
[QUOTE=''thusaha'']Michael Crichton's Next.[/QUOTE]Wasnt that the last book he wrote? I wasnt a big fan of it. 
[QUOTE=''thusaha'']Michael Crichton's Next.[/QUOTE]

That was the one about genetics right? It was pretty good. I've read quite a few good books recently but here are the ones that stuck out for me:

Orson Scott Card - Shadow of the Giant.

Stephen Baxter - The entire ''Time'' series.

Anne Rice - Memnoch the Devil. I read this before, but its so good I had to re-read it :D

Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game. A legendary book, reread it for fun.

Piers Anthony - Entire ''Immortality'' series. Finally found the last 2 books I was missing, So i decided to reread the entire series to refresh my memory :D
Chuck Palahniuk's ''Fight Club.'' Great novel. Made into a great film too.

Here is my list for the holidays:

Dante Alighieri ~ ''Divine Comedy''
Vergil ~ ''The Aeneid''
George Orwell ~ ''The Clergyman's Daughter'' %26 ''Keep the Aspidistra Flying''
Max Brooks ~ ''World War Z''
Mary Shelley ~ ''Frankenstein''
Herman Melville ~ ''Moby Dick''
''The Epic of Gilgamesh''

I also want to go to my university's library and browse some more cIassic literature to add to the already incredibly tall pile just to make things even more hectic over the break (when I am supposed to be ''relaxing''). I am going to look into getting some things like the Rigveda, Bhavagad Gita, Mahabharata, Gita Govinda, Arthashastra and some other ancient Indian texts (I've already read a couple chapters from the Dharmashastra and the entire Kamasutra).
Hm... the last one I read... I don't remember.



I am in the process of reading The Iliad, though... it kicks ass.
[QUOTE=''foxhound_fox'']Chuck Palahniuk's ''Fight Club.'' Great novel. Made into a great film too.

Here is my list for the holidays:

Dante Alighieri ~ ''Divine Comedy''
Vergil ~ ''The Aeneid''
George Orwell ~ ''The Clergyman's Daughter'' %26 ''Keep the Aspidistra Flying''
Max Brooks ~ ''World War Z''
Mary Shelley ~ ''Frankenstein''
Herman Melville ~ ''Moby Dick''
''The Epic of Gilgamesh''

I also want to go to my university's library and browse some more cIassic literature to add to the already incredibly tall pile just to make things even more hectic over the break (when I am supposed to be ''relaxing''). I am going to look into getting some things like the Rigveda, Bhavagad Gita, Mahabharata, Gita Govinda, Arthashastra and some other ancient Indian texts (I've already read a couple chapters from the Dharmashastra and the entire Kamasutra).[/QUOTE]You should read Mary Shelly's other book The Last Man, its her best by far. 
[QUOTE=''zakkro'']Hm... the last one I read... I don't remember. I am in the process of reading The Iliad, though... it kicks ass.[/QUOTE]
From what I read and studied about both the Iliad and the Odyssey, I came to the conclusion that the Odyssey is superior. Odysseus is just a badass. :P

I guess both of them should probably go on my list of ''to-complete'' books.
If anyone likes to read absurd humor that is somewhat similar to Christopher Moore's books, Check out Nine Kinds of Naked by Tony Vigorito.
Oh yeah a book I read a long time ago, but I thought was good enough to mention here, The Sparrow. Its really a great book, now if only I could get my hands on the sequel. And you guys should check out Tess Geritson's (sp?) books. They are really great :D
[QUOTE=''foxhound_fox'']From what I read and studied about both the Iliad and the Odyssey, I came to the conclusion that the Odyssey is superior. Odysseus is just a badass. :P I guess both of them should probably go on my list of ''to-complete'' books.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, The Odyssey is great, too, but it's been so long since I read it. I got both books on the same day AND I was able to get The Aeneid for free. :D



The Iliad really is great, though, and I'm only a quarter of the way through I think. Once I'm done I'm going to read the other two, but I'm also gonna have to fit Watchmen and The Road into them somehow. :P
Film-Guy: You should read Mary Shelly's other book The Last Man, its her best by far.

Major works first, then lesser known titles if I have time. I've got millennia of humanity's greatest pieces of literature to explore, I can only budget enough time for some. :P
[QUOTE=''Film-Guy''][QUOTE=''thusaha'']Michael Crichton's Next.[/QUOTE]Wasnt that the last book he wrote? I wasnt a big fan of it.  [/QUOTE]Yeah, it's his last book.
[QUOTE=''thusaha''][QUOTE=''Film-Guy''][QUOTE=''thusaha'']Michael Crichton's Next.[/QUOTE]Wasnt that the last book he wrote? I wasnt a big fan of it.  [/QUOTE]Yeah, it's his last book.[/QUOTE]Shame he died, he was a great storyteller. 
What's a book?
I'm not really in a mood to write, so I'll just give the titles.



First is Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain, and secondly, Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour.
I'm reading 3 different books at the same time.

House- Ted Dekker

Exile's Return- Raymond E. Feist

Mass Effect: Ascension- Drew Karpyshyn.
Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring. When I am done with it I'll start on Two Towers :P
I have no idea why, but I rarely read books.



The last one I read that I really enjoyed was The Shining.