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Suggest : Books/Novels to read

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Cool G5
Cool G5 Original post #1
Jun 6, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Guys, I am looking for some good books, to spend some of my remaining vacation. I would like to ready any genre. Suggest me some good one's.

And plz no Harry Potter books, I hate them.
sourav123
Jun 6, 2008 at 8:58 PM
Try Michael Crichton. I have read three of his books:

1. Prey (Excellent Read)
2. State of Fear
3. The Andromeda Strain.

There are some others also.
shady_inc
Jun 6, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Just finished reading Prisoner of Birth - Jeffrey Archer.Very nice.!!
Another good book is The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho.Is a bit on the spiritual side.
naveen_reloaded
Jun 6, 2008 at 9:27 PM
lord of the rings...

will keep u hooked for a month...

i loved it.. it wont be boring a bit...

next if u want adventure go for books from clive cussler.. ( remmeber sahara movie ?? - its the adaptation of clive cussler novle )
next go for usual shidney shelton.. - fun/fast/matter ( *** ) / story.. everyone loves it...
dheeraj_kumar
Jun 6, 2008 at 9:59 PM
^^ dude you like clive cussler too? :) I personally dont like sidney sheldon, jeffrey archer, stephen king.

You can read Robin Cook's books like Chromosome 6. They are medical mysteries but you dont have to know any medical stuff to understand.

Also, Dan Brown has these four novels which are very good - Angels & Demons, Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress and Deception Point.

Any book of Clive Cussler is good. He writes underwater exploration novels, and I've read every single one of his Dirk Pitt adventures. Excellent stuff.

Temple and Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly. They are a very light read, and quite comical, and action packed.

Robert Ludlum wrote excellent novels, and very catchy titles too, and pretty action-packed.

I've got more authors in my mind, but I guess this is enough for now.
koolbluez
Jun 6, 2008 at 10:11 PM
^^^^^^ Same taste.... read most of the books u said... and of course.... childish books like Bartemius trilogy... eragon.. eldest.... Artemis Fowl series... Matthew Reilly's "Ice Station + Hell Island" omnibus (came cheap :D)

Have to try the Clive Cussler guy... seems promising..
Cool G5
Cool G5 #7
Jun 6, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Ohh thanks a lot..
This should keep me entertained for some weeks...
RCuber
RCuber #8
Jun 6, 2008 at 11:29 PM
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. if you like the movie.. then you till like the novel even more. This was the first novel which I bought and totally satisfied :)
dheeraj_kumar
Jun 7, 2008 at 1:08 AM
@koolbluez

I havent read Ice Station yet. I just finished The Odessa File by Frederick Forsythe, and started The Fist Of God by the same author. Pretty good one, but it ended far too quickly in my opinion. Its a pretty good read, about nazis.
Pathik
Pathik #10
Jun 7, 2008 at 1:32 AM
Robert Ludlum, Sam Bourne, Dan Brown.
naveen_reloaded
Jun 7, 2008 at 10:05 AM
^^ dude you like clive cussler too? :) I personally dont like sidney sheldon, jeffrey archer, stephen king.

You can read Robin Cook's books like Chromosome 6. They are medical mysteries but you dont have to know any medical stuff to understand.

actually i too dont lkike sidney shelton... i dont feel like reading a novel whenever i sit start readinga sidney shelton novel... its my p.s view..
clive cussler is awesome .. and DIrk PItt serioes is the best one...

as for robin cook... i do better uderstand those terms... coz its my dept..
but havent read any of his... didnt find time...

Also, Dan Brown has these four novels which are very good - Angels & Demons, Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress and Deception Point.

Any book of Clive Cussler is good. He writes underwater exploration novels, and I've read every single one of his Dirk Pitt adventures. Excellent stuff.

Temple and Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly. They are a very light read, and quite comical, and action packed.


+1

dan brown is awesome .. except deception point... it was too llengthy.. i stopped in the mid way...

Robert Ludlum wrote excellent novels, and very catchy titles too, and pretty action-packed.

I've got more authors in my mind, but I guess this is enough for now.
sourav123
sourav123 #12
Jun 7, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Anybody read Next by Michael Crichton? I am planning to buy this book.
naveen_reloaded
Jun 7, 2008 at 11:38 AM
i read his prev book....

me too planning to read NEXT
ray|raven
ray|raven #14
Jun 7, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Robert Ludlum, Sam Bourne, Dan Brown.

Robert Ludlum' books are awesome ones, though some people tend to think the endings are too simple for all the hype we face throught the book.

Dan Brown's books are all almost the same.
Guy n Gal get together in an awkward situation , end up facing a villain they thought was the good guy all along.

Hows the Last Testament by Sam Bourne? Thinkin of getting it.
xbonez
xbonez #15
Jun 7, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Twilight, New Moon, Eclipsed by Stephenie Meyers
dheeraj_kumar
Jun 7, 2008 at 11:47 AM
I've read NEXT. Its pretty good, a typical Micheal Crichton book. As un-putdown-able as usual. :)
naveen_reloaded
Jun 7, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Robert Ludlum' books are awesome ones, though some people tend to think the endings are too simple for all the hype we face throught the book.

Dan Brown's books are all almost the same.
Guy n Gal get together in an awkward situation , end up facing a villain they thought was the good guy all along.

Hows the Last Testament by Sam Bourne? Thinkin of getting it.


true brother.....
NucleusKore
Jun 7, 2008 at 1:15 PM
The Dark Side by Stephen King
koolbluez
koolbluez #19
Jun 7, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Next.. was a Rated-M novel... but a good read.. regd genetic research... almost feels near-futuristic=possible to happen...
dheeraj_kumar
Jun 7, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Try reading The Third Twin by Ken Follett. M rated too, but pretty good :)
Pathik
Pathik #21
Jun 7, 2008 at 7:35 PM
BTW, *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64971
@rayraven, Its highly rated. Have to read it though.
Quiz_Master
Jun 7, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Ahh The BIG BookWorm is here....

So For starting... here I suggest:
Must read :;

Jumper by Steven Gould
Reflex (Sequel of Jumper)
Griffin's Story (Jumper Movie tie-in)
Note - Movies story was very much different then novels.
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Another is : The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan!

Will post more later!