Recommendations
Could anyone recommend any books you think I should read? It could be a series or just a single book. Provide a brief synopsis if you don’t mind. Thanks.
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4meAndyou · F
Try the Repairman Jack series by F. Paul Wilson. Repairman Jack is sort of like the Equalizer, but there is a supernatural twist...it seems he is some sort of Guardian who is one of the last ones left who can prevent the dark forces from taking over and destroying us all....only he doesn't know it.
Then try the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher. It's about a boy named Tavi, who lives in a world where everyone bonds with the various natural spirits of the world, and is able to use the powers of air, fire, water, and earth....all except Tavi, who has no powers at all. Eventually, it is discovered that Tavi, unbeknownst to himself, is the only living heir of the Emperor.
Then try the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher. It's about a boy named Tavi, who lives in a world where everyone bonds with the various natural spirits of the world, and is able to use the powers of air, fire, water, and earth....all except Tavi, who has no powers at all. Eventually, it is discovered that Tavi, unbeknownst to himself, is the only living heir of the Emperor.
PrivatePeeks · 26-30, F
@JustNik It was made into a TV movie series. Pretty good. It even had Donald Sutherland.
laotzu92 · 70-79, M
There are so many wonderful books (that was probably unnecessary to say).
I'm currently re-reading [i]The Virginian[/i] by Owen Wister-the proto-western- after many years and find it worthwhile.
But the book I most heartily recommend is Viktor Frankl's classic [i]Man's Search for Meaning[/i] by a concentration camp survivor who built a therapy based on his experiences and found meaning in the most horrible circumstances.
I'm currently re-reading [i]The Virginian[/i] by Owen Wister-the proto-western- after many years and find it worthwhile.
But the book I most heartily recommend is Viktor Frankl's classic [i]Man's Search for Meaning[/i] by a concentration camp survivor who built a therapy based on his experiences and found meaning in the most horrible circumstances.
HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
MaryJanine · 61-69, F
YourBuddyRandall · 26-30, M
PrivatePeeks · 26-30, F
Mamapolo2016 · F
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Mamapolo2016 · F
@Native Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel (the era in prehistory when Cro Magnon man emerged as distinct from but still sharing the earth with Neanderthal man. Ayla, five yr old Cro Magnon, loses her family in an earthquake and is rescued and adopted and raised by a Neanderthal clan.
I found it enthralling.
Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
Two retired Texas Rangers decide to make their lives more interesting by collecting a cattle herd and driving them north to Montana. You'll like it.
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Science fiction series (I think 28 books in all beginning in the mid-60s) set on a planet called Pern where fiery thread falls from the sky and consumes everything organic it touches. The residents of Pern semi-tame enormous dragons who of course breathe fire and flights of dragoms and their riders defend Pern from the periodic scourge of thread.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hussein, Afghani author, which chronicles the life of a young boy who is seized by a common Afghani passion, kite flying. The tumultuous events in Afghanistan beginning with the toppling of the monarchy and subsequent cataclysmic developments are seen through the eyes of the boy, his family and contemporaries.
Highly recommend them all. If you like them, I'll give you some more.
I found it enthralling.
Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
Two retired Texas Rangers decide to make their lives more interesting by collecting a cattle herd and driving them north to Montana. You'll like it.
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Science fiction series (I think 28 books in all beginning in the mid-60s) set on a planet called Pern where fiery thread falls from the sky and consumes everything organic it touches. The residents of Pern semi-tame enormous dragons who of course breathe fire and flights of dragoms and their riders defend Pern from the periodic scourge of thread.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hussein, Afghani author, which chronicles the life of a young boy who is seized by a common Afghani passion, kite flying. The tumultuous events in Afghanistan beginning with the toppling of the monarchy and subsequent cataclysmic developments are seen through the eyes of the boy, his family and contemporaries.
Highly recommend them all. If you like them, I'll give you some more.
@Mamapolo2016 I’ve seen the lonesome dove movie, several times. I enjoyed it. I’ve never read the book, though. Is it the typical case of the book being better than the movie? Thanks for the recommendations.
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