PedroDaGr8
03-28-2015, 11:37 PM
For a complete change of pace, I recently discovered that my public library now supports lending to Kindles (I LOVE my Kindle Paperwhite, best thing since sliced bread). I am the type that would MUCH rather sit on the couch with a bourbon in hand and read a book than watch almost ANYTHING on TV (UK being the exception of course). I am a huge thriller nut (read EVERYTHING ever written by Stephen King) and have been getting more into Sci-Fi recently as I expand. Any one have any suggestions in either genre:
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - This was off of a suggestion by a colleague. My first introduction to the cyperpunk genre, a truly awesome book. For those that have read it: Gargoyles = google glass
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons - This was a surprisingly damn good read. It's a very unique twist on the concept of vampires. They feast not off blood but the suffering of others, so psychic vampires if you will. A damn good story, quite suspenseful at points. If you like supernatural thrillers in the vein of Stephen King then this is a damn good one.
Swan Song by Robery McCammon - A post-apocolyptic story. Not bad not great, a solid read if you are bored.
Dune by Frank Herbery - Reading this one right now. It has been on my reading list for a long time and I already regret not reading it sooner. So far it has been damn good and I am only 21% finished (according to the kindle). It has a similar feel in some ways to The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Clearly, King was influenced by this work. Don't get me wrong, Dark Tower is unique and excellent in its own right but there is a similarity of feel
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - This was off of a suggestion by a colleague. My first introduction to the cyperpunk genre, a truly awesome book. For those that have read it: Gargoyles = google glass
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons - This was a surprisingly damn good read. It's a very unique twist on the concept of vampires. They feast not off blood but the suffering of others, so psychic vampires if you will. A damn good story, quite suspenseful at points. If you like supernatural thrillers in the vein of Stephen King then this is a damn good one.
Swan Song by Robery McCammon - A post-apocolyptic story. Not bad not great, a solid read if you are bored.
Dune by Frank Herbery - Reading this one right now. It has been on my reading list for a long time and I already regret not reading it sooner. So far it has been damn good and I am only 21% finished (according to the kindle). It has a similar feel in some ways to The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Clearly, King was influenced by this work. Don't get me wrong, Dark Tower is unique and excellent in its own right but there is a similarity of feel