NicAnn Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Are you ok with another? I need book recommendations. I don't read a lot of fiction, but I want to start. Favorite authors include: Kurt Vonnegut, David Sedaris, Lester Bangs. I like philosophy, but I can't handle anything too intellectual at the moment (pregnancy brain). Controversial ok, other religions or cultures ok. Would prefer no chick-lit unless it's witty and not whiny (no Shopaholics series for example). Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAS in LA Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Well, I'm not too familiar with your favorite authors, but I can't pass up the chance to recommend Sigrid Undset to someone! :D Her trilogy called "Kristin Lavransdatter" is set in medieval Norway and is one of the best books I've ever read. Get the new translation by Tiina Nunnally if at all possible. [You might enjoy the birthing scene(s).] Hope you find something good to read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 You might enjoy books by A.J. Jacobs (who I find funnier than Sedaris). Other authors you might like: Terry Prachett Walter Moers Jasper Fforde Also, if you haven't read it, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is wonderful, but heartbreakingly sad too. (Not sure if you can handle that one on pregnancy brain.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarymelon Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I just finished The Passage by Justin Cronin, which is a post apocalyptic novel. I couldn't put it down. I also just found out it was the first in a trilogy, so my initial complaint that the ending didn't wrap the story up enough is moot. I am also reading In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen about the American Ambassador to Germany in the 30s (non fiction), which is also good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarymelon Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 The Passage may not be the best book to read if you are prone to anxiety about the future safety of your children, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Have you read Nick Hornby? It sounds like it would be right up your alley. He wrote High Fidelity, About a Boy, How to be Good, A long way Down, and Slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Anything by Haven Kimmel. I loved A Girl Named Zippy and She Got Up Off the Couch was my favorite. I think about it all the time. Her fiction is fantastic, too. I second whoever recommended AJ Jacobs. A Year of Living Biblically was awesome. Anna Quindlen is wonderful, too. I read Rise and Shine, A Novel a few years ago and I have never been so unhappy that a novel ended. I miss those characters and I enjoyed being a part of their lives for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevilla Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 The Hunger Games Divergent by Veronica Roth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Are you ok with another? I need book recommendations. I don't read a lot of fiction, but I want to start. Favorite authors include: Kurt Vonnegut, David Sedaris, Lester Bangs. I like philosophy, but I can't handle anything too intellectual at the moment (pregnancy brain). Controversial ok, other religions or cultures ok. Would prefer no chick-lit unless it's witty and not whiny (no Shopaholics series for example). Thanks!! Is Sedaris humor? If so, have you read Bill Bryson? A Walk in the Woods is funny & interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller :iagree: I haven't made it through this book yet, but the first thing I thought when I started reading it was that it was very like Vonnegut in the tone. (Vonnegut is one of my favorite authors too.) You might enjoy books by A.J. Jacobs (who I find funnier than Sedaris). :iagree:Your mention of Sedaris made me think of A.J. Jacobs too. I have read by him The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All. I preferred the former, but enjoyed them both - very funny and informative, good light reading, yet still educational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thank you! Those suggestions were just what I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I have one more! I just read Them by Jon Ronson. He is the guy who wrote Men Who Stare at Goats and I liked both of them. He is a journalist and his books are light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 For a new author - if you like sarcastic, intellectual humor and are NOT easily offended :)..... Tom Robbins is great. I especially like Jitterbug Perfume..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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