lewelma Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 ***See post 8 for new question. But the title really says it all** DS has just finished Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco; The Luminaries by Catton; and Solaris by Lem. And loved them! These are all pretty dense, intellectual-type books. Can anyone recommend me some more. Thanks, Ruth in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 If he liked Name of the Rose, he might like Wolf Hall (and sequel(s)). It's written in the historical present, from the point of view of one character, so that takes getting used to. However, it's a big, well-written, meaty book, that takes you deep into the working of (any) power structure through the medium of the Tudor court. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 What about Neal Stephenson? Reamde is probably the most accessible. Cryptonomicon may be a little harder to get into, but it's quite good, especially if your ds has any interest in cryptography. Stephenson's books tend to be quite dense and full of arcane information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 bump Thanks for the ideas. Hoping to get more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 , especially if your ds has any interest in cryptography. Actually, my son just might. He *is* a mathematician! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I think Neal Stephenson definitely fits the bill. I personally really enjoyed Snow Crash. It does have some adult content/language, so you may want to look around at reviews a bit if that's potentially an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Just saw this...Goedel, Escher, Bach was ds's favorite and he read and reread it when he was in middle and high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 He just finished and loved Cryptonomicon, and has started Goedel, Escher, and Bach. He spent 4 hours reading it yesterday. Thanks for the suggestions! We will get to the others in this thread, but I have an additional question. Are there any other Mann Booker award winners or short listed books that are appropriate and interesting for a 14 year old boy. Luminaries was a murder mystery and absolutely fabulous, deep, and complex. Seems that there have to be others that he would like. He would like to set a goal for himself to start reading through these books, but I know some are really too mature. Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina K Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 If he liked Name of the Rose, he might like Wolf Hall (and sequel(s)). It's written in the historical present, from the point of view of one character, so that takes getting used to. However, it's a big, well-written, meaty book, that takes you deep into the working of (any) power structure through the medium of the Tudor court. L I just wanted to thank you for this post, Laura. I ordered Wolf Hall and accidentally spent most of today reading it. :blush: It's been so long since I've read historical fiction. I hope the OP doesn't mind me asking but do you have any more similar suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Dina K: well... Bring up the Bodies, the sequel, is even better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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