Need help in selecting next book.

[ravilobo]

Hi,

I need help in selecting my next book to read. I normally select an author and read all his books. So I guess I need help in selecting the author.

Over the last 15 years I have read – James Hadley chase, Sydney Sheldon , John Grisham, Fredrick Forsyth, Ken Follett, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, Irving Wallace, Arthur Hailey, Erich Segal , Jeffrey archer and John Irving.

I just finished all the books by John Irving.

I was planning to start Dickens, finished his Great Expectations. Even though his books are good, I feel his language is difficult.

Does anyone read the kind of books I read? If someone has read similar authors – may be they are best guys to suggest my next author.

[thelastmelon]

Hi,

I need help in selecting my next book to read. I normally select an author and read all his books. So I guess I need help in selecting the author.

Over the last 15 years I have read – James Hadley chase, Sydney Sheldon , John Grisham, Fredrick Forsyth, Ken Follett, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, Irving Wallace, Arthur Hailey, Erich Segal , Jeffrey archer and John Irving.

I just finished all the books by John Irving.

I was planning to start Dickens, finished his Great Expectations. Even though
his books are good, I feel his language is difficult.

Does anyone read the kind of books I read? If someone has read similar authors – may be they are best guys to suggest my next author.

I've read all books by Dennis Lehane. He writes crime fiction, and I've actually loved all of his books. If you're into that kind of books, I think he might be a good choice. There are both "free-standing" books and books in series. All of them are good.

The Kenzie-Gennaro novels
A Drink Before the War (1994)
Darkness, Take My Hand (1996)
Sacred (1997)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Prayers for Rain (1999)

Other works
Mystic River (2001)
Shutter Island (2003)
Coronado: Stories (2006)

[Niamh]

See you have read some crime... have you thought of either John or Michael Connelly?

[Nossa]

I was planning to start Dickens, finished his Great Expectations. Even though his books are good, I feel his language is difficult.


I read three novels by Dickens, and the language is really not hard once you get used to it. I'm not a big fan of Dickens (probably cuz of the gloominess of his novels) but if you won't read him only cuz of his hard language, then I'd def. encourage you to go for it, and it's gonna be easy by time.

[mtpspur]

I noticed the spy material. Try Len Deighton, Adam Hall or Donald Hamilton (if you can find him).

[rjonathon]

Of the three Dickens novels I've read, Great Expectations was the least interesting. The plot just wasn't very engaging, though his writing is probably stronger in GE than most of his other works. The two I liked better and would suggest trying first are Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities.

[Remarkable]

If you want to go on with crime and sping,I'd reccomend Nelson DeMille.

Wild Fire
The General's Daughter etc.(I haven't really read much of him.)

But I'd actually advice more classics or that kind of modern literature that is about language and feelings,or pure philosophy.You might want to start with Orwell:he has the great ability of keeping you for hours and hours.

[johann cruyff]

Of the three Dickens novels I've read, Great Expectations was the least interesting. The plot just wasn't very engaging, though his writing is probably stronger in GE than most of his other works. The two I liked better and would suggest trying first are Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities.

I haven't read A Tale of Two Cities,but I agree Oliver Twist is slightly more fun(not better,just fun) to read than GE.Then again,all of his novels,including David Copperfield are a bit dull,in my opinion.