Book Recommendations (fiction)?

[Lsbcal]

After I finish a book I fill out a one sentence description for my records. Below is a list of books I've read in recent years that I really liked. I did not include the description sentence here because it might give away the plot. I read about 2 books a month. Usually fiction.

Yes, you will find a fair amount of dark crime fiction below. But that is a great genre for exploring the eccentricities of characters. And that is the interesting part ... the weirdness of humans.

 

[Nemo2]

Olen Steinhauer: Also liked "The Tourist" and "Nearest Exit"....(you may want to check your spelling )

 

[Lsbcal]

The books I showed on this list I had personally rated at "5". I've read several other [-]Steinhauerer Steinhaurerer Steinxxxxx[/-] Steinhauer books that I rated somewhere between 3 and 5.

I find that if you like an author, then Wikipedia is a good way to see the author's other books in the sequence they were written in.

 

[Nemo2]

I've read several other [-]Steinhauerer Steinhaurerer Steinxxxxx[/-] Steinhauer books

I mentioned that because it's so easy to do, and I hate it when I plug stuff in incorrectly on a spreadsheet.

I find that if you like an author, then Wikipedia is a good way to see the author's other books in the sequence they were written in.

I also like to visit each author's homepage.

 

[MissMolly]

If you know the name of an author you like, you can enter his/her name on this website and it will list other authors who have a similar style/genre. The closer two authors are, the more likely the reader will enjoy the new author.

https://www.literature-map.com

 

[socca]

I recently finished the book Crazy Rich Asians, which I picked up from the local library after watching the movie. The movie was fun but kind of shallow; I much preferred the book. What's it like to straddle East vs. West and Crazy Rich vs. American Middle Class? The book makes a valiant attempt to describe this situation.

 

[WestUniversity]

"The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett

Great book as is the sequel, World Without End...

 

[folivier]

A couple of my favorites:
Sam Reilly series by Christopher Cartwright (similar to Clive Cussler)
Carter Devereux series, Rossler Foundation series, Rex Dalton series by JC Ryan

 

[Nemo2]

Just started reading Line Up by Liad Shoham, (translated from Hebrew).....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liad_Shoham

https://www.amazon.ca/Lineup-Liad-Shoham/dp/0062237454

So far, so good.

 

[Masquernom]

Robert Jordan has a big series, The Wheel of Time. Reading that series will hold you for a few months.

 

[Rianne]

If you've never read it, Dracula by Bram Stoker is utterly engrossing and not at all difficult to read, even though it's considered "classic literature".

I did not know Dracula was fiction.