So, I've been trying to get back into the habit of reading books , and I was wondering if anybody could give me some suggestions. Any genre is good, I only prefer it be readily available in most libraries or online (in entirety).

This week I've been dabbling in Orwell. Finished Animal Farm, finishing 1984 (I've made multiple attempts to read it in the past, but I never had the time, and had to turn it in after Chapter 3 or so), and dabbling in Coming Up for Air. I like all of these books, but for whatever reason, the whole political/social allegory of Animal Farm particularly interested me, so allegorical stuff woulld be pretty cool (as long as it's at least 100 or so pages. Animal Farm itself is short enough). Of course, all genres/themes are acceptable. as I said earlier.

So yeah, books.

Fifty Shades of Grey

My immortal

The Discworld series. It's pretty much the best satire on the fantasy genre ever made and what's not to love about a giant sea turtle carrying four war elephants carrying a flat world flying through space?

The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks

Everything by Edgar Allen Poe.

Black Hawk Down
The Dead Hand
Saddam's Bomb Maker
Lone Survivor
No Easy Day
The Hot Zone
Panic in Level 4
Masters of Doom
Columbine
The Demon in the Freezer
This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don't Touch It

At 2/26/13 12:08 AM, Knights wrote: The Discworld series. It's pretty much the best satire on the fantasy genre ever made and what's not to love about a giant sea turtle carrying four war elephants carrying a flat world flying through space?

^ What he said.

And, being a fantasy nerd, I have to give A song of Fire and Ice a recommendation.

In all seriousness you should read The Bartimaeus Trilogy, it is young adult but good.

If you wanna go with something somewhat political, try catch 22. It's a bit dated but interesting nonetheless.
Otherwise, there's tons of other stuff to read. Personally, I got hooked on Stephen King's Cell and Dean Koontz's Lightning. Pretty neat stuff. It all depends on what you're really looking for.

The Running Man by Stephen King

The Brothers Karamazov

A Song of Ice and Fire (first book is A Game of Thrones)

I can't think of any more. These are all books I've read in the past two or three years. I just don't have the motivation to read or buy books.

I forgot to add Lord of the Flies. That is a good book. I read it last year for school.

Currently reading To Kill a Mockingbird for school and I like it even though I've seen the movie.

House Of Leaves

H.P. Lovecraft
Terry Pratchett
Stephen King (some aren't too good though)

At 2/26/13 12:31 AM, Ragnarokia wrote: H.P. Lovecraft
Terry Pratchett
Stephen King (some aren't too good though)

Also Edgar Alan Poe. Always forget one.

Googled
Steve Jobs (Biography)

Both are very interesting and about 500 pages. SO you can finish them in a day or two depending on how fast you read.

Also,

The Story of Mankind

It's a detailed timeline of human history and its absolutely phenomenal. Make sure you get a recent edition though because some of the details in even a 1990 publish have been proven otherwise since.

Invisible Monsters Remix, by Chuck Palahniuk.

Oh. And generally everything by Chuck Palahniuk.

Every.

Fucking.

Thing.

I'm about to read Mice of Men and The Great Gatsby. Haven't read in ages.

At 2/26/13 12:48 AM, TheColourAwesome wrote: I'm about to read Mice of Men and The Great Gatsby. Haven't read in ages.

I know what you mean. Even if I can find the time I can't find the motivation and if I can find the motivation then I realize I don't have anything to read.

Maximum Ride series by James Patterson.

At first it's a little boring but once you get into it, it's really good.

It's about 6 kids who have 98% human, 2% bird DNA and they have wings and stuff.

Call Of The Wild
The Illiad
The Odyssey
Moby Dick
A Farewell To Arms
The Jungle
Red Badge Of Courage
A Tale Of Two Cities

And everything by Edgar Allen Poe.

At 2/26/13 02:42 AM, Xenomit wrote:

At 2/26/13 02:39 AM, Viper50 wrote: And everything by Edgar Allen Poe.

I remember willfully reading one of his little short stories once, it was called the cask of Amontelato or something

It was boring

It's spelled Amontillado and I quite enjoyed reading it.
You could try giving The Pit And The Pendulum, The Tell Tale Heart, or The Masque Of The Red Death.

At 2/26/13 12:46 AM, Grotty wrote: Invisible Monsters Remix, by Chuck Palahniuk.

Oh. And generally everything by Chuck Palahniuk.

Every.

Fucking.

Thing.

This guy has definitively got it.

Also, The Alchemist is a great read.
so is The Godfather

At 2/26/13 12:46 AM, Grotty wrote: Invisible Monsters Remix, by Chuck Palahniuk.

Oh. And generally everything by Chuck Palahniuk.

Every.

Fucking.

Thing.

Palahniuk is an overrated author who writes the same thing every time he releases a book. As far as my suggestions go (not in any particular order) :

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Niggger of the 'Narcissus' by Joseph Conrad

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Ubik by Phillip K. Dick

No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

Right now I'm reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde.

It's pretty interesting.

At 2/26/13 02:48 AM, Viper50 wrote:

At 2/26/13 02:42 AM, Xenomit wrote:

At 2/26/13 02:39 AM, Viper50 wrote: And everything by Edgar Allen Poe.

I remember willfully reading one of his little short stories once, it was called the cask of Amontelato or something

It was boring

It's spelled Amontillado and I quite enjoyed reading it.
You could try giving The Pit And The Pendulum, The Tell Tale Heart, or The Masque Of The Red Death.

Those titles ring some bells, bells, bells, bells, bells.. XD

For some reason, Cask of Amontillado kinda brings to mind the Count of Monte-Cristo, I think it's also probrably on a public domain site. I've heard the story was based on confessions and old police documents.

At 2/26/13 03:28 AM, Famas wrote:

At 2/26/13 12:46 AM, Grotty wrote: Invisible Monsters Remix, by Chuck Palahniuk.

Oh. And generally everything by Chuck Palahniuk.

Every.

Fucking.

Thing.

Palahniuk is an overrated author who writes the same thing every time he releases a book.

Yeah, but he writes that one thing very, very well.

1984 happens to be the latest book I've finished and then I dove into Brave New World (which I'm halfway into right now).

The books are somewhat related to each other. One inspired the other if I'm not mistaken and the themes are similar, though 1984 is a bit bleaker in its sketch of the future.

So if you like 1984 you might also like to check out Brave New World.

The New York Trilogies

very old school writing that's really rich with crazy Orwellian shit, one of my favorite books ever

Oh, and: The Delivery Man, by Joe McGinniss, Jr. Silk, by CaitlÃ-n R. Kiernan. The Damnation Game by Clive Barker. H.P. Lovecraft isn't too bad, but some of his stuff can get too wordy and becomes dull after a while.