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[Harvester]

Originally Posted by Cheiron

Not only have I never heard of those books... I've never heard of those authors.

I must not be well read in a few genres.

I have been a fan of historical mysteries, treasure hunts, techno-thrillers, etc. long before D-Day (The Divinici Code) hit. The genre expanded quickly once publishers saw that cash cow and I could barely keep up. Now that the bloom has now fallen off the rose, I have to return to hunting down the smaller authors (many who go the indy route).

[Cheiron]

Originally Posted by edgeofthorns

Yeah, me either, but I'm just now trying to find stuff that I enjoy reading. I've never been a big reader, but I'm finding myself wanting to be.

~Brian~

Read a chapter before you go to bed every night, and then read at other times when you have some free time. You'll be shocked at how many books you'll end up getting through. No matter how tired I am now I try to read a chapter before I go to sleep. While sleep might be shorter, it tends to be sounder.

[metalprof]

Originally Posted by Cheiron

Read a chapter before you go to bed every night

Until you get old like me, then you'll be lucky to get through 5 pages before falling asleep. It drives me nuts - if I lay down after 9 or 10pm, then no matter how awake I think I am, reading will make me fall asleep quickly ... even if I *want* to stay awake to read. My wife, on the other hand, can keep herself awake reading indefinitely and has pulled some almost all-nighters when into a good book. I'm jealous of that ability!

Ken

[Yippee38]

Originally Posted by Harvester

I have been a fan of historical mysteries, treasure hunts, techno-thrillers, etc. long before D-Day (The Divinici Code) hit.

Have you read "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson? A friend recommended it to me. It's about a serial killer during the Chicago World's Fair. It isn't fiction though. I haven't read it yet.

[freakchylde]

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.

[Ruthven]

Originally Posted by Cheiron

While sleep might be shorter, it tends to be sounder.

...unless that book is J.F. Gonzalez's "Survivor" or Jack Ketchum's "The Girl Next Door."

[Ruthven]

Originally Posted by Harvester

Now that the bloom has now fallen off the rose...

I'm always amazed by how shortsighted publishers are. Instead of looking for books with a similar storytelling style as "DaVinci Code," they went, "Yeah, yeah! Templars! Yeah, yeah! Renaissance painters! That'll sell!" It's like they missed the entire point.

[edgeofthorns]

Originally Posted by Cheiron

Read a chapter before you go to bed every night, and then read at other times when you have some free time. You'll be shocked at how many books you'll end up getting through. No matter how tired I am now I try to read a chapter before I go to sleep. While sleep might be shorter, it tends to be sounder.

I agree.

~Brian~

[OrbWeaver]

Now reading: Theif of Time by Terry Pratchett

Any Discworld novel where Death features makes me ridiculously happy.

[booB]

I still haven't gotten around to reading any Pratchett. What would you recommend as a starting point for Discworld?

[OrbWeaver]

Honestly, with the Discworld novels you can start anywhere. But I'm fairly anal-retentive when it comes to books, and I like to go in chronological order. So you really can't go wrong with The Color of Magic and then reading The Light Fantastic. Those are the first two, and they DO go in order. The only other Discworld novels that you really have to consider any kind of continuity are the Death Trilogy - Mort, Reaper Man, and Soul Music.

I finished Theif of Time about 15 minutes ago. That was quite enjoyable, and featured Death's granddaughter, Susan. The only other book she's in (that I can remember, or as far as I know) is Hogswatch.

So if you're anything like me when it comes to chronological order, start with the first two novels mentioned, and then work your way forward based on original publication year. My boyfriend has lately been traversing the Discworld and constantly tells me he hates me for introducing him to those novels, even as he's picking up another one to read.



As for what I'll read next...I haven't decided. Possibly another Discworld novel, Monsterous Regiment, or I'll start reading Deepwood by Jennifer Robertson. Those are the two most likely to be next, anyway.