A place to leave a book recommendation.

Just the Title, Genre and a quick Synopsis to let other know what it's about.


Title; World War Z (This is nothing like that shit Brad Pitt film)
Genre; Sci-fi
Synopsis; An oral history of a zombie war, it follows a series of interviews of survivors interlinked across the planet. It's surprisingly has immense detail in every aspect from the gore to politics!

I've read it so many time but I'm still catching new bits!

 

Title: The Bible

Genre: Religion

Synopsis: Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob…

 

Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik

Genre: fiction

Patty Jane Dobbin should have known better than to marry a man as gorgeous as Thor Rolvaag, but she was too smitten to think twice. Yet nine months into their marriage, with a baby on the way, Thor is gone. It’s a good thing Patty Jane has her irrepressible sister, Harriet, to rely on. For it’s been said that a fine haircut can cure any number of ills, and before long the Minnesota sisters have opened a neighborhood beauty parlor complete with live harp music and an endless supply of delicious Norwegian baked goods. It’s a wonderful, warmhearted place where you can count on good friends, lots of laughter, tears, and comfort when you need it–and the unmistakable scent of somebody getting a permanent wave. . .

I'm on my second copy of this book - wore out my first one. Landvik is a great author if you like quirky characters.

 

Fat Man and Little Boy - Mike Meginnis
History
The story of the Manhattan Project - the making of the first atomic bombs
Excellent read



Made into a Paul Newman movie.

 

John Sanford books if you like fiction good guys catching bad guys.
Non fiction WWII, "Under the Red Sea Sun" great story of Hard Hat Divers cleaning up seaports of scuddled ships.

 

I'll have to go look up some titles but I like reading collections of short stories written by some of the masters in their genre, before they were famous.
Many of the great crime fiction writers started out writing for the pulp mystery/crime magazines. Some of them would have more than one story in an issue but written under different names.
You can see how their writing style evolved into what you know them for.
Ed McBane, Elmore Leonard, John D. MacDonald and a host of others got their start writing noir for the pulp magazines and the dime store detective paperbacks.

 

Title; The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

Genre; Autobio/non-fiction/short story

Synopsis; A pretty quick read, written by Jean-Dominique Bauby, former editor-in-chief of Elle magazine. Suffered from Locked-In Syndrome and tells his story from it happened. Effectively written by him through a series of blinks. Terribly sad but beautifully written.

 

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

Genre: Humor/mystery
Synopsis: A California woman becomes executor of an ex-lover's estate and stumbles onto a centuries-old feud between two European mail carrier rivals from the 1700s which seems to implicate her dead ex-lover in a vast and still ongoing conspiracy.

A great read - funny and quirky, but with some meat behind it.



It's his shortest novel and much more accessible than my favorite Pynchon - 'V' - which virtually defies the concept of 'synopsis' (at least a brief one, anyway).

 

The hobbit
If you haven't read it, you owe it to yourself

 

The hungry catterpiller by Eric carle
Its a real page turner, bit short but a real good feel factor ending

 

I go for true stories.
Against Their Will: The Secret History of Medical Experimentation on Children in Cold War America. I hope I will receive it this Monday. Human suffering is intentional.

 

A.A. Milne's two poetry books When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six are an absolute must read.


If you haven't read his poetry, please do, even as an adult. It's an absolute joy.

 

American Gods
Fantasy/Fiction

A battle ensues between the old gods and the new (technology, media, etc). Recent prison parolee, Shadow is thrown in the middle of this battle when he's offered a job as the bodyguard of "Mr. Wednesday" (Zeus).

I found the book amazing, but have yet to see the TV show it spawned. I have plenty of non-fiction books I'd recommend, but I'm too lazy and a tad buzzed right now. lol

 

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The cat in the hat comes back
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The cat returns

 

Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry

One of the best true crime books ever written - very much on a par with Capote's 'In Cold Blood' - also an excellent read.

So much has been said and portrayed about Manson over the years, but this book, by the man who prosecuted the case against Manson and his Family Members is stark, engrossing and pulls no punches in retelling the horrific events that unfolded in Los Angeles.

 

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirely Jackson
A modern fairy tale, a family living isolated and shunned in a small town. Dark, interesting twists, keeps you turning the page.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
"A phantasmagorical fairy tale set near an ahistorical Victorian London in a wandering magical circus that is open only from sunset to sunrise."

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Mystery novel written from the perspective of an autistic child.

 

The True Believer, by Eric Hoffer. It was published in 1951. It explains why people join fanatical religious and political movements. It can explain why people become Islamic terrorists, and why in the United States some whites are attracted to the alt right, and others are attracted to Antifa. The alt right appeals to poorly educated whites who are angry that being a white man is not enough any more to get a good job. Antifa appeals to college graduates who are angry because they cannot get the well paying jobs they think their college degrees entitle them to. People who were educated beyond their achievements in life became supporters of the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution.