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:: Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 @ 7:24:43 pm

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Hello, friends. I’m going to be out of town for 7 weeks out of the next 3 months, and need to stock up on books again. I read all of the books recommended the last time I asked for recommendations (the ones available for Kindle), and nearly all of them were fantastic!

Here’s what I read from that list:

  • The Amber chronicles (all 10 books)
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns
  • Sex Lives of Cannibals
  • Three Cups of Tea
  • Water for Elephants
  • Whatever You Do, Don’t Run

The rest were either not available for Kindle, or were books I had already read. I’m not a big fan of “cheap” plot books (e.g. Dan Brown), but I’ll read them if I have no other choices.

I’m currently reading Song for the Blue Ocean (but not available for Kindle, and thus, I only read it at home), Collapse (been trying for a couple of years), Quicksilver (of the Baroque Cycle — still trying), and have started a science fiction book called Spin.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I leave tomorrow morning, and will load up the Kindle before I step onto the plane. :)

| San Francisco, CA | link | trackback | Oct 3, 2009 19:24:43
  • http://www.connal.com Heidi

    I’m assuming you’ve read these, but I’m listing them anyway: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Life of Pi by Yann Martel God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (“Prep” is also supposed to be excellent, but I haven’t read it)

    I’m reading Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult right now, and it’s gripping.

    Happy travels!

  • http://picasaweb.google.com/Roget1030 Roget

    C.E. Murphy’s “Urban Shaman” and “Negotiator” Series. I’ve checked, and all are available on Kindle, including Urban Shaman 1.5, which is a short story between books 1 & 2 found in “Winter Moon” by Tanith Lee.

    All of Terry Pratchett. Just do it, if you haven’t already.

  • http://john.jubjubs.net John Lilly

    heya eric — here are a few i’ve liked lately:

    • How to Build a Dinosaur, by Jack Horner
    • This is Where I Leave You, by Jonathan Tropper
    • The Age of the Unthinkable, by Joshua Ramo
    • The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks
    • The Ascent of Money, by Niall Ferguson
    • The Return of Depression Economics, by Paul Krugman
    • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson
  • http://twitter.com/LoSzabo Lo Szabo

    A fantastic travel book: “Looking for Trouble. Adventures in a Broken World” by Ralph Peters.

    The last Brad Thor “The Apostle” is absolutely worth the read, but only if you like thrillers. Brad Thor spent several weeks in A’stan and you can “feel it” by reading this book.

    Sorry, I’m on super-slow connection and can’t check for ebook availability.

  • http://underwa.ter.net cor

    Some books i enjoyed:

    • check out Stephen Baxter. I liked quite a few of his books like Coalescent,Exultant, Ring, etc. He also did some really nice books with Arthur C Clarke: The Light of Other Days, A Time’s Eye,

    • same with Joe Haldeman, books i liked: The Coming, Camouflage, Old Twentieth, The Forever War

    • Arthur C Clarke: Cradle

    • Larry Niven: Lucifer’s Hammer, The Mote in God’s Eye, Footfall

    • Carl Sagan: Contact (much better than the movie)

  • http://www.latentlight.com Alec Connah

    Hi Eric,

    You might like to try ‘The Unnatural History of the Sea’ by Professor Callum Roberts. Excellent stuff.

  • StefR

    I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon recently. Very different and powerful. Excellent stuff.

  • ps

    the acquariums of pyongyang

  • tammy

    i just read “shantaram”, by gregory david roberts, on my kindle. it’s a long one.

  • http://www.gelmo.com norm

    Did you read Amber on kindle? Did you find some other e version? I don’t see it on amazon. I want to read it, but I don’t really want to read it off kindle.

  • http://www.davidpatchen.com dave patchen

    I’m most in synch w/Heidi, as I’ve read and enjoyed: - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - Life of Pi by Yann Martel

    Also really liked StefR’s reco of - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

    Liked them both. Some others that I read recently and really liked: - White Tiger by Aravind Adiga - The brief and wonderous life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (intense) - A heartbreaking work of staggering genious by Dave Eggers - My Year of Meats – Ruth Ozeki - A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry (intense)

  • http://www.jadism.com Jade

    Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami My Name is Red, by Orhan Pamuk

  • http://www.willedinduction.com Franck Barfety

    The God Question: An Invitation to a Life of Meaning http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ....._item_link

    Enjoy!
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