Kindle shop Recommendations

Stopharage · August 5, 2022

56 minutes ago, Chris. said:

A good read?

I really enjoyed it. It’s very different from Station Eleven, with a dose of magic realism at times. If you were going to read her new book, Sea of Tranquility, there are some minor links with this book. I think her recent work has had a dreamlike quality in places and it works for me. Compared to some of her contemporaries, she’s an interesting author.

Chris. · August 5, 2022

Great review. Good enough for me. Not read any of her others … yet!

Miner Willy · August 5, 2022

I've posted on here previously that I actually preferred The Glass Hotel to Station Eleven. I know I'm in the minority there, but I just thought it was really, really great.

(Not that I didn't like Station Eleven - I very much did.)

little che · August 7, 2022

The Mercies by Koran Hargrave is in the daily deal today . It’s based on a true event in 17th Century Norway and the subsequent fallout . It gives nothing away as it’s on the back cover to say it’s about a small fishing community where all the men died in a storm and the village was then run and managed by women which went down as well as you might imagine with far reaching consequences.

I very much recommend it.

Kingpin · August 7, 2022

Took a look at my wishlist and filtered for lowest price.

Jon Krakauer - Under The Banner of Heaven is at 99p.

He wrote Into the Wild, and Into Thin Air. Can’t remember exactly what caused me to add to my wishlist but it’s non-fiction, about a murder in a Mormon community.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00CZCGPUA?storeType=ebooks

HarryBizzle · August 8, 2022

Childhood’s End by Arthur C Clarke is in the 99p Kindle sale at the moment.

Mike S · August 8, 2022

On 01/08/2022 at 09:21, Jamie John said:

Flowers for Algernon, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, The Exorcist and The Martian are all books from @Stopharage's list I've read in recent years that I can recommend.

Thanks for the recommendation and, as always, to @Stopharage for compiling these really handy lists.

I've just bought Flowers For Algernon as it was a lyrical reference in a song on my favourite record of last year. I didn't understand said reference but felt that it was some 19th C poem or some such so it's great to discover the actual origin.

I don't read that much fiction but having just read two autobiographies back to back (Simon Reeve's 'Journey To Impossible Places' and Rev Richard Coles' 'Fathomless Riches', both of which I highly recommend) it should make for a pleasing change.

Stopharage · August 8, 2022

1 hour ago, Mike S said:

Thanks for the recommendation and, as always, to @Stopharage for compiling these really handy lists.

I've just bought Flowers For Algernon as it was a lyrical reference in a song on my favourite record of last year. I didn't understand said reference but felt that it was some 19th C poem or some such so it's great to discover the actual origin.

I don't read that much fiction but having just read two autobiographies back to back (Simon Reeve's 'Journey To Impossible Places' and Rev Richard Coles' 'Fathomless Riches', both of which I highly recommend) it should make for a pleasing change.

If you haven’t read it already, Step by Step by Simon Reeve is well worth a read too. I was really surprised by his background and upbringing and I think he comes across as a decent and engaging guy. Seems fairly grounded.

Mike S · August 8, 2022

10 minutes ago, Stopharage said:

If you haven’t read it already, Step by Step by Simon Reeve is well worth a read too. I was really surprised by his background and upbringing and I think he comes across as a decent and engaging guy. Seems fairly grounded.

I read that one a few months ago and, yep, it is a great read. I too was surprised by his background as it was almost the opposite of my assumption of how he got to where he is...

Jonnysaxc · August 8, 2022

On 01/08/2022 at 18:20, little che said:

This is your obligatory Doomsday recommendation.

This is in my pile now and when I get to it in August 2062 it had better be good! 😀

little che · August 8, 2022

7 hours ago, Jonnysaxc said:

This is in my pile now and when I get to it in August 2062 it had better be good! 😀

I’ll be 90 years old by then. I’ll give you your pound back if you don’t like it.

Jonnysaxc · August 8, 2022

39 minutes ago, little che said:

I’ll be 90 years old by then. I’ll give you your pound back if you don’t like it.

Me too! i wonder what call of duty will be like

little che · August 23, 2022

Eversion by Alastair Reynolds is in the daily deal today. Somebody recommended it on here and I read it a month or two back. It’s the story of a group of explorers searching for a mysterious artefact (i don’t want to give anything away but it’s pretty much everything you want from a mind bending sci fi)

Talvalin · August 23, 2022

Cheers dude. I haven't read any Reynolds for a good long time (I think the last one I read was House of Suns maybe?) and I need something as a break from my interminable slog through the Malazan series.

rumbletum · August 25, 2022

Under The Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer is 99p currently. Not read it, but seen it recommended on here.

Flub · August 25, 2022

On 23/08/2022 at 07:02, little che said:

Eversion by Alastair Reynolds is in the daily deal today. Somebody recommended it on here and I read it a month or two back. It’s the story of a group of explorers searching for a mysterious artefact (i don’t want to give anything away but it’s pretty much everything you want from a mind bending sci fi)

I bought it full price at launch and still haven't read it

Silent Runner · August 25, 2022

You're not missing much, I thought it was terrible.

little che · August 27, 2022

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy in the daily deal today . It doesn’t really need to be said but it’s a masterpiece.

Stopharage · September 1, 2022

If you haven't read the top 3 offerings, they are absolute essential purchases.

When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope

The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson

The Only Plane in the Sky: The Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch (The Science of Discworld Series Book 3) by Terry Pratchett

Animal Vegetable Criminal: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

Aquanaut: A Life Beneath The Surface – The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue by Rick Stanton

Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka

Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored by Jeffrey Boakye

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

The Ardent Swan by Yamen Manai

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Do You Drean of Terra-Two by Temi Oh

Idoru by William Gibson

You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything by Matthew Syed

Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Did I Say That Out Loud?: Notes on the Chuff of Life by Fi Glover and Jane Garvey

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky

How to be a Footballer by Peter Crouch £1.99

Permanent Record: A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower by Edward Snowden

Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall by Spike Milligan

Omertà by Mario Puzo

Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense by Rory Sutherland

Sane · September 1, 2022

I bought:

Cage of Souls

Brighton Rock

The Space between Worlds

Breakfast of Champions

The Ardent Swarm

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Many thanks to @Stopharage for listing them as always :hat: .

Talvalin · September 1, 2022

It seems that I already have the top three books, and will eventually read them. :lol:

Things that I bought:

Reaper Man (only 6 left to go!)

Bullet Train (apparently the book is a lot better than the film)

Black, Listed

Cheers @Stopharage!

Timmo · September 1, 2022

10 hours ago, Stopharage said:

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

Probably his best book, and he's my favourite author. Anyone who likes sci-fi at all must read this.

wev · September 1, 2022

lol clicked on Anansi Boys, A Scanner Darkly and Idoru... already got em. The same with the first three in the list so settled for Reaper Man as I keep telling myself I should give Pratchett another go

BossSaru · September 2, 2022

Cage of Souls is my favourite Adrian Tchaikovsky book. It is endlessly inventive and paints a really detailed science fiction setting.

HarryBizzle · September 3, 2022

I couldn’t make it through Anansi Boys. Think it’s the only Gaiman novel that I found to be really hard work.

Yasawas · September 13, 2022

I can't speak to this but it's been on my shortlist for a while - Reggie's book is down to £2.99, possibly only for today.

Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo

Mike S · September 13, 2022

I finally got round to reading 'Flowers for Algernon' last week, as recommended by @Stopharageand @Jamie John, and it was a wonderful, heartbreaking, read. Lots and lots to process and think about afterwards.

I have decided to read more fiction so next up will be John Darnielle (of the magnificent Mountain Goats)'s Devil House which is not a Kindle bargain but was recommended by Steve Albini and that is more than enough for me. Also, Darnielle is a hell of a lyricist so I've high hopes.