Suggest a book, quick!

perth • May 8, 2004 1:01 pm
I'm leaving for the library in about 10 minutes, but have no idea what I'm gonna get. Someone suggest something!
jaguar • May 8, 2004 1:03 pm
The spy who came in from the cold by John Le Carre?
perth • May 8, 2004 1:06 pm
Okay, I'll look for it. Thanks Jag.
jaguar • May 8, 2004 1:15 pm
It's very, very good and quite famous. If they don't have it slap your librarian.
lumberjim • May 8, 2004 1:42 pm
LAMB --CHRISTOPHER MOORE


THE WINTER KING - bernard cornwell ( the real king arthur story)
cowhead • May 8, 2004 1:49 pm
in conquest born by Cs. Friedman
she rawks!
marichiko • May 8, 2004 2:17 pm
The Power of One by Bruce Courtney and no librarian slapping, please. She (or he ) is producing miracles for you on a laughable budget and deserves praise, not slaps. ;)
xoxoxoBruce • May 8, 2004 2:36 pm
Better yet, if the library is closing in 10 minutes, ask the librarian out for a beer.;)
jaguar • May 8, 2004 3:21 pm
She (or he ) is producing miracles for you on a laughable budget and deserves praise, not slaps.
I knew you'd comment on that ;)
wolf • May 8, 2004 3:23 pm
I second the suggestion for Lamb ... I'm reading it now, up to chapter 3 and haven't stopped giggling yet.
Lady Sidhe • May 8, 2004 3:34 pm
The Winter King is AWESOME. Anything by Bernard Cornwell is good. Also, you could try A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett. He's good too.


Sidhe
wolf • May 8, 2004 3:42 pm
I find anything after Eye of the Needle by Follett pretty flat and formulaic ... not that I mind formulaic. It's the flat that turns me off. Last thing of his I read was "Code to Zero."
lumberjim • May 8, 2004 3:54 pm
give us more notice next time perth/


what did you end up getting?
perth • May 8, 2004 6:12 pm
I left right after Jag's suggestion, so I got "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold". Also picked up a Bloom County book for some levity, the following CDs:

Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vols 1 and 2
Waterboys - A Rock in the Weary Land
Santana - Supernatural
Crash Test Dummies - A Worm's Life
Etta James - Not sure which disc, it's in the car at the moment.

Also borrowed Season 2 of BBC's "Coupling". This show cracks me the fuck up.

Thanks for the suggestions all. I'm saving 'em all off on a list so I don't hit "library-goer's block" again soon. Normally I just sort of wander until something catches my eye. The problem with that is that there's a small set of authors that consistently catch my eye, and mostly it's sci-fi. It's nice to get out of my comfort zone once in a while.
Lady Sidhe • May 9, 2004 11:06 pm
Ever read Widowmaker?
plthijinx • May 9, 2004 11:22 pm
mercy - by david lindsey.
it's a murder mystery that i had to read for an english assignment in college. pretty graphic......

edit: and a good story......i was surprised by the ending....