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Thoughts on these five books and which would you read first?
Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:19 pm
I ha e these in my cart on thriftbooks but open to other suggestions these are just a few that I have heard of in the past , or been recently suggested to me.
The five people you meet in Heaven
One hundred years of solitude
A thousand splendid suns (currently reading The Kiterunner)
The curious incident of the dog in the night time
The Road
The five people you meet in Heaven
One hundred years of solitude
A thousand splendid suns (currently reading The Kiterunner)
The curious incident of the dog in the night time
The Road
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:26 pm to mouton
The Road first, for sure.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:32 pm to Ace Midnight
I have heard great things but never read anything by McCarthy. Would you recommend it over his other books.? Also are you familiar with any of the other books I listed?
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:02 pm to mouton
I have read a ton of McCarthy, and am currently in the middle of his border trilogy. The Road was the first one I read, and is a great intro into McCarthy.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:53 pm to mouton
A Thousand Splendid Suns was good, not as good as the Kite Runner.
I hated The Road. Maybe it's because my son was the same age as the son in the book when I read it and I found it terribly depressing.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven was pretentious tripe. You'd be better of watching a Hallmark movie.
I hated The Road. Maybe it's because my son was the same age as the son in the book when I read it and I found it terribly depressing.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven was pretentious tripe. You'd be better of watching a Hallmark movie.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 10:15 pm to mouton
The Road - loved.
The curious incident - loved.
One hundred years - sorta liked.
A thousand splendid - liked but - as was stated - not as good as The Kite Runner.
Five people - haven’t read.
The curious incident - loved.
One hundred years - sorta liked.
A thousand splendid - liked but - as was stated - not as good as The Kite Runner.
Five people - haven’t read.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 7:10 am to mouton
The Road is a bit of a downer but one hell of a page turner imo. Think I read the entire thing in a day
Posted on 8/4/21 at 8:40 am to mouton
I've read 3 of those.
I'd rank The Road and The Curious Incident Of the Dog In the Night Time about the same. One is just depressing(The Road) while the other is a little more lighthearted. So just depends on your mood. I'd recommend both though.
I'd skip The Five People You Meet In Heaven. It's not horrible, but just kinda hokey. But it is a quick and easy read, so not hard to knock out.
I'd rank The Road and The Curious Incident Of the Dog In the Night Time about the same. One is just depressing(The Road) while the other is a little more lighthearted. So just depends on your mood. I'd recommend both though.
I'd skip The Five People You Meet In Heaven. It's not horrible, but just kinda hokey. But it is a quick and easy read, so not hard to knock out.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:04 am to The Spleen
Thanks for all the replies. I have some others on my reading list I will add to the post this evening to get more opinions. One is all the light we can not see. I think I recall you mentioning it Spleen or was that someone else?
Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:06 am to mouton
In order of the ones I've read:
- The Road
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- The Five People you Meet in Heaven
The first two are great books that I would read again.
I've not read the other two of your recs. I may get to the Curious Incident...sometime.
- The Road
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- The Five People you Meet in Heaven
The first two are great books that I would read again.
I've not read the other two of your recs. I may get to the Curious Incident...sometime.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:08 am to mouton
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One is all the light we can not see. I think I recall you mentioning it Spleen or was that someone else?
I have mentioned it. Probably in my top 5 books I've ever read, but there may be some recency bias. I read it earlier this year. Still a fantastic book.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:18 am to The Spleen
Do you by chance order from Thrift Books? I am finding a lot of these titles in hardcover in "very good" condition for under five dollars.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:31 am to mouton
I have before, but I've gone to reading mostly on my Kindle since getting a Paperwhite. I check Amazon every day for their Daily Deals. I bought All the Light for like $3 that way. I also keep a reading list on my phone notes, and check Amazon fairly regularly for those titles and usually find at least one marked down, a few of them for free.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 10:08 am to The Spleen
I will have to check that out. 
Posted on 8/4/21 at 8:58 pm to mouton
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I have heard great things but never read anything by McCarthy. Would you recommend it over his other books.?
Blood Meridian by him is probably the best book I have ever read. I am thinking of reading The Road next.
ETA: I decided to go with No Country For Old Men, one of my favorite movies and I have heard the book is even better.
This post was edited on 8/4/21 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 8/5/21 at 7:30 am to The Spleen
All the Light Is great. My daughter’s favorite book by far. We spent a couple of days in Saint-Malo in 2019 - the setting of one of the storylines. Very special time for us which brings the book closer to us all.
This post was edited on 8/5/21 at 7:32 am
Posted on 8/5/21 at 9:03 am to Ace Midnight
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The Road first, for sure.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 7:39 pm to CrimsonFever
quote:it’s alright, it kind of reads like a screen play. I’ve read all of his books and I think Suttree is his best, but it would be hard to argue against The Crossing or Blood Meridian as his masterpiece.
decided to go with No Country For Old Men, one of my favorite movies and I have heard the book is even better.
Pretty disappointing that 100 Years of solitude hasn’t received much love in this thread
This post was edited on 8/11/21 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:48 pm to Peepdip
Curious incident is the easiest to read. I’d go there first.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:54 pm to Marciano1
I just finished The Road and it pissed me off. They had it made half way through. Why would they leave?
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