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Books, what to read?

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Almost every girl I know reads books. I do not. What are good books for a guy (age 24) to read?

I'm into photography, traveling, and computers. Prefer non-fiction books or informational kind.
 
Try one of Dan Brown's books (Angles and Demons, The Davinci Code, etc). Mainly because his books are very quick reads and will hold interest for most. And if you like one you can read the others. If not you haven't lost too much time. Try some sci-fi classics maybe like Ender's Game, 1984, Brave New World, Neuromancer, etc.
 
So you want to read because every girl you know appears to read also? If that's your motivation, then find out what they read, and read similar stuff so you have something in common to talk about.
 
I don't get how the act of reading books needs to be a male or female thing. There are a lot more books that are drama or love based, and those seem to be the most popular books for the ladies. There are plenty of sci-fi, technical/technological, and action books that combine aspects of good drama and make for amazing books for anyone to read, more commonly males though.

I haven't read a book in awhile, but I do enjoy a good read. If you're into photography, as I am but don't really pursue it much, I imagine you have a creative mind, possibly visually oriented. Fiction books are a great read for people like us. We can really get into a good story. 🙂

The books I have enjoyed reading are Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, a lengthy but damn fun read. Michael Crichton was a favorite of mine as well, enjoyed his novels Sphere, Prey, and State of Fear. And of course he had the Jurassic Park and Lost World novels, as well as Congo and a multitude of more crime-thriller oriented books. He had penned quite a few novels that covered quite a bit of different styles, his later years became far more technologically-oriented it seemed, and many weren't a big fan of his late work compared to his early work. I haven't gotten into reading his older work, one day I will. State of Fear was a good read, though he was always very critical of Global Climate Change and didn't believe it was real, and that permeated throughout State of Fear. If you can ignore his heavy bias (used a lot of research and real graphs, though data can be found that leans in either direction, he chose to only use the material that was biased against GCC/global warming). But it was a very fun read, and was very engrossing imho.

Through the style Crichton used, he always heavily researched his subject matter before working on the fiction, so his work is very easy to digest for anyone who isn't a huge fan of fiction but enjoys technical material. And Rainbow Six is just a damn fun read for anyone interested in military stuff.
 
 
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For a guy to read? Please go away to your hello kitty blanket and Backstreet Boys posters. Thank you.

OP: Read a good book, look in the bibliography, read those books. Repeat this process for the next seven decades.
 
i'm reading American Psycho atm... recently finished Fight Club and Power of One... both were pretty good.

someone mentioned the Dan Brown books... Angels and Demons was a better book imo... if you like some easy-reading fantasy novels try some David Gemmell...
 
I read a lot of non-fiction so I can give you a couple of suggestions there. Most of the non-fiction I've read is science oriented. I've liked many of Brian Greene and Michio Kaku's books, both authors deal with a lot of theoretical physics. Also along the same line, since you said you liked computers, Seth Lloyd's "Programming the Universe" is an interesting read.
 
I recently read a book called "Monkey Girl" which was written by a journalist who was covering the Dover School Board trial in Pennsylvania regarding the teaching of intelligent design as part of the curriculum. I found it a very interesting read and highly recommend it.
 
Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock would be a good read. Check out some Carl Hiaasen. He's extremely gifted. There is fiction out there you'll like. Not everything is cops and robbers and cliche detective stories.
 
currently reading: the winter king - bernard cornwell

books on my to-read list:
the gamble - thomas e. ricks
sea of thunder - evan thomas
the conquerors - michael beschloss

might pick up the rebellion of ronald reagan by james mann


best bet is just go to barnes and noble and pick up novels published as part of the in-house classics line. or the penguin classics linked above.
 
If you're just reading to have something to talk about with girls read Twilight and Harry Potter and whatever other popular series/book. That and probably whatever book Oprah's plugging lately.
 
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