Need a book for traveling

Tusky

Doing a bit of traveling over the summer and want to get a couple of good books to help with the long journeys. I want a real page turner. I'll give examples of books that I have really enjoyed to help yea with recommendations!

Filth, Trainspotting, Dune, The Road, Shantaram, I am Legend, The Beach, Fight Club, Lord of the Rings, Song of Ice and Fire, A Short History of Nearly Everything, A Confederacy of Dunces, World War Z

Hope that helps.

tbh

Get the Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It won't make you any more intelligent, but it's a real page turner and it's huge.

oh - and "Porno" is the sequel to trainspotting, and just as good IMO.

redarmyblues

a suitable boy is a great holiday read

Tusky

tbh wrote: »

Get the Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It won't make you any more intelligent, but it's a real page turner and it's huge.

oh - and "Porno" is the sequel to trainspotting, and just as good IMO.

Ive read Porno - in fact I think Ive read everything Irvine Welsh has written.

I'll look into Pillars of the Earth. Seems to have lots of positive reviews...but I dunno, the description doesnt grab me. Seems like a bit of a period drama...which Im not a fan of.

godspal

I would recommend:

Underworld by Don Delillo
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pychon
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Thats about 2000 pages of solid reading right there. Not if you are travelling for more than 70 hours I could recommend you a couple of more.

jollygood

Bryce Courtnay - The Power of One
Perfect for a holiday, not taxing, just a rip-roaring read, so well written and a page turner. Really inspiring and one of my favourite books. Warning - I read this on holiday in Italy and ended up enjoying it far more than the holiday itself as I couldn't tear myself away from it.

KarlNedCarew

The Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden, its a historical fiction based around Genghis Khan.
And any David Gemmell novel is worth a read in my opinion

KarlNedCarew

Oh and if you haven't read it The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy of five books

tbh

Tusky wrote: »

Ive read Porno - in fact I think Ive read everything Irvine Welsh has written.

I'll look into Pillars of the Earth. Seems to have lots of positive reviews...but I dunno, the description doesnt grab me. Seems like a bit of a period drama...which Im not a fan of.

it's an accurate description, to be fair. Good story tho.

Tusky

Ill look into those recommended. A friend has recommended me Shogun by James Clavel. Any thoughts on that ?

bigfeller

Survivor and Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

If you're going to be travelling I can't think of anything better than On the Road by Jack Kerouac. And, when you're finished reading that, you might as well read The Dharma Bums by him also.

KarlNedCarew

+1 for On the Road

Madou

Have to agree with the 'On the road' suggestions - when travelling, it's perfect for dipping into.

Also try 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' by Tom Wolfe, and 'Hell's Angels by Hunter S. - 1960s California, long-hair, happy drugs, and the open road - good medecine for travelling.

randomguy

I've similar enough taste to yours, and would recommend Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty as a great book for travelling with. Long, engrossing, and well-written (and manly to boot).

(Guns Germs and Steel, too, if you are into non-fiction, but it might be a bit heavy.)

Paddy Samurai

Tusky wrote: »

Ill look into those recommended. A friend has recommended me Shogun by James Clavel. Any thoughts on that ?

Shogun is a great read,an epic,its the Male version of Gone with the wind.
Plenty of action ,great characters,great storytelling and a history lesson thrown in for free.It's one of those books that when its finished you are sorry its over and want to know more about the characters.

Paddy Samurai

Tusky wrote: »

Doing a bit of traveling over the summer and want to get a couple of good books to help with the long journeys. I want a real page turner. I'll give examples of books that I have really enjoyed to help yea with recommendations!

Filth, Trainspotting, Dune, The Road, Shantaram, I am Legend, The Beach, Fight Club, Lord of the Rings, Song of Ice and Fire, A Short History of Nearly Everything, A Confederacy of Dunces, World War Z

Hope that helps.

Swan Song by Robert McCammon (armageddon Epic Pageturner)
Necroscope by Brian Lumley (The beginning of a great and unusual Vampire series)
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (unique take on time travel)
The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers (not to be missed)
Game of Thrones by RR Martin (1st in the series)

Tusky

Cheers for the recommendations. I think I'm gonna go with Shogun and On The Road (Ive always wanted to read it). I'll check out some of the other ones suggested in this thread when I get back.