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Im looking for something decent to read, can anyone suggest something good?  I have read and enjoyed books by Dan Brown, John Grisham, Dave Gorman and have also read the Northern Lights, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter stuff.  Any ideas?

I like Grisham and Dan Brown, and I've also enjoyed a few Ben Elton books.

Try Past Mortem or Dead Famous. Both rather absorbing.

i believe the diaries of STFC Bart would be quite ammusing

I have just finished reading the World According to Jeremy Clarkson - worth a giggle, now I am about to start reading the Historian, which is supposed to be good.

'Yes Man' by Danny Wallace is ace.

 8) Danny Wallace is ace

That is by far the best book I've ever read. It's mega-ace.  8)

Very True, gotta love 'are you dave gorman?' tho with both of them in it

The Beach by Alex Garland is a great book. Miles better than the film.

Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series....

Much better than LOTR and only the 11 books to plough through, so will keep you busy.

The 1st book is a slow starter and may out you off but persavere and you will not be disappointed....

I've always liked Roger Hargreaves, Mr Greedy is brilliant, I read it all in one go.I'm currently reading Mr Jelly, it's a bit hard going at the start but it's amazing once you get into it.

I mentioned Decipher by Stel Pavlou a while back, definitely worth ago that and some of it isn't as far fetched as it seems.

Harlan Coben books are alright, and very easy to read. I also like Dean Koontz novels.

as in brother of Rodney and Ray the famous Man United sibling trio?

I recommend any book by Mark Steel (of 'The Mark Steel Lectures' which is sometimes shown late night BBC2/BBC4 show). Very very funny.

I think that they are called

"It's not a runner bean"
"Reasons to be cheerful"
"Vive la revolution"

i recommend anything by will self

or terry pratchett  :oops:

i have heard massively good things about sacred games by vikram chandra. this will be my next purchase

I've read Reasons To Be Cheerful which charts his experiences with socialism from his schooldays to the present government.  For some reason I can't stand him on the tv, but the book is superb.

If anyone wants to read it I'll send it to them.

It's not a runner bean is about trying to make it as a stand up comedian in the 80's. It is currently doing the rounds at my work and is very popular.

Vive la revolution is "a stand up take on the French revolution" or something like that. Sounds odd, but somehow it works.

I agree that the TV show is not as good as his books (I think the earlier, lower budget ones are better shows though). However, it is still a lot better than most of the drivel on TV these days.

I'll look up It's not a runner bean then, cheers.

With the TV show I think strangely(given he's a stand-up comic) his delivery isn't as good.  I'd like to see The Mark Thomas Project back, it's been a while since the last one.

Mark Thomas is on a big tour at the moment. I miss all the London shows though, the first set due to a work trip, and the second set due to a vacation.

Has anyone read The Dice Man. That was a strange book!

I bought The Dice Man because Mex recommended it, then he changed his mind and said it was okay :D  I got quite far into it and then gave up, which is unusual as I normally persist with things if I've got that far.  For instance I read the whole of London Fields by Martin Amis.  Terrible book, yet some people love his writing.

The Historian,is that the one about the vampires,i tried to read that recently,couldn't be arsed,wouldn't Dracula just kill them not go around killing off librarians and pets :roll: IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE :wink:

I'm reading The warrior queens by Antonia Fraser,bit hard to get into but i'm really enjoying it now,i do love history :)

I don't know I haven't read it yet  :D I'll start it when sussex falls asleep at the weekend  :wink:

Despite some of his international hype, i cannot recommend Henning Mankell books at all. Doesn't help that they are translated from Swedish and so don't always read well either. Battling that, and a pretty shit storyline makes them less than enjoyable.

I am reading A Season in Verona by Tim Parks. It is really good and i would recommend it.

I got it for a quid with the Financial Times. It was a difficult read and I did feel it dragged on quite a bit, but it came together well enough in the end. I think it could have been made more satire than it actually was as well. But it was a novel (excuse the pun) idea.

That said I wouldn't mind reading the sequel, just because it's an interesting concept

In the same vein, you'd probably like anything by :

Michael Connelly  (try 'The Poet')

David Baldacci  (try 'Absolute Power')

Harlan Coben  (try 'No Second Chance')

Lee Child  (try 'Killing Floor')

 :thumbs:

I'd very much agree with BB12 there in terms of similar style authors. You might like James Patterson also come to think of it.

Thanks for all the suggestions people, ive bought a few off ebay and will try to get a few more to see which writers i prefer.  Always hate looking for new books as i seem to buy shite ones if i buy randomly in book shops.