I’m bored out of my mind. Suggest me a book and I’ll read it cover to cover.

Two conditions

  1. I can aquire a digital copy.
  2. Some ovious filters like no dictionary or phone book kind.
  3. Most people agreening on the book will be selected.
  4. Any book works.

Thanks.

Update: 21st march

Thank you all for your time and input.

Looks like it’s a tie between.

  1. Project hail mary
  2. The count of monte cristo

As kind of promised I’ll read these two cover by cover.

And bonus rules(5,6) that i kept for later

  1. I’ll make a list of every book(other than selected) and will give it fair shot by reading at least 25%.
  2. I’ll post here after finishing each book.

I think I am set for a year. I am not a reader although I have 3 e-readers + a m5paper for which ill write a e reader firmware/app. I love the e-reader tech and books. (Still not a reader but id like to be one and this is my second attempt to become one.)

I’ll update the list of books here mentioned tomorrow.

Thanks again for putting out your suggetions and favs. Happy Reading.

  • dkppunk@piefed.socialEnglish
    24·
    2 days ago

    If you want something fast paced, recent, and ok with scifi, I suggest Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. It’s a quick and fun read, I highly enjoyed it. The movie just came out, so you can watch that then compare the two. So far, folks have said it’s a good adaptation, I am seeing it tomorrow.

    That would take a fair bit of time out of your boredom.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      That is one I was going recommend. Also The Martain is also good.

      Another book recommendation is Children of Time by Andrew Tchaikovskuly. The whole series is pretty good. Currently reading the 4th book in that series that just came out.

    • iamthetot@piefed.caEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Also going tomorrow! Just finished reading it a few weeks ago. It wasn’t a 5/5 for me but I think it will make a good movie, I’m excited.

    • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Agreed. Great for literally anybody of any tastes. Easy read that’s fun. Bonus is the audiobook is very good as well.

  • Sophocles@infosec.pub
    4·
    2 days ago

    These are my favorites from each category:

    Classic: The Odyssey, Homer
    Fantasy: Here There be Dragons, James Owen
    Horror: The Fall of House Usher, E.A. Poe (short story)
    SciFi: Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
    Science: Cosmic Querries, Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Politics: A Second Treatise of Government, John Locke
    Philosophy: Phaedo, Plato
    Poetry: Songs of Innocence and Experience, William Blake
    Play: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare
    Historical Fiction: Little House on the Prarie, Laura Ingals Wilder
    Cooking: The Classic of Tea, Lu Yu
    Religion: The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
    Romance: idk havent read one I like yet

  • SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    Dune by Frank Herbert

    The Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson

    Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion by the recently departed Dan Simmons

  • Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml
    24·
    2 days ago

    With boredom comes dedication and commitment. I recommend The Count of Monte Cristo. Long but very captivating.

    • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      One of my top 5s for sure - maybe even #1. But it’s a long read not suitable for first time/new readers (not saying OP is or isn’t - just don’t know anything about them, and I wouldn’t recommend the count to, say, my teenage daughter who doesn’t read much).

      But ya - if you’re up for it OP, this is a masterpiece of a book.

  • FrederikNJS@piefed.zipEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    If you want something a bit more humourous:

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

    Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett

  • AWizard_ATrueStar@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 days ago

    Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch

    Kind of like Ocean’s 11 in a fantasy setting with some of the best snarky dialogue I have ever read.

  • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    I’ll throw some of my favorites on the pile in addition to two others I’ve already seen and replied to (Hail Mary and count of monte cristo). Warning - all over the spectrum here

    • lord of the rings
    • Frankenstein - much better than I thought it would be
    • the picture of Dorian Grey - Lord Henry might be the best villain in any book. He’s so scandalous you can’t help but love his ridiculousness.
    • the road to tender hearts
    • a man called ove
    • red rising series
    • titan (biography on rockerfeller, fascinating but long)
    • the intelligent investor

    I have plenty more if you want me to keep going. If any one of those interests you at all, I’m positive you’ll enjoy reading from that list.