2018-11-20
Books I've read
I used to read a lot of Enid Blyton's as a kid.
Here's an attempt at listing some (most certainly not all) of the books I've read in the past few years. I would most certainly not consider myself an avid reader, and am open to new recommendations.
Stuff I read when I was younger
- The Hunger Games series - Amazing series. Remains till date one of the best things I've ever read. I read Mockingjay like 10 times atleast, not kidding (probably had nothing better to do).
- Maze Runner series - It's okay. Basically a thriller that is cleverly set in a world where the author can create effect without compromising too much on the logical part.
- Murderous maths series by Kjartan Poskitt, Horrible history/science books (All scholastic publications) - They do a seriously good job at what they attempt to do, combine humour with interesting, often unknown facts related to history/science/maths. I'd recommend "Codes: How to make them and break them" to anyone without prior knowledge of cryptography. If you're into history (or even if you aren't, since it's 75% humour anyways) you could try "Horrible history of the 21st century.
- Hardy Boys books - They were alright
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Read these only because my brother bought every one of them
- Deltora quest, rowan of rin, and other books by emily rodda - Comes with strong recommendation. They're fantasy books and fairly inventive.
- Daddy-long-legs - Yep, lol, that's the name. Old book but you might like it. It is somewhat slow so be prepared for that. The ending is good.
- Digital fortress by Dan Simmons - Worst book I've ever read. I was somewhat recommended this by a friend so I asked, when you use the word 'code', do you mean encryption code or do you mean programming code? Friend was like, idk. After reading the book I see why. There is no amount of reality-bending that will be sufficient to create a world where a Dan Simmons book actually makes sense.
More recent stuff
Of late however, I've lost interest in reading because the stuff I find .... just isn't imaginative enough I guess?
So I tried looking for highly imaginative books; ended up reading Hyperion (Dan Simmons) and Dune (Frank Herbert). Both are impresssive in their own way, Dune for the fact that it was quite imaginative for its time, and Hyperion for the sheer number of details and words that have been created and used together. Neither is an easy book to read though, they're loaded with self-invented jargon. And that's the reason I'm not motivated to read one more of the same type. I could perhaps try a sci-fi book that doesn't use as much unknown vocabulary.
I read most of Factfulness (Hans Rosling), and would recommend it. It's about cognitive biases we tend to face when dealing with the facts thrown at us by various media sources.
Hitchhikers' guide to the galaxy is great too.
I'm open to book recommendations in general, but you'll also have to tell me what the book is about and why you feel I should read it :P
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