We are choosing travel books to read together.
In response to: Msg #170084 I've read all of Jason Smart's books...really inexpensive on Kindle. Also Out of Office Male. My favorite travel writer is J. Maarten Troost...Sex Lives of Cannibals and Getting Stoned with Savages about his time in the remote parts of the South Pacific. He is very humorous.
Reply to this Hey, glad some of you are enjoying my books - it really is nice to hear positive comments about something I've toiled over for many months.
But my real reason for posting here is a massive favour. If you have enjoyed one of my books, then a review on Amazon would be incredibly useful to me. Every review I get increases the visibility of my books, and as an indie author, they are so important.
On the other hand, If you think my books are a load of @#%¥ then I don't mind if you don't post a review!
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Reply to this Oh Bob that sounds like my life..er kind of book.....!!!
For any of you who are interested in the life aquatic I can highly recommend a light hearted easy read "Does this Island go all the way to the bottom" by Eric Paisley - great to chuck in your bag and read on an island somewhere.
And not a travel book but one I picked up at Makassar Airport waiting in transit a few years ago which is just that..a book to read in airports and smile as you while away the hours.
The book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha. He has a couple of other awesome things books now....sometimes it is the small forgotten things that are just change your day to an awesome one ever so slightly.
Reply to this I haven´t read any of Jason´s books, but I´ll definitely buy one and give it a go.
Cindy, that book you recommended looks good and it´s cheap!, perfect combination so it´s gone on my list as well.
Merry Jo, my book list is never ending, for each book I read, I add two to the To Be Read pile!!! 😉
Reply to this "Jason´s books" ? I read this 😉 Good books, you have to read this ...
Reply to this Hi guys!
Without meaning to sound too cliched/ironic, I've been re-reading 'The Beach' by Alex Garland. After the first time reading it, I actually suffered severe withdrawal symptoms. This isn't an over-exaggeration; I'm an avid reader, bilbiophile and have bookshelves stacked from the floor to the ceiling... there aren't that many books which have had this effect on me.
Plus, you get to think of Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal of Richard in the film, so I guess it can't be all that bad 😉
Reply to this In response to: Msg #191288 I've had The Beach on my shelves for years but I've been reluctant to read it because I have already watched the movie and didn't like it that much... do you think I should give it a go? I know we shouldn't judge a book by its movie but...
Reply to this I subscribe to the view that books are better than their movies. The risk I take in reading a book following seeing the movie is to spend too much time identifying the differences. With "The Beach" someone told me that the book took place in the Philippines, not in Thailand...they could have been wrong...if not, for me that is too great a difference to endure. I haven't read the book...yet...so let me know.
Reply to this Excellent Job Guys,Really Enjoyed When i was Reading,thanks..
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Reply to this My favorite recent read was
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline for those enjoying sci-fi/fantasy (and for those who loved the 80s -- yesssss) 😉
I also enjoyed
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose -- more incentive to walk the Lewis & Clark Trails!
Reply to this In response to: Msg #130877 " Dark Star Safari" by Paul Theroux, an interesting take on Africa from a writer who had once been a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi.
"The Motorcycle Diaries" by Ernesto "Che" Guevara, detailing his trip through South America. This gave me some insight into how a young medical student turned revolutionary.
I also like Bryson's books, particularly "Into the Woods" about walking the Appalachian trail.
Reply to this I have not been reading as much recently as work has kept me too busy. I am looking for something new to read so I will consider a few of these. Thanks for the suggestions.
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