Have a friend going in for minor surgery but he'll be in hospital for a few days. Anybody recommend some books he might want to read - he's not really a TV fan and he wont have access to DVD so it's just books unfortunately. He reads various things as long as it's not Sci-Fi. New releases very welcome!
2007-03-16 00:54:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
All suggestions really good, but he's not really into crime/romance, stuff that's political but funny are his thing. He's a bit picky actually.
2007-03-16 02:46:25 · update #1
Erm, sorry probably should mention that he's read all of the following already -
Catcher in the rye, clockwork orange, harry potter, most of hemingway, and graham greene - so maybe stuff that's similar? Cheers
2007-03-16 02:49:04 · update #2
It's not at all funny, but it's very political. Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
A book that is funny and I suppose kind of political: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
2007-03-16 05:16:18 · answer #1 · answered by shy_voo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TOM CLANCY BOOKS!!!!!
I was stuck in the hospital for 3 months after I took a few bullets while in Afghanistan. I might just like these books because I'm a soldier but alot of my non-military friends enjoy them also. Tell him to try the following books:
Without Remorse
Clear and Present Danger
The Sum of All Fears
Teeth Of The Tiger
Rainbow Six
2007-03-16 08:14:33 · answer #2 · answered by jdroutlaw 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. At 1024 pages long, you can't get any more epic than that. To top things off, it traces the life of a young Southern woman Scarlett O'Hara in the time of the American Civil War. A rip-roaring read for sure, had me hooked from the very first chapter.
If your friend can't stand female protagonists, try Flowers for Algernon on him. Sad, heart-rending, and thought-provoking, with a male main character.
Another male-protagonist novel is The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - good (I'm reading it right now), AND it's quality literature. The story - cynical 16-year-old Holden Caulfield escapes from prep school and flees to the Big Apple, where he has a grand old time hanging out in bars, etc.
Since your friend is in a hospital, how about letting him try Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms? It's about an ambulance driver in WWI and his relationship with an English nurse. Tragic and profound, if that's the kind of thing your friend likes.
Gordon Korman's Son of the Mob is funny, though targeted at teens (but I read it in middle school). The story - a mobster's son tries to get a girlfriend, can't, gets one, and finds out something about her that forces him to conceal his father's occupation, but of course his plans go awry. Try it on your friend if he likes that sort of thing.
Hope this helped!
2007-03-16 09:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by tigertrot1986 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A copy of the Assassin's Cloak may go down well. I know it's not fiction, but snippets from famous, dead people's diaries.....BUT the avantage is it is short pieces and can be dipped into at random, cos if your friend is having an operation he won't be able to concentrate properly at first ..after op..And it won't matter if he doesn't finish it. Also...you can probably get a copy from a second-hand bookshop in good condition.
Other than that, I would recommend light reading, nothing too heavy. Tom Holt's books are very funny, but may not be to your friend's taste.
2007-03-16 08:34:05 · answer #4 · answered by i_am_jean_s 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heres a list
1.The Dark Tower Series By Stephen King
2.The Stand By Stephen King
3.Salems Lot By Stephen King
4.Carrie By Stephen King
5.The Dark Half By Stephen King
6.Lisey's Story By Stephen King
7.Cell By Stephen King
8.The Shining By Stephen King
9.Everything's Eventul By Stephen King
10.Misery By Stephen King
11.Dracula By Bram Stroker
12.Of Mice And Men By John Stienbeck
13.The Grapes Of Wrath By John Stienbeck
14.Dr.Jekkyl An Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Steveonson
15.Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrel By Sussan Clarke
16.The Left Behind Series By Tim Lahay and Jerry B. jenkins
17.War And Peace By Leo Tolstoy
18.The Haunting Of Hill House By Shrily Jackson
20.Frankenstien By Marry Shelly
21.The Vampire Chronicles By Anne Rice
22.Farinet 451 By Ray Bradbury
23.The Complete Tales And Poems Of Edgar Allan Poe
24.The Complete Shakesphere
25.The Iliad and The Odesy By Homer
26.Anything By Charls Dickenns
27.The Short Storys of Cerventas
28.The Divine Comedy By Dante
29.Heart Shaped Box By Joe Hill (Son of Stephen King)
30.20th Centry Ghost By Joe Hill
31.Were All in this Together a novell By Owen King
32.The Lord of The rings And The Hobbit By Jrr Tolken
33.Anything By Jules Vern
34.Anything By H.G Wells
35.The Historen By Elizebeth Kostove
Well thats 35 hope one of these Could intrist your Friend, Good luck.
2007-03-16 10:15:51 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magazines are usually better while in hospital because it is not so easy to concentrate and therefore short stories or articles are more suitable. Crossword and puzzle books are excellent too and jigsaws can help pass away the time.
2007-03-16 08:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by leximp 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gray's Anatomy
2007-03-16 13:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by David Eddings or Robin Hobb. They are both amazing authors and I can guarantee that your friend will not be able to put any of their books down!
2007-03-17 09:39:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Flesh Eaters by bugsy brown
2007-03-16 08:10:28 · answer #9 · answered by bootycreord 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you have a look in local charity shops you should be able to pick up some good books for pennies. stephen king or patricia cornwell ones are good. i always am gripped. or if you want new books try asda - i got one the other day for 3quid!
also u could pick him up a puzzle book maybe - crosswords, suduko (however u spell it lol) or kriss kross to help pass the time.
2007-03-16 08:04:05 · answer #10 · answered by alrightyyy_then 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋