my dad chews through books... I want to get him something new for father's day but I don't know what to get. I need someone's personal opinion who may have read the kinds of books he has read and enjoyed.
he LOVES James Clavell and Clive Cussler, James Michener, and Edward Rutherford. He's basically read EVERYTHING those 3 authors have ever written. he enjoyed Dan Brown's stuff and he likes mystery novels (but I'm trying to get him away from just 'junk mystery stuff,')
I tried to get him to read Salman Rushdie and he "just couldn't get through it" ... bleh. I'd like to find him something he'd like and/or something that would challenge his boundaries a little but he'd still enjoy. please give me personal recommendations!!! thank you so much! -E
2007-06-14 19:17:50 · 12 answers · asked by eo 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try anything Steve Berry, Michael Connelly, Daniel Silva or Nelson de Mille. He would enjoy all of those. Nelson de Mille's newest book Wildfire sounds right up his alley. Or Steve Berry's newest The Alexandria Link. Pax - C
2007-06-14 19:22:04 · answer #1 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about some Leon Uris? He writes sweeping historical books, sort of like Michener and Rutherfurd.
His two most famous novels, both nice and juicy and long, are "Exodus", about the founding of the modern state of Israel, and "Trinity", about the problems in Northern Ireland and the roots of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, which later became the IRA. "Exodus" is a good book, but I absolutely love "Trinity". It is an engrossing story, and a fictionalized account of events, but it has a lot of correct historical information in it. I re-read it every couple of years because I like it so much.
If you want to go the mystery route, I cannot recommend PD James highly enough. Her mysteries are not formulaic, but rather highly intelligent, and very deep. Most of them involve her main detective, Adam Dalgliesh, who is himself a very deep and enigmatic character. James is widely recognized as one of the best mystery writers of all time. If you look her up, you can find out which of her Dalgliesh novels comes first (I cannot remember right now). She has two novels that have another detective in them, and one that has no detective ("Innocent Blood", one of my favorite books), and she has also written at least one piece of non-fiction. The mysteries don't need to be read in order, but since she continues to develop Adam Dalgliesh's character in each book, it is more pleasurable to read them in order.
I hope that is of some use to you.
2007-06-15 02:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give the poor guy a break... what you would like to challenge him with may not be the the perfect gift "bleh"
The likes of your personal choice foisted on another may well rob the enlightenment of the written word for all time!!
Gift the bloke a...
VOUCHER - find out his favourite bookstore, and leave him reeling in the absolute joy of choosing the written word that rows HIS particular boat
2007-06-15 04:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by renclrk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always loved the novel/play "death of a saleman". If your good to your father and he is proud of you I garentee he will cry his eyes out. Only problem is that it is short but much in the play to think about which is why it is also a movie. Check the movie out maybe to see how you like it, the book is a classic. Another one to get with it is "Tuesdays with Maury" which is a true story and a real tear jerker.
2007-06-15 02:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by Weezy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Mel Odom's NCIS series (book 1 is Paid in Blood)
Don Brown's JAG series (Treason)
Brandt Dodson (Original Sin)
Randy Alcorn (Deception)
And anything by Joel C. Rosenberg (The Last Jihad)
2007-06-15 15:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by Deena P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer and Stephen King books
2007-06-15 03:44:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he may really like books by Lawrence Sanders. Anything by him is good. Also, I didn't see Ken Follett on your list. His early works,"Key to Rebecca","Eye of the Needle", "The Man from St. Petersburg" are all bestsellers.
2007-06-15 03:17:45 · answer #7 · answered by candrus71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a very good book is For One More Day - Mitch Albom. It was on Dr. Phil! YAYYY!
its about a chance to go back and have on more day with the person you love. [in this book, its the main characters mother]
its really good, but sad.
2007-06-15 02:27:44 · answer #8 · answered by mle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how old is he!
if he's hooked to mystery stuff and you'd like to draw him away from that, get dad The Death of Ivan Ilych. He'll be off junk mystery garbage in no time believe me!!
2007-06-15 02:40:20 · answer #9 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He would probably like Malcolm by James Purdy
2007-06-15 02:24:51 · answer #10 · answered by last action hero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋