I want to get into reading before going to bed at night but I don't know what kind of books to read. I know you can basically read anything but I want recommendations of what some people may have read and think are good options. Any ideas?
James
Whether you are male or female, for some light reading try reality fiction novels Dangerous Days and its sequel Blades both by J. William Turner. Set mainly in Australia with chapters in California and London, UK.
j153e
What you're taking in before going to bed, visually, aurally, and by reading, does shape your nightly dream experience.
Would therefore suggest "Imitation of Christ" attributed to Thomas a Kempis, for a paragraph or two of inspiration, along with what your genre tastes are.
Would recommend fairly kind and uplifting, cheery books, such as "The Code of the Woosters," "In a Sunburned Country," "For Couples Only," "The Kindness Challenge," and "The Great Divorce," and, if your preference is for darker material, something like Lilian Braun's "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards" and "That Hideous Strength."
Keefe
If you're into fiction paired with maybe a bit of mystery, I have a good recommendation. The series is called
Keeper of the Lost Cities
. The author is Shannon Messenger.
Elaine
Do you like particular genres? Here is a partial list of both books and authors I enjoyed reading:
A Discovery of Witches
Lord of the Rings
Alistair MacLean
Jane Austen
Ray Bradbury
Bram Stoker
Terry Brooks
David Eddings
Michael Crichton
His Dark Materials
Robert Graves
Josephus
Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Anonymous
I want to get into eating some food every once in a while, but I don't know what kind of food to eat.
There are millions upon millions of books out there. How could anybody possibly know what might interest you? There's fiction and non-fiction, novels, drama, poetry, essays, philosophy, history, fantasy, horror, romance, science-fiction, adventure, mysteries, biographies, travelogues... And you're saying "Recommend some books."
Okay. Your name begins with "M", so here are some books written by authors whose surnames begin with "M."
Machiavelli "The Prince"
Norman Mailer "The Naked and the Dead"
Bernard Malamud "The Assistant"
Thomas Mann "The Magic Mountain"
Gabriel García Márquez "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
George R.R. Martin "A Song of Ice and Fire"
Karl Marx "Capital, Volume I"
Richard Matheson "I Am Legend"
W. Somerset Maugham "Of Human Bondage"
Guy de Maupassant (Collected Stories)
Cormac McCarthy "The Road"
Frank McCourt "Angela's Ashes"
John McPhee "Looking for a Ship"
Herman Melville "Moby Dick"
Zachary Mexico "China Underground"
Henry Miller "Tropic of Cancer"
John Milton (Collected Works)
Margaret Mitchell "Gone With the Wind"
Haruki Murakami "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World"