Need a good '5-star' book! - Page 2

jgaiser · 02-16-2014, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I won't be back in budget until June!

If it's still available at a good price in June, it's currently at the top of my list. It does sound fun.

It is a fun book. Interesting characters, well built world, satisfying ending. Hope you can find it in your budget. Love to hear your opinion.

I have the second book, but haven't read it yet. My understanding is that the two books *are* standalone, though in the same world. Second one is near the top of my TBR, but I've got a couple big non-fictions to finish first.

mvo · 02-17-2014, 08:15 PM

There was a "What were your 5-star reads of 2013?" thread a little while back.. I added a fair few books to my TBR pile after reading through that thread

See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=230130

basschick · 02-23-2014, 04:58 AM

thanks for suggesting Three Parts Dead. just finished the sample and bought the ebook. so far, so very good!

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Recommending 5 star books is like recommending my favorite microbrew. Tastes are different.

Recent 5 stars for me:

Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
How Dark the World Becomes by Frank Chadwick
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Angst · 02-23-2014, 10:59 AM

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

ficbot · 02-24-2014, 10:56 AM

Thank you!

flyingturtle · 02-24-2014, 06:02 PM

One of my best reads recently was The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Even if you've seen the movie, I highly recommend the book. It's got great characterization, some history, and a little bit of intrigue/mystery.

I honestly didn't think a book about a British butler in pre-WWII England would interest me as I usually go for SF and Fantasy, but the first few pages about the butler driving a car through the English countryside really charmed me.

Really well written, and features a unique take on the unreliable narrator as sometimes what he says is so obviously what's not really happening and that's part of the books charm and also sadness, but that goes to the heart of one of the major themes in the book (duty versus living your own life). Moving stuff.

basschick · 02-25-2014, 05:28 AM

flyingturtle - thanks. i'm going to give it a try.

just finishing up three parts dead. i wouldn't call it a 5 star book, but a solid 4.5er. one of my 5 star books, btw, is michelle west's "the broken crown", book one of the sun sword series.

samhy · 02-25-2014, 07:43 AM

Maybe Wool by Hugh Howey.

ccowie · 02-25-2014, 10:57 AM

I just finished The Cellist of Sarajevo. Absolutely worth 5 stars!

pdurrant · 03-02-2014, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I won't be back in budget until June!

If it's still available at a good price in June, it's currently at the top of my list. It does sound fun.

A 90% off code was too good to miss. I'm not sure when I'll get to read it.

Pangolin · 03-03-2014, 06:48 AM

Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke. http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Stran.../dp/0765356155

Gazella · 03-03-2014, 12:01 PM

I'm currently reading The Golem and the Jinni and it is absolutely enchanting.

I've never read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell but I read that Wecker's novel is similar to it.

Lin2412 · 03-06-2014, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingturtle

One of my best reads recently was The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Even if you've seen the movie, I highly recommend the book. It's got great characterization, some history, and a little bit of intrigue/mystery.

I honestly didn't think a book about a British butler in pre-WWII England would interest me as I usually go for SF and Fantasy, but the first few pages about the butler driving a car through the English countryside really charmed me.

Really well written, and features a unique take on the unreliable narrator as sometimes what he says is so obviously what's not really happening and that's part of the books charm and also sadness, but that goes to the heart of one of the major themes in the book (duty versus living your own life). Moving stuff.

Thank you for sharing this. I'm interested in its premise so I'm going to give this one a shot and add it to my tbr list. I'll also add that Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone. I may need to bookmark this thread for possible updates.

pdurrant · 03-30-2014, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone

I've just finished this. A 5* fantasy indeed. Excellent stuff.

HomeInMyShoes · 03-31-2014, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ccowie

I just finished The Cellist of Sarajevo. Absolutely worth 5 stars!

Agreed. A great read.

These both rate five stars for me:
Genesis by Eduardo Galeano
Genesis by Bernhard Beckett

Don't ask me what the coincidence is with the name, but they are both great reads.

03-03-2014, 12:01 PM	#27
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	Need a good '5-star' book! I'm currently reading The Golem and the Jinni and it is absolutely enchanting. I've never read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell but I read that Wecker's novel is similar to it.

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mvo Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 1588 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: see signature	There was a "What were your 5-star reads of 2013?" thread a little while back.. I added a fair few books to my TBR pile after reading through that thread See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=230130

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flyingturtle Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: none	One of my best reads recently was The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Even if you've seen the movie, I highly recommend the book. It's got great characterization, some history, and a little bit of intrigue/mystery. I honestly didn't think a book about a British butler in pre-WWII England would interest me as I usually go for SF and Fantasy, but the first few pages about the butler driving a car through the English countryside really charmed me. Really well written, and features a unique take on the unreliable narrator as sometimes what he says is so obviously what's not really happening and that's part of the books charm and also sadness, but that goes to the heart of one of the major themes in the book (duty versus living your own life). Moving stuff.

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basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	flyingturtle - thanks. i'm going to give it a try. just finishing up three parts dead. i wouldn't call it a 5 star book, but a solid 4.5er. one of my 5 star books, btw, is michelle west's "the broken crown", book one of the sun sword series.

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Pangolin Pangolin Posts: 204 Karma: 1243880 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Brussels, Belgium Device: PW 2	Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke. http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Stran.../dp/0765356155

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