I’m reading lots of heavy stuff for work, personal development, etc and need something easy and fun to shut my brain off. Recommendations are appreciated!
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson. Great Beach read!
mooimafish33 on
Louis L’amour writes very simple and straightforward westerns. All about 200 pages and very tropey, but still fun.
If you like Sci-fi maybe “We are Legion” (Bobiverse series), the writing is about fan fiction level but the concept is really cool (Man had his brain frozen in modern day, wakes up in the future and has to control a probe that explores space)
For fantasy maybe The Lies of Locke Lamora, it’s longer but the writing is not challenging at all. The plot is about a group of thieves that get in over their head and is very fun.
If you like historical fiction maybe The Last Kingdom, it’s pretty much just about some badass English dude who both fights and joins vikings and King Alfred.
Bechimo on
Almost anything by John Ringo.
Ghost or The Last Centurion.
Misogynists gun nut fantasies.
Also hella fun.
jasperfilofax on
Any Dirk Pitt/Clive Cussler books. They’re like a Indiana jones meets James Bond often set around bodies of water.
Historical mysteries, advanced technologies. A daring hero with a love for the sea. Not sure if your actually by a beach but you’ll be able to roleplay with your snorkel and flippers.
Easy and fun adventure books. They are very formulaic, requires zero brain
I started reading the Sigma forces books too which are fairly similar techno-thriller but have a more wider and varied cast of characters,
terrierT0M on
Read absolutely any book by Matthew Reilly. Like a big dumb action movie in a novel, I love them so much, just turn off your brain and have fun. If I had to pick one try Ice Station, it’s like Die Hard in an Antarctic research station.
thehighepopt on
Murderbot is a great series of short, fun reads.
Postmortemhardon on
Not quick or easy but Tom Clancy books are fun. The Hunt For Red October is a classic.
jeffythunders on
Cockfighter – Willeford
neckhickeys4u on
Would you appreciate *Ball Four* by Jim Bouton?
ChrisRiley_42 on
My trashy beach reads? The titles are always 3 words, the first word is “The” then have a greek letter, and the last word will alway have at least 3 syllabals.. “The Omega Imperitive”, “The Gamma decision”, “The Theta Directive”, etc.
The plots are all the same. Just the locations and main characters change.
Pofygist on
Monster Hunter International Series by Larry Correia
wyzapped on
Why not Ken Follett? I really liked the Pillars of the Earth – very easy to read, and very adventurous
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The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson. Great Beach read!
Louis L’amour writes very simple and straightforward westerns. All about 200 pages and very tropey, but still fun.
If you like Sci-fi maybe “We are Legion” (Bobiverse series), the writing is about fan fiction level but the concept is really cool (Man had his brain frozen in modern day, wakes up in the future and has to control a probe that explores space)
For fantasy maybe The Lies of Locke Lamora, it’s longer but the writing is not challenging at all. The plot is about a group of thieves that get in over their head and is very fun.
If you like historical fiction maybe The Last Kingdom, it’s pretty much just about some badass English dude who both fights and joins vikings and King Alfred.
Almost anything by John Ringo.
Ghost or The Last Centurion.
Misogynists gun nut fantasies.
Also hella fun.
Any Dirk Pitt/Clive Cussler books. They’re like a Indiana jones meets James Bond often set around bodies of water.
Historical mysteries, advanced technologies. A daring hero with a love for the sea. Not sure if your actually by a beach but you’ll be able to roleplay with your snorkel and flippers.
Easy and fun adventure books. They are very formulaic, requires zero brain
I started reading the Sigma forces books too which are fairly similar techno-thriller but have a more wider and varied cast of characters,
Read absolutely any book by Matthew Reilly. Like a big dumb action movie in a novel, I love them so much, just turn off your brain and have fun. If I had to pick one try Ice Station, it’s like Die Hard in an Antarctic research station.
Murderbot is a great series of short, fun reads.
Not quick or easy but Tom Clancy books are fun. The Hunt For Red October is a classic.
Cockfighter – Willeford
Would you appreciate *Ball Four* by Jim Bouton?
My trashy beach reads? The titles are always 3 words, the first word is “The” then have a greek letter, and the last word will alway have at least 3 syllabals.. “The Omega Imperitive”, “The Gamma decision”, “The Theta Directive”, etc.
The plots are all the same. Just the locations and main characters change.
Monster Hunter International Series by Larry Correia
Why not Ken Follett? I really liked the Pillars of the Earth – very easy to read, and very adventurous
Anything by James Patterson