Ask HN: What should I read next? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by ljf » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 7:36 PM UTC

check out anything by j g ballard, or some of h g wells early short stories.

just finished 'food of the gods' and loved it.

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by jaredsohn » Thu, Nov 04, 2010, 12:58 AM UTC

Go to amazon.com with amazon cookies cleared and click on only the books that you like and then rate them. See what amazon recommends.

Alternatively, try Shelfari (http://www.shelfari.com/) or WhatShouldIReadNext (http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com) and look at their recommendations. (Note: I haven't used either of these sites but found them when I was researching using amazon for recommendations.)

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by gallerytungsten » Thu, Nov 04, 2010, 2:03 AM UTC

Try some Philip K. Dick. Get one of his short story collections, they've put out several of these in recent years.

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by wglb » Sat, Nov 06, 2010, 6:27 PM UTC

Here is what to check out when you are looking for what to read, and the blog associated with it is worth the read for insight and snarkiness: http://www.bookslut.com. Jessa is as compulsive a reader as you are likely to find, and publishes a monthly collection of unique reviews and essays. Highly recommended.