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What’s something you’d recommend to a friend as a beach read?

acabal 4y ago
The Book of Wonder is a series of weird short stories, some of them gloomy and pessimistic but many with a thread of dark humor. "Chu-bu and Sheemish" is one of my all-time favorite short stories - it's creative and hilarious. [1] I also liked A Voyage to Arcturus, which has become a modern cult classic. It's probably my favorite book I've read for SE, though it might be a little heavy for a "beach read." [2] P. G. Wodehouse is always a good bet for lighter reading. [3] The Martian books are also light swashbuckling sci-fi. [4] The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is considered to be one of the best murder mysteries ever written. [5] [1] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/lord-dunsany/the-book-of-wonder/sidney-h-sime https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/lord-dunsany/the-book-of-w... [2] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/david-lindsay/a-voyage-to-arcturus https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/david-lindsay/a-voyage-to-... [3] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/p-g-wodehouse https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/p-g-wodehouse [4] https://standardebooks.org/collections/martian https://standardebooks.org/collections/martian [5] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/agatha-christie/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/agatha-christie/the-murder...
- malshe 4y ago
  Thanks a lot for doing this! I just downloaded a PG Wodehouse book on the iPad and I am thoroughly impressed by the quality of the book! I read PG's books when I was young. I used to borrow them from a local library so I don't own any of them.
- technothrasher 4y ago
  The first book I downloaded from standard ebooks was a PG Wodehouse book. I’d never read him and figured I’d give both him and the service a try. Neither disappointed.
- billfruit 4y ago
  Along with Wodehouse, I would also suggest E F Benson.
anjbe 4y ago
I’ll second Alex’s recommendations of P. G. Wodehouse (especially Jeeves Stories) and Agatha Christie. A personal favorite of mine is Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jules-verne/around-the-world-in-eighty-days/george-makepeace-towle https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jules-verne/around-the-wor...

The Book of Wonder is a series of weird short stories, some of them gloomy and pessimistic but many with a thread of dark humor. "Chu-bu and Sheemish" is one of my all-time favorite short stories - it's creative and hilarious. [1] I also liked A Voyage to Arcturus, which has become a modern cult classic. It's probably my favorite book I've read for SE, though it might be a little heavy for a "beach read." [2] P. G. Wodehouse is always a good bet for lighter reading. [3] The Martian books are also light swashbuckling sci-fi. [4] The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is considered to be one of the best murder mysteries ever written. [5] [1] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/lord-dunsany/the-book-of-wonder/sidney-h-sime https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/lord-dunsany/the-book-of-w... [2] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/david-lindsay/a-voyage-to-arcturus https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/david-lindsay/a-voyage-to-... [3] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/p-g-wodehouse https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/p-g-wodehouse [4] https://standardebooks.org/collections/martian https://standardebooks.org/collections/martian [5] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/agatha-christie/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/agatha-christie/the-murder...

malshe 4y ago
Thanks a lot for doing this! I just downloaded a PG Wodehouse book on the iPad and I am thoroughly impressed by the quality of the book! I read PG's books when I was young. I used to borrow them from a local library so I don't own any of them.
technothrasher 4y ago
The first book I downloaded from standard ebooks was a PG Wodehouse book. I’d never read him and figured I’d give both him and the service a try. Neither disappointed.
billfruit 4y ago
Along with Wodehouse, I would also suggest E F Benson.

anjbe 4y ago

I’ll second Alex’s recommendations of P. G. Wodehouse (especially Jeeves Stories) and Agatha Christie. A personal favorite of mine is Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jules-verne/around-the-world-in-eighty-days/george-makepeace-towle https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jules-verne/around-the-wor...