My son is 30 and in the hospital for 3 months – I’m looking for books to keep him busy. We do wordle everyday, he’s very smart and bored. Thanks in advance!
Can you give us some more info about what he likes to read? Fiction, non fiction, etc. Does he already read a lot or would he be getting back into it?
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Carl Hiaasen……to put a smile on his face.
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Snowcrash
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King Rat is so well written probably the best prison novel . By the man who wrote Shogun.
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The Dortmunder series . How many ways can competent thieves screw up their crimes . The Robert Redford movie The Hot Rock is a Dortmunder story
waveysue on
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer.
As an aside: Globle and Worldle are fun online mini games
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If he likes words and language, how about The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson? It’s about the English language. Very entertaining.
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merriam-webster has quordle: 4 wordle games simultaneously. And also Octordle: 8 wordle games at once. From personal experience, they’re addicting.
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If he’s into fantasy, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is both very readable and about 1000 pages. It has three sequels already out and another coming later this year. If he’s got time to kill, these would be a great way to do it!
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If he’s got the time, might as well try out The Wheel of Time! I haven’t ready it yet, but it’s apparently a classic in the fantasy genre
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Have you considered audiobooks?
**World War Z** by Max Brooks has a truly magnificent voice cast.
**The Martian** by Andy Weir I have only read in book form but I’ve heard good things about the audiobook.
Both are shorter, riveting books in either way and I like the covers..
Wishing your son a speedy recovery and joy and distraction in whatever he decides to read.
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Can you give us some more info about what he likes to read? Fiction, non fiction, etc. Does he already read a lot or would he be getting back into it?
Carl Hiaasen……to put a smile on his face.
Snowcrash
King Rat is so well written probably the best prison novel . By the man who wrote Shogun.
The Dortmunder series . How many ways can competent thieves screw up their crimes . The Robert Redford movie The Hot Rock is a Dortmunder story
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer.
As an aside: Globle and Worldle are fun online mini games
If he likes words and language, how about The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson? It’s about the English language. Very entertaining.
merriam-webster has quordle: 4 wordle games simultaneously. And also Octordle: 8 wordle games at once. From personal experience, they’re addicting.
If he’s into fantasy, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is both very readable and about 1000 pages. It has three sequels already out and another coming later this year. If he’s got time to kill, these would be a great way to do it!
If he’s got the time, might as well try out The Wheel of Time! I haven’t ready it yet, but it’s apparently a classic in the fantasy genre
Have you considered audiobooks?
**World War Z** by Max Brooks has a truly magnificent voice cast.
**The Martian** by Andy Weir I have only read in book form but I’ve heard good things about the audiobook.
Both are shorter, riveting books in either way and I like the covers..
Wishing your son a speedy recovery and joy and distraction in whatever he decides to read.
I recommend The Goldfinch.
I recommend The Goldfinch.