Book suggestions for older teen son
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My DS used to love reading but does less these days. He is proactively looking for a book good enough to compete with the draw of his phone and I’d love to help him find something. Any recommendations?
Books he’s liked in the past: Bear Town Pillars of the Earth The Book Thief Autobiography of Larry Bird Kite Runner He used to be really into dystopian young adult stuff but seems done with that. Mostly I’m just looking for a good story that will appeal to 17yo boys rather than 45yo women. He’s pretty into music (guitar), sports, and history. |
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The Caine Mutiny
1984 Animal Farm Catch 22 |
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| On a recent car trip, we listened to Starter Villain by John Scalzi and both my teens really liked it. I especially recommend if he likes cats. |
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High Fidelity -- Nick Hornby
Boy 21 -- Matthew Quick John Grisham books, maybe? |
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| Ohh - highly recommend Hail Mary Project (by the same author that wrote Martian). My DS loved it. |
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My Struggle
Babel Ender’s Game & series The Three Body Problem & series Game of Thrones & series In Ascension Trust He may also like Stephen King and Stephen Graham Jones. |
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Money Ball
The Blind Side All the Light We Cannot See |
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| 1984 |
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If he's into science at all, I recommend Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman.
Maybe All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. |
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The Boys in the Boat
Seabiscuit The Hunt for Red October Life of Pi Of Mice and Men |
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Mystic River
Razorblade Tears Natchez Burning Dixon, Descending Firekeeper's Daughter Into Thin Air Skippy Dies |
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Murderbot
Otherwise need more info |
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Dh is loving murderbot and ds has the other book by the same author. Murderbot is being made into a tv series. 16 yo read the new hunger games prequel on vacation for nostalgia and finished within 48 hours. After 18 yo read it! |
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I recently read Things Not Seen and it is funny and wonderful
It’s about an invisible teen. His internal dialogue, his relationship with his parents and how he copes is very funny and relatable. |
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Non-Fiction:
The Right Stuff, by Tom Wolfe What Is the What, by Dave Eggars Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page Catch and Kill, by Ronan Farrow The Looming Tower, by Lawrence Wright Fiction: Maybe have him try a post-Cold War/contemporary spy novel or series? Red Sparrow (Trilogy) The Faithful Spy, by Alex Berenson (4+ in series) The Tourist, by Olen Steinhauer (or any of his other books) Thrillers: I Am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes The Inquisitor, by Mark Allen Smith The Short Drop, by Matthew FitzSimmons Any of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child |