What are your favorite books? Who are your favorite writers?

[Sneaky]

Im a big reader and always have been. Im always interested in what people like to read. Most of us don't have the time we used to for reading, but I'm sure there are those favorite books and authors that stay with you most of your life because of the book they wrote, or where you were in your life when you read thier work.

What are your favorite books? Who are your favorite writers?

[scoobertina]

My favorite type is the Gothic Romance..

Lonely, alone, penniless woman ends up in haunted house as governess or long lost relative, is treated like dirt, but falls in love with the rich very powerful often scary Master of the house.. she fights her love for him because he may be the one who is killing people or trying to frighten her off... but she is the one who solves the mystery or stumbles upon the facts...

they just don't write them any more... soooooo I read alot of nothing nowadays...

[Krystal]

Anything by Bertrice Small. She writes historical romances, mostly Elizabethan era stuff. I have almost every one of her books. I also like Lori Foster...she's pretty good too.

[Tiglet]

Anything by Bertrice Small. She writes historical romances, mostly Elizabethan era stuff. I have almost every one of her books. I also like Lori Foster...she's pretty good too.
You should try Phillipa Gregory too, I think you'd like her.

[Tiglet]

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - It examines mythology, its effect on ethics, and how that relates to sustainability.

This book had a profound effect on me.


I also like Steinbeck's work, Grapes of Wrath, Brother's Kasimov, etc.


Light reading: Minette Walters, Jodi Picoult, Joy Fielding, Stephen King, etc.


Crap, I could go on and on.

[Alfa]

Norman Maclean: "A River Runs Through It and Other Stories"



Leif Enger: "Peace Like a River'



Bryce Courtenay:

Trilogy: "Potato Factory", "Solomon's Song" and "Tommo & Hawk"
"Power of One" and its sequel "Tandia"




Caleb Carr: "The Alienist" and its sequel "The Angel of Darkness"
Erik Larson: "The Devil in the White City"
Malcolm Gladwell: "Blink" and "The Tipping Point"
Most anything from David Sedaris

[Tiglet]

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Bryce Courtenay:
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Trilogy: "Potato Factory", "Solomon's Song" and "Tommo & Hawk"
"Power of One" and its sequel "Tandia" and don't forget Jessica

Caleb Carr: "The Alienist" and its sequel "The Angel of Darkness" I keep looking at these books, you definately recommend them?

[Sneaky]

I also like Steinbeck's work, Grapes of Wrath, Brother's Kasimov, etc.


Light reading: Minette Walters, Jodi Picoult, Joy Fielding, Stephen King, etc.


Crap, I could go on and on.
I love Steinbeck too. And Stephen King




Malcolm Gladwell: "Blink" and "The Tipping Point"
Most anything from David Sedaris


Gladwell's books are so interesting to me. And David Sedaris has caused me to miss so much sleep and wake my husband up with my laughing at 3 AM. He's one of my favorites too.

[Sneaky]

I love William Faulkner. Weird, dark, you never know where he's going, but he facinates me.
I love Dickens' work.
Louisa May Alcott- I read Little Women at a young age & loved it.

My favorite contemperary authors include:

Barbra Kingsolver- The Poisenwood Bible is one of my favorites
Isabelle Allende- The House of The Spirits
John Irving- I love just about everything he has ever written, but The World According To Garp is on of my favorites
Anne Rice- The Witching Hour (but I love everything she has written as well)
Margaret Atwood- A Handmade's Tale, and everything else she has written.....

I could go on & on & on. I'll add more as I remember them.

[Sunfiresix]

Lately--Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series
Anything by Stephen King

[Tiglet]

I love William Faulkner. Weird, dark, you never know where he's going, but he facinates me.
I love Dickens' work.
Louisa May Alcott- I read Little Women at a young age & loved it.

My favorite contemperary authors include:

Barbra Kingsolver- The Poisenwood Bible is one of my favorites
Isabelle Allende- The House of The Spirits
John Irving- I love just about everything he has ever written, but The World According To Garp is on of my favorites
Anne Rice- The Witching Hour (but I love everything she has written as well)
Margaret Atwood- A Handmade's Tale, and everything else she has written.....

I could go on & on & on. I'll add more as I remember them.
Gotta agree with all of these except Faulkner, never been able to get into him.

[Sneaky]

Gotta agree with all of these except Faulkner, never been able to get into him.

It took me a while to like him. I had to actually finish a book of his to know I liked him if that makes any sense. (and the first one was TOUGH! OMG!) Now I enjoy reading him so much more. It's not like other books where it it is super clear about what is going on so that can be SO frustrating. But I just love him now. He sure isn't for everyone, I know that. LOL.

[yaser]

Bacon Atlantis

[Alfa]

Bryce Courtenay:

Trilogy: "Potato Factory", "Solomon's Song" and "Tommo & Hawk"
"Power of One" and its sequel "Tandia" and don't forget Jessica


Caleb Carr: "The Alienist" and its sequel "The Angel of Darkness" I keep looking at these books, you definately recommend them?


They are a fun period piece detective series. If you like decent fiction set in another time period, I think they are worth getting (especially for a summer read hangin' outside and relaxin').

[Sneaky]

Ohhh. getting good ideas for more books to read. Yeah!

[cheerymissy_34]

im sort of weird i LOVE vampire books anything paranormal

Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake series
Kim Harrison
I also like Kay Hooper,Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child,
OMG there is just too many to list....

[Sneaky]

im sort of weird i LOVE vampire books anything paranormal

Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake series
Kim Harrison
I also like Kay Hooper,Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child,
OMG there is just too many to list....

I'm assuming you've read Anne Rice then, right?

Dude, on vacation I just read You Suck, by Christopher Moore. It's hysterically funny & witty AND a good vampire book. He's written others too that I haven't read, but I have to go get them now:
Bloodsucking Fieds & Practiacl Deamonkeeping. Great summer reads!

[cheerymissy_34]

I'm assuming you've read Anne Rice then, right?

Dude, on vacation I just read You Suck, by Christopher Moore. It's hysterically funny & witty AND a good vampire book. He's written others too that I haven't read, but I have to go get them now:
Bloodsucking Fieds & Practiacl Deamonkeeping. Great summer reads!

ohhhh yea if u like vampire stuff u have to read Anne Rice....Queen of the Damned is soooo great
I havent read Christopher Moore though ill have to check him out

[stellabelle]

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

And everything else by Wally Lamb...

[oldandnaked]

Pretty much anything by James Clavell.

[Charmed]

I must say I have been cheating a bit here... I love to read but find myself too busy so, I have turned to audio books.....

Oh my iphone for this week:
Full Speed By Janet Evanovich
The Quickie By James Patterson
Hot Ice By Nora Jones

[Gz]

I must say I have been cheating a bit here... I love to read but find myself too busy so, I have turned to audio books.....

Oh my iphone for this week:
Full Speed By Janet Evanovich
The Quickie By James Patterson
Hot Ice By Nora Jones

Is it just me or are those all sexy sounding titles? :)

Lately I've been reading text books of various types..but when my brain's had enough of analyzing those, I need brain candy! So I've taken to reading my standard genre of sci-fi/fantasy. The latest I've been reading is a series by Terry Brooks...The Genesis of Shannara

[Charmed]

What is on your mind this morning? :)

[Gz]

What is on your mind this morning? :)

Many things are! Fluid in the brain being one of em

[Sneaky]

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

And everything else by Wally Lamb...

I LOVED that one! What was the one Wally Lamb wrote about the twin brothers???-- I Know This Much Is True, that book was SO GOOD!

[Cy]

Lately--Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series
Anything by Stephen King

I love Lee Child's Jack Reacher books too. I'm reading them in the order they were written and am currently reading "The Visitor" which is the fourth in the series.

I also like Nelson De Mille especially his John Corey books.

The book that most affected me though was "The Railway man" by Eric Lomax. It certainly changed to way I looked on life.

[noodlegurl]

I like to read Debbie Macomber books

[Shawn]

Dr Seuss Green eggs and Ham

[MrHyde]

Some of my favorite authors:

Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Choke)
Neil Gaiman (American Gods)
Irvin Yalom (The Gift of Therapy)
Stephen King

[plankmaker]

Douglas Adams

[softrosepetal]

Catherine Coultier, Sandra Brown, David Baldachi

[RedVixen]

Anything by Stephen King and I also like Danielle Steel.

[DK44]

Dr Seuss Green eggs and Ham

Dr Suess is about all I read these days to my son..

[clifton54]

Read "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr. Very well written.

I'm also a fan of John Grisham

[Tiglet]

Some great ideas here, thanks.

Gonna try some Faulkner - 'As I Lay Dying'

and then go onto Caleb Carr 'Alienist' series.

[fishon]

Stephen King, John Grisham, and even enjoyed Poe in my younger days

[Bandit]

Nice thread, I've been searching for new authors that might match what I enjoy and this helps a lot. Also interesting to see how many other Stephen King fans are here.

IMHO:
Stephen King is amazing! (Misery is probably my favorite)

John Grisham, but he can be hit or miss.

Dean Koonz, Stephen King lite (but he is weak on finishing his stories, doesn't seem to wrap up the story to a satisfying conclusion)

Michael Chricton, Very creative fiction with a brainy angle. He mixes in many science facts with good story lines.

Robin Cook, murder and mayham with a medical perspective.

Ann Rule, if you like true crime with gruesome details thrown in for good measure.

[rj1002]

Mostly, I read sci-fi. Unfortunately, two of my favorite authors are now deceased, and a third (Niven) is in virtual retirement.

Isaac Asimov
Larry Niven (esp in collaboration with Jerry Pournelle)
Robert Heinlein
Orson Scott Card

[Sweet_Redd]

Stephen King is my all time favorite.

Mary B Morrison write some good books too. In her novel Soulmates Dissipate, wow it was some hot and steamy writing. Her books will get you worked up everytime.

[Bandit]

Sweet Redd; Do you have a favorite SK story?

[yaser]

Stephen King, John Grisham, and even enjoyed Poe in my younger days

What about now?

[Thumpintwin]

Neil Gaiman (sp) writes great stories

Terry Pratchett is hilarious

Tony Hillerman wrote some terrific mysteries set in Navajo country

Mark Twain....the perfect cynic

[Sweet_Redd]

Sweet Redd; Do you have a favorite SK story?
Tommyknockers; Insomnia; Misery; are the top ones.

[Bandit]

Tommyknockers; Insomnia; Misery; are the top ones.

Some of my favorites as well. Ever read "Dolan's Cadillac" ?


obligatory smiley: :sc

[Sneaky]

Mark Twain....the perfect cynic

:55Good Choice

[Sweet_Redd]

Some of my favorites as well. Ever read "Dolan's Cadillac" ?


obligatory smiley: :sc
I don't remember reading that one. But you best believe I will be headed to the library to find it tomorrow.

[Bandit]

I don't remember reading that one. But you best believe I will be headed to the library to find it tomorrow.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[Alfa]

There are some books I like to re-read every few years:


I already mentioned "River Runs Through It", but it is one I read about every 3 years and it always hits me as hard as the first time I read. Maybe more so, actually.
JD Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye", "Nine Stories" and "Fran and Zooey" seem to present something very new to me when I re-read them (about every 5 years).
Jack Kerouc's "On the Road" is one that I re-read about every 5-7 years and my take on many of the different scenes in the book are incredibly revealing of where I am at the point of my life I am reading it and what life experiences have accrued to that point.

[sassynsweet]

I don't have much time to read, so it needs to be light.. and not make me work for it..

I love Robert Ludlum .. but the early days.. when he was alive. So much today has his name, but it's just not as good.

easy reads.. debbie macomber, david baldachi, janet evanovich, fern michaels.

(ya.. except for ludlum and baldachi.. very chicky books!)

when i'm feeling especially down about life in general, i like janette oke.. any series.. it's all very "little house on the praire"-ish.. but there's great messages about basic moral goodness.. and everybody's alway happy in the end.

[Sneaky]

There are some books I like to re-read every few years:



JD Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye", "Nine Stories" and "Fran and Zooey" seem to present something very new to me when I re-read them (about every 5 years).


I haven't read Salinger since my twenties. I remember being mesmorized by "Fran and Zooey" and read it start to end in a bean bag chair of a drafty flat I lived in college and didn't move the entire time except to go to the bathroom or get something to eat or drink or empty my overflowing ashtray. (At the time I smoked-- as did the charracters in the story--so I smoked a lot reading it. LOL). I might have to pick him up again to see how he reads at this point in my life. Some things are so different years later.

It's so weird. The most memorable books I read I always remember where I was and what was going on in my life at the time I read it.

[cherokeered]

Martha Grimes......Ed McBain....Piers Anthony

[tator]

When The Wind Blows and The Lake House by James patterson
and the body farm novels by jefferson bass

[FizProf]

Novella "The Fox" by D. H. Lawrence
Collected Short Stories of Somerset Maugham (Favorite short story: The Unconquered)
"Raise High the Roof Beams Carpenters, and Seymour, an Introduction"...J.D.Salinger

[Alfa]

For testosterone laden, patriotic, "Die Hard" type action, you can't go wrong with a Vince Flynn novel. Very fun summer reading.

[Han Solo]

My favorite books have WAY more pictures than words....that's pretty much the criteria.......:sry.........just another thing to add to your "TRAINING" schedule I presume:rolleyes:

[Sneaky]

My favorite books have WAY more pictures than words....that's pretty much the criteria.......:sry.........just another thing to add to your "TRAINING" schedule I presume:rolleyes:

I know honey, but "The Joy Of Sex" has some AWSOME pictures and we both benefit from those.:sngThe Star Wars comic books are another story, but we'll talk about them another time.

[Dsparate No More]

I love Stephen King...

[TC]

Anything by John Saul or Rick Hautala. They write fantastic horror...better that Stephen King...IMO

[Alfa]

Just picked up three books that I am really excited to dig into:


The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus II. Stephen King wrote an article in "Entertainment" magazine about how much he loved it. One of his quotes: "this book is so good, so damn compulsively readable, that I can hardly believe it." Uh, so you liked then, Stephen?
So Brave Young and Handsome by Leif Enger. I found his first work ("Peace Like a River") something I still think about every couple days, even though it has been months since I read it. Hopefully, this one has as much substance to it.
Undiscovered Country by Lin Enger (Leif's older brother). Leif has always said his brother is a better writer than he is and if that is true, this book should rock.

[Wil]

Clive Cussler...fun reading, good entertainment by the pool and Grisham...

[Sneaky]

Right now I'm reading Queen Of Babble by Meg Cabot. It's light but witty and funny. She's the author of all The Princess Diaries. Very great witty writer.

[Bandit]

Just picked up three books that I am really excited to dig into:


The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus II. Stephen King wrote an article in "Entertainment" magazine about how much he loved it. One of his quotes: "this book is so good, so damn compulsively readable, that I can hardly believe it." Uh, so you liked then, Stephen?


Promptly went to the library website and Wow, all 12 copies of this book are already checked out. Must be a good one. Looks like I'll have to break down and actually buy a book. Thanks for the tip.

[Han Solo]

[COLOR=darkorange]Right now I'm reading Queen Of Babble COLOR]

And Right Now I'm Laughing My Ass Off at the sheer irony there:D

[Sneaky]

And Right Now I'm Laughing My Ass Off at the sheer irony there:D
Ha ha. You are SOOOOOOOOOO funny. I am laughing on the inside. Really.:rolleyes:

[redheadedchick2]

Lately its Mary Kay Andrews.
Chick Lit

[MarriedQt]

I enjoy reading when I have time. I really enjoy Stephen King....he is my number one author to read. Then I have John Saul, Dean Koontz and when i'm in the mood for a good thriller, romance, hero book i read one of Iris Johanasons books. If anyone gets a chance i strongly urge you to read Cell by Stephen King......its very chilling and a page turner.

[MarriedQt]

Anything by John Saul or Rick Hautala. They write fantastic horror...better that Stephen King...IMO


I haven't heard of Rick Hautala.....has he been around for some time?

[Bandit]

I haven't heard of Rick Hautala.....has he been around for some time?

New to me also. Quick link to more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Hautala

Sounds promising.

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[Actually]

enders game - orson scott card
wheel of time series - robert jordan
all of the lord of the rings books - tolkien

[Domus]

Henry Miller...

[fever]

Henry Miller...

Just picked up Under the Roofs of Paris...

[Sandyboots]

Big Stephen King fan! also read Dale Carnegie, Og Mandino & Napolean Hill...among others.

[WandaRing]

Bentley Little...he's a mix of Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Ray Bradbury. The Policy and The Store are really good.

[Bandit]

Just picked up three books that I am really excited to dig into:


The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus II. Stephen King wrote an article in "Entertainment" magazine about how much he loved it. One of his quotes: "this book is so good, so damn compulsively readable, that I can hardly believe it." Uh, so you liked then, Stephen?


Half way through The Garden of Last Days... definitely a page turner in the Stephen King genre

[Ally]

Jodi Picoult. I love her books. She chooses interesting topics. My favourite of hers is "My Sister's Keeper" about a girl who was brought into the world to be a bone marrow donor for her sick older sister. It's a great ethical question.

I just finished another of hers "Nineteen Minutes" about a school shooting and the story of the killer and the people he killed. Interesting topic as well (bullying in schools and how it may drive some people to violence).

Anyways, I get overwhelmed by the book store. Don't really know where to start looking but once I find an author, I tend to stick with them until I find another one I like.

[rizz]

Soooo many different ones..im a book worm..love Jim Butcher, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Laurrel Hamilton, and Kelly Armstrong just to name a few.

[Han Solo]

Well I read and Astronomy book recently, but I can't remember who wrote it:sc.......



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[Atrebla Rose]

John Sanford, Janet Evanovich, Tammy Hoag, Robert Tananbaum, there are so many,,,,,but the Evanovich books, I highly recommend!

[Cy]

Well I read and Astronomy book recently, but I can't remember who wrote it:sc.......



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Maybe you should read a book on correct diction and grammar my friend :sc

[Han Solo]

Maybe you should read a book on correct diction and grammar my friend :sc
Hey, that was PERFECT grammar!!........And dont' steal my old avatar!!! I had that one a LONG time ago!! I know it hurts so bad to want to follow in my footsteps but an avatar does NOT make you Captain Solo ya got that Indrediboy???............"Fly away Buddy, I work alone":ok

[Cy]

Hey, that was PERFECT grammar!!........And dont' steal my old avatar!!! I had that one a LONG time ago!! I know it hurts so bad to want to follow in my footsteps but an avatar does NOT make you Captain Solo ya got that Indrediboy???............"Fly away Buddy, I work alone":ok

Indrediboy??? :sc

[Han Solo]

Indrediboy??? :sc
Oh, I assumed that since you sit around in your ballet skirt watching "High School Musical 2" everyday that you might recognize something from the "Incredibles".....guess not!...I apologize profusely for the confusion!!:sg

[Han Solo]

Ohhh......the kid is QUICK!!!!

[Cy]

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[Cy]

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[Alfa]

Finished my book from start to back on the way out (thank you 2 hour delay), so just picked another one up for the way home and six pages into it I can already tell it is awesome.

If you like books like "Fight Club", check this one out:
Rant - Chuck Palahniuk

[SirFox]

Try JOHN PERKINS, "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", and the Secret History of the American Empire.

[scoobertina]

for my D/s friends out there... I just finished Sleeping with the Devil... OMG.... what an amazing book.... whew.... I loved it... If I start losing too much weight someone reel me in... LOL...

[Sunfiresix]

Mine are Stephen King, Lee Child, and Ivan Thor...

[Alfa]

Saw these books in my basement, collecting dust; they are both a year or two old, but both are worth a read:


Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
Running With Scissors: A Memoir - Augusten Burroughs

[Ottoman]

Lately--Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series
Anything by Stephen King

I'm just now reading Tripwire. My first adventure with Lee Child.
So far, so good. I'll probably read more.

[Ottoman]

I never knew Florida could be so funny.
I enjoy reading Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey's Triggerfish Twist is very good.
Also Laurence Shames (Tropical Depression). All set in Florida.
Dan Brown: Everyone knows The DaVinci Code but Deception Point is a real page burner and my favorite book of his.

[Alfa]

I just ordered Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
(http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Look-Me-in-the-Eye/John-Elder-Robison/e/9780307395986)
and I am really looking forward to reading it.

I swear to God, if he mentions being called "annoying" growing up, I don't know that I will make it through the book; as it is, I know there will be many tear stains on the pages as I read through it.

[Sneaky]

Saw these books in my basement, collecting dust; they are both a year or two old, but both are worth a read:

Running With Scissors: A Memoir - Augusten Burroughs


Ohhhh! An all time favorite of mine!!!

[Sneaky]

I just ordered Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
(http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Look-Me-in-the-Eye/John-Elder-Robison/e/9780307395986)
and I am really looking forward to reading it.

I swear to God, if he mentions being called "annoying" growing up, I don't know that I will make it through the book; as it is, I know there will be many tear stains on the pages as I read through it.

Did you ever read A Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nightime? I can't remember the author, I'll have to look it up. It's a fictional story about a boy with Aspergers & it's told if first person. I really liked it. It's been a few years since I read it, but it was great.

[Bandit]

Half way through The Garden of Last Days... definitely a page turner in the Stephen King genre

Just finished "The Garden of Last Days", good story. Not Stephen King but definitely worth reading.

[Alfa]

Did you ever read A Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nightime? I can't remember the author, I'll have to look it up. It's a fictional story about a boy with Aspergers & it's told if first person. I really liked it. It's been a few years since I read it, but it was great.

No, I haven't, but I will. Thank you!!! (author is Mark Haddon)

[Bubblygirlie]

The Holy Bible

[Tndream]

Favorite authors and books huh?

Piers Anthony = inacarnations of immortality series
Christopher Paolini = Eragon, Eldest, and I am DYING to read Brsinger!
Anything written by Nora Roberts.
Dean Koontz
Issac Asimov
Janet Evonovich
Some of the older Stephen King novels.

Basicly anything that has a good plot that I can lose myself in.

[Tiglet]

Saw these books in my basement, collecting dust; they are both a year or two old, but both are worth a read:


Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
Running With Scissors: A Memoir - Augusten Burroughs


Lordy, all I want to do is forget "Water For Elephants", being an elephant lover I couldn't handle parts of it but it is worth a read.

Now if you are a fellow elephant lover a great book is "The White Bone" by Barbara Gowdy, great read!

[yaser]

The book of Life....

[Alfa]

The book of Life....

I've played the game version; now I have those freakin' kid pegs all over the house!

[Alfa]

Lordy, all I want to do is forget "Water For Elephants", being an elephant lover I couldn't handle parts of it but it is worth a read.


For me, what made the book was the way she wrote from the man in the nursing home's perspective. Seemed very real (and gave me yet another reason I don't want to be in a hospital or nursing home in a position that I can't control my domain).

[mer]

hmmm authors!! i have to pick one favorite...no i can't how about a couple: kim harrison,emily giffin oh and the book i just got done reading "chloe does yale" lol!

[Lowman1988]

hmmm authors!! i have to pick one favorite...no i can't how about a couple: kim harrison,emily giffin oh and the book i just got done reading "chloe does yale" lol!

Hmmmm. These sound familar. Oh thats right. I got you started reading these. But "chole does yale" ? Are you hiding a book from me? This sounds like something I would like to read.

[Constance]

I love anything Steven King writes. I know, I am a weirdo.

[Dsparate No More]

As a child, I loved Judy Blume...still do...:crs

[OnceAKing]

On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt

[Alfa]

Kinda cheated with the last two books, as they were books on CD:

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
Watched the movie a few years ago (okay, more than a few) and thought the movie sucked. The book, however, is pretty interesting.

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris
I always enjoy David Sedaris' work and for his work, I actually enjoy his books on CD more than the paper-based version. He does the voice over and his imitations of his family members and others adds quite a bit (in a good way).

[KindheartedWoman]

I mostly read non-fiction, usually self-help. Right now, I am in the middle of three different books, one is about addictive personality, another is about families, the last one is about simple adundance/comfort and joy. I am a very slow reader and tend to read a lot online at sites where I connect with people.

[leighm]

All time favourite book would have to be Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. Not his usual work, haven't read much else of his. But this is a great read.
Love Historical Romances eg: Patricia Shaw - 'Valley of Lagoons', 'Cry of the Rain Bird', 'The Opal Seekers'; Robyn Lee Burrows - 'Tea-Tree Passage', 'Wattles Bloom'. (both Australian writers) Diana Gabaldon mixes it with scifi in her 'Cross Stitch' series.
Also love George R R Martin's 'Sword of Truth' series and anything by Bryce Courtney.
Another Australian author I like is Peter Watt. He writes mainly about conflict, whether it be with the Australian natives or the Japanese during WW2. Guys would like his stuff. eg: 'Papua', 'Eden' and his series mostly with birds in the title - 'Cry of the Curlew', 'Shadow of the Osprey', 'Flight of the Eagle' and just to be different 'To Chase the Storm'.
Also like Judy Nunn.

[leighm]

Bryce Courtenay:

Trilogy: "Potato Factory", "Solomon's Song" and "Tommo & Hawk"
"Power of One" and its sequel "Tandia"



Have you read 'Solomon's Song' and 'Four Fires'. The latter will give you an idea of what bushfires in Australia are all about.
Also like Tim Winton 'Cloud Street' which almost took me back to my childhood and 'Dirt Music'.
Another Ken Follet I liked was 'A Dangerous Fortune'.

[dartgirl]

I read constantly, mostly crime dramas and lately vampire books. My favorite authors are to many to list but my top two are Patricia Cornwell and Diana Gabaldon.

[Alfa]

Have you read 'Solomon's Song' and 'Four Fires'. The latter will give you an idea of what bushfires in Australia are all about.
Also like Tim Winton 'Cloud Street' which almost took me back to my childhood and 'Dirt Music'.
Another Ken Follet I liked was 'A Dangerous Fortune'.

Thanks for the tips.
I have Solomon's Song, but not the others you mention.

[biker-69s]

I am a Clive Cussler fan...........

[midnightlover]

I am a Clive Cussler fan...........

me too they are brillinant books mate.. Trojan Odyssey was fantastic!!! The movie Sahara dont do the writer justice hey? Im glad atleast your a reader!! Jeffery Archer and Wilbur Smith also brilliant authors!!

[redchuck]

I can't narrow it down! I like John Updike, who recently died. I also admire Guterson, McEwen, and the "Big Fish" author, Daniel Wallace.

I enjoy Annie Dillard and Wendell Berry also.

[slim]

the book that made a lasting impression on me was "run baby run" by mickey spillane. although i do enjoy the graphic works of m.c. escher,that dude really had something going on in his mind.

[Sneaky]

Kinda cheated with the last two books, as they were books on CD:

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
Watched the movie a few years ago (okay, more than a few) and thought the movie sucked. The book, however, is pretty interesting.)
I listened to that one years ago when I had a long commute. It was GREAT. I STILL want to spend time in Savannah just because of that book! SUCH a great book! And the guy that read it had some great charracter voices I thought.

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris
I always enjoy David Sedaris' work and for his work, I actually enjoy his books on CD more than the paper-based version. He does the voice over and his imitations of his family members and others adds quite a bit (in a good way).
I LOVE David Sedaris. I still haven't read this one yet.

[gdg]

I love reading and have several books going, but I am bad at knowing what authors unless I have read multiples from them.
Patricia Cornwell is one, love her books. I like Five People You Meet In Heaven, would have to check the author. I should pay more attn.

[dartgirl]

I read so much that I had to start keeping a list on my computer so I would quit reading the same books over and over. I found a site on line, tradingbooksonline.com, where I can trade books, I was spending a fortune.

[Alfa]

Andre Dubus is fast becoming one of my favorite writers.
I really enjoyed "Garden of Last Days", so I picked up "House of Sand and Fog" and that was great too. Will keep working my way backward, reading his earlier works in reverse order, lol.

Just started "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.

[Singeon]

Isaac Asimov was a favourite from an early age. Who knew what was possible at that age?...

Vasily Grossman has yet to be topped. Incredible reporting from the Second World War...

So many others come to mind.

[Singeon]

The book of Life....

My copy has been an amazing read so far, Yaser....I hope there are many chapters still to come...in mine and in yours, my friend.

Cheers

[Sneaky]

Andre Dubus is fast becoming one of my favorite writers.
I really enjoyed "Garden of Last Days", so I picked up "House of Sand and Fog" and that was great too. Will keep working my way backward, reading his earlier works in reverse order, lol.

Just started "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.
I loved "House of Sand & Fog". Parts of the writing in that story still stay with me today.

[Dsparate No More]

I am such a girl...I love Nora Roberts...I have only read her trilogies...

[Xanadu7]

I may have mentioned this in another thread, but, believe it or not, I'm currently reading the Qu'ran.

Now don't worry, I'm not gonna change my name to Xan Abdul Ali. I just figure, with all the tension between the western and islamic cultures today, I might as well find out what their book says. Besides, we have a few moslems at work, and it'll help me connect with them.

[Dsparate No More]

I may have mentioned this in another thread, but, believe it or not, I'm currently reading the Qu'ran.

Now don't worry, I'm not gonna change my name to Xan Abdul Ali. I just fugure, with all the tension between the western and islamic cultures today, I might as well find out what their book says. Besides, we have a few moslems at work, and it'll help me connect with them.

You just gained my respect...not that you probably care or were waiting around for it...but just to let you know...
:ok

[Alfa]

Just started "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.

For some reason, I only got 5 pages in until yesterday flying. Finished the book before the last touchdown and I highly recommend this book.

It has a little bit of "Mad Max" to it, which may be a good or bad thing to some, but it was also one of those books that hangs with you after you're done reading it and makes you think quite a bit about whether it has a happy ending or a sad one (in the end, I would answer "yes" to that question).

[Psynge]

Issac Asimov - The Foundation Trilogy
All I have to way is WOW...

[catmom]

My favorite book of late has not been published yet - but it's in the works.....and it's author is a member of this site!

[LJ328]

I'm a huge fan of all books written by Laurie Natoro. I'm loving the book series 'Sloppy Firsts', 'Second Helpings', 'Charmed Thirds', 'Fourth Comings' all by Megan McCafferty.
I am a total chain reader. One of the best books I ever read was 'My Sister's Keeper'

I'm a fan of fictional easy reading.....its a good break from reality to jump into the life of a book!

[Dsparate No More]

Right now (for complete entertainment only) I am reading one of those trashy romance novels...I am too embarassed to even say who the author is, but it is actually good and fast reading.

[gr8doods]

big fan of Jonathon Kellerman, David Baldacci, John Grisham and Robert Parker

[(guest)]

I like Dean Koontz

[scoobertina]

I like a little bit of everything.. today I am reading a Naval history book and enjoying it immensely

[SirFox]

My favorite book of late has not been published yet - but it's in the works.....and it's author is a member of this site!

Oh MY God....You mean to tell me there is another writer on this Site???
I had better get my book published really quickly.

[Singeon]

Oh MY God....You mean to tell me there is another writer on this Site???
I had better get my book published really quickly.

The race is on, my friend...

is the other writer a ghost..or a ghost who writes?

cheers, Fox...and get back to work!

[SirFox]

The race is on, my friend...

is the other writer a ghost..or a ghost who writes?

cheers, Fox...and get back to work!


I am getting ulcers....this life is too fast for me.....I can't stand competition...but without it...no one does anything...

A ghost who writes, methinks

[Alfa]

Oh MY God....You mean to tell me there is another writer on this Site???
I had better get my book published really quickly.

You're in good company: I know of at least 4 members of this site with books in the works, Fox.

[SirFox]

You're in good company: I know of at least 4 members of this site with books in the works, Fox.

Since in my mind, I equate you with a hilarious funny time, let me ask you...
You are joking of course?

Geesum..I am getting ulcers reading this...

[Alfa]

Since in my mind, I equate you with a hilarious funny time, let me ask you...
You are joking of course?

Geesum..I am getting ulcers reading this...

No, no joke.
What's interesting is both how diverse the topics are that each are writing about and yet, in a way, how similar they are too.

[SirFox]

No, no joke.
What's interesting is both how diverse the topics are that each are writing about and yet, in a way, how similar they are too.

I can imagine. That are novels as dissertations as well???

[Sneaky]

Today I got the chance to read a book pretty much cover to cover.

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

This book was facinating. It covered everything from Kinsey, Masters & Johnson & all the other sex experts you've never heard of in between. From Men's & Women's sexuality, research (Like how they did all this sex research and the invention of the 'Penis Camera', impotence, female arousal problems, the psychology of sex, where hormones play in, why evolution shaped the penis the way it did, sex machines, inflatable penis' & more.
But the best part about it's book is the author. She's crazy witty. Her footnotes are the funniest part of the book. Here's an example: She's talking about the Center For Sexual Therapy at the RamBam* Medical Center in Haifa, Isreal.
(Here's the Footnote to that)
*"Nobody in Isreal titters over the seeming irony over a sex therapy center in a hospital called RamBam.";)
LOL That's just an example. The book is full of them. The whole book is excellent. You learn all kinds of strange sex factoids and are entertained at the same time.