Can you reccommend a good book for me?

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  • ironbutterf1y
    ironbutterf1y Posts: 103
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  • Fancydud
    Fancydud Posts: 5 Member
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    The Sisterhood -- Helen Bryan
    We Need to Talk about Kevin -- Lionel Shriver
    On Hallowed Ground, The story of Arlington National Cemetery --Robert M. Poole
    Elizabeth Street -- Elizabeth Fabiano
  • Fancydud
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    Oh, and I forgot, Fifty Shades of Grey--HAHA
  • ckmama
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    Wool (Wool Omnibus) Silo Saga By Hugh Howley

    Post apocalyptic society sci-fi reading. Easy and fast read. There are 8 books so far.
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
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    Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill. I just started it and it's pretty cool.
  • mmm_drop
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    If you like classics, I recommend Theodore Dreiser, specifically Sister Carrie or An American Tragedy.

    I also find that a reread of anything that Mark Twain put out there is worth it, Shakespeare as well, but that's just me.

    If you're a Carlin fan at all, I recommend Last Words.

    If you want to trip out a little bit, then try Carlos Castaneda's books, starting with The Teachings of Don Juan.
  • Kxgz
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    Oh noooo, not Fifty Shades. worst...book.....ever!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    born to run by Christopher McDougall
  • ckmama
    ckmama Posts: 1,668 Member
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    "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Marquez As well as his book "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"
  • wadedawg
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    The Walking Drum by Loius L'Amour - Historical fiction set in Europe and the Middle East during the 12th century
  • Lochlyn_D
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    If you like classics, I recommend Theodore Dreiser, specifically Sister Carrie or An American Tragedy.

    I also find that a reread of anything that Mark Twain put out there is worth it, Shakespeare as well, but that's just me.

    If you're a Carlin fan at all, I recommend Last Words.

    If you want to trip out a little bit, then try Carlos Castaneda's books, starting with The Teachings of Don Juan.

    I will look into all of these. Great selections. Thanks!
  • Lochlyn_D
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    The Walking Drum by Loius L'Amour - Historical fiction set in Europe and the Middle East during the 12th century

    Love Louis L'Amour!!
  • kylamaries
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    I'm not much for books like this but you should definitely check out Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns." He writes about life in Afghanistan through the eyes of the younger generation (typically children/teenagers who grow into adults as the book progresses). It's most definitely not a romance book and while it does include teenage characters, it's such a different culture that it is -- in no way -- a young adult book. I would never have even given it a chance if it wasn't a required book in one of my classes. I thoroughly enjoyed it and ended up reading his first book ("The Kite Runner") which I found was still very good, but not as good as "A Thousand Splendid Suns." Look it up on Amazon for a preview inside the book and see what you think! :-)

    I was going to say the SAME THING! There are two of my favorite books! He has just come out with a new book! I purchased it and plan on reading it when I'm on vacation next week!

    Did he really? That's great, I'll check it out!
  • Allie_71
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    Currently re-reading "Journey to the end of night" by Celine. Enjoyed it the first time and am continuing to do so the second time around :)

    "A confederacy of dunces" by Toole was good. Completely unlikeable protagonist. Almost gratingly so, but important to the story and such a great book.
  • kylamaries
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    You said you'd look up "Room," would you be interested in "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold? Forget what you saw in the movie because it does the book no justice whatsoever, but it's very dark and beautifully written. I wish I had more suggestions, though it seems our interests don't cross very well! :laugh:
  • Tandi_S
    Tandi_S Posts: 439 Member
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    Bumping for when I'm ready for the next one.

    I agree with the PP that mentioned Good Reads...that's a great site.

    I've been reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It's far from a romance novel, but there is a love story as a main thread. I'm into book 3 and the story is still great although my pace has slowed because I'm outside more.
  • jwuchef87
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    I just finished Time Traveler's Wife....it was very well written and had the love story of course but some humor as well...not Teen-ish at all. I LOVED it.
  • warriorprincessdi
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    Partrick Rothfuss writes good books. :) Also, I really like Raymond Feist
  • jwuchef87
    jwuchef87 Posts: 110 Member
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    You said you'd look up "Room," would you be interested in "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold? Forget what you saw in the movie because it does the book no justice whatsoever, but it's very dark and beautifully written. I wish I had more suggestions, though it seems our interests don't cross very well! :laugh:

    I agree; The Lovely Bones was great!
  • maiaroman18
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    The Lobotomist, by Jack El-Hai

    Sorry, most of my recommendations will be more psychology-based books, since that's what I tend to read.

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