does anybody know of any good books??

mishelnkiki

im REALLY in the mood to sit down tonight and read a book. im taking a rest day and its gonna make me crazy so i figured i would read instead. anybody got any good suggestions?

alex215

what kinds of books do you like to read?

I am a Chuck Palahniuk fan, you might like him if you liked the movie Fight Club and enjoy twisted dark humor.

Recently i just got into Dean Koontz and like him so far.

kam81

im REALLY in the mood to sit down tonight and read a book. im taking a rest day and its gonna make me crazy so i figured i would read instead. anybody got any good suggestions?

Not sure your taste in books, but The Art Of Racing in the Rain or People of the Book were both very good....and very different from each other.

sars_68

Again - it depends on your taste in books. But 'The Lovely Bones' is a fab book and I recently read room by Emma Donoghue - heart wrenching!

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symphonika

Augusten Burroughs is a great author!

Dreawolf

If you like historical romance, To Tame a Savage by Georgina Gentry is an excellent book.

phog007

I just read a great book on the plane yesterday titled "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall. Very interesting and inspiring!

missbp

I just finished "Stories I Only Tell My Friends", by Rob Lowe. It was extremely well written. Rob is a pretty smart guy.

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Winged_Victory

I recently read "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese. It was wonderful!! Beautiful story of familial love and loss.

1234lbsgone

I know I'm a nerd, but Twilight. LOL. So not my style, but i'm hooked on the books.

PhoenyxRising

I lovedThe Kite Runner, The Street Lawyer by John Grisham, and When the Wind Blows & The Lake House by James Patterson... also ANY novel by Eric Jerome ****ey... especially Friends & Lovers and Genevieve. Enjoy your reading!!

Thompsonic7

I'm currently reading 'so many ways to begin' by Jon mcgregor... It's fantastic.

pragya728

I just finished reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Excellent book!!

Buckley10

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is really good. I just finished it. Other recommendations, We the Living by Ayn Rand, The Family by Mario Puzo. I hope you enjoy your night of reading!

california_peach

Second the recommendation for the Help. I also liked the following:

Water for Elephants
Like Water for Chocolate
Bridget Jones' Diary
Saving Fish from Drowning
Del Canto


You could also check out these classics. These are my go to books
Rebecca
Anna Karenina (probably spelling that wrong).
The Count of Monte Cristo ( again with the spelling)


I have not finished it yet, but if you like historical fiction I am really liking I, Elizabeth

Stacey765

The Help was an AMAZING book! I loved it! Also, I like anything the Greg Isles writes, he is amazing

JEK717

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.....it is just amazing.....its a hard story with all that is going on and very emotional i have been told(my friends said they cried..i didn't but...:) but the book is amazing and the ending a fantastic!

Here is part of the summary:

A Thousand Splendid Suns recounts the experiences and emotions of two Afghani women, Mariam and Laila, whose lives become entangled with the history of recent wars in their country. Mostly bleak and heartrending, their story does offer the promise of hope and happiness in a land ravaged by warfare, gender conflicts, and poverty.

The novel begins in 1974, when Mariam is fifteen. She lives with her single mother in an isolated spot outside of Herat, an Afghan community of artists. Mariam’s father, Jalil, runs the local movie theater. He does not live with her. Mariam’s mother, whom Mariam calls Nana, was a servant in Jalil’s home when she became pregnant. Jalil had three other wives and never offered to marry Mariam’s mother. Instead, he built a modest house for her on a hill out of town. Jalil comes to visit Mariam once a week and charms her into believing the he will one day fully claim her. Nana, a bitter and sickly woman, tries to destroy Mariam’s fantasies of her father. Mariam’s mother is fully aware that Jalil will eventually betray Mariam, which he does. Although Jalil finally takes Mariam into his home, he gives in to his wives’ demands to send Mariam away by offering her as a bride to an older man.

Her future husband is Rasheed, a successful shoemaker in Kabul. He is a big man, and his size alone frightens Mariam when she first sees him. Before she leaves her father’s side, Mariam swears she will never again speak to him for not allowing her to stay in his house.......

http://www.enotes.com/thousand-splendid-suns

maletac

beat the reaper.... its kinda like a mix between sopranos and house... all in one book

Mishy

I reading, here are some of my favorites...

Suzanne Brockmann; anything she writes is great, I especially like the Troubleshooter series
Steve Hockensmith; The Holmes on the Range series
Janet Evanovich; Stephanie Plum series
Kristen Heitzmann; The Michelli Family series, have enjoyed reading the others through as well
Willa Cather; My Antonia and O Pioneers!
Kate Chopin; The Awakening
Tess Gerritsen; intense reading
Charlaine Harris; Sookie Stackhouse series (True Blood on HBO is based on these books)

KayakAngel

I think I'm the only one who did not like The Help! But I totally agree with the poster who likes A Thousand Splendid Suns - one of my all time favorite books. I love the way it broadens an American's perspective on lives in the Middle East. Also, The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama - actually changed my perspective in a dramatic way. For light reading, Charlaine Harris rocks! And I really loved Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen for feel-good, light but good reading.

pragya728

I think I'm the only one who did not like The Help! But I totally agree with the poster who likes A Thousand Splendid Suns - one of my all time favorite books. I love the way it broadens an American's perspective on lives in the Middle East. Also, The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama - actually changed my perspective in a dramatic way. For light reading, Charlaine Harris rocks! And I really loved Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen for feel-good, light but good reading.

I agree, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is absolutely amazing!!

Thanks to the original poster for this topic. I am getting such good ideas for books to read!

jonbobfrog

I love Sophie Kinsella books . . . they're very "fluff" reading but reallllllly funny.

A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner were great as well, but they're a lot heavier.

The Host, which was written by the same author as Twilight (but is a much better book, I promise!)

Dean Koontz, early James Patterson, Harlan Coben, and Robert Baldacci are good if you like mysteries.

The Golden Compass Trilogy is awesome (unlike the movie)

Harry Potter, of course, if you haven't already read it.

A Thief of Time by Clive Barker

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult

I could go on forever . . . I LOOOOOOOVE to read! Let me know if you need some other ideas!

RNewton4269

Here are a few suggestions. Some are fiction, some non fiction. Depends on your taste. But worth a look:

"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series" by JR Ward (9 in series currently)
"The Fallen Angel Series" by JR Ward (2 in series currently-3rd out in November I believe)

"Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of his Trip to Heaven and Back" by Todd Burpo (Just finished listening to this one on audiobook...AMAZING!)

"Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank (One of my favorite books..have read it at least 1000 times)


Just a few to share...enjoy!

avalonms

Some of my favorite books:

Fiction:
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The City of Glass" by Paul Auster (or the complete "New York Trilogy" of whch CoG is one story)
"The Book of Illusions" by Paul Auster
Paul Auster, I must admit, is a bit of an acquired taste.
"The Natural" by Bernard Malamud
Any book by Walter Tevis or Douglas Adams
"A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemmingway
"Slaughterhouse Five" "Mother Night" "Cat's Cradle" God Bless You Mr. Rosewater" or just about any other Kurt Vonnegut novel.

Non-Fiction:
"The Great Influenza" or "Rising Tide" by John M. Barry. The first is about the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, the second about the 1927 Mississippi River Flood.
"Four Against the Arctic" by David Roberts. This one is about 4 Russian sailors who were stranded and survived 6 years on an Arctic island in the min-18th Century.
"In the Wake of the Plague" by Norman Cantor. Europe's Black Death.
"Just Kids" by Patti Smith. Autobiography