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  • Dtrmnd86
    Dtrmnd86 Posts: 406 Member
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    Water For Elephants is a great book. I also like Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz. Other than that I'm into Jennifer Crusie books (romance, but not the mushy type) and musical biographies.
  • Molly182
    Molly182 Posts: 406
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    The Devil's Teardrop and The Vanished Man (both by Jeffery Deaver)
  • HeelsAndBoxingGloves
    HeelsAndBoxingGloves Posts: 916 Member
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    If you like to read you should join our group!!! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/477-when-i-m-not-on-mfp-i-m-reading :flowerforyou:
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
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    I'd suggest the three books:The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl that played with Fire, and The Girl who kicked the hornet's nest by Stieg Larsson. It took about 100 pages to hook me, then I loved the novels.
  • pocomama
    pocomama Posts: 93 Member
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    The Dark Tower series
    The Sookie Stackhouse books (not written very well but a fun read)
    Twilight (lol, yes I am one of THOSE)
    Outlander series (favourite books of all time)
    The Lord John books (spinoff of Outlander)
    Pride and Prejudice
    Sense and Sensibility
    Atonement
    Stephen King (not a huge fan of his newer stuff but the classics like the Stand, Christine, It...basically anything prior to maybe 1998) oh, and I think the Dome came out after 1998 but it was good, in the creepiest way possible, lol.
    Dean Koontz...love everything he does, especially the Watchers, and Strangers
  • janeinspain
    janeinspain Posts: 173 Member
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    Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is fantastic. It's smart, funny satire (and there are dozens of books in the series, broken into several sets of recurring characters and a few one-offs). My favories are the City Watch books, as well as the two Moist von Lipwig books, but a truly great introduction to Pratchett is the stand-alone book Small Gods. It's a wonderful look at the difference between Faith and Religion that manages to be both funny and profound. I've read them numerous times each.

    I second the Terry Pratchett suggestion - he is an amazing author!

    For fantasy, my latest reads I've thoroughly enjoyed: Hamilton - Pandora's Star (2 books) followed by the Void trilogy + Salvatore - The Legend of Drizzt;
    Some good fictional writing: Isabel Allende. I really enjoyed Catch 22 as well.
    But these are only some of my latest reads.
  • horror_hamster
    horror_hamster Posts: 278
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    don't let the title scare you, it's actually a hilarious and really interesting book no matter your religion but "The Year of Living Biblically" by AJ Jacobs. It's a quick read, funny, and very interesting. He tries to live a full year in NYC in the 21st century while following the bible (old and new) as closely as possible. it's hilarious because of all of the strange customs, the awkward contradictions, etc. that you find in the bible and follows his struggles to follow some of the most archaic rules while still living in a modern society. He's a kid that was raised in a jewish household but, like most families, there were members who either were extremely one religion or another.

    again, very funny and interesting read no matter if you're religious or not. I'd highly recommend it.
  • chicagocubsfan23
    chicagocubsfan23 Posts: 186
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    I'm a Karen Kingsbury fan. I am waiting for the book "Longing" to become available at the library and then I will be completely done with a hit series. Francine Rivers is another Christian author that I like.

    At the moment, I am reading Gone With the Wind. I am on a kick of reading classics. Kind of odd compared to the other books I read, but it's good.

    I read Gone With the Wind in high school. It is my all-time favorite movie, and I loved the book. I've actually been thinking about re-reading it
  • lauramonster
    lauramonster Posts: 94
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    -Any and ALL Jane Austen novels
    -Atonement
    -A Thousand Splendid Suns (sequel to The Kite Runner)
    -If you're into the Utopia books, 1984 and A Brave New World are good reads
    -I hear Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a must (that's next on my list)

    I second these. Also:

    - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, etc. by Stieg Larsson
    - His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
    - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
    - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
    - Beloved by Toni Morrison
    - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
    - Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
    - Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
    - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • FitBritt24
    FitBritt24 Posts: 16
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    Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels are pretty good...and I think there are somewhere around 15-20 books in the series now..that should occupy at least a week or two for you :)

    I have always enjoyed murder mystery books...Mary Higgins Clark is probably my favorite and she has a ton of books too!
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
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    George RR Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire series!
    Laurel K Hamilton - Anita Blake Series (if you are into the whole vampire romance/almost pornographic reads)
    and anything by Dean Kootz.. My favorite book from him is Intensity!
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
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    the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. First book is called Name of the Wind. Best fantasy series I've read since LotR
    Charlie Huston. Every novel he's ever written. Gritty crime/pulp fare. Excellent stuff.
    Wiliam Gibson. Pattern Recognition. A remarkably self-aware novel that addresses a lot of how people relate to technology in the modern world. Very compelling.
  • chicagocubsfan23
    chicagocubsfan23 Posts: 186
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    Thanks everybody you guys are awesome! I'm definitely printing out this thread and working my way down the list of books :smile:
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
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    - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
    - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

    American Gods and Anansi Boys by Gaiman are also EXTRAORDINARY
  • 2April
    2April Posts: 285 Member
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    I read a lot of teen fiction because I buy them for my sons.
    Divergent by Jennifer Ross is really good.
    Unwind by Neil Shusterman - creepy but really good.
    Matched by Allie Conden is supposed to be good
    Delirium by Lauren Oliver (these may be too girly for my kids but I might get them for me).
    Ashfall by Mike Mullen and
    Variant by Robinson Wells - these look really good and I have ordered them for Christmas.
    You can look these books up on a website called goodreads
  • greenbubblegum
    greenbubblegum Posts: 26 Member
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    Always entertaining are the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum numbered series. Sometimes I laugh so hard, I'm in tears!
    A very good true story book out lately is Unbroken by Stephanie Hillenbrand. Excellent.
  • rachelmorgan77
    rachelmorgan77 Posts: 131 Member
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    The Help - I bawled at the end
    Game of Thrones series
    Jodi Picoult, I think it's hit or miss, some I really like and some I could care less about
    Have you read Heaven is For Real? It's a fast read, but it's an interesting look from a child's perspective
    Of corse the Lord of the Rings (that'll keep you busy for a little while!)
    Back when I had more time I really enjoyed the classics, like Anna Karenina or The Hunchback of Notre Dame or The Count of Monte Cristo
    You might enjoy Christopher Paolini's series, but I would get it from the library. Not really worth purchasing. They just released the last book.
  • BlessedHeart
    BlessedHeart Posts: 249 Member
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    I LOVE Rosamunde Pilcher's books, especially "The Shell Seekers"
    Two more of my fav. authors are, Nicholas Sparks and Richard Paul Evans.
    Have fun exploring some new reads!
  • Shani262
    Shani262 Posts: 68 Member
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    Anything by Jen Lancaster(funny) or Stieg Larsson(serious).
  • chicagocubsfan23
    chicagocubsfan23 Posts: 186
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    The Help - I bawled at the end
    Game of Thrones series
    Jodi Picoult, I think it's hit or miss, some I really like and some I could care less about
    Have you read Heaven is For Real? It's a fast read, but it's an interesting look from a child's perspective
    Of corse the Lord of the Rings (that'll keep you busy for a little while!)
    Back when I had more time I really enjoyed the classics, like Anna Karenina or The Hunchback of Notre Dame or The Count of Monte Cristo
    You might enjoy Christopher Paolini's series, but I would get it from the library. Not really worth purchasing. They just released the last book.

    You know, every time I go to Barnes and Noble I pick up Heaven is for Real, but never have I bought it yet.... I think I might now though!

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