good books

rileamoyer

I just finished Killing Lincoln, liked it a lot.

mississippi_queen

The Sookie Stackhouse series. There have already been so many books written it will keep you satisfied for a while.

I love love love these books. And true blood on hbo

LBash03

Requiem for a Dream is hard work, horrifically depressing but still so worth it, and the film is the best film ever made so watch that too! If you're looking for something much lighter/easier, read the Edge chronicles. Children's books but the illustrations are beautiful and the fantasy world is so detailed and...like well thought out. It seems real

Requiem for a Dream is a GREAT book and an even better movie. The book is a little difficult to read due to the way it was written but definitely worth a try!

taylmarie

My fiance wrote a novel and had it published. It's called "Tired of Sex" by D. Camfield. You can find it in hardback, paperback, and ebook (Nook & Kindle) format. He describes it as a modern day Catcher in the Rye. An homage to the modern generation of young adults.

Very cool! I will check it out!

I am wrapping up the final hunger games sadness. I was looking for a book club in my area but nothing fits my schedule...maybe we need an MFP book club! Or is there one?

Lots of good recommendations here, I am excited. Is anyone on "Goodreads"?

adamb83

The Mortal Instruments books by Cassandra Clare are entertaining.

1. City of Bones
2. City of Ashes
3. City of Glass
4. City of Fallen Angels
5. City of Lost Souls (releases in May)
6. ???

There's also the prequel series, called The Infernal Devices.

1. Clockwork Angel
2. Clockwork Prince
3. Clockwork Princess (September 2013)
4. ???
5. ???
6. ???

I also have a ton of book reviews on my book blog, Roof Beam Reader. Feel free to browse through to find suggestions (and reasons why I liked/disliked certain books). www.roofbeamreader.net

Suzieq5

Love the Black Dagger brotherhood series:)

secretlobster

I didn't love the Hunger Games (I'm not usually a big fan of young adult novels)... I prefer science fiction or military history. Read Unbroken if you want a really emotional book. Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite authors (Cryptonomicon, Anathem are two of my favorite books of all time). I also really like A Prayer For Owen Meany, another one of my favorites...

heatherAnnXOX

i am a huge fan of the Alex Cross series by James Patterson.

also, pretty much anything by Jodi Picoult. [Nineteen Minutes is a top fave.]

the glass castle by jeannette walls.

chelsea cain's gretchen lowell series - *loved these*...Evil at Heart, Heartsick, Sweetheart..maybe not the correct order.

the Millennium trilogy.

The Help.

Little Bee.

Room by Emma Donoghue.

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

AmandaK3

If you're looking for something light and fun definitely the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. I also really like the Jack Reacher series from Lee Child, they are crime thrillers with a sexy leading man.

If you're in the mood for something a lilttle more serious but still romanic sigh worth I recommend, Time Travellers Wife, and Like Water for Chocolate. Time Travellers Wife movie did the book no justice, it's full of action and adventure and a heart wrenching love story. Like Water for Chocolate is just a beautiful story, but it might make you hungry since each chapter starts with a recipe.

If you like the occasional bio book, I loved Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, it's a tough read in some parts since it deals with some terrible issues facing women, but it's a very good read. The tragic parts help you really understand the beauty in the rest of the story.

Great thread BTW. I'm adding some new books to my must read list.

cobes24

OK...has anyone read 50 Shades of Grey? I have never heard of this book until yesterday...then it seems like it is all that people are talking about. Is it worth the time to read?

I just started reading this for a book club....and the beginning of a book has to catch me right away, with that said Im into chapter 5 and still look for that "catch".

I tried really hard to get into this book, one of my colleagues was RAVING about the sex, which she admitted was pretty much the only redeeming quality of the book. I never read smut books but I was willing to give it a shot...even after several of the sex scenes I still couldn't get into it. The writing is just plain BAD. This is a woman with very little actual writing talent. It's trite, the main character is ANNOYING (if she were real I'd punch her in the face.) If you don't care about character development, plot, dialogue...well really anything that makes a book worth reading, then you might like it.

I like all sorts of books, but the most important thing to me is always character devleopment...as in, "If they were real people, would I hate them?" That said, I just finished the 3rd in the "Beech Street Knitting and Yarn Society" series by Gil McNeil. If you're familiar with Maeve Binchy (Irish author who writes lovely, rambling books about nice people) who wrote Circle of Friends, this author is similar. If the characters in these books were real, I would love them to pieces and want them to be my neighbors.

adamb83

There's a really great mystery series out there by Cleo Coyle called The Coffeehouse Mystery series.

The first book is "On What Grounds" and it goes on from there to "Through the Grinder," "Latte Trouble," etc. They're all coffee themed, obviously. In addition to being clever mysteries, the author actually owns a coffeehouse/bakery, so the books come with recipes for amazing drinks and treats. Not that great for those of us on MFP, but it's okay to indulge now and then.

http://www.coffeehousemystery.com/about_coffeehouse_mystery_books.cfm

shirayne

OK...has anyone read 50 Shades of Grey? I have never heard of this book until yesterday...then it seems like it is all that people are talking about. Is it worth the time to read?

Yes!!! Absolutely yes. I heard so much about it and am now on the 3rd one. I breezed through the first two.

Same here! I started the first one Sunday afternoon. It's now Thursday and I'm almost done the third one! Apparently they're talking to Chris Pine for the main character in the movie.

dot1212

I recently read a book called "Mudbound" which I saw on Yahoo. It was really good. And at the moment I am reading "Three Weeks to Say Goodbye". I am about 1/4 thru it and it is riveting.

taylmarie

I didn't love the Hunger Games (I'm not usually a big fan of young adult novels)... I prefer science fiction or military history. Read Unbroken if you want a really emotional book. Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite authors (Cryptonomicon, Anathem are two of my favorite books of all time). I also really like A Prayer For Owen Meany, another one of my favorites...

My dad just sent me Unbroken! We always trade books. I think that's my next one.

larsmac83

The Mortal Instruments books by Cassandra Clare are entertaining.

1. City of Bones
2. City of Ashes
3. City of Glass
4. City of Fallen Angels
5. City of Lost Souls (releases in May)
6. ???

There's also the prequel series, called The Infernal Devices.

1. Clockwork Angel
2. Clockwork Prince
3. Clockwork Princess (September 2013)
4. ???
5. ???
6. ???

I also have a ton of book reviews on my book blog, Roof Beam Reader. Feel free to browse through to find suggestions (and reasons why I liked/disliked certain books). www.roofbeamreader.net

These are all FANTASTIC books! I also highly recommend them. Waiting for them to all finish coming out. I burned through the first three a while back and was SO excited when she came out with more.

Also the Looking Glass Wars trilogy is great!