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  • LMick1986
    LMick1986 Posts: 431
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    Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson......it's mainly just about the dynamics of a dysfunctional family in a very small town. I cry like a baby every single time though!

    The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson.....a porn star was severely burned in a car wreck. He meets a crazy woman in the hospital and she tells THEIR love story, over and over, through hundreds of years. It's a little fantasy, which I never thought I'd like, but man, her stories of love are incredible!

    The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb.....fictional story, but about the Columbine shooting. I was surprised I liked it, since it's wayyy longer than most books I've read. It did sidetrack in a few parts, but overall it was very good! Very emotional.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    Animal Days is also a good book. It's an autobiography by Desmond Morris. There are so many parts of the book that had me laughing out loud! He is a pretty good writer for someone whose life was focused on art and zoology.
  • Kristen_nicole95
    Kristen_nicole95 Posts: 112 Member
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    I enjoyed:
    The immortal series- alyson noel
    The house fo night series- P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
    Rose Madder- Stephen King
    Skye O'malley- Bertrice Small
  • BeckyJayneGJ
    BeckyJayneGJ Posts: 41 Member
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    I am a bookaholic so cannot choose but I am reading the sequel to The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss that someone else mentioned above and both the sequel (A Wise Man's Fear) and the first one are sooooo good. Best books I've read in a couple of years! Highly recommended.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    I also like to read nonfiction. A book I really like is called, "The Source of All Things" by Tracy Ross. It's a difficult and personal subject matter about how she was abused by her stepfather, but she talks about how she finds healing in nature and being active.
  • lnorton84
    lnorton84 Posts: 34 Member
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    Not sure I could ever choose a favorite book when I can't even choose a favorite author lol. I just finished reading Jessica Andersen's "The Final Prophecy" series which was amazing! It was a romance/action/science type book based on Mayan cultures and of course the 2012 doomsday count down. Definitely a must read for anyone who enjoys action and likes anything to do with Archaeology/Anthropology.

    Typically I read Iris Johansen, Stephen King, James Patterson, and other mystery/sci-fi/horror authors. I read "The Hunger Games" trilogy earlier this year in just a few short weeks. It was a great series too definitely better than the movie!

    Happy Reading Everyone!
  • bridgelene
    bridgelene Posts: 358 Member
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    Gone with the Wind.


    But the sequel, written in like the 1990's I think, and by a completely different author is absolutely awful. I couldn't get more than 1/4-1/3 of the way through it......
  • Kathy_TheVampireSlayer
    Kathy_TheVampireSlayer Posts: 189 Member
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    Mists of Avalon is my number one.
  • Kathy_TheVampireSlayer
    Kathy_TheVampireSlayer Posts: 189 Member
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    Gone with the Wind.


    :love: Love that one too!
  • thatsillyshana
    thatsillyshana Posts: 141
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    I love The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. All of my other favorites are from high school like catch-22 and Brave New World.
  • MiCool90
    MiCool90 Posts: 460 Member
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    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
  • peanutbutterrunner
    peanutbutterrunner Posts: 85
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    I don't read nearly as much as I would like to but my favorite book is either Looking For Alaska or The Fault in Our Stars, both by John Green. :]
  • marinegirl92
    marinegirl92 Posts: 184 Member
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    Love to Read!

    Fav's this year -
    * Quiet: The Power of Introverts (Susan Cain)
    * Callings (Gregg Levoy)
    * & anything by David Baldacci
  • needles85365
    needles85365 Posts: 491 Member
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    I can't say I have a "favorite" I like to read David Baldachi, Patricia Cornwell, James Paterson, etc.

    If you want something different, try Spencer Quinn and Andrew Peterson.

    I've been buying $0.0, $1.99 and $2.99 books for my kindle fire and am loving trying new authors.

    Same here. Have pixel of ink on facebook and I'm getting lots of authors that I hadn't read before and they are all free. Can't say I have a favorite as I do tons of reading
  • mmancini73
    mmancini73 Posts: 89
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    The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
    A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison (very difficult subject matter, but couldn't put it down)
  • JaceyMarieS
    JaceyMarieS Posts: 692 Member
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    I don't have a favourite because I love everything but right now I'm reading Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss, and it is REALLY good.

    Rothfuss is great and I really enjoyed both Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear! I wish he'd hurry up and finish the 3rd book in the Kingkiller Chronicles.

    I'm a truly avid reader and I'd have a hard time picking a favorite author, let alone a favorite single book! I really enjoyed A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin (again, waiting impatiently for him to finish it!) and still re-read the Harry Potter series. Jim Butcher is awesome.

    It would probably be easier for me to pick books i wasn't impressed with - at lest the list would be shorter!
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    Bag of Bones by Stephen King - This is a story about a writer and the aftermath of a personal tragedy that includes supernatural elements and revenge from beyond the grave. It's really wonderful.
  • prairiewalker
    prairiewalker Posts: 184 Member
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    Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

    is about '"individualism" as it applies to your soul...

    The main characters are architects, the book showcases power plays people get caught up in and the consequences...

    if you have a love for modern architecture I think you'll especially find it intriguing

    I absolutely LOVED this book
  • LMick1986
    LMick1986 Posts: 431
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    Bag of Bones by Stephen King - This is a story about a writer and the aftermath of a personal tragedy that includes supernatural elements and revenge from beyond the grave. It's really wonderful.

    Though the mini- series wasn't as impressive.
  • jenbit
    jenbit Posts: 4,289 Member
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    Mists of Avalon is my number one.

    Oh if you like mists of avalon you need to read the prequel ---The forest house

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