Last truly great book you read?
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The Fault in Our Stars0
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Just finished Donna Tarrt's new book "The Goldfinch". WOW.0
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Me and my daughter read Tithe a Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black, we both loved it. I'm making my way through the Game of Thrones series now, the first book was great! Second ones a bit slow.0
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1. Razorland Series by Anne Aguirre (YA) (Enclave, Outpost, and Horde)
2. Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta (YA) ( Finnikin of the Rock, Froi of the Exiles, and Quintana of Charin)
3. Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews0 -
Jojo Moyes - Me Before You. Although the cover suggests it's yet another chicklit, it's truly not. I've read it and reread it and I still can't get my mind off of it. Brilliant read.0
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A Girl's Guide to Homelessness by Brianna Karp. It's an autobiography I happened to spot at my local library and it was one of the most difficult and fascinating stories I've ever read. Ms. Karp has to be one of the most diligent, hardworking people I've ever "met" and her story of ingenuity, triumphs, and tragedy was incredibly gripping. I whole-heatedly recommend her book to everyone.0
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I read The Once and Future King and loved it so much I read the second book again immediately. And I loved Swamplandia! so much I was reading it in the car at pick ups.0
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Lamb, The Gospel According to Biff, Christs Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore0
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I have read a couple of really good books in my opinion for our book club. One was 11/22/63 by Stephen King. If you are a JFK fanatic this is the book for you. Also right now reading Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. So far so good!!0
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Jojo Moyes - Me Before You. Although the cover suggests it's yet another chicklit, it's truly not.
That's exactly what I said.
Last great book I read was Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.0 -
I just finished Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It's an amazing book. I haven't read anything else by her but I will.0
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Lamb, The Gospel According to Biff, Christs Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore
Loved that book!0 -
Fool's Fate, which is the 3rd in the Tawny Man series, and could be considered either the 6th book a paired series - or the 9th, as the character the Fool is a major but not main character in a third trilogy, so that series is not necessary to the plot (although it is very helpful). Author is Robin Hobb, I can re-read these books forever.0
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I enjoyed the Fault in our Stars but prior to that it was the Dean Koontz novel, The Watchers. It was about a man and a special dog that we evading a beast. It was exciting and heartwarming.0
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Unwrapped Sky (Caeli-Amur #1)
by Rjurik Davidson0 -
ScientistStudy wrote: »Bioshock: Rapture by John Shirely
This is based on a videogame and I had my doubts even though the game is amazing, but it is actually a VERY good book.
I cried at the ending. It's set in a dystopian society in a city under the sea. It's sort of a prequel to the videogame so it builds up the characters really well and talks about how Rapture (the city) was built and what happened on that fateful new years night of 1958.
It explains where it all went wrong and the mutation of the people into the plasmid addicted Splicers.
Even if you have no played the videogame, this book is still very good and I would recommend it to anyone who is say a fan of Ninteen Eighty-four by George Orwell or V For Vendetta by Alan Moore.
Gah, I absolutely loved Shirley's BioShock:Rapture (and huge fan of the BioShock games as well).0 -
Madame Bovary by Flaubert0
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Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness (Harry Potter fanfiction written by Andrew Blake/Thanfiction) was really awesome! It was very well written, I couldn't put it down, and it made me laugh out loud one moment and cry like a baby the next. It doesn't happen often anymore that a book truly touches me.
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I'm reading A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin right now. I love it!0
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ...very informational but also with a personal story.0
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I read three great books recently (all different genres):
-"Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese - is one of my favorites now
-"Big little lies" by Liane Moriatry
-"The Host" by Stephanie Meyer0 -
aryastark8 wrote: »I read three great books recently (all different genres):
-"Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese - is one of my favorites now
-"Big little lies" by Liane Moriatry
-"The Host" by Stephanie Meyer
What did you like especially about The Host? To me it felt almost like part 2 of a trilogy, a lot of wandering around and biding their time until finally the book was over. I liked the end but skipped the whole middle part. :disagree:
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oORosadaOo wrote: »aryastark8 wrote: »I read three great books recently (all different genres):
-"Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese - is one of my favorites now
-"Big little lies" by Liane Moriatry
-"The Host" by Stephanie Meyer
What did you like especially about The Host? To me it felt almost like part 2 of a trilogy, a lot of wandering around and biding their time until finally the book was over. I liked the end but skipped the whole middle part. :disagree:
I was actually a bit disappointed by the ending, because it felt like an unnaturally forced happy ending. Maybe it should have ended with Wanda dying. There were several things I liked about this book. First, the whole setting was quite amazing: I was fascinated right from the first page (usually it takes me awhile to "get into" the book, and the first few pages are rarely gripping - but not in this case). There were many very emotional moments I enjoyed
. There was also this impossible situation of 2 couples, with 2 women in the same body, and many interesting ethical and philosophical questions: like what makes you you, can you fall in love with a "soul" regardless of the body? Can you fall in love with a soul of an alien? What would have happened if Wanda was in a different body (say of an older woman)? What is the right solution to this whole situation? There is also this aspect that we sometimes don't empathize with people we perceive as different (like the souls didn't quite empathize with humans at the beginning, and vice versa), but once we get to know them better, we all have something in common (and it was quite amazing that this happened, seeing the situation). Maybe the book was a bit longer than it should have been, but I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down. 0 -
If you liked The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, you might want to check out "Your Inner Fish" by Neil Shubin.
The best thing that I finished recently was Cress by Melissa Meyer - it's the 3rd of 4 and Ms. Meyer has matured into a better writer.
I'm currently listening to another one I anticipate being one of my favorite books this year Blue Lily Lily Blue (The Raven Boys Book 3). If you haven't read this series yet, I highly recommend the audiobook version0 -
aryastark8 wrote: »I was actually a bit disappointed by the ending, because it felt like an unnaturally forced happy ending. Maybe it should have ended with Wanda dying. There were several things I liked about this book. First, the whole setting was quite amazing: I was fascinated right from the first page (usually it takes me awhile to "get into" the book, and the first few pages are rarely gripping - but not in this case). There were many very emotional moments I enjoyed. There was also this impossible situation of 2 couples, with 2 women in the same body, and many interesting ethical and philosophical questions: like what makes you you, can you fall in love with a "soul" regardless of the body? Can you fall in love with a soul of an alien? What would have happened if Wanda was in a different body (say of an older woman)? What is the right solution to this whole situation? There is also this aspect that we sometimes don't empathize with people we perceive as different (like the souls didn't quite empathize with humans at the beginning, and vice versa), but once we get to know them better, we all have something in common (and it was quite amazing that this happened, seeing the situation). Maybe the book was a bit longer than it should have been, but I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down.
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Has anyone read "The Shining Girls" by Lauren Beukes?0 -
"The Art of Racing in the Rain" I forget the author's name, but it's an amazing book, especially if you are a dog lover. It's a story that is portrayed through the eyes of a dog and you experience life with his family throughout his life.0
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Hi, I'm new here.
This year has been an odd one for me. Many books were rather so-so. I enjoyed them (some quite a bit) but they didn't wow me in any way.
The last really good book I read was back in July when I read Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland. That was a really good read.
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I just finished Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen, and it was fantastic!
Like her others (Garden Spells, The Sugar Queen) it's full of magic (similar to Chocolat by Joanne Harris) and lovable characters. The author's affection for her characters oozes from every page. I must find her other books!
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The Paradise War by Stephen Lawhead. I couldn't put it down, and immediately went and bought the sequel. ^_^0
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