does anybody know of any good books??

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.

Augusten Burroughs is a great author!

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

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)

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!

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!