Bookworms
Replies
-
Hi all. My favorite books I have to list by categories...
________________________________________________________
Horror: "I'm Not a Serial Killer"series by Dan Wells.
________________________________________________________
Dark Fantasy: "The Black Jewels" series by Anne Bishop
and "The Others" series also by Anne Bishop.
_______________________________________________________
Fantasy:"Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling
and "The Magicians" series by Lev Grossman.
_______________________________________________________
Young Adult:"Chronicles of Nick" series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
and "Artemis Fowl" series by Eoin Colfer.
_______________________________________________________
Fiction:"The Blind Contessa's New Machine by Carey Wallace.
_______________________________________________________
Kids Fantasy: "The Dark is Rising" series by Susan Cooper
and "The Circle of Magic" series by Tamora Pierce.
___________________________________________________________
I'd love some book friends if anyone would like to add me! ^_^0 -
denversillygoose wrote: »mickeygirliegirl wrote: »Has anyone here read "The Girl On The Train" by Paula Hawkins??? I want to discuss it
I it was okay. I didn't like the main character at all, which makes for a tough read. It was also not as suspenseful as it was talked up to be.
I just finished it today.
Completely underwhelming.0 -
denversillygoose wrote: »mickeygirliegirl wrote: »Has anyone here read "The Girl On The Train" by Paula Hawkins??? I want to discuss it
I it was okay. I didn't like the main character at all, which makes for a tough read. It was also not as suspenseful as it was talked up to be.
I just finished it today.
Completely underwhelming.
To me it seemed as though the author was done with the book and just quickly threw in an ending.1 -
I'm about to finish Oryx and Crake. Margaret Atwood scares the crap out of me.1
-
I like reading but don't know if I'd call myself a book worm. Can take me a little while to read a book, my last one was 'will you remember me?' I thought it was quite good :-)0
-
Sugar_Pill wrote: »Just started "The Girls" by Emma Cline on a recommendation from a friend- not typically my kind of book, but I'm hopeful.
Did you enjoy it? I'm reading it now.0 -
Love to read....usually 2 to 3 books a week and all sorts of books1
-
I just started reading the Murderer's Daughter by Jonathan Keller.0
-
Lately since I'm apparently on an extended vacation, I've been reading quite a bit.
Just finished Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz. Zoo2 by James Patterson. And Rogue Lawyer by John Grishsm.
Needless to say, they were all pretty good.0 -
Just started Game of Thrones, volume 1. A long way to go!3
-
Anyone read "A Hologram for the King" by Dave Eggers? Is it a good book?0
-
-
I loved the Game of Thrones series. I remember the first 100 pages of the first book being a bit hard to get through but after that it was great!
I am currently reading The Passage by Justin Cronin1 -
I'm enjoying it so far - I'm really early into it; and I'm anticipating a lot of stuff because I got into the thing by watching Season Six with my brother-in-law, getting very confused, and picking up on detail via YouTube snippets. So I'm reading the books with some knowledge of what's going to happen to some characters, and meeting some others for the first time.
The giving perspective to different characters by chapter is really nice; and Martin gets into the mind and sinew of Arya wonderfully - my first eye-smarting moments in the book have been with her. When the chapter's in her name or Tyrion's, I'm very happy. Less enthused about living in Cat's head, but I understand why we need to be there. In the videos and the show, Tyrion is, hands-down, no-contest, my very favorite character; happy to say I love him in the book, too. In the show, Dany confused me at first, and then I got to identify her as our Napoleon character. In the book I linked to her immediately.
So I'll be happily swimming along!0 -
Guilty as charged. Made my career out of it and became a librarian!
Currently reading:
American Gods by Neil Gaimen
Cupid's Poisoned Arrow by Marnia Robinson
Introduction to Tantra by Lama Thubten Yeshe1 -
Oh my! Sounds like dream job!AnnieintheN0rth wrote: »Guilty as charged. Made my career out of it and became a librarian!
Currently reading:
American Gods by Neil Gaimen
Cupid's Poisoned Arrow by Marnia Robinson
Introduction to Tantra by Lama Thubten Yeshe
1 -
lessismoreohio wrote: »Anyone read "A Hologram for the King" by Dave Eggers? Is it a good book?
i read it and thought it was just ok. i'm a huge fan of "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius" but i haven't found his later works to hold up as well, except for a few of the short stories.1 -
Sugar_Pill wrote: »Just started "The Girls" by Emma Cline on a recommendation from a friend- not typically my kind of book, but I'm hopeful.
Did you enjoy it? I'm reading it now.
Regarding The Girls by Emma Cline: Well-written and flowed nicely, but too much a copy of real life Manson-esque issues.
I read Postcards by Proulx and the Storied Life of AJ Fickry by Zevin over the weekend. I liked both of them.0 -
I'm in - I am a huge booklover, and will read just about anything. I love murder mysteries, have been through all the Agatha Christies, love the books set in Quebec by Louise Penny, tore through all the Harry Potter books, also read non fiction biographies and historical novels (the white Queen for example) - just about anything. Right now I am reading a Sherlock Holmes derivation (my all time favourite book character is Sherlock) and have at least 4 Elizabeth George books waiting in line. Also love the series by Alexander Mccall about Precious Ramotswe and her detective business -charming, easy on the head books. Also loved the2
-
cross2bear wrote: »I'm in - I am a huge booklover, and will read just about anything. I love murder mysteries, have been through all the Agatha Christies, love the books set in Quebec by Louise Penny, tore through all the Harry Potter books, also read non fiction biographies and historical novels (the white Queen for example) - just about anything. Right now I am reading a Sherlock Holmes derivation (my all time favourite book character is Sherlock) and have at least 4 Elizabeth George books waiting in line. Also love the series by Alexander Mccall about Precious Ramotswe and her detective business -charming, easy on the head books. Also loved the
oops, cut myself off!! Meant to say I love the Janet Evanovich Series that started with One for the Money (but hated the movie that starred I think it was Katherine Heigl) I have read the Girl on the Train, and thought it was ok. I am pretty picky about what I read - I despise bodice busters (sorry Outlander fans!).1 -
And is that Jane Seymour as your profile picture? Are you a Tudorite? (I'm a Ricardian, but the Tudors are a fascinating bunch).0
-
Good eye! Its actually a portrait of Catherine of Aragon - I really should change that pic because I am actually much younger than she is. And I suppose I could be called a Tudorite - I am a big history fan, and that period of British history (from the Yorks and Lancasters throught to the Victorians) is just so rich.0
-
Here's one of my favorite Catherine portraits (and she does look very young here):
tudorhistory.org/aragon/aragon4.jpg
And a nice of of her mom Isabel la Catolica (Catherine was said to resemble more than her other sisters did):
https://google.com/search?q=isabel+the+catholic+portrait&tbm=isch&imgil=-OwnSSP6MozP0M%253A%253BSRkfkbOmNnzSUM%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FIsabella_I_of_Castile&source=iu&pf=m&fir=-OwnSSP6MozP0M%253A%252CSRkfkbOmNnzSUM%252C_&usg=__29YcREyR2ubI3txeJ1Ec6jZoFf0%3D&biw=1067&bih=523&ved=0ahUKEwiVhLK7r7LOAhUE5iYKHemBCA4QyjcIPw&ei=9sSoV5WxJ4TMmwHpg6Jw#imgrc=-OwnSSP6MozP0M%3A0 -
cross2bear wrote: »cross2bear wrote: »I'm in - I am a huge booklover, and will read just about anything. I love murder mysteries, have been through all the Agatha Christies, love the books set in Quebec by Louise Penny, tore through all the Harry Potter books, also read non fiction biographies and historical novels (the white Queen for example) - just about anything. Right now I am reading a Sherlock Holmes derivation (my all time favourite book character is Sherlock) and have at least 4 Elizabeth George books waiting in line. Also love the series by Alexander Mccall about Precious Ramotswe and her detective business -charming, easy on the head books. Also loved the
oops, cut myself off!! Meant to say I love the Janet Evanovich Series that started with One for the Money (but hated the movie that starred I think it was Katherine Heigl) I have read the Girl on the Train, and thought it was ok. I am pretty picky about what I read - I despise bodice busters (sorry Outlander fans!).
I love Janet Evanovich! And totally agree with you about the movie. The characters were no where near as hot or what you expected from having read the book.
0 -
maddieraye123 wrote: »OMG Heyyy fellow book lovers!! I'm reading the I Am Number Four series by Pittacus Lore,Im on book 5! I just finished Me Before You by JoJo Moyes and loved it! But #1 on my top 3 favorite book series is The Hunger Games Trilogy
high five!!! I love I'm number Four and am waiting for "united as one"
The hunger games is also a favourite of mine!
Kindred spirit
0 -
cross2bear wrote: »I'm in - I am a huge booklover, and will read just about anything. I love murder mysteries, have been through all the Agatha Christies, love the books set in Quebec by Louise Penny, tore through all the Harry Potter books, also read non fiction biographies and historical novels (the white Queen for example) - just about anything. Right now I am reading a Sherlock Holmes derivation (my all time favourite book character is Sherlock) and have at least 4 Elizabeth George books waiting in line. Also love the series by Alexander Mccall about Precious Ramotswe and her detective business -charming, easy on the head books. Also loved the
Agatha Christie, Penny Louise, Harry Potter...we should be friends right away
gonna check out the rest 
sounds good!
0 -
I'm currently reading the god delusion by Richard Dawkins and planning to go through a Stephen King novel after I finish. I have the Dark Tower series in mind, I just hope it's really good because a friend of mine will be trying King for the first time I don't want him to be put off. What do you all think? 0
-
I have read everything written by Agatha Christie. I love historical novels about the Plantagenets. I love Faulkner, Flannery O'Conner and Carson McCullers. My latest obsession is Southern Gothic novels.1
-
mayoosh_primrose wrote: »cross2bear wrote: »I'm in - I am a huge booklover, and will read just about anything. I love murder mysteries, have been through all the Agatha Christies, love the books set in Quebec by Louise Penny, tore through all the Harry Potter books, also read non fiction biographies and historical novels (the white Queen for example) - just about anything. Right now I am reading a Sherlock Holmes derivation (my all time favourite book character is Sherlock) and have at least 4 Elizabeth George books waiting in line. Also love the series by Alexander Mccall about Precious Ramotswe and her detective business -charming, easy on the head books. Also loved the
Agatha Christie, Penny Louise, Harry Potter...we should be friends right away gonna check out the rest sounds good!
Then try Stephen Booth and Ian Rankin as well - I am also a bit obsessive about books - if i start one in a series, well then I absolutely have to have every one of them. And it is TORTURE I tell you to purge my books, but if I didnt I would be weaving a path through them to get to the front door. Cheers!!1 -
lisciousg24 wrote: »cross2bear wrote: »cross2bear wrote: »I'm in - I am a huge booklover, and will read just about anything. I love murder mysteries, have been through all the Agatha Christies, love the books set in Quebec by Louise Penny, tore through all the Harry Potter books, also read non fiction biographies and historical novels (the white Queen for example) - just about anything. Right now I am reading a Sherlock Holmes derivation (my all time favourite book character is Sherlock) and have at least 4 Elizabeth George books waiting in line. Also love the series by Alexander Mccall about Precious Ramotswe and her detective business -charming, easy on the head books. Also loved the
oops, cut myself off!! Meant to say I love the Janet Evanovich Series that started with One for the Money (but hated the movie that starred I think it was Katherine Heigl) I have read the Girl on the Train, and thought it was ok. I am pretty picky about what I read - I despise bodice busters (sorry Outlander fans!).
I love Janet Evanovich! And totally agree with you about the movie. The characters were no where near as hot or what you expected from having read the book.
Absolutely right! Joe and especially Ranger need to be absolutely smoking - and the guys who played them in the movie (sorry guys) just were not. My whole family is hooked on this series and we often try to think who would be good in these roles, and we can never reach a consensus - what do you think? Who would be a good Ranger?0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 426 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions