I'm a big reader. Water For Elephants question and book sugg

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  • snewsome7
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    I recommend The Help, the movie comes out soon. I loved the book, I'm really looking forward to the movie!


    Amazing book! Can't wait to see the movie!
  • snewsome7
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    I really liked Poisonwood Bible. I also LOVED Life of Pi and A Thousand Splendid Suns. I just finished The Help and it's probably not in my top ten of all time, but it was pretty good and made me think (especially because it was really close to my husband's grandmother's life story, except she grew up in Memphis and not Jackson).

    I just bought A Thousand Splendid Suns!! Next on the list. I heard it was really good and better than The Kite Runner which was awesome!
  • snewsome7
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    I loved the book, haven't seen the movie.
    If you haven't read it, I highly recommend The Time Traveller's Wife. The book though, not the movie - that was pretty ordinary.

    I second TTW! I was bawling at the end. =)

    I third! Great book!
  • jwd28
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    I love to read! Some of my favorites have already been mentioned but I'll still include them on my list:


    I Know This Much is True, Wally Lamb

    The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

    The Red Tent, Anita Diamant

    The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

    The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

    The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy

    The Help, Kathryn Stockett

    Life of Pi, Yann Martel

    A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
  • jwd28
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    I really liked Poisonwood Bible. I also LOVED Life of Pi and A Thousand Splendid Suns. I just finished The Help and it's probably not in my top ten of all time, but it was pretty good and made me think (especially because it was really close to my husband's grandmother's life story, except she grew up in Memphis and not Jackson).

    I just bought A Thousand Splendid Suns!! Next on the list. I heard it was really good and better than The Kite Runner which was awesome!

    They're both fantastic. Personally, I liked The Kite Runner better, but they're both great.
  • snewsome7
    snewsome7 Posts: 189
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    I love to read! Some of my favorites have already been mentioned but I'll still include them on my list:


    I Know This Much is True, Wally Lamb

    The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

    The Red Tent, Anita Diamant

    The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

    The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

    The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy

    The Help, Kathryn Stockett

    Life of Pi, Yann Martel

    A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

    Thanks for the suggestions! There is a store called 2nd and Charles where I live and they sell used books and I have seen a lot of these there. Time to make a trip :]
  • JEK717
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    Heaven is for Real-Todd Burpo is AWESOME!!!!

    A Thousand Splendid Suns-Khaled Hosseini.
  • suzycreamcheese
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    i was worried about seeing the movie too but it was great. Not as good as the book, but quite close. Worth seeing
  • beccau_20
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    Water for Elephants ranks so high up there for me, and I know it's not even one of the best books ever. I just so connected with that story. Seriously it's like:

    1. To Kill A Mockingbird
    2. The Great Gatsby
    3. Water For Elephants

    I highly recommend the movie after you read the book. Even my husband liked it.

    As for suggestions, I end up reading a lot of Young Adult/Juvenile Lit (The Hunger Games, A Wrinkle in Time, Pictures of Hollis Woods are among my favorites). But also I would be remiss to not recommend The Book Theif by Marku Zusak. A-MA-ZING.
  • maggiedcs
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    I looooooovved "Water for elephants"

    Go to my blog and check out the book recommendations on right hand bar. I only pick books that I have read and reread. Also, there are some really cool pictures of robins raising babies in our flower basket this spring...

    www.strobbeberry@blogspot.com
  • LauraMarie37
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    I really liked Poisonwood Bible. I also LOVED Life of Pi and A Thousand Splendid Suns. I just finished The Help and it's probably not in my top ten of all time, but it was pretty good and made me think (especially because it was really close to my husband's grandmother's life story, except she grew up in Memphis and not Jackson).

    I just bought A Thousand Splendid Suns!! Next on the list. I heard it was really good and better than The Kite Runner which was awesome!

    They're both fantastic. Personally, I liked The Kite Runner better, but they're both great.

    I liked TSS better than KR because there were times the main character in KR did things that I felt were illogically stupid just so the book could have a dramatic twist. His actions didn't seem entirely coherent at times. I agree, both were amazing books and I learned a lot about Afghanistan from both of them.
  • suzycreamcheese
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    a thousand splendid suns is one of my favourite books in the world. Absolutely wonderful.
    Also the red tent. Awesome book, and The Help. I want to read it again, it was that good.
  • suzycreamcheese
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    My absolute favourite book ever was gone with the wind. I was unexpectedly blown away by how good it was.
    Never seen the film though
  • Lindsayrob
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    So many great books here - I second The Help, Poisonwood Bible, Thousand Splendid Suns, Kite Runner.. I'd like to add to your list We need to talk abut Kevin (Lionel Shriver), Perfume (Patrick Susskind - much better than the film!).
    I've just finished the Slap, which I enjoyed but had mixed reviews, have started Q&A (the book of Slumdog Millionaire) and am also itching to get going on Micka (Frances Kay), which I think will be a short one-sitting read.
    My fave book of all time is probably The Shipping News, the film of which was for the most part a huge disappointment!
    Lindsay
  • Lindsayrob
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    My absolute favourite book ever was gone with the wind. I was unexpectedly blown away by how good it was.
    Never seen the film though

    Hahaha - I see what you did there - Gone with the Wind, blown away!
  • unsuspectingfish
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    I'd suggest reading anything by Christopher Moore. The man is a comedic genius (though he's probably not everyone's cup of tea). My favorite book of his is Lamb.
  • theaterfan23
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    I have not read nor seen Water for Elephants, but my reccomendation for you is Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford! I don't want to tell you too much about it, but it is a fabuous read and make sure you have plenty of tissues near you!
  • jilers
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    I love books and am looking for someone to talk, briefly about books. Mostly fiction but I can get into non-fiction history mostly. Water for Elephants was a good moral tale but I like more action. My next book is Adrenaline by Jeff Abbott
  • NHGirl23
    NHGirl23 Posts: 2,657 Member
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  • peacehawk
    peacehawk Posts: 421 Member
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    Where to start with books I recommend. Hmmm....

    Fiction:
    Sci Fi: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (and the rest of the series)
    Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCafferty
    The Shapeshifers series by Robertson
    anything by Sheri Tepper
    anything by Octavia Butler (read her series' in order, they build heavily on each other)

    Young Adult: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
    Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
    The Giver by Lowry
    The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
    The Great Gillie Hopkins (cant remember who wrote it)
    Seedfolks by Fleishman

    Regular straight up fiction (historical, dramatic, etc.)
    The Night Garden by Elizabeth Swann (might be Gardener, not garden)
    Winnona's Web by (can't remember the author)
    anything by Jean Aul
    Moon Under Her Feet by Klista Kinstler
    Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk (this is actually found in the Sci Fi section in most stores)



    Non-Fiction:
    On Food: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
    Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
    Clean Eating by Torre somethig (forgot)
    Preserving the Harvest bi Carol Costenbader

    Essays or Memoirs: Everything I Need to Know I learned in Kindergarden by Fulgrum
    In Search of our Mother's Gardens by Alice Walker
    A Year of Living Biblically by A.J. (last name forgotten by me)

    History: The Slave Ship (forgot the author)

    This is an abbreviated list, without looking at my bookshelf. All are fantastic.

    Anyone else mourning Borders?

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