Looking for a good read

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  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
    i love phillip pullman specifically his 'dark materials' i'm also a big fan of paulo coelho and anne rice
  • HisSonbeamer
    HisSonbeamer Posts: 12
    I loved Pillars of the Earth!
  • myiceisonfire
    myiceisonfire Posts: 782 Member
    Anything by Nicholas Sparks...

    He wrote "The Notebook"
    "The Last Song"
    "Dear John"
    "A Walk to Remember"

    Which were also made into great movies =) So if you liked the movies, you'll love the books!
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    I second the Outlander series. Just finished the third book and absolutely in love!

    Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is fabulous...did not enjoy the movie so much. The old man is the best part of the book, and they completely left him out of the movie!

    Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore is a captivating memoir.
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    I second the Outlander series. Just finished the third book and absolutely in love!

    Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is fabulous...did not enjoy the movie so much. The old man is the best part of the book, and they completely left him out of the movie!

    I'm anxiously awaiting the next Outlander. I've read them all and am now "re-kilting" the series on audio while I walk/run. I also enjoyed Water for Elephants, am sorry to hear the old man isn't in it. Loved the way the book ended! Guess that isn't in the movie either, huh?
  • Booboo78
    Booboo78 Posts: 169
    I :heart: :heart: :heart: The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde.

    Glad the film was true to the story as well.
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    I second the Outlander series. Just finished the third book and absolutely in love!

    Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is fabulous...did not enjoy the movie so much. The old man is the best part of the book, and they completely left him out of the movie!

    I'm anxiously awaiting the next Outlander. I've read them all and am now "re-kilting" the series on audio while I walk/run. I also enjoyed Water for Elephants, am sorry to hear the old man isn't in it. Loved the way the book ended! Guess that isn't in the movie either, huh?

    I should clarify: The old man is in the movie...but only at the very beginning and the very end. He's played by Hal Holbrook. But I think the scenes with him and the nurse in the nursing home were some of the best in the book. Don't want to give anything away, so I won't comment on the ending :x
  • pen2u
    pen2u Posts: 224 Member
    Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, and the book following it, Home. The writing is pure and crystalline.
  • TripleJ3
    TripleJ3 Posts: 945 Member
    bump back in my topics
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    If you want something a little deep.... The Shack. It's a great read and will make u think.

    Amazing book....I've read it twice and will read it again!!!
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