Your FAVE Book?

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  • SammyPacks
    SammyPacks Posts: 697 Member
    I LOVE READING!~ I just got Darkness Visible, but I don't think that's for everyone. I lead a lot of non-fiction lately such as Biographies and Autobiographies. Just read Lust for Life and Charlie Chaplin's Autobiography. Also love the book Night (short read). I have read the Hunger Games (I read the first one at least 5 years ago) and I was hooked. I read it on a plane as well ;)
  • valorieflowers
    valorieflowers Posts: 154
    Seriously, Harry Potter. I have tried so many different types of novels and I can't find anything nearly as engrossing as these books! But, if you've read those, here are some others that were really good:

    Huger Games
    The Time Traveler's Wife
    Odd Thomas
    Water for Elephants
    Girl with The Dragon Tatoo (starts off REALLY slow, but the series is really good)
  • jmessina205
    jmessina205 Posts: 190 Member
    "The Help" was an AMAZING book!! I couldn't put the thing down! !

    LOVE it!!!! Water For Elephants too!!!
  • thrld
    thrld Posts: 610 Member
    Try Ilona Andrews' series starring Kate Daniels (five books), or her "Edge Chronicles" -- both are good.
    The Harry Dresden novels by Jim Butcher.
    If you like cozier fiction, try "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by MA Shaffer
    or, how about fiction on changing your life through exercise/diet? An oldie but goodie -- "Jeminia J" by Jane Green, or
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    So, I'm adamantly opposed to any books-turned-trends.

    I second The Great Gatsby reference, as Fitzgerald is one of the best writers who ever lived. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is another, and everyone should read Cancer Ward.

    On a lighter note, I've read The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank at least four times and it's an absolute hoot. And if you haven't read it, Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife is enthralling and beautiful.
  • TheUnwritten
    TheUnwritten Posts: 158 Member
    Recently I really enjoyed The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Kafka On The Shore - Haruki Murakami
    All The Names - Jose Saramago
  • BIGJIMMYU
    BIGJIMMYU Posts: 1,221 Member
    I enjoy classic reading. Especially early 18th century. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT and THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO are two of my faves.
  • twentytwobecky
    twentytwobecky Posts: 35 Member
    The Belgariad series or the Malloreon series by David Eddings. I first read these books when I was in high school and I have re-read them every year since.
    Similar to JRR Tolkein, but much more positive and hopeful.
  • VelvetKey
    VelvetKey Posts: 193 Member
    I find it impossible to have a favorite, but here are some that I've enjoyed intensely and will read again and again:

    The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis - Bk. 1: Magician's Nephew (7 book series)

    The Belisarius Series, by Eric Flint & David Drake - Vol. 1: Thunder at Dawn (2 books per volume; 3 volume/6 book series)

    The Honor Harrington Series, by David Weber - Bk. 1: On Basilisk Station (12+ book series)

    The Safehold Series, by David Weber - Bk. 1: Off Armageddon Reef (5 books in the series so far)

    The Hollow Kingdom Series, by Clare Dunkle - Bk. 1: The Hollow Kingdom (3 book series)

    The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, by Patricia C. Wrede - Bk. 1: Dealing with Dragons (4 book series)

    The Redwall Series, by Brian Jacques - Bk. 1: Mossflower or Redwall (15+ book series, no particular order)

    The Discworld Series, by Terry Pratchett - Bk. 1: Mort (15+ book series; some are mini-arcs, others stand alone)

    And then some stand alones:

    Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

    Star Trek: Uhura's Song by Janet Kagan (I literally read this 3-4 times a year.)

    Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder (The only non-fiction book on the list!)

    I know there's more, but these are series and could keep you going for....well, years for me at least. ^_^
  • melg126
    melg126 Posts: 378
    I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb...

    it's a huge book but don't be intimidated by its size. It's an easy read. :smile:
  • VelvetKey
    VelvetKey Posts: 193 Member
    The Belgariad series or the Malloreon series by David Eddings. I first read these books when I was in high school and I have re-read them every year since.
    Similar to JRR Tolkein, but much more positive and hopeful.

    DAH! I knew I forgot something! Definitely the Belgariad! I don't have a complete Malloreon set yet. They're 5 books apiece.
  • esteelewis
    esteelewis Posts: 96 Member
    All of Dan Brown's books are great. I also love the Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Anything by Umberto Eco is good. I also like anything by Raymond Khoury. Clearly I am drawn more to the occult/historical-religious-fiction books. Anything with templars is great.

    For fast fun reads I like the In Death series by J.D. Robb...its a crime/romance novel written by Norah Roberts under her pseudonym J.D. Robb. have fun on your trip!
  • elsalily
    elsalily Posts: 47 Member
    "The Help" was an AMAZING book!! I couldn't put the thing down! !

    Very true, and the movie was great too.

    Other faves of mine are "The cigarette girl" by Carol Wolper, as well as her other books, and "Momzillas" by Jill Kargman (but I do love chicklit lol)
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    My tastes tend towards the odd, but these are my faves:

    Fiction:
    The Scar - China Mieville
    20th Century Ghosts - Joe Hill
    House of Leaves - Mark Danielewski
    Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
    Einstein's Dreams - Alan Lightman
    Any one of the 30-40 Discworld books - Terry Pratchett

    Non Fiction:
    In defense of food - Michael Pollan
    A natural history of the senses - Diane Ackerman
    Longing for Certainty - Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano
    Savor - Thich Nhat Hahn
    A walk in the woods - Bill Bryson
  • Grlnxtdr0721
    Grlnxtdr0721 Posts: 597 Member
    The Hunger Games
    Anything by Kristin Hannah (a few favorites, though it's hard to choose: Night Road, True Colors, and I am reading Mystic Lake and love it)
    VJ Chambers' The Jason and Azazel trilogy
    Anything Barbara Freethy- Almost Home, Daniel's Gift, Just the way you are, love will find a way, ryan's return, some kind of wonderful, summer secrets)
    Water for Elephants
    The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

    I could go on and on..
  • sinistertitan
    sinistertitan Posts: 603 Member
    Dean Koontz's "Watchers" was pretty good.
  • jedw31
    jedw31 Posts: 26 Member
    any particular genre?
  • Kirsty7Fraser
    Kirsty7Fraser Posts: 55 Member

    I really, really enjoyed George Martin's Song of Ice and Fire trilogy. The first one is the best--Game of Thrones. HBO has done a great job with the series so far.

    ^^^^^This

    I also love, Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

    Val Mcdermid writes great crime thrillers.
  • michellebelle1
    michellebelle1 Posts: 34 Member
    I enjoyed all Malcolm Gladwell's books, especially Outliers;
    Charlaine Harris' series are fun, quick reads (Sookie Stackhouse novels);
    The Giver, by Lois Lowry;
    Second the recommendations for Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Count of Monte Cristo, and Hunger Games;
    All of Jane Austen's works, especially Emma and Pride and Prejudice;
    Anything by C.S. Lewis;
    Most of Agatha Christie's works are quick, easy reads. I especially liked And then There Were None.
  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    anything by Steinbeck or Orwell. cannery row is awesome, so is of mice and men, both Steinbeck .. animal farm is a great little read (Orwell).

    and if you want something that will take you awhile to read, check out atlas shrugged by ayn rand. also the fountain head, a little easier to read then atlas shrugged.
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    Song of Fire and Ice series by George RR Martin.
  • fj211
    fj211 Posts: 95
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoos trilogy - Stieg Larsson
    Swan Song - Robert Mccammon

    Happy reading! :flowerforyou:

    Swan Song was excellent!! Loved Larsson's books, too!

    I don't feel the love for the Hunger Games Triology. I liked the first one but the second was boring enough to make me not even want to read three
  • hennyben
    hennyben Posts: 313 Member
    The Kite Runner - Khaled Hossein
    Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom (heartbreaking and life changing)
    The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (The movie doesn't come in anyway close)
  • jessie580
    jessie580 Posts: 87
    exquisite corpse - poppy z. brite
    the giver
    hunger games
    regulators - stephen king
  • shydal
    shydal Posts: 16
    Hand-Maid's Tale- Margaret Atwood - What would happen if the US became a fundamentalist state? Written in the 80's, scarily relevant today.
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    Daughter of the Forest Juliet Marillier
    Animal vegetable miracle Barbara Kingsolver (I think...)
    Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey
    Game of thrones George R.R. Martin series
    All great reads
  • Reedern
    Reedern Posts: 525 Member
    I love anything by Tess Gerritsen. She is a fantastic writer... I recommend reading the Rizzoli and Isles series in order. Great books!
  • fosterks
    fosterks Posts: 93 Member
    I absolutely love Marian Keyes (my favourite writer) and Jodi Picoult (my second favourite writer). Marian writes some funny books but they all have a serious undertone, and Jodi Picoult writes 'thinker' books.... Like the people who have a little girl with brittle bone disease and they go away on holiday and they get accused of beating her, and if they had known about the disease when she was pregnant would they have had her?

    Two really good (and very different) authors. The one I would recommend from Marian is Watermelon or Is Anybody Out There, Jodi I would recommend Handle with Care or My Sisters Keeper.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    This will probably get me bashed on here but:

    Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes. It's slow to start but eventually I couldn't put it down. And it's some very focused reading at times. But it was enlightening to me. Reading and research had already got me there but he re-inforced it for me.
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