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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:17 am
i normally read quite a bit of romance novels but here are some suggestions:
anything by nicolas sparks
i enjoyed the twilight novels, but understandably not everyones cup o' tea
anything by nora roberts
inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath--cornelia funke.if you saw the movie, erase it from your memory before reading bc the movie is horrible by comparison.
the wonderful wizard of oz
anything by stephen king
I heart heart heart Books
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:15 pm
The Alienist by Caleb Carr is a fantastic read, and so is American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:54 am
Oh God. I have a love affair with my library.
Here is a list of books, that in my humble opinion should be read by every capable human being!
1. The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain (It's a novella, a bit short but still more amazing than 99% of whats in your library.)
2. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
3. 1984 by George Orwell
4. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
5. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Oh and heres my other favorites..
1. Dracula by Bram Stoker
2. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
3. Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
It, The Stand, Pet Sematary, Salem's Lot, Carrie, The Shining all by Stephen King.
Oh and if you're interested in the universe, a fun read is always A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:43 pm
Awesome lists. My wife and I just got done reading The Catcher in the Rye together and really liked it. Spent a few days talking about it.
Don't know what to move on to next, but I am probably going to hit a stack of comics that I have been meaning to read.
To add to the recommendations, I thought Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro was really good.
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:09 pm
ye gods by tom holt, he is funny as anything that guy.
sky burial is a great one about a chinese woman scouring tibet over her life. thats a true story
anything by michael chrighton i enjoyed. bit hard going some of them.
umm... just ask usually reading a couple of books - cant go out without a book in my bag.
fav author of all time, is richard bach. because of his writing about planes, i went in a biplane. it was amazing.
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:24 am
I loved "little house on the prairie" <3 I was so happy when I found it was on tv too ;O
"Dragon Keeper" books are quite a good short read <3 I even ended up buying them.
for more serious reads I suggest "brave new world"
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:06 pm
If you like humor, I'd recommend almost anything by Christopher Moore.
Dirty Job is about a man who suddenly finds himself doing the job of the Grim Reaper.
Fool is a re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear, told from the point of view of the king's fool, but in modern language. Beware! Lot's of swearwords in this one and a few raunchy scenes. You don't have to have read Shakespeare's original...I read this one first, and it helped me understand what was going on when I read the original afterwards.
Lamb; The Gospel According To Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal It's nowhere near as blasphemous or irreverent as it sounds. It's funny, sweet, touching...and sad in the right parts. He doesn't change any of the things we know from Bible stories...Christopher Moore is suggesting what might have happened in the "missing years" not mentioned in the Bible.
If you don't mind dealing with humorous footnotes every so often I'd also suggest any of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Each novel stands alone, so you don't have to worry about getting lost if you pick up something from the middle of the series. Instead, each story expands on a character or situation mentioned in one of the other books. The concept of the Discworld is sort of a satire on academia, politics, police work, popular culture, and just about everything.
These books are mostly classified as fantasy, since they contain witches, dragons, vampires, dwarves, trolls and werewolves (some of whom serve as officers in the City Watch). The sci-fi fans should watch out for Hex, a storage and information system for wizard's spells (a giant computer, complete with "Anthill Inside") and the Clacks Towers and it's army of coders (clearly...the Internet).
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:12 am
my fav series ever is the vampire acadamy series its awsome its soooooooo much better than twilight, its got action, romance, its funny nd it keeps you wanting more nd the characters r pretty relatable minus the whole vampire thing
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:55 pm
Comrade Nicholas Oh God. I have a love affair with my library. Here is a list of books, that in my humble opinion should be read by every capable human being! 1. The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain (It's a novella, a bit short but still more amazing than 99% of whats in your library.) 2. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 3. 1984 by George Orwell 4. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 5. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Oh and heres my other favorites.. 1. Dracula by Bram Stoker 2. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 3. Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice It, The Stand, Pet Sematary, Salem's Lot, Carrie, The Shining all by Stephen King. Oh and if you're interested in the universe, a fun read is always A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking no no. dont read pet cemetery. it reads like hostel if u ever seen it. 3/4 of it very tame then woah whats goin on. bit like the latest james herbert book..great if u like soft porn by the way..
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