We have covered a lot of our favorites. I thought it would be fun to share our favorite books. Please include Title, Author, and a short synopses and why you like it

My 1st one will be:

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

It's about a young girl who is murdered and dismembered. It takes place in "her version of heaven" as she looks down and watches what her family goes through after her death. She can also see her murderer. It spans many years. She sees her little brother grow from 4 years to his adulthood. She grieves for herself and for them, until she realizes that had she not died they would not have become who they eventually became....This is where the title comes from..."The lovely bones that formed them."

Even though at first it sounds very grusome it is a very good book. The murder is just a catalyst for so much more. I read this book in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. It is probably the best book I have ever read. To see her accept her own death knowing that even though she would never grow up, never marry, never have children...it made her family who they ended up being.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Like you had to ask.

O i knew your favorite LOL

I love too many books to pick one... here's a few of my current favorites, even if it's been years since I read them:

Galileo's Daughter

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Cold Mountain

The Red Tent

Daughter of Fortune

Crow Lake

The World Below

Editted to add: I am currently reading Walter Isaacson's Einstein.

I'm reading Killer Dreams by Iris Johansen

Please let me know what you think of it, Phanta; I've heard good things about it!

At the moment Im re-hearing "Elder" by Ckhristpher Paolini. It's the second part of Eragon... Naturally i Have and like Eragon 1, too!

I wrote somewhere what books I read...

Old magic b y Marianne Curley

The lord of the rings
The hobit
Harry Potter 1 - 7
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Vocies within by Truddy chase. It's a book about a woman who had to suffer from incest and therefore developed a Multiple Personality (now It's Dissociative Identity Disorder)... It's interesting, but shocking...
Set the house on Order by Matt Ruff some books about elves, I don't know the English titles anymore...

Oh, and See Jane running was cool, too...

So far so good it's bringing back some previous characters. Which I love about Iris' books. I"ve read all of her books to date. I haven't read a bad book by her yet. There was one called "body of lies" it takes place in Louisiana and my home town is mentioned. I got a kick out of that because my home town is very small.

That's a pretty good book! Any idea when the third will be released?

I've always been a big fan of John Grisham and Stephen King. JG's "A Time To Kill" was one of the best books I've ever read in my life - soooo much better than the movie (surprise surprise). And SK's "Dark Tower" series kept me on the edge for a decade & a half. No exaggeration; I got the first 2 for my 15th b-day and the last one (#7) was published when I was 31. They were worth the wait though IMO.

Just called a friend...no word yet on a release...sorry. When I get one I'll let you know.

I heared, the German book will come out sooon, but that's rumors... I'll just look up at amazon...
(I'll make a now apir of soles for my computer, today he's awfully slow...) As far as amazon tells, we have to wait looong... They didn't even mention it yet...

I have thee books on my nightstand, thouhg can't find the interest to read them with any consistency.

Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Exile

Left Behind: Kingdom Come

Farenheit 451

I"d go with Farenheit 451

(the temp at which book-paper burns)

anyone else have any books they want to share?

I pretty much like books of any kind. I keep yearly booklogs, too. One of my recent faves is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. It's not spectacular writing, but it's just a really great vampire story. I also like the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. This year I read Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club! It was amazing, and I checked into several of his other works, all of which leave me astounded by the end!

Almost done, havent had a lot of time to read these last two weeks. But, it has Jane McGuire, Jock, Laird McDuff and a few others from another book of hers. Very good.

Hi, I love all books but my all time fav is The Giver... I reread it every coupla years and find new insights. I try to read Stephen King but get too scared (lol at myself), I have to watch the movies and cover my eyes (which you obviously can't do when your reading)

Twilight is next on my list, I'm picking it up, or them, haha, whatever I find this weekend.

I also dug the Harry Potter series like nobody's business, but, yeah now it's all your business! LOL

I also liked The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho...gooood read, and pretty quick too since it's not too long. Really made me look at my life and think. I like books like that.

I'm currently reading the Supernatural book Nevermore, lol, it's pretty good.

Ditto!
duh!!! lol!

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heidihowilliams Posted Today, 09:32 AM

I also liked The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho...gooood read, and pretty quick too since it's not too long. Really made me look at my life and think. I like books like that.

that's so cool ,i'm actually reading it right now, i'm three chapters in, started last sunday when i spend the day at the beach,not bad watching the big blue sky while reading a book bringing up philosophical questions about one desires and destiny,the choices we make...so far so good ...

another good read...


Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, it is basically the history of philosophy in fictious story form. EXCELLENT READ...

I just finished reading a book by my fav author Karin Slaughter titled "Beyond Reach" it was awesome, except one of my fav characters died at the end. About to start reading "Pegasus Descending" by James Lee Burke.

Finished reading "Pegasus Descending." AWESOME book. I love James Lee Burke's Dave Robichaux novels.

Bubba, I don't know how I even get to read with my schedules anymore. But I do, lack of sleep is something I can deal with if I can read. It's like breathing to me...the same with singing. Those are two things I can't do without. If I ever got to a point where I couldn't do those 2 things, I think I'd shrival up and die.

Frank herberts dune books are my favs

i suggest all sci-fi fans pick up the firt book. trust me you will be hooked!

herbert brings politics, religion, phillosphy, and sci-fi together like no other author ive read.

I have a hard time reading sci-fi. The only ones I've ever liked were star trek ones. I love biographies, poli-sci, social science, history, true crime, murder mysteries.

Just finished reading "girl meets God" by Lauren Winner. Excellent book. I am now reading "Completely His: Loving Jesus Without Limits" by Shannon Ethridge. So far its pretty good.

Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns are both fabulous.
Koontz's The Good Guy, The Husband, and the 3 Odd Thomas books.
Anything by Jeffrey Archer, especially Kane and Abel, with his Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less running a close second.
All of Sue Harrison's pre-historic fiction novels.
and don't ever forget Dickens. How could we live without Dickens?

Sci-Fi is my favorite of course. Love the Star Trek: TNG (dont care for the original ST though; Kirk is a weenie)

Just re-read the entire Harry Potter Series for the second time (on a school break so no homework, yippee).

Also love F.M. Busby's work. Older series but you can still get in some libraries and bookstores and online of course. Just started the Rissa Kergulen series again (Young Rissa, Rissa and Tregare, and The Long View). If I have time, I'll read the rest of the saga after that.

Spider Robinson is really good too. Starseed was my favorite. Need to reread that one again too if I can find it in my garage...

My favorite fiction outside of sci fi is the Lords of Discipline.

love the 3 Odd books. how did you like the ending of 3?

Hi Phanta,

It sure leads to a 4th. Here is an excerpt from a Koontz Q&A on amazon.com:

QUESTION: I'm in bookselling and got my hands on an advance reader's copy of BROTHER ODD. I doubted that any book in the series could reach the peak and the power of the original, ODD THOMAS, but this one comes really, really close. And the AMAZING ending has me excited about what comes next for Oddie. I think the next one might be the best of all. Please tell me the series doesn't end here! --Rob, Chicago


ANSWER: Thanks for your kind words, Rob. There will be a fourth episode in Odd's life, and maybe more. He is on an epic journey, and I have no idea where it will lead him--except that as he deals with the real problems of life and with the supernatural, he will always be Odd, maturing in mind and heart, but always fully aware of the comic and the tragic qualities of life that are entwined in every moment of our existence. I have to finish a very special novel slated for autumn 2007, and of course FRANKENSTEIN #3, but then I will follow Odd to whatever epiphany he leads me.



Odd Hours comes out in May, 2008!!! Can't wait.

Dobie

cool. I can't wait. I love Oddie. He's awesome. ONly thing is I wish Stormy hadn't died. It broke my heart.

I know what you mean. It took me a little while to figure out she was dead.

Currently I'm reading two books at the moment:

Communion by Whitley Strieber

2012: The War for Souls by Whitley Strieber

So far I am loving 2012. I've read lots of books in my young life but never have I read one where the characters in the book are the ones writing the story. Without giving too much away, this character, Wiley, he's been having this urge to write but what he's writing about is actually something going on in a parallel universe. It is way cool! Being a sci-fi fan, I love novels that deal with UFOs, extraterrestrials, and that which cannot be explained (ghosts, I'm not so sure about). But I have always also loved the notion of parallel universes- they have always been something fun to ponder on, the thought that something could be going on at the exact same time yet things are completely different. Currently I am only on page 56 but I am loving everything from it- getting the view from both dimensions. In one of the dimensions it has kind of a War of the Worlds feel to it but is much weirder which is cool. I'm dying to finish the rest of it.

Since I've ditched the TV I have read A LOT of books. I won't list them alll....that would be crazy. The 3 though that have kept me busy this week (yes this week) are "Bitter is the New Black", "Bright Lights, Big Ass", and "Such a Pretty Fat". All 3 are by Jen Lancaster and are listed are biographies. Very funny stuff, I"d find myself laughing myself to tears while reading.......oh and I also recently read "Odd Hours" by Dean Koontz. It's the 4th in his Odd Thomas series. One word: AWESOME.