I'm SO excited! I went looking for the cat who series in a book store yesterday, didn't find it but I found a new edition to the Adrian Mole Series. $35. Better start saving!
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What's Everyone Reading??
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I've never seen that series. What's it like?
It's so funny, it's a diary style book about a teenage boy and a dysfunctional family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Mole
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Mole
I notice that a number of people mentioned both "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and "The Chronicles of Narnia". Does everyone know that they are being made (again) into movies? Disney picked up Narnia (go to narnia.com to get details) and the "first" (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) is supposed to come out in 2006. Hitchhiker is coming out this year, I think, because there is a short preview for it already (it's on the web somewhere). I'm really excited, because with all the special effects we have now they can finally do a stellar job with bringing Narnia to life!!
I prefer Fantasy, and my favorite authors are Tad Williams (just finished "Shadowmarch" and loved it), Melanie Rawn (who has FINALLY started writing again), Robin Hobb (who writes under another name, too), Charles DeLint (urban fantasy) and the team writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
I also like Mercedes Lackey, but I enjoy her books more as light entertainment. I also like Sheri Tepper for the same reason.
And not in the Fantasy genre, I really do have a thing for Jane Austen. Anyone who also likes Austen should try "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman", which is Pride and Prejudice written by a modern author from Darcy's point of view! It was VERY good.
Ooooh. Anyone who hasn't read "The Sparrow" (Mary Doria Russell), I highly recommend it. It is found in the fantasy/sci fi section, but it really isn't either. The fact that it has sci fi elements is incidental to the story, really. Great book!
You know, I read like a fiend, so I just need to stop now. I could continue listing good books and authors for PAGES!
I prefer Fantasy, and my favorite authors are Tad Williams (just finished "Shadowmarch" and loved it), Melanie Rawn (who has FINALLY started writing again), Robin Hobb (who writes under another name, too), Charles DeLint (urban fantasy) and the team writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
I also like Mercedes Lackey, but I enjoy her books more as light entertainment. I also like Sheri Tepper for the same reason.
And not in the Fantasy genre, I really do have a thing for Jane Austen. Anyone who also likes Austen should try "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman", which is Pride and Prejudice written by a modern author from Darcy's point of view! It was VERY good.
Ooooh. Anyone who hasn't read "The Sparrow" (Mary Doria Russell), I highly recommend it. It is found in the fantasy/sci fi section, but it really isn't either. The fact that it has sci fi elements is incidental to the story, really. Great book!
You know, I read like a fiend, so I just need to stop now. I could continue listing good books and authors for PAGES!
Oooh interesting... I'll have to look into it!
Please don't... I love reading this thread for it's recommendations so if you have any please don't hesitate to post them!Originally Posted by Obi
You know, I read like a fiend, so I just need to stop now. I could continue listing good books and authors for PAGES!
Oh I might as well update what I'm reading right now. I'm still reading The Time Traveler's Wife, I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb is still waiting to be read and I bought Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult yesterday.
I have to put in a plug for this book. I mentioned it in my last post, and I think that many others who would enjoy it also have not come across it, because of its placement in the fantasy/sci fi section. The people who generally peruse the fiction section (Margaret Atwood, etc) are not likely to run across it. So, if I give a short explanation of the book, and then maybe some of you will pop out and get it:
In the author's own words:
I wanted to show how very difficult first contact would be, even with the benefit of hindsight. That's when I decided to write a story that put modern, sophisticated, resourceful, well-educated, and well-meaning people in the same position as those early explorers and missionaries-a position of radical ignorance. Unfortunately, there is no place on earth where "first contact" is possible-you can find MTV, CNN and McDonald's everywhere you go. The only way to create a "first contact" story like this was to go off-planet.
So, because the story happens to take place off-planet, you'll find the book in sci fi. Similarly, you will find Margaret Atwoods latest, Oryx and Crake, in the same section. But neither book is principally a sci-fi novel, in my opinion.
Oh, and I forgot to mention: Dorothy Sayers. An excellent writer (during the 30's and 40's). She wrote mysteries, along with critical theses and papers. I don't typically enjoy mysteries, but I've read all of hers and loved them.
In the author's own words:
I wanted to show how very difficult first contact would be, even with the benefit of hindsight. That's when I decided to write a story that put modern, sophisticated, resourceful, well-educated, and well-meaning people in the same position as those early explorers and missionaries-a position of radical ignorance. Unfortunately, there is no place on earth where "first contact" is possible-you can find MTV, CNN and McDonald's everywhere you go. The only way to create a "first contact" story like this was to go off-planet.
So, because the story happens to take place off-planet, you'll find the book in sci fi. Similarly, you will find Margaret Atwoods latest, Oryx and Crake, in the same section. But neither book is principally a sci-fi novel, in my opinion.
Oh, and I forgot to mention: Dorothy Sayers. An excellent writer (during the 30's and 40's). She wrote mysteries, along with critical theses and papers. I don't typically enjoy mysteries, but I've read all of hers and loved them.
I love this thread! The only problem is that there are so many books I would like to read, and so little time! Work interferes with my reading.
Right now I'm reading "Born in Fire" by Nora Roberts. So far, so good.
Just finished The Godfather Returns by Mark Weingartner and John Grisham's The Broker.
Weingartner takes Mario Puzo's characters, adds a few and expands on the Godfather saga, from the early 50s into the late 60s.
The Broker is a departure from Grisham's usual crusading lawyer tale.
Both are excellent reads.
Weingartner takes Mario Puzo's characters, adds a few and expands on the Godfather saga, from the early 50s into the late 60s.
The Broker is a departure from Grisham's usual crusading lawyer tale.
Both are excellent reads.
I've been reading as many books by Marian Keyes as I can lately! So far I've read Angels, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, and Sushi For Beginners. She's a very smart writer and HIGHLY amusing. I laughed out loud while reading each of these books! I would DEFINITELY recommend them!
I also just finished reading The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks. It's the follow-up to The Notebook (which was made into a movie this past summer) and is such a beautiful book, as is The Notebook. Both of these are must reads!
I also just finished reading The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks. It's the follow-up to The Notebook (which was made into a movie this past summer) and is such a beautiful book, as is The Notebook. Both of these are must reads!
Chocolate A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light by Mort Rosenblum.
Mr. Rosenblum spent two years following chocolate, from the equatorial cacao plantations, to the finished product. In addition, he researched the science and history of chocolate, from the ancient people of Mexico to the modern chocolatiers and industrial chocolate giants.
A must-read, for all chocoholics!
Mr. Rosenblum spent two years following chocolate, from the equatorial cacao plantations, to the finished product. In addition, he researched the science and history of chocolate, from the ancient people of Mexico to the modern chocolatiers and industrial chocolate giants.
A must-read, for all chocoholics!
I've just gotten library books by Gwen Hunter - trying to catch them all up. They are old - not new books.
Oooh I should update me:
I'm currenly read the Flowers in the Attic series by V.C. Andrews (thanks to the recommendations of Beth and Beryl). I'm surprised by how different the book is from the movie, which I saw last night.
I'm currenly read the Flowers in the Attic series by V.C. Andrews (thanks to the recommendations of Beth and Beryl). I'm surprised by how different the book is from the movie, which I saw last night.
I'm not reading anything at the moment although I do have to start reading a novel for college!
The instructions for my new waffle iron!!!
I'm so glad you got it! You'll have to let me know what you think.
I generally have several books on the go at once. Right now I am reading:
"Twisted Whisker's - Solving your cat's behaviour problems" by Pam Johnson;
"Animal Voices - Telepathic communication in the Web of Life" by Dawn Baumann Brunke;
"Water - Tales of Elemental Spirits" by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson;
"Historical Whodunnits" edited by Mike Ashley,
and I just finished "The Little House at Allington" by Anthony Trollope.
Kathryn
"Twisted Whisker's - Solving your cat's behaviour problems" by Pam Johnson;
"Animal Voices - Telepathic communication in the Web of Life" by Dawn Baumann Brunke;
"Water - Tales of Elemental Spirits" by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson;
"Historical Whodunnits" edited by Mike Ashley,
and I just finished "The Little House at Allington" by Anthony Trollope.
Kathryn
Hmm - I am a HUGE Jane Austen fan:-) which ties in nicely with one of my hobbies - re-enacting the life and times of the War of 1812/Living History:-). Have you read any of Stephanie Barron's "Jane" mysteries? They have Jane Austen as the protagonist and are 'said to be based on a series of recently discovered letters written by Jane detailing some of the more exciting events of her life that didn't make it to her novels' (hehehhehe). They are very well done and most enjoyable. I haven't read "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman" yet although I have read a few of the sequels by others including 'Eliza" which disappointed me greatly.
Kathryn
