Ok What's Your Favorite Book or Author
#103717 - 09/03/04 03:25 PM
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heather7476
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I was just wondering what people like to read and who you like to read.
My Favorite author's are
Nora Roberts
Janet Evanovich
Linda Lael Miller
Dean Koontz
I could on and on I love to read.
My favorite Books are
I would have to say all Of Janet Evanovich books.
I would love to hear what you guys love to read.
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janet evanovich, the older patricia cornwell books, as well as the most recent (some of the stuff in between wasn't as good), JA Jance... Faye Kellerman, John Kellerman..
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I haven't read Patrica Cornwell or either of the Kellerman's. Maybe I will have to cheeck them out I am always looking for new authors.
Don't you just love the Plum Series by Evanovich.They are always good for Laugh. 
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I can't say that I get around to reading all that much fiction, but in the last year or so I've read books by Robertson Davies, Margaret Atwood and Yann Martel, and have liked them all. The last author I got seriously into was Madeleine L'Engle, although that was when I was like 14! 
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I basically never read for fun anymore. I used to love to read, but somewhere along the line, it stopped being as enjoyable for me, for some reason... now I find it REALLY hard to get into a book, and basically only read when my therapist gives me a book as a homework assignment. 
But I love the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I think those were the last works of fiction I picked up and actually enjoyed. Although, I like Chuck Palahniuk - I read Fight Club, and got halfway through my brother's copy of Choke last time I was visiting, and find his stuff interesting. Oh yeah, and I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Shel Silverstein, heh.
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Casey I have been having a hard time reading since I've been sick. I find it hard to concentrate. You should try to find a good book maybe it will help right now with all your going through to relax
Big Hugs
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Heather7476
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It can be hard to find time to read. I am a stay at home mom so when DD is taking a nap or at pre school I am reading. I realy should be doing house work but that is not as much fun
 I have never heard of those authors what kind of books do they write?
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I love trashy romance novels!!! I know, what a waste of a brain. But since I spend so much time reading sciene textbooxs (I'm double majoring in animal science and toxicology, with a minor in poultry science) when I read for pleasure I need something that doesn't require significant brain functioning. I don't really have a favorite author, I just head down to the public library and choose books at random.
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I love to read! My favorite authors are Stephen King and Dan Brown, my favorite book is Wizard and Glass by Stephen King.
Now that finals are finally over, and I have break and then co-op maybe I'll have some time to read!
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My favorite book of ALL TIME is "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden. A must read! I've lent this book to so many friends and they've all loved it.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679781587/002-9349710-0305604?v=glance
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Dan Brown
#103783 - 09/04/04 04:14 AM
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Stephie
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My new favourite books are "Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown.
Other than that, I also really like Faye Kellerman (I liked the older ones about Peter Decker better than some of the new ones about his daughter.. can't remember her name.. um, Cindy I think..).
When I go on holidays, I like to read silly romance novels or 'dramas'
My least favourite book is the Grapes of Wrath - I really didn't like that book, even though it's onna those 'Classics'
I like reading short stories too. I can't remember any of the authors, though!
--Steph
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oh I agree.. I LOVED that book.. it is definitly one of my favorites.
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Edited by spicey8138 (09/04/04 07:59 AM)
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I have it on my kitchen counter- just finished it... great book!
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Ok, you guys have inspired me... it's been sitting on my bookshelf since Christmas, gathering dust... I WILL start reading it today.
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I will have to get it. From what you and everyone else said it sounds good.
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I love to read romance novels. I got into the habbit when hubby was over seas. I had nothing to do so I read all the time.
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You and my husband would get along. He loves Stephen King. I have a hard time reading him. I like Dean Koontz though.
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I love a good trashy romance novel. Thier the best mindless escape.
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It starts out kinda slow and a bit depressing but it gets so good and addictive! One friend that i lent it to works in a eight loss clinic that's not too busy and there could be 2-3 hours in between customers. She read it in a couple of days at work and was annoyed when she had a customer becasue she didn't want to put it down. It was that good.
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I LOVE to read so here are some other books I've really liked:
- Getting Over it (Anna Maxted)
- The Cigarette Girl (Carol Wolper)
- Confessions of a Shopaholic (the 3 of the series) (Sophia Kinsella)
- The Bride Stripped Bare (Anonymous)
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I used to read Stephen King....but lateley, in between the school chemistry textbooks I have been getting into W. Somerset Maugham....great reads.
L
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heather- I can pass on my copy if you want...
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My favourite book is Ocean Sea by Alesandro Barricco. He's also written a great book called silk. Terry Pratchett always gives me a laugh as well!
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That would be great. Thanks.
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Heather7476
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Oh! This is an awesome thread! I just LIVE for reading ... My favorite authors are Dean Koontz, Clive Cussler and Sharon Shinn, but I'll read just about any one or any thing (except those romance ones - they make me blush! ). My favorite books are "Watchers" and "Lightning", by Koontz. I've read them at least a dozen times apiece ...
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I have read Lighting by Dean Koontz at least three times. It was the first book of his I ever read. I loved it. I also loved Phantoms. I also LOVE to read. I am trying to get back into it. I had been having a hard time since i got sick concentrating on it, but I just started Nora Roberts new one and it is going good.
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Oh Yes.. and btw.. if your not Jewish or ready to deal with reading about another way of life (the hero other then the first book leads a very ultra orthodox jewish lifestyle and it comes into his story) you may want to skip most of Faye kellerman, but I love Jonathon Kellermans books as well- his are more thrillers.. hers are mysteries. and they are married
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My favorite modern author is probably John Irving (Cider House Rules, Prayer for Owen Meany, World According to Garp, Widow for One Year, etc.). He rocks! In a completely different genre, I do also like Stephen King. Margaret Atwood is good, too.
In terms of "classic" authors, I like John Steinbeck a lot. Steph, The Grapes of Wrath is awesome! That ending! So great!
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Hi everyone, I am new to the boards. Please pick up a book by a Canadian author called Fall On Your Knees, Kathy Mcdonald. It's too fantastic. Both of my teenage daughters couldn't put it down. Nor could I. Amazing for a first novel by a writer. It has everything in it you could imagine an oh so sweetly written.
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Steph
I agree with you on the Dan Brown books. Ive read Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, and am currently reading Deception Point.
Great books
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I agree with Casey, my favorite books are the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I love them all. I also enjoy reading anything by Faye or Jonathan Kellerman. After I finish a class with required reading, I usually like to pick up a light romance just to have something fun to read, Linda Lael Miller, Connie Mason and Julie Garwood.
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I have to disagree about being put off by Faye Kellerman books if you aren't Jewish as I am not, and they are still my favourite novels... I think the Jewish references made are very well explained and, if you read all the series, you become used to the ones she uses quite regularly.
I would still recommend her books over and over - I've given them to lots of friends (none of whom are practicing Jews) and they've all enjoyed them.
Also, I think it's a good way to read about different ways of life through novels as it is a lot easier going than text books or other non-fiction.
--Steph
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I wasn't saying don't read them if you aren't Jewish- just warning people that the references are there as a few people I loaned the books to without some sort of warning were offput because there was so much of a different lifestyle mentioned that they weren't expecting... they are wonderful books nd I have actually had a few people read them to learn a bit about jewish life from a more fun book then most books on the topic.
AMie
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One review I read compared M of a G to Jane Austen... after reading Pride & Prejudice I really do see the comparison. All about societies in which intense emotion is felt and hidden.
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Whoa this is scary. I am a novelist writing a classic English Regency romance and I hope someone out there likes them because none of you read that stuff! So my favorite author and hero is Jane Austen and my favorite novel is Pride and Prejudice. I also like Tom Jones and Vanity Fair.
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LOL! I'll read them! Actually, I think Christine mentioned classics, and I meant to come back and list a few more, but got sidetracked. Back when I used to read *a lot*, I mostly read classics and historical novels. I love Austen. I also love F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night) and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Growing up, my favorites were Little Women, the Anne of Green Gables books by L.M. Montgomery, and the Little House on the Prairie books. I still have most of those on my bookshelf.
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That is a very cool job you got there. I read Regency Romance. I love Heather Graham and Catherine Coulter. I am pretty sure most of their novels are considered Recency Romance. Good luck with you book.
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I have never read a Regency Romance that was not written in Regency times. I guess I'm not sure what I am up against. I have hope though!
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I read romance novels, but more for fun, and quick reads for the most part.. my MIL loves them and so does my best friend and they both pass them on.
Good luck with the book.. a friend wrote one and had a hell of a time getting it published.
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I love love love to read and it's so hard to pick a favorite, but my all time favorites are F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, and Little Women. I also love Dan Brown's books and then all those new cute chick books with the great covers - I see them and it makes me want to read them.
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Wow, what a question!
My all time favourite has got to be Tolkien. I'm a LOTR nut. Just about to start reading the Lost Tales. I've read, LOTS loads, read the Hobbit, the Simarillion (sp?) and some of the legends. Just love it!
Having heard "Da Vinci Code" raved about on here, I do like Dan Brown, but I think his other books aren't as good as DVC.
My favourite author atm has got to be Agatha Christie - total comfort reading! I think it was PD James who said "Murder mysteries are not about death, but about the restoration of order". So true. A good ending makes me feel good.
I also like Georgette Heyer's historical romances - more comfort reading! And anything by Isabelle Allende. She's as good as Gabriel Garcia Marquez!!! An English novelist called Elizabeth Pewsey does the most wonderful novels - they're like therapy in paperback! Another "therapy" book, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" is an old favourite. I've read all of Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta novels so far, but I've gone off them - nightmares and now her plots have gone into orbit!
Okay, I could go on all day, but that'll do for now!
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I love children's books! I loved The Neverebding Story by Michael Ende, The Phantom Tollbooth (don't remember the author), The Lion, the With, and the Wardrobe series, books are JUST GREAT! Maybe one day I'll finish my book and get it out there...you guys certainly inspire me!
*hugs*
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Phantom Tollbooth is by Norman Juster. How weird is it that I just remember that?
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A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley(really liked that book!),Years by LaVyrle Spencer,The Ranch by Danielle Steele,The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans.
Authors:
LaVyrle Spencer
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Evans
Ann Rule
Sandra Brown
Nora Roberts
I like Biographies,romance,nonfiction,fiction,true crime and sometimes mysteries.Lately it seems like i lose interest in books to quickly,my attention span is pretty short lately,too much on my mind i guess?
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I have 2. A book of poetry from 1929 with various, classic poets and Lizzie by Evan Hunter.
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I like Margaret Atwood, Carol Shields, Jane Smiley, Donna Tartt, Anne Tyler, Marge Piercy, Umberto Eco, and David Sedaris. I also really like the book The Chess Garden by Brooks Hansen, and Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. Probably my favorite book right now is a play, Last Lists of My Mad Mother by Julie Jensen.
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Hey - I remember reading Sophie's World a couple years back - what a great book! I had just come off of doing a great books programme and it was like a review of the major philosophies nicely encapsulated in a story. I had completely forgotten about it though - thanks for reminding me about it.
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