Recommended Books & Book Discussion

i would say the Chronicles of Narnia and Maybe that Unfortunate Events series.
 
I couldnt stand the series of unfortunate events, Im sorry, but it got too repetive by book 4, there was no shock at all, just the same old same old ;)
 
I loved it... also I got another one.. The golden compass and amber spyglass etc.. can't remember what that collection was called.
 
Northern Lights its called, and for them I didnt like them either, ;) but Im liking the Twilight series for some strange reason ;)
 
I am currently working on: From Russia, With Love Which is a 007/James Bond book by Ian Flemming.
It's a fairly interesting read, admittedly I'm maybe only just over a third of the way into it but it seems like fun. I guess the logic of the novel is working backward on me, though, as since I was introduced to all the Russian characters first (and well before Bond) I want them to succeed, even though I know they don't (there are like eight more bond books). So, ya, maybe if I lived in the cold-war era then I could read it, hate the Russians and feel normal. Unfortunately I seem to view them as the heros. :wacko:
Flemming spends too much time describing the little things sometime, and the first chapter or two were rough for me to get into, but now I seem to be enjoying it. :D
 
Guitar highway rose. this is very good. and set in the city in which i live
the curious incident of the dog in the night time. just well written with interesting facts
 
Less highbrow, I re-read this book called Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude Get A Life, by Maureen McCarthy. It's about three very different girls from a country town in Victoria, who all move to Melbourne to go to university. They end up sharing a house, and although they live different lives - especially Kat - they become good friends.
It was written in the early 90s, so some things are a little outdated (although it was interesting when I was doing Modern History in year 11, because there's this whole plot about Jude's father being killed in the Chilean military coup of 1973 (I did that for an assignment, haha)), but it's still good and mostly still pretty relevant.
It's interesting for me because even though I'm not moving out of home this year, I'm going off to uni so I can forsee my life being quite different. ^_^
I recommend it for people aged 14/15 and up. :)
 
Well, lately I've read:

My Bonny Light Horseman by LA Meyer. It's one of the Bloody Jack books and in my opinion a really good read.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. I didn't think I was going to like it but I ended up LOVING it.

The Seventh Moon by Marius Gabriel. Pretty good book, I am big on WW2 era stuff so of course I liked it. It had some nice plot twists, and albeit being predictable I think it was written rather well. Definitely has adult themes but thankfully it wasn't some terrible trashy romance. :oy:

I'm currently working on Inkspell by Cornelia Funk. I read Inkheart in the eighth grade so I'm really rusty as to what is going on, but so far I am liking it.

I will have to sift back through this thread and check out all the books you guys have read so far. ^_^ Some of them seem really interesting.
 
Sounds like a shameless plug for my friend, but I have to recommend Blackout, by Ava Bellissario.
I'd say it's a book about drugs, but that might put people off. In a way, it is, but it's more than that. It's about, essentially, Matthew, this drug lord, and Serena, the girl he kidnaps to work for him, and those around them. It's more about human relationships than drugs. It's written so amazingly well. The ending is so sad, it kills me every single time. I love it to bits. It's seriously one of the best books I've read in a long time.
</gushing>
It's a bit...graphic, in parts, so I recommend it for older readers. ;)
 
I would recommend Stephen Fry in America, to really anyone that doesnt reside in the USA ;) I would also happily recommend any books written by Thomas Harris e.g. Silence of the Lambs, and Red Dragon etc.

I would also recommend Simon Kernick, who has wrote books like Relentless, and A good day to die. Unsuprisingly not many people have heard of him, but hes good so give it a try :cool:
 
My dad loves those books. :rofl:
 
ok have just finished 'Howls Moving Castle' by Diana Wynne Jones - wonderful book, can't wait to read Castle in the Sky next.
I am one of these strange people that have various books strewn throughout the house, a different book for a different room.

The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum is great but am slow reading it, so also have the new Tracy Chevalier book - Burning Bright about to start.

In my lounging chair I have 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. A wonderful read and am taking my time with it, as I really don't want it to end. :)

Audio book in my car - I have Casino Royale - Ian Fleming
and on my I-pod as I walk my dog I am listening to none other than - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
 
Andromeda Fiorelli said:
ok have just finished 'Howls Moving Castle' by Diana Wynne Jones - wonderful book, can't wait to read Castle in the Sky next.
I am one of these strange people that have various books strewn throughout the house, a different book for a different room.

The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum is great but am slow reading it, so also have the new Tracy Chevalier book - Burning Bright about to start.

In my lounging chair I have 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. A wonderful read and am taking my time with it, as I really don't want it to end. :)

Audio book in my car - I have Casino Royale - Ian Fleming
and on my I-pod as I walk my dog I am listening to none other than - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
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I am reading Live and Let die by Ian Flemming at the moment. I must admit it's a slow read but its quite enjoyable once it gets going. I am also reading The Boy in Striped Pyjamas which I have been told is really good, and is quite an easy read but is quite sad in the end. Next on my list is Slumdog Millionaire :)
 
I read the Boy in the Striped Pyjama's and it was sad.
My nephew actually recommended it to me last year - I cried.
won't give it away for you, do want to see the movie but didn't go to see it in the cinemas as I'm a basket case at sad movies and would have needed a box load of kleenex.
 
Andromeda Fiorelli said:
I read the Boy in the Striped Pyjama's and it was sad.
My nephew actually recommended it to me last year - I cried.
won't give it away for you, do want to see the movie but didn't go to see it in the cinemas as I'm a basket case at sad movies and would have needed a box load of kleenex.
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Don't worry I already know the end :wacko: Haven't seen the movie but its supposed to be quite good. Most people reviewed it as very very sad. :)
 
*starts to make long list*

Woowee, there's a lot of books I have to read!

I just finished InkDeath, I was rather satisfied with it. I recommend everyone to read the Inkheart series! I can't decide which one is my favorite though. Almost cried at the end, but then I feel like that with every book I read so...

I'm currently trying to read Clockwork by Phillip Pullman and Tales from the Perilous Realm by Tolkien.

I've always wanted to read the Boy in the Striped Pajamas! Will have to look for it.

And Mike, love Thomas Harris. I really liked Hannibal Rising and Red Dragon. Silence is the best movie but I have yet to read the book.
 
I recommend Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death by Kurt Vonnegut.
Very interesting novel, and quite funny. The views/opinions it presents are very much opposite of my own, but they're interesting nevertheless and Vonnegut, being a satirist, makes everything funny.
He doesn't really mix his own emotion into the novel, either, making him all the better of a satirist. He doesn't care what he talks about and doesn't make big deals out of things, bludgeoning you with emotion. He lets you sort out your own emotions about things all while having a chuckle at whatever he pokes fun at next.
Anyhow, I enjoyed it.
"So it goes."
 
Last thing I read was King Lear. I :wub: Shakespeare.
 
i'm on a philip k **** thing so i just finished "radio free albemuth which was pretty good if not a tiny bit depressing. i also read a collection of short stories called "paycheck". basically every story ended like a twilight zone episode so it was hard to ...care really.
i'm currently reading "do androids dream of electirc sheep?" it's not bad but it's not like blade runner (the movie that was based on it) at all. all the emotional gravity is missing.

i also got a copy of "absolute watchmen" and i love it. i recomend it to everyone who likes comics even a little. it's not for everyone though. most morons can't finish it. and my apologies if you were one of those morons. :) cha!
 
Am reading NIGHT WATCH by SERGEI LUKYANENKO, was dying to read this book and the others for ages but refused until I could get all three. I hate reading something in trilogy form only to have one book and none of the others. It is exhausting to then have to wait and wait to read the others.

So yay am over the moon, acquired Night Watch, Day Watch and Twilight Watch altogether in a second hand book shop and am thirlled.
Can't wait to read them all now. :lol:
 
i am currently re-reading "heart shaped box" by Joe hill. i'm sure if you dog deep enough you'll find out he's stephen king's son. blah blah. the guy is a good writer. his collection of short stories (20th century ghosts) is one of the best story collections i've read in awhile. highly recommended if you like being just a teensy bit scared. remember i wouldn't steer you wrong.
 
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