I want to read something...

[aint2nuts]

Poll I want to read something...

I plan on going to the library tomorrow to pick up something to read *GASP* Actually getting out of the house to go somewhere. Any suggestions would be gladly considered. Putting the author in is a plus.

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[silent_ic_river]

I'm a bibliophile. To name a single favorite is impossible. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley (just about anything by Robin is well worth the time)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (Don't read while eating)

[texasholdem]

I'm not sure what your tastes are, and this book would offend some sensibilities...

I don't like much of the popular stuff. I really enjoy historical fiction. I just finished reading a book for the second time called The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber. The first time I read it, I was so excited to read ahead to see what happened, that I'm sure I skipped over paragraphs at a time, so the second time I could read slowly and it was just such a pleasure!

Judging from your background you shared, I think either you would really identify with it, or else your will really not appreciate it at all. But I enjoyed it very much. It's very long, but everyone who's liked it just never wanted it to end.

Here is the description from the book jacket:

Meet Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute in nineteenth-century London who yearns for escape to a better life. From the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, she begins her ascent through society, meeting a host of lovable, maddening, unforgettable characters on the way. They