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Oct 09, 2007 19:09

does anyone have any suggestions for good books to read?? i've started a couple lately but just can't get into them, so i'd appreciate any ideas!

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organized_sound October 9 2007, 23:37:58 UTC
i liked extremely loud and incredibly close. it was interesting and got terribly emotional in some parts.

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firelily October 10 2007, 18:59:52 UTC
Ok, I just followed that link and reading some of the reviewers comments makes me definitely want to check out this one. Good suggestion!

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organized_sound October 12 2007, 23:31:55 UTC
thanks dave, i'll definitely check it out! it looks good from the link. :)

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senolf October 12 2007, 23:32:03 UTC
thanks dave, i'll definitely check it out! it looks good from the link. :)

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jegambade October 10 2007, 02:11:52 UTC
i'm starting to read a wrinkle in time for the first time. have you ever read any of Madeleine L'Engle's (sp?) books?

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firelily October 10 2007, 19:18:50 UTC
Hey Suz, if you like that one you should read her other one called Many Waters. It follows a couple of other kids from the same family as A Wrinkle In Time. Many Waters is one of those books that I can read again and again because it's that good. Then again, the last time I read it was a long time ago. Maybe it'd be different now that I'm not a young'un?

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senolf October 12 2007, 23:33:34 UTC
i've never read any of her books, i'll have to add some to my list!

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firelily October 10 2007, 19:17:16 UTC
I just finally finished Neil Gaiman's American Gods. It's very out there and it was kind of hard for me to get into it at first, but once I did I read it very quickly. Very interesting, and definitely makes you think.

I've also been recently addicted to a series of books by Jacqueline Carey that's completely different than that one, and it starts with Kushiel's Dart. If you don't like books set in other time periods with slightly different language or wording, than avoid this one. But I love them. The language is definitely more poetic at times, but it's not all heavy and bogged down like some period pieces seem to be. This one is set in a pseudo Renaissance period, in a universe basically set up to mimic our own, but everything is also made up. It's hard to explain but basically it's a fictionalized world where names, events, and things have been changed and altered but they're also somewhat based on our world. It's somewhat fantasy-ish, but it's actually more like a political intrigue, action-y book than anything else. Definitely ( ... )

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senolf October 12 2007, 23:45:41 UTC
those 2 sound a little funky but interesting :) i'll check them out, thanks!
i like all kind of books, especially mysteries. i've been trying to read more classic books and best-sellers too. i love all of kathy reichs books, gregory maguire, michael crichton (but not so much with his newer releases). i recently read "pride and prejudice", a book of short stories by kim edwards called "secrets of a fire king" because i really liked her novel "the memory keeper's daughter." i think i have to keep better track, i can;t remember any others right now... (and i don't know how to underline, sorry! hehe)
thanks for your suggestions!

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firelily October 15 2007, 12:48:56 UTC
a book of short stories by kim edwards called "secrets of a fire king" because i really liked her novel "the memory keeper's daughter."

I just saw that collection of short stories at Borders and it interested me! I haven't read The Memory Keeper's Daughter yet, but I know a bunch of people who have and it seems really interesting! :)

Also, I saw your ultrasound picture...it's so awesome! It totally looks like a little person now...way more defined than some ultrasounds I've seen. :)

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HAPPY READING dashersher October 28 2007, 15:58:23 UTC
Terry Pratchett: The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith (this is a series, so start with Wee Free Men)
Terry Pratchett: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (you'll like it cuz it has an awesome cat as the main character)
Jenny McCarthy: Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth
Neil Gaiman: Stardust, Coraline, Neverwhere, Wolves In The Walls
any George Orwell
The Count of Monty Christo
Charles Dickens: Bleak House
Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norwell
Orsin Scott Card: The Worthing Saga
anything by Robert K Massey
easy legal fiction by Brad Meltzer
Viper Comics: The Middle Man, Oddly Normal
(Comic) The Goon by Eric Powell

HUGS! HUGS! HUGS! HUGS! HUGS! HUGS! HUGS! HUGS! HUGS!

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