Can you recommend a good read?

[Vigil]

I just finished Northern Lights and re-read Catch 22 with great pleasure - can you recommend a good read?

[Lilith]

I hear DaVinci Code is fabulous. I read trash and am enthralled with the Sleeping Beauty series by Anne Rice.

[BigBear57]

I enjoyed Harlan Coben's No Second Chance & Gone for Good
as well as James Patterson's The Jester & Four Blind Mice

I've gone back and read some of John Grisham's older ones too The Testament & The Partner

I'm just starting Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas, I hear it's a really good read too.

[Grumble]

Bryce Courtenay - The Power of One, also Tandia by the same author

[MilkToast]

as of recent I have been re-reading most of what I have of Jules Verne. If you like thay kind of thing "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" followed by "The Mysterious Island" are a good pair (I finished those over the end of summer/fall).

[jennaflower]

If you are a fan of the Wizard of Oz... I recommend reading Lion of Oz... uncovers the life of the cowardly lion.. from birth to the time he meets Dorothy... :) It was written by the original author's Great Great Grandson :)

Can you tell that I have a child? LOL

IF it is adult material that you actually crave... I suggest Lilith's current reading series :)

Either way... enjoy!!!

[Lilith]

I am gonna finish the series tonight;):slurp: I need a slave...it's that simple!

[SuccubusKitty]

If you like science fiction then I heartily recommend anything my Robert A. Heinlein. If you want something more serious then I recommend psychology, it's an absolutely fascinating subject.

[Titgirl]

Just finished Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson. You know its an awesome book when 400 pages takes 24 hours. (either that or I just have no life).

[BigBear57]

I read Big Bad Wolf too, it was good but then I've enjoyed all of the Alex Cross series. Have you read When the Wind Blows and Lake House? (More Patterson)

[WildIrish]

River God by Wilbur Smith

If I were stranded on a desert island and stumbled upon a box from Barnes & Noble, I would want that book to be in it.

[Steph]

Originally posted by WildIrish If I were stranded on a desert island and stumbled upon a box from Barnes & Noble, I would want that book to be in it.

I swear only you think this way! Besides, wouldn't the box be soaking wet? :D

I recommend "Fast Food Nation" and anything by Cal Hiaasen - his bitterness about development in Florida (along with his crazy characters) is hilarious!

[Lilith]

^^^ Carl Hiaasen has also just written a great kid's book but I can't remember the title.

[Scarecrow]

If you like Sci-Fi and want to read Robert A. Heinlein start with Time Enough for Love. I am currently rereading E.E. (Doc) Smith's LensMan series

[Vigil]

Thanks everyone - plenty to keep me occupied.

[Oldfart]

Vigil, what genres do you like?

Sci-fi, Heinlein and Smith for classics, Verne for fun and

Larry Niven (Ringworld and Known Space series) for hard

sci-fi.

Classics, G Rider Haggard for She and the Quatermain tales.

Ray Bradbury for the dark and scary corners of the mind.

Romance? Heard about it somewhere LOL.

[sillyme]

Vigil,

Oldfart had a good question. What types of books do you like to read? Personally I am a Science Fiction/Fantasy reader but I also enjoy mysteries and the occasional romance.

My favorite S/F authors are Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, E.E. 'Doc' Smith, H. Beam Piper, John Varley, Frank Herbert, Anne McCaffery

For fantasy, J. R. R. Tolkien (of course), Christopher Stasheff, David Eddings, Katherine Kurtz, Terry Brooks (but not his Shanara books)

For vampire/dark fantasy fiction Laurell K. Hamilton is terrific, as are Tanya Huff (she also does some nice fantasy), Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris

In mysteries I like the lighter stuff, anything by Dorothy Gilman, Lillian Jackson Braun, William Kienzle... Dame Agatha Christie is alwasy good for expanding your mind

These are all authors I keep an eye out for (if they are still alive and writing) or are good for a re-read (I am a shameless re-reader)

[SexKitten]

Do I get shot for suggesting the lord of the rings by you know who????

Seriously, I find it to be a wonderful fantasy novel/masterpiece to lose myself into....

...and it'll keep you going for a while.:D

[skyler_m]

I would highly recommend Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. It was a completely amazing novel. It's far from an easy read, though.

[Mae]

"My Life and Loves" by Frank Harris
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
"A Good Life" by Ben Bradlee
"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown
"The Civil War" by Shelby Foote
"Aesop's Fables"
"Grimm's Fairy Tales"
Robedrt Frost's poetry
Emily Dickinson's poetry
A. Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
The Harry Potter books
Agatha Christie's mysteries...I enjoy Poirot or Marple

[Booger]

lets see I've been meaning to post here a while a quick list

any thing by John Irving's a good start would be The hotel New Hampshire or The Cider house Rules
or any of Tom Robbin's a good start Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
or try any of Christopher Moore's books
Tim Sandlin's Skipped Parts
I could go on and on with books to read

[Steph]

I would chime in with a vague reference to any books you can read on intelligence in your country, the more recent the better.

If you're in America, beware the Patriot Act. It makes the First Amendment a pipe dream.

I just finished reading Michael Moore's "Dude, Where's My Country?" and was saddened to hear that Bush is still fighting for the Patriot Act, as his State of the Union address clearly stated.

[Oldfart]

Sillyme, we'll have to talk H Beam Piper sometime and find out

who's really a Little Fuzzy.

Smith, Herbert Mccaffery too.

Dale Brown, Steven Coonts, Clive (gasp) Cussler too.

[Vigil]

Re Genres question from OF.

Sorry for the delay OF, I've not been around much lately - too busy reading.

The genre is less important to me than the core, by which I mean I like books that intelligently study humanity whether fact or fiction.

Sci-Fi tends to come quite low down on my list and stodgy 19thC classics tend to put me to sleep.

I'll read anything by a skilled writer.

[Eros]

ANYTHING by Neil Gaiman, Michael Crichton, or John Saul