Saturday, January 14, 2012

Can you suggest some good books to read?

I've run out of reading material and every book i've picked up in the last two weeks has bored me to death. I would like something geared toward adults (I'm 36) and jusst for entertainment. Nothing too serious. I like fantasy (loved the Belgaraid series and most of Ann Rices stuff), sci fi, mysteries (tess gerritsen type books) and historic romance - not the sex type romance books, but more along the lines of Victoria Holt.



Any suggestions?Can you suggest some good books to read?
Light mystery/romance

Stephanie Plum series, by Janet Evanovich

Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts



Quirky, fun - set in the future in an alternate world - Thursday Next Series, by Jasper Fforde - first book is The Eyre Affair.



My favorites from the last 2 years:



Rainwater, by Sandra Brown

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen

Sleep Toward Heaven, Amanda Eyre Ward (excellent)

The Help, Kathryn Stockett – listen to the audio version

Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde (what a gem)

The Blood of Flowers, Anita Amirrezvani



Jitterbug Perfume, Tom Robbins (fantasy)

Cleopatra, Michelle Moran (historical, well told)

Reflections of the Nile, J. Suzanne Frank (book 1 - time travel, historical, romance)

Time of My Life, by Allison Winn Scotch (time travel, romance)

Yellow Rose series, Leann Sweeney (mystery, some romance)

The Eight, Katherine Neville (historical, romance, mystery)



Munch Mancini Series by Barbara Seranella

No Human Involved

No Offense Intended

Unwanted Company

Unfinished Business

No Man Standing

Unpaid Dues

Unwilling Accomplice

An Unacceptable Death



Deadman's Switch, by Barbara Seranella



Sci-fi

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

The Last Day, Glenn Kleier

The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell





Non-fiction to consider:



The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost (funny %26amp; entertaining)

Getting Stoned with Savages, J. Maarten Troost

The Good Women of China, by Xinran (very interesting)

Amazing Gracie: a Dog's Tale, Dan Dye (funny %26amp; entertaining)
Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak: by Writers Famous and Obscure

*From the editors of the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes another collection of terse true talesa€”this time simple sagas exploring the complexities of the human heart.

*Six-Word Memoirs on Love %26amp; Heartbreak contains hundreds of personal stories about the pinnacles and pitfalls of romance.

*Brilliant in their brevity, these insightful slivers of passion, pain, and connection capture every shade of love and loss.

http://www.amazon.com/Six-Word-Memoirs-L…

..............Can you suggest some good books to read?
Aigaion Girl - Athena McCormick
THE HUNGER GAMESCan you suggest some good books to read?
The Lovely Bones
The Host by Stephenie Meyer

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