OT: Read/ing any good books?

I haven't read in quite a few yrs (of course just another thing CD interferes with) but I finally decided I'd like to get back into it again, well manage with it somehow and so far, not too bad....

I've been reading Stephen King's "Just After Sunset" it's one of his books with short stories (although the odd one has been longer more than short)...I figured it would be a nice "escape" from my CD (mentally somewhat anyways) and this book has surprisingly opened my eyes a little more about myself (regarding one of the stories so far at least), it's also made me look at my cat a little differently too LOL!

What books/authors do you enjoy?

I love Stephen King. I've read and re-read most of his books, with the exception of "Thinner." When I got really sick and fell to 83 lbs. I just couldn't bring myself to ever read it again. At least not until I'm up to 120 lbs....which I doubt will happen.

My favorite book of Kings is "Pet Sematary." And I also watch it every time it comes on tv. Those cemeterys just do something to me in an oogy yet fascinating sort of way. I felt the movie well depicted how the story was written.

Then I swing over to the other end of the spectrum and really enjoy Abraham-Hicks publications for my spiritual connectedness. That means a lot to me.

I'm reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt at the moment. The blurb describes it as a 'murder mystery'; something of a misnomer I feel when you learn on the first page who dunnit >_>. It's about a disaffected Californian youth who goes off to Hampden College in Vermont to study Ancient Greek and falls in with a right pretentious bunch. One of them turns out to be a loose cannon, who's a cannonball short of a cannon shot basically, and because of that becomes a liability to the group. I won't go into it any further, but I'm about two thirds of the way through and it's very good. I wouldn't say it was a classic 'page turner' the way Stephen King is, though. It relies more on description and characterisation to keep you reading than plot, to be honest.

I usually read fiction, with a slight bent towards sci-fi and fantasy (and fondly remembered children's books of old). I don't read as many books as I'd like, because my concentration isn't that great and there are days when I just can't get into reading. Incidentally, I'd like to mention as an aside that the Kindle is a fantastically nifty device for reading on; so much more comfortable when you're lying down. I wouldn't say I'm reading miles more often, but I am reading more than I was before.

I just finished Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante, a really good one. I'm about to read The Sisters by Nancy Jensen. A few of my favorite authors are Kristin Hannah, Jodi Picoult, Janet Evanovich, Elin Hilderbrand . . .mostly womens literary fiction.

PB, the stories in that book were excellent! I've always been a Stephen King fan, any fantasy sci-fi really. Recently finished the Game of Thrones series and the last James Rollins book. I bought a Nook last year and I have to make sure I "budget" myself when it comes to downloading new books or I'd go broke! I just finished Mists of Avalon yesterday (an Arthurian ledgend of course), it was good but I think I my next read will be either Stephen King's newest or Dean Koontz's new release.

I just finished Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins.  I got it for free for my Kindle.  I am not big on religion but find it interesting to read about and learn about.  This book is suppose to be about the Christian Rapture.  It was very interesting but I got pissed when after I finished it I found out it was the first in a series of 12 books.  Don't know if I will buy the others...but it was a very good and interesting read.

They made them into a movie? There is no way they will be as good as the book.

I've been reading the 'Guardians of the Flame' series lately. A few other good ones would be---

The Lost Years of Merlin
Redwall
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Artemis Fowl
The Borrowers
The Dark is Rising
.......
and many more that I think of at the moment

also I read Manga (Japanese comics), both online and through magazines



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Captains and Kings by Taylor Caldwell
Catherine by Anya Seton
The Source by James Michener

All older books but my very favorite 3 books of all time. Odd thing is I've never liked another book by any of these 3 authors!!!! But I've read and re-read these books many times thru the years.

I liked Robert Ludlum until Road to Omaha. I actually wrote the publisher and told them that they and Ludlum owed me the price of the book AND for my time wasted reading the first 4 chapters!

More current I like Robin Cook's books, Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, John Grisham, the two James Pattersons, the Kellermans, Patricia Cornwall.

For some light humerous mysteries there was an old series of books with the title always starting w/a day of the week and then The Rabbi - I can't remember an exact title but they would be something like Monday The Rabbi Saw Red or Tuesday The Rabbi Dined Out, etc. I'm thinking the author was a Harry Kemelman.

HA! I just checked at amazon and a lot of the Rabbi series is available on Kindle!!!! I just got a Kindle for Christmas and haven't had time to figure it out yet. Hot dog!!!! I'll figure it out now!

Levi - Ughh such a good series, the ending made me cry a little. No lie. It was seriously that good. It is so complex! I hope you thoroughly enjoy it :)