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Posted 3/25/2013 4:23 AM (GMT 0)
I hope everyone had a great weekend and is feeling well! My recovery continues to go very well for the most part. There have been some concerns on my end....but nothing has been too serious so far. I even got out of the house for the first time on Saturday!

Tonight, what I need from all of you are suggestions on good books for me to read. My tastes are wide open, I just can't seem to come up with anything lately. Hopefully tomorrow I can get out and about for a little while again, and will hit the library if I do. So...let me have it, what have you read lately that is great? Serious...mindless...funny...scary...whatever it is, let me know and I'm sure I'll find something to help pass the time. Thanks!!
Posted 3/25/2013 5:20 AM (GMT 0)
John Grisham books. Usually pretty good but I forget which ones I read.
Posted 3/25/2013 5:32 AM (GMT 0)
Chelsea handler books are pee your pants funny. I also love life of pi
Posted 3/25/2013 5:46 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, y'all....I'll take a look at that stuff tomorrow at the library....keep 'em coming!
Posted 3/25/2013 6:00 AM (GMT 0)
The Book Thief
The Postmistress
The Birth House
Austen, Dickens, Poe.
Posted 3/25/2013 7:51 AM (GMT 0)
Good luck recovering! I can't suggest books since I'm mostly into non-fiction and how-to books, and it sounds like you want fiction! I can't blame you though, get your mind in a good place and relax!
Posted 3/25/2013 8:02 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Thoureau! I would actually be open to non-fiction and how to also....I love to learn and need to be doing something to exercise my mind and shake off the post surgery/drug induced haze. :) I can't seem to get into my puzzle books, and have resorted to coloring books for an activity...HA! Any and all suggestions are more than welcome!
Posted 3/25/2013 8:44 AM (GMT 0)
If it were me I'd be getting a book or two about positive transformations through difficult health ordeals, to get my mind in a positive mindset! I'm way too much of a "tryer" though, as far as self development goes... haha.

I'm into books about living, focusing on meaning in life, that sort of thing. Hence my screen name!

These are a few of my books...
-Cabinology: A Handbook To Your Private Hideaway by Dale Mulfinger - It looks at the different ways people view getaway cabins, and how getting away is so refreshing sometimes. Has many nice pictures and quotes.
-Everyday Enlightenment by Dann Millman - Good self development book looking at different aspects of life.
-Choosing Simplicity and Simplicity Lessons both by Linda Breen Pierce - Basically just a look at how people have made more of a life than the every day rush that most of us are used to.

I just ordered a couple books by an author named Gina Lake. The excerpts from her books look remarkable to me, like a great guide for focusing my life at the point I'm at. They seem to be about aligning your life with what is most authentically you, and living from a place of peace and contentment.

I have books on real estate, business, more far out things like life after death, simple books on gratitude, books on chronic illness and pain management, books on house building. Basically all things I'm into.

When I recovered from jaw surgery a few years ago I had a friend bring me over about ten movies from his collection. It was a nice break as well.

Sorry if my interests don't match up with you! I'm different than a lot of people, haha.
Posted 3/25/2013 10:56 AM (GMT 0)
Send someone else to the library and let them loose - you never know what you'll get :-D
Posted 3/25/2013 11:38 AM (GMT 0)
I just finished reading a trilogy by Patrick Lee-The Breach/Ghost Country/Deep Sky that is a modern adventure/sci-fi that was extremely good. I love anything that deals with non-linear time elements.

Currently listening to the Icewind Dale fantasy trilogy by RA Salvatore, pretty good.

Just got finished listening to Under the Dome. Spectacular, wonderful, worth every penny book. It's 34.5 hour audiobook and I listened in 16 days. I listened every spare second I had, brushing teeth, jogging, driving, whatever- it was great. Found out they started shooting the mini-series right down the road from me the week I finished the book.
Posted 3/25/2013 11:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hi UCwhat
I am a voracious reader, and even more so now that I have UC. I am also in a book group, which I love as it really expands my horizons. Reading helps me escape and feel mentally strong.

If you like suspense, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is amazing. I also really like Harlan Coben. He has a "Myron Bolitar" series...start with the first. He also has "stand alone" books that can be read in any order.

Right now, I'm reading Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth. He also wrote Atonement, Saturday, On Chesil Beach. A beautiful writer.

My mind is flooding with ideas, so I'm just going to throw out some of my favorite authors: Richard Russo is amazing. I especially liked "Empire Falls" and "Bridge of Sighs". Richard Ford is a fave too..my husband likes him a lot. Start with "The Sportscaster"...it's #1 of a trilogy. Louise Erdrich is good. She has a new book out, "Round House" that my book club is reading next month. Steve Eggers is a distinct voice..his memoir is excellent as is his account of Hurricaine Katerina.

For non fiction, Jon Krakauer, "Into Thin Air" is a must...about climbing Mt. Everest. "The Perfect Storm" is exciting too.

Also, I am a member of "Goodreads" online. You log your books, rate them, etc. It's great, because whenever anyone give me a recommendation, I log it on right then and there on my phone as "to read"..otherwise I have scraps of paper all over and never remember the title when I go to the Library. It will also tell you when an author you like is publishing a new book. Plus, it makes "lists"...as in "If you like Harlan Coben, try xyz".

Hope this helps....it made me happy to respond!

~Cita
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Posted 3/25/2013 11:56 AM (GMT 0)
Levi, I read Under the Dome and you're right! That is an awesome read!

Ucwhat - I am an avid reader and I love almost all things fiction. Clive Cussler is a good author. Lately though I've been getting into teen fiction because they're more light hearted. The Gone series is a great set. But anything from John Saul, Dean Koontz and Ted Dekker are my favorites.
Posted 3/25/2013 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
WOW!! Thanks everyone! There are so many great suggestions here and every one of you listed something I think I would be interested in checking out. I'll be busy for a long time now! I might even find a few of those books at my small town, itty bitty library! tongue I'll let you know what I end up with and we could even have our own little book club. Thanks so much!!
Posted 3/25/2013 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
I just finished Gone Girl. It was a good one. And the latest John Grisham.

For quick reads I like the Sue Grafton series and the Janet Evanovich series. Oooh and the Diane Mott Davidson ones.
Posted 3/25/2013 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Posted 3/25/2013 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
Michelejc....I absolutely LOVE that book!! I had forgotten all about it and am now going to read it again! :)
Posted 3/25/2013 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
UCwhat?: I loved that book!!
Posted 3/25/2013 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
I've just started "The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared" it's keeping me entertained for now but I'm only 30 pages in.

But best book i have read in a while is "the postoffice girl" its a little depressing though.

And last year I reasd "the sister brothers" which is a wild west book about some hitmen, always a good read, and very well written.
Posted 3/25/2013 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
One of the best books I've read in a while: A Dirty Job, by Christopher Moore. Hilarious! Fast paced, well written.
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