What was the last good book you've read?
By maezee
@maezee (41988)
United States
December 15, 2009 6:26pm CST
The last good book I've read was "Shopaholic and Baby" by Sophie Kinsella. But I'm definitely looking to branch out and see what everyone else is reading, and what's good to them. I love memoirs, historical fiction, mystery, chick lit, political nonfiction, some supernatural..Pretty much anything goes with me, so long as the writer is a tad bit skilled in the "writing" department and the book is interesting to me.
What was the last (good) book you've read about? What's it called & who's the author? Would you suggest someone to read it?
To answer my own question - the last good book, as I mentioned, was "Shopaholic and Baby" by Sophie Kinsella. I did like it, but I feel like you need to read the earlier books of the series before reading this one. It only makes sense if you read what happens before what happens in this book! But it's pretty much a continuation of what happens in her previous books. An eccentric "shopaholic", Becky/Rebecca, deals with being pregnant, her & her husband's trust issues, dealing with pregnancy "urges", and trying to turn around her flop of a job.. All t while remaining light-hearted and funny. It's not necessarily a book that will increase your IQ, but I liked it enough to recommend it.
So. What's the best book you've read lately?
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23 responses
@acie_21 (5633)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
hi
the last book ive read...is ECLIPSE..
its really worth reading it..
very nice story and you can really feel the tense about love and friendship..it has very wild imagination..
i love reading love stories cause its really my thing..
you can really relate and imagine how it was state in the book..
the words been use are very passionate and deep..
im looking forward to read breaking dawn..
they say its much better and full of thrill..
i expect to have a very nice movie ..hopefully..heheheh!
thanks!
@Farside604 (870)
• Canada
22 Dec 09
The last really good book I read was All over creation by Ruth Ozeki. It was a really captivating story about a mixed raced girl born into an unwelcoming setting, for her, of a rural middle american small potatoe farming town. The book also follows a couple other well integrated story arcs some mostly for comical relief but all very important to the developement of the story. I really enjoyed and i dont think i did it justice in this three sentence description.
@aprilsue00 (1991)
• United States
16 Dec 09
I wish I had time to read a good book. I really do love reading. I believe that the last book I read was by Stephen King. I love his books and think that he is a great author. I try to read everything that he comes out with. Well except the last couple of years I have had my hands full with everything else I have not had the time to read anything longer than a magazine.
@eddify (412)
• Pakistan
17 Dec 09
One of these days I am reading Crime and Punishment and its set in old times about a student who mistakenly killed a lady from whom he used to borrow money , but then after some time his concious start pricking him and he has a terrible time in beliveing that he did it. The police is also trying to find out the criminal. It is a very thick book and do to less time available. I am reading it one chapter at one night. Allah Help me in finishing this book. Amen
@highbridgemom (83)
• United States
19 Dec 09
I love Jeffrey Deaver's books. Specifically his "Lincoln Rhymes" series. The first in the series is "The Bone Collector". It was made into a movie with Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Each book in the series can stand alone though, so you don't have to read them in order to make sense.
I also like James Patterson's books. My favorites are the Alex Cross books. A couple of those have been made into movies as well, "Kiss the Girls" and "Along Came a Spider".
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
16 Dec 09
I would say the best in quite a while was actually a series. the "Camaloud Chronicals" by Jack Whytte. It is basicly a series on the Authurian legends. However, he takes a lot of actualy roman history and weaves it in to the storty, so I guess one could consider it historical fiction. Great stuff, highly recomend it. I am stalled at book 5 right now, because I can't find book 6 at any used book stores, I have the other two waiting for me to read, but I don't want to read them untill i have read number 6.
@Barry331 (65)
•
16 Dec 09
The great 'Cold Mountain' by Charles Frazier.You can spend hours immersed in this truly amazing book. This is Art!
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
16 Dec 09
I just got done a while ago with "My sister's Keeper". That was an awesome awesome book! I am currently reading Goldie Hawn's Autobiography which is very interesting. She is a really good, down to earth writer. I always have a good book going so it is good to hear what other's are reading. I keep a list of books that I'd like to read so that when I go to the library, I have somewhat of a clue.
@chulce (1537)
• United States
16 Dec 09
I am currently reading an interesting novel called "Amazonia" To open, it discusses a man coming out of the Amazon forest. The man had been missing for 6 years. When he went into the jungle he only had one arm, when he comes out he has both arms. It keeps you on your toes, you want to find out how this happens, etc.
Sorry can't recall the author's name right now, but if you go to Amazon.com or one of the other sites it will pull it up. :)
Happy Reading!
@olisaur (1922)
• United States
16 Dec 09
I've read a lot of books recently...the last good one I finished was "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold. It was really popuar when it first came out, but I didn't read it till now, only because I saw the previews for the movie of it and I thought it looked intersting. w
@grajesh29 (99)
• India
16 Dec 09
hi maezee
this is the last i also read what a coincidence...it was a good as per me...i like it very much...
@cooldude09 (29)
• United States
16 Dec 09
Well, currently im reading the 50th law by 50 cent and Robert Greene. It is a good book on how to deal with situations in life.
@gplogz123 (73)
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16 Dec 09
I have read Inkheart. It may be a teens book but some people argue anyways due to the violence portrayed. It has a good plot too
@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
16 Dec 09
The book that I'm currently reading is Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'. I love reading horror books and Stephen King is my favourite author, his imagination is wild! I generally love reading fiction and don't enjoy reading reference that much. There's another good book that I read before 'Salem's Lot' and that is 'Once' by James Herbert. This is a very good book and I definitely would recommend it as a good read. It takes you into another world and allows you to experience pure escapism! It's about this chap who is involved in a car accident and he returns to his childhood home, a castle surrounded by woodland, anyway he experiences wonderful things that just cannot be explained! I'm not that interested in political novels or anything like that. It's great to read and it really does the mind the world of good! Andrew
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
16 Dec 09
Hi maezee, I just finished reading a superb novel - 'The palace of Illusions' written by an Indian writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, who wrote 'Mistress of Spices' which was made into a film. I find her style of writing very absorbing and witty.I read two books together at the same time. The other book that I read was Devil's Alternative' by Frederick Forsythe, which was also very very good - All the best, have a great day
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
16 Dec 09
Hello maezee I just finished up a month or two ago a book by Stephen King titled "Bag of Bones". It was a long read but a very good read or so I thought. I have since heard people say that they diliked that book by him...this was the first book I have read by him bt I am looking to read some more once I get back into the reading mode =)
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
16 Dec 09
Hi maezee
The last book i read very very long ago was Arthur hailey's Final Diagnosis and i liked it most. After that i got married and went and after that I did not find any chance to read any more books.
@rjvb26 (2518)
• Philippines
16 Dec 09
For me almost all books are good and great and can supply us knowledge that will sharpen our intellect. But the last one that i have read is my book on Bio psychology. I read that because i have a feeling of enhancing my knowledge and skills of my profession. Have a great day!
@blackflorinel (475)
• Romania
16 Dec 09
hmmm the last goog book i read was a book on the history of culture and the evolution of the human race :P it was a good one
