Books, can you recommend some?
By stellarjade
@stellarjade (1238)
United States
December 13, 2006 1:45pm CST
I love to read, and am always looking for some good books. I like fictional stuff. my fave authors are, vc andrews, chuck palahniuk, and stephen king. What kind of books do you like? who are your fave authors? can you recommend some good books or series for me to check out?
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
13 Dec 06
i will check it out. whats it about?
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I should check out dean koontz. i think i read one of his books quite awhile ago, and liked it.
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@Withoutwings (6992)
• United States
13 Dec 06
Hello. I love to read too. Have you ever read Dean Koontz? How about Bentley Little? Stephen King reads Bentley Little. Have you ever read any Francesca Lia Block? She is one of my favorites. How about Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake vampire series. Those are excellent. Have you heard of Christopher Moore or Douglas Coupland?
This year the four best books I read are "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Neffinger, "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kid, "A Home At The End of the World" by Micheal Cunningham, and "Running with Scissors" by Augustin Burroughs.
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
13 Dec 06
i have read a few by dean koonz. he is great. but the rest i have not heard of. i will definitely check them out.
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@katcarneo (1433)
• Philippines
14 Dec 06
i also like dean koontz....especially when he explains the gory stuff in detail.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
13 Dec 06
Try these: John Saul, Tami Hoag, Iris Johanson. These are the auther's I like to read because the books are really good. Intense and sometimes scary.
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
13 Dec 06
I will check them out. i love scary stuff.
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@milestone (787)
• India
13 Dec 06
Virginia Woolf (The waves). I´m afraid I´m too old to read "Harry Potter".. Hey even steven king is great.
@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
13 Dec 06
I have heard of her. I will check it out. and no one is too old for harry potter. they are great books.
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@katcarneo (1433)
• Philippines
14 Dec 06
i agree. i usually read horror stuff like stephen kings but when i got a load of harry potter i couldn't stop. hp is for light reading but you have t admit it's realy enjoyable and ingenuos...
@sunnypub (2128)
• United States
13 Dec 06
All the Sue Grafton alphabet mysteries books are good. Archer Mayor for some great mysteries, Bently Little for some creepy horror, The Clan of the Cavebear Series is great, james redfield for some spiritual fiction, James Patterson for some good mysteries also. I like mysteries a lot. My Side Of The Mountain is a great book even though it is actually for jr readers. Devils and Angels which is actually a prequel to The DaVincci Code. It was really good.
@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
13 Dec 06
wow, thanks so much. i have never heard of those. i will definitely check them out.
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@Kylalynn (1771)
• South Africa
14 Dec 06
If you like Stephen King, you might enjoy Dean Koontz. Similar sort of stories. My favourite author is Sydney Sheldon, Catherine Cookson, probably because I grew up near to the places she writes about. Oh another one you might enjoy is James Patterson.
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
14 Dec 06
i have heard of most of those, but not read their books. it sounds like stuff i would like.
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
13 Dec 06
If you are looking for light but enjoyable reading, then have you tried Agatha Christie? She writes really good detective novels - and it's pretty much impossible to guess who the baddie is (though you may think you've worked it out while reading!)
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
13 Dec 06
i will have to check them out. i have heard of her, but never read her books.
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@the_dutchess (2610)
• Philippines
14 Dec 06
i would recommend "Veronika Decides to Die" by Paulo Coelho. that's a good one.
This story follows Veronika through these intense days as, to her surprise, she finds herself drawn into the enclosed world of Villette. She begins to notice more, to become interested in the other patients. She starts to see her past relationships much more clearly and understand why she felt her life had no meaning.
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
14 Dec 06
i have never read any of anne rices books. i will have to check them out.
@yannefranco (341)
• Philippines
14 Dec 06
i recommend Billie Letts' novel "Where the Heart Is" (it was also one of Oprah's favorite book). it has also been turned into a movie so check that out. Novalee nation was potrayed by Natalie Portman.
@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I have seen part of the movie, and it looked pretty good. I will check out the book. books are always better than movies.
@Shivercide (108)
• United States
14 Dec 06
If you're into fantasy, I'd suggest checking out anything by Terry Brooks or the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin (the series begins with the book Game of Thrones).
I also like V.C. Andrews and Stephen King. You've probably already read Flowers in the Attic (along with the following novels in that series). Have you read Stephen King's Bag of Bones, Eye of the Dragon, Salem's Lot, or The Stand? Those are my favorites by him.
And if you like Stephen King, you might also like Dean Koontz. He is one of my favorite authors. His Odd Thomas series is my favorite, followed by the book Life Expectancy and One Door Away from Heaven.
@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I have read all of the vc andrews books. and only the stand by stephen king. i will check out the others. dean koontz seems to be pretty popular on here.
@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I have heard of it. It sounds very interesting. I will check it out.
@Penguinsangel (3498)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I'd do like everyone else said and read Dean Koontz.
Also John Saul is quite good and along the same lines.
I've also started reading Clive Barker.
Some of my favorite authors though are: Nora Roberts, V.C. Andrews, Jude Deveraux, John Saul, Dean Koontz, Ann Rule...
I read mystery, thriller, romance, history, bios, a bit of sci-fi, but not much...
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@kungfustue (319)
• Australia
14 Dec 06
the sun tzu, the art of war, where the moneys at
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@arseniajoaquin (1732)
• Philippines
14 Dec 06
Thanks a lot for giving us the chance to recommend.
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@punkett59420 (32)
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14 Dec 06
Ummm. one of the books i really liked is Transall Saga by Gary Paulson. its about a thirteen year old that goes on a trip by himself and kills something and then is a warrior because he did so. he meets a girl named Letaw and then saves her and then he saves his tsook trib and gets to sleep in a house instead of a tree. and he has leeta as a slave but he doesnt make her work he feeds her good and takes well care of her but when someone is around he acts mean to her. and i am not going to tell you how the story ends!! sorry!
Thanks
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@the_actor (494)
• Philippines
14 Dec 06
you try robert ludlum and tom clancy I'm sure you will also like their novels and books 'cus that's the type of books stephen king write. enjoy reading!
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