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NBR: Books

AlygohomeAlygohome member
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Please please recommend me some good books/tell me your fav book!


I read a lot..but my favorite book for years has been Water for Elephants, I finally watched the movie (I never watch a movie after reading the book) because it has been a few years since I read it.

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  • jennjilljojennjilljo member
    To this day I still love anything by Orson Scott Card but I usually stick to mythology, Joseph Campbell's break downs on mythology and comics.
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    Favorites are from Authors Gillian Flynn, Tana French, Jennifer McMahon and John Green. I enjoy John Saul for his creep factor.
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  • MaddScientistMaddScientist member
    Books I like that are similar in feel (at least to me) to Water for elephants...

    Kavalier and Clay (a good recent find)
    Life of Pi (operating under the assumption that you have already read a couple of these though)  
    The poisonwood bible
    the gone away world
    the post-birthday world

    currently reading: A constellation of vital phenomena

    Recently I have been also going through a true crime kick and you might also like 
    the devil in the white city

    ps I hate answering these without being able to look at my book shelves. I know there are a bunch more I could recommend if I could remember them
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    MaddScientist said:
    Books I like that are similar in feel (at least to me) to Water for elephants...

    Kavalier and Clay (a good recent find)
    Life of Pi (operating under the assumption that you have already read a couple of these though)  
    The poisonwood bible
    the gone away world
    the post-birthday world

    currently reading: A constellation of vital phenomena

    Recently I have been also going through a true crime kick and you might also like 
    the devil in the white city

    ps I hate answering these without being able to look at my book shelves. I know there are a bunch more I could recommend if I could remember them

    Other than life of pi I haven't read any of these (I don't think, I always buy the sample on my kindle because 10-20% of the time I realize after I have bought the book that I have already read it) Actually I think I read the poisonwood bible but I will look it up to make sure!

    I love ALL genres other than raunchy romance. I love true crime and books about religious cults and leaders. I just read House in the Sky by Amanda linhout who was kidnapped in Somalia and it was really different then what I would usually buy but interesting. I read usually anywhere from 150-250 books a year (which will probably stop once baby comes LOL) so annnny recommendations are appreciated for any style. I have to change it up!  

    I forget which books I liked and which ones I didn't since I usually have a few hundred on my kindle so I started a goodreads account and I make sure after I finish a book to rate it so I remember if I like the author or not.

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  • kerrigrooveskerrigrooves member
    Goodreads is a great place to document what you've read and want to read...I use it alot.

    Just finished Unbroken and really enjoyed it  - gave a real glimpse into WWII POWs  - crazy...
    also loved the Hosseini books
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    thedish0207 said:

    DH has me reading a series right now that most of his family (honestly, brother, sister and uncles) have read. It's called Wheel of Time. I've been reading them now for... Probably 2 years. I forget how many there are, 15? It's a bit exhausting. I'm on Book 7 right now and he's convinced I'm going to finish up before baby arrives now that I'm on bed rest. They are long and tedious to read but really interesting.

    ETA: My favorite book of all time is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

    I read the wheel of time and really enjoyed it. (By read I mean listened to the audiobooks while driving.) Unfortunately the author died before the end of the series and the author that wrote the last couple books has a different style and kind of rushed to the end of the story.

    I am reading another series by Brandon Sanderson (the author who finished wheel of time) and I love his work.
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  • ordinary1ordinary1 member
    I'm currently reading Sharp Edges(?) by Jillian Flynn.

    Favorites are:
    Gone Girl
    Home is Where the Heart Is
    Murder of the Month (it's based in a MN town; wish I could think of the actual name and not be spacing on it right now)
    Eleanor & Park

    I'm totally spacing on titles today.
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    ordinary1 said:
    I'm currently reading Sharp Edges(?) by Jillian Flynn. Favorites are: Gone Girl Home is Where the Heart Is Murder of the Month (it's based in a MN town; wish I could think of the actual name and not be spacing on it right now) Eleanor & Park I'm totally spacing on titles today.
    I think you mean sharp objects by Gillian Flynn, I just finished it! Gone girl was good too!
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    Alygohome said:


    ordinary1 said:

    I'm currently reading Sharp Edges(?) by Jillian Flynn.

    Favorites are:
    Gone Girl
    Home is Where the Heart Is
    Murder of the Month (it's based in a MN town; wish I could think of the actual name and not be spacing on it right now)
    Eleanor & Park

    I'm totally spacing on titles today.

    I think you mean sharp objects by Gillian Flynn, I just finished it! Gone girl was good too!


    Haha yes. I just started it. I blame my lack of remembering these things on lack if sleep due to a fussy night owl toddler that insists on laying on my face.
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  • mommaa1615mommaa1615 member
    I love the easy to read chick flick books..all of Emily Griffin's!
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  • MrsRoy07MrsRoy07 member
    I read The Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah when we went on vacation over Labor Day this year and that was a really fantastic book. I have a special interest in child psychology, but the story itself was really compelling and interesting to read. And from what I hear she has a lot of great books, I just haven't had a chance to read anything else by her yet.

    And I don't know if you like YA fiction, but one of my favorite books right now is Timbound by Rysa Walker! It has time travel, a bit of sci fi, history, romance... a little bit of everything. :) It's the first in a series called The Chronos Files, she released a 100 page novella over the summer as well and now the second book Time's Edge just came out this week. It was a really fun read and I can't wait to read the next!!
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  • MissEm15MissEm15 member
    My friend just finished Orphan Train and said it was great. 100 Summers & All the summer girls (I can't remember the exact title) are both good & fast reads.

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  • AlygohomeAlygohome member
    Awesome, lots of ideas, that's ladies!!
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    I love Jonathan Tropper. I was super into This is Where I Leave You and now I'm reading One Last Thing Before I Go. I really like his hot mess, yet lovable characters.
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    My books these days are primarily textbooks BUT I have managed to sneak in a few over the past year...

    The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
    The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
    The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman

    And for really easy, good reads anything by Liane Moriarty.  I usually read her books in under a week. 
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    thedish0207 said:

    @Mississippi wedding‌ yeah, I am nervous for when that switch happens. I remember DH wasn't happy.

    DH started reading the series in 1994 and realized it was a really big story that the author may not be able to finish. The first book after the author died took a bit to get into because the style differences were annoying, but we're glad we finished the series.
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    Unbroken was incredible! Such an amazing story. I'm excited for the movie to come out in December, but also nervous the movie won't do it justice!
    kerrigrooves said:

    Goodreads is a great place to document what you've read and want to read...I use it alot.


    Just finished Unbroken and really enjoyed it  - gave a real glimpse into WWII POWs  - crazy...
    also loved the Hosseini books
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    thedish0207 said:

    @Mississippi wedding‌ yeah, I am nervous for when that switch happens. I remember DH wasn't happy.

    I love the WOT series, and finally got my DH on board about the time we got pregnant. he's on book 7 now! I thought Sanderson did a great job channeling the tone and rhythm of Jordan. I just wish it would've gone on forever and ever and ever! I miss them sometimes.
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    I have to mention Harry Potter, since I grew up reading them and they will always have a space in my heart. For those who have never read it, don't knock it till you try it. I really don't like the movies at all, but I adore the books.

    Also, His Dark Materials series (3 books) by Philip Pullman was AMAZING.

    I agree with all PPs on Gillian Flynn - especially Gone Girl. I can't wait to see the movie.

    Right now I'm trying to read a lot of baby books. I read "Belly Laughs" by Jenny McCarthy and it was...meh. Over the summer I read 3/4 of The Book Thief, and I can't pick it up again. I don't think I'll finish it (that's very rare for me).

    I love reading, but I rarely find a book that when I close it I am in awe. The above recommended books did that for me.



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