GTKY: Favorite Book(s)

eleven_ · June 2018

What are some of your favorite books or series of books?

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eleven_ · June 2018

I absolutely love reading so I'm really excited to hear what all of your favorites are!

A few of mine: Kingkiller Chronicles series, I'll Give You the Sun, LOTR series, Jane Eyre, Carry On, Uprooted, and Ready Player One.

oaklandava · June 2018

Harry Potter. My all time favorite books. Nicholas Sparks anything as well.

katethemom · June 2018

I love this GTKY!!!

Some of my favorite books growing up were the HP series and LOTR, which will always be at the top of my lists. 1984, East of Eden, and Frankenstein are some of my favorite classics.

More recent nonfiction books that I've really enjoyed:
Marie Antoinette: The Journey - Antonia Fraser
JFK and the Unspeakable - James W. Douglass
Henry VIII - Alison Weir
The Elegant Universe - Briane Greene

sfgiantsgamerbabe · June 2018

I love some of the classics like Les Miserables, Jane Erye, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Little Women.
More modern books: The Hunger Games, Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and The Notebook.

ladystout08 · June 2018

@eleven_ I *just* finished Uprooted last night! SO good!

Recently The Gender Game was a great series, similar to Hunger Games/Divergent. Also the Premonition series by Amy Barton, think Dogma(the movie) meets Vampire Diaries.

eleven_ · June 2018

@katethemom I absolutely loved East of Eden. It made me fall in love with the name Caleb. I was hoping it would be the name for this baby if it was a boy, but DH hates it

@sfgiantsgamerbabe I loved Jane Eyre so much! Les Mis and Little Women are both on my to-read list. I was just about to start Sense and Sensibility. Have you read it?

eleven_ · June 2018

@ladystout08 I'm so happy to hear that you liked Uprooted. I've recommended it to a couple of friends who thought it was too weird. It was such a unique read.

AmandaV88 · June 2018

I love reading! Mostly historical fiction with some romance novels occasionally. My absolute favorite is the Outlander series. So so good!! They are long but I highly recommend

eleven_ · June 2018

@amandav88 Yes!!! Outlander was so good! I haven't read them all, but I think I made it to book 4 or 5. I really like the TV series as well. The casting for Jamie was perfect

ladystout08 · June 2018

eleven_ said:

@ladystout08 I'm so happy to hear that you liked Uprooted. I've recommended it to a couple of friends who thought it was too weird. It was such a unique read.

It was a different style of writing, especially from a female author but I loved it. Have you read her other series? It's like Napoleon time frame I think?

CoastieGirl79 · June 2018

Love Janet Evanovich for mindless reading. Liane Moriarty is another good author (The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies, What Alice Forgot). I'm currently reading Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess. It's giving me ideas on how to create an active learning environment. I teach military public affairs to officers and senior enlisted service members. They're a tough crowd.

MrsDho11 · June 2018

Harry Potter

i also love the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Though it wasn’t great for a while, I feel like it’s gotten better again mostly!

ladystout08 · June 2018

CoastieGirl79 said:

Love Janet Evanovich for mindless reading. Liane Moriarty is another good author (The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies, What Alice Forgot). I'm currently reading Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess. It's giving me ideas on how to create an active learning environment. I teach military public affairs to officers and senior enlisted service members. They're a tough crowd.

Interesting! I used to teach soldiers how to use computer systems and that was tough!

AmandaV88 · June 2018

@eleven_yes!!! I've suggested James or Alexander for names for a boy and my husband said no because he thinks the only reason I like those names is from the show! There aren't very many tv shows that measure up to the book series for me but this is definitely one.

drabong88 · June 2018

@CoastieGirl79 I'm almost finished reading big little lies I've loved it so far. I loved the HP series as well. Nicolas sparks books are my guilty pleasures for easy reads.

In college I also read a book called A long way gone. It's written about being a child soldier and the whole book was both fascinating and very sad for me. The author came and spoke at our school and it was kind of surreal meeting someone who had been through so much

eleven_ · June 2018

@ladystout08 I haven't read her other books. I have read mixed reviews on Goodreads about them not being as good as Uprooted. Have you read them? She has a new book coming out on July 10th called Spinning Silver. I can't wait!

ETA:
@CoastieGirl79 I loved Big Little Lies! Did you watch the series? I thought they did a really good job.

ladystout08 · June 2018

@eleven_ I haven't. I too have heard mixed reviews. A friend is reading them currently and she said if you like historic with a bit of spin off, they're good. If you're looking for fantasy/sci-fi then skip it.

UnbreakableKimmySchmidt · June 2018

Some favorites I recently read: Beartown, Big Little Lies, What Alice Forgot, The Nightingale, Queen of Hearts....

For those of you that read Big Little Lies and then watched the show what did you think? I watched a few episodes of the show but it was just too different then the book and I didn't like it...

eleven_ · June 2018

@UnbreakableKimmySchmidt I loved Beartown and The Nightingale so much!! Did you hear there is a sequel to Beartown called Us Against You? It was published today! I actually really enjoyed Big Littles Lies (the book and the TV show). I loved all the actresses in the show and thought they did such an amazing job. It was extremely emotional for me to watch even after already reading the book.

UnbreakableKimmySchmidt · June 2018

@eleven_ I knew the Beartown sequel was coming but didn't realize it was out today! I'll have to put it on my list to read! I also liked A Man Called Ove, by the same author.

Maybe I'll have to watch a few more episodes of BLL.

libertymomrn · June 2018

eleven_ said:

I absolutely love reading so I'm really excited to hear what all of your favorites are!

A few of mine: Kingkiller Chronicles series, I'll Give You the Sun, LOTR series, Jane Eyre, Carry On, Uprooted, and Ready Player One.

Jane Eyre is still one of my favorites! I remember telling a high school English teacher how much better Jane Eyre was than the book she was having us read (Their Eyes Were Watching God.)

libertymomrn · June 2018

The first book that really impacted my was The Giver, when I was in 4th grade. I’ve read the whole series now (the last book, The Son, was just realeased in 2012) and I still have to say it’s one of my favorite series.

I also love 1984, and Brave New World, which I Place in the same category.

Les Miserables is definitely up there on my list, possibly #1.

I also really love Atlas Shrugged.

And my favorite book list would not be complete without listing CS Lewis, who is my favorite author. The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters offer such inspire into life and human behavior. Even josh children’s book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, are still among my favorite books.

bdream0916 · June 2018

My all time favorite author is Lauraine Snelling. She writes historical fiction, specifically about Norwegian immigrants that settled in North and South Dakota. I have over 35 books of her's. I also love the Chronicles of the Kings series. As far as single books I love the classics and short stories such as The Great Gatsby, Fall of the House of Usher, Pride and Prejudice, Red Badge of Courage, ect.

eleven_ · June 2018

@libertymomrn Chronicles of Narnia is still near and dear to my heart. I remember reading The Giver in elementary and the way it made me feel is still so incredibly vivid to me.

julesf817 · June 2018

I love books!

I love historical fiction. My fave author is Philippa Gregory. I’ve read every single one of her books.

Ken Follet is a close second.

Love the Outlander series. Anybody that liked them would also probably like the Into the Wilderness series by Sarah Donati.

Also Harry Potter, LOTR.

Best memoir I’ve read lately is Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. So good.

I wish I read as much as I used to!

eleven_ · June 2018

@julesf817 LOVED Born a Crime. I listened to the audiobook which he narrated. It was amazing!

DLpanda08 · June 2018

Harry Potter Has an extremely special place in my heart.

I also love Jane Eyre, The Awakening, Uprooted, Until I Fond You, A Man Called Ove, and My Grandmother Told Me to Tell You She’s Sorry. I also have a huge love of folktales and fairytales... not the Disney versions, but the creepy tales of caution they all started out as.

I’m currently reading the Court of Thorns and Roses series and it’s really good! I was pleasantly surprised.

ETA: I read Charlotte’s Web to my class every year because it is my all time favorite and perfect for fostering class unity.

rooonilwaazlib · June 2018

Thrilled to see so many other Harry Potter-obsessed people on here! It's my favorite series too. I also love "Summer Sisters" by Judy Blume and the Game of Thrones series.

Edited: Also anything Anne Rice, especially the Mayfair Witch series. I've got a thing for fantasy/magic in general, but I love when it's fantasy/magic that's set in the otherwise normal world and you get to see the universes overlap. Anne Rice is a goddess!

eleven_ · June 2018

@dlpanda08 I am obsessed with fairy tales! Have you read Circe? It’s Greek mythology, but it reads like a fairy tale to me. It reminded me of Uprooted because the writing was so beautiful. I loved A Court of Thorns and Roses series so much. Which book are you on?

leighbrek · June 2018

@libertymomrn LOVE The Giver - such an amazing book!

The Alice Network was an incredible read - I loved every second of it. I'm also a fan of the Something Borrowed series by Emily Griffin - fun, light reads.
There's a YA series that starts with "The Summer I Turned Pretty" that pulled hard on my heart strings.

On the heavier side, anything by Ken Follett for sure - the man has range!

libertymomrn · June 2018

I think this thread is going to be my go-to for finding books to read.

sfgiantsgamerbabe · June 2018

eleven_ said:

@katethemom I absolutely loved East of Eden. It made me fall in love with the name Caleb. I was hoping it would be the name for this baby if it was a boy, but DH hates it
@sfgiantsgamerbabe I loved Jane Eyre so much! Les Mis and Little Women are both on my to-read list. I was just about to start Sense and Sensibility. Have you read it?

I haven’t read Sense and Sensibility but I like the movie lol I’m going to try to read more now that I’m not working. I never had time to read for pleasure when I was teaching.

CoastieGirl79 · June 2018

@eleven_ I have not watched the series. I'm worried that it will ruin it for me. The book was so good. Is it on Netflix or Amazon yet?

DLpanda08 · June 2018

@eleven_ I’m about to finish the third book tonight! I’ve got the newest one on hold at the library but I’m 4th in line so I’m sure I’ll be waiting a while. I just picked up the first Throne of Glass book by the same author to tide me over until my turn comes around.

I hadn’t heard of Circe, but I will definitely check it out! Fantasy/magic is my jam. Especially when you add in a badass female main character. Give me a Byronic hero and watch me swoon lol.

eleven_ · June 2018

@CoastieGirl79 I think it's only on HBO. I hear they are making a second season and I'm wondering where they plan to go with that.

@DLpanda08 I loved the second book so much!! The third book was a little meh to me. I read all of Throne of Glass too. I loved them! The main character is the most bad ass heroin. You will love her!

MrsPyrowiz · June 2018

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
ASOIAF series by GRR Martin
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
The Illiad and The Odesey
And I know they're plays but all Shakespeare (absolute favorite is either Hamlet or Julius Caesar)
Oedipus Rex trilogy (also plays, but still awesome)

oldiebutgoodie80 · June 2018

Oh I miss my leisurely reading time!

I love all things Frank McCourt (‘Tis, Angela’s Ashes and Teacher Man)

All things Toni Morrison, especially The Bluest Eye

The Book Thief, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Things They Carried, The Devil in the White City...

I teach English and History, and I think this carries over into my reading preferences.

ladystout08 · June 2018

@oldiebutgoodie80 Frank McCourt is great! I have all of his books!

I also forgot Dan Brown. I love all of his book too.

BitterBetty12 · June 2018

BEST THREAD EVER!

So I mean. Obviously Harry Potter.

I read a lot of young adult. Romance, dystopian, science fiction, etc. I also LOVE LOVE LOVE new adult. Which is like young adult but more for 20-30 somethings. I also occasionally dabble in mysteries.

Favorite Authors: Colleen Hoover (new adult romance books) and Heather Gudenkauf (mystery / suspense). My favorite Colleen Hoover standalone book is Maybe Someday. Favorite Heather Gudenkauf book is probably her most recent, Not a Sound. BUT major TW for most of her books having children as a major theme.

Favorite series I read recently: The Grisha Series by Leigh Bardugo. It's a YA fantasy series that I thought was super engaging.

Some of my all-time favorite books are The Giver, 1984, Pride and Prejudice, and the Odyssey to name a few.

eleven_ · June 2018

@bitterbetty12 I love YA and NA! Coleen Hoover is definitely my guilty pleasure. My favorite of hers was Confess. I love Leigh Bardugo! I didn’t really like The Grisha series that much though. I am obsessed with The Six of Crows series written by her. Have you read them?

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