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Read any good books lately?

Started by A66eyroad, November 30, 2011, 09:12:48 AM

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A66eyroad

November 30, 2011, 09:12:48 AM
I just bought Stephen King's 11/22/63 -- a book about going back in time to save John F. Kennedy -- and I can hardly put it down!

I'm also listening to "The Good Earth" by Pearl Buck on my iPod. I download those for free from my local library. A great book! It's amazing what you miss when you're forced to read a book in 7th grade.
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A66eyroad

#1
November 30, 2011, 09:20:15 AM
Whoops, I posted this to the wrong place! Can someone please move this to the Social Hour???   :-X
Female, 61
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Narablueeyes

#2
November 30, 2011, 10:44:38 AM
I just got the same book!!  It's holding my attention, too. I also bought Ryan Buell's Paranormal State: My Journey Into The Unknown .  I'm into the paranormal, mystical, the unknown, etc...and I love the show Paranormal State and Ryan so I thought his book would be good too.

A66eyroad

#3
November 30, 2011, 10:53:42 AM
Stephen King --- now there's a guy who can write!

I love time travel books, that's my favorite genre. Have you read "Time and Again" by Jack Finney? He's the same guy who wrote "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

"Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut is my all-time fave book. I wrote my senior paper on that one in college.

If you like sci fi you would love "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card.


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Plaquenil, Atabrine, DHEA, Aleve, Evoxac, Allegra/Benedryl, esomeprazole.

Narablueeyes

#4
November 30, 2011, 11:21:45 AM
I haven't read any of those.  Sounds like my kinds of books though.  I'll see if my library has any of them and if they do, check them out.

mshistory

#5
November 30, 2011, 02:00:50 PM
Slaughterhouse Five was a good book, but my all time favorite is Catch 22. I usually read non-fiction, but if you like Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle was pretty good too.

Dean Koontz writes almost as well as King - at least the older stuff I read. I liked Fear Nothing and Seize the Night.
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#6
November 30, 2011, 06:03:09 PM
For those of you who like Nicholas Sparks, his new book is good.  The title is The Best of Me.

I'll follow up on some of your suggestions!
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#7
November 30, 2011, 08:30:19 PM
Jan and I are listening to "Inheritance" the fourth book in the "Eragon" series.

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#8
December 01, 2011, 12:59:37 PM
I have the new "King" book but haven't started it yet, it's a big one. I have been a big fan since Carrie. Dean Koontz is also excellent. My favorite "Koontz: are Watchers and Lightning. They are both older books. Lightning is about time travel and is a real page turner. Reading is my favorite thing, I just have to find the time.

Happy reading!!

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A66eyroad

#9
December 01, 2011, 01:02:14 PM
Lightening! I loved it! I love Koonce also, but lately he's been writing about children in danger and I can't read that kind of thing. It just feels wrong to read. I don't mind if it's adults, but leave the kids out of it!

Did you read The Time Traveler's Wife?
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A66eyroad

#10
December 02, 2011, 05:15:25 AM
mshistory, Yossarian Lives!   :D

Have you read any other Heller books?
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Plaquenil, Atabrine, DHEA, Aleve, Evoxac, Allegra/Benedryl, esomeprazole.

quiger

#11
December 05, 2011, 04:54:17 PM
A66eyroad, I did read The Time Traveler's Wife and also saw the movie, pretty good. I skip the books about kids being hurt too. Can't handle kids or animals being hurt.

Gosh I'd love to get the new Kindle but I have too many unread books sitting on the shelf waiting for me. (sigh)

quiger
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#12
December 05, 2011, 07:36:01 PM
Reading Ender's Game.  I'm supposing it'll get into more of an explanation of the background of what's happened.  Really liking it so far!!

mshistory

#13
December 07, 2011, 05:58:28 PM
Quote from: A66eyroad on December 02, 2011, 05:15:25 AM
mshistory, Yossarian Lives!   :D

Have you read any other Heller books?

No, I have not - are they as good? I love Yossarian's character...and yep, he definitely made it to Sweden!
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Patze

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December 07, 2011, 07:42:36 PM Last Edit: December 07, 2011, 07:48:52 PM by Patze
What I'm reading now is corny, but its "Cowboys and Aliens" - yeah, often read the book before seeing the movie (I've also bought the movie and haven't watched it yet :P).

Oh my, I'm another huge Steven King fan and have been since "The Shining" came out - scared the bejebbers out of me and have loved him since.  I'm also another Koontz fan and "Seize the Night" with the cat, Mungojerrie, was my favorite character in the book - loved that critter.

Yeppers, also adored "Catch-22", "Dracula", "Up the Down Staircase", "Go Ask Alice", and "The Stranger Beside Me". 

How about Ray Bradbury, anyone else like him?  How about "Fahrenheit 451" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes"?  Man, talk about heebee jeebees when you're in elementary school!

"Where the Red Fern Grows" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" are the only books that always made me cry.

And lets not forget the grand Madam of Mystery herself, Dame Agatha Christie.  I spent several summers as a youngster reading her books, and "And Then There Were None" and "Murder on the Orient Express" were the ones I kept reading over and over.  Classics.

Wow, reminds me I need to reread a few of these. :D 

Happy reading!

Patze
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