I've been wanting to read something really good. Twice in the last 6 months I bought books on my own and twice I've been hugely disappointed. My judgement stinks I guess.
Anyone read anything really awesome that they'd like to tell me about?
(please don't say the Bible, seriously-don't)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Lonesome Dove

what kind of books are you into?

I am a history teacher, and I am reading a book right now called "The Enemy Within", written by John Demos. The book looks at 2,000 years of Witch-Hunts in the Western World. It is tight!!

Or. I just finished reading "EMPIRES OF TRUST" by Thomas F. Madden. This book looks at how America is like Rome in the second century B.C. Like the Romans of antiquity, 21st-century Americans are flush with power and potential and a sense that our American peace will last forever. This book is really good, because you can see the many things that we have in common with other great powers, before they all lost it.

Like I said, I am a history teacher, so I love history.

thekidsgirl said:

honestly I don't know. I kinda like mystery/suspense books.

You might enjoy "Devil in the White City" or "The Book Thief"

"We need to talk about Kevin" by Lionel Schriver
a bit hard going initially, but totally worth the read

some stuff I've recently enjoyed:

Christopher Rice - "A Density of Souls" or "The Snow Garden" (if gay themes don't bother you)
Michael Chabon - "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" or "The Yiddish Policemen's Union"
Erik Larson - "Devil In The White City"
Khaled Hosseini - "The Kite Runner"
Neil Gaiman - "American Gods"
Philip Pullman - "His Dark Materials" trilogy ("The Golden Compass," etc. - young adult material, but just as enjoyable for old adults as well)

Nothinbutjoy said:

jinx!

'Bear V Shark' by Chris Bachelder.

It's funny as hell and very thought-provoking.

'No Logo meets Fight Club' according to Seven Magazine.

Fauxie said:

sounds like something I would like

errant said:

Ooooooh...That looks good. I checked it out here.

http://www.randomhouse.co.../home.html
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Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

This book fundamentally changed the way I view the world...

RenHoek said:

Love this book. It did the same to me for a long time. Maybe I should read it again. It's been about 13 years, and I could probably use a little more of that kind of thinking in my life again as I get older.

errant said:

Would my 13 year old like this material?

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I'd say....

ZombieKitten said:

It's great! Writing style takes a bit of getting used to, as far as the way punctuation is used. Or not. As in, Zombiekitten said sounds like something I would like, which I felt sure would mean the use of speech marks. The first few pages had me scratching my head a little too, trying to find my feet, but it all starts to make perfect sense soon enough. Probably from the first page if you're not me. I'd definitely recommend it as good for a giggle and some witty social comment.

This is a few years old now, but have you read Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón? It's amazing, and you'll be totally hooked on it.

momentsofbliss said:

That HAS to be better than 'The Tibetan Book of The Dead' translated by W.Y. Evans-Wentz, which I am unfortunate enough to possess. Dude must be one of Blavatsky's cronies.

A quick, light-hearted, joyous romp.

Imago said:

Here we go again. You should marry that book. No seriously, you should put little signs up in front of your house about how you should be able to. Then you should come to the org and complain about how your neighbours won't abide by you marrying a book.

Fauxie said:

alwayslate said:

Go tp Amazon.com you can always review books and others opinions before you buy them, that helped me a lot!!

Imago said:

I love you.

You win, Alun.

For now.

the books of the Art, part one and two:

Memory, prophecy and fantasy -
the past, the future and
the dreaming moment between -
are all in one country,
living one immortal day.

To know that is Wisdom.

To use it is the Art







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I highly recommend.....

The Book of Negroes/Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill (a canadian writer).

Awesome book. Educational as well as horrifying and heartbreaking.

Imago said:

my gawd man

I ota loved Stephen King's "Gerald's Game"