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Most books by Stephen King, I'm reading 2 of them now. Any books by Jodi Picoult, just read House rules. Any book by Dean Koontz and James Patterson. And last but not least, Any books about dogs.
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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
by ]Anthony Doerr I ordered this book for my Kindle, however, I do have the book also. Highly recommended. Also The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand And lastly, A Child Shall Lead: How God Walks You Through Darkness with Hope, Wisdom and Healing April 7, 2014 by Carla Anne Hart BTW Carla Hart is my son's fiance. :) |
Before quilting I read three or four books a week. I read now at least an hour before bedtime. The people I've met and got to know who say they don't read, it shows. They are what I call flat people.
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Currently reading "The King In Love: Edward VII's Mistresses" by Theo Aronson. I enjoy reading about history. I love light fictional mysteries as well. Just finished Susan Wittig Albert's "Dead Man's Bones". She has a series of mysteries with her main character, China Bayles. I also recently read "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn.
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Just finished two good books, both true stories.
One is Wesley The Owl by Stacey O'Brian. A girl raises an injured barn owl. Haatchi & Little B. by Wendy Holden. A dog left on the railroad tracks to die and a boy with a rare desease. Both very heartwarming true stories. |
I have read most of the ones previously mentioned and agree. But have to mention my favorite three authors no one else has mentioned---Pat Conroy (especially Beach Music), Nelson DeMille and Geraldine Brooks!! Any book by these 3 are fantastic reads!!!
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Jeanne S, I can't believe I didn't include Pat Conroy in my list! Beach Music and South of Broad are on my top five favorite books list.
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Wow, so many people that read some of my favorite authors. I love Ken Follett, although I have to admit I haven't read anything by him in many years. I read his WWII era books. I also love Robert B Parker's books. Spenser, Sunny Randall, Jesse Stone, all of them.
I read "To Kill a Mockingbird" when I was 10 or 12 and again when I was in my 20's. I haven't decided whether I'm going to read the new one. I got Ernest Hemingway's early work "True at First Light" and was very disappointed. It was never published during his lifetime and I can understand why he wouldn't want it published. It was definitely not up to his usual standards. |
Originally Posted by Jo M
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A list to throw into your mix:
The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman Anne of Green Gables Series - Lucy Maud Montgomery 1 Anne of Green Gables 2 Anne of Avonlea 3 Anne of the Island 3 Anne of Windy Poplars 4 Anne's House of Dreams 5 Anne of Ingelside The Century Trilogy - Ken Follett: 1 Fall of Giants 2 Winter of the World 3 Edge of Eternity The Pillars Series - Ken Follett: 1 The Pillars of the Earth 2 World Without End The Black Tower Series - Stephen King (I think this series is the best he's written) 1 The Gunslinger 2 The Drawing of the Three 3 The Wastelands 4 Wizards and Glass 5 Wolves of the Calla 6 Song of Susannah 7 The Dark Tower One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey Anything by John Grisham - (Some lesser known books) A Painted House, Bleachers, Playing for Pizza Anything by these authors: Jeffery Deaver (2 short stories books: Twisted & More Twisted), Henning Mankell, Lawrence Block, Elmore Leonard. OK, that turned into a long list....I guess I read a lot. :o) Read all of the above except anything Stephen King - just can't ......... |
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
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I posted this in another thread, but I just finished reading The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. It's so well written you just can't put it down. It's set on a plantation in the late 1700's... and the story is told from two viewpoints. One is a slave on the plantation and the other is an Irish indentured servant girl. Great read.
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