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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 10, 2014 17:17:22 GMT -5
To go along with how much you read, what genre do you prefer?
I'm probably an equal opportunity genre. I read about the Borgias (sent the book to my friends, so can't remember the title) while I was in Myrtle Beach. That book took me forever to read, only because it was difficult to keep track of the characters.
I read a Danielle Steele book Weddings to decompress. I have a love/hate relationship with this author, she pisses me off but I still read her. I dunno.....maybe I've got this need for a fairy tale ending every now and then. It took me 2 nights. Then I started Kathy Reich's Bones of the Lost, finished it last night. Like this author, I try to grab her books as they come out in paperback. I just started Catherine the Great, which is really interesting but think it will be not quite as easy reading as the last 2 books.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 17:32:39 GMT -5
I'm glad you posted this! The last time we had a thread like this, I made a list of authors and books that sounded interesting to me. I didn't read everything on the list but I did read quite a few of them.
I'm having a hard time finding books I want to read. As far as genres, it's easier to list what doesn't appeal to me lol. I'm not into sci-fi or fantasy, not really into thrillers because I don't like being in suspense so I'll go to the end to see what happened, then go back and finish the book. Blood and gore will have me up all night or give me nightmares. Don't really like sad books, I have enough stuff IRL I can cry about, I don't need a book for that. Reading is an escape for me. I can enjoy a book that has romance in it, but simple boy meets girl, boy and girl like each other but something gets in the way, boy and girl end up living happily ever is kind of boring.
Is there anything left for me to read? LOL!
I'm really looking forward to seeing what other posters are reading or have enjoyed reading.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 10, 2014 17:53:35 GMT -5
Try these, Pink. There is some romance in them, but romance is not the whole storyline. No blood and gore. The last one is a little sad, but in a good way.
Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky An Unexpected Grace by Kristy von Kreisher (this one's got a weird twist)
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Post by The Captain on Jul 10, 2014 18:02:57 GMT -5
Science Fiction/Fantasy are my main genre. However I grew up with Asimov, Heinlein, Clark and McAffrey so have had the bar set pretty high. A lot of the newer authors are just rehashing drivel IMHO so I have a hard time getting into them.
The Game of Thrones is the most recent adult series I've read. I re-read a lot of my current library.
Also reading a LOT of Young Adult (YA) cause DD has been bitten by the book worm (and I'm glad!). But she's 11 and venturing into books rated for the 14+ crowd by goodreads so I screen them first to make sure it's all good.
We've been watching a lot of the History Channel lately and I'm a bit dismayed about the gaps in my knowledge of american history of the past century or so. I'd like to read some more historically accurate novels to correct that and gain some knowledge.
Sorry ladies, can't do romance novels. Other than Jane Austin I usually find the writing very, well, predictable.
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Post by tcu2003 on Jul 10, 2014 18:46:20 GMT -5
Suspense/thriller (I think that's what these fall under) - authors like Tom Clancy, Dan Brown, Brad Thor, David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and Steve Beery.
Biographies and Autobiographies - I'll read just about anything in this genre, from politicians from all political parties to entertainers to famous people from history to average jane/joe.
Personal development - books by author like John Maxwell, Malcolm Gladwell, Seth Godin, etc.
Parenting/Birth-type books
Every once in a while I'll read a romance novel because it's a quick read with a predictable ending.
Some YA books, like Harry Potter, Hunger Games, books by Rick Riordan, etc.
Classics - I'm trying to read things I never had to read as part of my formal education, but this is slow going, like 1 or 2 per year.
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Post by Opti on Jul 10, 2014 20:43:04 GMT -5
My favorite fiction is generally Sci-Fi or Fantasy although I read the occasional regular novel like 'The Help' and some funny Chick Lit here and there.
Personal development, metaphysics, the occasional astrology and business book. And anything that catches my eye.
Right now I'm reading the Magicians which someone recommended and Mirror Sight by Kristen Britain. I liked her Green Rider series, however, this one is slower going for me as most of the novel takes place a hundred years in the future. I also have the non-fiction book, "What the Hell is going on in my Life" by Larry Schwimmer which is a simplification of how slow moving planets might affect your life per his look at astrology.
For those who don't usually like romance novels I'd recommend Lynn Kurland. She has a series of time travel romances that involve the present and parts of the past in England or Scotland that can be fun quick reads.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 20:59:41 GMT -5
I started my list with your books Mitch. Thanks. I also added the personal development authors tcu mentioned, just to see what they're talking about lol.
Optimist, what funny Chick Lit have you enjoyed? My books don't have to be chick lit, but they're good for the times that I just want to be easily entertained.
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Post by shanendoah on Jul 10, 2014 21:06:33 GMT -5
I'm also a sci-fi fantasy girl.
The 3 authors I'll buy in hardback are: William Gibson Neal Stephenson Neil Gaiman
I also read ever Vlad Taltos novel (Steven Brust) and Dresden File book (Jim Butcher), but I'll get those in paperback. I just finished reading the second Kingkiller book (Patrick Rothfuss) and I've enjoyed both of those.
Right now I'm re-reading Pattern Recognition by Gibson, with the intent of re-reading the entire Blue Ant trilogy fairly close together, instead of 10+ years between book 1 and book 3.
Non-fiction wise, I like memoir, especially The Color of Water (James McBride). I really enjoyed The Professor and the Madman (Simon Winchester, originally titled The Surgeon of Crowthorne) about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. And then, it took me almost 8 years to get through it, but Infections & Inequalities (Paul Farmer) about TB, HIV, and poverty was profoundly good. I have also enjoyed Siddartha (Herman Hesse) and The Night Battles (Carlo Ginzburg).
Other authors I recommend: Barbara Hambly Tamora Pierce (YA) Gene Wolfe (a major influence on Neil Gaiman) John M Ford
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Post by les63 on Jul 10, 2014 21:34:25 GMT -5
Love James Patterson books. Also a diehard Dean Koontz fan. I love Stephen King books. Reading Dr. Sleep now, involves little Danny Torance all grown up (The Shining). Great read so far. Here's Johnny!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 21:44:39 GMT -5
I read just about everything. Even romance, sometimes you need a fast, predictable read.
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Post by Opti on Jul 10, 2014 22:05:30 GMT -5
I'll see if I can remember any of the authors and post them later. I have a fondness for contemporary novels that deal with Hollywood in an amusing way. I know one of the chick lit ones I read had to do with a US Chocolate fortune heiress who encountered a French Chocolatier while checking out possible merger opportunities.
I'd also recommend Stephen Brust's Vlad Taltos novels. They can be fast reading fluff especially the first few. I think Jhereg is where he started the series. There is some romance in the first few, but its not a happily ever after kind.
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Post by shanendoah on Jul 10, 2014 22:19:51 GMT -5
Chick lit wise, I really enjoyed Berghdorf Blondes
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Jul 10, 2014 22:28:06 GMT -5
Chick-Lit (Romance), my favorite author is Danielle Steel. I have all her books in either hard-cover or paperback (or both).
Second is Fern Michaels or Nora Roberts - who write short novels I can fly through in a week, if camping or sitting out on the patio/reading in bed. Mostly fluff, but sometimes more serious.
I also like mystery/crime/court novels (John Grisham) for example - many of his novels made into movies ("The Client", "Witness", "The Pelican Brief", "Runaway Jury", "The Firm", "The Chamber", "The Innocent Man", etc. )
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jul 11, 2014 8:08:25 GMT -5
I'm reading a grisly murder mystery written by Michael Slade, it's called Burnt Bones. It was so gruesome at the beginning I had to stop reading it for awhile. I've gotten beyond that part now, but it's still really scary.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 11, 2014 8:18:06 GMT -5
I don't really have a preferred genre, I read whatever catches my eye.
When I was reading the Star Wars novels you'd say my genre is Sci-Fi since I had so many of them, but other than those novels I don't tend to read much Sci-Fi. You'd never be able to pick one genre based on my bookshelf or contents of my NOOK.
That's what makes the library so great, I can try as many books as I want for free and if I don't like them back to the library they go.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 8:48:50 GMT -5
Lightening up and The Giver might not actually go together...
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 11, 2014 8:56:16 GMT -5
The Giver is a light book?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 11, 2014 9:05:10 GMT -5
The most recent book I enjoyed that was adult fiction was House Girl. It was REALLY good. It is kinda sad but not a serious tear-jerker book.
I was disappointed in Mrs Poe. I heard so many good things about it and it was really good.. right up till the end. I felt like it sputtered out when we reached the climax.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 9:11:15 GMT -5
Never good to sputter out just as you reach the climax... Sorry, couldn't help myself .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 9:19:05 GMT -5
It is a quick read. Lots and lots of deep issues though. A very good book. Good for discussion. The movie comes out this summer.
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Post by violagirl on Jul 11, 2014 9:31:28 GMT -5
suIn my Amazon order due to arrive Monday (but has to stay in the box until cottage vacation the first week of August): The Orenda - Joseph Boyden Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behaviour - Temple Grandin W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto - Michael Pollen Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs Think Like a Freak - Dubner and Levitt Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows - Melanie Joy Current works in process on my Ipad: The Gift of Fear - Survival Signals From Scratch - Inside the Food Network Bones Would Rain From the Sky Daring Miss Danvers
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 11, 2014 9:51:17 GMT -5
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behaviour
I love that book! My Developmental Biology teacher gave me a copy as a graduation gift.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 9:56:06 GMT -5
Some interesting titles here I have to check out!
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 11, 2014 9:57:44 GMT -5
My most recent Amazon order was: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes I can barely take care of myself: tales from a happy life without kids by Jen Kirkman Jan's story: love lost to the long goodbye of Alzheimer's by Barry Pedersen The Fault in our Stars Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me by Pattie Boyd.
It's summer, so lots of fluff and memoirs.
I recently read The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 10:07:22 GMT -5
I recently finished:
Prey by Michael Crichton The Circle by David Eggars The Third Eye by Lois Duncan (found some at yard sales, re reading before I give to DD) If This Isn't Nice What Is ... Vonnegut The Promise by Robin Carr (and a few other quick romances) Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan (audio myself)
Currently:
Shut your eyes tight by John Verdon They Never Came Home by Lois Duncan Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull Charles and Emma (audi family) Perks of Being A Wallflower (audio me and kids) Second Nature by Michael Pollan (audio me)
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Post by sheilaincali on Jul 11, 2014 10:40:33 GMT -5
You guys read way more impressive sounding book than I do
Um I started reading City of Bones (Mortal Instruments series) a few years ago because DS had the book and I was looking for something to read. The conclusion (book 6) came out a couple weeks ago and I just finished re-reading the other 5 books and am currently half way though the final one - City of Heavenly Fire.
As soon as I finish this book I will re-read the Kevin Hearne Iron Druid Chronicles because we just got the latest hardcover at his book signing a couple weeks ago.
Then I will likely re-read the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon because I she had another one come out in June.
I read so many books that when a new one of a series comes out I end up re-reading the entire series because I can never remember how the last book ended.
So that should take me up through about the middle of July.
Then I'll have to find a new series. I almost prefer to wait until the entire series is done and then read them all at once so I don't have to go back and re-read so often. I'm OCD when it comes to reading and authors. If I find an author I like I absolutely have to read everything they have ever written in order. It's a minor obsession that I have passed on to my son. Oops.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 11, 2014 10:41:17 GMT -5
Just finished Caught by Harlen Coben. Just started Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner. Mystery/Thrillers are my favorite. I also like true crime and some sci-fi stuff.
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Post by tcu2003 on Jul 11, 2014 17:50:20 GMT -5
It is a quick read. Lots and lots of deep issues though. A very good book. Good for discussion. The movie comes out this summer. Ok, good. We want to have something to talk about after we read it. We were going to read "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" first, but then somebody noticed that a movie for The Giver was coming out so we moved it to the top of the list. It's been nice reading a book without needing to take notes or needing to keep wikipedia open. I LOVE The Giver! I read it in middle or high school - phenomenal! And I recently found out it was the first of 4 books in a series that are all connected. I just started Gathering Blue (The Giver #2) on a short one-hour flight yesterday and already at like 65% per my Kindle. So far, really good!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 18:12:50 GMT -5
Hmm. I posted, but it disappeared.
There were lots of years between the Giver and the rest. For discussion I think its best to think of it as stand alone. Personally, while I like the series, in some ways I think she copped out. But maybe we should hold discussion till Wrong finishes.
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Post by cktc on Jul 11, 2014 18:12:59 GMT -5
I'm open to most genres. When I'm looking for something new to read I'll usually check top book lists, load a bunch up in my library kindle queue, then read whatever becomes available first. Downside, by the time the most popular books are ready, I'm already immersed in another, and back to the queue they go. I'm currently working my way through the Snowden Files.
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