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There's a whole wide world of books out there to recommend. Can you narrow it down for us a little? What books have you read and loved - or read and hated? Do you prefer certain genres?
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Britt
- Saturday, May 10 2008
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I loved sarah dessen books. But I have read all of hers. But things that are written in that genre. I also like suspense and mystery.
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mel b
- Saturday, May 10 2008
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i just finished fieldwork by mischa berlinski. i loved it!it's got travel in thailand, mystery, and anthropology. i thought it was the best thing i've read this year.
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Britt
- Saturday, May 10 2008
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Cool. I will check it out. How long is this book?
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Fran
- Saturday, May 10 2008
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P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench is a good suspense/ mystery. All the Pretty Girls also is good (J T Ellison), The Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell. Sara Paretsky also writes some hard to put down suspense/ thrillers/ crime novels. I like the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich for some light, humorous, mystery.
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Maria
- Saturday, May 10 2008
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I, too, like Patricia Cornwell...another enjoyable medical/forensic/mystery/thriller writer I enjoy is Tess Gerritsen.
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Fran
- Sunday, May 11 2008
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I plan to read some of her work one of these days. I've heard she is good. She writes a lot of Medical thrillers doesn't she?
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Maria
- Tuesday, May 13 2008
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Yes, she does write a lot of medical thrillers...I think she has a background in the field and it comes across in her writing. I keep hearing about All the Pretty Girls, so I am going to add it to my to-do pile!!
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Right now I'm reading The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson. It's a mystery. Also Double Helix by Nancy Werlin. These are young adult books but all ages should enjoy them. I did. Is it okay to mention my two mysteries? Listen to the Ghost and Secrets I Have Kept, again YA novels.
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Hi Britt. I'm Felicia Donovan, author of THE BLACK WIDOW AGENCY series of mysteries. I'm not sure what kind of mysteries you like, but I had the pleasure today of joining three other wonderful mystery authors at a "Mysterious Women" book tour. Briefly, there was Hank Phillippi Ryan, who just won the "Agatha" Award for her Charlie McNally mystery series about an investigative reporter; Susan Conant, who writes the wonderful Dog Lover mystery series; her daughter Jessica Conant Park, who writes the Gourmet Girl mystery series; and myself, author of a series about four women of all ages and backgrounds who have been wronged by their men and come together at a PI firm to help other women in need. I don't know if any of that fits the bill, but these are all very talented writers and terrific ladies.
Good Luck!
Felicia Donovan
www.feliciadonovan.com
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Just finished Child 44 and it was very good!!
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If you haven't read "The Book Theif" by Markus Zusak, you should. It is an incredible book. It is a must read.
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I quickly ran through your bookshelf and noticed that you don't have Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" or the rest of the "time" series. I read them as a young adult reader and STILL love them all! They're timeless. I would highly recommend them to you, especially since you've marked the Narnia books as favorites. "A Wrinkle in Time" is much different than Narnia...but it's fantasy and it was written in close to the same era (about 9 years later).
Anyway, I think the entire series would make a GREAT summertime read!
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The Wrinkle in Time series was one of my favorites as a child. I must have read it half a dozen times. I was terribly disappointed when the girl child (a book nerd like her mom) couldn't get into them.
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mel b
- Thursday, May 15 2008
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sorry it took me so long to reply . fieldwork is 336 pages . fieldwork was also was a finalist for the national book award. i hope you read it .i want to talk about it.
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Michael Murphy has some very good books: Class of '68, Secrets of Sheridans Manor, Try and Catch the Wind, Cold File.
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I would recomand anything by Michael Connelly, also Mary Higgins Clark has some good books.
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Kira
- Tuesday, May 20 2008
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I agree mary higgins clark is an awesome author
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mel b
- Friday, May 16 2008
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britt, evidence of things unseen,by marianne wiggins.it was my othr favorite bok in the last while.
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If you like fantasy I'd recommend the shadow children series.
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OMG! No book to read? That would drive me crazy! I have too many books waiting to be read, but that is a very good thing. Check out the Explore pages on Shelfari and see what other folk are reading. Also check out the NY Times best sellers lists, Today Show book lists, Oprah book lists, etc. Read a bunch of reviews. Sometimes I just check what Amazon.com has in recommendations for me. Do you read fiction, non-fiction, chick lit, fantasy, thrillers, mystery, novels, anthologies, or what? Anything by James Patterson is good for a quick light read. You might check out Sally Bissel's books, if you like rather starkly realistic graphic mystery/thrillers.
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I'd recommend Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock. And then the sequel, The Off Season. I really liked both of these.
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A Step of Faith
by Charles Hamilton Sr
It is part of a trilogy currently in progress.
The next installment "From Darkness To Light" is in the final stages of editing and will be available soon.
You may become better aquainted with this at : www.outskirtspress.com/astepoffaith.
Books are our friends as we go through life.
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Grab a classic...Picture of Dorian Grey...Of Mice & Men...The Great Gatsby...
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Leah S
- Saturday, May 24 2008
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Any Picoult or Orwell books.
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I also enjoy Sara Dessen. Some books I enjoye that you might like are -
Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
How to be Popular by Meg Cabot
I'd tell you I love you but then I'd have to kill you by Ally Carter
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr
I'm sure there's more but I don't want to bombard you. Hope this helps.
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how can that be? i have thousands of books on my to-read list! for some great civil war literary fiction, try the black flower and the year of jublio....i usually don't read alertnative history but am currently enjoying Resistance by Owen Sheers...i also just finished two great book, Divorcing Dwayne by J.L. miles...i was set to hate it, but it's one of the funniest books i've read in years...and Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts...
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