What is your favorite book? What book are you currently reading?

I read this about 2 months ago, a great book!
I just finished book 9 in The Chronicles of St Mary's series by JodI Taylor - they're really good too!

I will have to check it out. One of the first serious books I read as a child was Le Morte D' Arthur.

 

Want something a little different? Read Fevre Dream and The Armageddon Rag by George R.R. Martin. Also check out his anthologies--Dreamsongs Volume I and II. They contain short stories ranging from fantasy to scifi, and even scifi-horror. It's been years since I've read any of them. So why mention them now? I recently learned Syfy had adapted one of the author's stories, Nightflyers, into a TV series, which then made me recall why I think George R.R. Martin is a better horror writer and storyteller than Steven King (yeah, I said it). I just wish he did more of it (scifi-horror), although his fantasy stuff is top-notch too.

 

Favourite books are the Australian trilogy by Bryce Courtenay and not currently reading any

 

I have been reading Clive Cussler of late. Adventures in the open seas!! Though most typically wrap up like some cheesy action film, I still find them entertaining.

 

Currently immersed in “Written in My Heart’s Own Blood”! It’s the 8th {I think!} in a series called “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon. SO GOOD!

 

Currently starting A Dance with Dragons, 5th Game of Thrones Book, I love this series.

Some all time favorites:
The Inheritance Cycle
Harry Potter
A Series of Unfortunate Events

I've read a lot of teen dystopian/fantasy as well just because that's what school libraries usually have, but I can't think of any that I can really call a favorite, except the Dark Life books, which aren't very well known. It's like an underwater western with outlaws and sea level rising, forcing people to settle the ocean floor.

Also, despite really not being a fan of anime, I love attack on titan, both the anime and manga. It's shocking, uncensored, has themes of freedom, sacrifice, humanity, and is medieval/dystopian all at once.

 

Currently starting A Dance with Dragons, 5th Game of Thrones Book, I love this series.

Some all time favorites:
The Inheritance Cycle
Harry Potter
A Series of Unfortunate Events

I've read a lot of teen dystopian/fantasy as well just because that's what school libraries usually have, but I can't think of any that I can really call a favorite, except the Dark Life books, which aren't very well known. It's like an underwater western with outlaws and sea level rising, forcing people to settle the ocean floor.

Also, despite really not being a fan of anime, I love attack on titan, both the anime and manga. It's shocking, uncensored, has themes of freedom, sacrifice, humanity, and is medieval/dystopian all at once.

I don’t like anime either, but I like Attack on Titan (I only watch the anime). It’s brutal. No one dies with grace, lol. It ends horribly for everyone, with them kicking, screaming, and begging. I’d hate to see my favorite characters to go out like that. We’ll see.

 

I don’t like anime either, but I like Attack on Titan (I only watch the anime). It’s brutal. No one dies with grace, lol. It ends horribly for everyone, with them kicking, screaming, and begging. I’d hate to see my favorite characters to go out like that. We’ll see.

For sure. I caught up to season 3 and had to know what happened, so I found the manga online. It's a lot farther ahead than the anime. All I can say is the sudden unexpectedness of character death doesn't stop, it's a lot like GoT in that respect.

 

"The Judge Hunters" by Christopher Buckley. Love his novels!

 

Faves are grapes of wrath, infinite jest and ready player one.

Currently reading.... Fish lore

 

Finally reading my first Leo Tolstoy book, Anna Karenina. It's great so far, really transports you to a different time on this earth...and shows the similarities of how people haven't really changed much from the 1800's to now. I'm trying to catch up on the classics. Up next is Jack Kerouacs "On the Road"

 

You are a girl after my own heart -Mak- I may be twice your age but still count Inheritance and HP as some of my top favorites. Hardcovers of all your favorites get prime space on my bookshelf. I shall look into the Dark Life books. They certainly sound interesting!

For myself, I have recently started reading, (for the 2nd time, because uh, life got in the way of delving deep into a good novel the first time around), The Wise Man's Fear, also known as The Kingkiller Chronicles: Day 2 by Patrick Rothfuss. This is the sequel to The Name of the Wind, a fantasy novel that I very much enjoyed a few years ago.

 

Favourite is 'Warriors' by Erin Hunter, with 'Skulduggery Pleasant' by Derek Landy coming close behind.

 

Anyone ever read the Wild Card stories?

Btw, the most recent book I finished was The Outsider by Steven King. It’s pretty good, althought I didn’t like how the story changed direction almost midway through.

 

I just finished Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King.

 

Stephen King has been tough for me. I tried reading The Shining a few times when I was younger... loved the movie when I was a teen. I never could get through it and came to describe him as someone who could drone on for a chapter about a pencil. I can't say today that it's an accurate representation and I may just need to try again. However, I love, love, love, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Rose Madder, and Lisey's Story. I watched and then read Horns by Owen King... watching first is not usually my way, but I couldn't get over Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) in a film like this and had to give it a try. Strange is par for the course with these guys, so with that said... I liked it! I'm glad you guys brought this up because I had forgotten that I wanted to read more of Owen's work and also give more of Stephen's more recent novels a try.

 

Stephen King has been tough for me. I tried reading The Shining a few times when I was younger... loved the movie when I was a teen. I never could get through it and came to describe him as someone who could drone on for a chapter about a pencil. I can't say today that it's an accurate representation and I may just need to try again. However, I love, love, love, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Rose Madder, and Lisey's Story. I watched and then read Horns by Owen King... watching first is not usually my way, but I couldn't get over Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) in a film like this and had to give it a try. Strange is par for the course with these guys, so with that said... I liked it! I'm glad you guys brought this up because I had forgotten that I wanted to read more of Owen's work and also give more of Stephen's more recent novels a try.

I find his novels to be a hit or miss for me. Sometimes I think he writes too many books. I couldn’t get through The Shining either, nor the Dark Tower series. But The Stand was great.

 

Um, I'm currently reading

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...I'm such an aquarium nerd >_<

 

I find his novels to be a hit or miss for me. Sometimes I think he writes too many books. I couldn’t get through The Shining either, nor the Dark Tower series. But The Stand was great.

Oh my gosh... I'd forgotten The Stand. I think I must have read that somewhere around 1997 and don't remember the details, but yes, I loved it! That's the book that got me to give Mr. King another try after failing at The Shining multiple times.

 

I just finished Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King.

I read that earlier this summer. What did you think of it? I enjoyed the story, but then I thought the ending was too rushed.

Stephen King has been tough for me. I tried reading The Shining a few times when I was younger... loved the movie when I was a teen. I never could get through it and came to describe him as someone who could drone on for a chapter about a pencil. I can't say today that it's an accurate representation and I may just need to try again. However, I love, love, love, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Rose Madder, and Lisey's Story. I watched and then read Horns by Owen King... watching first is not usually my way, but I couldn't get over Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) in a film like this and had to give it a try. Strange is par for the course with these guys, so with that said... I liked it! I'm glad you guys brought this up because I had forgotten that I wanted to read more of Owen's work and also give more of Stephen's more recent novels a try.

I loved The Shining, book and movie. I really liked the sequel, too. Doctor Sleep. The Stand was phenomenal. I read it just once, but I should give it another run-through. For Christmas every year my dad gets me the latest King novel. I expect I'll be getting The Outsider this year. I didn't know that Horns was written by Owen King. I never saw the movie (Harry Potter with horns turned me away from it lol). I read Fireman that Owen and Stephen King wrote together and didn't like it one bit.

I find his novels to be a hit or miss for me. Sometimes I think he writes too many books. I couldn’t get through The Shining either, nor the Dark Tower series. But The Stand was great.

I'm a huge huge fan of the Dark Tower books. I hated the movie though. His novels have been more and more strange lately. A few years ago, I read Revival. I really enjoyed the story until the end. The ending absolutely ruined it for me. I thought it was tacky and dumb.

 

I read that earlier this summer. What did you think of it? I enjoyed the story, but then I thought the ending was too rushed.



I loved The Shining, book and movie. I really liked the sequel, too. Doctor Sleep. The Stand was phenomenal. I read it just once, but I should give it another run-through. For Christmas every year my dad gets me the latest King novel. I expect I'll be getting The Outsider this year. I didn't know that Horns was written by Owen King. I never saw the movie (Harry Potter with horns turned me away from it lol). I read Fireman that Owen and Stephen King wrote together and didn't like it one bit.



I'm a huge huge fan of the Dark Tower books. I hated the movie though. His novels have been more and more strange lately. A few years ago, I read Revival. I really enjoyed the story until the end. The ending absolutely ruined it for me. I thought it was tacky and dumb.

Horns was written by Joe Hill, Stephen King's other son, along with some other horror novels.

I thought the ending was a little rushed as well, and would have liked more of a background on Eve and the moth situation.

 

I loved The Shining, book and movie. I really liked the sequel, too. Doctor Sleep. The Stand was phenomenal. I read it just once, but I should give it another run-through. For Christmas every year my dad gets me the latest King novel. I expect I'll be getting The Outsider this year. I didn't know that Horns was written by Owen King. I never saw the movie (Harry Potter with horns turned me away from it lol). I read Fireman that Owen and Stephen King wrote together and didn't like it one bit.

Ackkk!!! I screwed up! Horns was not written by Owen King, but by Joe Hill, who is the other son of Stephen. He goes by his pen name, which appears to be short for his full name, Joseph Hillstrom King. I was at first sort of turned off by seeing my beloved HP in a King story but thought I ought to give him a chance to be someone else. Felt a little sorry for the kid who got typecasted... for-e-ver. Anyhow, I liked it enough to then read the book, then another by him called Heart-Shaped Box. Just as I expected, a little disturbing! Loved it too, probably at least in part because of characters named Florida and Georgia... my home states.

 

Horns was written by Joe Hill, Stephen King's other son, along with some other horror novels.

I thought the ending was a little rushed as well, and would have liked more of a background on Eve and the moth situation.

You beat me to it! I promise... I was admitting my mistake before I saw your post.

 

I read that earlier this summer. What did you think of it? I enjoyed the story, but then I thought the ending was too rushed.



I loved The Shining, book and movie. I really liked the sequel, too. Doctor Sleep. The Stand was phenomenal. I read it just once, but I should give it another run-through. For Christmas every year my dad gets me the latest King novel. I expect I'll be getting The Outsider this year. I didn't know that Horns was written by Owen King. I never saw the movie (Harry Potter with horns turned me away from it lol). I read Fireman that Owen and Stephen King wrote together and didn't like it one bit.



I'm a huge huge fan of the Dark Tower books. I hated the movie though. His novels have been more and more strange lately. A few years ago, I read Revival. I really enjoyed the story until the end. The ending absolutely ruined it for me. I thought it was tacky and dumb.

If you haven’t watched Mr. Mercedes, do so. It’s very good. Season 2 just came out.

 

Haha I got the brothers mixed up too! Fireman was written by Joe Hill and Stephen. I still didn’t like it lol.

scarface I ordered the DVD for season 1 last week! It arrives Thursday. It’s the only way I can see it. I really enjoyed those books.

 

Haha I got the brothers mixed up too! Fireman was written by Joe Hill and Stephen. I still didn’t like it lol.

scarface I ordered the DVD for season 1 last week! It arrives Thursday. It’s the only way I can see it. I really enjoyed those books.

I binge-wached the entire season in one night. Oh, if you like the trilogy, you might like The Outsider. Actually that novel spoiled those books for me There is some connection between that novel and the trilogy.

 

I binge-wached the entire season in one night. Oh, if you like the trilogy, you might like The Outsider. Actually that novel spoiled those books for me There is some connection between that novel and the trilogy.

I’m expecting to get The Outsider for Christmas. My dad gets me the latest King novel every year.

 

If you haven’t watched Mr. Mercedes, do so. It’s very good. Season 2 just came out.

Yaaassss! Thank you!!! I will be late night binging on this soon. Knowing a little of his work, I have no doubt that this is probably a wonderfully unique spin on a gritty detective story.

Speaking of which, has anyone watched and enjoyed The Killing? It's definitely one of my all time favorites. I'd never heard of Joel Kinnaman or Mireille Enos before, then binge-watched the first 3 seasons and came away loving them both.

 

Speaking of which, has anyone watched and enjoyed The Killing? It's definitely one of my all time favorites. I'd never heard of Joel Kinnaman or Mireille Enos before, then binge-watched the first 3 seasons and came away loving them both.

Yes! I binged it earlier this year. Loved it! Joel Kinnaman was in House of Cards.

Check out The Fall on Netflix. Oh! And Mindhunter.

 

Yaaassss! Thank you!!! I will be late night binging on this soon. Knowing a little of his work, I have no doubt that this is probably a wonderfully unique spin on a gritty detective story.

Speaking of which, has anyone watched and enjoyed The Killing? It's definitely one of my all time favorites. I'd never heard of Joel Kinnaman or Mireille Enos before, then binge-watched the first 3 seasons and came away loving them both.

Yes, I warn you it’s brutal. But I think you’re used to that, being a Song of Ice and Fire fan

The Killing sounds very familiar. I’ll check it out. Joel Kinnaman also stars in Altered Carbon, which is a pretty good show. It’s on Netflix.

Geoff I like Mindhunter. The main character reminds me so much of myself.

 

I like Fyodor Dosteovsky's Crime and Punishment, One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, by Alexandr Soltsinizyn, Seabiscut by some NYC times person, and Gone With the Wind, I also liked some comic books and a lot of Shakespeare, Byron and Burns

 

Finally reading my first Leo Tolstoy book, Anna Karenina. It's great so far, really transports you to a different time on this earth...and shows the similarities of how people haven't really changed much from the 1800's to now. I'm trying to catch up on the classics. Up next is Jack Kerouacs "On the Road"

Tolstoy is amazing, War and Peace is great

 

Geoff I like Mindhunter. The main character reminds me so much of myself.

He voiced Kristoff in Frozen.

 

Yes! I binged it earlier this year. Loved it! Joel Kinnaman was in House of Cards.

Check out The Fall on Netflix. Oh! And Mindhunter.

Yes, I warn you it’s brutal. But I think you’re used to that, being a Song of Ice and Fire fan

The Killing sounds very familiar. I’ll check it out. Joel Kinnaman also stars in Altered Carbon, which is a pretty good show. It’s on Netflix.

Geoff I like Mindhunter. The main character reminds me so much of myself.

Never saw a single episode of House of Cards, but yep, I've enjoyed The Fall, (Scully!), Altered Carbon, and am a little way into Mindhunter. Indeed, I'm okay with brutal, weird, scary, funny... I love good stories, but I do tend towards the intense and dramatic.

As for classic literature, my bookshelf is small, (well, it's tall, but I have only the one, lol.) One shelf is tightly packed with my own small collection of classics. I've been wondering which to push on the 11-year old, Treasure Island or The Hobbit. Opinions?

 

(Scully!)

And Scully with an English accent no less! (I didn’t realize she’s actually British!)

My favorite book of all time is a classic. The Count of Monte Cristo. I absolutely love it. The movie did it no justice whatsoever.

 

Never saw a single episode of House of Cards, but yep, I've enjoyed The Fall, (Scully!), Altered Carbon, and am a little way into Mindhunter. Indeed, I'm okay with brutal, weird, scary, funny... I love good stories, but I do tend towards the intense and dramatic.

As for classic literature, my bookshelf is small, (well, it's tall, but I have only the one, lol.) One shelf is tightly packed with my own small collection of classics. I've been wondering which to push on the 11-year old, Treasure Island or The Hobbit. Opinions?

IME, pushing books onto kids isn't really successful, but allowing them to find titles that they connect with and are interested in will have them immersed in hours.

My 11 year old loves Rick Riordan's series, Harry Potter, Greek Mythology, and he did read Treasure Island and enjoy it.

 

I just re-read the Shining after first reading it about 20 years earlier, and wow it was a whole new book. Give it another try, depending on how long it's been since you last did. It's a fantastic book (now). I didn't like it either, when I first went through a big Stephen King phase in high school. I also really liked Doctor Sleep, which is a much-later sequel that takes place when the kid has become an adult. Makes road trips pretty creepy though ...

 

And Scully with an English accent no less! (I didn’t realize she’s actually British!)

My favorite book of all time is a classic. The Count of Monte Cristo. I absolutely love it. The movie did it no justice whatsoever.

Wow! That is quite possibly my own favorite, though I also love The Scarlet Pimpernel nearly as much. I actually was thinking just tonight about at which age my young reader might be able to fully appreciate the Count. I think it's still a little too soon.

IME, pushing books onto kids isn't really successful, but allowing them to find titles that they connect with and are interested in will have them immersed in hours.

My 11 year old loves Rick Riordan's series, Harry Potter, Greek Mythology, and he did read Treasure Island and enjoy it.

Thanks for sharing that. Treasure Island is definitely near the top of our list of the next books for him to read.

I suppose pushing is the wrong word when talking about the kiddo. He loves to read and is quite excited that he's soon to pick a new one, (to him), from Mom's bookshelf. He also loves Harry Potter and Rick Riordan, and is into fantasy, mythology, and adventure but also loves science. He's currently finishing George and the Blue Moon book 5 in a spacey adventure series by Lucy & Stephen Hawking. When he's finished, he's excited to pick his first book from Mom's collection since he finished Harry Potter a couple of years ago.

I'll let him pick of course, but will still sort of push him in the direction of a few. I'm proud to say that I've earned his respect where recommended reading is concerned.

 

Wow! That is quite possibly my own favorite, though I also love The Scarlet Pimpernel nearly as much. I actually was thinking just tonight about at which age my young reader might be able to fully appreciate the Count. I think it's still a little too soon.

Hmm, this is making me want to read it again. Just might have to after I finish the current book I’m reading.

And let’s not forget our Mayfair witches . I remember us talking about them quite awhile back when I posted about my then-kitten Stella and you explained where your username came from.

 

And let’s not forget our Mayfair witches . I remember us talking about them quite awhile back when I posted about my then-kitten Stella and you explained where your username came from.

Awww, so kind of you to remember! I recall that convo too. I've had this username since the late 90's when I discovered author Anne Rice and the Mayfair witches. I met her that same year at a book festival in Coconut Grove, an artsy district nearby. Sadly, I was only borrowing my sister-in-law's books at the time, so didn't get to keep the signed copy of The Witching Hour, though I wanted too! I treasured it for a year or more but eventually had to give it back.

I'm wanting to re-read old favorites now too! But, I've got a couple of long-awaited sequels to get through first. Sounds like I need to dedicate more time to reading.

 

Awww, so kind of you to remember! I recall that convo too. I've had this username since the late 90's when I discovered author Anne Rice and the Mayfair witches. I met her that same year at a book festival in Coconut Grove, an artsy district nearby. Sadly, I was only borrowing my sister-in-law's books at the time, so didn't get to keep the signed copy of The Witching Hour, though I wanted too! I treasured it for a year or more but eventually had to give it back.

I'm wanting to re-read old favorites now too! But, I've got a couple of long-awaited sequels to get through first. Sounds like I need to dedicate more time to reading.

I saw Anne Rice’s house in the Garden District in New Orleans that she used for the setting of the Mayfair house.

 

I loved Interview with the Vampire.

 

I just saw on Amazon that Stephen King has a new book coming out in October called Elevation. Takes place in Castle Rock.

 

Yaasss... Castle Rock is where it's at.

Whelp looks like a good day for reading around here. I haven't been paying much attention to news or weather for the last few days, and surprise, surprise... woke up under a tropical storm. No , swimming, or BBQ's for me today.

 

I'll start this off; I finished reading Skink - No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen on like Monday last week. I finished A Crack In The Line by Michael Lawrence on Thursday that same week (It's crazy how much you can read when you have literally nothing to do!). And right after that I started reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about so I checked it out from my school library, so far it's really good!

What have you been reading? Did you like it? Do you recommend it? Let everyone know!

 

Some Clive Cussler books lately for me

 

Some Clive Cussler books lately for me

I’ve read a lot of his books. My grandmother and I were swapping Clive Cussler books for a while. The Dirk Pitt books are good, but I really like the Isaac Bell ones.

 

I’ve read a lot of his books. My grandmother and I were swapping Clive Cussler books for a while. The Dirk Pitt books are good, but I really like the Isaac Bell ones.

A guy I used to work with gave me a while bag of Clive Cussler books. I read a few from one series last year (the name is foggy to me) but reading the first Kurt Austin one now.

 

Well I love my reading at night and i'm in to highlander romance and regency romance books but the history behind them is great and Kathryn Le Veque I do follow as her (De wolf) series are ace.

 

I most recently read the novel Killing Commendatore by HarukI Murakami.