... and would you recommend it to others? I finished The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker a few weeks ago. It was very good and can be finished in about an hour and a half, maybe quicker, depending on how fast you read.
2006-07-31 12:23:05 · 44 answers · asked by capt.jeepman 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
insomnia by stephen King. it was really nice
2006-07-31 13:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by Scorpiogirl 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
While I was on vacation I read The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd which was really great. A chick adventure with a spiritual twist. I also read Lemon by Lawrence Krauser which was really weird. It's about Wendell who, after being kicked to the curb by his girlfriend, becomes emotionally involved with the lemon that he happened to find in his apartment building lobby when he returned home. I thought it was weird in a good way and didnt think our hero was a freak but my husband when i read him the key parts just couldn't get behind it at all saying Wendell was just a sicko. If you're looking for something different, have an open mind, and can handle his rather pretentious writing style, I would recommend it.
I am lucky enough to work for a children's book distibutor. I have quite an extensive collection of kiddie lit and think grown ups can enjoy these books just as much as kids if not more. I read the new Olivia book, Olivia Forms a Band, by Ian Falconer. I was rather disaapointed in this one compared to the other 3 (which I recommend highly). I also read the latest Pigeon book, Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, which is an absolute scream just like the other Pigeon books by Mo Willems. You gotta read 'em! I am serious. Do it today! To read the Pigeon is to love the Pigeon!
2006-07-31 13:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by L.B. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the summers I always read love to read light reads. I am a journalist and read so many newspapers and articles per day I want something not so serious.
My favorites? Murder Mysteries. This summer I have been reading (just finished the last one) the Culinary Mystery books by Diane Mott Davidson. Some of the titles are: Killer Pancake, Cereal Murders, Dying for Chocolate, and Prime Cut. There are 13 in all. Recommend--absolutely. The books include recipes since the main character is a professional caterer. I've also cooked many of the recipes and they are excellent.
I also love the Hamish MacBeth murder mystery series by M.C. Beaton. These take place in Lochduh (pronounced lock doo) in the Scottish Highlands and they are just great. Some titles: Death of a Scripwriter, Death of a Cad, Death of a Perfect Wife, so do you see a theme here. These are a very fast read. I would also highly recommend these. Just finished reading one of each of these murder series.
Note to Stephen Colbert above--you misspelled truthiness.
2006-07-31 12:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by charmingchatty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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...and I would recommend it to the others. But, maybe not to you. I can't remember anything similar to Clive Barker that I could recommend.
Anyway, to you I would like to recommend The Wheel of Time series
2006-08-01 01:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by no one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read anywhere from 2-3 books per week. Luckily the bank I work at is next door to a library. I just finished a book called "Apple Orchard" - definitely a chick book, very light read, ok for the summer. I really enjoy anything by James Patterson or Nicholas Sparks.
2006-07-31 12:35:27 · answer #5 · answered by ginabgood1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read a book yesterday about alcoholism and it opened my eyes to understand how it is indeed a disease, that alcoholics are physiologically different from others, and how the process of alcoholism destroys the body, yet how it can be turned around. A fascinating read. I already lent it out so don't know the author or it's name.
But it showed me that there are many myths most people cling to about the subject, and that the alcoholic is actually a victim of hereditary inheritances and physiological abnormalities.
2006-07-31 12:27:55 · answer #6 · answered by Ivy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last book I finished was "Wicked: The Untold Story of The Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire. Yes, I loved it and would definitely recommend it to friends, which I have, repeatedly.
2006-07-31 14:05:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jessica H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't get to read as much as I would like , but like everyone else, I read "The Divinci Code", but I haven't seen the movie. I don't really have a plan to either, I loved the book too much.
I am also a John Grisham fan. My favorite book from him was "The Summons" it came out a couple of years ago, a great book!!!!
2006-07-31 13:03:09 · answer #8 · answered by liz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Devil's Arithmetic was the last book I read. (Well, techinally, I'm not done with it yet) It's really good. It will take about a half an hour to read, in most cases, anyway. It's only 168 pages.
2006-07-31 12:57:16 · answer #9 · answered by I know everything... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It's unusual in that it's in a comic-book format. It's a memoir about this woman's childhood growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Yes, I would recommend it. It's both funny and touching.
2006-07-31 12:31:35 · answer #10 · answered by dunearcher212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Civil War Volume 1 by Shelby Foote
If you are a military history buff you will not find better than this 3 volume work.
2006-07-31 12:29:01 · answer #11 · answered by Who cares 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋