Anobody found any good books to read lately?

Question

I just finished "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden.
It was excellent. It was just what satisfied suspense-ridden people such as myself. Of course, most of it was given away by the fact that I had already seen the movie.
Currently, I am reading three books at a time. I am reading "Logan's Run" which is by two men whose names I can not remember (and ultimately do not want to), "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King, "Rose Madder" also by Stephen King.

Anyone else find any good books?

I also finished "Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim" by David Sedaris. That was really good. There's nothing quite like the quick and sharp wit of a gay man to brighten your day.

Oh, I also finished "Christine" by Stephen King.

Dan Browns books are very good, very educational, a bit slow at times, and sometimes slightly juvenile, but altogether suspenseful and...what's the word? Good.

Any Nora Roberts fans out there?

Answer 1

The Historian---its a vampire novel told from a historical perspective..its facinating

The Thirteenth Tale---its like a southern gothic tale, kind of dark and twisted and beautifully written

The lies of Locke Lamora--its a fantasy novel but its really good a cross between Oceans 11 and Pirates of the Carribean (i know it sounds cheesey but tis true best book i have read in a while)

If you like Stephen King the Talisman is my favorite book by him its one of my all time fav books

The green Mile by Stephen king is really good too.

Good luck finding a new book!

Answer 2

I loved "Memoirs of a Geisha". Almost all of the suggestions by others who've answered are good choices. Though, may I suggest, if you're a fan of Stephen King, try something by Dean Koontz, such as "Watchers" "Odd Thomas" or "Life Expectancy". I've read everything Koontz has written and absolutely love him. Also, give Jonathan Kellerman a try. His main character is Alex Delaware, who is a 30 year old retired child psycologist, and the things he gets involved in with his best friend, a cop. Very interesting character development and unpredictable plots. Hope this helps!!

Answer 3

I second Kite Runner - about Afghanistan before and after the Taliban (interesting).

I also second Philippa Gregory, though I haven't read those mentioned. I've read The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin Queen. This is historical fiction.

Another author I've liked is Alice Sebold. She wrote The Lovely Bones, a story told from the viewpoint of a 14 year old murder victim, and her memoir is Lucky, detailing her rape in college and what she went through after.

If you like any of the vampire/werewolf type books, you might also look at Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake series - she's a vampire executioner and her main job is raising the dead. The first part of the series is really good. I've enjoyed Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series, too - about the men and women that sell their souls to Artemis for revenge and they are pledged to protect humans from Daimans (sp) - vampires that need souls to live.

I like Stephen King, too. Talisman was one of my favorites, as was The Stand. Check out Misery as well. I can still remember reading that and going "ooh" out loud and having others wonder what that was about.

Answer 4

I also enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha, and I recommend The Girl With the Pearl Earring. It was also very good. I also liked Everything's Eventual by Stephen King, and Sole Survivor, by
Dean Koontz.

Answer 5

All good. Try Phillipa Gregory. Shes great. I just read "Secret Diary of Marie Antoinette" and started "The constant Princess". Oh and if you liked Memoirs, try Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki (I think). She is the realife geisha that Golden partially based Sayuri on. Oh, and there is always The Stand by King. Kick A.. book.

Answer 6

Douglas Preston has impressed me with "The Codex" and "Tyrannasaur Canyon." I am looking forward to reading his other books.

Elmore Leonard's "Riding The Rap" is a brilliant crime story. Why it hasn't been turned into a movie yet is a mystery to me.

Janet Evanovich's 'Stephanine Plum Series' is great if you can get past the first book ("One For The Money"). It is darker in tone than the rest of the books.

Donald Westlake's character John Dortmunder is one everybody should encounter. "Drowned Hopes", "Why Me?", "Good Behavior" and "Don't Ask" are the best of the bunch. Westlake is a genius when it comes to crime capers.

Answer 7

I read a lot and I dabble in a lot of genres but my absolute favorite Series in the whole world is the "Tiger and Del" series by Jennifer Roberson. I've read this series four or five times. My wife (who doesnt read at all) has read them, my youngest daughter read them.....and loved them The first one is "Sword Dancer" Here is the except from the back ....

He was Tiger, born of the desert winds, raised as a slave and winning his freedoms by weaving a special kind of magic with a warriors skill. Now he was an almost lengendary sword-dancer, ready to take on any challenge-if the price was right....or the woman pretty enough,

She was Del , born of ice and storm, trained by the greatest of Northern sword masters, Now, her ritual training completed, and steeped in the special magic of her own runesword, she had come South in search of the younger brother stolen five years before.

But even Del could not master all the dangers of the deadly Punja alone, And meeting Del, Tiger could not turn back from the most t intriguing challenge He'd ever faced ---the challenge of a magical , mysterious sword-dancer of the North.....

This book is a romance, and adventure and a mystery all rolled into one. As the first book in a series of six it still works well as a stand alone novel (but if you read this one...you'll read the rest)

Answer 8

well there's some REALLY great books out there, i myself LOVE the authors Sharon Creech and especially Phillip Pullman. I would suggest the Golden Compass Trilogy its sooooo good (the trilogy includes, in order, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass maybe also try the Truth About Forever by somebody I have no idea who wrote it lol and The Cay also by somebody i dont know the name of lol srry! also the Rabbit Proff Fence and The Girl with the Pearl Earring somebody above me said, I AGREE!!!! lol

Answer 9

The Kite Runner, By Khaled Hosseini

Answer 10

I am currently reading the Dark Tower Series. I am not reading them in order, something that buggs the kid at the book store. I would suggest "The Winthorpe Woman" if you like historical books about women. I also enjoyed reading "S is for Silence" I cannot recall the writers name but she did write a whole series of "_ is for_" books.