Book recommendations

I love history books, and historical fiction. Not sure if that you're thing though?

 

Angela's Ashes, Lord of the Rings, Philippa Gregory's loosely-historical novels, or, if you want to really go back to kid-hood, Babysitter's Club books. I've been reading the BSC books as a break from the seriousness and/or over-sexuality if adult books, just downloaded those suckers for free.

 

Chel i love twilight read it the same day i got it stayed up till gone 12 couldnt put it down i have also read 2,3 and 4 to it there good to!!! watched the film saturday isnt as good as the book though

 

How often are movies as good as the books? Lord of the Rings, but that's it.

 

ive not really read many bvooks then watched the films

 

Stef Pennys The Tenderness of Wolves....The Steig Larsson books - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl who played with Fire, The House at Riverton by Kate Morton, anything by Maggie O Farrell......The Time Travellers Wife and The Kite Runner xxx

 

I am biased and will say anything by Stephen King (he is all i read really)

 

If you liked twilight read , city of bones, city of ashes, city of glass series..they are a fantasy with a love story etc..

 

o0o thank u huni

 

You'll have to read all 4 books in the Twilight series hun :thumpup:

Eclipse
New moon
Breaking Dawn

I read the 1st one then had to buy all the others too... loved them! x

 

there might be a 5th its from Edwards view red someones comment on play.com today

 

if you're into vampires: Let the Right One Come In is quite a good read. if you want something more serious but on the same subject, The Historian is a thick book you can sink your teeth into.

Other good books to read would be The Time Traveler's Wife (500+ pages which i've re-read for about five times), The Orange Girl is quite interesting (but real short), and Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is quite heart-warming.

I re-read Stephen King books for the fun of it. And Terry Pratchett is always entertaining for me.

 

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series is pretty brainless reading and dowright hilarious.
J.D. Robb's In Death series is awesome but does require using your brain.
Hannah Howell is pretty brainless in the "historical" romance arena.
Bertrice Small is pretty good (and imaginitive ) but pretty much requires the brain to be working.

 

i love 'the book of lost things'.....

if you've ever seen the film pan's labyrinth it's a bit like that... beautifully written, so visual. xx

 

The Book Thief is utterly, utterly beautiful. I read constantly. You never catch me without a book in my hand and my shelves are brimming, but that one never fails me. I have read it four times. It's still as beautiful now as the first time. The last line alone just makes me want to cry.

 

I am the same as rafwife! Currently i am reading loads about the chinese dynasty and just finished one about Japan its shogun, cocubines etc.

I started another just last week which i thought was historical but its fantasy....bleurgh!

I would recommend:

The last Concubine.
Empress Orchid. Author - Anchee Min
The Last Empress. Author - Anchee Min

Thats all i can think of right now.

 

i have to say it's lovely to see a book thread with some interesting books on rather than just the usual chick lit... no offence.....

 

Hey now I'm into the chick lit atm It's a new thing for me though. I used to prefer police procedurals and murder mysteries. I have also recently discovered Vince Flynn and love him.

 

awwww.... no offence honey! just does my head in!!! xxxx