Good / Favorite Book & Author Recommendations?

[Nico29]

Just downloaded it!

[Gennies]

I read through the posts and was surprised to see no one recommending Patricia Cornwell...oldie but goodie She's got a new one out called Scarpetta...I just got it so can't say much on it at all.

I got to tell you if you like murder mysteries / investigative novels I love Tess Gerritsen. Her books are so hard to put down! I also like Karen Slaughter.

Put I have to recommend two books...maybe you read this one in school as my teenagers did. "A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer. This man is so amazing. I have to tell you there were many times I had to set his book down and just cry after reading the hell his horrible mother made him live through. The other book that was so impressed with the prosecutor in this true story it's "No One Can Hurt Him Anymore". It's about the prosecutor's fight to bring a little boy's murder before a judge/jury.

I'm going to have to get the Last Lecture next!

[tatertot15]

If you like mystery/romance you should try reading J.D. Robb she writes a series, it has roughly 25 or so books right now and is still going. J.D. Robb is actually Nora Roberts, she uses a cover name for that series, it's the "In Death" series. The main character is a Cop, and intense stories about her job and personal life. Most of the books are very hard to put down, especially as you really get into the series. I also read James Patterson, John Grisham, Stephen King. But J.D. Robb is my favorite by far. The way she writes just get's me. Anyways hope this helps.

[Armani Alexis]

Which eReader do you prefer...

Originally Posted by Nico29

Just downloaded it!

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Okay...this is *not* a political post...but right now I'm reading The Politician (about John Edwards) - fascinating (and sad too) (and totally disheartening in terms of politics overall).

I just read The Politician, too. I was not surprised by John Edward's dirty politics, but I my opinion of Elizabeth Edwards sure changed after reading the book.

I just read The Lovely Bones. The movie is in theaters now. It's a great book!

[Nico29]

Originally Posted by Gennies

I read through the posts and was surprised to see no one recommending Patricia Cornwell...oldie but goodie She's got a new one out called Scarpetta...I just got it so can't say much on it at all.

I got to tell you if you like murder mysteries / investigative novels I love Tess Gerritsen. Her books are so hard to put down! I also like Karen Slaughter.

Put I have to recommend two books...maybe you read this one in school as my teenagers did. "A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer. This man is so amazing. I have to tell you there were many times I had to set his book down and just cry after reading the hell his horrible mother made him live through. The other book that was so impressed with the prosecutor in this true story it's "No One Can Hurt Him Anymore". It's about the prosecutor's fight to bring a little boy's murder before a judge/jury.

I'm going to have to get the Last Lecture next!

I just downloaded A Child Called It. It looks like nothing I have ever read before. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Nico29]

Originally Posted by Armani Alexis

Which eReader do you prefer...

Oh. I download the audiobook on Itunes and listen to it on my ITouch. I enjoy "being read to"--especially when the author is the narrator. I listen in my car...around the house etc.

[rilysmom]

Originally Posted by Armani Alexis

Do you know her personally?

I do. Not in a best friends kind of way, but she is very well known in this area. Her mother still lives in Big Stone Gap. I lived in BGS for 20 years and still live very close. She is making a movie of Big Stone Gap, starring Ashley Judd. Filming is set to start this year. We are proud of Adriana in this neck of the woods.

[rilysmom]

Other great Southern Appalachians authors are Silas House, Sharon McCrumb and Lee Smith. I also liked The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.

[Gennies]

Originally Posted by tatertot15

If you like mystery/romance you should try reading J.D. Robb she writes a series, it has roughly 25 or so books right now and is still going. J.D. Robb is actually Nora Roberts, she uses a cover name for that series, it's the "In Death" series. The main character is a Cop, and intense stories about her job and personal life. Most of the books are very hard to put down, especially as you really get into the series. I also read James Patterson, John Grisham, Stephen King. But J.D. Robb is my favorite by far. The way she writes just get's me. Anyways hope this helps.

Thank you for the suggestion! I'll have to get the J.D. Robb series. I'm not a Stephen King fan, but my son (20 yoa) loves him!!!

Originally Posted by Nico29

I just downloaded A Child Called It. It looks like nothing I have ever read before. Thanks for the suggestion.

Please, just be warned it's a real tear jerker!!!! I love Dave Pelzer. He's an amazing man! I have all his books and the one his brother wrote too. It's titled, A Brother's Journey (by Richard Pelzer).

Originally Posted by Nico29

Oh. I download the audiobook on Itunes and listen to it on my ITouch. I enjoy "being read to"--especially when the author is the narrator. I listen in my car...around the house etc.

OMG I didn't know you could do that. Is it just for ITouch or can my Ipod do this too? I'm soooo far behind on the technology stuff. It'd be prefect for my drive to work every day!

[Nico29]

Originally Posted by Gennies

Thank you for the suggestion! I'll have to get the J.D. Robb series. I'm not a Stephen King fan, but my son (20 yoa) loves him!!!


Please, just be warned it's a real tear jerker!!!! I love Dave Pelzer. He's an amazing man! I have all his books and the one his brother wrote too. It's titled, A Brother's Journey (by Richard Pelzer).




OMG I didn't know you could do that. Is it just for ITouch or can my Ipod do this too? I'm soooo far behind on the technology stuff. It'd be prefect for my drive to work every day!

Oh yeah! You can definitely download it to your IPod. The touch is cool bc it has speakers on it so I don't need to wear headphones. You can hook your connector (white cord) into your car radio port and to your IPod too. My husband uploads his car with the music/etc. saved on USB port so he doesn't need to use his IPod if he doesn't want to. It's a great thing to be engaged in a story on the long car rides. If you don't have an ITouch you can buy an IHome which is like an alarm clock radio that you connect the IPod to and it plays music through the speakers. Good luck! Thanks for the warning about the book too.

[Gennies]

Originally Posted by Nico29

Oh yeah! You can definitely download it to your IPod. The touch is cool bc it has speakers on it so I don't need to wear headphones. You can hook your connector (white cord) into your car radio port and to your IPod too. My husband uploads his car with the music/etc. saved on USB port so he doesn't need to use his IPod if he doesn't want to. It's a great thing to be engaged in a story on the long car rides. If you don't have an ITouch you can buy an IHome which is like an alarm clock radio that you connect the IPod to and it plays music through the speakers. Good luck! Thanks for the warning about the book too.

A box of kleenex near by is always good w his books please do let me know what you think of it.

Dh and Dd have the touch its cool w the speakers...I have the home speakersand do the car plug in to my radio (love that) but didn't know you could download a book reader. Gonna have to go to the apple store and get with the follow lol

[Nico29]

When your at the ITunes store website type audiobooks into the search.

[RemydeHaviland]

Thanks for so many terrific suggestions we all have a bunch of new authors to check out now!!

I know two people that have a Kindle. Not sure I'd read using something like that though. With magazines and books I kind of like holding the piece. Plus after working on a laptop all day my eyes are kind of tired, and my wrists are sore. Switching mediums is a wonderful break!

I've never tried the audio route - seems kind of interesting. Might make me fall asleep tho LOL... I did just got an iTouch, I suppose it can download books, perhaps I'll need to check it out.

[Cirlonde]

Originally Posted by Armani Alexis

Which eReader do you prefer...

About eReaders...I use the iTouch (and you can use an iPhone as well) with the free eReader Stanza (Stanza: a Revolution in Reading | Lexcycle). I've toyed around with my father-in-law's Kindle and, while it is nice that the screen is bigger, I prefer reading on the iTouch. It's a perfect size and weight to read one-handed and it has a back-light which can be easily dimmed or brightened using the touch screen. I generally use it either right before falling asleep (while lying in bed with the lights out) or on car trips after dark.

Another thing I love about Stanza is how easy it is to transfer books from my computer to the iPod. We have a wireless connection and I just open the book via Stanza's Desktop application (any format, it automatically fixes it all up for me) and then I can access and download it to the iPod. Plus, the iPod can do so much more than just be an eReader, so I feel like the cost is a better deal.
-C