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bren · 08-15-2007, 07:46 AM

I LOVE to read but some of my favorite authors have been slipping lately

so I need some suggestions for good authors/books. I like fiction, suspense novels, chick lit, etc., ya know....like mindless reads. I try to avoid non-fiction, historical books, and classic literature and only read something like that if I HAVE TO.

Here's the deal...I'm going to be having surgery sometime in September

and I'm going to be stuck in a hospital bed for 3-4 days. Then I get to recover at home but I need INTERESTING books to read to pass the time. Books that are so good that I don't want to put them down...like I have to keep reading because I want to find out what happens. I've given up on James Patterson...his stuff is not as enjoyable to read as it used to be. I already read all of the Harry Potter books and some of Sophie Kinsella books...

Can anyone help me???? Please

mistyinca · 08-15-2007, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bren

I LOVE to read but some of my favorite authors have been slipping lately

so I need some suggestions for good authors/books. I like fiction, suspense novels, chick lit, etc., ya know....like mindless reads. I try to avoid non-fiction, historical books, and classic literature and only read something like that if I HAVE TO.

Here's the deal...I'm going to be having surgery sometime in September

and I'm going to be stuck in a hospital bed for 3-4 days. Then I get to recover at home but I need INTERESTING books to read to pass the time. Books that are so good that I don't want to put them down...like I have to keep reading because I want to find out what happens. I've given up on James Patterson. I already read all of the Harry Potter books and some of Sophie Kinsella books...

Can anyone help me???? Please

I have a literature degree, so if you change your mind about classic stuff, I can point you in the direction of some good ones! LOL...

A book that came out a few years ago "Drowning Ruth" is a great one that I could not put down. I haven't found much newer stuff that I can get into.

Bizzymammabee · 08-15-2007, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bren

I LOVE to read but some of my favorite authors have been slipping lately

so I need some suggestions for good authors/books. I like fiction, suspense novels, chick lit, etc., ya know....like mindless reads. I try to avoid non-fiction, historical books, and classic literature and only read something like that if I HAVE TO.

Here's the deal...I'm going to be having surgery sometime in September

and I'm going to be stuck in a hospital bed for 3-4 days. Then I get to recover at home but I need INTERESTING books to read to pass the time. Books that are so good that I don't want to put them down...like I have to keep reading because I want to find out what happens. I've given up on James Patterson...his stuff is not as enjoyable to read as it used to be. I already read all of the Harry Potter books and some of Sophie Kinsella books...

Can anyone help me???? Please

Janet Evanovich is funny as hell. Here is a list of a few of my personal favoriets. I am a big mystery, suspense buff. I know what you are saying about Patterson. Patricia Cornwell has gone the same way as well. Anyhow here are some of my favoriets:

Janet Evanovich
Patricia Smiley
Sue Grafton
Faye Kellerman
J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts Mystery Line)
Nora Roberts
Kay Hooper
Karin Slaughter
Robert Parker
Lisa Gardner
Tess Gerritsen
Iris Johansen
Linda Howard
Diane Mott Davidson
Jennifer Cruise
Nancy Martin
Mary Janice Davidson
Charlaine Harris
Kate White
Linda O. Johnston
John Saul
Leean Sweeney

I have a good few more but I figured that would give you a head start...lol.

Hope the surgery and recovery goes smoothly

medusa512 · 08-15-2007, 07:57 AM

well, if you like some anne rice, i love her mayfair witches series. it's a little odd, but you either love her or hate her. i haven't read any of her christian based stuff. i also like alot (but not ALL) of her vampire series.

if you like werewolves and other were-animals, you might enjoy Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. it can be pretty sexy stuff

East of Eden by Steinbeck is the only book that has ever made me cry real tears...

for some sexy fantasy i like Katherine? Carey...Kushiel's xxx and etc. it's also a series. (it's not romance fantasy...or um...costume play fantasy!!)

LuvMySissy · 08-15-2007, 08:01 AM

If you haven't read the Mitford series by Jan Karon, I would highly recommend it. There are 7 books altogether and they are a good read. Also, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (all 4 of them) are a great read even if you aren't a teenage girl!!!!!

I hope your surgery goes well and is uneventful!!!

TatumsMom · 08-15-2007, 08:02 AM

I've been reading a lot of M.J. Rose lately. The "Butterfield Institute" series is a bit racy (Dr. Snow is a therapist that deals in sexual disfunctions and such) but good! I don't have any of them here at work to tell you the titles but I think one of the latest is "The Venus Fix". Try to start with the first one though. Not necessary but helpful when she talks about past things and characters occasionally.

Wylie's Mom · 08-15-2007, 08:03 AM

I love 18th/19th century literature, so I'm biased.

But what about:

Smilla's Sense of Snow (SOOOOO good)
I Know This Much Is True
In Her Shoes
The Historian (supposedly EXCELLENT, can't put it down type stuff)

love_me_cody · 08-15-2007, 08:15 AM

I'm a paranormal romance sucker and read it about 2 books aday on my freetime (I love it so much!).. if you haven't read any Chrisine Feehan books (lots of romance/action) and of course Sherrilyn Kenyon, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Angela Knight. I have many of their books. I had over 500 books total of romance but i gave them away to friends in our small little book club since I've stopped reading so much. I still have a few left for free, you just need someone to pay shipping.

Ponyup · 08-15-2007, 08:17 AM

Dean Koontz.....he's all i read. His new paper back the Husband has been pretty hard to put down.

But you should read "watchers" first. It's about an amazing golden retriever & trust me you will cry, I balled like a baby.

My other favorites by him are "From the corner of his eye" & "false Memory" the odd thomas & frankenstein series by him are also very good.

bren · 08-15-2007, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by mistyinca

I have a literature degree, so if you change your mind about classic stuff, I can point you in the direction of some good ones! LOL...

A book that came out a few years ago "Drowning Ruth" is a great one that I could not put down. I haven't found much newer stuff that I can get into.

I've TRIED to read classic lit, believe me. I received recommendations for 'Tender is the Night' and got EXTREMELY bored after pg 40ish. Started reading 'Exit to Eden' but never finished it. I DID like it though so at some point I want to go back and finish it. Not sure if that's the book I want to read post-op

. I bought 'Lolita' because a friend recommended it but I haven't picked it up, yet. One of my friends in grad school recommended a ton--Pride and Prejudice, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead (she liked Ayn Rand) but after she told me that she LOVED 'Great Expectations' and I wasn't a fan, I was a bit skeptical about her recommendations LOL

I guess I'm not TOTALLY anti-classics because there are a few that I liked but I'm just not sure I can get into them post-op. What did you have in mind?

daisy mae06 · 08-15-2007, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ponyup

Dean Koontz.....he's all i read. His new paper back the Husband has been pretty hard to put down.

But you should read "watchers" first. It's about an amazing golden retriever & trust me you will cry, I balled like a baby.

My other favorites by him are "From the corner of his eye" & "false Memory" the odd thomas & frankenstein series by him are also very good.

ME too But I have ran out of books to read of his

James Patterson is Great and if you like medical thrillers Robin Cook

But as soon as Dean gets another out I am on it.
I Loved Watchers.. and also

Intensity... this one gave me scary dreams LOL

jp4m2 · 08-15-2007, 08:26 AM

I found these books got great reviews, but I haven't read them myself to say:

4. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts. Roberts has written dozens of novels, but this is one of her all-time best. Set in the Alaskan wilderness, this unforgettable tale features murder, mystery, quirky characters, and of course, romance and a surprise ending. A spot-on portrayal of small-town life and the powerful bonds of community make this an extraordinary summer read.

5. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner. This first novel from super-popular Jennifer Weiner is perhaps the funniest and most poignant of them all. When Candace Shapiro learns that her ex-boyfriend writes an advice column called "Good in Bed" for a new women's magazine, she is mortified. Cannie's trials and tribulations -- weight troubles, men troubles, job troubles -- will ring all too true. Don't miss this talented author's debut novel -- it'll have you laughing out loud between reaching for your hankie.

7. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. Imagine confiding intimate details of your life to a handsome stranger sitting next to you on a plane, thinking you'll never see him again. Imagine learning that he is, in fact, your new boss. This flirty, funny, fast-paced romance will have your beach chair neighbors wondering what you keep laughing about while your nose is stuck in this addictive book. Fabulous fluff, the quintessential escapist summer read.

A thriller: Shutter Island
In the summer of 1954, U.S. Marshalls Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule visit Shutter Island off the Massachusetts coast to visit a maximum-security prison and institution for the criminally insane. They are there to investigate the apparent escape of a woman named Rachel Solando, although her escape seems impossible. Teddy and Chuck discover that illegal experiments are being conducted on the prisoners under the auspices of fighting the Cold War. As an approaching storm reaches hurricane strength, Teddy's past comes back to haunt him and nothing appears to be what it seems anymore. Dennis Lehane's novel is a dark, suspenseful story that will keep you guessing until the end. The Washington Post says of Shutter Island, "It is enough to say that the novel is brilliantly conceived and executed, and that its shocking outcome kept me awake, deep into the night, as I began to grasp what the author had done to my innocent mind -- and he will do it to yours, too, if you let him."

bren · 08-15-2007, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by medusa512

well, if you like some anne rice, i love her mayfair witches series. it's a little odd, but you either love her or hate her. i haven't read any of her christian based stuff. i also like alot (but not ALL) of her vampire series.

if you like werewolves and other were-animals, you might enjoy Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. it can be pretty sexy stuff

East of Eden by Steinbeck is the only book that has ever made me cry real tears...

for some sexy fantasy i like Katherine? Carey...Kushiel's xxx and etc. it's also a series. (it's not romance fantasy...or um...costume play fantasy!!)

I LOVED Anne Rice in college. I read all of her Mayfair Witches books and Vampire Chronicles. They stared to get boring after a while, though. I think I stopped at Vampire Armand...

I haven't finished East of Eden yet but I will at some point.

db43644 · 08-15-2007, 08:28 AM

ANYTHING by Jodi Picoult is amazing. By far My Sister's Keeper is the best one. I've read Picture Perfect, Salem Falls, My Sister's Keeper, Second Glance, and The Pact.

Also, Nicholas Sparks is awesome too. I'm reading Dear John right now and it's really good. He wrote The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. I also read The Guardian which was so good.

Needless to say, I love reading. I am on my ninth book of the summer. But seriously, try those 2 authors, you won't regret it!

bren · 08-15-2007, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I love 18th/19th century literature, so I'm biased.

But what about:

Smilla's Sense of Snow (SOOOOO good)
I Know This Much Is True
In Her Shoes
The Historian (supposedly EXCELLENT, can't put it down type stuff)

I read I Know This Much is True...I LOVE Wally Lamb. She's Come Undone is my FAVORITE book

08-15-2007, 07:46 AM	#1
bren Slave to Max 'n Abbie Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,529	ATTENTION READERS!!! Need good book suggestions, please I LOVE to read but some of my favorite authors have been slipping lately so I need some suggestions for good authors/books. I like fiction, suspense novels, chick lit, etc., ya know....like mindless reads. I try to avoid non-fiction, historical books, and classic literature and only read something like that if I HAVE TO. Here's the deal...I'm going to be having surgery sometime in September and I'm going to be stuck in a hospital bed for 3-4 days. Then I get to recover at home but I need INTERESTING books to read to pass the time. Books that are so good that I don't want to put them down...like I have to keep reading because I want to find out what happens. I've given up on James Patterson...his stuff is not as enjoyable to read as it used to be. I already read all of the Harry Potter books and some of Sophie Kinsella books... Can anyone help me???? Please __________________ Brenda, Max & Abbie Last edited by bren; 08-15-2007 at 07:47 AM.

08-15-2007, 08:01 AM	#5
LuvMySissy Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 9,333	If you haven't read the Mitford series by Jan Karon, I would highly recommend it. There are 7 books altogether and they are a good read. Also, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (all 4 of them) are a great read even if you aren't a teenage girl!!!!! I hope your surgery goes well and is uneventful!!! __________________ Sissy & Angel

08-15-2007, 08:02 AM	#6
TatumsMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX Posts: 2,799	I've been reading a lot of M.J. Rose lately. The "Butterfield Institute" series is a bit racy (Dr. Snow is a therapist that deals in sexual disfunctions and such) but good! I don't have any of them here at work to tell you the titles but I think one of the latest is "The Venus Fix". Try to start with the first one though. Not necessary but helpful when she talks about past things and characters occasionally. __________________ ~ Angie

08-15-2007, 08:03 AM	#7
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	I love 18th/19th century literature, so I'm biased. But what about: Smilla's Sense of Snow (SOOOOO good) I Know This Much Is True In Her Shoes The Historian (supposedly EXCELLENT, can't put it down type stuff) __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

08-15-2007, 08:17 AM	#9
Ponyup YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 1,252	Dean Koontz.....he's all i read. His new paper back the Husband has been pretty hard to put down. But you should read "watchers" first. It's about an amazing golden retriever & trust me you will cry, I balled like a baby. My other favorites by him are "From the corner of his eye" & "false Memory" the odd thomas & frankenstein series by him are also very good. __________________ Ponyup Mom to LOGAN

08-15-2007, 07:57 AM	#4
medusa512 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 530	well, if you like some anne rice, i love her mayfair witches series. it's a little odd, but you either love her or hate her. i haven't read any of her christian based stuff. i also like alot (but not ALL) of her vampire series. if you like werewolves and other were-animals, you might enjoy Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. it can be pretty sexy stuff East of Eden by Steinbeck is the only book that has ever made me cry real tears... for some sexy fantasy i like Katherine? Carey...Kushiel's xxx and etc. it's also a series. (it's not romance fantasy...or um...costume play fantasy!!)

08-15-2007, 08:15 AM	#8
love_me_cody YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,747 Blog Entries: 2	I'm a paranormal romance sucker and read it about 2 books aday on my freetime (I love it so much!).. if you haven't read any Chrisine Feehan books (lots of romance/action) and of course Sherrilyn Kenyon, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Angela Knight. I have many of their books. I had over 500 books total of romance but i gave them away to friends in our small little book club since I've stopped reading so much. I still have a few left for free, you just need someone to pay shipping.

08-15-2007, 08:26 AM	#12
jp4m2 Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys Posts: 5,056	I found these books got great reviews, but I haven't read them myself to say: 4. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts. Roberts has written dozens of novels, but this is one of her all-time best. Set in the Alaskan wilderness, this unforgettable tale features murder, mystery, quirky characters, and of course, romance and a surprise ending. A spot-on portrayal of small-town life and the powerful bonds of community make this an extraordinary summer read. 5. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner. This first novel from super-popular Jennifer Weiner is perhaps the funniest and most poignant of them all. When Candace Shapiro learns that her ex-boyfriend writes an advice column called "Good in Bed" for a new women's magazine, she is mortified. Cannie's trials and tribulations -- weight troubles, men troubles, job troubles -- will ring all too true. Don't miss this talented author's debut novel -- it'll have you laughing out loud between reaching for your hankie. 7. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. Imagine confiding intimate details of your life to a handsome stranger sitting next to you on a plane, thinking you'll never see him again. Imagine learning that he is, in fact, your new boss. This flirty, funny, fast-paced romance will have your beach chair neighbors wondering what you keep laughing about while your nose is stuck in this addictive book. Fabulous fluff, the quintessential escapist summer read. A thriller: Shutter Island In the summer of 1954, U.S. Marshalls Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule visit Shutter Island off the Massachusetts coast to visit a maximum-security prison and institution for the criminally insane. They are there to investigate the apparent escape of a woman named Rachel Solando, although her escape seems impossible. Teddy and Chuck discover that illegal experiments are being conducted on the prisoners under the auspices of fighting the Cold War. As an approaching storm reaches hurricane strength, Teddy's past comes back to haunt him and nothing appears to be what it seems anymore. Dennis Lehane's novel is a dark, suspenseful story that will keep you guessing until the end. The Washington Post says of Shutter Island, "It is enough to say that the novel is brilliantly conceived and executed, and that its shocking outcome kept me awake, deep into the night, as I began to grasp what the author had done to my innocent mind -- and he will do it to yours, too, if you let him." __________________ B.J.mom to : Jake J.J. Jack & Joey, momma misses you..... The joy found in the companionship of a pet is a blessing not given to everyone. The two most powerful words when we’re in struggle: me too..

08-15-2007, 08:28 AM	#14
db43644 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 15	ANYTHING by Jodi Picoult is amazing. By far My Sister's Keeper is the best one. I've read Picture Perfect, Salem Falls, My Sister's Keeper, Second Glance, and The Pact. Also, Nicholas Sparks is awesome too. I'm reading Dear John right now and it's really good. He wrote The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. I also read The Guardian which was so good. Needless to say, I love reading. I am on my ninth book of the summer. But seriously, try those 2 authors, you won't regret it!