[Lissa]

I am desperate for a good book. I keep starting one, but I can't keep interested very long. I figured if we all talked about the most recent good book we've read, maybe we all can get suggestions from each other.

My last "good book" was Gils All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez. It's about a werewolf and a vampire who are buddies who happen upong a diner that is being attacked by zombies raised by a teenage witch. It's a horror comedy and I really enjoyed it. If you like the whole "Hitchiker Guide" kinda story telling, this book is for you!

[smbcpc]

I know the feeling. It's always hard for me to find books that will keep me interested in reading them past the first few pages.

The last good book I read was The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and I was very surprised by how captivating it was. It also received a lot of positive reviews. You can find the book description on the web.

[Dan_C]

If you have not read The Waiting Child, you are missing a great book. My wife and I could not put it down, and it caused me to cry for the first time in like 15 years. Seriously, but it was a good cry

[skingspan]

Lately I have been reading books about adoption and China exclusively. I added a book reviews page to our website. Click the link below then book reviews to check them out. Currrenly reading Wild Swans.

[lovemybulldog]

I have vowed to get through the entire J.D. Robb series before going to China. She's the pen name of Nora Roberts and has written over 30 books under the Robb name alone all in the "In Death" series. The premise is a female homicide detective in futuristic New York. I am also a huge fan of Jonathan and Faye Kellerman (more cop novels) Patricia Cornwell (Coronor Superhero) as well as the duo Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child...The majority of their books are about an FBI agent. I'm sure by now you're seeing the theme to my favorite genre.

[KarenInCa]

Lissa- Have you ever read books by Charles De Lint? You can look for his page on the net. A lot of what he does is short stories, and characters intertwine in the stories. The Ivory and the Horn is a good sample of that. He writes a lot of Urban mythology stories/books. Dreams Underfoot is another good one of his, but they are all good, and take you into another place and the characters come to life. All of his work is worth reading though. I like his short stories because you can put the book down after a story, and then pick it up again, and because it becomes a new story, you don't have to worry about forgetting any of the 'plot', yet it brings you back to other characters that he developed previously. He has a series of books called the Newford collection, that continue to be incorporated with on the same characters as friends in different scenarios. Memory and Dream is the last one that I read of his....It was really intriguing. He has a lot of books out, and they all captivate you.
Also, Mitch Albom has some beautifully written books. The five people you meet in Heaven is a short but interesting read from him. Again, brilliant word play, with vivid descriptions of the 'feel' of the characters.
Another brilliant piece of work is Flatland: A romance of many dimensions. It's kind of slow at first, because it takes time to describe the place called Flatland, but the whole concept is fascinating after you start reading it. The author died in 1926, and I believe he wrote it in the 1880's. But a lot of it's reasoning still exists today. it deals with social status of fictional characters (actually shapes) that live in a one dimensional world-on paper, but it can be applied to our own social values here, in our element. I enjoyed the concept that we tend to believe that everything is just as WE see it, instead of realizing that there are other realities out there beyond our own. It's a very fast read, and I wanted it to continue, as I found it really entertaining after getting thru the first part. I think he also wrote a sequal called Sphereland. It's a classic, if you have not read it already.

[lnaughto]

When we moved into our 'new' (circa 1850's) house last fall the previous owner left us hundreds of books (God bless her, she knew I fell in love with all the bookshelves in the house and offered to leave us the books she'd already read). Then, our next-door neighbor (who is also a voracious reader) donated 3 boxes full of books she'd finished... I'll never be able to justify buying another book... it'll take me the rest of my natural-born life to get through all of them (and I am DETERMINED to read as many as I can -- one more item on my 'things to do before I die' list).

Anyhow... I was ankle-deep into the biography of Eleanor Roosevelt when I realized I needed something alittle more... 'fluff' for the summertime (and a paperback that would fit in my motorcycle sidebag) .

I never thought I'd be a fan of Anne Rice (aka the Tom Cruise/Brad Pitt vampire flick -- dang, what's the name of that movie), but I picked up "The Witching Hour" and CAN'T put it down! It's like a gazillion pages long, but I'm already half way through it and it's fascinating (good ol' Annie, she's quite a talented storyteller). It's about the Mayfair family (of 'witches') in New Orleans and tells their story all the way back to Scotland, France, and Haiti in the 1600's through to present day... by page 5 I was HOOKED!

Lee

[mommy2bee2008]

Hello...I just finished The Space Between us about an Indian woman and her servant...I LOVED IT....

[specialk4b]

As you know, I just finished The Waiting Child and completely recommend it.

I am also devouring James Patterson novels. I just discovered him last year and there's lots to read and it's all pretty good. I also like Patricia Cornwall.

If you've never read Watership Down, that's my favorite book of all time.

[sakelley]

Originally Posted by lovemybulldog

I have vowed to get through the entire J.D. Robb series before going to China. She's the pen name of Nora Roberts and has written over 30 books under the Robb name alone all in the "In Death" series. The premise is a female homicide detective in futuristic New York. I am also a huge fan of Jonathan and Faye Kellerman (more cop novels) Patricia Cornwell (Coronor Superhero) as well as the duo Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child...The majority of their books are about an FBI agent. I'm sure by now you're seeing the theme to my favorite genre.

I love the J.D. Robb series. I also love Patricia Cornwell and James Patterson books - they are the whole reason I joined a bookclub so that I could get their books as soon as they came out for 1/2 price.

[Trace7]

Originally Posted by smbcpc

The last good book I read was The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and I was very surprised by how captivating it was. It also received a lot of positive reviews. You can find the book description on the web.

Love this - and I have heard that the new one (A Thousand Splendid Suns) is even better!

I also recently read The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and really enjoyed it.

I LOVE Wild Swans. Love it love it love it.

[Karen in MT]

Brand new book is out. China Ghosts by Jeff Gammage. This is a good read so far.... I'm half-way through. -Karen