We moved to: http://allaboutbigbrother.forumotion.com/index.htm http://allaboutbigbrother.forumotion.com/index.htm    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Books Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  Next          We moved to: http://allaboutbigbrother.forumotion.com/index.htm Forum Index -> Reading View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Frances Famous, and Good-Looking Too Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 5054 Location: Inside my head Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:33 am    Post subject: I thought of another book! If you enjoy history this might be of interest to you. Great Maria by Cecelia Holland Back to top Xena Famous, Really really famous Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1517 Location: Fantasy Land Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:47 pm    Post subject: I have been meaning to post my top ten for awhile, but I can't make up my mind which to put in my top 10. I love a lot of the books already posted....particularly anything written by Steinbeck, Hemmingway, and Jane Austen. My favorite book would prolly have to be To Kill a Mockingbird. Although, I also love the Sword in the Stone because my dad suggested I read it one rainy day when I was a kid. I think that was the moment I knew that I loved to read. Anyway, it is impossible for me to compile a list of my 10 favorite novels.....too hard for me to choose, plus the list is ever changing. Instead, here is a list of some of my favorite and entertaining reads..... In no particular order: 1. The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien 2. Trinity - Leon Uris 3. Sword in the Stone - T. H. White 4. Animal Dreams - Barbara Kingsolver 5. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier 6. Handmaid's Tail - Margaret Atwood 7. The Secret History - Donna Tartt 8. A Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin 9. The Eight - Katherine Neville 10. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger _________________ "It is better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you are not." ~ Andre Gide Back to top Frances Famous, and Good-Looking Too Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 5054 Location: Inside my head Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:46 pm    Post subject: Oh oh, yes! The Handmaids Tale, very good book! We may have to stop these lists because there are so many good books and not enough time to read them all and I'm a S L O W reader. Is it weird of me to say that I even love holding books and libraries get me so excited that I can't even calm down enough to pick a book? So now you now how truly eccentric/crazy I am. Back to top Xena Famous, Really really famous Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1517 Location: Fantasy Land Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:53 pm    Post subject: Frances, I adore libraries. One of the greatest inventions ever. I work just 2 blocks from a public library. And just across the street from the library is a teeny tiny little sitting park with fountains. I love hiding out in there with a good book when I need to get away from it all. _________________ "It is better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you are not." ~ Andre Gide Back to top PMQ333 Janellicious Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 321 Location: New Jersey Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:25 pm    Post subject: Frances wrote: Oh oh, yes! The Handmaids Tale, very good book! We may have to stop these lists because there are so many good books and not enough time to read them all and I'm a S L O W reader. Is it weird of me to say that I even love holding books and libraries get me so excited that I can't even calm down enough to pick a book? So now you now how truly eccentric/crazy I am. Looks like many of us are bibliophiles! When I was young, I read a book a day. Life, Reality TV and lists have slowed me down some but I HAVE TO read. I am currently reading the last installment of Stephen King's, The Dark Tower series. It is King's Magnum Opus written over the last 25 years. It is inspired by the epic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning. With so much time between each of the seven books, I always end up re-reading the previous book when a new one comes out. _________________ No matter where you go, there you are. Back to top Sushi FAMEWHORE Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 444 Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:46 pm    Post subject: PMQ333 wrote: Frances wrote: Oh oh, yes! The Handmaids Tale, very good book! We may have to stop these lists because there are so many good books and not enough time to read them all and I'm a S L O W reader. Is it weird of me to say that I even love holding books and libraries get me so excited that I can't even calm down enough to pick a book? So now you now how truly eccentric/crazy I am. Looks like many of us are bibliophiles! When I was young, I read a book a day. Life, Reality TV and lists have slowed me down some but I HAVE TO read. I am currently reading the last installment of Stephen King's, The Dark Tower series. It is King's Magnum Opus written over the last 25 years. It is inspired by the epic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning. With so much time between each of the seven books, I always end up re-reading the previous book when a new one comes out. Oh, PMQ!!! This is absolutely my favorite series from Stephen King! And, peeps thought the Harry Potter installments took a long time to come out ... thank goodness he finally started cranking out the remainder of the series! They are awesome!! Let me know how you think he wrapped it up! Stephen King recently began working with the artists of Marvel comics and there are some new 'comic books' for the Dark Tower. The artwork is incredible ... you should check those out!! _________________ I fart in your general direction! ~ Monty Python and The Holy Grail Back to top PMQ333 Janellicious Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 321 Location: New Jersey Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:01 pm    Post subject: Sushi wrote: PMQ333 wrote: Frances wrote: Oh oh, yes! The Handmaids Tale, very good book! We may have to stop these lists because there are so many good books and not enough time to read them all and I'm a S L O W reader. Is it weird of me to say that I even love holding books and libraries get me so excited that I can't even calm down enough to pick a book? So now you now how truly eccentric/crazy I am. Looks like many of us are bibliophiles! When I was young, I read a book a day. Life, Reality TV and lists have slowed me down some but I HAVE TO read. I am currently reading the last installment of Stephen King's, The Dark Tower series. It is King's Magnum Opus written over the last 25 years. It is inspired by the epic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning. With so much time between each of the seven books, I always end up re-reading the previous book when a new one comes out. Oh, PMQ!!! This is absolutely my favorite series from Stephen King! And, peeps thought the Harry Potter installments took a long time to come out ... thank goodness he finally started cranking out the remainder of the series! They are awesome!! Let me know how you think he wrapped it up! Stephen King recently began working with the artists of Marvel comics and there are some new 'comic books' for the Dark Tower. The artwork is incredible ... you should check those out!! Sushi, I am torn between reading fast to find out what happens or reading slow to savor the final moments with my Ka-tet It will probably be the same with the Harry Potter series. I get so attached to characters; it is hard to let them go. Oh crap, I am the same with BB! Long days and pleasant nights _________________ No matter where you go, there you are. Back to top Sushi FAMEWHORE Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 444 Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:36 pm    Post subject: PMQ333 wrote: Sushi wrote: PMQ333 wrote: Frances wrote: Oh oh, yes! The Handmaids Tale, very good book! We may have to stop these lists because there are so many good books and not enough time to read them all and I'm a S L O W reader. Is it weird of me to say that I even love holding books and libraries get me so excited that I can't even calm down enough to pick a book? So now you now how truly eccentric/crazy I am. Looks like many of us are bibliophiles! When I was young, I read a book a day. Life, Reality TV and lists have slowed me down some but I HAVE TO read. I am currently reading the last installment of Stephen King's, The Dark Tower series. It is King's Magnum Opus written over the last 25 years. It is inspired by the epic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning. With so much time between each of the seven books, I always end up re-reading the previous book when a new one comes out. Oh, PMQ!!! This is absolutely my favorite series from Stephen King! And, peeps thought the Harry Potter installments took a long time to come out ... thank goodness he finally started cranking out the remainder of the series! They are awesome!! Let me know how you think he wrapped it up! Stephen King recently began working with the artists of Marvel comics and there are some new 'comic books' for the Dark Tower. The artwork is incredible ... you should check those out!! Sushi, I am torn between reading fast to find out what happens or reading slow to savor the final moments with my Ka-tet It will probably be the same with the Harry Potter series. I get so attached to characters; it is hard to let them go. Oh crap, I am the same with BB! Long days and pleasant nights And may you have twice the number. You really hit on something there with BB ... long, drawn out story and the characters keep me riveted!! I'm SUCH a NERD!! _________________ I fart in your general direction! ~ Monty Python and The Holy Grail Back to top Frances Famous, and Good-Looking Too Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 5054 Location: Inside my head Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:42 pm    Post subject: PMQ333 wrote: Looks like many of us are bibliophiles! When I was young, I read a book a day. Life, Reality TV and lists have slowed me down some but I HAVE TO read. I am currently reading the last installment of Stephen King's, The Dark Tower series. It is King's Magnum Opus written over the last 25 years. It is inspired by the epic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning. With so much time between each of the seven books, I always end up re-reading the previous book when a new one comes out. Uh no way am I ever reading Stephen King again! I won't tell you what happened to me the last time I read one of his books...just too spooky. I'm not kidding...I will never read Stephen King. Back to top Frances Famous, and Good-Looking Too Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 5054 Location: Inside my head Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:44 pm    Post subject: [/quote] And may you have twice the number. You really hit on something there with BB ... long, drawn out story and the characters keep me riveted!! I'm SUCH a NERD!![/quote] NERDS are the best! Back to top AmyMarch Unrepentant FAMEWHORE Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 583 Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:18 pm    Post subject: Yay, Xena did a list too! I love The Handmaid's Tale, The Time-Traveler's Wife, and The Secret History. Frances wrote: Oh oh, yes! The Handmaids Tale, very good book! We may have to stop these lists because there are so many good books and not enough time to read them all and I'm a S L O W reader. Is it weird of me to say that I even love holding books and libraries get me so excited that I can't even calm down enough to pick a book? So now you now how truly eccentric/crazy I am. Nope, not weird at all. Libraries are very exciting places. Please tell what happened when you read Stephen King last. Back to top Beruthiel Famous, Really really famous Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 1070 Location: Waiting for Godot Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:07 am    Post subject: AmyMarch said: Quote: Frances wrote: Oh oh, yes! The Handmaids Tale, very good book! We may have to stop these lists because there are so many good books and not enough time to read them all and I'm a S L O W reader. Is it weird of me to say that I even love holding books and libraries get me so excited that I can't even calm down enough to pick a book? So now you now how truly eccentric/crazy I am. Embarassed Confused Shocked Laughing Nope, not weird at all. Libraries are very exciting places. If you only knew how much I hated to leave my job! I got to browse the antique book stacks, look up anything I wanted in the reference department, and picked out the new paperback SF's every Thursday, and snuck off to the little park behind the library for my lunches, so I could read in peace - in the staffroom, people WOULD start conversations! I get bookstore gift certificates often from my family, for special occasions, and thereby hangs a tale... I can never choose and always have to add some cash to the total bill. I'm GREEDY for the scent of books, even old and grimy ones. _________________ "One kind word can warm three winter months." ~ Japanese proverb ~ Back to top PMQ333 Janellicious Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 321 Location: New Jersey Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:13 am    Post subject: Frances wrote: PMQ333 wrote: Looks like many of us are bibliophiles! When I was young, I read a book a day. Life, Reality TV and lists have slowed me down some but I HAVE TO read. I am currently reading the last installment of Stephen King's, The Dark Tower series. It is King's Magnum Opus written over the last 25 years. It is inspired by the epic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning. With so much time between each of the seven books, I always end up re-reading the previous book when a new one comes out. Uh no way am I ever reading Stephen King again! I won't tell you what happened to me the last time I read one of his books...just too spooky. I'm not kidding...I will never read Stephen King. Frances, how could you possibly think you could say something like that and not be called on it! I'm sure it is creepy but please tell. _________________ No matter where you go, there you are. Back to top JWChitown Moderator Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 2609 Location: Chicagoland - Go Olympics 2016! Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:28 am    Post subject: I read a Stephen King years ago that he supposedly wrote for his kids. As I recall it was about a castle and a dragon and a hidden room? Does anyone have an recollection of that one and possibly know what the name was? I read it about 30 yrs ago, so I don't remember much. Back to top PMQ333 Janellicious Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 321 Location: New Jersey Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:34 am    Post subject: JWChitown wrote: I read a Stephen King years ago that he supposedly wrote for his kids. As I recall it was about a castle and a dragon and a hidden room? Does anyone have an recollection of that one and possibly know what the name was? I read it about 30 yrs ago, so I don't remember much. I think you might mean, Eyes of the Dragon. Loved it! _________________ No matter where you go, there you are. 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