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Can you suggest a book you read that you LOVED?

Original post by ktangel

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I just started to have a little extra time to pick up reading leisurely-which I havent done in years,and wanted to get some suggestions on a good book to get into-a lite read-not one where you really have to follow a confusing storyline-I think I must have ADD, because I always get bored on like,page,40!
After seeing it so much on this board, I went to Davinci curse website-it seemed so involved!
Thanks in advance for your response

elle Thread views: 2,836

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I LOVED the Poisonwood Bible! I also loved Memiors of a Geshia, and She come undone!
Some other favorites are : The Notebook ( Nichlos Sparks), The Beach , and White Oleanander

Jan05Bride Thread views: 2,836

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Memiors of a Geisha
Bend in The Road - Nicholas Sparks
The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks
A Song in Ordinary Time
She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb
Coming Home - Rosamunde Pilcher
Harry Potter Series
The Little Prince
The Giving Tree - Sheldon Silver
DaVinci Code - Dan Brown
White Oleader
Life of Pi
Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare

stacedz Thread views: 2,836

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Anything by Anna Maxted, she writes characters that you love and hate and just capture you.

I loved Jemima J.

I tend to read book about young, single women....

Maribelle7777 Thread views: 2,836

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The Harry Potter series

The Red Tent

Longitude by Dava Sobel (I had to read it for a work related thing - but it was good)

Celestine Prophesy - kinda weird but easy to read

The Alienist - by far one of my favorite books ever

Da Vinci Code

those are the ones I've read over the past 2 years, oh and most of the Anne Perry books about Thomas Pitt. Other than that I forget the names of the books I read.

Maribelle7777 Thread views: 2,836

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Posted by stacedz

Anything by Anna Maxted, she writes characters that you love and hate and just capture you.

I loved Jemima J.

I tend to read book about young, single women....

I couldn't get into it but I am reading 'Lost & Found' which is kinda of the same vein...forget the author and it's in the other room but it's new. About UK female lawyer that loses her diary and the American/Londoner that finds it - although more goes on than what the back of the book leads you to beleive. It's quite good.

lilqtny Thread views: 2,836

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Nicholas Sparks 'A Bend In The Road'

karen0119 Thread views: 2,836

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The Pact by Jodi Picoult is amazing or anything else by her (Keeping Faith or Salem Falls).

violet Thread views: 2,836

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The last book I read that I was really, really into that I read whenever I had a free chance was 'The Other Boleyn Girl' by Phillippa Gregory. That was a really long book, but I finished it in less than 2 weeks.

dm24angel Thread views: 2,836

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Posted by BoogieDownBride

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers....fantastic book!

I read this too, was great!!!!!!!

Also an older one but I still love it is ' The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison..completly amazing...

dm24angel Thread views: 2,836

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Also Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson, it was so hard to read withhout crying at the end!

marymoon Thread views: 2,836

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I LOVE Harry Potter for REALLY lgith reading.

I also love John irving's 'A Prayer for Owen Meany'

and Stephen King's 'Hearts in Atlantis' (Dont judge it by the movie..the move is 1/4 of the book taken way out of context).

Right now I'm reading 'Four Past Midnight' It has 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' in it, which is what the Johnny Depp movie is based on. It's 4 novellas. So far I've read 'The Langoliers' and 'Scret Windwo, Secret Garden' wich were boht really good, and 'The Library Policeman is shaping up to be the best of them all'

I also used to religiously read the Vampire Chronicles, but I stopped after Merrick. I was so pissed at what they did to Louis.

belle31125 Thread views: 2,836

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I love all the James Patterson books with the Alex Cross characters... they are so addicting and an easy read!

gertyrae Thread views: 2,836

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I am a huge fan of John Irving
The World According to Garp
Widow for One Year
The Fourth Hand
Hotel New Hampshire

I also go for a lot of the James Patterson stuff.
Sue Grisham does the alphabet novels, which are quick and easy reads, and good mysteries.

Right now I am reading Positively Fifth Street, it's about the World Series of Poker and how the owner of the casino that holds the tournament was killed by his girlfriend. True story, strange read, but DH recommended it so I am trying it.

Jan05Bride Thread views: 2,836

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Coming Home - Rosamund Pilcher

bluegrl24ny Thread views: 2,836

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I agree with BoogieDownBride! I was absolutely floored by this book, and for the next three months after I read it, all I did was tell everyone how great Dave Eggers was! :) The 'not cool' kid part of me loved his rebellios style of writing and the whole underlying anti-yuppie tone of the book was really appealing!

kgermano Thread views: 2,836

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I love reading and have so much train time to kill that I can recommend many books.
*Definately Harry Potter series-so amazing
*Americas Women-not a light read but educational
*Stupid White Men and Dude Where's My Country
*Shopaholic series-theres 3 books and the author just released a new book with different characters called Can You Keep a Secret, it was so funny, definately all quick reads.
*Swerve-Random Observations of a Postmodern Girl-very funny

I have read so many but can't think of them.

cocoa Thread views: 2,836

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Little women (a classic)
nora roberts books
bridget jones diary ( loooooove this book)
like water for chocolate

mrsmck Thread views: 2,836

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I just finished MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picould. It moved me to tears at the end. (and I rarely cry at the end of a book) It's about a 13 yr old girl who sues her parents for medical emancipation. Her older sister has cancer and the younger one doesn't want to donate her kidney. HIGHLY recommended.

Donna

kgermano Thread views: 2,836

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I just finished My Sisters Keeper also and it was so amazing. Also made me cry, highly recommened.
Kristy

1017Bride Thread views: 2,836

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ITA with some of the favorites.

I love the Harry Potter books too!
DaVinci Code (was great, can't wait to read Angels and Demons)
Nanny Diaries (very funny)
Nicholas Sparks books
Wally Lamb books