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Hi I thought it would be fun to list our favorite books and see how many are the same...here are some of mine in no particular order...
1. I Know This Much Is True...Wally Lamb
2. Jane Eyre
3. The Harry Potter Series
4. A Prayer for Owen Meany...John Irving
5. The Secret Life of Bees...Sue Monk Kidd
6. The Prince of Tides...Pat Conroy
7. Anna Karenina...Leo Tolstoy
8. Memoirs of a Geisha...Arthur Golden
9. Water for Elephants...Sara Gruen
10.Cold Mountain...Charles Frazier
11.Angelas Ashes...Frank McCourt
12.The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood...Rebecca Wells
13.The Firm...John Grisham
14.The Lovely Bones...Alice Sebold
15.Helter Skelter...Vincent Bugliosi
16.All Creatures Great and Small...James Herriot
These are just a few, but some of my very favorite reads...how about you?
Shelli
I will come back to do this but Shelli, I read Helter Skelter and liked it too. How about In Cold Blood. I read those in high school, I think. Is there something wrong with me?! The only other one I read of yours is Anna Karenina. That was a major chore for me! My daughter read Angela's Ashes and the Harry Potter Series. We saw the movie A Ashes and "liked" it. I have Lovely Bones here to read.
Thanx for doing this!
Loren
Loren wrote: "I will come back to do this but Shelli, I read Helter Skelter and liked it too. How about In Cold Blood. I read those in high school, I think. Is there something wrong with me?! The only other ..."
Loren...I also read and liked In Cold Blood and The Stranger Beside Me(about Ted Bundy)...those books are scary, but very good and amazing because they are true! Looking forward to seeing your list....some people didn't like Lovely Bones but I really did...especially if you read about the author. I also read her(Alice Sebold's... true life story)Also good but very hard to read...but you should if you like Lovely Bones...
Shelli
Hi Shelli. Great idea. I have several of your favorites on my favorite list too.
1. I Know This Much Is True...Wally Lamb
2. The Harry Potter Series
3. A Prayer for Owen Meany...John Irving
4. The Prince of Tides...Pat Conroy
5. Water for Elephants...Sara Gruen
6. The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
7. The Lovely Bones...Alice Sebold
Now I'll have to post my list. Not sure if I'll have time this morning. What a great idea. Thanks for starting the new thread.
Mary
Mary wrote: "Hi Shelli. Great idea. I have several of your favorites on my favorite list too.
1. I Know This Much Is True...Wally Lamb
2. The Harry Potter Series
3. A Prayer for Owen Meany...John Irv..."
Mary....I'd like to see the other's on your list..
Shelli
Well, I have so many favorites I hardly know where to begin! I'll start with books I have discussed with this group, and/or on Oprah's Book Club site:1. The Thirteenth Tale! Finished today, loved it!!
2. The Count of Monte Cristo
3. Water for Elephants
4. Anna Karenina
5. The Harry Potter books--especially the 7th one!
6. Digging to America by Anne Tyler
7. The Chronicles of Narnia (everyone else hated them except me! LOL!)
8. Jane Eyre
9. Believe it or not, I liked the Summer of Faulkner, although I had a REALLY hard time with "The Sound and the Fury." I wouldn't put these down as favorites, though, but still...you gotta admit, "As I Lay Dying" is kind of amusing in a way. Remember how the family pulled into the town after traveling with Addie for days, and everyone ran the other way?
I also love the Lord of the Rings trilogy, although we never discussed it here. Other books I love:
"The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (the author's name escapes me at the moment)
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" (Aaaghh! Who's the author? I'm brain-dead!)
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Dickens
"Pride and Prejudice"
So many more, maybe I'll post more later...
Sharon
Shelli wrote: "Hi I thought it would be fun to list our favorite books and see how many are the same...here are some of mine in no particular order...1. I Know This Much Is True...Wally Lamb
2. Jane Eyre
3...."
I loved "Cold Mountain" too! I have "Angela's Ashes" sitting on my shelf but I haven't read it yet.
Sharon
Shelli wrote: "Hi I thought it would be fun to list our favorite books and see how many are the same...here are some of mine in no particular order...
1. I Know This Much Is True...Wally Lamb
2. Jane Eyre
3...."
This list is great! So many would make me top list as well. The only one I wouldn't put on is Cold Mountain - I tried to read it, but it never kept my attention. I finally saw the movie and really liked the story; I am thinking I should try it once again.
Jane
Sharon wrote: "Shelli wrote: "Hi I thought it would be fun to list our favorite books and see how many are the same...here are some of mine in no particular order...
1. I Know This Much Is True...Wally Lamb
2. J..."
Sharon...I added Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close to my to-read list! I also liked the The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ...I have watched the movie Pride and Prejudice(I own it) so many times...I feel like I've read the book!!!
Shelli
Jane wrote: "Shelli wrote: "Hi I thought it would be fun to list our favorite books and see how many are the same...here are some of mine in no particular order...
1. I Know This Much Is True...Wally Lamb
2..."
Jane....Cold Mountain kind of starts out sad...get's really depressing and then ends! However..it's one of those that really stays with you and so is a fav of mine....So many people have told me they love The Poisonwood Bible but I can't get past the first 100 pages...I've tried twice!!!
Shelli
Hi. You want me to list my favorite books? There are so many. Okay, I'll give it a try.
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
3. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
4. The Life and Death of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
5. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
6. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
7. Empire Falls by Richard Russo
8. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
9. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
10. The Pact by Jodi Picoult
11. A Fine Balance by Mistry Rohinton
12. While I Was Gone by Sue Miller
13. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
14. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
15. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
16. Beach Music by Pat Conroy
17. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
18. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
19. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag
20. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
21. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
22. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
23. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
24. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
25. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
26. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
27. The World According to Garp by John Irving
28. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
29. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
30. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lori Landvik
There you go. My all time favorite book is probably "The Count of Monte Cristo."
Mary
Mary...wow! I'm going to put Count of Monte Cristo on my to read list...I also really loved The Pillars of the Earth, Where the heart Is, She's Come Undone and Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons..I've read all of Dan Brown's books and enjoyed them...I didn't care for While I was gone..I did love the Kite Runner and I own A Thousand Splendid Suns, just haven't gotten to it yet!
Shelli
For now i have to say a book that has simply astounded me was really The Giver. In its plot the book explores ideas that are great and i am amazed by it. anyone who hasn't read it give The Giver a try!
Great list Mary. I like yours better than all the others on the web! So glad I nominated The Count of Monte Cristo so it could be your favorite! Jill
Mary wrote: "Hi. You want me to list my favorite books? There are so many. Okay, I'll give it a try.
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
3. The Notebook by Nicholas Spar..."
I thought I'd add that I did enjoy the "Twilight" series...I read them all in a week last summer...I hate it when people compare them to Harry Potter, as in my opinion there is no comparison, but they were fun!!!
Shelli
Hi Shellie. I read "The Twilight Series," too. I really didn't think I'd like them but they are addictive. I didn't like the last book as well. Neither did my daughter. What did you think? I thought she somewhere just didn't write as well on the last book.
Mary
Hi Mary...that's interesting as I liked the first and the last books the best! The middle two-I felt like they were "filler"....I can't remember which one went on and on about Jacob, but that whole bit started to bug me...I mean come on...Jacob over Edward? Never!!!Jacobs character bugged me a lot and he was not one of my favorites in the books...to be honest I never thought the writing was all that good...she made a lot of mistakes that I caught...I just purely enjoyed the story and the whole fantasy...vampire....love even if it kills you....stuff!! I felt like a young girl again when I read them....purely fun!! My boys thought I had lost my mind as I pretty much was absorbed by the books and ignored them...I did a lot of the reading on our boat while the kids wakeboarded and tubed and I got really sunburned a couple times!!!I hated to leave them and come back to reality!!!!
Shelli
HI Shelli. That's what I love about reading books and discussing them. One person can read a book and get one thing out of it while another person can read the same book and get something totally differently out of it. Look at "The Thirteenth Tale." I totally missed that I was Emmaline that died in the fire. In my mind I wanted it to be Adeline and missed all the clues. I read "The Twilight Series," books back to back. They were great. I overlooked any major flaws in them. They were just great books and fun to read.
mary
Hi Sharon. I never finished "Jane Eyre." I was trying to read "Uncle Tom's Cabin," at the same time. It was too much. I gave up and didn't finish either of them. LOL! I love Wally Lamb's books at least until I tried to read his name one. The language is awfu. I may never finish it.
mary
Hi Shelli. I've read " Pride and Prejudice." I loved it. I haven't seen the movie. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ... is another story. I think I'm the only person who didn't like the book. I rarely dislike books but this book just wasn't great for me. "The Poisonwood Bible," is on my list to read but I haven't read it. I've heard great reviews about it but I've read the description and it just doesn't sound that interesting. As anyone else read it? If so what did you think?
Mary
Hi Jilly. You are responsible for about two of my favorite books. "The Book Thief," and "The Count of Monte of Cristo." Reading that book was a group book club moment too. I loved it. "The Book Thief," was so insightful. If you'll send me your address, I'll get the book back to you.
Mary
Here's some of my favorites in no particular order:
1.To Kill A Mockingbird
2.The Time Traveller's Wife
3.Mrs. Dalloway
4.The Lovely Bones
5.anything by John O'Hara (From The Terrace, Ten North Frederick, Butterfield 8)
6.anything by E. L. Doctorow (especially Ragtime)
7.The Memory Keepers Daughter
8.Forever by Pete Hamill
9.Snow in August by Pete Hamill
10.The Good Earth
11. Sarah's Key
12. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
13. Love in the Time of Cholera
14. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
15. The Kite Runner
Melinda wrote: "Here's some of my favorites in no particular order:
1.To Kill A Mockingbird
2.The Time Traveller's Wife
3.Mrs. Dalloway
4.The Lovely Bones
5.anything by John O'Hara (From The Terrace, Ten Nort..."
I added Love in the Time of Cholera to my to-read list!
Shelli
Eccentric wrote: "For now i have to say a book that has simply astounded me was really The Giver. In its plot the book explores ideas that are great and i am amazed by it. anyone who hasn't read it give The Giver a ..."
Yeah, I am going to have to second The Giver. A couple more books that I love that I don't think have been mentioned yet are Les Miserables and The Blind Assassin.
Melinda wrote: "Here's some of my favorites in no particular order:
1.To Kill A Mockingbird
2.The Time Traveller's Wife
3.Mrs. Dalloway
4.The Lovely Bones
5.anything by John O'Hara (From The Terrace, Ten Nort..."
I finished it in one sitting!
Hi Eccentric. It seems to me that I've read "The Giver." I'll have to look it up. Or maybe my oldest daughter read it in high school. I'll get back to you when I've looked it up.
Mary
Hi. I have a questions for all you book addicts out there. I'm going to have to order "Middlemarch," from Amazon. But I need a couple more books so I don't have to pay for shipping. Has anyone read either of these two books and did you like them?
1. Outlander
2. Atlas Shrugged
Plz let me know.
Mary
Hi Shelli and Loren. It seems to me that I read "Helter Skelter," in high school. I remember that it was scaring. Wasn't there some part of the people where they talk about creeping around? I don't know why that sticks in my mind. I'm not sure that I finished the book. That was years ago and my mind is going.
Mary
Hi Melinda. I loved some of the books on your list.
1. The Kite Runner
2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3. Those Lovely Bones
4. The Good Earth
I think I'm the only person on the planet that didn't really enjoy "To Kill a Mockingbird." I feel bad. But it just wasn't my favorite. I must be unamercian.
Mary
MaryI LOVED Outlander and went on to read the rest of the series..Outlander remains a favorite of mine. Also, have you checked amazon marketplace? I just got Middlemarch today for one penny plus shipping and handling...doesn't look like the book has ever been read either!
Melinda~Love your best book choices. A few of mine are
1) The Good Earth
2) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3)To Kill a Mockingbird
4) Gone with the Wind I could go on but these are the one that pop into my mind first
Lori :)
Hi Lori. It was you that liked "Outlander." I knew someone had been talking about how much they liked it but I couldn't remember who. I've never heard of Amazon Marketplace. Do you get there from their main webpage? I'll go do some checking? How are you doing? We are fine. Just tired of work.
Mary
Mary wrote: "Hi. I have a questions for all you book addicts out there. I'm going to have to order "Middlemarch," from Amazon. But I need a couple more books so I don't have to pay for shipping. Has anyone read..."
Outlander is awesome!
(do be prepared for some heavy ---!)
Shelli
Mary wrote: "Hi Shelli and Loren. It seems to me that I read "Helter Skelter," in high school. I remember that it was scaring. Wasn't there some part of the people where they talk about creeping around? I don't..."
Mary....Helter Skelter is the true story of the Charles Manson murders...
Shelli
Hi Shelli. I did know that "Helter Skelter," is the true story of the Manson murdres. I'm sure I read it but it was way back in high school.
Mary
Shelli wrote: "Outlander is awesome!
(do be prepared for some heavy ---!)
Would that three letter word be SEX? Do tell. This isn't the Oprah boards are the have to check each post so I hope it's okay to use the work SEX! If not I'll be sent to the corner for timeout.
Mary
Mary wrote: "Shelli wrote: "Outlander is awesome!
(do be prepared for some heavy ---!)
Would that three letter word be SEX? Do tell. This isn't the Oprah boards are the have to check each post so I hope it'..."
Mary...you are cracking me up this Sunday morn....yes it has a lot of heated SEX!!!!I have started the second one in the series...Dragonfly in Amber...but it's kind of hard to get into....Connie says it gets better and then the 3rd one Voyager is really good again!
Hi Shelli. We can even say SEX on sunday. Just got home from church. The preacher was preaching a message for the singles. The word SEX come up more often then I would have liked. I told my youngest daughter to cover her ears. LOL! I think I'll buy the first book and try it.
Mary
Hi Mary - I was recently introduced to the Outlander series and love it! It contains a terrific combination of 18th century Scottish history, adventure, love, time travel, and yes, SEX! I've been listening to it on audio - the narrator is fantastic. I'm on the 3rd of the series, Voyager, right now. (The sex scenes definitely died down after Outlander :))
Would love to discuss with you here if you do get the book.
ConnieK wrote: "Hi Mary - I was recently introduced to the Outlander series and love it! It contains a terrific combination of 18th century Scottish history, adventure, love, time travel, and yes, SEX! I've been..."
I'd discuss with you guys too as it was a fun read...still struggling with the first half of the second one though!! Maybe audio is the key...thanks Connie!
Shelli
Shelli wrote: "ConnieK wrote: "Hi Mary - I was recently introduced to the Outlander series and love it! It contains a terrific combination of 18th century Scottish history, adventure, love, time travel, and yes,..."
You can do it!! (and I think you'll find it worth the effort)
Hi Connie. I'm glad you and Shelli love the Outlander series because I ordered the first one from Amazon yesterday. I also ordered "Middlemarch," and Michael Malone's new book. If you haven't read Michael Malone you should. He is so funny. I wish there were more funny writers out there. I'd love to discuss "Outlander," when I have time to read it. Yes, I'm a book addict and proud of it.
Mary
Hi Shelli. I ordered "Outlander," yesterday. I love being a book addict. I'd love to discuss it with you and Connie when I have time to read it. I've only listened to one book on CD and that was Harry Potter. I live close to work and I'd rather read the book. I read the whole "Twilight Series," and the last book was my last favorite. I had to make myself keep reading it. I felt she got off track somehow.
mary
Hi guys...my next "series" attempt is going to be The Clan of the Cave Bear series...I guess I'll start them after Middlemarch as I can read more in the summer...we're also driving to Myrtle Beach (14 hours) this summer, so I'll have time to read in the car!!
Shelli
Hi Shelli. I love Myrtle Beach. My sister used to live in Charleston. One year we went to visit them and then drove up to Myrtle Beach. Where are you staying? We stayed one night at a Holiday Inn. You can't go wrong with a Holiday Inn right? Jim and I woke up and there were bugs in our bed. UGH! They did refund us part of our money and we find a different hotel. Wish I could read in the car. I get so carsick. You have to go to Broadway on the Beach. It's wonderful.
Mary
Mary and Shelli I am a huge Outlander fan. I love Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. I can't wait for the new one to come out this summer. I would be up for discussing the books with you guys.
Hi Angela. I just ordered the first book from Amazon. I would love to discuss it with you when I have time to read it. I've always ordered books from Amazon. But this time something weird is up. I put in the order on May 18th. They still haven't even shipped it. I changed the shipping to 2-5 business days and paid $5.00 because I won't get the books until June but they still haven't shipped them. I'm beginning to wonder if I should cancel the order and redo it. I'll let you know if I ever get the book.
Mary
Hi Mary, did you buy the book from Amazon directly or from a third party? That's usually where I get the problems. I love Amazon otherwise. Once I ordered The Red Tent when we read it and the description said very good except a corner of the cover had damage. Well, apparently a dog had chewed on the book and the corners of the top corner also got badly chewed. I gave it a 4 instead of a five and the seller kept sending me threatening emails to change my review. I told her look, 4 is not bad, and it didn't meet my expectations. She said she clearly stated the corner had damage (uh, understated) and she didn't appreciate my tone! And she will never sell to me again! Like I would buy a book from that psycho!
Jill
Hi Jill. I always order new from Amazon. If you use different sellers you have to pay more in shipping. That's awful the way the seller treated you. You should have reported her and told her you wouldn't buy from her again.
mary
Ooooohhh....some of my favorite books, right off the top of my head:
The Good Earth
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Memory Keepers Daughter
To Kill a Mockingbird
Grapes of Wrath
The Pilots Wife
Pull of the Moon
Memoirs of a Geisha
Secret Life of Bees
I'm sure there are many more, but that's what pops in my head at this very moment!
~Robin
