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Russ wrote: "Such a shame that a site called "Goodreads" has Stephanie Meyers at the top of books to read. I can only hope that these readers are inspired to read something better in the future. I know for su..."I will never feel ashamed for reading anything that I have read. I am very proud of myself for the hundreds of books I have read. Twilight is at the top of my much loved books. My mom also loves Twilight and she is in her fifties. Do you think she is going to be ashamed of herself when she grows up? I think not.
Stephanie wrote: "I have to say though...I didn't see Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan on the list. Which I was kind of disappointed in. I woul dput it on but I've already read it twice. It was am..."Is this series good? I have really wanted to get my hands on them.
Brittany wrote: "Jerry wrote: "Who are the 5 greatest women writers?"JK Rowling
Esme Raji Codell
Margaret Peterson Haddix
i can't think of the other two."
haven't you ever heard of Colette?
stephenie meyer is a shame how dare she make the worst books ever made
hey guys? please don't fight!!!!!! we've had about 5 pages already of people arguing about Stephanie Meyer so don't start :(
I agree with Allison. Everyone has their own tastes and preferences. Lets show a little respect for those who do not share our opinions. Their opinions are just as valuable to them. If we were all on the same page we would be reading Archie comics for a past time.
thanks Jim thats exactly what i was trying to say
I understand that everyone has their own tastes, but some people are saying that we will be ASHAMED for enjoying a book. That bothered me and I wanted to say what MY tastes are. I don't like being told what I will think when I'm older.
Natalie, sometimes it's best just to ignore a comment when it makes little or no sense. Often one's lack of literacy is evident in the message they convey. It serves no good purpose to waste our time in response.
it also keeps the fighting and arguing level down.
I'll do my best :)!So I have really wanted to read Rick Riordan's books. Can anyone tell me how they are?
Donna wrote: "Stephanie Meyer and Dan Brown hold the top 4 positions? A sorry comment on literacy. . . ."agreed!
jk rowling all the way!!!
THE TWIGHLIGHT SERIES IS AWSOME!!! I CAN'T WAIT UNTILL NEW MOON COMES OUT.
Natalie wrote: "I'll do my best :)!So I have really wanted to read Rick Riordan's books. Can anyone tell me how they are?"
what are some of his books called? i'm not familiar w/ Riordan but maybe i read one.
Allison wrote: "Natalie wrote: "I'll do my best :)!So I have really wanted to read Rick Riordan's books. Can anyone tell me how they are?"
what are some of his books called? i'm not familiar w/ Riordan but maybe..."
The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian.
Also has anyone ever read the Daughters of the Moon, or Sons of the Dark. They are REALLY GOOD!!!
oh ive heard about them-- my friend really loves them but idk ....nope never heard of the Daughters of the moon or the sons book either... who r they by?
Has anyone read the "Inspector Banks" mysteries by Peter Robinson? Someone told me at a recent writer's conference that this guy really has a handle on mystery writing, but so far I've never heard of him.
Allison wrote: "oh ive heard about them-- my friend really loves them but idk ....nope never heard of the Daughters of the moon or the sons book either... who r they by?"
Lynne Ewing. There are 13 books in daughters of the moon, and 4 in sons of the dark. You are suppose to read them together. like the first 11 of DoM, then the first 2 of SoD, then 12 of DoM, the the last 2 of SoD, then the last DoM.
I have now read the series twice, they are really short and only about a days read or less for me. But if you are a fan of young adult fantasy, they are awesome!
oh kool! do u know if Central has them? i want to check them out :)
I don't know what you mean by Central?
Oh... I have no idea... I bought them...
oh okay i'll have to look then :)
Brittany wrote: "i feel like i'm a jerk telling people not to talk about twilight. but you can't talk about it. that's the rule we ALL agreed on, and EVERYBODY has to honor their promises, not just some people."
so about twilight haha ok no more twilight im tired of hearing about it
Enjoyed this list - I was surprised at how many I've read and enjoyed (and yes, I'm OLD!)The list also gave me some new threads to follow up on - and reminded me of some authors I'd forgotten and will follow up on. C'mon guys, we all love what we love and it really doesn't matter if anyone else agrees!
twilight is a bad book i wasted my time reading it bbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaddddddddd
Natalie wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I have to say though...I didn't see Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan on the list. Which I was kind of disappointed in. I woul dput it on but I've already read i..."Yeah! It's AWSOME!!
Dafne wrote: "Well I hate when people get soo crazy about robert pattinson!"I knwo it's not liek he's Edward!!! No offense but I have to say Edward is so much cooler than him! LOl, I knwo I sound rediculess with comparing somethign totaly not real to someoone real but....still...
Claire wrote: "Renesmee wrote: "kay i think the lst is good the twilight series is a MUSt read i also liked to kill a mocking bird and i think they should have kissed by an angel on here that is an amazing book!!..."kissed by an angel was ok. I read all three of the books in the series.
Megan wrote: "my fave book here is Harry Potter #2, and I also LOVE Eclipse! I don't understand the dividing of opinions for which series is better, because I have read all, and i love them both.I have a plan...."
I knwo I'm not sure which series was better they were both SO GOOD!
Anyway....I'm so sad BRittany left...sorry! I wasn't able to get to the list for a while!
the twilight series was good but it does not mean she a awesome writer
Natalie wrote: "I understand that everyone has their own tastes, but some people are saying that we will be ASHAMED for enjoying a book. That bothered me and I wanted to say what MY tastes are. I don't like being ..."HEy, I already had a debate with Russ, I don't think he's even reading this anymore so....yeah. I love teh Twilight books too I've read them like three times (except Breaking Dawn, never read that one). They're some of my faves. But lets just let the Twilight arguments die (everyone) okay? PLEase, I'm not trying to tell anyone what to do but still...just a request.
Natalie wrote: "I'll do my best :)!So I have really wanted to read Rick Riordan's books. Can anyone tell me how they are?"
I read the Percy Jackson adn the Olympians series and they were AMAZING! I've read them al at least twice.
And my mom read the first book to the 39 Clues series (it's written by him Riordan) she said it was pretty good. You know you may like the Fablehaven series.
Natalie wrote: "Allison wrote: "Natalie wrote: "I'll do my best :)!So I have really wanted to read Rick Riordan's books. Can anyone tell me how they are?"
what are some of his books called? i'm not familiar w..."
what are they about?
The Twilight Series is not well written, but so what? It's great that teens (girls) are reading. The vampire series was fun. What about the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charline Harris? It's better written and more for adults.
Russ wrote: "Again in regards to Twilight, let me put out another gripe in regards to the basic storyline. You have an incredibly handsome boy, with whom this young girl falls totally gaga in love. He's dange..."What "strong, young female" in TKAM would you be talking about? Scout Finch? I disagree with your characterization of the annoying little girl. She is quite young and impressionable, and she doesn't understand much of what goes on in her backwards little town. Remember, Scout is an adult when she tells the story. Any strength or understanding that she evinces is that of a grown woman.
As for Twilight, granted, no great lessons to be taught with this series. The writing is messy. However, as a veteran teacher, if my students are excited to read the series, I am happy to encourage it. Then, it is my job to guide them to more sophisticated pieces of literature. Let's face it, Catherine & Healthcliff aren't the model couple for love and tenderness, but their love story makes up the classic that is Wuthering Heights. Sometimes a book shows us what NOT to do in life!
Happy reading!!! :-)
Anyway...you knoew what just to be a tease I think I'm going to change my profile pic...hehe. Don't think of me as Twilight freak! I read PLENTY of other books! The Singing (one of the books I'm currently reading) is really good!
Lbutler80 wrote: "The Twilight Series is not well written, but so what? It's great that teens (girls) are reading. The vampire series was fun. What about the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charline Harris? It's better ..."Have you ever seen true blood? It's an HBO tv series based on that series of books. It's REALLY good!
Rose wrote: "Beebe wrote: "and why is she advertised EVERYWHERE?? It can't be because of her talent. Maybe she is independently rich and can afford ads in every medium including all the lit sites on the intern..."I'm not an "anti-feminist dreamer", but I love the series and so does pretty much everybody that I know. I don't like them for their "quality writing", but I like them because they are fun and exciting to read.
i have read 13 books from this list and not one dissapointed me...i am looking forward to read a lot more from this list...and am eager to read the other boleyn girl the most as i am very interested in reading about the time period of anne boleyn and king henry viii.....
Ah, I was in seminary last night, and I all of the sudden got inspired to write! I was doing some random drafts to day I think they came out pretty good too!
Rose wrote: "There are so many great books on here, some that I've read and some I've heard are just plain amazing. Of all these wonderful books, the ones at the top are STEPHENIE MEYER?? Are you kidding me? I ..."I hate Stephanie M
eyer also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I honestly don't see what people have against stephanie meyers. she is a great writer. i like her and her books alot.
Anyway...Has anyone read The Naming by Alison Croggon? The Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan? Anyone at all???
Rosemary wrote: "Beyond Ugly this book is really wonderful coz it starts ov really sad nd then itz so great at der end. i lyk it coz it really won'tz u 2 read more nd itz a true life story."boo twilight
You know what's another good book is The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
I have read the Twilight books, and loved them. I have also read Dan Brown's books, all of them. I can't wait for the newest one to come out. So I just wanted to say that it has nothing to do with more insightful and fascinating books. It has to do with what you enjoy. I enjoy a very wide range of things.