Master List of Book/Author Threads

[Tami]

Books:

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
Anna and the French Kiss
Ape House
Baby Proof
The Series Babysitters Club
The Erec Rex Series The Dragon's Eye The whole Erec Rex series
Eat, Pray, Love
The Fellowship of the Ring
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Gifted Series Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Harry Potter Series Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Son of Neptune
His Dark Materials
Jessica Z.
Kane Chronicles Series The Red Pyramid
Little Bee
Little Women
Lolita
Mercy Thompson Series Mercy Thompson: Homecoming
Never Let Me Go
The Night Circus
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
One Day
Percy Jackson Series The Lightning Thief
Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
Room
Septimus Heap Series Magyk
The Study Trilogy Poison Study
Suite Française
The Bell Jar
The History of Love
The Hunger Games
The Master and Margarita
The Poisonwood Bible
Thirteen Reasons Why
This Immortal
Those Who Save Us
To Kill a Mockingbird
Twilight
Under the Tuscan Sun
The Son of Neptune
The Series:The Eye of the World Wheel of Time series

[Tami]

Authors:

Laurie Anderson
Jane Austen
Ray Bradbury
Tracy Chevalier
Bernard Cornwell
Janet Evanovich
Michael Faber
Jonathan Safran Foer
Ernest Hemingway
Ellen Hopkins
Nick Hornby
Brian Jacques
Diana Wynne Jones
Chuck Klosterman
Martin Miller
Christopher Moore
Haruki Murakami
Alyson Noel
Chuck Palahniuk
Jodi Picoult
JK Rowling
J D Salinger
David Sedaris
John Steinbeck

[Tami]

I have added links to go directly to the books and authors. If you see one I missed or messed up let me know.

I have updated both the Past Group Reads Master list and the Books/Authors Master list. I noticed some books are on both lists, so there could be threads in both places too. So feel free to bring back threads on both.

[Levi]

I've seen so many posts like this. Really for me, I just found it smart to create a spreadsheet of all the books I've read and a short summary. Most of these books I purchased online so I have an okay Idea as to how many people actually recommended these books as well.

1. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline : http://amzn.to/1YXBNax

This book portrayed a mother's love regardless of how you became a parent. Not only that, it had you asking yourself, would you, could you, make that call? There is a real emotional pull between doing what is right and NEVER wanting to give away your own child. I think that the way she goes about finding out the truth is a very real look at not wanting to show all your cards until you absolutely have to.

2. 15th Affair by James Patterson : http://amzn.to/1YXCbWk

I love reading James Patterson's book; but I especially love and enjoy the Woman's Murder Club series. A cop, a medical examiner, a reporter and a prosecutor make up the club, and when they get together, look out! This book was special. Can Boxer trust her husband. He was missing for over a week, and Boxer finds out he has lied to her. I don't want to reveal too much, but this book kept me turning pages all day. Yep, I could not stop reading it and read it one day. I highly recommend it.

3. The City of Mirrors: A Novel by Justin Cronin : http://amzn.to/1YXBUmk

Really loved this trilogy - will make an excellent film if they ever get around to making it!!! I only wish I had been able to read these books consecutively without waiting for a few years between each one. It was a little difficult to catch up on things and remember where the story I had left off. Although, I will say this one was easier to jump into than the leap from the first book to the second.

4. The Last Mile (Amos Decker series) by David Baldacci : http://amzn.to/1XvtROM

The Last Mile refers to the last journey a Death Row inmate walks as he or she heads toward his/her execution (even if it is only 30 to 50 yards or so). In this novel, the author begins his story with Melvin Mars, a convicted murderer on the Texas death row, just hours before his execution. Spared by a confession by an individual awaiting execution in Alabama, Melvin's case attracts the attention of Amos Decker, the Memory Man, traveling to his new job with an FBI Task Force?

5. Extreme Prey by John Sandford : http://amzn.to/1YXCdxH

I've read everything this guy has written. Some I like more than others but he has never failed to disappoint me! These books are the reason I think I'd like Minnesota..... I'm especially fond of the books featuring Lucas Davenport. If you are looking for an absorbing read, then look no further. This one is perfect for the plane! I started it on the flight out to NYC and finished it on the return flight home. Enjoy!

That's My Contribution. :)