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Sounds pretty good.Mercy, Unbound by Kim Antieau for a young adult selection that's also good for adults.
I haven't heard of this author, but the book sounds interesting enough that I would pick it up!The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Hmm, I think my hubby would actually like a book like that. If, for instance, he decided to pick up one of his many books and read again, lol.For someone who may like romance without any profane sex scenes, A Perfect Stranger by Danielle Steel
I used to read Danielle Steel when I was a teenager.If you like your romance with sizzling sex, check out: Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna
Hi, I'm new here, but I'll just jump right in. My sister told me about a book she read called called "Dalton Shores." I asked at my local book store, but they couldn't find it. I went to Amazon.com and they had it. It grabbed me right away. It's about this single lady in the 1940's who is about to lose her 3 kids to the state, because she doesn't make enough money at her low paying waitress job to support them. She divorced her alcoholic husband and is trying to find a new love. It tells about one of her kids who grows up as a musician and his troubled life. It DOES have some explicit sexual situations and adult language, but get past that, and it's a great read. Has anyone else read it?
Yes, I'd read that because I like books set in the war years. I recommend Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman.
Sounds like I'd like it! I'll add it to my to-reads list. Just in case I'm not the last person on Earth to read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, that's what I recommend. (I just read it last week and LOVED it!)
I am going to read it next. it is on my list.I will recommand one of my favorites- the Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. A great Book.
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I would recommend Fragment.
Its a new release, kinda b-movie horrorish. A reality show films scientists traveling the world making dicoveries... when they come across an unexplored island that has been evolving on its own path for millions of years. An ecosystem that is alien to us... and very dangerous!
Oh that sounds good... not the kind of thing I usually read, but I did like Jurassic Park!
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I recommend The Andromeda Strain which is an excellent movie too!
Relatedly... (is that a word...?)
I recommend The Andromeda Strain which is an excellent movie too!
I'm not a huge fan of Sci-fi so this book doesn't appeal yo me.The Scent of Sake really good historical fiction set in Japan that covers several generations of a sake brewing family.
That sounds like a book I'd like to check out. I recommend The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans (the author of The Horse Whisperer)
I would read that one...I have The Loop by Evans on my shelf waiting to be read. I've heard a lot of good things about his books.I just finished Laughter in the Dark by Nabokov and loved it!
Not much detail to go on, but I can be pretty open minded with what I read. I might keep an eye out for it Recommend: Crocodile on the Sand Bank - Elizabeth Peters
Only recently read this one and really enjoyed it. A fun read!
Never read this, but have heard of it and thought it sounded interesting.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Never heard of it. Sounds sad.
In the Stone Circle by Elizabeth Cody KimmelThis book is AMAZING!!! If you haven't read it you should!!
This sounds good, I haven't read alot of the newer YA books out there, but I will check this out. I recommend The Linnet Bird by Linda Holeman
I've read Walks Two Moons and enjoyed it very much.I'll recommend another book by Linda Holeman. Its really good,if you like books about other countries, romance, and adventure.
The Moonlit Cage: A Novel
The reviews sound intriguing, but I hear the ending is a punch in the stomach, so I'd have to be ready for that. Room
Haven't read and just might give this book a shot.The Second Lady by Irving Wallace
A great mystery where the first lady is kidnapped and replaced by a Russian spy.
Yes, sounds good.Mariana by Susanna Kearsley A woman buys a house that she feels very attracted to. After moving in she gets visions of a young woman who lived there three hundred years ago.
Unfortunately, no. Just not into time travel and this type of genre (though I recognize why it gets high ratings from its many fans).Faith by Jennifer Haigh
A priest is accused of child abuse. The novel focuses on how this accusation affects his family - brother, sister, mother.
I might read this. I like books that grapple with moral issues, seeing the complexity of both sides. I also like that, per reviews, the religious aspect of it does not play a big part in it. Going Bovine
tried it, looked good, but couldn't get into it.How about Jennifer Donnelly 's Rose series: The Tea Rose , The Winter Rose . The Wild Rose ?
Yes, I've heard a lot of good things and seen the movie Journey 2 A Mysterious IslandThrone of Glass
No, I don't know the book. I'm very in live with nonfiction. Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon
I meant in love ! Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon : )
Looks good, but I'm not adding it to my to-read list right now. Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
That looks interesting, but I have not read it yet...I'm going to recommend
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
I've heard good things about that book - will look for it.How about The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson.
YESIt's a perfect book, my best reading discovery of last year, I even wrote to writer on this site my pleasant impression about his book
when, talking about bad boys - I would recommend - We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Yes... kinda... I've wanted to read that book but have not been able to commit to the emotional rollercoaster yet...Because this title instantly popped in my head I'm going to recommend Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
I liked it. I've just added it to my to-read list.I'd recommend The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Haven't read...but its now on my tbr list...sounds great.I'd recommend Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
It's been on my shelf too long. Time to dust it off and give it a go.I'm going to recommend The Books of Magic.
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