Not MM-related: favorite books?

hoffse · January 2015

This has popped up on my facebook recently, and I'm curious to hear favorite genres/books from you all.

What are your must-reads? What books were good enough to read again?

mana8503 · January 2015

I love reading!

Favorite genre is definitely Fantasty or Mystery, but I do a lot of young adult and a few fluffy chick books here and there.

Must reads Series:

Game of Thrones - George RR Martin (would reread if they weren't 1000 pages)

Harry Potter (of course) - JK Rowling (have relistened to them about 4 times each)

The Fever Series - Karen Moning

Rizoli and Isles - Tess Gerritsen

Vampire Acedemy - Richelle Mead

Percy Jackson - Riordon

Black Dagger Brotherhood - JD Ward

Ender's Game - Orsen Scott Card

Divergent - Veronica Roth (re read before movies)

Hunger Games - Collins (re read before movies)

All Souls Trilogy (Starts with Discovery of Witches) - Harkness

Wool - Hugh Howey

Stand Alone:

Ready Player One (rumors for a sequel though)

Eleanor and Park

Dark Places - Gillian Flynn

Anything John Green (fault in our stars, Looking for Alaska were my favorites)

Beautiful Disaster - Jamie McGuire

Hopeless - Colleen Hoover

hoffse · January 2015

I'm definitely a Harry Potter fan as well - I've read all 7 books so many times I've lost count. I also love the Golden Compass series.

I'm a big fan of Southern lit (except Faulkner - can't stand him) and dystopias. 1984 and Catch-22 both blew my mind (in good ways). And Gone with the Wind is remarkably progressive for its time. I hated the movie, absolutely loved the book.

For a quick read, Ella Minnow Pea is truly delightful. It only takes an afternoon to get through, but it's so clever.

I also have to admit that I hate the Great Gatsby. I've read it three times and hated it every single time. I'm not a fan of his contemporaries either - I could honestly do without those 10 or so years of American lit. It's all so very disenchanted and tragic. I sort of want to shake the authors and tell them to get over it, you know?

Huckleberry Finn will always be my single favorite book. It's the "great American novel" as far as I'm concerned. I've read it a few times over the years, and each experience was very different. The other Twain book I love is "Letters from the Earth." It's not really a book, but a collection of his short stories. It's incredibly funny, especially his take on the diaries of Adam and Eve.

Not going to lie, I do love some John Grisham, even though it's a huge cliche since I'm a lawyer.

I read trashy romance novels when I need something predictable enough to fall asleep.... which i most nights. Sigh.

brij2006 · January 2015

I love love love Harry Potter. The writing style, the way it traps you, everything. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Twilight series, especially the last one.

simplyelise · January 2015

Seconding Eleanor and Park (and anything written by Rainbow Rowell)

In terms of fantasy series, while I will always love Harry Potter, The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss are absolutely a must read.

But I love me some classics too, anything Jane Austen, To Kill a Mockingbird, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

als1982 · January 2015

I'm a big John Steinbeck fan. Love the Grapes of Wrath and some of his lesser known work. But by far my favorite of his is Cannery Row. I can't tell you how many times I've read that book. It's the best, and a pretty quick read.

smerka · January 2015

I have been all over the Outlander series. It's eight books and they are long, but love them.

lifeonthehill · January 2015

I am pretty scattered.

Loved the Hunger Games.

Anything Jodi Picoult is worth a read. Just don't read too many in a row. They all follow the same format.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Animals by Don LePan, The Reader, The Great Gatsby, A Little Princess, The Virgin Suicides, Lord of the Flies, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and Jane Eyre are probably my favorites.

I am also slowly picking through a big book of Grimm's Fairy tales which has been fun.

kmurphy2131 · January 2015

I agree about Jodi Picoult. Good, but can blur together a bit.

I just finished reading "Big Little Lies" and it was so good. I found myself reacting out loud during the end of it. One of the best books I have read in years.

SmrBrd2012 · January 2015

I'm a little all over the place but the few books I've loved to reread are scifi/comedies. One of my all-time faves is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Red Dwarf is also a good one.

Other books I've loved:
Dan Brown's books, especially Deception Point
The Girl with the Dragon tattoo series
Harry Potter (of course!)
Hunger Games series
Khaled Hosseini's (sp?) books
Michael Crichton books

formerlyGDaisy09 · January 2015

Of course Harry Potter is on my list

I like all of Dan Brown's Books, his newest, Inferno, is probably my favorite

Jodi Picoult is good, for a quick read

I'm finally starting to make time to read after finishing my master's last summer, so of course all my amazon recommendations are health policy related.

Things I read a while ago that were good:

pretty much anything Jane Austen

Firefly Lane- Kristin Hannah

I'm also a little obsessed with how food systems affect public health so I enjoy most of Michael Pollan's books

kmurphy2131 · January 2015

Gdaisy09 said:

Of course Harry Potter is on my list
I like all of Dan Brown's Books, his newest, Inferno, is probably my favorite
Jodi Picoult is good, for a quick read

I'm finally starting to make time to read after finishing my master's last summer, so of course all my amazon recommendations are health policy related.

Things I read a while ago that were good:
pretty much anything Jane Austen
Firefly Lane- Kristin Hannah

I'm also a little obsessed with how food systems affect public health so I enjoy most of Michael Pollan's books

I love the MIchael Pollan books. I think that "Food Rules" is such a good book. It really helped my husband understand why I (now we) eat the way I do.

Xstatic3333 · January 2015

kmurphy2131 said:

Gdaisy09 said:

Of course Harry Potter is on my list
I like all of Dan Brown's Books, his newest, Inferno, is probably my favorite
Jodi Picoult is good, for a quick read

I'm finally starting to make time to read after finishing my master's last summer, so of course all my amazon recommendations are health policy related.

Things I read a while ago that were good:
pretty much anything Jane Austen
Firefly Lane- Kristin Hannah

I'm also a little obsessed with how food systems affect public health so I enjoy most of Michael Pollan's books

I love the MIchael Pollan books. I think that "Food Rules" is such a good book. It really helped my husband understand why I (now we) eat the way I do.

I haven't found time for a proper response to this thread yet, but Michael Pollan is definitely on my list! We buy our meat from a place using the Polyface Farm system from Omnivore's Dilemma. He was not kidding about how good those eggs are...

formerlyGDaisy09 · January 2015

Xstatic3333 said:

Gdaisy09 said:

Of course Harry Potter is on my list
I like all of Dan Brown's Books, his newest, Inferno, is probably my favorite
Jodi Picoult is good, for a quick read

I'm finally starting to make time to read after finishing my master's last summer, so of course all my amazon recommendations are health policy related.

Things I read a while ago that were good:
pretty much anything Jane Austen
Firefly Lane- Kristin Hannah

I'm also a little obsessed with how food systems affect public health so I enjoy most of Michael Pollan's books

I love the MIchael Pollan books. I think that "Food Rules" is such a good book. It really helped my husband understand why I (now we) eat the way I do.
I haven't found time for a proper response to this thread yet, but Michael Pollan is definitely on my list! We buy our meat from a place using the Polyface Farm system from Omnivore's Dilemma. He was not kidding about how good those eggs are...

I'm a fan of all his books, but particularly like "In Defense of Food"

...eat food. Not too much. mostly plants.

Wulfgar · February 2015

I like Fantasy more. My all time favorite series is the Recluse series by Modsitt Jr. I still need to get some of the books in this series. He has another series that is really good also.

Another great series that I had to get all of the books in is the Dies the Fire series. Once again, I think there are new books in this series that I still need to read.

Others:
Terry Prachet's World
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe books
Harry Potter
Mercedies Lackey's World
I like some of the Shannara Series by Terry Brooks (haven't read all of the full series)
Stephen Lawhead is another great author and I love all of his books.

The author that I loved grown up is Louis Lamour.

I know that I butchered a lot of names etc, but doing this from memory.

blondie42107 · February 2015

I'm currently reading The Happiness Project. Next up is The Last Lincolns.

I love to read (when I have time) but have had zero interest in Harry Potter, Hunger Games, etc.

Sisugal · February 2015

My "fluff", non edifying, reading includes:
Anything by John Grisham, James Patterson, Sidney Sheldon, Nelson DeMille and David Baldach.
Similar writing styles and story lines. If you like one of these authors, you will most likely enjoy one of the others as well.

I

Sisugal · February 2015

That is David Baldachi - can't edit my post.

hoffse · February 2015

Speaking of favorite books - I hope everyone has seen that Harper Lee is publishing a sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird." It sounds like she actually wrote this one first, but it takes place 20 years later. Same characters.

Mind. Blown.

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