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    Posted: 08 February 2008 at 11:07am
Hey all.

Thought it would be a good idea if people posted what book had them hooked at the moment. I always get recommended books but end up forgetting the name and / or author.

So let us know what you are reading and / or any good book recommendations.

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Ohh. Good topic. I love reading. I'm really into suspense thrillers at the moment.

I'm making my way through Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. I'm currently reading "The Enemy". I've read 6 in the series so far and am loving it!!

Would also highly recommend Monsoon and the prequel and subsequent books about the Courtenay family by Wilbur Smith. Oh and there's a series by Charles Todd set post WW1 about a Scotland Yard detective who is carrying around ghosts of the past.

For all those Sci-fi fantasy lovers out there my favourite series that I still read every now and then is the valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey. The first book is called Magics Pawn. I have stopped reading the Robert Jordon Wheel of Time books until he finishes the series.

OK. I better stop myself before I go on and on and on and on...



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I am personally a big fan of Frank Perretti and am re-reading This present darkness series
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I just recently finished 18 Seconds by George D. Shuman, excellent read about a blind woman who can see the last 18 seconds of life of someone who has died. This is his first novel, and found it well paced and kept me interested from cover to back.

Currently reading For the Love of My Mother by John Rodgers. Excellent thus far. It is about a young catholic girl who falls pregnant and is sent to a convent and fights for the right to be with her son. Set in Ireland during the 1940s-50s. Set on the journey of his real mother.

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I'm reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Haven't picked it up in a while, because it kind of lost me. I don't know if I'll keep reading it or not.
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I love Marian Keyes and Jane Green. I also am really into Jodi Picolot and am re reading 19 minutes.

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I like Jodi Picoult too. I read 'My Sister's Keeper' not long ago and had tears in my eyes within the first few pages!!!
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Originally posted by baalamb baalamb wrote:

I'm reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.


I've just started reading this (bought it yesterday)
Want to read it before the movie comes out!
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Originally posted by GeorgiaB GeorgiaB wrote:

I love Marian Keyes and Jane Green. I also am really into Jodi Picolot and am re reading 19 minutes.


I love Jodie Picolt, Georgia. I really enjoy her books. I have Life Swap by Jane Green but it has been sitting in my library bookcase for 2 years unread. One day :P

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Oh I just remembered that I bought Emma by Jane Austen recently cause I want to become a bit more cultured!    I started reading it but am finding the old fashioned language a bit tough (compared to what I am used to!)

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Originally posted by GeorgiaB GeorgiaB wrote:

Oh I just remembered that I bought Emma by Jane Austen recently cause I want to become a bit more cultured!    I started reading it but am finding the old fashioned language a bit tough (compared to what I am used to!)


LOL. Wasn't there a movie? Maybe you could watch that instead

p.s. I had trouble reading Jane Austin too and haven't read any out of choice.

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Originally posted by The_Stuarts The_Stuarts wrote:


I'm making my way through Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. I'm currently reading "The Enemy". I've read 6 in the series so far and am loving it!!


If there are any that you don't have let me know I am a HUUUUGGGEEEEEE Lee Childs fan, and have all of his books. The Enemy was my least favourite, My favourite was Bad Luck and Trouble and The Hard Way. I'm more than happy to send it down to you. I love sharing books

I also love Jeffrey Deaver The Lincoln Rhyme series, he's great too.

I'm actually reading The Almost Moon by Alice Seabold, it's a lot harder to read then The Lovely Bones. I got it for Christmas and I'm still trying to finish it.

I've also half started Patricia Cornwells latest The Dead Book. Yawn! It has to be her worst. So I've stopped reading it.

I'm a big fan of Fiona Walker she is hillarious, and her characters are so loveable and silly.

I also love Mitch Albom. Tuesdays with Morrie, 5 People you Meet in Heaven is a gorgy book, and Just one more Day is just beautiful.

Ohhh I could go on as well, I love reading.
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Originally posted by .Mel .Mel wrote:

If there are any that you don't have let me know I am a HUUUUGGGEEEEEE Lee Childs fan, and have all of his books. The Enemy was my least favourite, My favourite was Bad Luck and Trouble and The Hard Way. I'm more than happy to send it down to you. I love sharing books


Oh, you're on. I haven't read either of those yet. I have read tripwire, without fail, echo burning, die trying, one shot and persuader.

I thought lovely bones was ok but not a book I would read again.

I want to read some more John Grisham. I really enjoyed The Broker. Anyone a John Grisham fan? I have also avoided watching all the 'Bourne' movies as I want to read the books first.
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Ahem... I've got most of the John Grisham ones too
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The other Alice Seabold book that is really good is Lucky. Its her true story of surviving rape. Its very moving. I love her books, and really enjoyed Lovely Bones, although found myself in tears reading it!

I love the Stephanie Plum series of books by Janet Evanovich, they are so funny! I love the Ian Rankin "Rebus" series as well.

I also like quite quirky books, at the moment I have Jack Kerouac "On The Road" going, but am finding I just dont have the time to read like I used to!

 

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Originally posted by .Mel .Mel wrote:

Ahem... I've got most of the John Grisham ones too


We're gonna have to do some book swapping. I'll swap you some Wilbur Smith for some Lee Child or John Grisham. Hmm, better check my book shelf and see what else I can lend you.
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I love reading Lee Childs have read whole series bar a couple, Jack Reacher just sounds so hot.

At the moment am reading James Patterson Judge & Jury not to bad but rather read his Alex Cross books.
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I love Janet Evanovich as well but she never writes fast enough lol.
I started Lovely Bones three times before I settled into it. I really "enjoyed" it in the end. I just had to be in a certain frame of mind.
My DH says I devour books as I go to the library twice a week & get at least 4 books at a time. Don't know how I manage with 2.5 kids but I do lol.
I'm reading - Claimed by shadow - Karen Chance, at the moment.
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Sim Sam, I love the Stephanie Plum books too, so good for a laugh!
One of my favourite reads is The Time Traveller's Wife, LOVE it. Have just finished We Have To Talk About Kevin, about a school shooter but told from his mother's perspective. Not what I expected but kind of scary.
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The Stuarts: Apparently Robert Jordan passed away last year, my partner is devastated as he has read all the other books and this was meant to be his last or something, he is holding out hope that his wife finishes off the story for him!

I love reading too and spend way too much time reading instead of doing the housework! Have been reading the Kite Runner its pretty good, very sad though
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