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Reading Novels; books that made you laugh, cry, scared..
Topic Started: Jan 28 2008, 08:31 PM (296 Views)
judaico	Jan 28 2008, 08:31 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 16 Group: Member Member #173 Joined: Jan 28, 2008	My fave books are those of Sydney Sheldon's. His books are very well written. Not the typical predictable endings. Recommended books by Sheldon (personal opinion). 1.) The Other Side of Midnight 2.) Memories of Midnight (Sequel of Other Side of Midnight) 3.) If Tomorrow Comes



*ccdj*	Jan 29 2008, 01:49 AM Post #2
Posts: 702 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: Jan 7, 2008	i used to read lots of Sydney Sheldon's novels b4 n i must say i enjoy most of his books.. another favourite author is john grisham.. loves the twist in grisham's books especially those that were made into movies like rainmaker starred by matt damon n another one which i can't recol the title but it was starred by samuel jackson, sandra bullock & matthew mccoughney. but then i stopped reading novels as i dun really hv time for it. I used to be able to finish reading a 300++ pages book in 2-3 dys but nowadas i find it even hard to even finish a chapter in a week.. lol..
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*Raspberry Latte*	Jan 29 2008, 04:32 PM Post #3
Posts: 402 Group: Admin Member #69 Joined: Jan 16, 2008	I'll have to check Sydney Sheldon Read a few John Grisham's... I'm a huge fan of Sci-Fi (lol) My favorites are Orson Scott Card (i'm finishing "Shadow of the Giant" right now) and Lois McMaster Bujold. Orson Scott Card's most famous series "Ender's Game",and "Ender's Shadow". I've also liked his "Alvin The Maker" series, and some others. My personal reading record was his "Speaker for the Dead" (book 2 of Ender's series) - around 600 pages, I've stayed up till around 4:30 a.m. and finished it in 1 day. L.M. Bujold - Vorkosigan Saga is amazing. If you like chick-flicks - I can recommend Meg Cabot (the author of "The Princess Diaries"). I love her style, very funny. You can check out her "Boy Next Door", "Boy Meets Girl", "Every Boy's Got One" and other novels. She also wrote some fantasy novels - "The Mediator" series (about a girl who can communicate with ghosts), and "1-800-where-are-you" (about a girl who had a gift to find missing persons). When I don't have access to the computer - I read
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lil_aqua_chic	Jan 29 2008, 06:38 PM Post #4
Posts: 401 Group: Project Leader Member #105 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	I love Meg Cabot's books!! ^^ I read fantasy/sci-fi mostly. I have sooo many fav authors, eg, christopher paolini [inheritance series], fiona mcintosh, cecila dart-thornton etc...i've just had a mental blank ><" Ahaha i'm the same as u raspberry! No computer means reading for me...or watching tv ahahaha



judaico	Jan 29 2008, 08:43 PM Post #5
Newbie Posts: 16 Group: Member Member #173 Joined: Jan 28, 2008	Raspberry Latte, i'll check out Meg Cabot's novels. seems like those are "feel good" novels. it might relax me a bit from hard days work!



lyto	Feb 10 2008, 11:50 AM Post #6
Weirdo Posts: 6 Group: Member Member #201 Joined: Feb 10, 2008	Orson Scott Card is a good writer, I finished the Ender/Bean/all the other people series a long while ago...



*Raspberry Latte*	Feb 12 2008, 05:26 AM Post #7
Posts: 402 Group: Admin Member #69 Joined: Jan 16, 2008	Quote: Orson Scott Card is a good writer, I finished the Ender/Bean/all the other people series a long while ago Actually that series hasn't ended yet. There was a new Ender's book in 2007 - The War of Gifts, ...and O.S. Card is planning to write more Ender's books in the future (check this link if you like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card )
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*Yolizee*	Feb 15 2008, 01:45 PM Post #8
Huh? Posts: 115 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: Jan 15, 2008	I'm not fond of Science fiction.. but I LOVE fantasy books . (You DON'T however, want to read past book 3 of Terry Goodkind's The Sword of Truth series... I wanted to claw my eyes out after reading about demon chickens in book 5 (or was it 6?)) John Grisham isn't bad.. but when he writes books that go into every single little detail (like The Chamber), it bored me. The Firm has got to be my favorite though. I haven't read Meg Cabot in a long time... >_>



lil_aqua_chic	Mar 19 2008, 07:47 PM Post #9
Posts: 401 Group: Project Leader Member #105 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	><" sighs why does christopher paolini have to torment me!? Oh wells at least it'll mean the 3rd Inheritance book will be good. Anyone else an Inheritance fan?



*Raspberry Latte*	Mar 20 2008, 06:44 AM Post #10
Posts: 402 Group: Admin Member #69 Joined: Jan 16, 2008	Quote: Anyone else an Inheritance fan? Well, I devoured the Eragon, but still kind of stuck on the Eldest. So I guess I can't say I'm a fan. Let's see how will the third book turn out... @yoli, if you like fantasy - try Louis McMaster Bujold "The Sharing Knife" duo.
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yobebi	Apr 24 2008, 08:11 PM Post #11
Posts: 94 Group: Staff Member #332 Joined: Apr 23, 2008	Am currently reading Stephenie Meyer's Twiight Series: Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. My co-faculty recommended them since he knows I'm fond of Anne Rice. They're not as heavy as the vampire chronicles, but they kept me reading all through the night
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eight	Apr 24 2008, 10:23 PM Post #12
ai ai gasa Posts: 64 Group: Staff Member #272 Joined: Mar 26, 2008	have any recommendation on books like meg cabot's (other than hers, of course)?



dora0chan	Apr 26 2008, 04:03 PM Post #13
- fangirl, genius for the things that don't matter, member of the Pervvy Minds association, editor - Posts: 72 Group: Staff Member #166 Joined: Jan 27, 2008	i recommend the Twilight saga(Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse...)...they are AWESOME! vampires



eight	Apr 26 2008, 10:21 PM Post #14
ai ai gasa Posts: 64 Group: Staff Member #272 Joined: Mar 26, 2008	just bought twilight. bought the paperback first to see how good it is. if i like it, then i may buy the hardcovers of all the entire saga. heheheheh. it's not all complete yet, is it?



dora0chan	May 5 2008, 07:03 PM Post #15
- fangirl, genius for the things that don't matter, member of the Pervvy Minds association, editor - Posts: 72 Group: Staff Member #166 Joined: Jan 27, 2008	nope...she is in the process of writing the forth book and also, the edward's version of twilight you can visit her site if you want more information there is a movie comming too probably will be a disaster but....who knows, it might surprise us ...or not



yobebi	May 5 2008, 07:26 PM Post #16
Posts: 94 Group: Staff Member #332 Joined: Apr 23, 2008	the twilight series is great...there's something about it that hooks you and before you know it, you've been reading throughout the night coz you just can't stop. @dora0chan - i'm also looking forward to the movie...though i'm trying not to expect too much so i won't be too disappointed after
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dora0chan	May 17 2008, 09:43 PM Post #17
- fangirl, genius for the things that don't matter, member of the Pervvy Minds association, editor - Posts: 72 Group: Staff Member #166 Joined: Jan 27, 2008	@yobebi - i know what you mean. have you seen the trailer? it's awesome...it might actually turn out ok shrug



yobebi	May 18 2008, 04:31 PM Post #18
Posts: 94 Group: Staff Member #332 Joined: Apr 23, 2008	@dorachan - yup, i've seen it. can' t wait for december... :D
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lil_aqua_chic	May 26 2008, 05:39 PM Post #19
Posts: 401 Group: Project Leader Member #105 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	I seriously need to find more time to read ><" I'm STILL reading "The Stone Key" Gah and I've practically forgotten what's happened in the first 4 books T___T And Movies based from books tend to disappoint me a lot coughharrypottercough Edited by lil_aqua_chic, May 26 2008, 05:39 PM.



dora0chan	Jun 1 2008, 04:47 PM Post #20
- fangirl, genius for the things that don't matter, member of the Pervvy Minds association, editor - Posts: 72 Group: Staff Member #166 Joined: Jan 27, 2008	@lil: yeeh, that's why we're a bit scared but shrug hopefully it will turn out ok



areea-chan	Jun 21 2008, 12:28 PM Post #21
Posts: 42 Group: Project Leader Member #410 Joined: Jun 20, 2008	I'm a huge Meg Cabot fan. If you like her books, I highly recommend anything by Maureen Johnson, John Green, Sarra Manning, Wendelin van Draanen, Rachel Vail, Louise Rennison, and Scott Westerfeld. Also Neil Gaiman even though he's more horror/sci-fi/fantasy mixed with reality. Think Ray Bradbury-ish. Janet Tashjian and Ian Ogilvy are also good. I just finished Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin van Draanen, and it was so good! Very fluffy (I like the fluff, hehe).



yobebi	Aug 10 2008, 01:11 PM Post #22
Posts: 94 Group: Staff Member #332 Joined: Apr 23, 2008	to all those following the twilight series...breaking dawn's out! :D
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Kevin	Sep 20 2008, 06:50 AM Post #23
That One Guy Posts: 4 Group: Member Member #593 Joined: Sep 20, 2008	I've only read a couple of Iceberg Slim's books but they're great. Doom Fox and PIMP are my all time favorites.



shazou	Oct 2 2008, 11:56 AM Post #24
Fansubbing Fan Posts: 16 Group: Member Member #455 Joined: Jul 8, 2008	hasn't the Twilight series been adapted in a tvshow now ? how is it ? I haven't read it.. as for vampire stories i would say Anita Blake serie's by Laurell K Hamilton !!! I am also fond of thriller books like the Maxim Chattam ones.. or historical/ epic one like The Outlandish series by Diana Gabaldon...



Lukia	Oct 7 2008, 10:37 AM Post #25
Posts: 86 Group: Staff Member #71 Joined: Jan 16, 2008	No, I don't think into a TV show. But into a movie! It hasn't come out yet, but Edward's playing Robert Pattinson. I think the girl needs to be a bit paler, but that's just from the trailer. I might have issues with the movies if the vampires aren't pretty enough, but I'm pretty pleased with Robert as the selection right now. Oh, and in the soundtrack, there's gonna be Linkin Park's "Leave Out All the Rest." (I love that song.) Okay, enough fan-stuff. I have to say the whole Edward-obsession thing for Bella and vice versa is a little creepy and makes Bella seem a little unstable sometimes, but the series is pretty amusing, and there are nice scenes that are fun to reread (like when her shield beats Jane's attack!).
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shazou	Oct 10 2008, 11:39 AM Post #26
Fansubbing Fan Posts: 16 Group: Member Member #455 Joined: Jul 8, 2008	Oh it's a movie then ? I see.... i saw the cast of the characters on the MTV music video awards... The girl was familiar to me but i don't remember from where LooL.. I didn't read the books, i'm pretty much more onto my vampire series which are Anita Blake ones lol but i am like you.. vampires should be pretty ! xDD~~ And LP... i totally agree ! <3



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