Laurenx Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) This section of the forum has very few topics and posts at the moment - surely people still read?! I'm constantly reading something, I'm an avid reader and always have a book on the go. Anyone else the same?! So what are everyone's favourite books? I have so many favourites, but off the top of my head (and this is literally only a very rough list, compared to how many books I read!): His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula LeGuin The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula LeGuin Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Persuasion - Jane Austen The Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling The Ninth Circle & Jasmyn - Alex Bell Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate events - perhaps for kids but I still love them all And basically a whole bunch of sci-fi and fantasy, and a whole lot of YA (guilty pleasure...) Anyone else care to post some of their favourite books? (And get this section of the forum going a little bit?!) Edited June 29, 2012 by Laurenx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurenx Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Nobody?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLOW99 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hey I kinda stick with favouite authors: Laurell K Hamilton Kelley Armstrong Charlaine Harris Mary Janice Davidson Carl Hiaasen Sue Grafton Sara Paretsky Terry Pratchett Kim Harrison etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurenx Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Oh cool I try to read a variety of authors and genres, but if I like a particular book by one specific author I'll read all their other stuff straight after I'm a fan of Charlaine Harris too, love the Sookie Stackhouse series. Is Kelley Armstrong any good? I have one book (The Summoning) which I was bought for xmas but I haven't had time to read it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLOW99 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The Summoning is one of her younger reader books but it's really good. you should get bitten and stolen. she likes to use a narrator in a book or two and then change to another character that you've met in previous books. Did you know Charlaine is doing some signings in the uk shortly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurenx Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Oh right, cool Teen fiction has suddenly become a guilty pleasure lol, but my friend bought it (she is 27 and she's only just read it ) and she wanted me to read it, she also bough me a book called Shiver which I haven't read, but I'm assuming it's the same genre... I didn't know! I'll have to look up where and when! Thanks for the heads up Edited February 26, 2010 by Laurenx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titch Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I love Anne Rice!! Read the vampire chronicles loads of times!!! just re- reading The Queen of the Damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchthesky Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Twilight Saga. Stephen King. Jodi Picoult breakfast at tiffany's :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurenx Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 I've read a couple of Jodi Picoult, and although they are well written, the ones I have read are just too sad for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I read all the time - I have so many books I sometimes can't remember which I've read and which I haven't A few of my favourite authors are Harlan Coben, Mark Billingham, Nicholas Evans, Ruth Rendell and Bill Bryson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna_a54 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'm always reading aswell my favourites are: Jodi Picoult - read most but my favourites are Nineteen minutes & The Pact Garth Nix - sabriel series James Patterson - these books are just easy reads but i would recommend When the wind blows and The lake house. Stephenie Meyer - twilight series & The Host Audrey Niffenger - Time travellers wife and Her fearful symmetry Nicholas Evans I'm looking at buying the True Blood series books but not 100% are they any good? I haven't seen any of the series on tv i always like to read the books before i see the films / tv programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblackrose Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Some of my favourites; Handmaids tale - Margaret Atwood The Outsiders - S.E Hinton Watchers - Dean Koontz Twilight saga Anything by Charlaine Harris Charlie Parker books - John Connolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titch Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Some of my favourites; Handmaids tale - Margaret Atwood The Outsiders - S.E Hinton Watchers - Dean Koontz Twilight saga Anything by Charlaine Harris Charlie Parker books - John Connolly I love The Outsiders!! Loved the film too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLOW99 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Oh right, cool Teen fiction has suddenly become a guilty pleasure lol, but my friend bought it (she is 27 and she's only just read it ) and she wanted me to read it, she also bough me a book called Shiver which I haven't read, but I'm assuming it's the same genre... I didn't know! I'll have to look up where and when! Thanks for the heads up i love teen fiction and i'm 26 :) I'm always reading aswell my favourites are: Jodi Picoult - read most but my favourites are Nineteen minutes & The Pact Garth Nix - sabriel series James Patterson - these books are just easy reads but i would recommend When the wind blows and The lake house. Stephenie Meyer - twilight series & The Host Audrey Niffenger - Time travellers wife and Her fearful symmetry Nicholas Evans I'm looking at buying the True Blood series books but not 100% are they any good? I haven't seen any of the series on tv i always like to read the books before i see the films / tv programmes. i prefer the true blood books to the series. think it has more humour in book form whereas the series is trying to play with the horror/adult aspect a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurenx Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 From what I have read of the True Blood book series (which is the first two and half of the third) I do prefer the books. The show is really good, but it takes on a different angle. Although, I personally think that a plus with the show is that is embraces the other characters a bit more and you see their side and their story more than in the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermyrules7 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 My favourites are (in no paticular order): Stephenie Meyer-Twilight Saga and The Host Louise Rennison-Confessions of Georgia Nicholson Charlaine Harris-True Blood Richelle Mead-Vampire Acedemy JK Rowling-Harry Potter series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im-A-Future-Wombat Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 My Favourite authors have to be Terry Prachett Patrick Ness Jane Austen Emily Brontë for Wuthering Heights and her poetry and finally Harper Lee because To Kill A Mocking Bird was amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalleOz Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Love these: Stephenie Meyer - The Twilight Saga and The Host James Ellroy - L.A. Confidential J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Dan Brown - Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons Anne Tyler - A Slipping Down Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuntydwarf Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Tend to stick to the same authors, although I do read one offs. I generally tend to have more than one book on the go at a time. Terry Pratchett (not just Discworld) Brian Lumley (Just finished Necroscope, currently reading the House of Doors) Laurell K Hamilton (currently re-reading The Harlequin) Tanya Huff Jim Butcher ... to name but a few. Plus general genre stuff, like the Dragonlance series, various horror authors (King, Herbert, Stoker, Lovecraft, Poe, etc.), The Belgariad by David Eddings, Roald Dahl is still always good, CS Lewis ... But my all time favourite book has got to be The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. I think I own more books than DVDs and CDs combined... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symphony Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Twilight Saga & The Host - Stephanie Meyer The Rescue, The Last Song, Dear John - Nicholas Sparks they're the ones that spring to mind :) Also love Melissa Hill, Patricia Scanlan, Sheila O'Flanagan, Cecilia Aherne, Nicholas Evans :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwebb Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I love reading, have done ever since i was a kid. Some of my favourites are: Harry Potter series by JK Rowling - i have been obsessed with harry potter for more than half my life! Jane Austen - read all of her books n my faves have to be emma and pride and prejudice Kathy Reiches - the author that the tv series bones is based on, theres only 1 of hers i haven't read yet and have loved tham all To kill a mocking bird by harper lee- probably the only book that i had to read in school that i actually liked The morganville vampire series - just finished reading all 8 of them, was hooked, now impatiently waiting for the 9th to be released theres loads more books that i've read n enjoyed but these are my faveourite ones :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie_Nitram Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have LOADS of favourites. I tend to stick to authors that I find I enjoy, but do read recommended books from people who have similar tastes to myself. Authors: (in no particular order!) Robert Jordon (RIP ) Brandon Sanderson Tamora Pierce Maria V. Snyder Richelle Mead Sherwood Smith Naomi Novik JK Rowling Stephenie Meyer Mary Hoffman Jane Austen JRR Tolkien Louisa May Alcott Eva Ibbotson i'm sure there's more that I've not listed here. I like to read series as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 A lot of my favourite books tend to be series' by the same authors so I'll just say my favourite authors: Darren Shan JK Rowling Cate Tiernan Cassandra Clare Charlaine Harris Kelley Armstrong Aside from those authors I have two other favourite books: 'The Raging Quiet' by Sherryl Jordan and 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Worldwar series. By Harry Turtledove Old man war by John Scalzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quidditysea Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 my fave authors are: Kelley armstrong ( my top fave for sure, the otherworld series is the best series EVER!!!) Rick riordan Alex Scarrow J.K Rowling Pittacus Lore Old Clive Barker( i say old cos it's been a while since he has written a good book!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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