I need book suggestions!

[Sevaede]

I go through books like tasty snacks. I just read two five hundred page books in the last six days. Before that, it was a couple of two hundred page books. I have read ALL of my books except The Complete Encyclopedia of Cats, To Wake The Dead, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Fahrenheit 451. I absolutely dread trying to read Mockingbird again because I've tried several times and it was so... incredibly... boring. So, any suggestions?

Two things, though. I just found out that there are three or four more dog and cat encyclopedias beyond what I have found. I AM SO EXCITED. I will buy them all, eventually, because each have a few that the others don't. Also, I am having trouble finding a book. I found a passage in one of my literature books in high school and have since forgotten the name of the author. All I can remember about the author, specifically, is that it was a male from the south (I know he was from the south because the whole book, almost, was stories from southern writers). The book is supposed to be humorous. It is called something like The Oedipus Complex.

[RICHARD]

I inhale books....

What kinds do you like?
Besides the ones you listed?

Humour, mystery, true crime?

[G535]

Lots of ebooks available free online, you can download and read them when you have time. I get most of my books at garage/yard sales and second hand shops/stores. Much as I love computers I would not like a world without books too.

[ChrisH]

One of the books I love is Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. (It's 933 pages long so could keep you occupied for a couple of days ).

Have you read any Terry Pratchett books? I'm just getting into them. I loved Good Omens - which he wrote with someone else, can't remember who - and am now reading Carpe Jugulum, which is part of the Discworld series.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

One of the books I love is Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. (It's 933 pages long so could keep you occupied for a couple of days ).

Have you read any Terry Pratchett books? I'm just getting into them. I loved Good Omens - which he wrote with someone else, can't remember who - and am now reading Carpe Jugulum, which is part of the Discworld series.

I love Terry Prachett! He is sooooo funny, I really enjoy the Discworld series, and I really liked his new one, Thud!. Haha, how can you not want to read a book with that title?

I'm not sure about the author in particular you are trying to find...I'm thinking of southern authors and all that's coming up right now is William Faulkner- and his books would certainly not be called funny! (IMO, mind-numbingly confusing and disturbing would be a good description).

Just for ideas, I really like Willa Cather, Henry James (his best is Portrait of a Lady, I have read it about 5 times!), Bill Bryson (I love all of this books, they are so funny!) and I also really like the Harry Potter series. I know they are kids books, but I absolutely cannot wait until the final book comes out! Oh, and if you like good nonfiction about pets, Stephen Budiansky has some really good ones. I'll have to pay close attention to this thread as I'm always on the lookout for good books too.

[Zippy]

Great another Reader I LOVE to read.i sometimes make myself stay awake so i can read my books
Cold Sassy Tree it is a great book,the westing game it is a teen book but still i love it,and Babylon Rising series I am reading that right know
The parrots on teleograph hill I want to read it sometime.The Harry Potter Books.

[Cataholic]

Like Richard, I inhale books, too! Finally, Jonah is a good enough sleeper that I can indulge in an hour of reading at night, without worrying about a 5 am wake up time!

My fave authors' Stuart Wood, David Baldacci, LesCroart (sic), and anything in that 'genre'.

I also read Debbie Macromber, and Jonah (with help from Lillycat) got me her sequel to Blossom Street. I just finished it last night.

When all else fails, I will read magazines. If nothing else- I will read instruction manuals, product manuals, just give me something to read!

Jonah seems to love to read, too. We go to the library often (though the electric door button seems his fave thing right now), and he has a couple of shelves of books to choose from. Of course, his favorite is, "Where is the Cat".

Someone said to me once, "I don't have the time to read....". My answer- here it comes again, folks! Turn off the TV!

[JenBKR]

There's "Oedipus the King", by Sophocles, probably not what you want. The Oedipus complex is a Freudian idea, so a book about it maybe making fun? Not sure.... I read that in high school, very interesting....I am also an avid reader, I can't go to sleep at night until I've read something. My husband just doesn't understand...I can spend ALL day in a Barnes & Nobles. I have about 35 books on my shelf that I have yet to read

[luvofallhorses]

If you like horses -- chicken soup for the horse lover's soul is good. I got that book awhile back and am still reading it.

[shihtzulover850]

They have chicken soup for everything on the earths soul. I would recommend those books they are fun

[Aspen and Misty]

I love to read also! I can't have enough books to keep me happy! I just recently stumbled upon a series by an author named Tamora Pierce. I'm very much into science fiction so I loved these books. They are about a girl who has a form of magic called wild magic and uses it to talk to animals as her magic grows she can later on morph into animals. I won't go into explaining the books as I always tend to make them sound horrible, but it was a really good series. It is a teen series but I loved every minute of it!

The books are called (in order) - Wild Magic, Wolf Speaker, Emperor Mage and The Realms of the Gods

I also love any book by Anne McCaffrey, she has a great series called the Dragon riders of Pern that I have fallen in love with and can't get enough of. I would definitely recommend them to any reader.

Ashley

[BC_MoM]

Ahh.. I love reading.

Here's some books I've read recently and highly reccomend:

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Angeline by Karleen Bradford

Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen

[Jessika]

Well I highly enjoyed Ender's Game and the entire series. Definitely something different, a little sci-fi, but not the boring sci-fi!

[Zippy]

I love to read also! I can't have enough books to keep me happy! I just recently stumbled upon a series by an author named Tamora Pierce.

The books are called (in order) - Wild Magic, Wolf Speaker, Emperor Mage and The Realms of the Gods



Ashley

She is the best I love all her books I love the Alanna series.She is my fav.author of all

[Sevaede]

I inhale books....

What kinds do you like?
Besides the ones you listed?

Humour, mystery, true crime?

Pretty much everything that is *not* sci fi or fantasy.