name 3 books

[marysmerrycats]

many years ago I read vc andrews, but that was a long time ago! she is dead now and books with her name still keep coming out!

[marysmerrycats]

has anyone ever read, "black like me"?

[marysmerrycats]

thanks for those links Naomi.. now I see it was Noahs mommy that had posted the other book thread! and I see one by icyshiver21... don't laugh, but when I was new to the internet, and I discovered amazon.com I would sometimes stay on that site up to 3 hours, it was like being in a library, but I could just sit
there and type in the authors name and up popped all their books. and the same with the types of books.
I had so much fun with that for the first few weeks!

[anna_66]

1.)Robert Block-Psychos (if you like scary, this one's awesome )

2.)Any Stephen King-But I think the Dark Tower Series is my fav.

And don't laugh now...

3.)Marilyn Manson-Long Hard Road Out Of Hell (I like Bios-and his music's not too bad either )

[captain]

Originally posted by anna_66
And don't laugh now...

3.)Marilyn Manson-Long Hard Road Out Of Hell (I like Bios-and his music's not too bad either )

OMG - Anna, my opinion of you has changed ...............

Would never have picked you for a Marilyn Manson fan. I am NOT, but I like bios, so will make an effort to read it.
Now whenver I hear a Marilyn Manson tune, I will think of you .......

I too like scary - LOVE Dean Koontz, and the earlier Stephen King. His new ones are getting abit weird ....... but I read them anyway

[marysmerrycats]

another of my cat books is,"cat caught my heart"(purrfect tales of wisdom, hope and love)

I also like to read folktales, I have 4 or 5 books, Italian folktales, Irish, folktales from around the world, etc etc. and I have a subscribption to angel magazine, even though that's not a book, I enjoy the stories.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by marysmerrycats
Italian folktales, Irish, folktales from around the world, etc etc.

folktales???? you can say porn.....

[anna_66]

Originally posted by captain
OMG - Anna, my opinion of you has changed ...............

You wouldn't be the first person to say that

[Uabassoon]

I used to read V.C. Andrews too, my sister and I were addicted. But here are my 3 favorites, or close to it anyways.

Breakfast of Champions and Slaughter House Five (they are both so good I can't choose one)- Kurt Vonegutt

Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess

[mugsy]

I have read Black Like Me.....interesting book. I had forgotten about that one.

Has anyone read "Freckles?" by Gene Stratton Porter? She's from Indiana and she led an interesting life.

[marysmerrycats]

folktales???? you can say porn.....

excuse me Richard??? someone is thinking in the gutter...

[smokey the elder]

I can only pick three? I read about one book a week or two.

Let's see. I actually liked Sum of All Fears; I read it 8 years ago and was stunned about how prophetic it was.

The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lillian Jackson Braun.

The Shadows of the Empire series by Thomas Harlan (alternate Roman empire campaign against Persia in which magic works.)

Needless to say, I like lots of different styles!

[Denyce]

Oh my gosh. I read so much and have so many favorites I don't think I could even begin with just single books...so I will name some authors.

I agree with Richard...King hit his pinnacle with The Stand. I have read the unabridged version several times.

There are some really incredible fantasy books by Gayle Greeno. They are about some healers that develope a psychic bond with a creature much like a cat called a Ghatti.

For some really great historical fiction I love Morgan Llwellyen. Her history of Ireland just brings it all to life.

For an interesting twist to the King Arther story is a set of books by Jack Whyte. Much more of a history about Rome.

For mysteries I absolutely love Jan Burke. She did a story that included a cadaver dog that was just wonderful.

I don't read much in the way of romance books. Too predictable but I did fall in love with Diana Gabaldon. I also just found an auther by the name of Sara Donati that must be a friend of Gabaldon since she referenced the Fraser clan in her first book.

I also loved the new book about Seabiscuit but I cannot remember the name of the author and I don't have the book at hand. Since the movie version of that is about to come out this summer it is timely.

And for non-fiction there is an absolutely incredible book called "When Elephants Weep - the emotional lives of animals" the author is jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. He also wrote "The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats - a journey intot he feline heart". I just haven't read that one yet..it is by my bed in the "to read pile"

I probably read at least 3 books a week. And it isn't like I read allll the time...I just read fast. I had a teacher that was into proving speed reading back in the 80's. At that time I was reading about 1200 words a minute with an 80% retention. Now that I am over 40 I read slower and find I sometimes have to go back to refresh my memory but I still tend to just read quickly. And I just LOVE books. For me it is more than just the story. It is the feel in the books in your hand..the smell of the ink...the smoothness of the pages....almost like a drug...*LOL*

Denyce

[marysmerrycats]

For some really great historical fiction I love Morgan Llwellyen. Her history of Ireland just brings it all to life.

that sounds good,and I bet my mom would like that too, she likes book about Ireland.

several of the books you mentioned sound good...

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by Denyce

For some really great historical fiction I love Morgan Llwellyen. Her history of Ireland just brings it all to life.

I love her books!!! I started one becuase my friend's husband had sent it in to work with her for someone else. I didn't have a book to read so I borrowed it and I was hooked. I have read 3 or 4 but i need to geton amazon and seeif she has anymore