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Asked Dec 29, 2005, 09:28 AM — 29 Answers
I'm always looking for something new and interesting to read! Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Dec 29, 2005, 09:38 AM
I am re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia right now.

If you haven't read them thinking it's just for kids, that is incorrect. C.S. Lewis, in my opinion, wrote way over the heads of most of the kids that have enjoyed them over the years.
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Dec 29, 2005, 09:48 AM
I just finished reading "Death on the Nile" by Agatha Christie for the third time. I really like her and some of my other favorites by her are Peril at End House, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express.

If you like scary stuff, Stephen King's short story collections (NOT his long-winded novels) are really great. My favorites are the older collections such as "Skeleton Crew" and "Night Shift". Isaac Asimov is also good at writing short stories, and he has PILES of them. I am a big fan of short stories in general, as I believe they are harder to write effectively than novels.

Have you ever read Torey Hayden? She used to be a special education teacher, and has written several novels based on her experiences with emotionally disturbed children. My favorites are "Murphy's Boy", "Ghost Girl" and "One Child".

Of course the Harry Potter books are great, as are the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. I read somewhere that J.K. Rowling is a big fan of Narnia and the Potter books were largely inspired by C.S. Lewis.

Anyways LOL as you can tell I love to read! Nothing I suggested is new per se, but hopefully you can find something there that you haven't read yet.
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Dec 29, 2005, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rickj
I am re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia right now.

If you haven't read them thinking it's just for kids, that is incorrect. C.S. Lewis, in my opinion, wrote way over the heads of most of the kids that have enjoyed them over the years.
Yay! The Chronicles of Narnia rule! I tried to give you an agreement rating Rick, but it said I need to spread some more reputation around before giving it to you. So I'm posting my agreement instead.
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Dec 29, 2005, 09:55 AM
Thanks for the suggestions, guys! I have Chronicles of Narnia, I'm going to start it after them after the holiday season. And I have read everything Stephen King has ever published but I've never heard of Torey Hayden before. I will definitely check her out.
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Dec 29, 2005, 10:05 AM
Yes check out Torey Hayden definitely. She is really great and VERY addictive. Here's her website too actually:

http://www.torey-hayden.com/
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Dec 29, 2005, 12:13 PM
I just finished The World is Flat by Thomas L Friedman. It's lengthy but a good read.
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Jan 7, 2006, 02:23 PM
I have another recommendation for you. I am about halfway through "The End of the World News" by Anthony Burgess. He's the author who wrote "A Clockwork Orange". Anyways it's very different and interesting!
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Jan 7, 2006, 02:55 PM
A load of books well worth reading are the Discworld Series by Terry Prachett.
Extremely funny and intelligent.
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Jan 7, 2006, 05:36 PM
Thanks guys! I'm reading The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst right now. It's very very interesting. It won the Booker prize for fiction in 2004!
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