I haven't picked up a book in a long time, and would really like to start reading again. I went to the library yesterday afternoon and found myself a little lost trying to pick out a book. I ended up with "The Bad Mother's Handbook" by Kate Long. It wasn't very good...

I like books that keep me on edge! So whether it's sad, scary, romantic or funny, let me know so I can jot it down and read it!

Thanks!

I'm never disappointed by Anita Shreve or Jodi Picoult.

I tend to read a lot Fantasy and Sci-fi as any list I come up with will show. :)

Wen Spencer's Tinker (Tinker, book 1) by Wen Spencer and its sequel Wolf Who Rules (Tinker, book 2) by Wen Spencer are good reads.

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files.

Patricia C. Wrede's Enchanted Forest series and her Lyra books.

Mike Resnick has a lot of good books. Too many to list.

David Weber's Path of the Fury by David Weber (I haven't read the extened version In Fury Born, yet.)

The list will get longer. :D

Oh thanks guys! I've written them down on my list.

I like Hester Browne's books. Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series is also a fun read. If you're looking for a more serious book, Sarah's Key is great.

The Shack.

Pillars of the Earth
Swan Song

Thanks! I was waiting for another response. I'm going to the library tonight and I really would like to bring home a pile of books :)

On the Road
The Jungle

Gregory Maguire has some really good books, my favorites are Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Wicked (the Wicked musical is based off this book). The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown are fairly fast paced and will keep you wanting to see what comes next, Angel's and Demons was pretty good too.

Oh thanks guys!

After I'm done reading them I will let you what I think about it. :)

James Patterson... Kiss The Girls.
Nora Roberts.. Carolina Moon. The scariest book I have ever read was "Salems Lot" Stephen King.

Opal The Journal of an Understanding Heart.

Just finished it, easy couple of days reading. Loved loved loved it! Brought me back to being grateful for the children and nature around us!

Fannie Flagg
She wrote Fried Green Tomatoes.
I have loved all of her other books too! Ohhhhh, I need to go get some new books!

I love Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.

Go back to the dusty shelves, Muddy. Anything you find by Erma Bombeck or Will Rogers will be worth the hunt.

The kite runner by khaled hosseini

Harlen Cobin... Great author

The Secret.

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The Secret.

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David Balducci... The Lottery Winner.

"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by
Khaled Hosseini is also very good.

I just finished two new books Muddy.. one by Jodi Picoult called;
"House Rules"... The other by Harlan Coben called; "Caught", it kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last page. You'll never guess the ending.

Ask again next year when you've read all of these. Has Rachel sprained her brain on Theodore Geisel yet?

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It would take a year to read all the books we've suggested:)

The Road
Memoirs of a Geisha
Going to Extremes
AND
Only You
Great books, I liked them all

Any thing by David Balducci. His best one is "The Lottery Winner and Absolute Power"

Of course,

The Shack.

Drood... Dan Simmons

Okay, I know this thread goes back to April & you are probably so inundated but there are a few books that I so enjoyed the titles have stayed with me for years. Some of them were already mentioned so I won't repeat them. There are really so many BUT I will limit myself to listing only 4,

The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Aztec by Gary Jennings
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Puddinhead Wilson by Mark Twain

If you like epic historical novels, Gary Jennings was one of the best In my opinion. I have read and enjoyed all of his books.

White Oleander, just finished and loved it!

"To Kill a Mockingbird".. Harper Lee

The Bhagavad-Gita

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The "Gita" reads like Tolkien, but slower. Stories of Krsna better told can be found in the Srimad Bhagavatam.