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Whether it's required reading in high school, dog-eared favorites on our bedside table, or the final book in a series we wait sixteen hours in line for, we have all read books that have left an impression on us. From Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to the pop culture phenomenon of Twilight, from curling up with a novel in a comfy chair by the fire to hastily skimming one five minutes before a college final on its contents, we have all experienced the thrill of discovering a new world or a new wealth of information, leaving our daily lives behind to explore the pages of a book. (Wow, am I melodramatic!)

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THE OUTLANDER SERIES BY DIANA GABALDON.

It transcends cheesy romance novels and brings actual intrigue to the genre. It's really well written, funny, sad at times. The characters are so awesome. There is a good amount of physical romance in there, but it's nothing graphic or pornographic, and it's never the main focus of the story.

Oh, my, god. Just read it.

I shall give a list or... something like one!

Manga: Parasyte and Naruto are my fav's. Parasyte because it is a sick and twisted story about parasitic creatures that basically crawl into a human, consume the head and take it's place, controlling the body and... being. awesome. It's so good, and the Parasyte's are so emotionless but intelligent- eerie and makes you think. And I just got a soft spot for Naruto, I can't help it! I love the characters and the... ninjas! It's just really good in my opinion. :3

Books: Laurell K. Hamilton's series. All she writes about is basically sex, but there's some plot involved. Also werewolves. 1984 by George Orwell is always a fav. The Plucker by Brom- an illustrated story, it's so crazy and awesome, plus Brom is one of my favorite artists ever.

That's it for now...

It's way too difficult to find a used copy of Twilight ><

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New Laurell K. Hamilton novel. *flips out* I love her books so much. x_x

Oh you have such a long and delightful way to go. As it happens, I didn't read the first.. two books in the series? So perhaps I missed out on Anita's annoying side.

Also found out today that she does have a new book out, came out in December (Divine Misdemeanors)! Not of the Anita Blake series, but here other series I also looove, the Meredith Gentry series, which takes place in a "fairy" world. Sexy tentacle demon meeen... and yes. Once you catch up on Anita Blake please do look into this series as well!

Also apparently:
Book 18: Flirt Forthcoming February 2, 2010.
Book 19: Bullet Forthcoming June 1, 2010.