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 Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:14 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:27 pm
I have enjoyed several books by Ludlum and Michael Crichton is a great author also. Have you read the most recent book by Ludlum? I just picked it up for my hubby.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:55 pm
Ms. Zorra I have enjoyed several books by Ludlum and Michael Crichton is a great author also. Have you read the most recent book by Ludlum? I just picked it up for my hubby. These 2 are wonderful authors . Thier books are always full of good delicious plot
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:25 pm
I just picked him up the latest Stephen Coonts "The Traitor" last night at Costco. He is looking forward to that. Me - I am currently rereading my Pip and Flinx stories by Alan Dean Foster. I am up to The End of the Matter. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed reading Flinx's adventures.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:20 am
I need to read more Ludlum stuff. I was crazy about The Bourne Identity in novel form. I've never heard of the others, but that's probably because, when I go to bookstores, I make a beeline for either classics or manga x3.
That said, some of my favorite authors are Charlotte Bronte, Bram Stoker, and Lewis Carroll. I have a huge stack of other classics to read, though. I'll probably dig into something by Emily Bronte or Jane Austen next.
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:49 am
The Lazarus Vendetta
Robert Ludlum
I enjoy the writings by this author.
Well written
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:35 pm
I read a variety of books but have never read any from the authors you listed. I have read many of the books from Jane Austen, Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, I have read several classics as well all of which I have enjoyed
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 6:34 pm
Although i ony skimmed over the information it doesn't seem that I have heard of these authors/books and I would really appreciate some feedback on what some of the books are about for future interest.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:51 am
Nicholas Sparks:
A Walk To Remember
Well writen, keeps the attention, and inspires a person to live a full and passionate life.
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:50 pm
what about tamora pierce? she has 25ish books that are [or so the ones i've read, which would be about 12-13]
I would highly recomend the circle of magic series, the circle opens, the circle universe, and the tricksters series, also the new terrior book by her...
the books in each series are as followed
Circle of Magic:
Sandry's Book
Tris's Book
Daja's Book
Briar's Book
The Circle Opens:
Magic Steps
Street Magic
Cold Fire
Shatter Glass
The Circle Universe:
The Will of the Emperess [the only one out right now, there are suppsed to be 3 more one btw is comeing out in audio this summer]
Tricksters Series:
Trickster's Choice
Trickster's Queen
Terrior
Beka Cooper[also the only one out but the series is new, and this book is new its self fyi]
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:42 pm
Here are a few of books that I think others would like.
Cages: by Peg Kehret.
Claudia: by Barbara Wallace.
Esperanza Rising: by Pam Munoz Ryan.
And last but not leats, a Glory of Unicorns: by Bruce Coville.
The first book is about a 14 year old girl named Kit who has a bit of a hard life, and does something bad out of anger and is taught a lesson by a dog. I think it's a good book that kids in that age range can relate to, I know I felt very in tune with the character.
The second book is about a 12 year old named Claudia, who's just going through the struggles of friendship and being a teenager. I think readers can relate to this character as well, I know that when I was her age I felt very similar to how she feels.
The third book is about a 13 year old, Spanish, girl named Esperanza who suddenly loses everything dear to her and has to move to America where she's not so accepted, but somehow she finds her way. Yet another book teenage girls can relate to.
The fourth book is just a bunch of stories about unicorns all put together in one book, I just thought I'd put it down in case anyone here has a thing for unicorns.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:42 pm
The Pip and Flinx Books were written by Alan Dean Foster. It has gotten to be a relatively large body of stories now.
It begins in a Marketplace in the city of Drallar on the Planet Moth. A very young boy is being "sold". An extremely old woman (over 80 years old even then!) who never had children or even wanted any is walking by and finds herself in the front and before she knows what is happening she purchases him, not in the sense that he is a slave, but now he is a member of her household and her responsibility. It is a very interesting story. The boy has special gifts, which he tries to keep under wraps, he tells her, but that is all. He is very young and confused by what has happened in his life. She can't understand what happened to him either, but decides she is not going to allow anyone is to bother him anymore. She runs a shop in the Marketplace with curios and antiques. He helps her in the business. Pip is an Alaspinian mini drag. A type of telepathic snake from a very warm planet and a reptile that is NOT allowed to be transported around. It is on Moth alone and frightened and wakes Flinx up in the middle of the night with its "crying". Pip is a very deadly type of snake. But passive unless directly attacked. So the two come together and the adventures unfold from there.
In a lot of ways, these books showcase a myriad of human dynamics, compassion, love, greed, lust and avarice, confusion, challenging thoughts and first impressions. I really enjoy them.
The boys grows from a very young child to manhood in the series, so it doesn't just focus on one aspect of his life.
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:59 am
You are welcome! I did notice them in the Barnes and Nobles bookstore last night, so at least some of this series is still widely available. I know that for Love of Mother Not I had to go and hunt down that book in used bookstores, and also The Tar Aym Krang (possibly misspelled, sorry) was also out of print. Both I did find though!
Anne McCaffrey writes the Acornia series which is about a girl whose entire race is humanoid/Unicorn hybrid people. Maybe you would be interested in her books Pink Rose. I prefer her Dragonriders of Pern or Crystal Singer series, but everyone likes different things!
Does anyone else in here adore P.G. Wodehouse?
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