[Sea_of_Roses]

Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson


"what if your imaginary friend from childhood was your one true love?"

[silvermalaikah]

Originally Posted by Sea_of_Roses

Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson


"what if your imaginary friend from childhood was your one true love?"

i recently read a book that turned out to be about imaginary friends.. pretty interesting.
i read it online because the library was out of copies.. its called: 'if you could see me now' by cecelia ahern

[Blue_Phoenix]

Originally Posted by bravotwozero

Well, what kinda stuff do you like to read? Fiction, non-fiction, history, politics, social commentary, religion, literature, etc?

Fiction. I'm also a history nut but I read considerably less of that. And I read sports books to keep my head from overfrying.

[bravotwozero]

Originally Posted by Blue_Phoenix

Fiction. I'm also a history nut but I read considerably less of that. And I read sports books to keep my head from overfrying.

I don't read too much fiction, but here's some I liked:

1984 by George Orwell
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
House of God by Samuel Shem
I was a teenage Katima Victim by Will Ferguson - A very funny book

Travels with Charley Across America by John Steinbeck - I really liked this one, since I love travelling and hearing of other places. Steinbeck took an actualy journey across the country in the 60's in a van, with his dog.

[Aida]

Just finished HP 7, didn't read it when it first came out.

I'm thinking of reading Brick Lane again, rushed through it during the first read. Apparently there's a movie on it.

[Bluestar]

It was a really good movie Very realistic and so many unsaid things that were still understood. I loved it.

[Ayooshi]

Asalamu Alaikum,

The Historian. Very good....it turned out to be about Vampires, and apparently Dracula is this tyrant from the 15th century, Vlad the Impaler.

Fi AmanAllah

[Blue_Phoenix]

The Gospel According to the Simpsons by Mark Pinsky

[shadha]

My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult


From Publishers Weekly
The difficult choices a family must make when a child is diagnosed with a serious disease are explored with pathos and understanding in this 11th novel by Picoult (Second Glance, etc.). The author, who has taken on such controversial subjects as euthanasia (Mercy), teen suicide (The Pact) and sterilization laws (Second Glance), turns her gaze on genetic planning, the prospect of creating babies for health purposes and the ethical and moral fallout that results. Kate Fitzgerald has a rare form of leukemia. Her sister, Anna, was conceived to provide a donor match for procedures that become increasingly invasive. At 13, Anna hires a lawyer so that she can sue her parents for the right to make her own decisions about how her body is used when a kidney transplant is planned. Meanwhile, Jesse, the neglected oldest child of the family, is out setting fires, which his firefighter father, Brian, inevitably puts out. Picoult uses multiple viewpoints to reveal each character's intentions and observations, but she doesn't manage her transitions as gracefully as usual; a series of flashbacks are abrupt. Nor is Sara, the children's mother, as well developed and three-dimensional as previous Picoult protagonists. Her devotion to Kate is understandable, but her complete lack of sympathy for Anna's predicament until the trial does not ring true, nor can we buy that Sara would dust off her law degree and represent herself in such a complicated case. Nevertheless, Picoult ably explores a complex subject with bravado and clarity, and comes up with a heart-wrenching, unexpected plot twist at the book's conclusion.

Amazing.

I just saw that it's becoming a movie-- can't wait!


shadha-

[Aida]

Originally Posted by Bluestar

It was a really good movie Very realistic and so many unsaid things that were still understood. I loved it.

Ah really? In that case I'll watch it! Thanks for the mini review .

[jaani]

So I needed something to read after finishing the Harry Potter series for the umpteenth time. I had heard about the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers and apparently its the next big thing. I guess I didn't hear about it because it first came out in 2005 - during HP mania.

Its already being made into a movie to come out on 12.12.08. This is one of those books where I watched the trailers first and then got interested to read. Currently the series has 3 books published with the 4th coming out in August. I also read the first 20 pages of all the 3 books online - and I really liked it. But I should say that J. K. Rowling's literary skills far exceed those of Stephanie Meyers.

Series Order (Fiction/ Fantasy):




I'm going to start reading as soon as they arrive on my doorstep

~j

[bravotwozero]

Currently reading Iced: The Crystal Meth Epidemic by Jerry Langton.

Fascinating book about the history, production, and proliferation of crystal meth (methamphetamine) in the world. This is one horrific drug. People who get addicted have maybe a 5% chance of recovering, with permanent brain damage. Side effects include anhedonia - a complete inability to feel any kind of pleasure. The meth addict can't seem to taste food. Things that normally bring people happiness - eating a delicious meal, meeting friends, even sexual intercourse - bring absolutely no pleasure to the meth addict. Suicidal tendencies, which are normally suppressed in most people, become unrestrained in a brain damaged meth addict, which is why suicide ends up being a common tendency in these people.

Equally disturbing is the environmental impact that the manufacturing process of this drug has. Each pound of meth produced creates 6 pounds of toxic waste - the kind of stuff that contaminates the soil, and kills off trees.

For some reason I just have a perverse fascination with stories of drugs and crime. Maybe it's my sheltered middle class ubpringing; Learning about people from the 'other side of the tracks' always grabs my attention.

I suppose this is a good read for someone entering a health profession though. You're bound to run into a meth addict or two in the future.

[Sea_of_Roses]

The Enchantress of Florence

[shadha]

jaani: Currently the series has 3 books published with the 4th coming out in August.

An extremely popular series. Across the nation, one bookstore company alone has well over 35,000 customer reserves. I think that's pretty cool even though I'll never read the books- not my type of genre.

FYI, she did come out with an adult sci-fi called The Host.


shadha-

[jaani]

Originally Posted by shadha

jaani: Currently the series has 3 books published with the 4th coming out in August.

An extremely popular series. Across the nation, one bookstore company alone has well over 35,000 customer reserves. I think that's pretty cool even though I'll never read the books- not my type of genre.

FYI, she did come out with an adult sci-fi called The Host.


shadha-

Ya, the popular series went unnoticed by me

I saw The Host in stores, but I never looked at the authors name.....I was too busy with the Twilight

~j