Book recommendation - Page 2

[Attila the Honey]

Surfacing or The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
(well, anything by Margaret Atwood)
April Witch by Majgull Axelsson
Eva Moves the Furniture by Margot Livesey

[zebulun.sunbeam]

kahlil gibran is one of the most beautiful writers of all time.
You can read his works online. the prophet is beautiful.

[Janelovesmax]

Originally Posted by natrowmum

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series

One For the Money
Two For the Dough
Three to Get Deadly
The Last Peep (short story in the Mary Higgins Clark anthology The Plot Thickens)
Four to Score
High Five
Hot Six
Seven Up
Hard Eight
Visions of Sugar Plums (holiday novella)
To the Nines
Ten Big Ones
Eleven On Top
Twelve Sharp (June 20, 2006)

I don't read a lot of non scifi/fan fiction (except children's) but this is a great choice for turning off your brain with and giggling when you need to. I read it, my husband read it, my sister (who doesn't read anything i read) and my dear friend who hates reading read it and everyone loves them all.

WARNING: don't read it in public unless you don't mind having total strangers walk up and ask what's so funny because you are howling at the top of your lungs

I've read SEven Up about 5-6 years ago. It was pretty funny.

[Janelovesmax]

Originally Posted by zebulun.sunbeam

kahlil gibran is one of the most beautiful writers of all time.
You can read his works online. the prophet is beautiful.

I think I've read The Prophet...Is his style of writing more like poetry or am I confused?

[AEZMama]

Originally Posted by Janelovesmax

What is his genre? Do you have a favorite?

His books are set in Latin America, the Mediterranean. He has some very funny books (the ones set in Latin America) and some more on the serious side-my favorite being Corelli's Mandolin. If you've read and love "Love in the time of Cholera" by Marquez, you'll LOVE Corelli's Mandolin. It was his first book that I read and it got me reading them all. If I have to choose a favorite, I'd say Corelli's-but I loved them all. Here's his Random House link.

[AEZMama]

Originally Posted by Janelovesmax

OK, after going to Amazon.com and reading some summaries and reviews, those are the books that look really appealing to me:

Jodi Picoult "My Sister's Keeper"
Kazuo Ishiguro "Never Let Me Go"
Banana Yoshimoto "Kitchen"
Louis de Bernieres "Birds Without Wings"
David Sedaris "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim"
Louise Erdrich "Love Medicine"
Elizabeth Berg "Range of Motion"

I couldn't find PS.I Love You there!!! Can I find it at Barnes and Nobles?

It's all over the place in terms of the genre, but that's good, cause I love variety.

"Kitchen" was great, and of course ANYTHING David Sedaris gets a bit !

[KayasMama04]

I love terry goodkinds "sword of truth" series

I also liked "tuesdays with morey" "the five people you meet in heaven" by Mitch Albom

Lovely Bones-Alice Sebold

Angels and Demons-Dan Brown

I LOVE John Grishman

[Janelovesmax]

Originally Posted by KayasMama04

I love terry goodkinds "sword of truth" series

I also liked "tuesdays with morey" "the five people you meet in heaven" by Mitch Albom

Lovely Bones-Alice Sebold

Angels and Demons-Dan Brown

I LOVE John Grishman

I cried my eyes out when I read "The Five People You meet in Heaven" and "The Lovely Bones"
I love John Grisham as well, but I'll pass on Dan Brown.

I will check on "Sword of truth"!

[Janelovesmax]

Just want to mention that I did order "My Sister's Keeper", "P.S. I Love You" and "Never Let Me Go" today from amazon. Can't wait to read them and let you know what I thought!