Books and you!

meggieintx
on 6/9/09 5:14 am - Fort Worth, TX
New way to get to know each other and find new reading material!!

1) What book are you reading now?
2) Who is your favorite author?
3) What book have you not read but are intimidated by?
4) What style of book is your favorite?
5) Name three authors you would reccomend,their genre and your favorte tiile by them.

meggie
Megan 
meggieintx
on 6/9/09 5:23 am - Fort Worth, TX
Here are my answers to my own questions...

1) I am reading "Next" by Michael Crichton
2) Favorite author is a tie between J.K.Rowling and Clive Cussler(what a combo!!).
3) Have always wanted to read War and Peace just to do it but am totally intimidated by it! And I have read some pretty BIG books!!
4) I love mystery/adventure books (especially if they are based in history!)
5) a) JK Rowling,kids adventure, H.P. and the Order of the Phoenix
    b) Diane Mott Davidson, murder mysteries, any and all "Chopping Spree is a good one ( these are not gory, caterer sans mystery solver is the lead character)
    c) Anne McCaffrey,sci-fi, "The Dragon Riders of Pern" Series, especially "The White Dragon" ( she also has done 1 romance called the Lady which is really good)

Meggie
Megan 
Vicki V.
on 6/9/09 5:51 am - Corpus Christi, TX
Great idea and great post.  I'm an avid reader and I love to know what others are reading. 

1) What book are you reading now?  Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.

2) Who is your favorite author?  It's hard to pick a favorite, but I really enjoy books by Andrew Greeley.  He's a Catholic priest who writes romantic fiction and mystery.  His novels can be surprisingly sensual to be written by a priest. 

3) What book have you not read but are intimidated by?  I've always wanted to read Anna Karanina.  I started it once, but the Russian names got to me and I put it down.  I will tackle it again some day.

4) What style of book is your favorite?  Historical fiction is my current genre of choice.

5) Name three authors you would reccomend,their genre and your favorte tiile by them. 
John Berendt writes "non-fiction novels."  My favorite is Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil.
Joyce Carol Oates writes novels that deal with family dysfunction.  My favorite is "We Were the Mulvaney's."
Marek Halter writes novels based on real females in the Bible.  I've only read the first of the Canaan Trilogy so far.  "Sarah" is the story of Abraham's wife.  I can't wait to read the next two. 

The other recommendation I have for people who like to read is to go back and read the classics.  I'm working on reading many of the classics that I missed growing up.  I recently read Robinson Crusoe, Lady Chatterly's Lover and My Antonia.  I appreciate them so much more as an adult than I ever would have as an assignment for school.

Vicki

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Phyllis M.
on 6/9/09 6:06 am - Irving, TX
1) What book are you reading now? I HATE READING
2) Who is your favorite author? Well, If I have to pick one - I really like Danielle Steele stories.
3) What book have you not read but are intimidated by? I hate reading
4) What style of book is your favorite?   Love, Christian stories - something that COULD happen and isn't so far impossible.
5) Name three authors you would reccomend,their genre and your favorte tiile by them.    Can't do this.  I don't know that I know 3 authros !!  lol !! 


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cajungirl
on 6/9/09 6:21 am
1) What book are you reading now?  I'm late reading it but Twilight
2) Who is your favorite author?  Too many to name, see my list on the train with Terry Ann
3) What book have you not read but are intimidated by?  Can't think of anything right off
4) What style of book is your favorite?  I'll read just about anything but I don't like to over sensual romance books, don't tell me what they are doing, lol.......I rather use my own imagination. 
5) Name three authors you would reccomend,their genre and your favorte tiile by them.

I like different stuff some of my favorite authors are:  Danille Steele, Janet Daily, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Dean Koonce

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Vivian Prouty
on 6/9/09 6:42 am - Fort Worth, TX
Meggie....Phyllis and I are TWINS !!!   LOL   I HATE READING TOO !!!!  LOL   Don't have any favorite authors...maybe Dr. Phil.   LOL   My favorite style of books are Christian books.   The last series I read and YES I DID read a series was the Left Behind Series.....in fact they were so good I read them really quickly to get to the next one to see what was going to happen.   Great series if anyone hasn't read them !!!!!

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE;   COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN;  AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!!    THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
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meggieintx
on 6/9/09 8:31 am - Fort Worth, TX
You should really try reading "The Mitford Series" by Jan Karoon. The are a series about anEpsicopla priest in a small town in N.C. They are christian based,marvelous characters and a "fast" read!!
Luv ya back
Meggie
Megan 
Vicki V.
on 6/9/09 9:21 am - Corpus Christi, TX
I love the Mitford Series.  Great characters and gentle story lines.  Every time I finished one of them I missed the characters like they were my friends.  I couldn't wait for each one to come out. 
Vicki

I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity... If knocked down, I will get back up, every time.  – U.S. Navy SEALs


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Corina B.
on 6/9/09 8:51 am, edited 6/9/09 8:52 am - Austin, TX
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This is my kind of post reading is my favorite hobby

1) What book are you reading now? New Moon Again (Twilight Saga)
2) Who is your favorite author? Stephanie Meyer, Sarah dessen
3) What book have you not read but are intimidated by? I havent come across one
4) What style of book is your favorite? Young adult/Love/Family problems
5) Name three authors you would reccomend,their genre and your favorte tiile by them. I'm younger so I generally read things for my age group, but there is a really good book called "Secret Daughter" By June Cross, it was such a good book,

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JodieBlonde
on 6/9/09 9:06 am - Mesquite, TX
1) What book are you reading now?  Handle With Care (Jodi Picoult)
2) Who is your favorite author?  Right now, Jodi Picoult
3) What book have you not read but are intimidated by? Shamedly, The Bible
4) What style of book is your favorite? True Crime and fiction that could be true life - not all aliens and vampire fiction stuff (sorry, you Twilight lovers LOL)
5) Name three authors you would reccomend,their genre and your favorte tiile by them.  Jodi Picoult, fiction but more true life, My Sister's Keeper has been my favorite of hers so far.   Anne Rule - true crime - she's takes you back through the criminal case, the victim and criminals pasts - The Green River Murders (I'm not sure that's the exact title) and  Lisa Jackson - kind of a mystery with a little romance thrown in for good measure - don't have a favorite off the top of my head for her stuff.

                      
  
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