Suggested Reading?
 

A couple of times here, I have seen people mention books and other literature that they have enjoyed. I am always looking for a good f...I mean read. What would you suggest? Any genre works! Name and author if you know both please. Let us know the main idea but I will not be grading book reports (puts her red pen away on the weekends)so k.i.s.s.(keep it sweet and simple). I know from just reading the posts of so many of you, that you (myself included here)are pervs, but most of you seem to be extremely intelligent and creative pervs so I am very intrigued as to what you read.

I'm a big ann rice fan so my favorite book is of course interview with a vampire how ever I also realy like her sleeping beauty sieries as well

Jay
 

I too enjoyed Rice's Vampire Chronicles but have not read the Sleeping Beauty one, so thanks.

Some of my favorites...
 

The Bible (KJV)

The Koran

"Faire Queene" --Spenser

"Paradise Lost" --Milton

"On the Morning of Chirst's Nativity"--Milton

"Paradise Regained"--Milton

"A prayer for Owen Meany" --Irving

"Confessions of St. Augustin"

"Halakhic Man"--Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik

"Moby Dick"--Melville

"Brothers Karamazov"--Dostoyevsky

"Dead Souls"--Gogol

Nubian
 

That is quite a list there. I have only read 2. Is "Confessions of St. Augustin", where they got the idea for the movie "Name of the Rose"?or am I way off base? I am trying to figure out which book inspired that movie.......Thank you for some wonderful suggestions!

Lilith, The Name of the Rose was based (loosely) on Umberto Eco's book of the same name. It's funny you should mention the movie, as it's one of my favorite. Sean Connery was well suited for the lead role of William of Baskervill, don't you think? The book is also one of my all time favorites.

Nubian
 

TY TY TY I saw he movie years ago but recently discussed it in a class. I would like to read the book as well! Thanks a ton!

Well I like to read psychological thrillers, so I go for the James Patterson novels....Kiss The Girls, Pop Goes The Weasel etc.

I also don't mind reading the Ann Rule true crime series.

I've also read Hart's War by John Katzenbach and thought that was pretty good too...and I beleive that it's being made into a movie (if it hasn't already)

Thanks legend
 

I have not read any of those so I am adding them to my list. Thanks!

historical fiction
 

I'm a big history fan, so I read non-fiction or historical fiction.

I am also of Irish descent, so my favorite author for historical fiction novels is Morgan Llewelyn. She writes novels about Irish myths and legends, as well as a few other books.

Lion of Ireland - the story of Brian Boru (who was the first Irish Ard Ri or high king of all Ireland)

Red Branch - about Ireland's legendary group of Ulster heroes and the warrior Cuchelain

Bard - the story of how Ireland was settled.

1916 - is the story of Ireland's brief rebellion

My favorite non fiction author is Walter Lord

A Night to Remember - THE book to read about the Titanic disaster

Day of Infamy - THE book to read about the attack on Pearl Harbour


BORU

sci-fi
 

Some of the more current sci-fi is OK, but I always find myself comparing it to my favorites...

Ray Bradbury's "Farenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles" (which is actually a compilation of shorts) rate pretty high on my list.

But for my all time favorites would have to be Jules Verne's works

"From the Earth to the Moon" and "Around the Moon"

as well as

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "Mysterious Island"

I manged to read these four for the first time when I was 9 or 10 and have loved them ever since.

Now that I think about it, it has been a while since I gave them a gander... maybe it is time to dust of the covers and give the pages some excersise.

For other times I really like the humorous outlook that Roahld Dahl (sp?) has on things, and find that most books by John Grisham are pretty good reads.

I also like Irvine Welch's trainspotting and E but they are kind of hard to find around here.

NY In my profession
 

I have read many a Dahl book to my students. Not to mention, Willie Wonka is a fav movie of mine.
QT~I too have enjoyed some of Spark's books. I have always wanted to read the "It" series but figure I have to be prepared for it. Thank for the suggestions!