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John Dies at the End by David Wong (A writer at Cracked.com if anyone goes there) the sequel is out later this year. One of the best books I've read. It's dark humor fiction, here is a quote about the dog in the book,
“And watch out for Molly. See if she does anything unusual. There’s something I don’t trust about the way she exploded and then came back from the dead like that.”


P.S. They already made it into a movie, it was at Sundance, hasn't been released yet.

I did read Harry Potter--it petered out to a pathetic, half-hearted ending. I TRIED to read Tolkien. I read The Hobbit. I started on the trilogy, and put it down about halfway through.

I just couldn't get past the 'son of such and such, sired by whosit, descended from whatshisname', style. It was like reading Beowulf--which was fine, but only in a small dose. I've always had issues with 'high fantasy' anyhow, though. I can't do Asimov, either--'hard SF', lol. I don't mind flowery, long-winded writing (Lovecraft, etc), but something about that particular style just didn't do it for me.

More Jim Butcher, less Robert Jordan, lol.

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Haven't read the Lord of the Rings. Seen some of the movies. Hmm, maybe I need to read those.

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You need to read them then! If you werent west coast id be happy to let you borrow them. Since theyre so old you can get used copies at flea markets or wherever for cheap. I would suggest reading 1-3 (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) then go back and read The Hobbit afterwards. If youre good at absorbing and retaining info then when you go back and read the Hobbit it will fill in some cool stuff. The Hobbit takes place before #1 so you dont even have to read it to understand books 1-3 but it is my favorite. I first read the Hobbit in 4th grade. Ive read it at least 4-5 times since. SUCH a good book.

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We agree on that. Tolkien was a master of the craft of writing. While Harry Potter is good in that it has gotten kids (and adults) to read who otherwise wouldn't, it's really not my cup of tea (or coffee, or beer, or <insert beverage here>). The same could be said of The Hunger Games. Tolkien isn't for everyone, though, as his style doesn't make for "light reading." That said, if you're willing to put in the effort, his books will reward you for it.

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I havent read the Hunger Games. From what ive heard about them i dont really think itd be my cup of tea either. Tolkien was a GOD. The Hobbit is one of my all time favorite books.

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I read all kinds of stuff. As long as its a good book, why not? So what kind of book I read varies.

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Read LOTR series next!! Then the Hobbit. I must warn you though there are multiple other offshoots of the original series that you can read too. Like the Simarillion, The Children of Hurin, Unfinished Tales which i believe includes the Legend of Tom Bombadil, The Legend of Sigurd, and The History of Middle Earth. Also he did a re-write of the story Beowulf i believe but i havent read it yet.

You will get sucked into it for like a month or two and start speaking in Elven to your husband... Youve been warned...:D

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I did read Harry Potter--it petered out to a pathetic, half-hearted ending. I TRIED to read Tolkien. I read The Hobbit. I started on the trilogy, and put it down about halfway through.

I just couldn't get past the 'son of such and such, sired by whosit, descended from whatshisname', style. It was like reading Beowulf--which was fine, but only in a small dose. I've always had issues with 'high fantasy' anyhow, though. I can't do Asimov, either--'hard SF', lol. I don't mind flowery, long-winded writing (Lovecraft, etc), but something about that particular style just didn't do it for me.

More Jim Butcher, less Robert Jordan, lol.

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I know exactly what you mean. None of his works are really easy reads. BUT if you just ignore that stuff on the first read through then youll still understand like 90% of the story. And then when you read it a second time it makes it like a billion times easier to connect dots and stuff. :gj:

ok so NOBODY has read any of JD Robbs In Death series. They are fantastic. Murder mysteries set slightly in the future with enough romance to keep everyone interested!! There are loads of them. My hubby likes them too!

Clive Cussler is our next favorite! Did you guys see the movie Sahara? Thats one of his books. They are awesome!!

Hunger Games were good.
Love Anne McCaffery. And Mercedes Lackey.
Nora Roberts awesome.
Stephen Kings Under the Dome was really good.

LOVE LOVE JR Ward Girlie Vampire Love Stories :P
Ted Dekker Series is 4 books and really neat.

Ok so I love books! Does anybody else have a Nook? I love it!

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ok so NOBODY has read any of JD Robbs In Death series. They are fantastic. Murder mysteries set slightly in the future with enough romance to keep everyone interested!! There are loads of them. My hubby likes them too!

Clive Cussler is our next favorite! Did you guys see the movie Sahara? Thats one of his books. They are awesome!!

Hunger Games were good.
Love Anne McCaffery. And Mercedes Lackey.
Nora Roberts awesome.
Stephen Kings Under the Dome was really good.

LOVE LOVE JR Ward Girlie Vampire Love Stories :P
Ted Dekker Series is 4 books and really neat.

Ok so I love books! Does anybody else have a Nook? I love it!

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I used to read Nora Roberts, they all kinda started to get the same. Been years since I read any of those.

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Hands down. The twilight series. I mean who doesnt love some gay vampires and werewolves?
I just love reading that series I read it atleast 3 times by now.

AND just kidding.

I almost burned my sisters twilight books when she brought them home lol.

I read anything fantasy really, the Eragon series (forgot the name of the series), Fable haven, Halo the video game series, World of warcraft series, Star wars. Stuff that takes me far away from earth :D

Don't think I would be interested in twilight either...

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My favorite book is The Descent by Jeff Long, and I really enjoyed his Year One too. No one carries any of his other books (I don't know why) so I'll have to order all his other ones from Amazon probably.

I also really like Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child's books, Mount Dragon is my favorite from them.

Can't beat the Lord of the Rings, awesome books and some of my favorite movies.

My second favorite book is probably Stephan King's The Stand (the uncut and complete version): holy cow I LOVED that book. Desperation is my second fave from him and I enjoyed Pet Sematary too.

I've only read the first Hunger Games and though I enjoyed it (and the movie) and would like to read the last two, I have to say it's a complete rip off of Koushun Takami's Battle Royale novel (sorry HG lovers). So I really recommend that book and it is one of my all time faves.

Right now I am reading Memoirs of a Geisha and I love it, I want to watch the movie after I'm done with the book to see how it compares.