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    What books?

    What books do you guys love? Hate? Current obsessions? Longtime favorites? I read a lot and I'm always looking for new authors to read! I have a pretty broad interest... Please share!! Unless I'm the only dork that still reads real books... Haha!

    My current obsession is the Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris. Anybody who is a fan of True Blood on HBO should read these!

    Also, my alltime favorite author is Jane Austen... I couldn't tell you how many times I've read Pride and Prejudice!
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    Re: What books?

    I've always got a book on me. I tend to lean towards the "who done-its" type of genre. Harlan Coben is a favorite. I like Jonathon Kellerman and his wife Faye Kellerman. I recently discovered an author named Tananarive Due - her books aren't really in the same genre, but still has you turning the pages to figure out what happens next. The Living Blood is a good book to start with.

    I also like werewolf/romance type books. I adore Donna Boyd's books, The Promise was one of my favorites. Also, Virginia Lanier has a series of Bloodhound books that are pretty awesome. I believe I read that she has died, so once you read her series, there are no more on the way.

    My library has a section when you first come in where the librarians put up new releases and some of their favorites, and I usually just head there and get about 10 books, all sorts of different authors. None have disappointed so far.

    I also don't even listen to the radio any longer, I head to the books on CD section, and I find the ones for Young Adults to be the best stories. I recently got hooked on the Pendragon series. My commute to work is about 30 minutes, and home is 45 minutes. And any time I'm on a road trip alone, I always make sure I have a couple of books on CD for the trip.

    Oh, and the Kindle is going to be mine one day!!!!

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    Re: What books?

    Have you read the Otherworld series by Yasmin Galenorn? You might like those! Also Rachel Vincent has a series about werecats that I love!
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    Re: What books?

    Stephen King "Dark Tower Series", "The Stand"
    Anne McCaffhrey "Dragon Riders of Pern"
    Donna Tart "Secret History"
    E.E. Knight has a dragon series which is pretty good.
    Anne Rice "The Mayfair Witch Series"
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    Re: What books?

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    Anne Rice "The Mayfair Witch Series"
    I love anything by Anne Rice, the Mayfair Witches especially! I also have all of the Vampire Chronicles...

    Another series I really like is the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, etc...) by Christopher Paolini. I can't wait for the next installment!
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    Re: What books?

    My favourite authors are Darren Shan, Chuck Palahniuk, George Orwell and S.E Hinton.

    I have quite a few different favourite books. I could easily say my favourite book is probably A Clockwork Orange. An absolutely amazing book and quite a badazzz movie. That Kubrick was a damn genius.

    Other favourites include Invisible Monsters, Fight Club, 1984, the Outsiders, Animal Farm, the Harry Potter series, and Darren Shan's vampire saga.

    I also really enjoy books they had us read in school. Lord Of The Flies, To Kill A Mockingbird, LOADS of Shakespeare plays.

    I love reading. I plan to major in English.

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    Re: What books?

    I also loved the required reading in school! Especially The Outsiders, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Romeo and Juliet. There was another one that I really liked but I don't remember what it was called...
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    Re: What books?

    I read constantly John Grisham, Michael Crichton are a couple of my favorite authors, 1984 is a great one too

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    Re: What books?

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    Re: What books?

    I love the Dragonlance series, as I know Tracy Hickman personally.
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