Good Reads?

ShortStuff said:
Also just finished the Dave Pelzer books - A Child Called It, The Lost Boy & A Man Named Dave. He was very badly abused by his Mother and the series is about his struggle to survive, and once he had been rescused, to adapt to normal life. Very good, but quite disturbing at times - but only because its fact not fiction.
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Read them myself ShortStuff, he's got new one out called The Priveledge Of Youth, I've bought it but haven't started reading it yet. Just finished a similar sort of book called Sickened by Torey Hayden (I think) which is about a troubled little girl so I needed a break from the harrowing stuff!
 
The Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill are very good;as are Stephen Booth's books;think he has written 3 so far;very entertaining crime/thriller types.
 
Tinkerbelle said:
They sound good reads mez I've read quite a few novels associated with the East End mainly because of The Krays
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try the manor if you haven't read it(charlie richardson's)autobiography.
 
Thorn birds by Colleen Mc Cullough.........The Pursuit of Happiness by Douglas Kennedy.......Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.......A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth.........Midnights Children by Salman Rushdie (not an easy read that one...but I did enjoy it) Far Pavilions by M.M.Kaye.........Deja Dead by Kathy Reich........these are all wrist breakers(thick books). I could go on but my brain has deserted me for a moment.
I read on average 3-4 books per week.
 
I also have read the Dave Pelzer books shortstuff, i could not put them down i had to read them in one sitting.I will have to buy The Priveledge Of Youth, have not read that one.
 
Just finished the novel " Carter Beats The Devil" a guaranteed page turner, and if its autobiographies you want, Julian Cope " Head-on/ Repossessed" a work of true genius!!
 
I've read a lot of the books that have already been mentioned really enjoyed The Da Vinci Code and Memoirs of a Geisha, recently read the autobiography of Marc Almond its been out ages but well worth a read, he's had a very colourful life, though it appealed to me because I was a massive fan in the 80's, still worth a read though. Also love Stephen King and the odd classic.
 
I really enjoy Dragonlance; the originals (Chronicles and Legends) written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. They have written other trilogies as well, and also the Death Gate Cycle. If you are into Dungeons and Dragons you may enjoy it, as it was based on it.

Also Terry Brooks' 'Shannara' books are all a good read.

My wife has most of Sidney Sheldon's books, which oddly enough, I quite enjoyed myself.

But if you suffer from insomnia, I would highly recommend a couple of study texts - Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Planning, and Taxation and Trusts from the Chartered Insurance Institute!
 
Agree with Lindsay on Reginald Hill and Stephen Booth - an idea dawns! - why don't we have an Accyweb book swop? I have three of Stephen Booth's, there is a fourth one but I haven't tracked it down yet. At my flat in South London I have several thousand books (yep, honest), we have God knows how many in our flat in Bloomsbury, and a load at the Ossy house - we could start our own library! If anyone is coming to the next meeting and wants to try Stephen Booth, pm me and I will bring them along.

Terry Pratchett's Discworld is great - I also like Beryl Bainbridge, but she's not everyone's cup of tea.
 
My favorite author is Patrica Cornwell, the Kay Scarpetta books, excellent crime stories.She always uses the same characters so you really get to know them through the series of books.The First one is called Postmortem, you can get them from the library.
 
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer, Thomas Kinnear, and Nancy Montgomery, his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders.

Toni Morrison Beloved
A haunting story; it tells the story of slavery, especially when it comes to the human heart, and the lengths to which a runaway slave will take to keep her children free.

Isabel Allende The House of Spirits
A magnificent saga of the Trueba family. It begins at the turn of the century in a South American country with the child Clara del Valle, the future matriarch of the Trueba family. Mute for nine years after her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, mysteriously dies, Clara finally speaks to announce that she is getting married. Her husband-to-be is Estaban Trueba, a lonely, stern and willful man who was engaged to Rosa. Clara has willed him to her through her special telepathic powers.

Ernesto Che Guevara The Motorcycle Diarys
Follows an inspiring journey of self-discovery and traces the youthful origins of a revolutionary heart.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
I enjoyed "The DaVinci Code" with it's mixture of prophetic revelations, factual information and "who done what and why?" mystery novel.




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Willow did you not find the ending though a bit anti-climatic? I enjoyed the book but just felt that the ending was missing something.
 
My Dad just said the other day that he read the "Da Vinci Code" on Bank Holiday Monday[he doesn't mess about!] and reckoned it was the most predictable book he had ever read,which coming from an ex librarian is quite something.He read it to get an idea of what makes a "Best seller" these days!

But he did agree that it's a page turner.;)
 
There is one that I absolutely love called "Pearl" by Tabitha King [wife of Stephen].I have read it time and again.Once I get it back off my Mum i will happily lend it out but I must get it back as it's out of print now!
 
:) Stupid Question time and it had to be me.....Anybody got a copy of "Towards the light". I haven't seen a copy for twenty years. It’s a book about a 19th Century Danish? Spiritualist.
 
I havn't sat down and read a book for a long time.
Cathrine Cookson is My favorite.
I dont think there as been one book I havn't enjoyed reading.
Also the books of Doris Stokes are amazing.
 
Just finished Tears of a Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith, the second in the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series - just as good as the first book.

By the way, don't ever try reading White Teeth by Zadie Smith - it was a Booker Prize winner and it's a complete waste of time. I only got half way through it and gave up, and I read all sorts of dross normally without giving up.
 
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