Favourite Book?

[Benjamin]

What is your current favourite book?

[Kerry]

At present the one that sticks in my mind is The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards (http://www.memorykeepersdaughter.com/)

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This stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins.
His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving, The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted story of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love.

[GypsyGoth]

At the moment it's The Demon Child Trilogy by Jennifer Fallon (yea I know it's three books :tongue:)

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[Benjamin]

The best books I have read that make me use my imagination when reading are Stephen King's 'Dark Tower Collection (There are 7 books).

Not his usual style of horror writing, it follows the journey of a 'Gunslinger' Roland.

Roland's quest is to find the Dark Tower, a fabled building said to be the nexus of all universes. Roland's world is said to have "moved on", and it appears to be coming apart at the seams. Mighty nations have been torn apart by war, entire cities and regions vanish without a trace and time does not flow in an orderly fashion. Even the sun sometimes rises in the north and sets in the east. As the series opens, Roland's motives, goals and age are unclear, though later installments shed light on these mysteries.


I could explain it better but I'm so tired at the moment. :blush:


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[Lee.]

Conn Iggulden's Emperor series are still my fav books just now..

[Benjamin]

:amazed:

OMG! I have just found out he is writing an 8th book for Dark Tower. :hugesmile:

This makes me very happy as he said the 7th would be the last and that was 7 years ago. :)

[Chuck]

Crime and Punishment - Dostoievski

[Callum]

Harry Potter books will always be my favorites but I love to read, my second/third/fourth favorites change constantly.

[Shaun]

Um. I'd probably say A Clockwork Orange.

[Josy]

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Also any of Martina Cole's books I read them over & over.

[Kerry]

I have a Child Called It somewhere. Been years since I read it.

[Lee.]

I had chat/debate atwork tonight re Martina Cole..

Bloke said he would never ever read another one of her books as it was verging on depravation/porn.. Said they are completely woman's books and was quite disgusted by them! :laugh: (he usually reads the exact same books as me)

[Kerry]

Actually, that reminds me Josy, did you hear/read the book by Dave Pelzers brother (I think it was?). Basically his own account saying all Dave wrote was crap and their family was never that way and Dave wasn't mistreated? It struck me as wanting in on his success and bitterness :(

[Josy]

I had chat/debate atwork tonight re Martina Cole..

Bloke said he would never ever read another one of her books as it was verging on depravation/porn.. Said they are completely woman's books and was quite disgusted by them! :laugh: (he usually reads the exact same books as me)

Yeah, I would say her books are more for women, they don't verge on porn imo but they are a bit gritty sometimes, I love them :laugh:

[Lee.]

Yeah, I would say her books are more for women, they don't verge on porn imo but they are a bit gritty sometimes, I love them :laugh:

Yeah.. me too! She's brilliant!

[Benjamin]

Actually, that reminds me Josy, did you hear/read the book by Dave Pelzers brother (I think it was?). Basically his own account saying all Dave wrote was crap and their family was never that way and Dave wasn't mistreated? It struck me as wanting in on his success and bitterness :(

I don't know. Half of those 'Bad childhood books' were just to cash in on the popularity of the times. It seems that everybody had a bad childhood and wrote about it. :bored:

I believe some of them did have these harsh childhoods, but so many are complete fabrications.

[Kerry]

I don't know. Half of those 'Bad childhood books' were just to cash in on the popularity of the times. It seems that everybody had a bad childhood and wrote about it. :bored:

I believe some of them did have these harsh childhoods, but so many are complete fabrications.

True. Loads came out all at once. They're still popping up to pull at the heart. But I'm not one to say if it's truth or not. Who can really?

[Josy]

Actually, that reminds me Josy, did you hear/read the book by Dave Pelzers brother (I think it was?). Basically his own account saying all Dave wrote was crap and their family was never that way and Dave wasn't mistreated? It struck me as wanting in on his success and bitterness :(

I heard he was writing a book, but not what it was about, after reading the 3 by Dave Pelzer, I would think his brother was talking crap, surely you couldnt make up the kind of stuff that Dave wrote about.

[Benjamin]

I heard he was writing a book, but not what it was about, after reading the 3 by Dave Pelzer, I would think his brother was talking crap, surely you couldnt make up the kind of stuff that Dave wrote about.

You'd be suprised what some writers can come up with. ;)

Not that I'm questioning David Pelzer, but others that have written similar stuff to him.

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

At present the one that sticks in my mind is The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards (http://www.memorykeepersdaughter.com/)

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This sounds really good Kerry, may get myself a copy.

[Niamh.]

I loved Anne Rices Vampire Chronicles when I was younger. I also loved the last book I read Fever of the Bone by Val McDermit

[Princess]

I have way too many but if I had to choose it would have to be Harry Potter.

[MTVN]

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[Locke.]

American Psycho

[Lee.]

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Oh my sis has that just now and says I can get it after her! :)

American Psycho

I really didn't quite get all the hype about this book.. Was nothing special in my opinion :(

[InOne]

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[Lee.]

The Kite Runner is a good book too..

Didn't think I was going to like it but loved it!

[patsylimerick]

1 American Pastoral (and almost anything else by Philip Roth)
2 The Bonfire of the Vanities and A man in Full (and almost anything else by Tom Wolfe)
3 At-swim-two-birds by Flann O'Brien

[patsylimerick]

The Kite Runner is a good book too..

Didn't think I was going to like it but loved it!

I was exactly the same - always approach the over-vaunted with a hint of apprehension - but I really, really liked it. But his second book, I can't think of the name of it - was much, much better - excellent, in fact. Will have to try and find the title..............

[Lee.]

I was exactly the same - always approach the over-vaunted with a hint of apprehension - but I really, really liked it. But his second book, I can't think of the name of it - was much, much better - excellent, in fact. Will have to try and find the title..............

Is it "A Thousand Splendid Suns"?

[patsylimerick]

Is it "A Thousand Splendid Suns"?

THAT'S it! I thought that was an extremely powerful examination of the life of (some, obviously) women living in strict Muslim society. Fascinating stuff. And I love that he's a 'native'. We get lots of books written by western observers and excellent translations, but a writer from this society writing in English is very appealling to me.

[Lee.]

THAT'S it! I thought that was an extremely powerful examination of the life of (some, obviously) women living in strict Muslim society. Fascinating stuff. And I love that he's a 'native'. We get lots of books written by western observers and excellent translations, but a writer from this society writing in English is very appealling to me.

I've notread it yet.. but I will! Just got a few books to get through first :D