Suggestions?

Discussion of Books, Literature, Book Reviews, and more!
Post Reply
A Karenina
Posts: 968
Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:36 am

Suggestions?

Post by A Karenina »

I'm not sure what to suggest. Maybe we could start by listing what books we are reading now, and then choose some from there?
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

Aristotle
koan
Posts: 16817
Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2004 1:00 pm

Suggestions?

Post by koan »

Or start with a classic or commonly known book. How about "Atlas Shrugged"?
User avatar
Tombstone
Posts: 3686
Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:00 pm

Suggestions?

Post by Tombstone »

Warsai wrote: Anyone have a suggestion for a book they would like to have a discussion about?


Warsai,

I'm guilty of not making time to read a good book recently!
Please use the "contact us" button if you need to contact a ForumGarden admin.
koan
Posts: 16817
Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2004 1:00 pm

Suggestions?

Post by koan »

Too bad. From what I understand there are a few people in 'Religion' forum quite interested in clock building! Or was that an allusion already?

I'll have to opt out, all my current books are of the "Carpenter's tricks and tips" ilk. Good Luck.
Hopalong
Posts: 23
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:21 pm

Suggestions?

Post by Hopalong »

Probably will have limited interest since he's not for everybody but on the possibility that someone has read him -- would suggest :



All fiction - but very intertaining and humerous.- The guy loves the english language and demontrates it profusely.

Author : Tom Robbins

Examples : Village Incognito

Skinny Legs and All

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Fierce Invalids from Hot Climates

Jitterbug Perfume

Interest anyone ? I'd be happy to discuss any one of these.
User avatar
persephone
Posts: 664
Joined: Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:14 pm

Suggestions?

Post by persephone »

I'm not going to list any books either, all mine are either nursing related or teenage books, just had this conversation with my dad and we believe I still prefer reading teenage books because of my dyslexia.
Bad Girls have very high standards, but they love you even if you sometimes fall short.
Hawke
Posts: 427
Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2004 1:00 pm

Suggestions?

Post by Hawke »

Books I've recently read (within the past 3 months):

Shogun, by James Clavell.

Tales of the Otorii (books 1-3), by Ian Hearn.

Eaters of the Dead, by Michael Crichton.

The Cult of Mac, by Leander Kahney.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom.

The Rule of Four, by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason.

Pompeii, by Robert Harris.

I suggest Pompeii as a book for discussion. It is a very good read, and may provoke some interesting discussions.

Alternatively, the Rule of Four would also be a good novel for discussion.
busydoin'nothing
Posts: 21
Joined: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:38 am

Suggestions?

Post by busydoin'nothing »

Here's a couple I'd suggest, I've not read them yet, but have them in my TBR stack:

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt

To Hawke, I wanted to say that I loved Clavell's "Shogun" series. I read those years ago and they have stayed with me to this day.
User avatar
capt_buzzard
Posts: 5557
Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:00 pm

Suggestions?

Post by capt_buzzard »

I'm reading 'The Secret Purposes' by David Baddiel. An intriguing novel about early Jewish history in England in the 1940. Abacus Books www.twbg.co.uk

punkin71
Posts: 8
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:29 am

Suggestions?

Post by punkin71 »

I would like to suggest a book by Melissa Tharp. The title is: Innocence Stolen. This book is dedicated to the author's daughter and based on a true story of domestic abuse and rape.
Post Reply

Return to “The Library”