There is a new book thread every month or so. We need to keep these going cause I love reading
Everyone should join goodreads.com and it gives you suggestions as to what books you may like to read next. It's great!
I just finished reading and
Gave them both 4/5 stars
I love your taste! I've been eyeing both of those for the longest time, but I'm an English major so my stack is SO. HIGH.
Typical, I know, but I just had to read Hunger Games w/ all the hype surrounding the movie--and I loved it! Such a quick fun read. Emotional too! Much better than Twilight, and never boring like Harry Potter. Next up is SAFE HAVEN by Nicholas Sparks lol.
If anyone can recommend a book I might like that's similar to Perks of Being a Wallflower or Looking for Alaska, please do! Those are my two favorite books and I've been looking to find another to read that's like it.
I just found out The Long Walk by Stephen King. Is just
is it horror? I've only read Carrie, The Shining, and Misery from him--Misery was my favorite. His books are just so long haha. But they're so good. I think I'm going to read Pet Cemetery next.
is it horror? I've only read Carrie, The Shining, and Misery from him--Misery was my favorite. His books are just so long haha. But they're so good. I think I'm going to read Pet Cemetery next.
No, it's dystopian and written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It's intriguing, but it is definitely not as good as Misery.
The cover is so well designed, that alone makes me want to read it.
I highly recommend it. There are some slow parts, to be sure, but the imagery is so rich and the characters are so fleshed. I still think about them to this day, which is my marking of a great book.
He's totally overrated. I cannot tolerate his works.
His writing never really struck me as profound, but I think as a personality he's great. An example of his prolific quotes:
Quote:
Originally posted by The Penguin Book of International Gay Writing
James Baldwin—that most expatriate of American writers—understood the opportunity. Once—decades ago—David Frost interviewed him on television. Frost: "You were a Negro, you were poor, you were homosexual. Didn't you feel you had everything going against you?"
Baldwin: "On the contrary, I thought I'd hit the jackpot."
is it horror? I've only read Carrie, The Shining, and Misery from him--Misery was my favorite. His books are just so long haha. But they're so good. I think I'm going to read Pet Cemetery next.
Not really. The ones you put are great. If you want terror from him, try It, Christine or Pet Samatery/Cemetery.
What should I read next? There's a ton of books at home I've never read: Message In a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks or Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella are my top two choices