Lady Bookworms Corner

[pam]

Speaking of books, has anyone read the book "The Women's Room" by Marilyn French? I always think of that book when I see this forum. It's a very good book but perhaps a bit dated.

I read a lot of the same authors others have mentioned: King, Patterson, etc. My favorite authors are John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut and John Irving. I've read pretty much everything they have written.

 

[Jennee26]

Hi Jennee, I want to read these books too. I might have to download them and listen while I play on line.

Well Hello Mary. Just saw your post, Im a bit behind. Yeah they seem like they would be alright books, they just usually aren't the type I read. Maybe that means I SHOULD read them and venture out a bit. ha ha.

 

[Mary Kay]

Welcome Pam and Jennee! Glad to have both of you here.
Books are like old friends, you are always happy to see them again!

 

[je_jooster]

...I just finished 'Renegade The Making of a President' by Richard Wolffe. It covers Obama's run for the presidency. I found it very interesting.

 

[catlvr]

James Patterson! Absoutely have loved every book so far, probably read about 1/3 of them. Alex Cross. Oh ya!! Sandra Brown and Tami Hoag are a couple other favs. Not into romance. Although I did read a book called Sugar Daddy (author?) awhile back. It was a fun read. Nothing like a good murder mystery for me! I love suspense and psychos!!

 

[Mary Kay]

love suspense and psychos...catlvr..those were my first two marriages! I'll stick with fantasy and scifi...

 

[Grandma Cas]

love suspense and psychos...catlvr..those were my first two marriages! I'll stick with fantasy and scifi...

Me too MaryKay Have you read any Isaac Asimov? I just love all his stuff

 

[Mary Kay]

I Robot was my first Scifi book back in Jr. High! He was wonderful! I used to read his magazine too, lots of short stories by the best Sci fi authors of the day! Heinlein, Clarke , Anderson and Cordwainer Smith.

 

[Grandma Cas]

I Robot was my first Scifi book back in Jr. High! He was wonderful! I used to read his magazine too, lots of short stories by the best Sci fi authors of the day! Heinlein, Clarke , Anderson and Cordwainer Smith.

Mine too hehe! Doncha just hate what they did with the film?

 

[Mary Kay]

No, I loved the film, but it was nowhere near the book in my opinion. It was like real chocolate Vs. vaped Choco. The idea but not the full Monty.

Will Smith was really good and the special effects were great! I found the film engaging and slick. Not nearly as insightful as Asimov, but then they had an hour and a half to draw you in, explain the background, rev up the action and end it with a nice bow on top.
I could spend a week with Asimov's I robot, rereading chapters and just enjoying. He was force of nature.

 

[rejoice]

I am reading a book now called "Greywalker" by Kat Richardson. So far I really like this book. It has 3 series and another to come out soon.

 

[Mary Kay]

Rejoice! That looks good, right up my ally. I went to Amazon and looked it up.
It's about a woman named Harper who gets hit on the head and dies for 2 minutes. Then she begins to have supernatual adventures. Ghosts, vampires and the like. She has become a "Greywalker" a person that walks in two worlds.

 

[Grandma Cas]

Rejoice! That looks good, right up my ally. I went to Amazon and looked it up.
It's about a woman named Harper who gets hit on the head and dies for 2 minutes. Then she begins to have supernatual adventures. Ghosts, vampires and the like. She has become a "Greywalker" a person that walks in two worlds.

Right up my ally too MaryKay... maybe we should start a book reading group... I used to belong to one @ my local womens centre... I really enjoyed discussing the books we read on 20th century women writers...

 

[Moonflame]

I'm currently hooked on Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series. Unfortunately, I just finished the 5th in the series and haven't managed to locate the rest, except for numbers 9 and 11. ARGH! The catch 22 of those of us who love a long series, but have no patience.

For old standards that I go back to over and over: Heinlein, Asimov, Ayn Rand, Terry Pratchett, Robert Jordan, Clive Barker...

I'll read almost anything that's well written, but tend to gravitate to Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

 

[nziese]

I am reading a book now called "Greywalker" by Kat Richardson. So far I really like this book. It has 3 series and another to come out soon.

This sounds like a great series. I am ordering the first one now. Thanks for the input, rejoice.

 

[nziese]

I'm currently hooked on Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series. Unfortunately, I just finished the 5th in the series and haven't managed to locate the rest, except for numbers 9 and 11. ARGH! The catch 22 of those of us who love a long series, but have no patience.

For old standards that I go back to over and over: Heinlein, Asimov, Ayn Rand, Terry Pratchett, Robert Jordan, Clive Barker...

I'll read almost anything that's well written, but tend to gravitate to Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

I have Terry Goodkind in my to read pile. I've heard good things about these books. Have you ready any Ann MCcaffrey, Terry Brooks or Marion Zimmer Bradley?

Orson Scott Card has a good Sci Fi series out. The first one in the series is titled "Ender's Game". I really enjoyed all of the books in this series.

 

[Moonflame]

Put the Terry Goodkind at the top of the pile as long as it's the first one in the series. If not go out and get the first one and put it at the top of the pile . Not a series you can read out of order.

I love Ann MCcaffrey. Read Terry Brooks in high school but haven't read any lately. And I really liked Ender's Game series. Am also hooked right now on L.E Modesitt, though if you don't like long military descriptions it might not be for you. I have yet to find one of his that I didn't like. I enjoy Tad Williams, except for the Otherland series which I couldn't get into, but Hubby loved it. Ohh, I just read the first 2 of a Melanie Rawn series Exiles and am waiting for the 3rd one to come out in paperback. I'm torn between really, really wanting to read it and knowing that the cost of 1 hardcover at Borders will buy me 6 books at the used bookstore. The worst is when Hubby and I are both waiting for a new book in a series and have to try to figure out who gets it first when we finally find it .

 

[Mary Kay]

When I was in Arthurian/fantasy frame of mind I read some of the Avalon books by Bradley.

My favorites were The Dragonriders of Pern books by McCaffery. I read a lot of her others but they devolved into a formula and I quit reading them. They always had a rags to riches girl a favorite drink..Benden wine or something or other beer and it just got old.

Alan Dean Foster had a great series I loved too About Pip and his mini Drag.

Another pair of books I loved was Zenna Henderson's "The People" which was later made into a strange movie by the same name staring William Shattner and Kim Darby in 1972. The books are about a human type race of aliens who crash land on earth and become divided slowly they make their way back to each other in the desert South West of the U.S. If that sounds familiar..think "Escape to Witch Mountain". Not by the same author by the way.

Last The book "Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank. The end of the world by bombs, but a few survivors start over. This takes place in Central Florida and a small band of people must cope without food or fresh water and deal with mauraders. It gives real life ways of coping and things you can do to survive.It is also a book about love and caring in very hard stressful times. It was a great book that we have bought many times over the years. people keep borrowing it and never returning the darn thing!

 

[Zofryer]

Lets pretend I'm not a guy for a sec. I curse you for being interesting.


Either way, here are some authors that I'm ridiculed for because they are the most controversial:

Brian Lumley: his Necroscope series is fabulous. It's a different take on vampires that's incredibly enjoyable. I won't even begin to suggest it's better than Anne Rice, just different and very worthwhile.

W. Michael Gear: Imagine Piers Anthony, but better and written without the inferiority complex and chauvinism. His book "The Artifact" is a rare jewel. If you like science fiction that's heavier on the social implications, the future of relationships and human interaction, and less weighed down with voodoo-BS science nomenclature, he's an incredibly fun author. My sister Kelli turned me on to this guy. He's like a more modern and more enjoyable Larry Niven (although I will admit the Ringworld series is very fun).

Michael Malone: This guy is a guilty pleasure author. He's absolutely brilliant. Give you an example plot: You get a call from the nursing home your ninety year old father stayed in. You find out that your father has withdrawn your inheritance from the bank, married his 18 year old nurse, and take off in a brand new pink cadillac convertable. Now you have to chase him down. That's the plot of "Handling Sin". One of the greatest pieces of fiction I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I can't recommend it more.

Ok, I was never here. Didn't even happen.

 

[nziese]

Put the Terry Goodkind at the top of the pile as long as it's the first one in the series. If not go out and get the first one and put it at the top of the pile . Not a series you can read out of order.

I love Ann MCcaffrey. Read Terry Brooks in high school but haven't read any lately. And I really liked Ender's Game series. Am also hooked right now on L.E Modesitt, though if you don't like long military descriptions it might not be for you. I have yet to find one of his that I didn't like. I enjoy Tad Williams, except for the Otherland series which I couldn't get into, but Hubby loved it. Ohh, I just read the first 2 of a Melanie Rawn series Exiles and am waiting for the 3rd one to come out in paperback. I'm torn between really, really wanting to read it and knowing that the cost of 1 hardcover at Borders will buy me 6 books at the used bookstore. The worst is when Hubby and I are both waiting for a new book in a series and have to try to figure out who gets it first when we finally find it .

I do a lot of swapping books on PaperBack Swap: Book Club to Swap, Trade & Exchange Books for Free.. I don't collect books, not many anyway, I read them and send them to the Marines in Afghanistan or swap them.