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Guest Post L.L. AKERS'S TOP FIVE FAVORTIE BOOKS!
1. Water For Elephants, Sara Gruen. Loved the book—the movie, ehh… not so much. I feel like it lost the true voice of the elderly man in the nursing home at the beginning of the book; they cut too much out. Read the book even if you’ve seen the movie; it’s much better!
2. The Outlander Series, Diana Gabaldon. This is by far the best series I have ever read! Time travel, sexy hot guy, intense love triangle with a true love story, battles, Indians... all of it evoked a raw emotion from me. At one time, when Claire was raped by bad guys, I threw my book across the room *gasp* and was so mad at Ms. Gabaldon I swore not to read on, but I did. I keep this set hidden in my bedroom, so no one asks to borrow them. Yep—I’m greedy like that.
3. The Shack, William, P. Young. I know this book sparked some controversy. That’s okay. I am not afraid to say I loved this book, and have personally have gifted it to several parents who’ve lost a child, which has to be the most horrible thing I can imagine someone going through. These people have said they found some peace within the pages.
4. The Dark Tower Series, Stephen King. I love a long read and I like almost all genre's. This series is a total of 4,250 pages, mixing four genres: western, sci-fi, horror and fantasy. That's talent. It took Mr. King quite a while to complete it… I was twelve when the first book came out! The last book was released last year! But it was well worth the wait!
5. Room, Emma Donoghue. The author's ability to tell a story almost completely within the confines of one room (one scene) with mostly only two characters, one who had very little dialogue, yet leave us feeling satisfied and fulfilled was remarkable. At one point I was reading standing up, cheering the boy on! The last time I did that was when I watched the animated movie, Spirit, with my son. It’s kinda liberating to stand up and cheer stupidly while reading a book, knowing no one in the entire house knows what you are cheering for… maybe I am one of the crazy writer’s after all?
~Now what's your favorite book?
2. The Outlander Series, Diana Gabaldon. This is by far the best series I have ever read! Time travel, sexy hot guy, intense love triangle with a true love story, battles, Indians... all of it evoked a raw emotion from me. At one time, when Claire was raped by bad guys, I threw my book across the room *gasp* and was so mad at Ms. Gabaldon I swore not to read on, but I did. I keep this set hidden in my bedroom, so no one asks to borrow them. Yep—I’m greedy like that.
3. The Shack, William, P. Young. I know this book sparked some controversy. That’s okay. I am not afraid to say I loved this book, and have personally have gifted it to several parents who’ve lost a child, which has to be the most horrible thing I can imagine someone going through. These people have said they found some peace within the pages.
4. The Dark Tower Series, Stephen King. I love a long read and I like almost all genre's. This series is a total of 4,250 pages, mixing four genres: western, sci-fi, horror and fantasy. That's talent. It took Mr. King quite a while to complete it… I was twelve when the first book came out! The last book was released last year! But it was well worth the wait!
5. Room, Emma Donoghue. The author's ability to tell a story almost completely within the confines of one room (one scene) with mostly only two characters, one who had very little dialogue, yet leave us feeling satisfied and fulfilled was remarkable. At one point I was reading standing up, cheering the boy on! The last time I did that was when I watched the animated movie, Spirit, with my son. It’s kinda liberating to stand up and cheer stupidly while reading a book, knowing no one in the entire house knows what you are cheering for… maybe I am one of the crazy writer’s after all?
~Now what's your favorite book?
