Tyler Public Library discussion

Let's talk about our favorite books! We all have ones we love, so what are some of the books you love?

Personally one of my favorites is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, as well as Persuasion. The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas (and her other series) are also some of my favorites.

Let's chat books!

Hmmm, it's so difficult to name just a few! But, some of my absolute favorites are Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Between Shades of Gray and Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, and An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.

Bridget wrote: "Hmmm, it's so difficult to name just a few! But, some of my absolute favorites are Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Between Shades of Gray and Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, and An Ember..."

Those are some great favorites! I listened to Salt to the Sea this past year and absolutely loved it. I think I preferred her book Between Shades of Gray though. An Ember in the Ashes is really good! I really like where Sabaa Tahir is taking the series and I can't wait for more.

You should check out the Ink and Bone series by Rachel Caine. Also, the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard is pretty great. They both have two books in them right now. Book three for I&B comes out this summer. Book 2 of Witchlands came out last month. Totally worth the read. They're some of my favorite series to follow right now. Behind Sarah J. Maas, naturally.

I think I'm biased but The Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman, I finally got to reading them all, and I'm currently on Number 9. It's just such a well written and well illustrated comics series, and it manages to incorporate just so much story, myth, philosophy, art, culture, history, literature, and imagination into each book.

If I had to choose any other books...I know they're not a series by the entire collected works of David Sedaris. They just make me happy, and, they manage to create a new satiric voice that I would rank alongside Flannery O'Conner and Mark Twain.

There must be something in my head that stops me from ranking the books I've read. I just can't do it. I can't seem to re-read anything either. But, a few that immediately come to mind as great books are Brontë's Jane Eyre, Khaled Hosseini's Kite Runner and Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion series. I would add Steinbeck's East of Eden to that too. All of them took me to another world.

Aleya wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Hmmm, it's so difficult to name just a few! But, some of my absolute favorites are Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Between Shades of Gray and Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepet..."

Thanks for the recommendations. I've actually been meaning to read Ink and Bone for a while now, so I'll definitely bump it up on my TBR list. Maas' books are also on my list, and I hope to get to them eventually (so many books, so little time).

I think what makes Tahir's series so incredible is the perfect mixture of magic, romance, and the phenomenal characters. It's too bad we have to wait until 2018 for Ember #3. Glad to see another Sepetys fan as well, she is a truly gifted writer who deserves more recognition.

Bridget wrote: "Aleya wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Hmmm, it's so difficult to name just a few! But, some of my absolute favorites are Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Between Shades of Gray and Salt to the Sea..."

All of SJM is worth reading, as is the Ink and Bone series. We have them all at the library available to checkout.

I totally agree. I didn't love the second book as much as I did the first but it was still really good. I liked where it was heading at the end and can't wait for the next one.

RS is truly incredible. I'm lucky enough to go to the library conference (TLA) in April and she'll be there signing books and participating in a panel. Hopefully I'll get to meet her. I can't wait to see what she puts out next.

Have you read Code Name Verity? It's a WWII historical book which is really well done. I listened to our copy of the audiobook.

Aleya wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Aleya wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Hmmm, it's so difficult to name just a few! But, some of my absolute favorites are Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Between Shades of Gray and..."

Next time I'm at the library I'll pick them up. It seems every time I go in on a mission to find just a few I end up leaving with 10+ books and I always forget what I came for. So then again, it might be a little while until I actually read them.

That's awesome that you'll have the opportunity to meet Ruta! She seems like she would be really kind.

I actually haven't read Code Name Verity, but it is on my list. I've heard a lot about it, and it seems interesting. Currently, my historical fiction obsession has been ancient Rome. Books like Ben-Hur by Carol Wallace, A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers, and Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar have really been some my favorites, and they're all in the Roman setting.

Bridget wrote: "Aleya wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Aleya wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Hmmm, it's so difficult to name just a few! But, some of my absolute favorites are Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Between Shad..."

I totally understand that. I work there and have to stop myself from grabbing more books to take home.

Ancient Rome is a great period. I can understand how that would be something you've latched onto.

When I was a kid, I couldn't get enough of the Nancy Drew books. I also read and re-read the Sue Barton series. Also enjoyed the Little House series. As an adult, I enjoy the Sue Grafton series and the Janet Evanovich series about Stephanie Plum.