Mental Illness Support Group discussion

This is where we can talk about something a little more light hearted. Books!

What is everyone reading?

Why did you choose it?

Do you like it?

I just finished Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines which I didn't care for. I'm about 1/3 of the way through Unbury Carol which I also don't care for, so am also reading Fables, Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons for the umpteenth time because I know I love this series.

I'm reading Dumplin' because it's going to be a movie in December. I'm also reading Throne of Glass because everyone wants me to.

Kandice wrote: "What is everyone reading?

Why did you choose it?

Do you like it?

I just finished Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines which I didn't care for. I'm about 1/3 of the way through [b..."

I'm like always trying to find time to read. Im currently reading a pathetic book called Towafd the Secret Sky. Dont even try this, only the cover is pretty n im kinda someone who swoons over book covers.
My favs are [book:I'll Give You the Sun|20820994] and Last Night I Sang to the Monster.
Wht are your favs?

My top five favorite books in no particular order are:

The Scarlet Letter
Watchmen
Lisey's Story
Shōgun
The First Man in Rome (the whole series)

But I love so many more books and that list, with the exception of The Scarlet Letter can change with every new book I read. I am an obsessive rereader as well, because I hate the feeling after trying a new book and being disappointed.

I am always reading an ebook, a physical book and listening to an audio book. I try to keep them as different as possible, but sometimes I get in a particular groove and it seems everything I read is one type.

I love the Stalking Jack the Ripper series! It so good!

Tucker wrote: "I love the Stalking Jack the Ripper series! It so good!"

I went through a phase where I read everything related to Jack I could find! Have you read From Hell? I think he convinced me I was a Gull Catcher, but there are so, so many theories out there!

Kandice wrote: "My top five favorite books in no particular order are:

The Scarlet Letter
Watchmen
Lisey's Story
Shōgun
The First Man in Rome (t..."

I just recently started listening audiobooks and loved it!

Tucker wrote: "I love the Stalking Jack the Ripper series! It so good!"

So many reminders of all the awsm books on my tbr list.....

Zainab wrote: "Tucker wrote: "I love the Stalking Jack the Ripper series! It so good!"

So many reminders of all the awsm books on my tbr list....."

I know. So many books so little time...

Very little time. The day begins and the day ends..

Zainab wrote: "Very little time. The day begins and the day ends.."

😊

The Scarlet Letter is a great book!

I love everything by Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath and Edgar Allan Poe. Some of my favourites books from other writers are the Harry Potter series (｡♥‿♥｡), The Picture of Dorian Gray, Anna Karenina, Wuthering Heights, Rien ne s'oppose à la nuit (french book), Dracula, Frankenstein, Madame Bovary, Interview with the Vampire...

I'm currently reading for the second time Strange the Dreamer for a buddy read, I really like it and I already have the second book ready (with high expectations!) when I finish this one :)

Catherine wrote: "The Scarlet Letter is a great book!

I love everything by Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath and Edgar Allan Poe. Some of my favourites books fro..."

Cool!

Oh! If we are talking about favorite authors, that’s a big list for me.

Stephen King
Joe Hill
Neil Gaiman
Alan Moore
Dave Gibbons
Colleen McCullough
Michael Crichton
James Clavell
Maruki Harukami
E. M. Forster
Rainbow Rowell
John Green
John Steinbeck
Rudyard Kipling
Edgar Allan Poe

Kandice wrote: "Oh! If we are talking about favorite authors, that’s a big list for me.

Stephen King
Joe Hill
Neil Gaiman
Alan Moore
Dave Gibbons
Colleen McCullough
Michael Crichton
James Clavell
Maruki Harukami
..."

I still haven't read anything by stephen king 😬

Kandice wrote: "Oh! If we are talking about favorite authors, that’s a big list for me.

Stephen King
Joe Hill
Neil Gaiman
Alan Moore
Dave Gibbons
Colleen McCullough
Michael Crichton
James Clavell
Maruki Harukami
..."

It's because I can't make a list of my favourite books without everything written by those three authors 💜 Neil Gaiman and Stephen King are also among my favourite writers :)

Tucker, if you wanna try Stephen King, you can pick almost any book without going wrong! Maybe The Shining or The Green Mile?

Catherine wrote: "Kandice wrote: "Oh! If we are talking about favorite authors, that’s a big list for me.

Stephen King
Joe Hill
Neil Gaiman
Alan Moore
Dave Gibbons
Colleen McCullough
Michael Crichton
James Clavell
..."

Okay!

Tucker, tell me what you like and I can recommend a King that fits your tastes. He is very eclectic and NOT only a horror writer.

Kandice wrote: "Tucker, tell me what you like and I can recommend a King that fits your tastes. He is very eclectic and NOT only a horror writer."

Um, I like really funny or really scary. I also like scifi

Different things scare different people. I bet if you pick up one of his short story collections you'll find quite a few you will like. Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales and The Bazaar of Bad Dreams are great collections.

I also think you would like The Bachman Books. The Long Walk is one of my favorite books ever. All three of my children have written book reports on it. That one and The Running Man are set just a bit in the future so on the verge on sci-fi.

Kandice wrote: "Different things scare different people. I bet if you pick up one of his short story collections you'll find quite a few you will like. Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales and [book:T..."

Okay! Thanks! I'm actually giving The Shining a try.

Linda wrote: "I read The Shining a while back, and to me, it really wasn't that great. Then again, I don't usually read horror, but when I do, I'm not usually scared. I would definitely say that you should give ..."

Okay, thanks!

I don't find The Shining to be a horror novel at all. I mean, I know King uses the scares to propel the story, but I always saw it as a story about a man who loved his family, but just couldn't be the man he wanted to be. The book is so, so different from Kubrick's version.

Linda wrote: "I read The Shining a while back, and to me, it really wasn't that great. Then again, I don't usually read horror, but when I do, I'm not usually scared. I would definitely say that you should give ..."

Kandice wrote: "I don't find The Shining to be a horror novel at all. I mean, I know King uses the scares to propel the story, but I always saw it as a story about a man who loved his family, but just couldn't be ..."

Oh, man, I would probably be so scared, tbh if I read The Shining. I couldn't read Zoo by James Patterson without getting nervous! Note to self: don't read those in the middle of the night! ;)

Kandice wrote: "I don't find The Shining to be a horror novel at all. I mean, I know King uses the scares to propel the story, but I always saw it as a story about a man who loved his family, but just couldn't be ..."

For me, the book does fit into psychological horror, but it's a point of view. Psychological horror is very large and can fit to a lot of things. It is true that the adaptation by Kubrick is really different and that King didn't like it, but I love both :)

I love both as well! They are very different, but still very good.

I would label The Shining as human horror. The telepathy is almost a side effect. I have the sequel, Dr. Sleep, but I have yet to read it.

Horror is my thing, everything from gore and the supernatural/preternatural to psychological and just plain creepy or eerie.

Hi I absolutely love Rainbow Rowell as well but I only ever read were her two adult books I haven't read any of her Young Adult books yet. I do have a physical copy of Carry On but I have not read it yet because I want to read Fangirl first. Do you think I should read Fangirl first or I can go ahead and read Carry On instead of reading Fangirl first?

Kandice wrote: "Oh! If we are talking about favorite authors, that’s a big list for me.

Stephen King
Joe Hill
Neil Gaiman
Alan Moore
Dave Gibbons
Colleen McCullough
Michael Crichton
James Clavell
Maruki Harukami
..."

@Katiria Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is one of my favourite books and I've never read Fangirl as I haven't been interested in it so yes, you don't have to read it to read Carry On :)

You can definitely read Carry On first, but if you read Fangirl first you'll understand how exciting it was when she decided to write Carry On!

Eleanor and Park is an absolutely beautiful book. I think everyone can take something from it.

Thank you then I will read Carry On first then.

Harley wrote: "@Katiria Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is one of my favourite books and I've never read Fangirl as I haven't been interested in it so yes, you don't have to read it to read Carry On :)"

Thank you I think I will read first Carry On and then read Fangirl, later on, thank you so much for your help.

Kandice wrote: "You can definitely read Carry On first, but if you read Fangirl first you'll understand how exciting it was when she decided to write Carry On!

Eleanor and Park is an absolutely beautiful book. I ..."

||Swaroop|| wrote: "Greetings! I have just completed reading Flowers for Algernon. It has been a wonderful read.

My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

That's a favorite of mine. So sad.

So guys, a kind woman has offered to let us read her book on mental illness for free!!
Here's the link!.enjoy!