Book Lair discussion

Which books did you find memorable?

I have read two books by a fairly new author named Andrew Van Wey and I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed them. I recommend them to everyone and can't wait to read more from him.

The books I read were from the Eternal Autumn series, can not wait for the next one!

Patrick Rothfuss' Name of the Wind completely altered my expectation of what a fantasy can and should be. It's brilliant. Best prose I have encountered in any genre in decades. The follow up, The Wise Man's Fear was just as good. Both books had me riveted from start to finish.

Looks like I had already added those two books to my want to read list eheh. Thank you for the recommendation!

My favorite book ever is The Scarlet Letter. God knows why, but I've read it over and over and over.

I also love the Shogun by James Clavell, Duma Key by Stephen King, and an new favorite is The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater.

I have to say my all time favorite book is "The Stand" by Stephen King.y all time favorite series on the other hand would have to be Jim Butchers " The Dresden Files".

Paul wrote: "I have to say my all time favorite book is "The Stand" by Stephen King.y all time favorite series on the other hand would have to be Jim Butchers " The Dresden Files"."

I've read The Stand who knows how many times. Both the originally released and the Uncut. It's such an amazing story. I love the graphic novels too.

One of the best books I have read this year was Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

I can't stop hearing about Patrick Rothfuss/Brandon Sanderson on pretty much every forum I keep track of with any regularity. Personally, I think Brandon Sanderson writes vastly superior characters to Rothfuss, but the obvious forethought they both put into their magic systems is a large part of what keeps me reading both of them. It's just a shame Kvothe is such a Mary Sue. The Auri-centric novel is coming out in October. I hope Rothfuss can keep his self indulgence to a minimum and keep Kvothe's role in the story relatively minor.

Hey Chris,

I love Kvothe. I think he is a darkness waiting to escape. I think Sanderson is brilliant, but I honestly did not enjoy the Mistborn books. While the characters and story lines were strong, the combat/magic system was so over-described that I found all the battles to be tedious rather than suspenseful. I want to like Sanderson and Mistborn, but the whole metals vs magic thing bores me. Gandalf never needed such a logical description.

one favorite? not gonna happen..
-the stand(both of em) and it- by SK have read many times each.
-wheel of time- series by Jordan
-shogun- i have read a few times, due again i think
-the ninja- really good but the series drops off fast
-the farseer- trilogy by Robin Hobb
-the power of one- Bryce Courtney, very memorable book
-a fortunate life- A B Facey a local autobiography, if you can get it, read it.

will probably add more some day XD

ohh..and when the lion feeds Wilbur Smith

I've read SHOGUN in its entirety 12 times and can't even begin to count the number of times I've read a bit here and there. I love Clavell's entire Asian saga, but Shogun is my vary favorite. I don't often find others who have read it or liked it anywhere near as much as I have/do. :D

Deidre ~Young At Heart Mom~ wrote: "Into the Wilderness, and the five books that follow, The Clan of the Cave Bear, and the five books that follow."

I love the Earth's Children series. It was agonizing waiting for her to write the last installment. On a different note, it was also quite disappointing...but that shouldn't stop you reading.

Kandice wrote: "My favorite book ever is The Scarlet Letter. God knows why, but I've read it over and over and over.

I had the life sucked out of that one for me in high school English class. Had I read it on my own, I might have found it quite compelling--I mean, it's got adultery, it's got forbidden passion...and (view spoiler)[a jerk (a member of the clergy no less!) who leaves the woman to suffer the consequences by herself (hide spoiler)]. Instead I just kind of wanted to stab myself in the eyes. (Which was how I felt about school in general.)

Some of my favorite books:

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Galore by Michael Crummey
The Prestige by Christopher Priest
The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen
The Monstrumologist series by Rick Yancey
Ethan Frome by Edith Warton
The Grifters by Jim Thompson

I absolutely adored Let the Right One In!

I read the Scarlet Letter to my children before they read it in school for exactly that reason. School ruins it!

I just started Antony and Cleopatra. This will be my fifth read. It's a comfort thing, I'm sure.

Gah. Far too many. But I have a few hardcore favorites I guess.

Blue Moon Rising by Simon R Green
Black Sun Rising by C. S. Friedman
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Mus of Kerbridge: TSR Books by Paul Kidd
Shadowrun 15: Burning Bright by Tom Dowd
Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

among others.

The Cal Leandros series by Rob Thurman is the greatest series ever written, in my opinion. Holly Black's Curse Workers series is a close second. And Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere-definitely as good as everyone says it is.

Last but not least: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. Gorgeous prose and a powerful story about two young men in a romantic relationship. WITH a happy ending.

Stephen King's IT. I read it as a teenager and slept with my room lit up for months. I have a very real phobia of clowns because of it but it was worth it. It was because of this book that I found my love of writing Horror.

*Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes because I have great memories of my mother reading to my sister and I at night before going to bed. We also learned how to read to this book.
*Mrs. Mike - I first read this book when I was about 12-13 yrs old. I think the reason why I like this book so much is 1) b/c I think it was the first book I read that transported me INTO the story and made me feel like the characters were REAL and 2)I had my first literary crush. I vividly remember telling my mother that I was going to live in Canada and marry a Mountie.
*Little Women - the first book that made me cry
*Winter Garden - I have some left over baggage from childhood and the present storyline in this book, mother/daughter & sister/sister relationships, really hit home. The 2nd story line is about the siege of Leningrad during WWII. I can't imagine having to make the choices these people had to make. I cry (sob) every-time I read this book.
*any Calvin and Hobbes book, if I'm feeling down in the dumps, Calvin and his conscious Hobbes never fail to pick me up.

I have all of the Calvin and Hobbes collections in my attic. I used to read them over and over and over. They are so sweet, realistic, despite being a 5 year old's fantasy, and topical no matter when you read them.

Stephen King's "The Shining"
Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind"
Jude Deveraux's "Remembrance"
James Clemens's "Wit'ch Fire"
Kenneth Oppel's "Silverwing"