Book Buying Addicts Anonymous discussion

I have read books about many great people. I always try to learn what makes them tick.

One great book that tells the story of one hell of an American. Vietnam:No Regrets "One Soldiers Tour of Duty"Trust me, you won't be able to put this one down.

I think every book you read effects you differently. Not because of the book its self, but because of what you are or have been experiencing in you life of the moment when you are reading that book. I also think this has a lot to do with whether you like a book also. It could be dealing with a recent bad break up, lost loved ones, frustrations with certain people, or frustrations with certain nit picky things. There are tons of reasons why a book might effect you differently and I really think it depends on what you are going through emotionally and experiencing in you life at that moment.

I learn from every book I read and learn something different from all of them.

I absolutely agree with you..Normally I read mysteries, mostly Brit series but last week I read THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls and it knocked my socks off. It's an autobiography of her family during her formative years..very fast read and oh so good. If you think you HAD a BAD childhood read this book..it'll make you laugh. Maybe yours wasn't so bad or weird after all. I'm a book addict, too and have maybe 1500 all over the house. Fortunately my husband reads too and understands my addition! And yes, I find houses without books scary..especially if they're houses with children..

Maryanne wrote: "I absolutely agree with you..Normally I read mysteries, mostly Brit series but last week I read THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls and it knocked my socks off. It's an autobiography of her family..."

I have wanted to read that book for a while, while I was in college I had my reading teacher write down some good books she would like to recommend and that was one of the ones she wrote down. Thanks for bringing it up again! I forgot about it :) Also if you are interested she also wrote down a book called The Memory Keeper's Daughter. I liked that book a lot, but I was sad to see that it didn't get very many good reviews. I just think certain books touch you differently. When you read the same type of books for so long and you switch it up with something new I think you like that new book a lot more than what you normally would, but you never know...it could just be "that" good of a book.

I read too fast. Thats the problem! I finish a 300 page book in one good day of reading. Its annoying because it ends too fast. Its had to find a long book that is interesting the whole way thru. Then I go thru a hole ton of books I like and run out of ideas for new ones. I usually check here but that list will run out eventually. Its comforting to know that I am not alone. I know people have similar problems but my interest is in the books about fantasy and Supernatural. Any ideas? I have read a lot but Ideas are WELCOME! Thanks for reading my comment. Shady.

Shady wrote: "I read too fast. Thats the problem! I finish a 300 page book in one good day of reading. Its annoying because it ends too fast. Its had to find a long book that is interesting the whole way thru. T..."
I have a friend who swears by Charles DeLint's books..which are fantasy..and the Friday Next series. Have you tried them? If so, did you like them? I'm a mystery fan myseld..mainly the Brits.

If you're a mystery lover and enjoy cleverness, the Thursday series (Jasper Fforde is a great series that will keep you busy at least for a little while (3 days? ;))

Maryanne wrote: "Shady wrote: "I read too fast. Thats the problem! I finish a 300 page book in one good day of reading. Its annoying because it ends too fast. Its had to find a long book that is interesting the who..."

Actually I haven't but it seems like a great Idea. Thanks for the idea! If I get the chance to read those books I will tell you if I enjoyed them or not so much. c= Thanks. Shady.

Shady wrote: "Maryanne wrote: "Shady wrote: "I read too fast. Thats the problem! I finish a 300 page book in one good day of reading. Its annoying because it ends too fast. Its had to find a long book that is in..."

Wow, you do read really fast :)

I would recommend reading Stephen King books. They are some of the longest books I have ever come across, but I am not sure if you like his writting style or they mysterious/thirller novels he writes. Depending a lot on what you like to read :) Hope this helps a little

This should keep you busy for about a week! :-)

WOW Guys! Thanks for all the book Ideas. @Louise I have read the chronicles of Narnia so that one looks good. And @Kerra I will take a look at the Stephen king books but I think I have read some already. Once again thanks everyone! ~Shady

Much welcome!

Shady wrote: "I read too fast. Thats the problem! I finish a 300 page book in one good day of reading. Its annoying because it ends too fast. Its had to find a long book that is interesting the whole way thru. T..."
Have you read any of Steven Erikson's books? His series, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, consists of ten, very long (usually 800+ pages), books of some of the best fantasy ever written. I can easily read most books in a day but his take me weeks and I love every minute of them. The last book of the series just came out last month so you don't even have to wait for the next installment.

Shady wrote: "I read too fast. Thats the problem! I finish a 300 page book in one good day of reading. Its annoying because it ends too fast. Its had to find a long book that is interesting the whole way thru. T..."

If you like Supernatural have you tried

Kelley Armstrong

Her women of the otherworld is great start with Bitten

@Maxine Thanks for that idea! I will check those books out. And @Afsana I have read the Kelly armstrong books. I loved them! I have read a lot of her books. I just found out the Waking the Witch came out some time so I am going to check that out.@Everyone Thanks for the Great ideas. Before I know it I will not have to worry about my next book, I will already have it. Shady.

My last novel a crime fiction has some supernatural in it.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Cool. And You wrote it? Thats really cool. I am attempting to write but I am not sure if I will finish.. O well. Thanks for that idea. It looks good. ~Shady

yeah I wrote it and my s
cond is about done.

That must be a relief for you. I would like to have mine published one day I think.. I have only written 116 pages ruff and hardly any typed. Once again (Over put but what else can i say c=) Thanks. ~shady

you can read the first 50 pages free at-
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Looks good to me! I will check it out next time I get the chance. Thanks (Again. But like before, I was raised to say thanks Way too much) Shady.

Shady wrote: "Looks good to me! I will check it out next time I get the chance. Thanks (Again. But like before, I was raised to say thanks Way too much) Shady."

Shady -
I read a lot, too, and also fast. I read everything I see (cereal boxes, signs, anything...) so I have found that series help me - this way the story goes on and on. There are series out there that have many books and those satisfy me more than a single book.

@shady the stand by stephen king is over 1,000 pages. it by stephen king is also over 1,000 pages. I'm reading nelson demille lately. different interests since 9/11 i guess. tom clancy has some long novels too.

stephen king's series the dark tower also added an 8th boook. he also published a book on the kennedy assassination. check it out!!

dan silva characters are also followed in several books.

@ValerieC Thanks for that. I also agree that series are the best way to go if you read a lot. c=

1.Joe buff—tidal wave
2. catherine coulter—blind side
3.jonathan kellerman—survival of the fittest
4.mary higgins clark—before I say goodbye
5.jack higgins—the eagle has landed
6.laura hillbrand--seabuiscuit
7.michael palmer—natural causes
8.jack higgins—the keys of hell
9.john grisham—the appeal
10.ken follett--night over water
11.tom clancy—the hunt for red october
12.stephen coonts—saucer: the conquest
13.sidney sheldon—tell me your dreams
14.faye kellerman—moon music
15.sidney sheldon—the stars shine down\
16.Dan Brown—Deception Point
17.Dean Koontz—the taking
18.John Sandford—Deadwatch
19.robert tanenbaum—counterplay
20.timothy zahn—conqueror's heritage
21.kathy reichs—bare bones
22.ridley pearson—chain of evidence
23.stephen woodworth—through violet eyes
24.lisa gardner—the perfect husband
25.stephen coonts—the red horseman
26.marie ferrarella—the setup
27.david weber—we few
28.mary higgins clark—i heard that song before
29.patricia cornwell—from potter's field
30.robert ludlum—the cry of the halidon
31.j.r.r. tolkein—the two towers
32.john lecarre—our game
33.clive cussler—white death
34.ann rule—last dance last chance
35.patricia cornwell—at risk
36.amanda stevens—double life
37.richard s. wheeler—yellowstone
38.john sandford—broken prey
39.michael connelly—the poet
40.george c wilson—super carrier
41.lemony snickett—the bad beginning
42.tom clancy—against all enemies
43.christopher reich—rules of deception
44.michael crichton—the lost world
45.john sandford—secret prey
46.john grisham—ford county
47.lynn abbey—out of time
48.michael connelly—9 dragons
49.jonathan kellerman—rage
50.tom clancy—clear and present danger
51.herman wouk—war and remembrance'
52.tami hoag—dark horse
53.clive cussler—pacific vortx
54.michael crichton—sphere'
55.stephen kyle—the experiment
56.dan brown—digital fortress
57.william p. blatty--legion
58. jan karon—at home in mitford
59.andrew m. greeley—rite of spring
60.john lescroart—damage
61.tom clancy—the cardinal of the kremlin
62.scott turow—ordinary heroes
63.jack higgins—the white house connection
64.michael moorcock—the cronicles of corum
65.robert ludlum—the holcroft covenant
66.dick francis—10 lb penalty
67.andres oppenheimer—castro's final hour
68.catherine coultrer—hemlock bay
69.janet evanovitch—lean mean 13
70.catheine coulter—impulse
71.robert ludlum—the bourne ultimatum
72.dean ing—butcher bird
73.jean m. auel--the plains of passage
74.anne rice—pandora
75.steve martini—the rules of 9
76.alistair reynolds—the prefect\
77.clive cussler—the navigator
78.john lutz—night kills
79.robert ludlum—the tristan betrayal
80.david baldacci—he simple truth
81.john sandford—invisible prey
82.james patterson—4 blind mice
83.frank mccourt--tis
84.james patterson—the big bad wolf
85.ken follett—on wings of eagles
86.ja jance—hour of the hunter
87.jack higgns—a fine night for dying
88.tom clancy—the bear and the dragon
89.roz fox—on angel wings
90.sherrilyn kenyon—dark side of the moon
91.wendy staub—the final victim
92.sidney sheldon—the other side of midnight\
93.tom clancy—the sum of all fears
94.sandra brown—the crush
95.robert ludlum—the chancellor manuscript
96.teresa mierdos—yours until dawn
97.ja jance—breach of duty
98.julie garwood—slow burn
99.daniel silva—the mark of the assassin
100.tami hoag—kill the messenger
101.james l. burke—dixie city jam
102.jd robb—strangers in death
103.catherine coulter—the edge
104.stephen hunter—havana
105.paul stewart—the edge chronicles
106.alex kavana—a perfect evil
107.scott turow—pleading guilty
108.ridley pearson—art of deception
109.robin cook—the year of the intern
110.scott turow—the burden of proof
111.stephen king—cujo
112.robin cook—acceptable risk
113.clive cussler—the sea hunters
114.tom clancy—state of seige
115.w.e.b. griffin—under fire
116.elmore leonard—be cool
117.jack higgins—hell is always today
118.william j. coughlin—death penalty
119.danielle steel—honor thyself
120.eileen wilkes—tempting danger
121.carolyn keene—target for terror
122.clive cussler—shock wave
123.greg iles—true evil
124.ellen datlaw—alien sex
125.dean koontz—prodigal son
126.nancy bush—wicked game'
127.le carre—a perfect spy
128.lee child—running blind
129.nicholas sparks—a bend in the rd
130.david baldacci—simple genius
131.robert ludlum—the bourne supremacy
132.sandra brown—smoke screen
133.lee child—bad luck and trouble
134.philip pullman—the golden compass
135.james patterson—cradle and all
136.tom clancy—red storm rising
137.daniel silva—the confessor
138.lawrence sanders--10th commandment
139.ken follett—the 3rd twin
140.michael palmer—extreme measures
141.brad thor—path of the assassin'
142.ken follett—a dangerous fortune
143.michael crichton—next
144.clive cussler—the navigator
145.robin cook—harmful intent
146.patricia cornwell—hornet's nest
147.george r.r. martin—storm of swords
148.george r.r. martin—clash of kings
149.george r.r. martin—a feast for crows
150.j.f. freedman—key witness
151.mack bolan—fire in the sky
152.tom clancy—debt of honor
153.nora roberts—carolina moon
154.james l. burke—crusader's cross
155.john lescroart—the oath
156.lawrence sanders—macnally's bluff
157.dennis lehane—gone baby gone
158.rita m. brown—hotspur
159.sherrilyn kenyon—kiss of the night
160.john grisham—the chamber
161.jack higgins—cold harbour
162.ken follett—the hammer of eden
163.jonathan kellerman--obsession
164.christopher stasheff—feline wizard
165. john jakes—american dreams
166.w. michael gear—ppl of the sea
167.robert l. forward—martian rainbow
168.louis fischer—ghandi
169.john katzenbach—just cause
170.allan folsom—the exile
171.michael connelly—a darkness more than night
172.patricia cornwell—black notice
173.lawrence sanders—mcnally's trial
174.holly jacobs—unexpected gifts
175.stacey sauter—one false move
176.robert serling—airforce one is haunted
177.william diehl—show of evil
178.andre dubois 3rd—house of sand and fog
179.e.e. knight—choice of the cat
180.v.c. andrews—if there be thorns
181.readers digest books
182.mary higgins clark—on the street where you live
183.clive cussler—sahara
184.kevin mccarthy—special effects
185.fred saberhagen-- 3rd book of swords
186.gayle greeno—finder;s seekers
187.rebecca york—father and child
188.larry bond--red phoenix
189.dean koontz—strangers
190.robert ludlum—the rd to omaha
191.luanne rice—true blue
192.j.d. Robb-big jack
193.v.c. andrews—midnight whispers
194.john lescroart—the hunt club
195.david baldacci—total control
196.anne rice--blood canticle
197.nelson demille—mayday
198.timothy zahn—specter of the past
199.john grisham—the street lawyer
200.poenix subzero
201.patricia cornwell—book of the dead
202.andrei codrescu—the blood countess
203.mack bolan—tropic heat
204.nancy t. rosenberg—abuse of power
205.women who run with the wolves
206.azar nafisi—reading lolita in tehran
207.michelle gagnon—kidnap & ransom
208.anne rule—in the name of love
209.jack higgins—dark justice
210.richard n. patterson—the race
211.patricia cornwell-isle of dogs
212.charles dickens—david copperfield
213.jacquelyn mitchell—still summer
214.nelson demille—plum island
215.robert k. tanenbaum—material witness
216.jill shalvis—come fly with me
217. bill buchanan—virus
218.gayle greeno--exile's return
219.e.c. Seedy—perfect evil
220.maggie shayne—colder than ice
221.catherine mann—propositioned into a foreign affair
222.anne rice—lasher
223.nora roberts—private scandals
224.louise erdrich—the master butcher's singing club
225.j.d. Robb—memory in death
226.gayle greeno—sunderlie;s seeking
227.jude deveraux—carolina isle
228.tanya huff—summon the keeper
229.iris johansen—silent thunder
230.john sandford—the hanged man's song
231.clive cussler—the chase
232.w.e.b. griffin—the double agents
233.michael palmer—the second opinion
234.anne rice—vittorio the vampire
235.ben mezrich—xfiles skin
236.lee child—die trying
237.james p. hogan—the legend that was earth
238.lisa gardner—alone
239.clive cussler—night probe
240.mary karr—cherry
241.brad thor—takedown
242.melvin burgess—smack
243.j.k. rowling—harry potter & the half blood prince
244.anne rice—the queen of the damned
245.michael connelly—the closers
246.william diehl—sharkeys machine
247.reginald hill—good morning midnight
248. lawrence sanders—the 2nd deadly sin
249.brian lumley—the source
250.ken small—the forgotten dead
251. nina bangs—night bites
252.frederik pohl—homegoing
253.william w. warren--history of the ojibwa ppl
254.paul young—the shack
255.scott cierncin—tantras
256.michael coney—king of the scepterd'isle
257.elizabeth gilbert—eat pray love
258.nora roberts—first impressions
259.lawrence sanders—stolen blessings
260.michael crichton—riding sun
261.john ringo—the hero
262.tabitha king—the trap
263.alastair reynolds—pushing ice
264.faye kellerman---sanctuary
265.jonathan kellerman—therapy
266.dean koontz—the door to dec.
267.nora roberts—treasures
268.catherine coulter--11th hour
269.harold coyle—savage wilderness
270.richard moran—the empire of ice
271. thomas t. thomas—me
272.craig thomas—the last raven
273.tanya huff—the 2nd summoning
274.harkan coben—deal breaker
275.maeve binchy—tara road
276.jefferey deaver—the burning wire
277.jayne a. krentz—just me
278.john cramer—einsteins bridge
279.walter j. williams—the sundering
280.lisa gardner—hide
281.bernard cornwell—sharpe's escape
282.robert a. heinlein—revolt on 2100
283.lisa jackson—final scream
284.ken follett—triple
285.jeanette walls—half broke horses
286.cheryl j. franklin—sable shadow and ice
287. richard allen—the cain conversion
288.joe weber--defcon one
289.clive cussler—flood tide
290.robert a hanlein—time enough for love
291.barbara petty—don't tell daddy
292.hal lindsey—the late great planet earth
293.dave duncan—west of january
294.sebastian junger—the perfect storm
295.maya angelou—the heart of a woman
296.conspiracy of silence
297.carolyn keene—new year's evil
298.scott ciencin—shadowdale
299.jack oleck—the house of mystery
300.fern michaels—without warning
301.kerry newcomb—in the season of the sun
302.timothy zahn—vision of the future
303.piers paul read—alive
304.janice harrell—the secret diaries
305.james f. cooper—the deerslayer
306.gayle greeno—mind speakers call
307.stan washurn—intent to harm
308.r.l. stine—fear park the first scream
309.yvonne navarro—final impact\
310.tori carrington—dirty laundry
311.alex haley—roots
312.tom clancy—red rabbit
313.janet tronstrad—snowbound in dry creek
314.ann rule—too late to say goodbye
315.ann rule—mortal danger
316.marcia muller—a wild and lonely place
317.lemony snicket—the reptile room
318.kim edwards—the memory keepers daughter
319.john darnton—neanderthal
320.christopher rice—the snow garden
321.j.d. Salinger—the catcher in the rye
322.tom clancy—dead or alive '
323.s.m. stirling—dies the fire
324.steven levy—the unicorn's secret
325.alexandra ripley—new orleans legacy
326.gayle greeno—the farthest seeking
327.peter benchley—the beast
328.brian jacques—redwall
329.shirley mcclaine—don't fall off the mt.
330.Gina farago--Ivy cole and the moon
331.julie czerneda—hidden insight
332.mark winegardner—the godfather's revenge
333.chloe gartner—the image and the dream
334.patricia cornwell—the front
335.w.e.b. griffin—line of fire
336.carolyn keene—dance till you die
337.marie brennan—doppelganger
338.margaret truman—murder at the f.b.i.
339.The call of the wild/white fang—jsck london
340.rebecca daniels—lawyers guns and money
341.tom clancy—operation barracuda
342.alison gaylin—trashed
343.loren d. estleman—whiskey river
344.nora roberts—morrigan's cross

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Am I living in excess?

Jackie wrote: "I read every book knowing I will learn from it. I am not a normal reader, I hightlight in different colors and take notes and then write it all down to detail it. I love to remember details and w..."

I highlight like crazy with textbooks and study books. I can't learn as well otherwise it seems. Something about being able to physically interact with the learning material like that. I'm starting college again and one of my classes you can only rent an online textbook. Ugh. At least it's only a technical writing class so I shouldn't have to do TOO much studying. I don't learn as well electronically as I do book form.

With reading fiction I don't highlight, just enjoy.