Any readers out there?

I read spy/espionage/historic stuff. I love anything by Robert Ludlum and love the books done by Eric van Lustbader who is continuing the Bourne series. I also love John Jakes and his books about early America, especially the series that started with The Bastard. Great stuff. Don't read a lot cuz my eyes give out but I read when I can.

 

Khaled Hosseini wrote THE KITE RUNNER and A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS.

MJ, I hope you're right about Conroy. I've read BEACH MUSIC about five times over
the years...well, the others too. His descriptions of coastal Carolinas and GA are
wonderful. We even did a Conroy road trip a few years ago just to see and smell
that part of the country.

 

Anybody read either one of these or anything by these authors?

The Hall Chair: A Satirical Novel on the Medical Malpractice Crisis in America (Paperback)
by Christopher Smythies (Author)

Ride the Wind
by Lucia St Clair Robson


I just ordered them and they are on their way. Yeahhhhhhh, I need something new to read by someone new.

I like some of the historic novels too Ann. I especially like fiction set in historical context where you really get the historical feel but also have a really good story. Which ones are your favorites?

 

Oh hell, August is soooo far away! How does one pre-order and where...Amazon?
I can't wait long enough for the paperback, besides his books are what you rightly
called "forever books". I'm reading trash right now after many serious, important books and preparing myself to start on EINSTEIN by Walter Isaacson. This one should warp my head around for a good while.

 

I love albris.com

I just ordered all these books for less than 50 buckeroos. What a deal!!!!

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MJ if you don't mind getting used books then you should go online and find www.bookmooch.com
It is a palce where you set up trades for books you want and give the ones you have already read or books you want to get rid of.

 

No, haven't had time to get to the bookstore and

am also bogged down in EINSTEIN which is an enormous book. I gotta go
out into the real world tomorrow and will try to hit the bookstore and
pick up the new Conroy.

 

Far Pavilions by MM Kaye. mitchener-esque at it's best.

 

If anyone is into historical fiction, Barry Unsworth is always a good bet. I read "Sacred Hunger" last summer, which explores Britain's involvement in the slave trade in the 1700s, but wrapped inside a really good, gripping character-based novel. I also like to re-read a lot of the old classics like "The Good Earth," "Tess of the d'urbervilles," and "Tale of Two Cities" which is, to my mind, one of the greatest novels in the English language.

And no, I'm not a total geek; I do love me a good Star Wars novel. (Okay, I am a total geek.)

 

I bought the hardback today for $17.47 and will begin reading in a few minutes. I'm
sooo looking forward to doing a little "savoring" myself. Want me to pass it on to you
when I finished?

 

I'm only about a third of the way through SOUTH OF BROAD, but you're going to LOVE
it, MJ. Conroy writes even better than he used to...not the usual for someone who
hasn't published in years. The love of beautiful language is still there and refined by
time. The humor is still there and still a bit quirky. I'm enjoying the hell outta this
book! "Savor" is the correct word to use. It's a forever book.

 

Oh man, do I hear that! I'm really trying not to read it too fast, BUT I'll just go right
back and read it again anyway.

 

I just read two books from a Swedish author named Steig Larsson and they where both great reads. I savored both books and can't wait for the third to be available. Too bad this author died right after turning in the manuscript to third book in this series. The books were "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo" and "The Girl who Played with Fire"

On another note I need good reading suggestions as my reading list has diminished greatly, due to being in the hospital with my grandparents and having to therefore spend sleepless nights.