BOOKS

[cheerypeabrain]

I am a bookaholic too....my favourite books are usually Fantasy and Sci-Fi...authors like:-

Raymond Fiest
Sarah Douglas
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Anne McCaffery
Douglas Adams
David Eddings
Robin Hobb
Asimov
Ian Irvine
Terry Goodkind
John Wyndham
Juliette McKenna
Katherine Kerr

I also like to read factual books about astronomy, genetics and ancient history ;D
Always have a book on the go..if not 2 or 3...what about you?
CPBxxx

[karenwl]

To be honest i dont do a lot of reading, i used to read Sidney Sheldon, cant remember the last time i read it must have been about 6 years ago.

[emseypop]

I love reading, sean and I are like terry and june, propped up on pillows reading every night! My favorite is L.M Montgomery, Anne Of Green Gables etc and I also love roddy doyle The Commitments, and Bernard Cornwell, anything to do with the nepolionic wars. CPB you reading list is the same as my OH even down to the astronmy he's read life on earth and cosmos at least 3 times each since i met him!

[cheerypeabrain]

Hiya emsey...has your OH read 'A Short History Of Nearly everything' by Bill Bryson? I don't usually read his books but that one was brilliant for anyone who loves science, astronomy etc... ;D

[emseypop]

no cpb, we'll have to look out for that on our travels, we don't buy many books 'new' i like to rescue them! It odd he loves science fantasy but doesn't do terry pratchett, i see you haven't got him on your list?

[cheerypeabrain]

emseypop said:

no cpb, we'll have to look out for that on our travels, we don't buy many books 'new' i like to rescue them! It odd he loves science fantasy but doesn't do terry pratchett, i see you haven't got him on your list?

OOH I forgot ;D I rteckon I've got most of his Discworld books...got a few signed as well ;D

[madonplants]

Nope, I am not a great book lover, tbh! Rather read magazines on gardening, wildlife or angling.

I loved reading Stig of the Dump as a kid! I read it three times one night, by torchlight too!! I was about 14 and my Mum couldn't understand why I was so tired at the breakfast table!! If I remember correctly it was a Saturday, so no real harm done!!

Keith

[emseypop]

stig of the dump! was thinking about that story the other day, i've been picking up books to keep for when the kids are older, My mom used to find me books she read as a kid and it really made me love reading, i've got rhold dahl, c s lewis, the borrowers, enid blyton, the silver sword, looking out for the milly molly mandy books now too. Ive been buying the shirly huges books for them to read now i love the illustrations.

[madonplants]

emseypop said:

stig of the dump! was thinking about that story the other day, i've been picking up books to keep for when the kids are older, My mom used to find me books she read as a kid and it really made me love reading, i've got rhold dahl, c s lewis, the borrowers, enid blyton, the silver sword, looking out for the milly molly mandy books now too. Ive been buying the shirly huges books for them to read now i love the illustrations.

Enid Blyton, that reminds me, I loved and still do, if I am honest, the Famous Five stories! Had a few Secret Seven as well, still do in the bookcase, alongwith the Famous Five.

Keith

[Sleepy]

madonplants said:

Enid Blyton, that reminds me, I loved and still do, if I am honest, the Famous Five stories! Had a few Secret Seven as well, still do in the bookcase, alongwith the Famous Five.

Keith

Do you remember the 'What Katy Did' book?

What Katy Did
What Katy Did Next
Who Did What to Katy
Son of Katy

[madonplants]

admin said:

madonplants said:

Enid Blyton, that reminds me, I loved and still do, if I am honest, the Famous Five stories! Had a few Secret Seven as well, still do in the bookcase, alongwith the Famous Five.

Keith

Do you remember the 'What Katy Did' book?

What Katy Did
What Katy Did Next
Who Did What to Katy
Son oF Katy

Nope don't remember them, sorry Sleepy! Were they any good?

Keith

[Sleepy]

madonplants said:

admin said:

Do you remember the 'What Katy Did' book?

What Katy Did
What Katy Did Next
Who Did What to Katy
Son oF Katy

Nope don't remember them, sorry Sleepy! Were they any good?

Keith

Oh yes.

[cheerypeabrain]

I remember the first two on your list Sleepy......the others were probably on too high a shelf for me to reach as a schoolgirl.....

[cheerypeabrain]

VERY pleased today....I got the latest Katherine Kerr book I really love her books about the Silver Daggers etc....fantabuloso....

also picked up another Lois McMaster Bujold book.....happy Cheery.

[emseypop]

ahh sleepy what katy did i rembember those, must get them, and mr and mrs pepperpot!

[sweetleaf]

Dont forget to look for the Mr Twiddle books Emsey, I still remember reading those when I was six or seven

[emseypop]

mr twidle, i missed him, but i'll look out! I'd like to see what all this harry potter fuss is about. Haven't even seen the films

[cheerypeabrain]

Apart from C.S.Lewis I quite liked Enid Blyton's 'Mallory Towers' books when I was v young... didn't read Hobbit or LOTR until I was about 12 (The Hobbit was a set book in the first year wasn't it 4P? remember Mr Peacock the English teacher?)..OOH does anyone remember reading Alan Garner books? his Weirdstone of Brisinghamen was absolutely brilliant....

When we were teenagers we were besotted with D.H.Lawrence.....especially his short stories. Oh yes and the inevitable 'rude' books every teenager needs to read....Edna O'Brien....bless her....

[sweetleaf]

Marion Zimmer Bradley
Anne McCaffery
Douglas Adams
David Eddings
Asimov
Terry Pratchett
Roald Dahl
Terry Goodkind
John Wyndham
Tom Holt
Katherine Kerr
Melanie Rawn
Craig Shaw Gardener
David Gemmel
Dean Koontz
Arthur C Clarke
and a fair few more really this is off the top of my head I still have my copy Of The Wierdstone of Brisinghamen, think Ill read that again now.

[cheerypeabrain]

Of course the new HP book is out in a few weeks too...I shall buy that for OH and might just read it as well to keep him company.....

Sweetie...you like horror too do you? I used to when I was younger...but get too scarred now...last one I read was a Clive Barker. didn't sleep for days....

[cheerypeabrain]

Talking of childrens' books...did anyone ever read one called 'The Weathermonger'...still got it somewhere...my Dad bought it for me....

[sweetleaf]

I can read some horror but I cant watch it, once you take the music away, its not so bad. Just finished The Bad Place By D Koontz and I have one in the shed at the lottie called False Memory, cant get into it though.

[4pygmies]

Melanie Rawn? Was it her who wrote those books about a Prince and his Sun Bride? I really enjoyed those. Bit sad towards the end though...

[cheerypeabrain]

Guy Gavriel Kay's good an'all.....writes Fantasy.

[cheerypeabrain]

I also enjoyed books by Joanne Harris (Chocolat), Kate Atkinson (Behind the Scenes at the Museum) and read the occasional Michael Chrichton book....

My last purchase book-wise was 'The Dark Side of the Universe' by Iain Nicholson...it's about dark matter, dark energy and the fate of the cosmos....I've read the introduction...but then I needed a lie down......