Jason ON Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 The Currently Reading topic is getting pretty long and I thought it would be a bit difficult for people to try and sift through all the reviews of books and such, so I wanted to start this series of topics intending to provide an outlet to not just say what you were currently reading, but to allow you to recommend books that you've read in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason ON Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I just finished The Da Vinci Code and it's highly recommended. Especially for the likes of us... people who enjoy religious discussion. Excellent read!Three out of three Thumbs Up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etherman Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Point of Impact, Dirty White Boys, and The Day before Midnight, by Stephen Hunter are all very good thrillers. They're filled with suspense and plot twists, if you like that sort of thing. Frederick Forsythe is also worth a read. Pretty much anything by him but especially The ODESSA File and the Devil's Alternative (it's starts a bit slow but it's worth it after he's cranked it up a few notches).For horror go with Dracula by Bram Stoker. There's no close second on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces1974 Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 I love anything by Dean Koontz. Midnight, Lightning, and two that he wrote about carnivals... Can't think of the names off hand, are my favorites. Very creepy, just the way I like 'em. Rev Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I love anything by Dean Koontz. Midnight, Lightning, and two that he wrote about carnivals... Can't think of the names off hand, are my favorites. Very creepy, just the way I like 'em. Rev CarolI adore Koontz! My two personal favorites are, The Vision and Odd Thomas. Would The Funhouse be one of the "carnival" books you were thinking of? ~ Elf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hobart Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 The Da Vinci Code -- no, sorry, this is one bestseller that I read with a curled lip. The plot is so obviously set up so that the author can unload all his research onto us that I don't see how they ever made a movie out of it at all. And the surprise ending? Gee, if you couldn't see that coming a mile off, I'd get my eyes tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bel Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I adore Koontz! My two personal favorites are, The Vision and Odd Thomas. Would The Funhouse be one of the "carnival" books you were thinking of? ~ ElfOdd Thomas, Forever Odd, and Brother Odd are all great reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Hugo Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I just finished The Da Vinci Code and it's highly recommended. Especially for the likes of us... people who enjoy religious discussion. Excellent read!Three out of three Thumbs Up! Dan Brown wrote another book before Davinci Code. It's called Angels and Demons. Not as popular because it didn't have the title that the second had, but in my opinion much better...I think they're making that into a movie as well. For the 'nay' sayers...it has all the same extreme amount of research but I think it flows a lot better. The little facts seem almost coincidental.-Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitloup Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 For horror, I'd say my favorite is Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. Quite a good read and it makes you ponder certain aspects of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevBob1957 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 For horror: The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber.The book will keep you up nights. But forget the movie of the same name, it was utter garbage (it wasn't even the same story). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princezfiona Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 i am a big fan of Tess Gerritsen. i have read all her books, she is the best medical-crime author, i can read her novel in just one seating..here are some of her books i like best:1. the harvest2.Mephisto Club >> my favorite3. Under the knife4.the surgeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicScrybe Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 I'd be interested to know if anyone here has read anything of mine (Kindle or Print) and what they think.I'm always interested in hearing what others think of my works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. D S Bailey Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) Greetings,My favorite writer of all time is Stephen King. Some of my favorites by him include IT, The Stand, Salem's Lot, The Dark Tower series and Duma Key. What I like so much about King's work is not necessarily the horror content so much as his unique way of delving into the minds of his characters. He is a master at character development.As for SciFi\Fantasy, I like Philip Jose` Farmer, Frank Herbert, Ray Bradbury, but I Love the writing team of Margret Weis and & Tracy Hickman. The have written many novels for the Dragonlance series, which was initially based on Dungeons & Dragons.In other genres I like Patricia Cornwell. She can keep me right on the edge of my seat. I also like William Johnstone who writes the BEST westerns.Some folks will think this silly...but some will understand. I read many books more than once...some I have read 5 times over the course of 40 years. Some of you will say...why read a book more than once...you know what happens...but, at least for me, taking the trip to the end is just as good. And it is also like revisiting old friends. I am now reading The Dark Tower series again...7 books in all. Yes, I remember the end...but the trip...WOW.And I read some of the classics over and over too...Gome With The Wind, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Time Machine and many others.I read a wide variety of books including such kids books as Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter and others.Two genres that I do not read are Romance and True Crime....Well that's my little book world.DelRev. Bailey Edited June 21, 2011 by Rev. D S Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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