Good Books to read

[SadieKate]

Just added to my goodreads list --
http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/press_r...rendsheep.html

[crazybikinchic]

I am currently reading the Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum books. I tend to do my fun reading while traveling to and from school on the train. I will bust out laughing and have the whole train looking at me like I have lost my mind.

Another author that I like is Daniel Silva. He has a series about Gabriel Allon that is pretty action packed. The best comparrison that I can give of Allon is Jack Bauer from the show 24. The first book is "The Kill Artist".

[crazycanuck]

I'm reading Robert Fisk's The Great War for Civilization

What about reading anything by Terry Pratchett? If you do, start at the beginning of the discworld series. You'll love the travelling suitcase

[SadieKate]

What about reading anything by Terry Pratchett? If you do, start at the beginning of the discworld series. You'll love the travelling suitcase

Yup, off to buy Nation soon. I don't care what age the intended audience is for each book, they're just plain fun.

The Wee Free Men series is one of my favorites.

[OakLeaf]

And if you like Pratchett (I think he's uneven, but I've really enjoyed some of them, including The Truth and Making Money), try Good Omens, which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. I thought that was truly hysterical.

[Trekhawk]

I just finished Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan.
A great Tasmanian writer that you might want to give a whirl.
He also wrote The Sound of One Hand Clapping which was made into a movie.

[Dogmama]

I just finished reading Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies and I've started her next one. Lots of things that make you go "hmmm." Set in San Fran area.

[GraysonKelly]

Andy Andrews "The Lost Choice" and "The Travelers Gift" were wonderful, I particularly loved the latter.
Kate Mosse "The Labyrinth" and "The Sepulchre"
"Mists of Avalon" (fabulous book)
Patricia Cornwell: "Postmortem" to "The Last Precinct" (it's her Kay Scarpetta series and although there's more in the series she really goes downhill in her writing, IMO, after "the last precincnt" but everything before that is fantastic)
Practically anything by Iris Johansen particularly the Eve Duncan series
"The Historian" (not really horror, more like suspense and history)
"The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel" Diane Setterfield (I got everybody at work hooked on this book, it was awesome! Best book I've read in 2 years)
"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: A Novel" Susanna Clarke (this one took me a while to get into but once I did I couldn't put it down)
"What's so Amazing about Grace" Phillip Yancy (Non fiction, excellent book really made me think)
Paulo Coelho "The Alchemist" and "The Fifth Mountain"
"Velvet Elvis" (Non Fiction)

That's just the ones off the top of my head. I also read all kinds of other stuff...pretty much anything that interests me I read. I decided one time that I didn't know enough about Ancient Greece and Alexander the Great so I went out and got some books about him. I love anything about King Arthur.
I also read A LOT of fanfiction online which is fun when I'm trying to go to sleep or just need something mindless to make my brain calm down. But those books I mentioned above are the ones that I would be likely to take with me while I'm riding. I like to stop after so many miles, sit down outside where it's quiet and read a bit then head home.
If you want to discuss any of these, please let me know.
Gray

[SoCalCruiser]

I second "Mists of Avalon" it's one of my favorite books. If your into Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia i would suggest the "Eragon" series, those are pretty good. Mercedes Lackey is a really good fantasy author as well. Lately i've really been into chinese fiction "Empress Orchid" by Anchee Min is really good as well as "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "Peony in Love" both by Lisa See.