bleusz: If you haven't read them, I recommend the Mitford series by Jan Karon, the characters are simply enchanting. [/QUOTE]

Thanks I will check it out. I am always on the look out for great new adventures!!

I've just finished the Steig Larsenn (?) books and I'm reading the series by Sue Grafton; currently on "P Is For Peril"....promised myself that I'd read 100 books by the end of this year and I'm on #105 now....yay!!!

I LOVE to read but I only allow myself to read after 10pm. I usually read until 3am but it's hard to stop even then. I think my New Year's Resolution will be to read at least 150 books, but we'll see...I will practically have my own library by that time!

What's everyone else reading?

One of my favorite books: The Dancing Wu Li Masters, is about the relationship between many eastern religions and particle physics. It is quite interesting.

I just finished Hugh Laurie's book The Gun Seller. I liked it, even though the ending was a little abrupt. But, it seems most modern books are that way.

Hurray!! One of my all-time favorite books! I'm certainly not saying I understood it all, even after rereading parts of it several times. But I got the jist of it. It explained some things that I never knew (the behavior of photons, for example). Mostly it gave me a sense of wonder and outrageous beauty of our universe, starting on a subatomic level. I've learned, too, how any effect on their minutist particle affects everything. It opened my eyes to a profound appreciate of how it all works. Love it forever! Linda

My favourite book is probably 'Filth' by Irvine Welsh. A book about a bipolar detective who has a sadistic side & is corrupt. Gritty, a bit disturbing, but compelling stuff as things spiral out of control for the main character...

'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks is another twisted tale but a great read...

A friend of mine is passing me the translated audio version of 'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler... The second world war fascinates me & I watch a lot of documentaries about it, so be interesting to see what Hitler thought & his vision for a German dynasty...

[QUOTE=Andy_Pablo;1095316]My favourite book is probably 'Filth' by Irvine Welsh. A book about a bipolar detective who has a sadistic side & is corrupt. Gritty, a bit disturbing, but compelling stuff as things spiral out of control for the main character...

'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks is another twisted tale but a great read...

Andy..sounds like a good book...something I would like.

Wiseguy, a book about mobsters was an easy read, pretty sick what the characters are like.

Irvine Welsh is a fantastic writer. Have read 'Trainspotting', 'Acid House' & 'Filth', so far... One thing you have to get used to is he writes using phonetic dialect... Once you get your head round everything being written in a Scottish accent, it actually adds to the book...

I am currently reading ''The Seven Spiritual guides to success' or something like that. It was a 'pass it forward' from a friend in London, with the intention that I pass it on when finished... Read the first chapter & it confirmed all my fears... Its basically garbage... 750 words to tell you to be more confident... I will read it all as I dont want to offend my friend & it was worth getting it for the lovely conplimentary inscription on the inside cover. I will forward it on to an ex girlfriend who is now my friend. She will love it, lol

I am currently in a read to escape and not think phase. Hence, I have read many suspense, thriller, covert ops, etc. books by Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Mark Terry, Andrew Britton, Brad Thor, John Wells, Robert Crais, Dennis Lehane, Jon Land, Harland Coban, etc.

I would reccomend South of Broad (Pat Conroy) for a good read. Some of my favorite women's authors include: Elizabeth Berg, Ellen Goodman and Anne Rivers Siddons. Jodi Piccoult brings insight to a wide range of topics. All of her books are well-written and thought provoking. A good book club selection would be Defending Jacob by William Landay.

bleusz: If you haven't read them, I recommend the Mitford series by Jan Karon, the characters are simply enchanting. [/QUOTE]

When I saw the name Jan Karon, I thought that it was very familiar. Then I saw the Mitford series. Theses are some of my favorites. Real life, finding the good in all people and events. Yes, I reccomend this series, too!

Whiplash by Catherine Coulter. I can hardly put it down! It's listed as an FBI thriller. It's about a pharmaceutical company manipulating production of its chemo drug for their own financial gain. There's alot more to it than just this...including a murder, and a private investigator who's dug up some juicy dirt on the company's top guy.