Favorite, book and/or author Options

[jordanriane]

I searched through the [entertainment] forum to see if a prior thread pertaining to the aforementioned subject had been made, and didn't see any.. soo.

Personally, I'm a book-worm. Always have been since I was younger (was an avid collecter of the The Berenstain Bears' books).

List your favorite books and/or authors.

Authors:
- Richard Wright
- Alice Sebold
- Dean Koontz
- Anne Rice
- Stephen King
- Sandra Brown

Books:
- Native Son by Richard Wright
- Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner
- From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz
- The Big Picture by Douglas Kennedy
- White Hot by Sandra Brown

[antix10_kos]

Augusten Burroughs - Running With Scissors, Dry, and Magical Thinking...all are freakin' brilliant books. "Running With Scissors" is about his f*d up childhood, a memoir of sorts...it's a hell of a book, really emotional and sarcastic. An all-around great book. Dry and Magical Thinking are "continuations" of RWS. Dry is about his adult life and Magical Thinking is a collection of short stories about people he knows or situations in his life....

David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day....kind of in the vein of Running With Scissors, a memoir of one guy's life...not as f*d up but still pretty good

Aimee Cooper - Coloring Outside The Lines: A Punk Rock Memoir ...another memoir, this one is about one chick's experiences in the early 80's punk scene. A very fun and well-told story. I'd encourage all punk/rock/hardcore music fans to read this book.

Dee Dee Ramone - Lobotomy: Surviving The Ramones - Hard-hitting and very real. An account of The Ramones career and music...kinda graphic, but a must read for anyone who calls theirself punk or is interested in the roots of punk.

Ok, I'm done with memoirs....here's a few "real" books.

Rob Thomas - Rats Saw God and Slave Day - Excellent books, I highly recommend both. Warning: Slave Day might offend some...

Chuck Palahniuk - Lullaby, Survivor, Invisible Monsters and Choke - Really great books, all of them. Unique style and messed up characters....

Philip Pullman - His Dark Triliogy - If you like Harry Potter and are looking for something similar, then check this out...it's 3 books, "The Golden Compass", "The Subtle Knife", and "The Amber Spyglass". All tell the tales of orphan girl in Victorian times who possesses a gift that's really more of a curse, the ability to read the golden compass. This gift gets her into trouble and the following books tell of her adventures.

....that's all for now.

[eccentricity]

Philip Pullman - His Dark Triliogy - If you like Harry Potter and are looking for something similar, then check this out...it's 3 books, "The Golden Compass", "The Subtle Knife", and "The Amber Spyglass". All tell the tales of orphan girl in Victorian times who possesses a gift that's really more of a curse, the ability to read the golden compass. This gift gets her into trouble and the following books tell of her adventures.

....that's all for now.

I love that series too!

Favorite Authors:
J.K. Rowling, Meg Cabot