Anyone here love to read?

LIDARKSIDE said:
When I was in high school, I read and thoroughly enjoy "The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings" series (after reading those, there was no way I could see the movies), "The Outsiders", "1984", and "On the Beach". The movies just can't do the books justice.
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I did the same thing when I was also in high school. I was disappointed with the movies but that happens if you read the books first.
 
ktshome said:
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I normally read mysteries, but I read a non-fiction book (true crime), and it was SO good, I want to share it with everybody.

It is called "The Devil in the White City," by Erik Larsen. The book is about the Columbia Exposition in Chicago in 1893. It focuses on the architect Daniel Burnham, who was the lead architect for the Columbia Exposition, and a serial killer, H.H. Holmes, who was killing in Chicago during the Columbia Exposition.

It is full of facts (did you know that, in Chicago in 1890, there were 28 DAILY newspapers!!! and the first Ferris wheel was at the Columbia Exposition?), but the facts are given as part of the plot....

I'm reading another mystery novel now, one of a series by Charles Todd. Its protagonist is Inspector Ian Rutledge, a Scotland Yard inspector, and it is set in Great Britain just after World War I.

Pleasant reading everyone!! :cheers:

Kate
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I love true crime and biographies. I once read a book on the Hell's Angels that was amazing. True crime about serial killers is usually pretty intense too.

I also love mystery. And, I love James Patterson.
 
LIDARKSIDE said:
cin said:
I don't read that often but when I do I have to finish the book right away. The last book I read was from the Left behind series. Kingdom Come. Tim Lahaye.
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My next book, that I have on hand already, I think you would probably be interested in reading--politically- and religiously-based. It's called "Godless" by Ann Coulter.

http://www.amazon.com/Godless-Churc...=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237473065&sr=1-3

After that, I think I'll go for mystery and suspense.
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Thanks and yes I probably would like it. She is quite the voice :)
 
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Your right, they are good. I think I've read most of their works except for Kelley Armstrongs. I just finished Kim Harrisons latest book White Witch, Black Curse. I just hate waiting months for the next one. I've found two new authors in this genre you might like. Patricia Briggs writes the Mercedes Thompson series, there are 4 out already. And Terri Garey has the Nikki Styxx series with three books out. Oh I also enjoyed Keri Arthur's series Riley Jenson Guardian with 5 or 6 out. I apologize for not adding links, bit I'm not sure how to. I'm not so good at techno stuff!!
 
LIDARKSIDE said:
Wolfie said:
I once read a book on the Hell's Angels that was amazing.
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Was that "Hell's Angels, Into the Abyss"? I have that one on hand but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.
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No, it was Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson. He rode and lived with them for a year. It was the first time they had ever let a journalist get close to them. The writing was so good that you could visualize what he witnessed. It was really an amazing book.
 
Wolfie said:
No, it was Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson. He rode and lived with them for a year. It was the first time they had ever let a journalist get close to them. The writing was so good that you could visualize what he witnessed. It was really an amazing book.
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The one I have in by Yves Lavigne (the explosive true story of the only person ever to infiltrate the infamous outlaw motorcycle gang).

From the back jacket:

By becoming the right-hand man of legendary Hells Angels' leader Sonny Barger, Anthony Tait learned all of the club's dirtiest secrets. As the eyes and ears of an elaborate FBI undercover sting, he exposed some of the the club's "brothers" for what they really are--ruthless businessmen who will commit any crime for money--vicious thugs who:

- take murder contracts out on informers.

- run a multimillion-dollar international drug ring that peddles speed and cocaine.

- use fear, intimidation, and severe beatings to keep other members in line.

- encourage rape, prostitution, and wife beating.

- house an arsenal of illegal guns and ammunition.

- steal from each other, spy on each other, and sometimes even kill each other.

- manipulate the American legal system with high-priced lawyers when charges are brought against them.

Hells Angels: Into the Abyss strips away the romantic myth of the lovable bad boys and takes you inside the organization's netherworld of evil, lust, and violence. Both a chilling true-crime story and a warning about a growing threat to our cities, it will forever change he way you look at this dangerous biker club.
 
ping1970 said:
Have you ever read "A Child Called It"? That book haunts my very soul ~ http://www.amazon.com/Child-Called-Childs-Courage-Survive/dp/1558743669

I can't believe that children have to live that way. There are two other books in the series, but that first one...I think it is one that all parents should read. It is just heartbreaking!
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Just from a medical standpoint, Pelzer is entirely unbelievable. He may certainly have been abused, but not the way he says in his books. He'd be dead. There is endless discussion online about the actual extent of the guy's abuse. He certainly has to have heavily fictionalized it.

You may find this interesting

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/28PELZER.html

Pelzer's fans believe his books, you suspect, because they want to believe in Dave, in his recovery from such unimaginable horrors and in the power of their own compassion. According to Trevor Dolby, his British publisher, ''It's being bought by people who don't normally read books.'' It shows in his writing, which is filled with cliches. He writes that someone's ''mouth nearly fell to the carpet,'' a ''head spun around like a top'' and ''his hands rattled.''

A close reading of Pelzer's books leaves other readers with the impression that they may not be entirely true. Pelzer has an exquisite recall of his abuse, but almost no recall of anything that would authenticate that abuse.
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I didn't think the movie of 'The Outsiders' was all that bad. No movie does the book justice, but at least it was pretty true to the book. We read the book in 11th grad lit class and watched the movie afterwards, so I think it could have been worse. JMO though. We read a lot of books and watched a lot of movies to go with them, and this one was about the best of the lot.
 
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