I've started to develop a philosophy about e-readers. I got a Kindle for Christmas and bought a few e-books I was wanting to read. But then, I didn't really use it much, because I love bookstores and just browsing bookshelves for a promising book. I don't get the same feel for the book from a webpage summary.... just doesn't work.

More recently, I've started buying the electronic versions of my favorite well-worn novels, and I've gotten a lot more use out of it. It may be sort of redundant to have two forms of it, but I re-read books so often that it's worth it personally. And I still buy print books. All in all, it's a win-win.

Yup, that's kind of my case too. I mean, my boyfriend gave me a Kindle for my birthday, which I've hardly used so far because I've got a huge TBR pile and I like borrowing from libraries as well...

Still, I guess it will get convenient over time. I enjoy reading PDF files (schoolwork) there rather than on my laptop (also because it can be done in the bus, etc.), many books are cheaper as ebooks than paperbacks, and generally it can give me access to some books that I couldn't find in regular libraries around my place (or just avoid the crazy shipping fees).

I usually look for books I can't find in the library online, in print form, but I've found a few of them on our e-book store so I might download them instead. Still, I have yet to actually read a book on my e-reader! So maybe I should try that first haha.

(Bumping over locked thread)

recommends....

Lamb, Dirty Job and Island of Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore

Earthchild Series (starts w/ Clan of the Cave Bear) by Jean M. Auel

Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Alias Grace and Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Host by Stephanie Meyer (Ya, I know she's the Twilight chick, but this book was wicked. Twilight, not so much)

yay for The Host! X3

Must read the Handmaids tale again one day. we did it for school and i didn't much like it. but everyone lese seems to like it. so i think i need to figure out what i missed.

I've been meaning to read Margaret Atwood anyway to see what all the fuss was about. So, what is it about her writing/stories?

I've been meaning to read Margaret Atwood anyway to see what all the fuss was about. So, what is it about her writing/stories?

Ha ha, same here! I bought The Blind Assassin in a secondhand store; haven't got myself to read it yet, though...

Haha, The Blind Assassin! That's the one I have my eyes set on too :D

I've been meaning to read Margaret Atwood anyway to see what all the fuss was about. So, what is it about her writing/stories?

I highly recommend The Edible Woman and The Handmaid's Tale. Also Oryx and Crake was really good too.

I've never gotten to The Blind Assassin but I know it's supposed to be excellent as well. I think my favorite out of those three is The Handmaid's Tale though--it was so wonderfully written, had me on the edge of my seat the whole time and had a PERFECT creeptastic factor, I would highly recommend it for a Halloween read, XD

oh! and also currently reading The Witches of Eastwick, anyone else read?

I'm just about finished this book Daughter's of Rome by Kate Quinn, I bought it at a drug store, but it isn't what you think, not granny porn, as I call all Harlequin Romance novels. No. I'm getting a wicked history lesson as well as schemeing rich Roman ladies.

I highly recommend The Edible Woman and The Handmaid's Tale. Also Oryx and Crake was really good too.

One of my friends talks about Oryx and Crake all the time, I've been meaning to get to reading that...

If anyone is into comedy/horror, I'd recommend John Dies at the End by David Wong. It's one of my favorite books and is going to be made into a movie soon. o:

Good stuff so far. Any more horror recommendations seeing as this is Halloween month?

The Shining, always a classic.

Just finished the latest Chris Ryan book. Pretty mediocre, though the action scenes were nice. One book I recommend is Ahmed Mourad's Vertigo, if you can get a hand of the English translated version. Good stuff, especially if you're one for political thriller pulp fiction.

Oh sorry, that's a little weird, I was replying to a much earlier post, quite silly really...

The Fourth Realm Trilogy by John Twelve Hawks is awesome. ^^ And so is The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker. I don't know if any of you have read them, but I would definitely recommend them.

The Fourth Realm Trilogy by John Twelve Hawks is awesome. ^^ And so is The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker.

I'll keep those in mind :). Speaking of trilogies, I also recommend The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson if you'll like your thrillers intelligent and intriguing.

Would anyone laugh at me if I were to say I was reading The Hunger Games?

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of my favorite books ever, just saying.

As long as you're enjoying it and it ends up influencing you for the better, there's no shame in reading anything at all. Corinna Tate put it perfectly: so what? :)

The Hunger Games is an awesome book. One of my favorites, definitely. Even though the protagonist is in her teens, I think the book deals with some more mature situations, and I think it has a lot of appeals for adults. I love Inkheart even though it belongs in the children section.

A great book is a great book.

Jonathan Livingstone Seagull is one of my favourite books. I don't know how to explain it - it just moves me.

I also love The Man Who Never Missed trilogy (I've heard it also called The Matador Trilogy). It's Campbellian pulp, and the summary is very similar to Chapters 4-6 of Star Wars. It's mind-candy: fluffy and yummy, but not really nourishing.

So what? It's fun.

Oh, and welcome back, sophiesix!!!!

(Just coming in to say: Holla! Hunger Games was great :) )

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