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The "Recommend an iBook" Thread
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I'm on my thirteenth book since I got my iPad. Most have come from Amazon (but have been read in iBooks) I'm starting to think of the iPad as a good luck charm because there hasn't been a book yet I haven't enjoyed on it. What I've been reading:
The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni (bought off the iBooks store on a whim--I liked it so much, I sent my son a hardcover copy)
A Dark Matter by Peter Straub
Already Dead by Charlie Huston
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Specials by Scott Westerfield
The Nothing Man by Jim Thompson
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
And, currently, Steig Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which is what I'm going back to as soon as I hit submit.
The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni (bought off the iBooks store on a whim--I liked it so much, I sent my son a hardcover copy)
A Dark Matter by Peter Straub
Already Dead by Charlie Huston
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Specials by Scott Westerfield
The Nothing Man by Jim Thompson
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
And, currently, Steig Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which is what I'm going back to as soon as I hit submit.
I have the hardcover and the softcover and now the ebook version of ..............
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy.
Kelly thought about that for a second or two. He could have said many things, but it was only fair, he decided, to tell the man the truth as the gun came up quickly and finally.
"Practice."
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Without Remorse by Tom Clancy.
Kelly thought about that for a second or two. He could have said many things, but it was only fair, he decided, to tell the man the truth as the gun came up quickly and finally.
"Practice."
_
Under The Dome by Stephen King. Others have recommended The Dark Tower, which is great, but Under The Dome might be a good one for people who haven't read any King before. It was the first one of his that I read myself, and it's an excellent human drama more than anything.
Reading that one now, but I didn't read the author's first book: "PRIDE & PREJUDICE & ZOMBIES." Do you know if that one is any good?
BIG cosign on these:
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Relic (1995) · Reliquary (1997) · The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002) · Still Life with Crows (2003) · Brimstone (2004) · Dance of Death (2005) · The Book of the Dead (2006) · The Wheel of Darkness (2007) · Cemetery Dance (2009) · Fever Dream (2010)
Hands down my favorite authors and some of the best books I have ever read. Also check out Thunderhead and Ice Limit by them.
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Relic (1995) · Reliquary (1997) · The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002) · Still Life with Crows (2003) · Brimstone (2004) · Dance of Death (2005) · The Book of the Dead (2006) · The Wheel of Darkness (2007) · Cemetery Dance (2009) · Fever Dream (2010)
Hands down my favorite authors and some of the best books I have ever read. Also check out Thunderhead and Ice Limit by them.
Great Books!
I read all of these from the Library- great books!
Finished Doc Savage, Man of Bronze and have about 400 pg. to go on Stephen King's The Stand on my Ipad.
I read all of these from the Library- great books!
Finished Doc Savage, Man of Bronze and have about 400 pg. to go on Stephen King's The Stand on my Ipad.
I've actually downloaded the sample but haven't got to it yet - waiting until I finish reading "World Without End" by Ken Follet and having just read "Pillars of the Earth (which, by the way, is the best book I have ever read).
Is it really that good?
If you like fiction, but the kind of fiction which could really happen, try the Ellen Hopkins books. I know they just became available on the iBookstore last week or the week before, but I absolutely love them. I have them all in physical book form, but I rebought them again on the iPad to take everywhere, and they are relatively cheap on the iBookstore ($8.99).
There are currently six books available:
In order of publishing:
1. Crank
2. Burned
3. Impulse
4. Glass
5. Identical
6. Tricks
Number 4, Glass is the sequel to Crank, and probably the two best of the books. The books really aren't a "series" as they are all different stories/characters (except numbers 1 and 4, which are, and book number 7 called "Fallout" which will be available in September is the sequel to "Glass"). But really, really good reads. If you have any kind of heart/soul, you will be very emotional throughout the books.
Just to quickly review:
"Crank" is about a girl who becomes addicted to meth, and the book shows how this affects her life, friends and family.
"Burned" is about a girl raised in a very strict, religious family, and deals with her struggles to break free from her own 'hell'.
"Impulse" focuses on three different characters throughout, and their struggles with their past and their current predicaments (teen suicide).
"Glass" continues on the book "Crank" with the same character now a little bit older, and shows her continued struggle with drugs, and now with crystal meth.
"Identical" is about two identical twins (my personal favorite of the series).
And "Tricks", I sadly have not read yet, but I know it, like "Impulse" focuses on a few different characters, rather than having one centralized character.
Read these if you get a chance. You most likely won't regret it.
There are currently six books available:
In order of publishing:
1. Crank
2. Burned
3. Impulse
4. Glass
5. Identical
6. Tricks
Number 4, Glass is the sequel to Crank, and probably the two best of the books. The books really aren't a "series" as they are all different stories/characters (except numbers 1 and 4, which are, and book number 7 called "Fallout" which will be available in September is the sequel to "Glass"). But really, really good reads. If you have any kind of heart/soul, you will be very emotional throughout the books.
Just to quickly review:
"Crank" is about a girl who becomes addicted to meth, and the book shows how this affects her life, friends and family.
"Burned" is about a girl raised in a very strict, religious family, and deals with her struggles to break free from her own 'hell'.
"Impulse" focuses on three different characters throughout, and their struggles with their past and their current predicaments (teen suicide).
"Glass" continues on the book "Crank" with the same character now a little bit older, and shows her continued struggle with drugs, and now with crystal meth.
"Identical" is about two identical twins (my personal favorite of the series).
And "Tricks", I sadly have not read yet, but I know it, like "Impulse" focuses on a few different characters, rather than having one centralized character.
Read these if you get a chance. You most likely won't regret it.
How is The Stand? I've always liked King's writing, and I am planning to read it at some point in the future.
Very surprised no one recommended Tolkein - The Lord of the Rings - $15 for the trilogy - I'm already onto The Two Towers - also The Hobbit is available
is that one available? i searched for it and it didn't come up. neither did Phsyics for Future Presidents which I want to read.
If you've never read Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead they are great. The latter might be my favorite piece of fiction ever.
A potentially life changing book that I just finished on my iPad is "The Shack" by William P. Young
Honestly, I'm stunned at how these guys can sell any books. The character development is cartoonish and the plots are preposterous. It's like a Scooby-Do for adults with none of the entertainment value.
Because virtually everyone has already read it. I'll be buying it though, my sister managed to tear the binding on my paper copy the last time she borrowed it.
almost all of what you said can be argued, sure. but in my opinion the entertainment value is sky high.
Preston & Child > Dan Brown
Don't even get me started on Dan Brown. My wife picked up a copy of Digital Fortress in a bookstore because she thought I would like it and I read it because I was appreciative of her effort. Awful writing and just plain stupid plotting.
I can buy into preposterous when it's done well (Greg Ile's Spandau Phoenix is an example - and most of his plots are absurd but well worth reading). The Preston/Child stuff is written by people with no ear for real dialogue. And the Scooby-Do comparison is pretty accurate.