I think my kindle is being delivered today or tomorrow and I'm out of book ideas LOL. So, you guys read any good books lately?
Anyone try the kindle before? I must say, I think I will miss holding a book :( But I'll save trees
It's so cool to have books delivered instantly. You'll grow to love it, I think. Plus you can read in the dark w/o a book light.
What genres do you prefer? Which authors?
Oh so glad you asked! I'm reading the Outlander Series by Diane Gabaldon. Verra Verra Good!
This year I've loved the Mayfair Witches series (Anne Rice) and have loved the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.
I read pretty much anything except romance lol. Not picky at all. Hopefully, I'll get used to it :) And the light is awesome, I love reading in bed. Wally Lamb is one of my favorite authors, so is Anne Rice :) Jodi Picoult, hmmm...drawing a blank.
Doe, I *love* the MayFair Witches and Vampire books. It's been a couple years since I've read them, great idea! I used to read The Witching Hour every year during the winter. Love, love, love.
I did hear Anne Rice was going back to her roots, haven't heard about any new books lately though.
Check with your local library online, Pam. I just learned you can check out e-books (some) using either a Kindle, or as a Kindle download to your pc. :)
Awesome! I didn't know that
I have asked my DH for a Kindle for Christmas this year, but then I saw an article online (didn't get to read the whole thing) where Amazon is coming out with a combination IPad/Kindle soon for $199.
(I need to find that article again and read the whole thing.)
Ha! Found it...I think I will ask for Christmas instead! Lol.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/28/amazon-to-take-on-apple-ipad-with-kindle-fire-tablet/
I saw that on the news but I already ordered mine LOL. Of course, it's just my luck haha
Mine too. There were a bunch of people at the conference with their Kindles and I was thinking I should have asked for for Labor Day or something instead of Christmas because I want one! Lol. I will be curious to see what people think of them when they come out. Looks like it will not be as robust as an IPad, but offer many of the functions.
Pooh, you've missed Labor Day. But Columbus Day is October 10th. Love my Kindle but would love to have the one just out.
Pooh, my bad, saw where you said "should have asked for Labor Day."
I love my Kindle. I have a pad of paper and pen in my purse and when I see something that looks interesting I jot it down. Then I look it up later to download it. While I was waiting for mine to arrive I went online and downloaded all the freebie classic books to my account....BAM...instant library. Now with all my paperbacks, when I finish reading them, they go into donation boxes. One to the library, one to the senior center and one to the local county jail. I'm getting rid of a lot of dust collectors....lol.
Oh...forgot to say just what I'm reading atm.....a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child.
One of the added benefits of reading on a Kindle....people can't see when you are reading a trashy romance for pleasure.
OOps, another thing I forgot.....if you have an Ipad....you can get a Kindle app for that and download books with it too.
LOL Orly! On a flight a couple weeks ago I read a Chelsea Handler book, something like "Lies that Chelsea Handler told me." This is the third book of hers I've read (what a hoot!) Anyway, I was dying...it was so funny, I was trying to laugh quietly as not to disturb other people and ended looking like I was having a seizure lol. The guy next to me asked if I was ok and I had to show him the book b/c I still couldn't talk.
If you ever need a pick me up, pick up one of her books. Hysterically funny
I do need a new laptop, I'm just not ready to confront it yet. I'm a technophone lol so getting the kindle was a big deal for me :)
Thanks for all the book suggestions, I'm going to get an "instant library" too! This is awesome
If you like books about Vampires & Werewolves ect, then have a look at Kelley Armstrong. Like the Sookie Stackhouse novels, her books are more 'adult' oriented. (Except for the new ones, The Awakening" - series. Those are targeted at teens, so they're less smutty - too bad!)
If you haven't read the Sookie Stackhouse series, you should. They're HILARIOUS, and smutty (a little bit). But she's a strong female lead and I like that. I would say that the first season of True Blood followed the books pretty reliably, but it's gone south from there. The books are MUCH better.
Have you read "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer? It's not at all like Twilight, but it's good. It was even better the second time. She really has a way of making you feel the emotions of her characters.
I love anything by Anne McCaffery and Mercedes Lackey.
Anne McCaffery is all about dragons, in an alternate reality world (not at all with knights ect).
Mercedes Lackey has a bunch of different fantasy "genres". She has one series that are sort of based on fairy tales. It has Fairy Godmothers, Knights, Damsels in distress, but they're all working to make The Tradition work FOR them instead of against them. They're fun. She also has a Valdemar series, which has magical Companions (horse types) which form a BOND with Herald's, who in turn protect the kingdom.
But if this is not your style, I got nothing for you.
I purposefully didn't answer the question.....cause I'm all about romance! Lol.
A couple on my list to:
The Night Circle by Erin Morgenstern
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by R Riggs
You guys are awesome! I'm so excited, you have no idea lol
Yes, Scoop, those are right up my alley. I don't mind some smut, just not all smut ;)
I bought the series Riverworld after watching it on Syfy, I think. It was only a 2 part, 4 hour thing. But it was goooood. I can't get through the first book though, it had one scene so terribly graphic. LOL
Have you seen that they made a tv show (?) out of the Game of Thrones books? They're good books, but very hard to read. There are a LOT of people to keep track of and many winding plots. They're good stories, but they're hard to recommend, because they're quite tedious.