Favourite authors/type of books

[juliejuliejulie]

Harvest Goddess which martina cole books have you read - ive read most currently reading the take *well trying to *

[remaha]

I know I came a bit late to the party but I have just discovered Richard Dawkins, writer of "The Selfish Gene" and various other books about evolutionary biology. I think it's one of those books that everyone should read before they die. I defy anyone not to find it interesting. Popular books about science often leave me none the wiser about the science. That's not the case with Dawkins. He can be a bit up his own backside at times. However, I've found myself quoting him on numerous occasions. It's not particularly complicated stuff but when it gets a bit complicated he explains things with great clarity.

If you are going to read it, get the 20th anniversary edition that's out in paperback and published by Oxford University Press.

[slowie34]

Well I love to read Jeffry Archers novels and other political thriller types too. I have a collection of Elizabeth Gage (very sexy but very clever plots). One of my favourite novels is Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (absolute classic).

As a family we love the Harry Potter. I read and they listen.

Now a fan of Dan Brown and have read all of his. Now looking forward to his next one.

I also like to read wildlife books/wildlife biography, especially about apes (Jane Goodhall, Stella Brewer etc)

As you can see quite a variety of genres.

[slowie34]

I read James Herbert Moon. Thought that was fantastic. Have also read quite a few Stephen King.

[remaha]

slowie34 said:

Well I love to read Jeffry Archers novels and other political thriller types too. I have a collection of Elizabeth Gage (very sexy but very clever plots). One of my favourite novels is Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (absolute classic).

As a family we love the Harry Potter. I read and they listen.

Now a fan of Dan Brown and have read all of his. Now looking forward to his next one.

I also like to read wildlife books/wildlife biography, especially about apes (Jane Goodhall, Stella Brewer etc)

As you can see quite a variety of genres.

Don't get me started about Harry Potter. Our house has been suffering from Pottermania for years. There's been no escape from it. I'm secretly hoping JKR will kill the wretched boy off in the last book for the sake of my sanity. I much prefer Philip Pullman but I'm sure I'd feel the same way about his Dark Materials if I'd been subjected to it 24/7.

I was only thinking the other day though how much I miss reading to the kids at bedtime. That all stopped a couple of years back when the kids began to spend the first quarter of an hour each night bickering about what book to read and whose bedroom we should use.

[slowie34]

Philip Pullman! Have not heard of him but will have a look out. Sounds like the sort of thing to fill the gap between HP 6 & 7 ;D.
My daughter could read the HP books on her own now but it has been a bit of a ritual with the HP books- the new one comes out and I read one or two chapters a night and my daughter and husband listen. I found the end of 6 very difficult to read aloud I had to keep stopping to compose myself.

[slowie34]

Sorry about the smilies at the beginning. Dont know where that came from, think I leaned on the keyboard. Sorry it wasnt intentional.

[remaha]

slowie34 said:

Philip Pullman! Have not heard of him but will have a look out. Sounds like the sort of thing to fill the gap between HP 6 & 7 ;D.
My daughter could read the HP books on her own now but it has been a bit of a ritual with the HP books- the new one comes out and I read one or two chapters a night and my daughter and husband listen. I found the end of 6 very difficult to read aloud I had to keep stopping to compose myself.

Sounds like your kids might be a bit young for Pullman's Dark Materials. You should read them yourself though and save them up for when the kids are older.

Don't worry about the smiley. I've become immune to them after conversing with bluebellberries and battybetty.

[nobrains]

The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time - by Mark Haddon

Good for both adults and children. Gives an insight into the mind of someone with Asperger's Syndrome.

[remaha]

nobrains said:

The Curious Incident of the don in the night-time - by Mark Haddon

Good for both adults and children. Gives an insight into the mind of someone with Asperger's Syndrome.

If you mean "Curious incident with a dog" (ehem), I got half way through it before it was curiously stolen by the rest of the family and disappeared. Your copy hasn't got my name in it, Nobrains? Did you buy it at a car boot sale?