|
|
 Extreme Veteran
Posts: 554
 
| I love my Stephen King stuff, and I am a big fan of the Aliens movies got those new books, love them. I have my Clive Cussler stuff and I like his Oregon files books. Vince Flynn is great along with Sherrilyn Kenyon she mixes in some ancient history in with her stories. The Devils Elixir by Raymond Khoury was good, I am almost done with the follow up novel. Stephen Coonts is good his Pirate Alley book was great along with the saucer books I got one left there. |
|
| |
|
 Ms. Poutability
Posts: 2362
 
Location: In my own world | For a horse related book, true heart wrenching story
http://www.savingbaby.com |
|
| |
|
 Ima Fickle Fan
Posts: 3547
Location: Texas | The last three I have read have been awesome. Non-horsey, but GOOD books.
- The Husband's Secret - about a letter written by a lady's husband that is only to be read after he dies. Wife finds it before then.
- The Last Original Wife - Hysterical book. About a woman whose husband has kept her around while his buddies have traded in for younger models.
- One Thousand White Women - Based upon true events, a Cheyenne chief petitions President Grant for 1,000 white women in exchange for 1,000 horses to smooth the transition of settling the frontier and raise a generation that understands both cultures. SO, SO good. |
|
| |
|
 Good Grief!
Posts: 6343
Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i am on the last outlander book (finally) i have found since book 3 thats its gotten a bit blah............has not kept me as rivetted for sure, my next book is gonna be unbroken and then i want to read american sniper.....
m |
|
| |
|
 Midget Lover
Location: Kentucky | mruggles - 2015-02-02 2:58 PM i am on the last outlander book (finally) i have found since book 3 thats its gotten a bit blah............has not kept me as rivetted for sure, my next book is gonna be unbroken and then i want to read american sniper.....
m
I'm stuck on the 4th book... can't seem to really push through. |
|
| |
|
Good Grief!
Posts: 6343
Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Murphy - 2015-02-03 1:03 PM mruggles - 2015-02-02 2:58 PM i am on the last outlander book (finally) i have found since book 3 thats its gotten a bit blah............has not kept me as rivetted for sure, my next book is gonna be unbroken and then i want to read american sniper.....
m I'm stuck on the 4th book... can't seem to really push through.
thats what i mean....they get a little blah.......
m |
|
| |
|
 Accident Prone
Posts: 22277
Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Murphy - 2015-02-02 2:03 PM mruggles - 2015-02-02 2:58 PM i am on the last outlander book (finally) i have found since book 3 thats its gotten a bit blah............has not kept me as rivetted for sure, my next book is gonna be unbroken and then i want to read american sniper.....
m I'm stuck on the 4th book... can't seem to really push through.
Drums of Autumn was my least favorite of the series. After that is the setting up for and execution of the Revolutionary War, so a bit more going on. |
|
| |
|
 Get a Clue
Posts: 1228
Location: A Higher Elevation | Three 4 Luck - 2015-02-01 6:09 PM
The first 2 that come to mind in the weird stuff category are the Outlander series (8 books so far...best books ever!!) and the pirate series by Helen Hollick that starts with Sea Witch. Those have elements of history and paranormal fantasy and are well written--there's 4 in the series.
I totally agree with the OUTLANDER series recommendation. There is also a lot of horses included in the series. And it recently became a TV series on STARZ. They've done a very good job bringing it to the screen.
|
|
| |
|
Get a Clue
Posts: 1228
Location: A Higher Elevation | DOA is my favorite after O, because I read DOA first... I liked it enough to find the first three and start over. I started reading the series way back when DOA came out in paperback. FC was my first Diana Gabaldon hardcover. Oh, I lied! The Outlandish Companion was my first DG hardcover...
|
|
| |
|
 Elite Veteran
Posts: 725
| Just added Man O' War, and Saving Baby to my Amazon cart!!! |
|
| |
|
 Expert
Posts: 1857
| Has anyone read: Ghost Boy? |
|
| |
|
Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great writing and a really twisted story. I loved it! (I haven't seen the movie, but I heard that was also good.) |
|
| |
|
 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
Posts: 9992
Location: Kansas | I'll be the wierdo.....I really enjoy some of Stephen King's books. I'm currently reading one called "The Black House"
|
|
| |
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 1028
| I got "The Horse That God Built" by Lawrence Scanlan for Christmas and really enjoyed it. It's a behind the scenes, sort of tribute to Secretariat's groom, Eddie Sweat. It was a great and fast read. |
|
| |
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 554
| barrelracr131 - 2015-02-03 9:48 AM
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great writing and a really twisted story. I loved it! (I haven't seen the movie, but I heard that was also good.)
I read her Sharp Objects book just as twisted. I am working on Dark Places by her and is starting to get twisted. The movie Gone Girl was very close to the book. |
|
| |
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 554
| hoofs_in_motion - 2015-02-03 10:01 AM
I'll be the wierdo.....I really enjoy some of Stephen King's books. I'm currently reading one called "The Black House"
I am a weirdo too I love Stephen King  |
|
| |
|
 I Chore in Chucks
Posts: 2882
Location: MD | Not a horsey book but I just got done reading, "Before You" by Amber Hart. |
|
| |
|
Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | rowdy256 - 2015-02-03 10:06 AM barrelracr131 - 2015-02-03 9:48 AM Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great writing and a really twisted story. I loved it! (I haven't seen the movie, but I heard that was also good.) I read her Sharp Objects book just as twisted. I am working on Dark Places by her and is starting to get twisted. The movie Gone Girl was very close to the book.
I bought Dark Places. I heard the other two novels are just as good as Gone girl. :)
I also loved the Eighty- Dollar Champion. Good horse story. :) |
|
| |
|
 Expert
Posts: 1215
Location: lost somewhere in Texas | If you want easy reads, check out the The Wishes series by GJ Walker-Smith. I'm 33 and I love this series, hahaa! They are listed as Children's Fiction, but they are more Young Adult. Funny, sassy, gut-wrenching...I think I went through every single emotion while reading several of the books. I even stayed up all night reading some of them. |
|
| |
|
 Expert
Posts: 2457
| Three 4 Luck - 2015-02-02 9:08 AM lindseylou2290 - 2015-02-02 8:51 AM I throw my vote on the outlander series as well.
If you're looking for extremely well written and thought provoking - Beloved by Toni Morrison was INCREDIBLE. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid was fantastic.
I'm also an avid mystery fan ... P. Cornwell's Scarpetta series has had me hooked forever. John Sanford's Prey series is great, lighter reading that moves really quickly too! Rober Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) has a newer series that has a great protaganist that you can't help but love. The Silkworm and The Cuckoo's Calling I believe are the only two she has release thus far, both are well written with a great plot line.
Happy Reading!! I might be weird, but my 2 favorite mystery authors are Andrew Greely and Elizabeth Peters. Have you ever read them? Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody is one of the funniest heroines ever, if you enjoy tongue in cheek type humor.
Yup! Elizabeth Peters is another good one!
Someone else brought up the Stephanie Plum series ... more great mystery/humor writing!
I was just throwing out my favorites, honestly, I read so dang much ... I will pick up a book and get 2 chapters in and realize I read it a month ago!! |
|
| |
Folks on-line