Books/authors you enjoy reading

[Lissa]

Just wondering what type of books you KBers are interested in.

Not really a thriller fan, mostly 'girly books' and romance (not mills and boon type though), also history.

My pic for the books/authors I enjoy reading are:

The Cross Stitch Series by Diana Gabaldon.
The Other Boleyn Girl... and others by Philippa Gregory.
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons.
Stephen Donaldson Novels.

The Brief History of Nearly Everything.. Bill Bryson. (read it in a week)

And I also have most of the Terry Pratchett 'Discworld' Novels.... Very funny.

Porn magazines dont count even for the articles!

[Drum]

I'm currently reading Pay Zero Taxes! a tax-smart guide for all new zealanders by Peter Sibbald.

Prior to that was Letters, by (sir) Bob Jones.

[Stickchick]

I like anything from Patricia Cornwall, James Patterson, John Grisham, Tess Gerritsen and Jodi Picoult

[McJim]

Quite a mix really.

Stephen Donaldson.
Terry Pratchett.
Douglas Adams.
Tom Holt.

And of course JRR Tolkien (before his work was associated with New Zealand!)

[Chisanga]

John Irving is a fave and anything that looks interesting and/or different.

Haven't read much for fun recently due to the large amount of academic reading I have had to do for Uni

[Biff]

The Brief History of Nearly Everything.. Bill Bryson. (read it in a week)

That be one of the most wonderfullest books I've ever read that be.


I'm into a Robert Baer at the mo', and the Earth's Children series.

[skelstar]

Used to read heaps of the Clive Cussler books



...and have read heaps of non-fiction about the Beatles, Space Race, Astro-Physics, Science.

[Lissa]

Quite a mix really.

Stephen Donaldson.
Terry Pratchett.
Douglas Adams.
Tom Holt.

And of course JRR Tolkien (before his work was associated with New Zealand!)

Another Terry Pratchett Fan!! Most people I know dont think they are very funny at all... dont know whats wrong with them.

My favourite Stephen Donaldson books would be "The mirror of her Dreams" and "A man rides through".

[Lissa]

That be one of the most wonderfullest books I've ever read that be.


I'm into a Robert Baer at the mo', and the Earth's Children series.

Its an awesome book, couldnt put it down. Although everyone I have told about it, thinks I am nuts when I start talking about atoms and DNA. Found it really interesting.

[Chisanga]

Probably the best book I have read in a long time is "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving. Definately worth checking out if you enjoy a good book.

[Big Dan]

SE Hinton
Witi Ieriema(wrong spelling)
Rohl Dahl
John Marsden

[McJim]

Another Terry Pratchett Fan!! Most people I know dont think they are very funny at all... dont know whats wrong with them.

My favourite Stephen Donaldson books would be "The mirror of her Dreams" and "A man rides through".

Stephen Donaldson made the leap from fantasy fiction to science fiction pretty well. Try to track down the Gap series. No gravity on them there spaceships unless they are spinning. I hate the convenient sci fi books/films with gravity on spacecraft.

[JimO]

stephen king, dean koontz, tolkien, used to like patrica cornwell but her books seem to fizz out at the end

[What?]

Dean Koontz for well written fantasy
Richard Laymon for being plain nasty
Douglas Adams for the social commentary
Terry Pratchett for being Terry Pratchett
People who write about motorcycles/motorcyclists for writing about motorcycles/motorcyclists.

[phaedrus]

i'm reading The invisible man - H.G. Wells at the moment. I also like a bit of Jules Verne, throw in some David Drake and some cyberpunk/steampunk themed stories.