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Jan-20-2007 11:44

Ok, so I have been suffering from insomnia for a few months. So while I am not developing web applications during the day and taking care of my daughter at night, I do like to read and have found that I have run out of reading material...even e-books.

So, what are some good books that you all have read lately? I read almost anything (one exception my tired mind can think of at the moment is those mushy, same plot/different era Harrlequin type of Romance books).

And for the comedians: What do you do during your insomniac phases?

Jan-20-2007 13:50

Some books from 2006 that I enjoyed:

1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsche
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist
Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist
A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist
Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist
The King's Buccaneer by Raymond E. Feist
Shadow of a Dark Queen by Raymond E. Feist
Rise of a Merchant Prince by Raymond E. Feist
Rage of a Demon King by Raymond E. Feist
Shards of a Broken Crown by Raymond E. Feist
Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
Mistress of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
All of the Harry Potter books...

Jan-20-2007 16:25

Oh yes, I love the Dan Brown books. I read the two you mentioned almost 2 years ago on the recommendation of someone who was a friend then. I actually watched the Da Vinci Code movie today for the second time while I was doing some cleaning...I think they did a good job of staying true to the book.

I have never heard of Raymond E. Feist...I am going to have to check him out.

Thank you for the recommendations!

Jan-20-2007 16:37

My fiance and his friends insisted I read Feist. They're really pretty good even though they're a bit fantasy based. I have a pile of book I've yet to read but when I do I'll mention any that I really enjoyed. :)

Jan-20-2007 20:40

Please do! I love suggestions from people. I especially love to find new authors...opens up a lot of reading possibilities.

I have read a few of the classics lately and some new stuff. I read "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. I also read "Pride and Prejudice" so I could read it before I Netflixed it.

I have read a couple by John Irving - he has a different style but the third book I was reading, I could not get into (I think it was called "Owen Meany") so it sits there waiting for another try. One that I enjoyed was "A Widow for One Year" or something similar to that - my mind can't think straight on 2.5 hours sleep...lol

I haven't dabbled in fantasy for awhile. I will probably be looking up those books tonight.

Ok, I better stop...I can go on and on about books (:

Jan-21-2007 04:54

Me too. I read an 820 page Feist book in only five days (I only read during the day while my other half was working).

Jan-21-2007 14:10

Yeah, I drive my boyfriend crazy. He will be trying to sleep and I have the light on reading because I can't sleep. He has no problems at all sleeping so I drive him batty. So I just let him sleep and go and do whatever around the house so he doesn't get too frustrated...lol

He isn't a big reader so he doesn't get it :)