Book of the Week

[Mia Eidenschink]

The Giver By Lois Lowry.

Very powerful book. It is about a boy who lives in a perfect society, and he is trying to fight it. He was choosen to recieve memories of times past, before everything became perfect. Very powerful!

Also try: Gather Blue and The Messenger by her too. They take place after The Giver  

[Mangabrary]

whee Bartimaeus: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Possibly the best book I have ever read. This is the first in a trilogy. The third one was released in late December '05 so no need to worry about waiting for sequels!

The best way to describe this book in two words is as follows:

Modern Fantasy

Taking place in modern day Britain, one that this story revolves around is a young boy named Nathaniel. In this 'modern day Britain' the government is run by magicians! Children found to have the potential to be magicians are bought from their parents by the government and placed with an adult magician to study. Names are words of power; if one magician knew another's birth name, that magician would have complete control of the other. It is because of this that magicians choose their own names when they reach a certain age.

When I say magician you probably think about casting spells with wands and shooting fireballs or something. However, these magicians are closer to Necromancers. They summon 'demons' from the 'Other Place'. There is a rank system for the demons. Imps are the weakest and so the easiest to summon and control. Foliots are stronger and djinn are stronger still. The other that this story is about is the djinn Bartimaeus.  

[The Aged God]

Windmill of the Gods by Sydney Sheldon.

Politics, Sex, and Assasination. What more you you want?  

[Lysine]

Little Britches by Ralph Moody.
. 3nodding .  

[slightlyfoxed]

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

A Jesuit priest returns to Earth from a failed mission to another planet damaged physically, mentally, and spiritually. It was life-changing. Also appealing to those interested in anthropology and linguistics.

Follow up with Children of God, which throws politics and sociology into the mix.  

[KoshiDoragon]

<[I heart you, you hate me... we're a happy family...]>

UGLY by Constance Briscoe.

A true story of a loveless childhood. Made me cry... Something I don't commonly do most of the time.

<[I... I'm hyperactive heart ]>

 

[Aramethea]

The Stand, King.
Or any Jane Austen.  

[Zealot of Insanity]

The Hot Zone, Richard Preston. - A true story about Ebola.

The Demon in the Freezer, Richard Preston. - A true story about Smallpox.

The Cobra Event, Richard Preston. - A story about biological terrorism.  

[Tregatry.]

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini is a great read...  

[Buffy_Summers_Rox]

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Cell by Stephen King

My top two!

 

[Chanceless]

Mia Eidenschink

The Giver By Lois Lowry.

Very powerful book. It is about a boy who lives in a perfect society, and he is trying to fight it. He was choosen to recieve memories of times past, before everything became perfect. Very powerful!

Also try: Gather Blue and The Messenger by her too. They take place after The Giver

All three of those were excellent books; they're among my favorites. 3nodding


The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
I don't see why everyone's making such a big deal about this 'conspiracy' that's here. *Curses the religious fanatics* It's a novel, for crying out loud, not written down as history. Psh.

 

[SolitaireAikanaro]

The Dragon Throne Trilogy:
The Stone of the Stars
The Empire of the Stars
The Archons of the Stars
By Alison Baird

This is fantasy, and takes place in another world similar to ours. The daughter of a shipwright finds herself entangled in an adventure that proves her to be the Tryna Lia, the prophesied saviour of the world. She is destined to battle against the Dragon Prince Mandrake, the avatar of evil.

Fated - destined to fight, the girl, Ailia, cannot slow the rapid waters that sweep her up, and makes battle against the haunted man she does not know. The question if he is truly evil is left hanging as she blindly tries to live up to her new name, obeying the prophecy with her entire will.

But here, who is evil? Both Mandrake and Ailia have their own visions of how the world must be; different visions, yet in essence alike.

Ailia realizes too late that merely because something tells her to do what is said to be right, doesn't necessarily mean it is, and Mandrake pays the price.



I loved the three-book series! And it was written in such a compelling, descriptive manner! The words the author used...I had to read it with a dictionary. 'Unguents'. That means like lotions. surprised  

[ZigguratII]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

An excellent piece of science fiction, too much explanation would spoil it. A young boy named Ender is taken to a space station in order to be trained along with many other prodigious boys. They are needed to save Earth from the aliens which are approaching.

At first glance it seems awfully cliche. However it is exceptionally well written, and has many things which can not be explained without spoiling it. It is the beginning of a very good series. However, the books are not so much a series as they are sequels. They do not necessarily require you to have read the previous parts.  

[kimika56]

The Hunter's Moon by O. R. Melling is my book of the week.  

[Sir Shay]

Crank was deliciously different. Much better than I had anticipated.

Boy Meets Boy is sweet in that timid "first love" kind of way. I'm not a romantic, but it made my toes curl sometimes.

The Devil Wears Prada is not all hype. Powerful closing lines end a relatively enthralling story. Cruella DeVille meets the world of today, no puppies involved.