Good Books You've Read Lately

[lynneth_20]

I've read Chicken Soup For The Soul and Chicken Soup For the Couple Soul. Ang gaganda ng mga stories and you will learn something.. Also pocketbooks by Daniel Steel and Sidney Shieldon. How great!!

[glass house]

The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield
The Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto (Di ba Cy?)
The Lion of Ireland - Morgan Lywellyn
The Twelfth Angel - Og Mandino

[jor-el]

THe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is nice book...easy to read too, since the material's not that heavy...althought it costs about P500...

[kmunster]

i think most of John Grisham's works are good
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is #1 in my classics list

i'm still reading Sophie's World...has anybody read it? i'm in the middle of the book (around the Baroque period) ok ba yung ending?

[Aragorn]

I was on a Thomas Harris reading binge lately, and I've read Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, Hannibal and Black Sunday, all in that order. The man certainly has a talent for portraying people with mental imbalances. Cool.
weye: I read an excerpt from 'Tuesdays with Morrie' in the Reader's Digest. Is it worth buying? I was touched by the excerpt.
kmunster: I'm still in the middle of it, too. Right about where you are. Interesting, isn't it?
I recently reread Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It's a wonderful book on the Arthurian Legends, from the perspective of Morgan Le Fay. Marvelous reading!
I'm also reading First Man in Rome, by Colleen McCullough. It's about Sulla's rise to power in pre-Julius Caesar Rome. Intriguing.
For really light and enjoyable reading, try out 'Boy' by Roald Dahl. It's his autobiography (which has a sequel). Really funny.
'Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook' by Scott Adams left me in stitches...working people will really be able to relate to this one. =) If you want to have a great week at work, pick up this book!

[harley quinn]

Hemingway's Chair by Michael Palin is another good one for light reading---it's quaint and funny.

Tuesdays with Morrie is not only very moving but very courageous too. Must have taken a lot out of Mitch Albom to put into words the quiet suffering of a beloved mentor.

Am just starting a book by James Paterson---America's Boy. It's looking at part of our history through an Englishman's eyes.

[zyxthyn]

i just finish reading THE RULES II, i can say that its a very good book especially to the girls on how they would handle their relationships with guys. In that book several rules are listed in order for a girl to be respected and be a hard-to-get kindda girl to a guy. Example if a guy didnt call you he's not interested, period!, dont call a guy, limit ur call to 10 mins., there r also a lot of rules about cyberlove etc.

hope u can read it, its very applicable and interesting.

[megan]

The last book i just finished reading is HERE ON EARTH (Alice Hoffman)... it's very interesting and moving...about relationships. if you want a book which would make you think really hard about life & love, this one's highly recommended.

There's a new Nicholas Sparks book (author of The Notebook & Message in a Bottle)... i think the title is "Walk to Forever".... heard it's good but still no paperbacks available locally.

[weye]

kmunster, i've read Sophie's World already & i agree with u, it's very, very interesting. how's the ending? hmm... very imaginative if u ask me but the book and what u learn from it is worth the whole reading. so i guess it's the essence and not the plot that counts.

Aragon, Tuesday's with Morrie is a touching, heart-warming tale. sort of has the same (but deeper) effect as Chicken Soup for the Soul. it's a good buy. it'll really lift ur spirits & make u see life in a new perspective.

[Yoshi]

I usually read "backlog" pocketbooks so some of you may have read these stuff before:
Memoirs of a Geisha - read it two times and I want to read it again
The God of Small Things - Roy writes in a very interesting way, though a little bit of Indian culture knowhow would greatly increase reading pleasure
Falling Leaves - Aha! This is something relatively new and I'm recommending it. It by Adeline Mah, and its a true story of her being an "unwanted daughter" and how she struggled to make it big just to prove her worth to her family. Very touching story. Those of you who are Chinese could relate to the story well.

Since I'm kinda out of new reading materials lately (walang budget), I'm back to reading old books like The Firm, Chicken Soup books, and even an English translation of the Noli.

Could anyone tell me about Nicholas Sparks' new novel? I want to buy it but I'm not really sure if it's as nice as Message in a Bottle and The Notebook.

[megan]

Yoshi: my friend said Nick Sparks' new novel is super nice din....medyo different siya compared to the 1st two na sobrang heavy. It'll make you smile daw sa first parts... and of course tears sa ending.

Here's an excerpt: "It wasn't that long and it certainly wasn't the kind of kiss you see in the movies these days. But it was wonderful in its own way. And all I can remember about the moment is that when our lips first touched, I knew the memory would last forever."

Will tell you more once I actually read it.

[Wangie]

WEYE and ARAGORN: Tuesdays with Morrie is really nice...very very touching. I was crying within fifteen minutes of reading it.

I would also recommend the NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks (same author as MEssage in a Bottle).

[Kamatayan]

"I Will Not Eat Green Eggs And Ham" - Dr Seuss

[BoNiTa]

i just started reading Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt and i really find it interesting, it's all about a memoir of childhood of the author...

[emilie]

bonita: i liked angela's ashes too. very interesting. the author has a new book called 'Tis. still waiting for it to come out here in the philippines. then will wait for it to come out in paperback! sigh, wait, wait, wait...

peps and clarisse: yes, the armchair reader is still open. at least the branch i know which is in park square II.

on my to-read list (books on my shelf i haven't read yet):

The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
Till We Have Faces - CS Lewis
The Christmas Box Collection - Richard Paul Evans
The Target - Catherine Coulter
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in love
Stone Diaries - Carol Shields
Numbered Account - Christopher Reich

Whew! Hey, maybe we can swap books in one of the EBs?

[weye]

Kamatayan, i prefer 'the grinch who stole Christmas'

Yoshi, hmmm... 'falling leaves' is about chinese family traditions then. might buy that as my birthday present for my Chinese friend. is it that good? where can i get a copy & how much?

[Yoshi]

weye: It's really nice. It comes in paperback at National or Powerbooks, mga P250 yata.
megan: Hmmm...sounds very Sparks indeed. Maybe I'll try to get a copy.

[This message has been edited by Yoshi (edited 11-20-1999).]

[Mister Dean]

Right now I'm going through Arundhati Roy's "God of Small Things." I think it's shaping up to be an excellent work.

[Ada]

Okay, that's it. I'm getting The God of Small Things next.

I'd have to disagree with some of you about The Notebook . I found it pretty boring.

[bunny]

I loved the NOTEBOOK...it made me cry...thanks to Caramba for lending!

THE CHRISTMAS BOX COLLECTION by Richard Paul Evans was also very very heartwarming...