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Exactly. Because of the inherent imagination necessary to write and enjoy fantasy, people assume it is childish and adolescent. An unfortunate stereotype indeed.

I was the same way,...it was actually the Stand mini-series that turned me onto Gary Sinise, who is now one of my favorite actors. But I heeded advice and read the book...very good and of course, much better in print than on screen. (but I thought the mini-series was all right :) )

Definitely Fahrenheit 451!

I would have to say Michael Chrichton's SPHERE as well as THE COLLECTOR by John Fowles.

Jeffery Shaara writes great Civil War fiction, Troy Soos for the sports/mystery fan Naomi Novik writes more fantastical/historical fiction (Napoleanic/sword and sorcery type stuff) Todd Jones (WWII) Gregory Kauffman has written of South American exploration. just a few....

I need to read just one book at a time....if I fancy a break, I dig into my backlogged TIME magazines and my newspaper subscription.

Thank you! We've been waiting on the Fairy Godmother Academy to come out, but something a little darker could be fun! Who wrote the Sookie Stackhouse books?

A good current YA series that is halfway finished is The Alchemyst series, by Michael Scott.

She's 14....there's a few R ratings in her DVD collection. I'm all for something a little edgy or "adult," just not so painfully dependent and one dimensional as Bella. I'm somewhat familiar with TrueBlood....how true to the Sookie books do they stick?

Ugh, THANK you!!!!! Where are the actual worthwhile role models for our young girls? I find it abhorrent that my daughter is in love with this series, but far from me to censor her bookshelf....are there any better recommendations anyone can make for strong, "good" female protagonists?