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Because there are just so many books to be read, and so many I want to read, I find I have to keep a list of ones "to be read". No time to waste just picking one out at random, and the list helps me keep track of only the cream of the crop that I need to read. Thanks to this board, my "to be...

Just finished this one because of many, many Book Forum recommendations. I'm so glad I read it. Although some of the material was pretty gruesome and tough to read, I believe Saramago truly conveyed what would be happening if something like this occurred in real-life. A couple questions...

Finished reading this one a couple days ago, and I'm still chewing on it. Ashlea, you're right, the language is beautiful in that I felt it truly conveyed to me what it would be like to be lost at sea like that. At times I felt the desperation Pi must've felt; so often you see movies about...

Seems like he hasn't written much "horror" in a long while. I love his writing because it not only is great escape reading, but almost always makes an impact on me. I loved False Memory and From the Corner Of His Eye. One question, though. This has probably been asked a million times...

For some reason, the only Hemingway I've read is Old Man and the Sea, so more of him, definitely. Suggestions for what to read first? I also would like to get through Count of Monte Cristo.

I second Michael Connelly. More of a cop thriller, but very believable and suspenseful, with great character development IMO. The Harry Bosch series is one of the best of its kind.

I usually use Post-its as well. However, you can't put the book down for too long, because with paperbacks the sticky part of the post-it starts wearing off the ink it's covering. :)

Hi- I'm new here but I thought I'd join in..... In no particular order: Lord Of The Rings- Tolkien Sphere- Michael Crichton The Curious Incident Of the Dog In the Nighttime- Mark Haddon Song Of Ice & Fire books- George R.R. Martin False Memory- Dean Koontz