Welcome bookworms!

[kirstie_x]

How about discuss books we've read and would recommend to others?

That's a good idea!! :-)

[Jim M.]

I have a lot of books (and magazines), mostly about my favorite railroad subjects.  I did find one that was a (great) photo book about Ireland.

[urbanracer34]

Great Idea Eric!

I have one series I can recommend right off the top: "The Inheritance Cycle"
It's a series of 4 books (possibly a 5th, according to Wikipedia, however there's no citation, so take this with grain of salt) written by "Christopher Paolini".
The current books names are "Eragon", "Eldest", "Brisingr", and "Inheritance".
It is a epic fantasy series.
The series focuses on a teenage boy named Eragon who discovers an dragon egg and rises up against a evil ruler of a land called Alagaësia. It contains all the usual elements of a fantasy series but weaves it all together into something you will hopefully really enjoy.
I know I did!

[AggieGuy]

First one I'll mention is Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan by Morgan Robertson.

The story is about the largest ocean liner in the world, the Titan.  She is considered unsinkable; is the most luxurious ship in the world, and carries just enough lifeboats to meet the regulations.  On her maiden voyage, she strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sinks, taking nearly everyone to the bottom with her. Sounds familiar? The rest of the story is about the main character, who survives the sinking, making it back to England and finding redemption.

It was written in 1898.

The original version is online as it is in the public domain.  Some of the later editions have been altered to make the Titan appear even more like Titanic.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24880/24880-h/24880-h.htm

[ShiningBright]

Recommending books is surely a great idea! There are so many, I would recommend. There are far too many fantasy books to recommend. But apart from that, I would HIGHLY recommend the book "Shadowlands" by Brian Sibley. A true story, even though it seems so unreal. And it's such a lovely book, especially when it comes to hope, faith and love.

I have just finished a book callen "Here, There Be Dragons" from the series "Chronicles Of The Imaginarium Geographica" by James A. Owen. And I can tell you: It is fantastic! Literary fantastic, a great journey trough all the fantasy and myths of this and other worlds. The three main characters are called Jack, John and Charles. Soooo.... guess their surnames

[kirstie_x]

Have any of you read anything by Cecilia Ahearn? She's an Irish author, and one of my favourites! She has a new book due to be released on 7th November! I'm counting the days until I can get it! It will be her 10th book. I think one of the books is being made into a German tv show (or has been, 'Love, Rosie') and a film.  Although I could have that wrong

[ShiningBright]

Sorry, I haven't read anything by her, but her name sounds familiar.

[Emer Dreamer]

Recommending books is surely a great idea! There are so many, I would recommend. There are far too many fantasy books to recommend. But apart from that, I would HIGHLY recommend the book "Shadowlands" by Brian Sibley. A true story, even though it seems so unreal. And it's such a lovely book, especially when it comes to hope, faith and love.

I have just finished a book callen "Here, There Be Dragons" from the series "Chronicles Of The Imaginarium Geographica" by James A. Owen. And I can tell you: It is fantastic! Literary fantastic, a great journey trough all the fantasy and myths of this and other worlds. The three main characters are called Jack, John and Charles. Soooo.... guess their surnames

  Is  "Shadowlands"  the   book  on which  the  movie  of  the  same  name  was  based a  few  years  ago ? If  so,  I'm  guessing  it  was  about  the  life  of  C.S.  Lewis, eh ?   

[ShiningBright]

It is, James. One of teh best books ever!

[ShiningBright]

I thought I could tell my favourite books!


Series
The Chronicles Of Narnia (C. S. Lewis) - A lovely series. Great for children - and the young at heart! Really good fantasy written in an story-telling style, warm and charming. A lot of Christian allegory. MUCH better than the movies! MUCH better!

The Chronicles Of The Imaginarium Geographica (James A. Owen) - Very exiting, very original. The first book is a little simpler and a little chaotic, but the series grows better! It is rather unknown, but I HIGHLY recommend it! To anyone who likes Fantasy, Mythology, History and unusual theories... And to anyone who wants to read something new.

Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling) - Very popular, isn't it? It's warm, funny, exiting, creative and has funny, lovable characters and some original ideas. And I love the style! I recommend it.

The Space Trilogy (C. S. Lewis) - If "Narnia" was tooooooo preachy for you, then I wouldn't recommend these books. It's Narnia for adults, very Christian (great in my vew!) and rather strange (in some ways). And all three books very difficult in style and anything else. I love it, but I understand people, who don't. *cough*

Tolkien's Middle Earth books (J. R. R. Tolkien) - The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, etc. Do I have to say anything here? It's simply brilliant literature, that's it. Read it!

Trix Solier (Sergej Lukianenko) - Lovable characters, original, satiric, unbelievably funny and very intelligent. Perfect comedy, smat comedy. Brilliant!

Warrior Cats (Erin Hunter) - Simply good and exiting. Especially the first season.


Single books
Shadowlands (Brian Sibley) - As said before. A lovely book. A helpfull book. An unforgettable book.

The Phantom Of The Opera (Gaston Leroux) - A unique, exiting, charming, intelligent, funny (kinda) and definitely unforgettable book. It's legendary! I highly recommend it! But: It's nothing like the musical! So don't be disappointed!

The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle) - Such a lovely, poetical book. Such a lovely style. It's real classic and it's very lovely.

The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern) - I recommend it to any dreamer. Are you a dreamer? Read it!

The Picture Of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) - Beautiful in style, story and message. Not really original, but very beautiful. And that is what art is about: Beauty.

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke) - Such a witty book. Such a witty book. *sigh* Original fantasy without any cliché.

Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte) - A fantastic book. I prefer it over her sister's work. *cough*


Other books I'd like to mention: Everything by Jane Austen and by George Macdonald. Completely different, I know 
"Fairwater" by Oliver Plaschka, I have no idea if it's translated into English. *shrugs* "Tamsin" by Peter S. Beagle. "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.

I'd like to mention William Shakespeare. I love the poems by Edgar Allan Poe.

I'm obsessed with Oscar Wilde. His book. His plays. His fairy tales, short stories, poems, poems in prose, essays, letters, everything he has ever written. JUST READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Ireland is not only home to brilliant musicians, but also to brilliant writers.

[Sorgi]

Hmm,, lemme dig up the old thread, might have some ideas for you in there....

http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=1005.0

[Eric90]

I love reading I don't read as often as I'd like but I do love it some of my favorite books are anything by J.R.R. Tolkien y'know Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit I have a massive collection of Star Wars books I haven't actually haven't read half of them lol. I'm trying to start up a religious book collection like my grandfather had. He was a preacher for over 50 years. I like reading Dan Brown's books even though you have to accept a whole lot of stuff just to get through the stories, lol I have a lot of religious research books archaeology stuff I have a book on old Irish stories. The last book I bought was a translation of Beowulf

[Lily Anna]

One of my favorite books of all time is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is narrated by Death and tells the story of a young girl named Liesel who goes to live with a foster family during World War II. Her foster father teaches her to read and she begins "borrowing" books from many places. I have also seen the movie and would highly recommend both the book and the movie to anyone 12+. (but read the book first )

[kirstie_x]

One of my favorite books of all time is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is narrated by Death and tells the story of a young girl named Liesel who goes to live with a foster family during World War II. Her foster father teaches her to read and she begins "borrowing" books from many places. I have also seen the movie and would highly recommend both the book and the movie to anyone 12+. (but read the book first )

I read The Book Thief, when the movie was released, I'd heard a review of it and it sounded like the kind of book I'd like. OH MY GOODNESS! absolutely amazing, I think I finished it in 2/3 days (was reading on my phone, gave me headaches!) After I finished the book I watched the movie. Normally, I will point out everything wrong with the movie, that was right in the book, but NOPE! absolutely amazing. It was nice to read a book from a German point of view of WWII. I don't even have enough words to say how amazing the book AND movie are! 

[Kimberly AJ]

Some books might tell details like the one about unicorns. My mommy, her sister aunt Baby, her family and I went to the mall in Waldorf and it really does have a book shop where it's got books of all kinds.