One Million Pages Per Lifetime discussion

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- Which books you read this year that you thought were 5 star or more?

- What book would you recommend everyone to read in 2012??

(Need not only be published in 2011... )


**We have a huge mix of readers in this group, which makes us the most amazing group around, so could you:

- Give us a quick blurb about why you liked the book, 2 sentences.

- List the genre of the book

I thought Daughter of Smoke and Bone was the best book I read this year. The language was like poetry, the imagery was lush and the fantasy was fantastic. I bought into the characters and the world and I loved the way Karou went back and forth between the human world and her world. It was totally mesmerizing.

But very, very close to that would be Across the Universe. I did not want to read this one. And I wasn't going to, but I met the author and of course had to buy the book and I was hooked from the first page. It was fantastic! The world, all the lies and secrets, the way the people just bought the lies, it was just incredible. I've had the chance to read A Million Suns, the sequel and its' even better!

Heather

Heather wrote: "I thought Daughter of Smoke and Bone was the best book I read this year. The language was like poetry, the imagery was lush and the fantasy was fantastic. I bought into the characters and the world..."

was a pretty good read.

I'm one of the lucky ones to get a signed copy :) Due to that it was high up in my reading list. I enjoyed the two worlds as well. Prague mostly. I love the journey through the old buildings, I felt like I could open my eyes and be there. Just beautiful. The characters were interesting and unique. The idea around the teeth is eerie and makes sense all the same. As soon as I got to the part, the aha part, I knew exactly why this book was titled so.

100% buying the next book the day it comes out or begging for an ARC. Ok, it is unbecoming of a lady to beg but I think you understand *grin*

You were lucky! I'd love to meet the author and gush all over her! I'm so glad to see you back! I've missed you so much!

Heather

The Greyfriar The Rift Walker by Clay Griffith & Susan Griffith

These books are something, I admit, would not normally pick up. However, they were sent to me by the Publisher, PYR. Undoubtedly these are my favorite books ever!

Steampunkery, adventure around nearly every page flip, a vampire prince (not the sparkly kind either), guards that would die for their princess, a kidnapping, political plots, a rude American, dirigibles, country side folk, a beautiful romance with a masked menace, a vampire slayer, & of course a female kick butt bad chick military commander of the vampire swarm. Did I leave something out? I'm sure it is in these beautifully written books.

I would lend these out because I recommend them to everyone... Oh Poppycock!! What am I saying, these books are never leaving my side. They are well, truly that amazing!

My 5 star reads of the year are...


The HP books and The Host were all re-reads...

The Mad Scientist loved The Host. I know others disliked it or just thought it boring.

My absolute favorite book of the year has to be . It's a lot more adult than Twilight (which I also read this year, and somewhat ashamedly, admit to liking too). A lot of it takes place in a library ( I'm a sucker for libraries, I think I secretly want to be a librarian...) I don't know what else to say, it's just really good. I absolutely cannot wait for the sequel.

I have too many five-star reading selections to post them all here, so I'll just give my favorite book in each category.

For a nonfiction read try:

Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

This book is the sequel to Three Cups of Tea, which is also a five star book in my opinion. Stones Into Schools tells the story of the day to day details of building schools for girls in some of the most remote areas of the Middle East where most government and charitable organizations simply won't or can't go.

For a fiction read try:

The Walk

This book tells the story of a successful advertising executive who after achieving phenomenal success experiences several devastating setbacks and decides to walk away from his former life to the fullest extent possible. There is a sequel called Miles to Go, and a third book in the series is scheduled for release in April 2012.

Any of these would be great reads for next year. I am looking forward to reading The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared but I probably won't get to it this year. Maybe I'll save it for January, in light of all of our reading goals.

I picked up The Reading Promise at BEA earlier this year :) I just need to get to it.

My top 5 would be

Across the Nightingale Floor
Sapphique
The Book Thief
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Titanicus (Warhammer 40,000)

with
The Passage
The City & The City
The Help
as close runners up.

Oh, nice list. I have not read any of those. I think I'll have to add some of your top 5 to my TBR pile for this coming year.

Mad Scientist wrote: "Oh, nice list. I have not read any of those. I think I'll have to add some of your top 5 to my TBR pile for this coming year."

I'm always happy to be a book pusher. I'll keep an eye on your reviews.

I loved The Help.

I have The Book Thief, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, and The Passage all sitting on my Nook just begging to be read.

The Help was ahmazing! Have to read the 2nd & 3rd books in the Dragon Tattoo series.

How was the first book in the series? I'm not sure if I remember talking about it once you were down with it Z.

Don't think we did. I loved it, though! The first 200 pages, in my edition, were pretty boring, but once it starts to pick up, you're glued to the pages.

Zakiya wrote: "Don't think we did. I loved it, though! The first 200 pages, in my edition, were pretty boring, but once it starts to pick up, you're glued to the pages."

That is good to know. I think I have the first two on my Nook.

Cools. I have Dragon Tattoo on my Kindle, but bought it and Played w/Fire in paperback.

I have all three on my Nook and absolutely loved the first two. I cannot wait to get to the 3rd one.

My favorite books published in 2011:
by Hillary Jordan
by Chad Harbach
by Ernest Cline
by Walter Isaacson
by Erin Morgenstern

Shay wrote: "My favorite books published in 2011:
by Hillary Jordan
by Chad Harbach
[bookcover:Ready ..."

I heard The Night Circus reads like a dream!!

I have no clue to what it is about so I can't wait to be surprised. (I love going into a book with clueless notions besides you must read this! Which is pretty difficult when you talk to book lovers everyday. *grin*) I have this one on the Nook & I think I'm waiting to make this my first read of the 2012 year! Exciting!!

★Meghan★ wrote: "I have all three on my Nook and absolutely loved the first two. I cannot wait to get to the 3rd one."

I'm going to be bringing the first one with me on our holiday trip. Is it a quick read, or will it last me a while?

Mad Scientist wrote: "Shay wrote: "My favorite books published in 2011:
by Hillary Jordan
by Chad Harbach
[boo..."

About Night Circus, just so you know, go in with a little lower expectations. I know, weird to say that because I just said it was one of the year's best. But, it's not a perfect book. It's weak in the areas of plot, pacing. Some of the secondary characters are not well developed. I rank it among the best because of the descriptions of the circus. It's her first book, so I'm also a little more tolerant, too. If you find that you're just not in the mood for it, just put it to the side and don't force yourself through it.

Shay wrote: "Mad Scientist wrote: "Shay wrote: "My favorite books published in 2011:
by Hillary Jordan
by [author:Chad..."

Good to know. I'll have to save it for when I want don't want a feel good breezy light read. :)

My top 5 books of the year are:
and .

Just finished Anna and the French Kiss like ten minutes ago and it was amazing! Everyone should read it!

Loved the host!

I'll have to try the hunger games & starcrossed again. I couldn't finish them. :(

Melissa wrote: "★Meghan★ wrote: "I have all three on my Nook and absolutely loved the first two. I cannot wait to get to the 3rd one."

I'm going to be bringing the first one with me on our holiday trip. Is it a ..."

The first one takes awhile to get into, but once you do I think you will devour it. It will take some time, but I would bring a backup in case you get past the slow part in the beginning.

Heather wrote: "My top 5 books of the year are:
and [bookcover:The Book ..."

I absolutely LOVED The Hunger Games and Anna and the French Kiss. I have been wanting to read Starcrossed and The Book Thief! I will have to get around to them.

★Meghan★ wrote: "Melissa wrote: "★Meghan★ wrote: "I have all three on my Nook and absolutely loved the first two. I cannot wait to get to the 3rd one."

I'm going to be bringing the first one with me on our holida..."

I read over half of the hunger games. It just wasn't for me at the time. A friend wanted to borrow it so I just passed it over. And gave her Catching Fire. I wasn't going to read it at the time. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood. :/

★Meghan★ wrote: "Melissa wrote: "★Meghan★ wrote: "I have all three on my Nook and absolutely loved the first two. I cannot wait to get to the 3rd one."

I'm going to be bringing the first one with me on our holida..."

I did manage to read this on our trip. The first hundred pages, I was thinking, "why am I reading this?" But I'm very glad I stuck with it. I only managed to finish this our last day there, because my boyfriend's parents live in the country so every time I would go to read I'd fall asleep! Fresh air does that to me, lol. Plus my bf's 3 year old nephew was there so there wasn't a lot of down time. But, we're home now so I'll be on to the second one soon after I finish up the latest book in the PLL series.

I've read so many good books this year.

Here's a list of some that I thought was amazing:

I loved The Body Finder as well! & Die for Me! & The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer!

Mad Scientist wrote: "I loved The Body Finder as well! & Die for Me! & The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer!"

I've been dying to read The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer for a really long time now! Every time I go to B&N to get it, I either forget my gift card, or it's not there. =(

Oh no! I picked up an ARC at BEA in the spring. I put if off for so long bc I didn't want to read it. Except I MAD LOVED the book once I finally did read it.

@Mad: Mara Dyer was so good that it was my second book review I've wrote for my blog!

@Aneeqah: See if you can order it on the B&N website. I order stuff on Amazon so I'm not sure if B&N is like Amazon.

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "@Mad: Mara Dyer was so good that it was my second book review I've wrote for my blog!

@Aneeqah: See if you can order it on the B&N website. I order stuff on Amazon so I'm not sure if B&N is like A..."

I'm going to check, I really hope that's how it works, because I really need to read it! I've heard SO many people raving about it.


Mad Scientist wrote: "Oh no! I picked up an ARC at BEA in the spring. I put if off for so long bc I didn't want to read it. Except I MAD LOVED the book once I finally did read it."

You're making me want to read it so badly! D:

You will kick yourself for waiting so long!

Mad Scientist wrote: "You will kick yourself for waiting so long!"

I already am!! But I'll find a way to get it ASAP. =)