What's the best book you've read lately?

[PoppyGrove]

The last book I read was The HIghland Clearances by John Prebble. , I'm now reading Air Lift to Wounded Knee.

Both are factual books that highlight the predjudices of the wealthy land owning gentry to what they regarded as peasants and inferior peoples. I don't really read much fiction, but I did used to read a lot of horror and ghost stories, which from there I turned to factual research.

[leadhillsonline]

Recently finished Deluge by Anne McCaffrey it only took me a couple of days to read and I'm about to finish Double Cross by James Patterson. Not sure what I'm going to read next.

[VandTnut]

Good Omens
A colaborative effort by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
As with most of the works Terry Pratchett has a hand in you need to read it at least twice as there are little tidbits that you just go right by the first time through buried in odd corners that when you come around the second time you spot something early in the book and think: OH - I must make a mental note of this because it will be important later: and later think AHAH! - I'm glad I made that important mental note.
If you don't like like books that might alter your world view avoid this one like PLAGUE (a major supporting character). It isn't a WAR story (another major supporting player) there isn't much DEATH (MAJOR supporting role) although the role of FAMINE (begining to catch the theme) as a player in the modern corporate world makes one think.
This is a cautionary tale in the best and very traditional sense of the term.
You have been warned.
ED

[klj]

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne. Amazing book.

[WorleGirl]

Green Angel Tower (& Series) by Tad Williams!

[lyselicia]

"Middlesex"by Geoffrey Eugenides i would love to see someone try and make a film out of it,maybe they would have too find twins to play the lead.