Comments on: One Hundred Books (my list in progress)

By: Corinne

Corinne — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:26:34 +0000

I love LobotoME!

If I were going to the beach, I would definitely bring along the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. It’s the most fun I’ve had reading in a long time!

By: LobotoME {goods to keep ME sane}

LobotoME {goods to keep ME sane} — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:28:03 +0000

i think you & i like the same kind of books – any good suggestions for a beach trip?

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By: Corinne

Corinne — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:32:40 +0000

I love Bellairs! It’s been a while since I’ve read him, so thanks for the reminder:) I’m a Contemp YA lit fan too, so I’d love to hear more of your recommendations!

By: That Kind of Girl

That Kind of Girl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:38:44 +0000

Man, what a great list of books! I highly recommend if you read The Golden Compass, reading the other two books in the His Dark Materials trilogy as well. My favorite personally is The Subtle Knife (I always seem to have a soft spot for the oft-neglected middle books of trilogies); the whole trilogy is, in my opinion, absolutely breath-taking.

Also, although it seems like YA fantasy is the dominant trend, I might possibly recommend John Bellairs’s “The House With a Clock In Its Walls” as a novel worth perusing. It’s a YA gothic-horror novel with strong occult elements; the characters are exceptionally round (literally — Bellairs is in the Daniel M. Pinkwater club of YA novelists with sympathetic overweight characters), and it is both funny and thrilling.

Gosh, this has inspired me to check out the bookstore to pick up a few more novels to add to my enormous collection of contemporary YA lit.