What books do people enjoy?

I'm sure this will have been a thread before but I like books and I'm particularly into reading at the moment but I also like to talk about my favourite books. I like a pretty wide range.

Harry Potter is my all time favourite and I like other fantasy but it can be a very hit and miss genre. I also like the Percy Jackson and His Dark Materials series. I'm currently really into the Empyrean series and I recently read a book called Ink Blood Sister Scribe which I really enjoyed.

I really like Jodie Picoult as an author and enjoy the twists and moral dilemmas of her books.

I also quite like ww2 based fiction, both based on real stories and not. The Book Thief, Tattooist of Auschwitz and Sisters under the rising sun being my stand outs.

I like a good thriller and enjoy Linwood Barclay, Steve Cavanagh and M.W.Craven books. I do also read the Robert Galbraith books but I do find them too long.

I like books with autistic characters. I enjoyed the Rosie Project series even if the main character was a bit of a stereotype. I loved the Colour of Bee Larkham's murder and the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. I also enjoy the books by Elle McNicoll and Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott. Similarly, I really enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant and a Man called Ove. Their characters weren't said to be autistic but gave out a similar vibe. Where the Crawdads sing was also brilliant for this reason but her character was more because she'd been separated from society rather than being an autistic character.

From being a teenager I also really like Malorie Blackman and the Noughts and Crosses series is one of my favourite series I've read. I find it so clever.

Going against the autistic stereotype, I'm not really one for non fiction books. I do like to read about non fiction things that I'm interested in such as animals and neurodivergency but I like to look up the particular thing I'm interested in rather than reading huge amounts of information.

Do any of you like the same books? What books do you all enjoy?

Parents
  • Hi Expecto_Patronum ^^ I am also a huge Harry Potter fan! I love all the books. I’ve got all of the original book set, the new 25th anniversary edition and I have the 3 released by MinaLima. Absolutely gutted they won’t be continuing the series as they were a really unique pretty edition.

    Harry Potter is up there as my favourite book series. The story is unique and addictive, when I start reading them I can’t stop I have to read it right until the end.  I also like the Percy Jackson books. I’m also a big fan of all books by Terry Pratchett.

    Other books I adore and read and read again are: The Book Thief, all Roald Dahl books, The Secret Garden, all Agatha Christie books, Skulduggery Pleasant book series and I love every Jacqueline Wilson book released to date. I love books. They’re a great escape, I can escape into them from the hassle and pain of real life any time, and they inspire me with my own writing as well :-)

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  • Hi Expecto_Patronum ^^ I am also a huge Harry Potter fan! I love all the books. I’ve got all of the original book set, the new 25th anniversary edition and I have the 3 released by MinaLima. Absolutely gutted they won’t be continuing the series as they were a really unique pretty edition.

    Harry Potter is up there as my favourite book series. The story is unique and addictive, when I start reading them I can’t stop I have to read it right until the end.  I also like the Percy Jackson books. I’m also a big fan of all books by Terry Pratchett.

    Other books I adore and read and read again are: The Book Thief, all Roald Dahl books, The Secret Garden, all Agatha Christie books, Skulduggery Pleasant book series and I love every Jacqueline Wilson book released to date. I love books. They’re a great escape, I can escape into them from the hassle and pain of real life any time, and they inspire me with my own writing as well :-)

Children
  • I have my original set but I can't read them anymore because they're falling apart Joy. And then I have a new set. I'd love some of the special sets but they're so expensive. I have the mina Lima ones and I'm also absolutely gutted they aren't continuing. Stupid scholastic. 

    I also like books like the secret garden. I've got a few child hood favourites like that. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and Back Home are some more favourites from when I was younger.

    I love books too. I have so many that I haven't read yet but I love buying new ones.