I actually went with "Dear John" by N. Sparks as her next book. I actually bought her two books, the other was "The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas". In a few weeks when it is time to buy another, there is one I've been told she will love.............something about Lemon Cake..........

I loved Curious Incident and have yet to read Lovely Bones (it's collecting tons of dust) or Eat, Pray and Love. The latter is now also going to be a movie I just learned with Julia Roberts! I wondered where she went for the last 10 years at least. She's been totally off of the radar screen for suc...

Your mother will LOVE Eat, Pray, Love...she will finish it sooner than you think....I am reading the book "The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton. Inner and Outer journey in this wonderful story. I am not done with it yet, but i can't put it down. Actually, she is not so into it. Mind you, ...

King: "IT". This is one of the better books I've ever read. After that, I'd also put "The Stand" and "The Green Mile".

Koontz: Give the "Odd Thomas" a chance, even if you don't like Koontz in general. "The Face" was also superior.

Could someone explain the accepted thinking or religious connection of the Island parts of the book? I didn't get it at all. The passages of the book where Pi discovers the island is a pivital point in the novel. And these passages are worthy of second and even a third reading. When Pi see the isla...

Could someone explain the accepted thinking or religious connection of the Island parts of the book? I didn't get it at all. I actually enjoyed the beginning of the book more than the rest of it. Pi and his father's relationship and the dedication to the animals was touching. I saw the story as an ...

Yes. Beginning the whole story with religion and putting the readers mind in a state that will believe the impossible is surely not coincidence. It worked on me. I read the middle part of the book and fought my rational side the whole way. The term "it COULD happen, not entirely impossible"...

I think Pi is a very groovy kid. I think he is too, and what is easy to forget, is that he is just a kid. Much of his wisdom he may have gotten from his father , I think this can be seen by how much time and devotion Martel spent on the first part of the book. Many people have a hard time getting t...

A discussion, eh, Suzanne? Well, my favorite aspect of the book is young Patel's uninhibited spiritual thirst; his mind is truly open to any and all sources of wisdom, truth, knowledge, et cetera. I think the character is so admirable in that way. I wish I could adopt his ability to accept the posi...

For me, the biggest question after reading the book is........which version of the story do you believe to be true? With animals or without? The greatest trick of this book is that, no matter how determined you are of one or the other.....there is strong doubt. I flip flop almost every day since com...