The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

can any1 recomend any encouraging books?

I just finished A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. It was really good and I'm looking forward to reading the next 2 in the trilogy :)

I've just finished Jodi Picoults book 'The Pact'. Good book.
Now I've just started a true life book called 'Abandoned' by Anya Peters.

Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton. She is such a talented writer. I thoroughly enjoyed her book 'Sister' and this book is equally as gripping.

The girl who played with fire.Just about to start it.

I have just finished "The Atonement Child" by Francine Rivers, book broke my heart and gave me hope. Would totally recommend it.

Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine - Peter Canning.

Just finished Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Now reading Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut

I'm currently reading the girl who kicked the hornets nest. I have never been so gripped by books until I started reading the Millennium Series. I've read the first two (and watched the movies after each book). They are the kind of books that I cant put down but I dont want to finish them (if that makes sense lol).

Finally finished Lolita, which was crazy but absolutely brilliant.

Now reading both The Inheritors by William Golding and Kafka on the Shore by Murakami

Am reading Wasted by Marya hormbacher
it is a triggering for ed so be careful if you are going to read it

just read 'Bang,Bang, you're dead!' by narinder dhami, its about a bipolar mother looking after her two children (Mia and Jamie) but it has a good twist at the end which involves one of the children (Mia) finding out that she's ill too. Its a really good book, I recommend this one for sure. :)

Sister by Rosamund Lupton

Talk about a spoiler!

I'm reading Meridon, the final part of Philippa Gregory's Wideacre trilogy. I'm not usually a fan of historical fiction, but it's an easy read.

A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin
About 60 pages in so far, not liking it as much as the first book yet!

Finished The Running Man by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman). It was one of his better short novels; I loved it.

Currently reading (and almost finished) Vampire Hunter D: Volume One by Hideyuki Kikuchi. I don't think much of it, partly because I'm not a big fan of vampires (though at least Kikuchi's vampires are the sadistic monsters they should be), and partly because the prose style is just terrible. At times it actually reminds me of My Immortal. Also, the main character is your typical Boring Invincible Hero. I only bought it for Yoshitaka Amano's illustrations, which are as beautiful as you'd expect from him.

Just finished Deadline. it was a amazing story

Nearly finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Next book will be The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong, the third in the darkest powers triology.

FINALLY started reading Lord Of The Rings... Only took 10 years to pick it up!

'Now Then, Lad...Tales of a Country Bobby'.

T'is good so far. :)

I'm reading the House of Night books again, because I'm getting ready for the release of the new book :) (I'm far too much of a HON geek!) So I'm back at the first one - Marked :)

Lance Armstrong's "It's Not About The Bike".

In one week the guy found out A) he had cancer B) it had spread to his brain C) he had no health insurance. Great book about coming back from total despair and tribulation.

Did you see the cover of the new book? There's a total hunk on it. I posted it on my fb if you wanna have a look. Totally worth it. Oh and I can't wait to read the book either.

Handle with Care - Jodi Picoult

I'm just about to start Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, can't wait, I've wanted to read this for ages, finally bought it.

I finished Vampire Hunter D: Volume One a few days ago and I absolutely hated it. On the bright side, now I have a little extra space on my bookshelf, because I really don't mind throwing it away.

Currently about halfway through Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy. It's... okay. Not bad, but not really good either. I might get rid of this book too.

The Clever One by Helena Close. It says on the cover SKINS meets the Inbetweeners. I love Skins so I bought it. Then I found out I'd read one of her books before, The Cut of Love (about sh).

Just finished reading 'An idiot abroad' by Karl Pilkington.

Reading some kind of hungarian fairy tale on my kindle but am going to start 'spider bones' by Kathy Reichs.

The Passage by Justin Cronin. Second time reading it, utterly amazing

The Lovely Bones. 2nd time reading it.

I finished reading The Trial by Franz Kafka and started Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre. I enjoy both so far.

Be your own life coach - fiona harrold.
Chicken soup.

I have just read "A visit from the goon squad" which i really liked, and also "The midwives comfession" which was a really light but good read too,

Now I gotta pick what to read from my ever growing "to read" list. Just bought "the bell jar" so maybe that.

The Savage Garden By Mark Mills

I didn't think I would enjoy it but I am.

Also read Eclipse - rubbish....I don't like the books but my friends been begging me to read them all so I will.

Just got the new Cherub book by Robert Muchamore so that has been added to the pile.

Ways to live forever by Sally Nicolls.

I'm reading forever by Maggie stiefvater

Finished Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy. Utter trash, with an abrupt, unsatisfying ending to boot. How she earned a reputation as one of Ireland's top writers is beyond me, seeing as talented writers has been one of our chief exports for a long time...

Next I'll either read a book of Philip K. Dick short stories, or Hamlet. I haven't decided.

just started Valis by Philip K Dick

"port mortuary" - patricia cornwell.

Philip K Dick! My new-found love.

I'm currently re-reading Birdsong as it's been a good eight years or so since I last read it, and I feel I missed a lot of the amazingness of it.

Also half-reading Stephen Fry's autobiography, which I'm loving to pieces (and I'm totally not normally an autobiography person).

I've finally gotten around to starting Hamlet by... hell, you know who wrote it. I'm not very far in, but I'm loving that familiar Shakespeary feel.

I've read Girl Parts, Vampire Beach, The Avenger and am now on Shadows on the Moon. (the main girl cuts herself, I didnt know that)

finally reading "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Hey =) I'm currently reading memoirs of a geisha... good book :) quite inspiring as well as it allows you to believe the quote "never give up"

Just finished Alice in Wonderland for the 2nd time. Kids book my butt. Going to start reading the Scarlet Letter.

Recently finished reading Money by Martin Amis. It was alright, a bit typical of that kind of book (hedonistic and easily dislikable protagonist who fritters away money on booze and women) and not particularly exciting until the ending which was quite a twist.
Now reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. I've never read anything of his before but I'm really loving his style so far :)

a midwives confession was good :)

I just started The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan. The first one was good.