I really enjoyed Stardust by Neil Gaiman. The Things they Carried by Tim O'Brien is also really good.

i will second Clive Cussler (Sahara as it is my favorite as well but any of them are good) and the Harry Poter series. i also enjoy Tom Clancy and Jonathan Kellerman.

I'm currently in LOVE with Mary Higgins Clark books! They're more of a suspense book, and really good! I've never read suspense/thriller/mystery type of books before hers. I definitely recommend. =] Enjoy!!

Well, some of you probably knew this was coming--but I would DEFINITELY suggest the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. I've been hooked for about a year now--never have I been able to read through a series so quickly. They are so deliciously addicting. I'm reading through them a second time now (I'd have read them more if I wasn't on such a busy schedule! x-X)

if you like girly/romance/murder and just funny try jennifer crusie- welcome to temptation. Also i LOVE the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer (highschool and vampires but so so so so so sweet)...ok i'm a sucker for romance lol.

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbret

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

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Griff, The Things They Carried is one of my all-time favorite books.

For light reading (my favorite kind), I recommend the Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison. They're intended for like 12 year olds I think, but I LOVE them. They're super funny. You can read one in a couple hours, and I've read them all like 8 times.

I'm currently reading A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (I've seriously been reading this book for like 6 months because I never have time to read for pleasure at school). It's great if you're a science nerd like me. :)

I wonder if getting so many recommendations becomes kind of counterproductive....well, who cares, i needed to weigh in!

I've been looking for new authors to love, because I've gotten a little burned out on my faves: John Irving (esp The World According to Garp) is AWESOME. I used to have love for Tom Robbins, too, but kind of got over it...and I just read Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen and it was pretty good. These are all kind of kooky books that are humorous in a dark-ish kind of way. Oh, and Jonathan Safran Foer, that's another good one...

I'm a little late...but here is my list. I mostly read fluffy chick lit because they are fun and take me away.

Something Borrowed & Something Blue - Emily Giffin
Bitter is the New Black - Jen Lancaster - Hilarious!!
Queen of the Babble- Meg Cabot
Every Boy's got one - Meg Cabot
Shopaholic series - Sophie Kinsella
The B***h Posse - Martha O'Connor - not chick lit - kind of dark about teens but really good!
Little Lady Agency & Little Lady Big Apple - Hester Browne
Jemima J - Jane Greene - Really good about an ugly duckling loosing weight
Everyone Worth Knowing - Laura Weisberger

Those are all the ones I really like that I have read these past few months. I really like Emily Giffin and think she might be my fav! Let us know what you decided to get and if it is good!

Right now I'm reading Sphere by Michael Crichton.. normally I'm not into science fiction but I'm really getting into it!

if you're into fantasy, Guy Gavriel Kay is your man ;)