I didn't know The Secret of NIMH was a book either at all until I found it by accident at a book fair. It's really great, but not much like the movie. The magic element was completely invented for the movie, probably because the elements that make it so captivating in the book wouldn't translate well into a movie at all. It delves much deeper into the rat society, and their history, as well as Mrs. Frisbee's

That sounds awesome! I'll have to add it to my shopping list for when I get out to the bookstore next! Thanks for mentioning it!

I hope you enjoy it! :)

Thanks! ^-^

Anything by Octavia Butler, but my favourites to re-read are the Parable Series.

I always re-read Lireal by garth nix, the shadow over innsmouth by lovecraft, and dracula by stoker. :K

I love books so much. My favorite is The Giver by Lois Lowry. Such a classic. I do have a lot of graphic novels that I consider books.

My favourite series ever is the Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan. I also love the prequel and the sequel series. I have a few other books I plan to re-read, like Garth Nix's Abhorsen series, Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses series, Meg Rosoff's How I Live Now, and probably tonnes of others I've loved since I was younger.

I've read 55 books this year, which is too many to list, but some of them were really awesome. The Power by Naomi Alderman was probably the best book I've ever read. I also really enjoyed The One by John Marrs.

I just recently read The Giver and I've wanted someone to talk about it with! I really loved it. I obviously have my own theories about what really happened...

I freaking love the Chaos Walking Trilogy! I've read almost all of Ness's books now, and in May my wife and I got to meet him, which was super awesome. I didn't realise I was still able to go into fangirl mode, but I did, and kind of struggled to get any words out lol! More than This and The Rest of Us Just Live Here are the ony Ness books I haven't read yet, but getting there!

I started re-reading the Warrior Cats this year! I've now overtaken where I got to as a kid (I'm up to the 4th series now). I have almost all of the books, but I've been jumping between them and other things as I go. I also love roleplaying Warriors haha.

Please tell me your theory! I've read all the books in the Giver universe. It's such a fantastic series.

I loved Hunger Games. They were probably what got me into YA dystopia, and I'm so glad they did 'cause dystopia is one of my favourite genres. I've tried to roleplay Hunger Games a few times, but it didn't get off the ground. I just thought it would be a really fun thing to do, especially since people would know their characters /had/ to die at some point. Do you read a lot of other dystopia?

I really enjoyed the Divergent series. I was especially pleased with the ending because that's hard to do, and I thought it was done really well. I've read Uglies too and I loved those. Extras (the last, kind of add-on one) was interesting. Where are you in the series?

and I read so many YA books omg

Wolf Brother! ❤ ❤ I haven't read it since I was a kid, but I can't wait to re-read them because they were just so good. I met Michelle Paver when I was 12 and she was super cool. She signed my copy of Wolf Brother.

I'm on book ! We're all doing super well! Everyone's always amazed when I say I've read 55 books this year. I set myself a one-a-week challenge and I've surpassed myself. What's the best book you've read this year?

I love the Abhorsen series! I haven't read any of the newer ones (just the original 3) but I plan to reread them all and then catch up.

, no I don't. might try though

I usually read Jurassic Park and The Lost World by Michael Crichton at least once a year...and then watch the movies soon after :#

, you're gonna love More Than This!! I haven't read The Rest of Us yet, but More Than This was genius. I got my sister a copy for Christmas and told her to just read it without even knowing what it's about; it's better this way!

My favorite book trilogy/series is His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman! I've been meaning to reread it, but I have a bunch of books I should go through first, like a few by Pratchett and 'A Darker Shade of Magic' by Victoria Schwab.

- oh it's so hard to pick favorites.. The best thing about this challenge is that it's prompted me to really expand the genres I'm reading and find new authors. I've been really enjoying a murder mystery series by Lorna Barrett that's set in the state I live in :) I think the first one was called Murder is Binding

There are two more books (I think...) that follow The Giver! :D

I'm one of those people that remember things really well. I can talk about plot, characters...you name it, when it comes to books. I think I can just hold on to them. Is that what you meant?

Have you read the hyper sexed-up GOT? It's the Kushiel's Dart series by Jacqueline Carey.

My theory is that the Giver deliberately set Jonas up to die (and Jonas did die). What I think is that the Giver realised after Rosemary died and everyone regained the memories she'd had, that the same thing could happen again, so he could keep doing it and slowly reintroduce the memories into the populace. That's why the book keeps saying Jonas is going Elsewhere at the end, when Elsewhere previously in the book was a metaphor for death. (P.S. I don't know if my pings work if I have more than ten, so I thought I'd post this again lol)

I can always suggest some :) I've read a bunch. I think from Hunger Games I went quickly to Divergent

I'm really curious about it. I think it's More Than This that has an OCD kid in it? Which I'm kind of coming to terms with my own atm, so the ones I've read so far about themes like that (and also queer characters) I've been really enjoying. And also suburban England is pretty much my life so that's cool too. My wife said The Rest of Us Just Live Here is awesome, and it really does sound like it too.

Lol a town of books sounds really awesome. I also love when I can identify with something in a book like a character or a setting. Like when books are set in the South of England, where I'm from, it's really cool. I recently read the Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, which is set in Vienna just before WW2 broke out. I lived in Vienna for a year, and like one street away from where most of the book is set, so it was awesome seeing all the street names and being able to picture them really well. What kinds of books do you read? All kinds? Do you have a list of what you read this year? (Did you already post one? xD)

There are 3! But I haven't read them yet. I bought the Giver in Baltimore in the biggest (and oldest) Barnes and Noble I've ever been in, because when you're in a place like that you have to buy SOMETHING. And then I saw it, and I'd wanted to read it already, and this copy was signed. I was like hell yes not leaving this behind. Which turned out to be a great idea because I read the whole thing on the flight back to England and loved it. I'm also a person who holds onto the plot and characters of a book for ages, and I love talking about them!

I really love dystopian fiction, especially The Hunger Games. There were some others I quite liked too. I love The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater so much, and Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.

This year I also read a lot of sad non-fiction about foster children and people in horrible situations too.

I haven't read the sequels myself, but I have heard good things about them. And that Barnes and Noble sounds amazing

They're linked, but they don't feature Jonas. I think it's the third or fourth book where you find out what happened to Jonas and the baby, but I honestly think they're dead. The Barnes and Noble was awesome. It used to be a power plant, so it had all these big cylinders inside it, and two floors were books and two were offices. It was built in 1900 so over a century old. Idk where you're at in the world, but if you're at all close it's worth a visit (don't park close though cause the parking prices are insane, park like 10-20 minutes walk away and just walk there or it's like $8 per 20 mins).

I haven't read the Raven Cycle, but I've heard good things. Dystopia is one of my favourite genres, so I've read loads of those!