Book Discuss

First, let me explain why this is an issue for me.
In the past years I have become increasingly displeased with my organization of books of fiction.
I tried to organize them like this: Sorted alphabetically by authors, then chronologically by year of publishing (i.e. of the book, not of the copy). Anthologies and collections would have their own space and be organized by title (alphabetically).

My problem is that my bookshelves are of different height, which ranges from 18cm (approx. 7,2 inches) to more than 35cm (over 1ft). Furthermore, I have many more books than space in my shelves, which means there are stacks of books everywhere...

So I thought of organizing them by publishers' series (which would be something like "Classics of World Literature"). But this would mean that the work of one author is scattered all over the house. Also, only about a third of my books are part of such a series...
But still, it looks nice, as you can see here.

Can you help?
Do you know a good method?
How do you organize your books?

(Oh, and I'm sorry about any mistakes, English is not my native language...)

I just ordered a whole lot of books from amazon, and I was just wondering if anyone had read them and what they thought about them. The books are: Magic Bites by Kate Daniels and the next one in the series Magic Burns, The Host by Stephenie Meyer, Anything Goes by John Barrowman and his sister, The Phoenix by Ruth Sims and Without Reservations by J. L. Langley.

Are there any good fantasy or vampire books that you could suggest that I could read?

Because I'm the only person I know reading this huge, picaresque, polymorphously perverse series... and I want company :)

One FREE glass card to the first responder!

Just read (again) The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell. I just love those books when I want something to read that doesn't require a lot of thought. Hmmmm, "junk food" reading I call it. Won't change my life in a any way shape or form, doesn't have a super deep plot, etc. However, the characters are charming, and she describes for me a kind of Utopia in small town living.

I wanna be James Qwilleran when I grow up. *wink*

Working on a Douglas Preston book I talked my husband into reading now. Something with a bit of meat to it. And also looking ahead on my Shelfari list (YE GODS! I love that web site!)to see what else I'm going to read. I've discovered the wonderous time of just after my daughter falls asleep to read.

How many books have you read this April?
How many books do you plan to read this May?



Feel free to discuss what books you read in the comments.

EDIT: I can't get the HTML to work, so no poll.

Do you have any favorite authors? What about their writing drags you in?

Have any of you been/are part of a book club? What was it like? What books did you read? For how long? Etc.

Do you usually buy books, borrow them from friends, borrow from the library or something else? What would you prefer doing?

Anyone have any brilliant notions on an appropriate (possibly YA) fantasy-type book to give a boy turning 17? His reading skills are quite advanced. As I understand it, his reading abilities are easily equivalent to most adults, although the book's contents should not be too graphically sexual.

He has enjoyed the Harry Potter books, as well as Lord of the Rings. He loves David Gemmel's novels, but has read them all. Likewise with Raymond E. Feist books (including the Empire series written by Feist and Janny Wurts.)

EDIT: I bought the two books today - Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, and Sabriel by Garth Nix.
Thanks to all who gave their suggestions.

I've had hard time finding beats fans, so I ask are you one? If so which is your favorite beat? Your favorite book? and Poem?

Mine would definitely be Kerouac/Ginsberg (I adore them both way to much to have just one favorite)

My favorite book and yes quite a cliche but its "On the Road" maybe "Subterraneans" as well.

And my favorite poems are "Howl" and "Supermarket in California" both by Ginsberg.

If some special book fairy granted you five free books, what books would you wish for? How come?

What are your top ten favorite reads of all time? Why?

I was just wondering if anyone has read any of the The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan. If you have please let me know what you thought of it. I was thinking about reading the series

Tonight the cover of my Lynn Truss book “Making the Cat Laugh” came off. I was besides myself. It’s my bathroom book. The book I read during a long relaxing bath.
"Look" I said to boyfriend. "It's falling apart!"
"Why not bring in that one you’ve got in the car?" Said he. "That Marian Keyes."
"No!" Exclaimed I. "That's my car book! Its for reading in the car."

So, what was the point of this except to lament the passing of a favourite book? Well, do you have a certain book for a certain place? Is there a library in your bathroom? A well-stocked hold in the kitchen for mid-meal literary snaking? I wish to know I’m not alone and what sort of book do you keep there? Mine tend to be light, fluffy and compilations of short stories or journalistic essays so I can dip in and out as I choose.

What are your top 5 favorite characters? What books do they come from and what makes them your favorite?
What are your top 5 most hated characters? What books do they come from and what makes you loathe them?

So have you read any non-fiction books lately?
What were some ones you like and didn't like?

What books do you find yourself reading over and over?

So what books did you read for March?
What books do you plan to continue/read for April?

What is your favorite book of all time?

Why is it so dear to you?

If you could recommend only one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?