I'm currently reading 2 different books. They are:

1) Just another kid by Torey Hayden (I've also read 3 of her other books - "One child", ""the tiger's child" and "Ghost girl"). I have to say though her true life stories are emotional, and sickening at points, they are very good to read.

2) Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (also have his other books - "The Da Vinci code", "Deception point", and "Digital fortress").

I've read very many books and from very different ranges.
Here are a few I've read in 2006:

All the Harry Potter books (it was the thing to do at the time!) Seriously though they are great to read, especially for the imagination.

All of Dave Pelzer books and also his brother's book, Richard Pelzer. Very emotional and moving.

Chronicals of Narnia - It was a very long book (over 750 pages) but I thought it was a good one all the same

What ever you say I am, The life and times of Eminem by Anthony Bozza - It was ok but admittedly not the best book I've read, actually I didn't end up reading all of it.

Anne of gree ngables - For people, generally women who like happy endings. Kind of like a cinderella story. It has been reprinted 41 times in one country alone since it was first published.

"Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet" By none other than Shakespeare

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - Quite good but wouldn't really read again.

I have also read some great poetry books though I can't remember them at this very moment

Ok I think I am going to stop there, sorry to name more than 3 by the way but I read way to much but I love it
If there is any more I can think of or pass my mind I'll let you all know

I tend to read real life stories or biographies, here are some recent and not so recent ones I have read that I would recommend:

Wild Swans by Jung Chang, she has written this book about the life of her grandmother, her mother and herself and their lives in China pre and post Communism, charting the history or China and the opression of Mao. It took me a long time to read but was well worth it.

The Mystery of Olga Checkova by Antony Beevor - an interesting story of a very intriguing woman, full of mystery.

Forget you had a Daughter by Sandra Gregory. A true story about an English woman, and many of you might remember her, who got caught trafficking drugs in Thailand. But read the book and you find that not is all at is seems. This woman ended up really as a scape goat.

Call Me Elizabeth by Dawn Annandale. A true story about a woman who became a high class prostitute in order to get enough money to care for her children in the way she wanted and to send them to private school. Although the authenticity of the contents of the book has been questioned, after she has been involved in a false rape claim.

finally,

The Long Way Round by Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor. A travel diary of their epic journey by motonike around the world. I loved this book as you see two very ordinary men and their feelings. It is written individually. I also have the DVD.

My current book is Istanbul Memories of a City by Orham Pamuk. I am finding it hard going, not my usual book in a couple of days or so. But it is a book you can put down and pick again so long as you stop at the end of a chapter!

i recently finished reading "The Black Book" by Orhan Pamuk and it was a bit difficult
now i am reading his book "Snow"
i am still at the begenning but it seems good

I'm currently reading "On Chesil Beach" , Ian McEwan's latest short novel, and I'm having a hard time to put it away at night in order to get enough sleep It's a beautiful, poignant book.

I'm currently reading Nicholas Sparks' The Rescue.

My top 3 favourites are:
The Wedding - Nicholas Sparks
Message In A Bottle - Nicholas Sparks
Nights in Rodanthe - Nicholas Sparks

I'm a hopeless romantic, thus these favourites

Im currently reading 'Birds without wings' by Louis deBerniéres (the author of Captain Correllis Mandoline, a book that has also captivated me and for that the film could not touch me as deeply).

Birds without wings describes a village in the west coast of Turkey, where Greeks and Turks, Muslims and Christian live peacefully next to each other. On different chapters, the book gives a biography of Mustafa Kemal, and eventually brings the Gallipolli war to this village and the peaceful life is disturbed. It describes the idyllic life of the villagers, love, and the war. I think it is magnificently written in every sense, with a perfect eye for detail and feeling. It is a book that is rather hard to put away and keeps sleep miles away from the eyes.

I've nearly finished it, but Im trying to keep it slow so that I can enjoy this wonderful book longer