Good Books Anybody?

anonymousie

workinmummy wrote: »

Scubaleopard,

I too have recently re-discovered my local librabry.
I would recommend books by Jodi Picoult. Particularly My sisters keeper and Plain truth. I am slowly working my way through her books.

Agree totally! Just read Plain Truth and it was excellent- the twist at the end left me thinking too...Just boughtThe 10th circle.

Also like Katie Forde for a gentle "girl in a fix comes good" type of book.

I go to a book group and so sometimes read outside my usual range- Short history of tractor in ukrainian was totally brill. The time travellers Wife was good too- bit Harry Potterish at times though (about not altering the past etc). We also read tHe bookseller of Kabul- highly recommend that too. Also enjoyed The American Boy (?author) and The sixth lamentation (william broderick) boy was that well written- took a while for all the threads to get xsettled in, but when they started knitting together you just couldn't stop!

No 1 ladies detective agency books by Mccall Smith are lovely evokations of sunny Botswana with a bit of miss marple mixed in, but i haven't really much liked the Scotland street books (they were written as newspaper serialisations and with the recap of what went before and the whan may happen next bit of each chapter repeating each time, ther isn't much time for the story to progress in each "sound bite" like chapter!).

I read Karin Slaughter and Tess Geritsen when I feel like a greusome american detective thing too!

Louiseuk25

scubaleopard wrote: »

Wow Thank you all so much. I can't wait to get to the library-- and then I shall be up all night

Am the same after reading this thread!! Isn't PS I love you a beautiful story? I had to hide behind it by the pool on hol with all the tears streaming down my face.

where rainbows end, also by Ceclia Ahern is also great...a nice easy read as it is done in the style of emails, letters and instant messaging.

ETA
On a similar theme, picked up this link from another forum...
http://www.hollysinbox.com/index.php

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Eels100

anonymousie wrote: »

Short history of tractor in ukrainian was totally brill.

I forgot about this one, what a lovely book!

lizzie12_2

DUKE wrote: »

Do you enjoy reading crime books Scubaleopard? If so try Martina Cole - everything else is boring after reading these though. Another book I really enjoyed reading was Michael Pennington Wall To Wall - it's a must

I agree there, cant put Coles books down when I start.

comping_cat

Ive loved all Jodi Picoults books, and the Time travellers wife is one of my favourites too.
Penny Vincenzi, Cecilia Ahearn, Sophie Kinsella are also really good, and i enjoy Dan Brown and John Grisham too.
Ive picked up a lot of good reads following the Richard and Judy book club - you can still find those on the channel 4 website.

love_lifer

rose tremain is fabulous. any of them. particularly restoration- just must be read.
dickens- again, must be read, so damn good
the magician assistant- ann patchett- so good i cant describe it. get it, eat it

ailuro2

We love the library too- I get a book by an author I know I like- say Ian Rankin, Terry Pratchett,Marian Keyes, then because it is FREE I choose one that I wouldn't normally read- it's a great way to explore new genres and authors without costly mistakes.

In our area,if you find an author you like you can search for their stuff in other libraries within the area,then get it sent to your local library- all for 25pence.:D

Tam_Lin

love_lifer wrote: »

rose tremain is fabulous. any of them. particularly restoration- just must be read.

Agreed - Restoration is excellent although I was less impressed by the film.

victoriaplum1

Hello...yes I too am a library assistant and I echo what the others have said...first of all well done on borrowing your books saves loads of money (although I have been known to buy them second hand from bootsales too). If you are stuck for inspiration on what to read the librarians can often point you in right direction, library I work for has a website called BorrowersRecommend where readers recommend books they have enjoyed. Every month we have different promotions so for instance this month we have TV and Film Tie-Ins which we chose and promote close to the issue counter. Most libraries have books under the desk that will tell you Who Writes Similar to Someone Else and About Sequels etc. Personally books I have nejoyed recently and would recommend are The Joanne Lees Story (about the girl who got accused of murdering her boyf in the outback) - I couldnt put that book down and had totally changed my mind about her by end of it, I have also jsut finished Duncan Bannatynes 'Anyone Can Do It' which was interesting, Jodi Picoult is good as is Maeve Binchy, also for a laugh Sophie Kinsella. A book I read that has stuck in my mind was 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Schriver...very good twist at the end which totally shocked me.

victoriaplum1

Oh and......The Strange Incident of the Dog in the Nightime, The Beach (Alex Garland), How To Be Good (Nick Hornby) were also very good. Also if you like a bit of crime but lighthearted - the Agatha Raisin books by M C Beeton are very popular at our library.