Good Books Anybody?

findingmyownway

I agree with others who have said Jodi Picoult is AMAZING.

My sisters keeper, the pact and salem falls are probably my faves but they are all fab.

scubaleopard

I am so glad that you have all helped me feel totally confident about going into the library and there is enough here to keep me busy (or hopefully not busy ) for the whole summer. Thanks a lot. My husband is in 7th heaven about West Ham so I have escaped the euphoria on the internet

rio

I cheat a bit, as I'm always having a look at the new titles in bookshops and then reserving them online via our county library website. Also try the browse section on Amazon, you can enter a bit of basic info about what you're looking for and then it will come up with suggestions, any readers review will help you decide if the book is right for you, then order them via the library. I pay 55p a book to order online and the service will source them from anywhere in the county so you're not tied to what is in your local library.

Happy Reading!

PS I second what cammysmum said about The Bronze Horseman - brilliant book, should have been made into a film years ago - for me on a par with Dr Zhivago.

steph25

Hi, hope know one minds me barging into this thread

I have to recommend Lesley Pearse.
Shes my fav author ever!
The books are mostly about strong women who go through hell...and as someone else said on here they are a bit "blush inducing" riskey in some parts but then she writes it so well

Best book i've ever read is Lesley Pearse Remember Me based on the true stroy of Mary Broad..
I read it over xmas and brought it off ebay last week really cheap cause i loved it..and just finished reading it again.

All her books are Fab especially..
Remember Me
Trust Me
Father Unknown
Lesser Evil
and many many more..think shes done about 20 books and ive read all but 1 and a new one is out in August
I cant wait!!!
I've brought 7 of hers and sent 3 to my sister who is now a huge fan and got the others from the library.

If they dont tempt ya then i'll also recommend...
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix

Yes i am a proud nerdo :cool:

mioliere

Lynne Truss is brilliant. My all-time favourite book is Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor - I have two copies in case I lose one, and I picked up another one in a charity shop for bookcrossing. I also loved Wild Swans by Jung Chang and have just bought her Mao: the Unknown Story which looks good. At the moment, I am working my way through Anne Tyler's books; she wrote The Accidental Tourist which was the first one of hers that I read and I really enjoyed it and I have picked up another four from charity shops. She really makes you feel part of the people she writes about and I'll be devastated when I've read them all!

absfabs

:T What a great thread, scubaleopard, thank you!

Lots of my favourites have already been listed, such as Timetraveller's Wife and Secret Life of Bees and anything by Jodie Picoult.

Here are a couple of new to me authors I discovered from the library and/or Richard&Judy's lists:

Kazue Ishiguro, especially "Never let me go" - don't be put off by the mundane title, this book is brilliant and totally fascinating, if you enjoyed Timetraveller's Wife this is a must !!!

Caroling Brook's "March", -remember Little Women? - this is the absent father's story, and it give a whole new background and dimension to this story, with the new tale of his struggle.

Another book I liked is "Tales of a Female Nomad" by Rita Golden Gelman, a middle aged woman taking off on her own, a great tonic for all of us who feel a bit trapped at times ....

Lurleene

tesuhoha wrote: »

Try Rosie Thomas. She is a brilliant writer. I have enjoyed the books you mention and am sure you will love her. Her book Iris and Ruby has just won Romantic Novel of the Year but I would recommend all of the others that she has written.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_n_15/203-8351875-9383124?ie=UTF8&rs=274777&rh=n%3A1025612%2Cn%3A62%2Cn%3A274146%2Cn%3A274777%2Cn%3A525148

I picked up Rosie Thomas' novel The Potters House from a charity shop the other day and have just finished it today - I really enjoyed it and will definitely look our for more of her books, so thanks! I love it when you 'discover' a writer whose work you enjoy - and find they have a massive back catalogue. She will hopefully keep me busy for a little while yet!

reheat

Hi,

If you like crime novels with a bit of soul, and a hero who's a bit flawed like the rest of us, then try Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels. "The Black Echo", the "A Darkness More Than Night", etc.

Nicci French does psychological thrillers with characters that are all too real, "Secret Smile" etc.

And I've always loved Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels.

Bernard Conrwell's historical novels are also amazing: Sharpe, Arthur, Grail Quest series.

All the above I find absolutely riveting.

Christmasshopper

bunty109 wrote: »

Have you read The Time Traveller's Wife by Niffenegger? It's on my Book Group list to read and is meant to be great!

I'd also recommend Martina Lewycka's 2 novels for a light, funny read. A Short History of the Tractor in Ukranian sounds dire but it is brilliantly funny and a great read!

I've also just read The Secret Life of Bees and that was good.

<work in a library and would second the Jodi Picoult recommendation>

I loved The Time Traveller's Wife & The Secret Life Of Bees. As it sounds like we have similar taste in books, I am going to order A Short History of the Tractor in Ukranian. Thank you for your recommendation.

Carmina_Piranha_3

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.

i enjoyed the two mentioned but got a bit bored with the rest of them, perhaps i read too many in succession. i've just finished reading her latest 'nineteen minutes' and it's fantastic. i've also read 'the memory keeper's daughter' this month which is a similar style and very very good. harlan coben books are kind of similar too although i've only read the first few.

time traveller's wife is excellent and i love 'handmaid's tale' and 'alias grace' by the same author. if you like that sort of thing then there's a lovely book that made me cry 'behind the scenes at the museum'.

as for chick lit i don't read many but i think jill mansell and jilly cooper are fab. fiona walker and kate saunders too - wild young bohemians is delicious

i have probably read all by lesley pearse, and rosie thomas too.