Bookworms 2020

elsien

It's not YA but at that age when she found it harder to concentrate,  my grandmother enjoyed the Agatha Raisin books. 

Wednesday2000

I have been whittling down my books being indoors so much. I had 65 paper/kindle books and now I'm down to exactly 50. I returned a couple to the Amazon Prime library without reading them as they sounded dull!

The next two books I have to read are The Wreckage. The Wreckage by Robin Morgan-Bentley

The other is The Comparison Cure. The Comparison Cure: How to be less ‘them’ and more you by Lucy Sheridan

Gers

DianneB said:

Gers said:

I'd like to ask for advice.

My 92 year old mostly bed-bound and frail DM enjoys reading (and railing at the gods whilst watching TV).  I had a thought that perhaps some of the YA books would be an interesting detour away from the world of  her usual type of fiction. 

I was looking at Dr Seuss but am not familar with them enough to make a decision.  Then the new YA stuff is a world away from my ken too.

Would anyone advise such books for her? And if so, which ones?

Thanks

How about some childrens classics like Tom's Midnight Garden? I hadn't read that in over 50 years but it still gripped me when I re read it before passing it on to my DGD. Also more recent classics like Goodnight Mr.Tom and I Capture the Castle, all very easy to read. Another childrens book thats well worth a read is Carries War, I love that book! HTH. Good luck with your search.

Thanks so much, I've ordered Carries War.

Gers

elsien said:

It's not YA but at that age when she found it harder to concentrate,  my grandmother enjoyed the Agatha Raisin books. 

I've also ordered the first in this series not the prequel, thanks! 

Charly27

There are such good suggestions on here.  Gers thank you for asking on behalf of your Mum, I think these titles could work not just for your mum but at times when we feel like a shorter novel is all we can manage for any number of reasons. Wednesday2000 I’ve never heard of Amazon Prime Library. Not that I’m even a Prime member but I’ve always thought it a waste when you only read a book once and you can’t do anything with it. 

Hobsons_Choice

A YA book I enjoyed was the historical novel "Order of Darkness" by Philippa Gregory. Have to say I'd read anything written by her, so maybe a bit biased!

On another note: have you noticed how many folk, being interviewed at home, are filmed in front of well crammed bookshelves?  Don't they ever give any away to charity shops?

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More suggestions for YA books:
- Danny Champion of the World by Ronald Dahl
- Diary of Anne Frank
- The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Treasure Island by R L Stephenson
And books by Geraldine McCaughrean ( Not the end of the World is great, but it does have a religious theme as it is the very funny alternative story of Noah's Arc).

rosewoodspa

Oh yes, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is lovely. I adore all the Narnia books.
I've just read a nice little book (free on Kindle Unlimited) called As Easy As ABC: Staying Happy and Healthy During the Lockdown by Joanna Martin. It's full of great ideas of ways to keep busy and quite inspiring too. There are some really uplifting ideas in it.
I'm now trying The Other Half of Augusta Hope. It had good reviews but I'm not too sure yet.

Wednesday2000

Charly- you can borrow the books onto your kindle and then return them after. There are usually a few I find interesting. I keep forgetting I have it actually! I should use it more. I only have less than 10 paper books in my house as we have limited space so I find it easier just to have books on my kindle.

Charly27

Thanks Wednesday I might look into it. I’m getting better at reading books on my Kindle now. Just as well as I’m going to run out of fiction soon.