Can anyone recommend a book for a long plane ride?

Question

I'll be on an 18 hour flight on Wednesday and I am looking for a good pageturner - something i can get into right away and finish in one sitting. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

angels and demons

Answer 2

I like books with great well developed characters I can relate to.

Currently I am reading Slaughter House Five and I'd have to say it is my favorite in a long time.

It is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. One of his most popular works and widely regarded as a classic; it combines science fiction elements with an analysis of the human condition from an uncommon perspective, using time travel as a plot device and the bombing of Dresden in World War II, the aftermath of which Vonnegut witnessed, as a starting point.

When the book was released, the bombing of Dresden was not widely known and was rarely discussed by veterans and historians. The book led to an increased awareness of the bombings and a reevaluation of the justifications given for aerial bombing of cities by the Allies during the war.

Here are some other favorites:

1. The Wold According to Garp by John Irving
2. Fire Starter by Stephen King
3. Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
4.The Stand by Stephen King
5. Jurassic Park by Michael Cricton
6. The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
7. Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
8. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
9. Blue Beard by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Sideways by Rex Pickett

Answer 3

If you haven't read it already

Shadow of the wind by Carlos Luis Zafon

It is without a doubt the best book I've read this year and I read a novel a week on average. It's the intelligent person's Da Vinci Code but with writing and plot that blow your mind, you never want it to end four of my friends have read it in the last two weeks and loved it.

If you've read it already try

Italo Calvino's - If on a winter's night a traveller
(Close 2nd for best of the year)

either of those will definately keep you entertained!

Answer 4

America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It
by Mark Steyn

I started reading this last night and I am just a few chapters short of finishing the book. It is a real eye-opener about the state of the world today and its future.

Have a nice trip!

Answer 5

I'll second the recommendation of "The Shadow of the Wind" and also add that "The Solitaire Mystery" by Jostein Gaarder really kept me engrossed through an 8-hour flight (not the same thing, I know). I'd also recommend "Demons" or "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky or, for really good page-turners, any Raymond Chandler omnibus you can find.

Answer 6

The da Vinci Code
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Any James Patterson "Alex Cross" books
Have a safe flight!

Answer 7

How about "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire and "Jennifer Government" by Max Barry.

Both books are entertaining. Jennifer Government is hilarious and not so far-fetched while Wicked gives a very different re-telling of Dorothy's journey to Oz and the lead-up to the event. They don't take very long to read (I couldn't put them down!) and are perfect for taking your mind off the long flight.

Answer 8

The best book to consider is one which is a novel. Usually such books take a day or two to read. You might try, "Gone With The Wind" which is a great book to read. The movie was not quite accurate in its portrayal of the characters in the book. Also, one of John Grisham's books would be a possibility such as "The Client" or "The Pelican Brief."

Answer 9

The Poisonwood Bible, Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, any Harry Potter, biographies of music icons like John Lennon or Jim Morrison, Flowers in the Attic, Valley of the Dolls, visit your local library!

Answer 10

Smilla's Sense of Snow, can't remember the author; Between the Bridge and the Water by Craig Ferguson; Folly by Laurie King.

Answer 11

Robert Jordan - The Eye of the World or Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game