Going on holiday soon and I need a book with a really good story, haven't read one in ages. I am open to any suggestions as I'm looking for one for hubby too and between us we read allsorts.
2007-03-21 10:10:36 · 30 answers · asked by Samantha T 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
One of my favourite's is Savages by Shirley Conran.
It's a big one, so you shouldn't finish it before the end of your holiday.
Don't read it if you're going anywhere too exotic, though! You'll see why if you read it...
2007-03-21 10:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dogsbody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SciFi: - Fade Out, by Patrick Tilley:
Horror: - 'Salem's Lot; The Shining; The Stand; It; The Regulators; All by Stephen King:
non-horror: The Green Mile; Different Seasons (includes ...Shawshank Redemption and The Body, filmed as Stand By Me); all by Stephen King:
Thriller: - Red Dragon; The Silence of the Lambs; both Thomas Harris:
Techno-Thriller: - any Tom Clancy, especially Hunt for Red October; Red Storm Rising; Clear and Present Danger:
Humour: - Wilt; The Wilt Alternative; Wilt on High; Vintage Stuff; all by Tom Sharp: The Colour of Magic; Hogfather; from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett:
Fantasy: - Harry Potter series: Chronicles of Narnia:
Auto/biographical: Hurricane and Spitfire Pilots at War; Terrence Kelly: My {Part of the Sky; Roland Beamont: God's Smuggler; 'Brother Andrew': The Hiding Place; Corrie Ten boom: George Muller's autobiography: Amazing Grace, the William Wilberforce story.
Hope some or all of these are to your tastes.
2007-03-21 18:29:10 · answer #2 · answered by Already Saved 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Graffiti by James Ellroy. A bloody and brutal take on the conspiracy to kill JFK, although fiction it has a very eerie feel to the slow build of animosity from various quarters toward the Prez. Written in a style completely his own, Ellroy is exciting and experimental with his rapid, shotgun prose. Characters that reinvent what an antihero means. I loved this book, couldn't put it down, dreaded the moment it would end and can not recommend it enough.
And even better there is a sequel - The Cold Six Thousand.
Buy them both. NOW.
2007-03-21 17:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by Chrispy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok here are some great, fun, really quick-reads:
- ANYthing by Dan Brown if you haven't read his stuff yet
- For light, chick-book reading: Nanny Diaries or Devil Wears Prada
But if you want a book that has a REEeally great story, I just finished Gone with the Wind. It's a big commitment because it's pretty long, but if you liked the movie and want a book with great vivid descriptions and characters that you become attached to because they're so well-developed, it's the best!!
2007-03-21 19:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by blondie22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. I thought it was great! From start to finish every chapter had some nuance or twist that kept you wanting to read more. I will be honest, towards the end.. I kinda guessed the ending... but not all the details of the ending.
It was a terrific book, some literary critics have called it a gothic type novel. I wish I read it with a book club to discuss it. Excellent read! Comes highly recommended.
2007-03-21 17:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by BookAddict 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh read Vanish by Tess Gerritsen. Now i usually read lovey dovey stuff, i dont know what made me buy this book, but i did, and its brilliant. I was annoyed when id finished it, would be a good film.
Heres the blurb
The beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. But when medical examiner Maura Isles looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes. Now very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where she murders a security guard and seizes hostages, one of whom is the heavily pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. But who is this woman, and what does she want? Only Jane can solve the mystery - if she survives the night
Its Fab, ive not read any of her other novels but i will now ;-) You can get it v cheap on ebay
2007-03-21 17:23:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of the past few books I've read I really enjoyed The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin ... also try some Kate White novels, they're usually light reading, funny, and have some good drama.
2007-03-21 18:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Like Nothing Else 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak -set in Nazi Germany, it's a moving story about a nine year old girl called Liesel who steals books and the character of Death. More a modern fable than some grim and worthy drama. Worth checking out.
2007-03-21 17:26:17 · answer #8 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like fantasy, I highly recommend the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, and if you haven't read the Harry Potter series yet you MUST (I didn't for a long time because I thought it would be too infantile- it's NOT). Same goes for the Lord of the Rings series.
If you don't care for fantasy, Joseph Heller's "Catch 22", Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi", and Kurt Vonnegut's "Hocus Pocus" and "Slaughterhouse Five" are all favorites of mine. This stuff would all go under the satire/dry humor category.
2007-03-21 17:24:32 · answer #9 · answered by IQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pilgrims' Regress by C.S. Lewis,
or take the whole Chronicles of Narnia Series with you 7 books much enjoyment.
G.K. Chesterton -Father Brown Mysteries.
Complete works of Jane Austen or for some fun find the Harry Harrison novels of Stainless Steel Rat.
2007-03-21 17:20:26 · answer #10 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twlight by: Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by: Stephenie Meyer
The Alex Cross series by: James Patterson
Step on a Crack by: James Patterson
Copper Sun by: Sharon M. Draper
Black Beauty by: Anna Sewell
Maximum Ride Series by: James Patterson
Ice by: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Midnighters by: Scott Westerfeild
Jacob Have I Loved by: Katherine Paterson
Smoke Thief by: Shana Abe
Dream Thief by: Shana Abe
Don't Die my Love by: Lurlene Mcdaniel
Fahrenheit 451 by: Ray Bradbury
The Scarlet Letter by: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Romiette and Julio by: Sharon Draper
The Night I Disappeared by: Julie Reece Deaver
Where the Red Fern Grows by: Wilson Rawls
The Last Book in the Universe by: W. Rodman Philbrick
The Last Dog on Earth by: Daniel Ehrenhaft
Old Yeller by: Fred Gipson
Roll of Thunder Hear my cry by: Mildred Taylor
Maybe a Miracle by: Brian Strause
Vampire Kisses by: Ellen Schreiber
2007-03-21 17:32:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋