I am awaiting knee replacement and bored to death. Read every book in my house. Can you recommend? Something in paper back of course would be cheaper. Thanks. My interests: Mystery, True Life Stories (including people who have turned their lives around), Romance but not too sappy. THANKS. P.S. I have read all Ann Rules books.
2007-04-14 04:19:05 · 24 answers · asked by TropyWife 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try denille steel. she is the best...
2007-04-14 04:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by Rabia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just came through eh same thing except i had a shoulder ball joint replacement done. Best of luck to you! I made an excursion to my local library the week of my surgery. There I browsed the various titles, and found some really great Christian fiction, as well as others there! For the first week or two you will be lucky if you have the energy to just lay there and watch tv. But after wards, you might want to borrow the "Gone with the wind series" 2 big huge door stopping books, that contain a great love story, as well as suspense and intrigue as well all rolled up into one big book: aahhh make that 2 big books! Here's another thought, what about your bible? It has allot of great stories in there too! I wish you a speedy recovery. I'm still into the PT game three times a week here! My surgery was in December 2006. Any questions or comments you can reach me, Kimpossible at
shado1956@yahoo.com
2007-04-14 04:36:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Locket by Evans
A Dog's Life by Mayle
The Blue Bottle Club by Stokes
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee
Christy by Marshall
Big Stone Gap by Trigiani
Consider Lily by Dayton
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Smith
All the Way Home by Tatlock
all the Chicken Soup for the Soul books
2007-04-14 11:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like mystery and police procedurals, try Robert Wilson's books (" A small death in Lisbon" is great and it has some romance too - nothing sappy about it).
Another great book is "Infidel", an autobiography by Ayaan Hirsi Ali who fled a marriage arranged by her Somali family for a completely new life in the Netherlands, where she was elected to parliament.
2007-04-14 04:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by MaxO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a particular Slant of sunshine - Laura Whitcomb A Kiss In Time - Alex Finn an outstanding and undesirable attractiveness sequence – Libba Bray Beastly - Alex Flinn Blood and Chocolate - Annette Klause Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Graceling sequence by Kristin Cashore Falling less than - Gwen Hayes Haven - Kristi practice dinner Inkheart sequence - Cornelia Funke Mediator sequence – Meg Cabot Sea change - Aimee Friedman Sookie Stackhouse sequence - Charlaine Harris The Alchemyst sequence - Michael Scott The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis The Fetch– Laura Whitcomb The Graveyard e book - Neil Gaiman The evening Circus - Erin Morgenstern The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon Wings – Aprilynne Pike
2016-10-18 01:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
James Ellroy writes great noir crime fiction: LA Confidential and Black Dahlia were made into movies, not as good as the books. He is a bit gritty with fights, people spitting teeth, etc. They take place in LA in the 50's which has a great atmosphere. Sometimes I turn on some old jazz to contribute to the ambience. American Tabloid is my favorite which takes the Kennedy era and fictionalizes it into a scandolous time and a LOT going on. Not boring!
2007-04-14 04:29:58 · answer #6 · answered by SireneRie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a fine mystery, "A Dying Light in Corduba" by Lindsay Davis; it's about a detective in the Roman Empire.
Something else exciting, "A p[resent From Peking" by David Lampard, a Cold War romance-adventure.
or how about "Homer's Daughter" by Robert Graves, set in Greek times,
or the Hornblower series, beginning with "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower" by C.S. Forester.
For a spy novel, there's Ian Fleming's "Moonraker".
and for a western, how about "Crossfire Trail" by Louis L'Amour, any Luke Short work, or "Terror in Eagle Basin" by Cliff Farrell?
OK, You want a romanciful story. "The Franchise Affair" by Josephine Tey, or Georgette Heyer's "The Grand Sophy"..
Good luck with the medical problem. Hope you're better soon.
2007-04-14 04:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Power Of Positive Thinking Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.It was on the best sellers list for 20 years
2007-04-14 04:29:13 · answer #8 · answered by Grand pa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
2007-04-14 06:09:12 · answer #9 · answered by travis_a_duncan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazon.com has a list of recent award winning quality books at http://amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_837472_8/102-6604185-6609711?ie=UTF8&node=542942&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=0DJ7509FHMDTBXM13ZNA&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=280253501&pf_rd_i=283155.
One of the awards listed, The Edgar Awards, "honor the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction produced the previous year."
That's a good starting point for good reads.
2007-04-14 04:48:53 · answer #10 · answered by Curious R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A collection of short stories.
Had surgery earlier this year. It was painful to sit up and my energy level was low.
A short story was all I was able to read before I got too tired to read further.
And I got entertained without being tempted to continue with another chapter.
Rob
2007-04-14 06:28:59 · answer #11 · answered by barefoot_rob1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋