justme824 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 It has been a long time since I have read anything that keeps me up at night needing to finish the book. I miss it. I would love to know some of the books that kept you turning the page and staying up in the wee hours of the morning. Outside of nonfiction and sci-fi I am really up for anything. Though I suppose fantasy is pretty hit or miss as in love Harry Potter, can't stand Lord of the Rings. So let me know what you recommend 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Have you heard of Poldark? The most recent books that kept me up at night reading were these: http://www.amazon.com/Winston-Polddark-Collection-Poldark-Demelza/dp/1509801545/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1447712662&sr=8-2&keywords=poldark+novels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 What were a few of the books that were page turners for you in the past? Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 All the Light We Cannot See 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 The last book I can remember keeping me up at night, and has never left my mind, was "The Battle of the Villa Fiorita" by Rumer Godden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I would say The Martian, except you requested no sci-fi (it's more tech than sci-fi IMO, but the library label on the spine says SCI-FI). I could not put it down, read it in one day saying "Go away!" to anyone who tried to interrupt me. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah was another book I couldn't put down. So, so good. And definitely not sci-fi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 After Anna The Short Drop One second after The Staff and the Sword series by Patrick W. Carr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I'm mostly a sci-fi kind of gal. These are few non-sci-fi I have enjoyed. Non-Fiction - The Boys In The Boat, The Glass Castle, The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, the Woman Who Wasn't There, Brain On Fire, Fiction - The Girl On The Train, All The Light We Can Not See, What Alice Forgot, Landline (sort of Sci-fi, but not the focus), Still Alice, I missed the no- non fiction comment. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme824 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 I would say The Martian, except you requested no sci-fi (it's more tech than sci-fi IMO, but the library label on the spine says SCI-FI). I could not put it down, read it in one day saying "Go away!" to anyone who tried to interrupt me. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah was another book I couldn't put down. So, so good. And definitely not sci-fi. I did read The Martian. It took me awhile, but I did hit the point of not being able to put it down. I'll check out the other recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I just read StationEleven and it was pretty addictive! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I have recently read and enjoyed: The Nightingale The Perfume Collector The House We Grew Up In Me Before You, and the sequel After You All the Light We Cannot See Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The Girl on the Train What Alice Forgot Dear Mr. Knightley The Royal We Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The Night Circus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I just read: Dear Committee Members (funny if you're in academia or the humanities but especially both) How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (not quite as fast bur absolutely brilliant) The Betrayers (fascinating, fascinating fiction from a uniquely Israeli viewpoint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The Song of Achilles, told from Patroclus's point of view, kept me up at night to finish it AND made me cry. Features gods, heroes, the excitement of battle, and same-sex romance. The Adrien English Mysteries was a page-turning series for me. The title character is a writer who operates a fabulous book shop while dealing with family drama, unexpected mysteries, and same-sex romance. It is a complete series. I just plowed through the Kathleen George Pittsburgh mysteries pretty quickly; it is best to read them in order if you can (for character development more than plot purposes). Police procedural with interesting side characters and opposite-sex romance. Gone Girl was a suspenseful read, cheesy but fun. It definitely kept me turning the pages and I just went to the library to pick up two more by Gillian Flynn. This fictional riff on the Scott Peterson case spotlights opposite-sex romance gone horribly wrong, slowly revealed secrets, and many, many crazy people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Lately I've enjoyed The Mapmaker's Daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme824 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Awesome! Thank you, thank you! I read summaries of several and I have a list ready to go. Can't wait to get reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I just read StationEleven and it was pretty addictive!After Station Eleven I read the book No Country for Ice Cream Star, which I liked even better. Sadly, I thought the ending could have been stronger, but I was amazed at the consistency of dialect. Gone Girl I almost returned to the library, but then I hit the mid-point and could no longer put the book down or think of returning it. After reading Gone Girl I couldn't finish the new book Fates and Furies. It felt like a shallow imitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 My book club just finished What She Left Behind. I read it in just over a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 One more - Beneath the Shadows, by Sara Foster: In this thrilling gothic suspense debut by Sara Foster in the tradition of Rosamund Lupton and Sophie Hannah, a young mother searches Yorkshire's windswept moors for the truth behind her husband's mysterious disappearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The Winner's Curse was fun YA fantasy. I read it nonstop for two days in my spare time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I just finished Career of Evil, the third Cormoran Strike mystery by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling). It was gory and hard to read at times, but it did keep me turning the pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 dh is just finishing - and has loved: the boys in the boat. by Daniel James Brown. about the 1936 US Olympic crew team. (dh enjoys crew - and our dd did crew as a college freshman. she didn't have the time to continue.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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