Ottakee Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I don't need exactly twaddle type reading but do want something very light, otherwise known as more "no think" books by my friends. I enjoy a lot of Christian fiction but would love to explore non Christian fiction and some non-fiction stuff as long as it is more G or PG rated. So often I have found a book that looks good but once I get started there is so much language or X rated scenes that I end up returning the book. Got any great ideas for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Ok, so maybe this is twaddle, and it does get a little R rated in book 4, but I vote Twilight! Sorry, I had to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 P G Wodehouse Three Men on a Boat The Egg and I All Creatures Great and Small Gone with the Wind Cold Comfort Farm the short stories of Maugham, but not volume 3 (the stories about the WWI spy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Hi Ottakee, What are your interests? Dh and I love the Patrick McManus outdoor humor books, "Real Ponies Don't go Oink" is our favorite. But, my dad is an original mountain man and my mil is a crazy woods woman so we kind of relate to the stories. His stuff is really rated pg and a lot of it is g, just an occasional mild profanity, some slang, and a rare reference to adolescent infatuation and failed attempts at dating/necking. I enjoy political humor when I need something light, so have a copy of Dave Barry's, "History of the Millenium" around here plus since I indulge my obsession with quilting, I have read a couple of quilting mysteries that are completely mild but entertaining. I will try to find out the name of the author tomorrow when I see my dear friend who loaned me the books this past winter. I returned them without writing down any pertinent info. My grandmother absolutely loved the cat mystery books. I can't remember that author's name but there are about 20 of these now and apparently, the cat is quite amusing. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 My dd adores Terry Blackstock books...but that is Christian fiction. I've been reading a lot of books (Non fiction and fiction) about the Amish culture. Just love them! Can't think of the specific authors, but you could check out CBD for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 I have read most of the Patrick McManus books and loved those. I enjoy: vet stories old people stories---the funny things of life Amish horses foster care/adoption stuff---nothing heavy or depressing though books with a medical/country doctor/midwife theme books set in the 1800s, esp. in the west Native American stories farm/animal stories VERY light mysteries (like the Joanne Fluke Cookies shop ones) I know there are many great books out there but right now I like to just relax with a good light reading book at night. I remember reading one series about a widow lady living in a retirement home and her escapades with other "inmates" as she called them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith Bill Bryson Mitford series by Jan Karon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Also James Herriot's books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Fields and Pastures New: My First Year As A Country Vet by John McCormack http://www.amazon.com/Fields-Pastures-New-First-Country/dp/0449225364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275787978&sr=8-1-spell First We Have Coffee by Margaret Jenson http://www.amazon.com/First-Have-Coffee-Margaret-Jensen/dp/1565074246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275788077&sr=1-1 The Family Nobody Wanted by Hellen Doss http://www.amazon.com/Family-Nobody-Wanted-Helen-Doss/dp/155553502X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275788170&sr=1-1 Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Let-Goats-Loquat-Trees/dp/0310213010/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275788404&sr=1-1 The Sherwood Ring doesn't hit any of your topics but my daughter and both just finished it and really enjoyed it. http://www.amazon.com/Sherwood-Ring-Elizabeth-Marie-Pope/dp/0618150749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275788441&sr=1-1-spell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 How about the Mitford series by Jan Karon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Elm Creek Quilt novels http://www.elmcreek.net/index.php/main/faq/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I love anything by the Christian fiction writer Karen Kingsbury. She has lots of books and they are all very entertaining and uplifting. Venturing out of the Chrisitian fiction realm, I enjoyed reading the Twilight series. And I just currently finished reading The Hunger Games and have moved onto the second in that series called Catching Fire. The Hunger Games was an excellent book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 The Miss Julia books and Mitford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I don't need exactly twaddle type reading but do want something very light, otherwise known as more "no think" books by my friends. I enjoy a lot of Christian fiction but would love to explore non Christian fiction and some non-fiction stuff as long as it is more G or PG rated. So often I have found a book that looks good but once I get started there is so much language or X rated scenes that I end up returning the book. Got any great ideas for me? It is an allegory of the story of the Biblical prophet Hosea, but it's set in the Old West. It's not at all what I expected, but it is a very good read. EK (my 15yo dd) read it and insisted that I read it so we could talk about it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Number One Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (someone else mentioned it too) - it's a very sweet series about a female detective in Botswana. There is definitely some immorality that Mma Ramotswe encounters in her investigations (mostly of cheating husbands, beauty contests, minor thefts, etc.) but I think anyone reading from a Christian perspective would really appreciate Mma Ramotswe's strong sense of values. Another one I just read is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. A sweet romance in post-war England told through letters. It tackles some dark topics about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, but the book itself comes off pretty light because it's very focused on the cast of quirky characters. Nothing that I can imagine offhand that would offend - the time period alone takes one back to a very different style of courtship and different expectations about relationships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 How about the Mitford series by Jan Karon? :iagree::iagree::iagree: My favorite! You could try some Agatha Christie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Another vote for Terri Blackstock. I loved her Last Light series!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougarmom4 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Elm Creek Quilt novels http://www.elmcreek.net/index.php/main/faq/ Yes, yes, these are fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I like Grace Livingston Hill books. Francine Rivers books are awesome! Terri Blackstock can be a little scary. I just read Private Justice, it was free on my Kindle. I didn't know what it was about, just started reading. My ds was on duty at the Fire Station. Turns out this book is about a serial killer who is killing Fire Fighter's Wives!! Once I found that out, it was like 10pm and I couldn't put it down I had to finish it and get to the happy ending so I would feel a little safer! :tongue_smilie: I love Amish books as well. Wanda Brunstetter, Beverly Lewis and Cindy Woodsmall are some of my favorite authors about Amish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I just read one of the Mr and Mrs Darcy Mysteries and quite enjoyed it. You might check those out if you're an Austen fan. (But not so much a fan that you'll mind other authors using her characters! ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Elm Creek Quilt novels http://www.elmcreek.net/index.php/main/faq/ I loved these! Another one I just read is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. A sweet romance in post-war England told through letters. It tackles some dark topics about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, but the book itself comes off pretty light because it's very focused on the cast of quirky characters. Nothing that I can imagine offhand that would offend - the time period alone takes one back to a very different style of courtship and different expectations about relationships. Just finished this one and it was very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I love the Marjorie McClelland mysteries by Amy Patricia Meade. They are set in the '30s and are fun and 'clean'. Good mystery and romance. They aren't really 'light' reading, but the Mary Russell novels by Laurie R. King are well written and thought provoking. Besides, I love how she has made Sherlock Holmes so.....human and real. The Mrs. Pollifax series byDorothy Gilman simply can not be beat. They are the best!! And, the Mitford series by Jan Karon has been mentioned several times, but if you haven't read them, you really should, so I'm adding my vote for those as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal in TX Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 It is an allegory of the story of the Biblical prophet Hosea, but it's set in the Old West. It's not at all what I expected, but it is a very good read. EK (my 15yo dd) read it and insisted that I read it so we could talk about it. :D This book is one of my all-time favs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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