Oak Knoll Mom Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 It seems like lately I've either been reading books on homeschooling, learning disabilities, or sad novels. My family has been gone since Wednesday and won't be back until late tomorrow. I need a fun and/or funny book to cheer me up. I have a Nook, so if I get some good suggestions soon, I can even start reading tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat in black Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson Read it already. :D I really liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 This one isn't funny, but it is fun--suspenseful, etc. It's The Hunger Games and its sequel, Catching Fire. They're YA dystopian novels that are really fast reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shusband Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Anne of Green Gables :) The Thirteenth Tale (just a good mystery) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Freakonomics Ender's Game (not really light but a page turner) That's all that comes to mind right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oney Jones Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I like to promote the Aunt Dimity series whenever I can. Begin with Aunt Dimity's Death. Fun, funny, cozy mystery with recipes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 People seem to love or hate her books. The last one of hers that I read was called "Change of Heart" and it was very exciting--kind of a psyche mystery with some Christian aspects to it. It's not great literature, but it was a good summer read, I thought. My favorite book that I have read all year is the new Anne Lamott novel, "Imperfect Birds." It is extremely well-written. Extremely. It's not a happy or funny book, but it is a triumphant one. If you want to think about things, "Plain And Simple" is really inspiring but kind of lightly written. It's a memoir by a woman who clearly has no clue about Christianity but becomes fascinated with the Amish, studies their art, and finally arranges to stay with them as a houseguest for weeks, while reflecting on their lives and on hers--pros and cons, peacefulness vs. franticness, rural vs. city life, boundaries vs. options. It's a short, easy read, but one that you can go back to over and over, and delightfully written. None of these are exactly what you asked for, but I am sure you would like the last two, and pretty sure you would like the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 This one isn't funny, but it is fun--suspenseful, etc. It's The Hunger Games and its sequel, Catching Fire. They're YA dystopian novels that are really fast reads. I have that on hold through the library. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Good Omens is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I usually like her fiction--did not care for "The Lacuna" all that much (that is her most recent one) but loved "The Bean Trees," "Pigs in Heaven," "Animal Dreams," and "Prodigal Summer." I did not like "The Poisonwood Bible" nearly as much, and it's very long. The four I recommended would be good, fun, uplifting reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 The Help, Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind, Anne of Green Gables :)The Thirteenth Tale (just a good mystery) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Freakonomics Ender's Game (not really light but a page turner) That's all that comes to mind right now. I've read quite a few of these (I actually just finished P & P & Zombies) and I have several others on hold through the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire up north Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I just finished Catherine, Called Birdy. It's a kid's book set in medieval times. I thought it was very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Good Omens is one of my favorites. :iagree: Other options: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (hilarious, though it may be offensive to some) I, Claudius by Robert Graves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane in CO Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I really enjoy reading the No. 1 Ladies detective agency and all of the sequels. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Birds, Beasts, and Relatives and My Family and Other Animals. Gerald Durrell's funny memoirs of being a boy naturalist on Corfu between the wars with his lively family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie in OR Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 For those of us non-fiction lovers: Babyhood or Couplehood, both by Paul Reiser (of Mad About You fame). They were so funny, my stomach muscles cramped up continuously from laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 (edited) Some of those already mentioned. Fun books are any of the following: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg Anything by Maeve Binchy ... if you want sweet and light, and oftentimes funny Funny in Farsi and its sequel Laughing Without an Accent ... both had me and dh laughing out loud. :) Tears rolling down our face laughing. Edited July 11, 2010 by Negin in Grenada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 The absolute most fun book I've read lately has been: Whatever You Do, Don't Run - True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison It's exactly what it says it is and is written in a humorous easy to read manner. I've also given the book to several other people - all of whom have related back that they loved it. My family often brings up "incidents" from the book when situations are semi-similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcarolinamom Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Our family started reading Ted Dekker's books - his parents were the subject of Torches of Joy, missionaries to Irian Jaya ... Ted writes suspense/thriller books. It's been sooo nice to crack open a book that doesn't have swearing or smut in it! Most large libraries carry a series of his books. I highly recommend them, if you need a book that you can't put down :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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