Alicia64 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I'm spending several days at the beach and would love a fantastic book to read. Nothing non fiction; although I normally love non fiction. I LOVED The Help. I'm hoping to find a great novel that I just can't put down. Any suggestions? Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Blue House Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Right now, I'm reading the Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. I'm going on vacation to the bech next week and am wishing I saved it til then. It's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 She also has a newer book out called, Among the Missing. I'm enjoying Half Broken Things. It's a psychological suspense written in journal style for part of the book, then switching to 3rd person narrative for other parts. On my book list is The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler, it looks good too. Happy Reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Anybody else? :bigear: Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Bel Canto Middlesex Good Omens The Shadow of the Wind The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Historian The Beekeeper's Apprentice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'm reading The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers right now. It's a British murder mystery - so far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Blue House Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 :iagree: I'm almost done with it, too, and it would have been a great vacation read. Have you read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet? I did read that one. I thought it was ok. Decent, but not a book that I couldn't put down. How about her other book...The House at Riverton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 How about Poisonwood Bible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 It might depend on what genre you like. For me, a great historical fiction is a "can't put down", but a mystery...meh. What genre do you usually like? Sounds maybe like hist fiction if you loved the Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Well, in terms of genre. . . I should have said. I don't love mysteries or crime. (Life freaks me out enough as it is.) Right now I'm reading Still Alice. It's about a very competent Harvard prof. who gets early Alzheimer's. Sounds like a drag, but it's really good. Plus my family is riddled with Alzheimer's so I'm interested in the topic. It's so good, in fact, that I'm thinking of saving the second half for the beach! :001_smile: Yes, I LOVED The Help. I really enjoyed The Glass Castle. Very good. Sometimes -- not always -- I like Chick Lit like Good in Bed, In Her Shoes. Those were both hard to put down. A friend of mine write true crime and, ugh, I really can't take those. Again, life is hard enough without getting pulled into those details. Poisonwood Bible was excellent. I read Middlesex, but it wasn't hard to put down. Beekeeper's Apprentice? I don't remember the story, but I seem to remember that it was really good. Bel Canto, I hate to admit, I couldn't get into. I know friends LOVED it. I don't know what my problem was. Thanks for your suggestions! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimnc Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. Great book, historical fiction. I have recently discovered Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. They are very funny in parts, so not your typical mystery novels. Great "twaddle" for grown-ups. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Secret Life of Bees- Sue Monk Kidd Ladder of Years-Anne Tyler Saint Maybe- Anne Tyler No.1 Ladies Dectective Agency-McCall The Bean Trees-Barbara Kingsolver Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island - Dorthea Benton Frank The Dorthea Benton Frank books are beachy in every way!! They are light, funny, and have some history. They are more innocent than Evanovich. They are not thinking books, rather light, fun reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I read The Help and loved it. Also read Still Alice and really liked it so our tastes could be somewhat similiar. I recently finished Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Wiener and really enjoyed it. I remember thinking it would be a great beach or vacation read. It is a funny, feel-good kind of book, with a little bit of action thrown in. There is one part that is unbelievable (kind of corny imo). If it wasn't for that I would probably say that I loved this book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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