unsinkable Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) The book to which you couldn't wait to return? The book you thought about every time you weren't reading it? The modern Mrs. Darcy had a recent post about unputdownable books and a list. http://modernmrsdarcy.com/unputdownable/ I recently had one myself: Old World Murder by Kathleen Ernst. It is about a woman who works at a living history museum who is drawn into a unexpected death and worse...! I loved it, and I am thrilled that is is part of an entire series. So far, all the ones I've read are pretty unputdownable. http://www.kathleenernst.com/chloe_ellefson.php Edited March 24, 2017 by unsinkable 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I recently read Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin. Completely absorbing, mystical, thought provoking, beautiful, tears inducing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Most of Dorothy L Sayers' books were like that for me. Several of Jane Austen's books. "He shall Thunder in the Sky" by Elizabeth Peters 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I just listened to The Nightingale and is was a very compelling story that I listened to as much as I could. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 This was on MMD's list: The Likeness. Or really anything by Tana French. If all goes well tonight, I'll finish one of her books tonight - not the last published, but the last one I've had unread. And then I'll be waiting anxiously for a new release. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire. I got all five at once and read them all in two days. Couldn't sleep because I couldn't wait to find out what happened. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I recently finished Midwives and it was exactly as you said: absorbing, characters in my thoughts while I was doing other things, run back to it as soon as I could. This book wrapped me up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Oh it's the best when a book you are super into turns out to be part of a series! Off the top of my head, Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett. It just got funnier and funnier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinnia Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I just finished HillBilly Elegy, and I loved it like that. Read it in 2 days, which is unusual for me in this season. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Okay, I'll be the odd one. My favourites: Neurology Pearls, by Andrew J. Waclawik MD and Thomas P. Sutula MD. Puswhisperer: A Year in the Life of an Infectious Disease Doctor, by Mark Crislip And the riveting sequel: Puswhisperer II: Another Year of Pus, by Mark Crislip The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, by John M. Barry The one I hated: The Game of Thrones series. Yeah, yeah, I know, It's a wonderful series, perhaps one of the best ever in its genre. I just couldn't hang in there long enough to care about the characters. :o Edited March 25, 2017 by trulycrabby 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I get this with books that are really light. So, like, The Night Circus or a lot of YA books - certainly anything by John Green or David Levithan. But also with books that are sort of train wrecks of insanity. So like, Geek Love or The Goldfinch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandBoys Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Okay, I'll be the odd one: Neurology Pearls, by Andrew J. Waclawik MD and Thomas P. Sutula MD. Puswhisperer: A Year in the Life of an Infectious Disease Doctor, by Mark Crislip And the riveting sequel: Puswhisperer II: Another Year of Pus, by Mark Crislip The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, by John M. Barry Puswhisperer. Wow, that is an excellent title! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbobeara Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Probably will not be a classic, but I could not put it down: The Stopped Heart by Julie Myerson. I have a problem finishing books lately, but I read this in about 12 hours. There is a lot of dialogue, so that sped things along. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Learning to Swear in America is another light ya novel that is really good. It's about a teenage Russian genius that works with NASA to save the planet from an asteroid. The Lives of Tao series is about aliens that live in humans or any other life form. They communicate with their hosts but also need them to fight their civil war for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 The Super Book of Superglue :P 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Orphan Train. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 :lurk5: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Unbroken 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. He is a master storyteller- captured me with the very first chapter. The second book The Wise Man's Fear was almost as good as the first. If he ever gets that third book published I can't wait to see the story resolve. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 North of Normal:A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both by Cea Sunrise Person. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18635097-north-of-normal I read this almost without stopping (I had to stop and make dinner). Great read and I just found out the author has written another book! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmalm Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Mmmmm, books 🤓 "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky. And all of Thomas Eidson novels. He is AMAZING. Also, on the totally other end of the spectrum, there is "Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)," by Jerome K Jerome, and "Cold Comfort Farm," by Stella Gibbons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 The Magicians trilogy by Lev Grossman. People seem to either love them or hate them. I really, really loved them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Surprised by Oxford The Help anything by Daniel Silva LOTR Jane Eyre early Anne McCaffrey Pern novels Code Name Verity Edited March 25, 2017 by ScoutTN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 early Anne McCaffrey Pern novels Some of my favorites. :001_wub: I was so disappointed when the stuff by her son turned out to be unreadable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Years ago I happened upon 'Follow The River' by James Alexander Thom. I started it sitting outside at 3pm and only got up to go in the house when it was too dark to read. Finished up about 2 in the morning. Hatchet by Gary Paulson I was pre-reading before giving it to my young son. I swallowed it whole it seemed. :) The Martian was a gripping and compelling read for me. What a pleasure it is to read a great story! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. He is a master storyteller- captured me with the very first chapter. The second book The Wise Man's Fear was almost as good as the first. If he ever gets that third book published I can't wait to see the story resolve. I have this t-shirt (the one on the left) and Tak, too! I agree that Rothfuss is a remarkably skilled storyteller, although I could have done without the adult scenes in the second book. We're waiting on the third book here, too... Edited March 25, 2017 by MercyA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Recently, Condoleezza Rice's Extraordinary Ordinary People. (It's been a while since I read any quick fiction that I recall.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 The last Harry Potter book. I reread the first 6 in preparation. Then I went to a great release party in Santa Cruz. We drove home, and I read until I absolutely could not stay awake, probably 3:30AM ish. Then the next morning I got up and read until I finished the book. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 This was on MMD's list: The Likeness. Or really anything by Tana French. If all goes well tonight, I'll finish one of her books tonight - not the last published, but the last one I've had unread. And then I'll be waiting anxiously for a new release. I just finished The Likeness and I'm a huge fan of Tana French after reading her first two books. Can't wait to read the rest! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I read Amy Snow, by Tracy Rees, last year and have been waiting and watching for her next book ever since. I listened to Trevor Noah's Born a Crime and found myself resentful every time I had to take out my earbuds.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I recently read the whole Nell Sweeney mystery series (PB Ryan) in less than a week. I did the same with Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series and pretty much anything by Kate Morton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) The last Harry Potter book. I reread the first 6 in preparation. Then I went to a great release party in Santa Cruz. We drove home, and I read until I absolutely could not stay awake, probably 3:30AM ish. Then the next morning I got up and read until I finished the book. I bought the last book the morning after its release and finished around midnight. DH stole it while I was making lunch and read the ending. (Sigh. I threatened to hex him if he spoiled anything.) It was fun to read them all again consecutively a few years ago at a more leisurely pace. Edited March 25, 2017 by GalaxyGal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I just read "A Dog's Purpose" in one day. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I have so many. I'm not a voracious reader but when I find something that grabs me...git outta my way. I have to say, I really made a good try at Harry Potter but it DIDNT grab me. I'm glad I tried, and that after I couldnt go on anymore that I read the spoilers, because so much has become part of popular culture and now I know what people are talking about. Im a sucker for l.o.n.g historical fiction, biography, history, or well written fictional series like Wendell Berry's or Peter Wimsey. Just leave me alone if I am in the middle of one of those books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I have so many. I'm not a voracious reader but when I find something that grabs me...git outta my way. I have to say, I really made a good try at Harry Potter but it DIDNT grab me. I'm glad I tried, and that after I couldnt go on anymore that I read the spoilers, because so much has become part of popular culture and now I know what people are talking about. Im a sucker for l.o.n.g historical fiction, biography, history, or well written fictional series like Wendell Berry's or Peter Wimsey. Just leave me alone if I am in the middle of one of those books. Yup, a couple of those books and a week at a cottage near the ocean by yourself with maid service... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I get this with books that are really light. So, like, The Night Circus or a lot of YA books - certainly anything by John Green or David Levithan. But also with books that are sort of train wrecks of insanity. So like, Geek Love or The Goldfinch. Yeah, I read Geek Love straight through only because I knew I never wanted to have to pick up that book again and yet, I needed to know how it ended. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Okay, I'll be the odd one. My favourites: Neurology Pearls, by Andrew J. Waclawik MD and Thomas P. Sutula MD. Puswhisperer: A Year in the Life of an Infectious Disease Doctor, by Mark Crislip And the riveting sequel: Puswhisperer II: Another Year of Pus, by Mark Crislip The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, by John M. Barry The one I hated: The Game of Thrones series. Yeah, yeah, I know, It's a wonderful series, perhaps one of the best ever in its genre. I just couldn't hang in there long enough to care about the characters. :o I really enjoy Mark Crislip's posts on science based medicine. How did I miss that he had books? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Two, actually: Hillbilly Elegy and Dreams of My Mothers. Edited March 25, 2017 by reefgazer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I am about to read hillbilly elegy for book club so I am happy to see it get mention here Books I had difficulty putting down: Seabiscuit Unbroken A Woman of Substance Clan of the Cave Bear (I've read the whole series, kind of downhill after the first one but the original trilogy is worth it) The Boys in the Boat The Swans of Fifth Avenue Deer Hunting with Jesus (a collection of essays) 1000 Splendid Suns Books I hated but other people seem to love and adore: Water for Elephants The Time Travelers Wife Nectar in a Sieve Outlander 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Some of my favorites. :001_wub: I was so disappointed when the stuff by her son turned out to be unreadable. I just pretend those never happened. Like the last Jean Auel book. They were just such an incredibly terrible departure. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Hitchhiker's Guide Slaughterhouse 5 My Name is Asher Lev (it surprised me how much I liked that book) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 The Hunger Games series. My sister gave them to me, and I read them in a weekend. DH texted my sister on Saturday night, "Homewrecker." Apparently, he wanted me to make food, and talk to the kids, and stuff! It wasn't that they were so well-written. It was that I needed to find out what was going to happen. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 The Lake House by Kate Morton. I love all her books, but this is the most recent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 When I read these threads, I find my TBR list keeps getting longer and longer and longer! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 A Life Interrupted by Charles Martin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 When I read these threads, I find my TBR list keeps getting longer and longer and longer! This! I have one Audible credit left and then I need to cancel. I thought, "Oh good, this should make it easy to find a way to spend that last credit." Except it's not any easier now than it was two days ago! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I have this t-shirt (the one on the left) and Tak, too! I agree that Rothfuss is a remarkably skilled storyteller, although I could have done without the adult scenes in the second book. We're waiting on the third book here, too... Totally agree about the adult scenes. When he released the first book he said he had the whole story already written and it just needed some editing to put all three books together. It took five years for the second one to come out, and then the novella with the side story... I'm not holding my breath for book three. At least he is fairly young so I'm not as concerned about Rothfuss expiring before he finishes the story. :glare: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 A Thousand Splendid Suns I think this is my favorite book ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Totally agree about the adult scenes. When he released the first book he said he had the whole story already written and it just needed some editing to put all three books together. It took five years for the second one to come out, and then the novella with the side story... I'm not holding my breath for book three. At least he is fairly young so I'm not as concerned about Rothfuss expiring before he finishes the story. :glare: I agree as well, and I don't usually have a problem with adult scenes! They just seemed so out of place in the story line. I was totally enthralled with the first book, but big chunks of the second book left me scratching my head, while the rest was the same amazing writing. I'm still eagerly awaiting the third book but am hoping it's more like the first than the second. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Dee Henderson's series of four on the O'Malley family. A group of people who decided to form a family because they had none of their own. These books were real page turners for me. I held the book with one hand and stirred food on the stove with the other. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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