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crystalpopcorn
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NAR: Book recs?
crystalpopcorn
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I am leaving for an overseas business trip Monday (boo hoo...sniff...sniff). All in all, I will be en route for about 25-30 hours.
I'm looking for some good book recommendations. Any suggestions?
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Re: NAR: Book recs?
Jodi Picoult-any books
Nelson Demille-any books
The Glass Castle
The Shack
Good ones fred! I forgot about "Water For Elephants'
and Janet Evanovich is good too, hilarious...really easy, light reading.
I really like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Time Traveller's Wife. If you haven't read The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns they are also really good. I love anything by Lisa See - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Shanghai Girls, and Peony in Love.
If you want something that's easy to digest/light reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels are a fun read.
What is a kindle? I am intrigued.
I've read Water for Elephants, and agree it is a good one. I also like the Time Traveler's Wife and Kite Runner. I have the Splendid Suns book, and completely forgot about it. I haven't read it yet, so thanks for the reminder!
As for the "type" of book I like, that's hard to say. I like all of the ones I just mentioned if that helps.
As long as a book isn't about about a mother leaving her child for 11 days as she travels around the world for work, I will probably like it.
Anything by Janet Evanovich
I fell into the Twilight saga, so there's always that if you're so inclined
Anything by Jane Austen
The Namesake
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
Shes Come Undone
I'm reading Sophie Kinsella right now which is fun.
Also, check out thebookbio for some good recommendations.
Definitely read A Thousand Splendid Suns. I actually liked it better than The Kite Runner -- it's great.
If you like mysteries, I recently happened upon the Justin and Cuddy books by Michael Malone, and I liked them. There are three: Uncivil Seasons, Time's Witness and First Lady.
Great book recs!
The Namesake was mentioned...great and so is Interpreter of Maladies by Lahiri (sp?).
Infidel is also fantastic!! Highly recommend it.
I love The Red Tent by Anita Dimant. It is based on a biblical story but it's more about the strength of women.
The Secret Lives of Bees is a quick and enjoyable read if you've yet to read it.
AJ Jacob's is a favorite fun author of mine. He has a new book out w/"guinea pigs" in the title. I enjoyed "A Year of Living Biblically" and his encycolpedia book. His writing is fun and informative.
My Life in France by Julia Child
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
and for something A-related, Digging to America by Anne Tyler. I enjoyed it...dealt with Korean adoptions.
Mary Kay Andrews has some wonderful books such as "Hissy Fit" and "Savannah Blues." I just started reading her stuff and can't put it down!
I also like "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" and "Mirror Mirror" by Gregory Maguire...he takes classic fairy tales and tells them from the point of view from someone other than the main character..."Confessions" is Cinderella as told by one of the stepsisters.
If you liked the movie "The Devil Wears Prada" you'll like "Everyone Worth Knowing" or "Chasing Harry Winston" by Lauren Weisberger...she wrote all three!