Lavenders_Blue Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I lovet this thread! Off to download The Secret Life of Bees to my Kindle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 600 hours of Edward is very good - about an autistic guy in America. Very good read, i really enjoyed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Sorry to further add to peoples Amazon shopping baskets but....................... If you like 'The secret Life of Bees' & 'the help', then you will also like The Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' Ignore the bizarre title & the shockingly bad movie made from the book - it is a complete joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Ooh Good call Cinnamon, I read "the Ya Ya"'s quite some time ago and loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Oooh yes, a fab book. I had some hens called after the Yayas once upon a time. The film was dismal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Yet another recommendation, well 3 actually. I have just read the first 2 parts of The Lewis Trilogy by Peter May (The Blackhouse, The Lewis Man and The Chessmen) Amazon are craftily offering The Lewis Man at 20p but when you read the summary you realise that you have to read The Blackhouse first, which is normal price) The Chessmen has only just been released and is over £9 , hence the reason I am yet to read this one! They are loosely murder mysteries but they are so much more than that. All set on the Island of Lewis and surrounding islands - beautifully descriptive and very much more about the characters than the murders themselves - The Lewis Man for instance has as one of the central characters a man suffering from Alzheimers and the portrayal of him is astounding. Books to really get lost in. I will be sad once I have read the last one as there are no more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Apologies if this has been done but I'm loving the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. The main character is a forensic archaeologist. The stories are fun, a mixture of modern and ancient and the characters are likeable. I find I care about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I have just finished reading 'The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared' by Jonas Jonasson. A brilliant read - totally absurd and very funny indeed but at the same time a really charming read. One of the best books I've read in ages and even better, it's only 20p on Kindle at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Chingching! Somehow it has just appeared on my iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Thanks, just bought it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 And me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Me three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hope you all like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hope you all like it No pressure, eh! it sounds intriguing, which is rare in books nowadays I find. Always good to read something different, so even if I don't love it, it will be worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hope you all like it It looks good and if it isn't, you can send me the 20p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hope you all like it It looks good and if it isn't, you can send me the 20p Deal! I will await your stamped addressed envelope to send the 20p in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 It is next on my loooooooong list of books to read. I am currently enjoying 'May we be forgiven' by A.M Homes,one of my favourite authors. Not an easy read at all,but very enjoyable in a thank-God-it-isn't-happening-to-me sort of way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Has anyone mentioned Tess Gerritsen? She writes medical thrillers. They don't take long to read because they are actually thrilling. The medical bits like the autopsies are pretty graphic but I tend to skim read those bits. Good female leads with a bit of romance thrown in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Love Tess Gerritsen and all thriller writers.Away from that genre and a bit like Jodi Picoult is Diane Chamberlain good stories with a twist.just finished The Lies We Told,excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 I must tell you all about a very funny book I have read recently called WHAT IN GODS NAME It is very black in humour .... basically Heaven is a business,God is the CEO,& he is very disillusioned with Humans. Only 89p at the moment too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I was busy persuading YS to read A Town like Alice and thought I should do the same on here. If you haven't read it, please try it. Written by Nevil Shute it is romantic, dramatic and just so moving. I always have a copy of it and it's just one of those stories if you know what I mean. I am going to re-read On the Beach because I didn't like it but feel I should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Just read a brilliant book called Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It's about a young boy with a facial deformity. Finished it today and used up loads of tissues in the process! Yes Cinnamon, it's on Kindle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I have just read 'The Forgotten Garden' by Kate Morton. 3 parallel stories are told in the book which all link together. It's beautifully written and a super read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I didn't know this thread existed, but am pleased to have seen it now. I read a couple of books by DBC Pierre: Vernon God Little, and Lights Out in Wonderland Both quite curious, and to this day... a debate about the ending of Vernon God Little persists between myself and my better half. I'm part way through Skippy Dies... which I am enjoying also, again quite curious (even though the author; Paul Murray insists on using words I have to tap the meaning of, which is a little annoying). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
