I nearly mentioned the Caitlin Moran book last night. Mrs Jer thought it brilliant! However these are dodgy times and suggesting a book of that title to that Supes one is fraught with danger.

Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett

 

The Jeffrey Archer trilogy - Only Time Will Tell et al.

 

Where are you going?

Handmaids Tale? Margaret Attwood - that's a good one.

 

Ben Elton - Two Brothers

i'm more of a thriller, mystery reader and would recommend Lethal People(John Locke), safe house by  Chris Ewan and The Penal  Colony by Richard Herley, the latter contains a very good idea!

Very, very funny ... You will never be able to listen to China in your Hands again without bursting into laughter.

 

I'm about three quarters of the way through it, and have given it a rest for a couple of weeks though. She has fallen into the pattern of starting each chapter in autobiographical mode and ending it on a rant. I realised I was skipping all the rants - so thought I'd put her down for a bit!

Thanks everyone for the recommendations, I'm getting an increasingly long wish list. I'm off to Turkey to see my sis for a couple of weeks Suzy

Lucky ole you - have a 'super' time

Ha Ha, it's already on my wish list GJ

Supes, I just had to start a new book today and it's all your fault! It's a different Milly Johnson title, and I only had time to read 3 pages, but I thoroughly enjoyed it

I just thought of a few more - you may have already read them.

 

The Bookseller of Khabul

The Kite Runner

Captain Correlli's Mandolin

Snow Falling on Cedars

Kite Runner is one of my favourite books of the last many years. I hated Captain Correlli's Mandolin with a passion. It demanded far too much effort for very little satisfaction. Self-indulgent claptrap.  I know, I'm in a minority about that book! 

Oh yeah. Another thing. I also hated Life of Pi. What a con! 

Ah now .................i enjoyed Life of Pi........sometimes the unexpected is good (like a sneaky snaffle)

Nah. I really threw my copy of this pile of pretension across the room as I finished it. I was so angry! 

Hmmm.

Xochi >>>  

That's about it moonie!  But I swear to anything, I did throw my copy across my bedroom! 

Thanks Soozy, I have indeed read all of those

Tra then!

Tra

Started reading How To Be A Woman last night and it shall no doubt amuse me further on the plane

I got bored with it after three chapters Ditty

Not a cryptic Clue, they are book titles.

Yes, I realised that afterwards Fluffs

Is it Sci-Fi or Sci Fantasy, that you're after? A compilation of short stories might be the best if you're going to have someone nattering at you.

Really enjoyed Tiny Sunbirds Faraway, would highly recommend to those who like similar stuff to me

 

 

 

 

 

 

I decided against either in the end Fluffy!

I'm gonna be downloading a book tonight .............quick description??

 

What about that one up there that GJ recommended - did you read that?

 

Any other suggestions?

 

 

Edited to say ............just read more comments. I really shouldn't keep starting at the bottom and moving up.

 

Good holiday by the way?

Story told by a young girl 'Blessing' growing up in poverty in the Nile delta with her extended family. It's beautifully written and by turns tragic and v heart warming Soozy, I think you'll love it. Also, have you read The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window and Disappeared? V different and v funny.

Lovely holiday thanks 

Thanks Supes - I've actually downloaded a sample of When God Was a Rabbit  Saw it in the other thread ......might download those two samples as well so I don't forget.

I loved it Soozy, also, (as mentioned elsewhere,) The Snow Child

Right, that's it.  I'm getting a kindle.

 

'ello Sooz 'n Soops

Hiya 

 

Looking forward to a bit of a reading marathon.

 

yeah...   I get the feeling it'll do that to me too..     so it remains...   unread on my bedside table...     I use it for putting the cats bedtime treats on for her to crunch on 

on the subject of books... 

 

I really doubt these will be any of your lots cup of tea - but I have just read the last book in Michael Grants "Gone" series..   called Light.

 

I loved these books.   they are supposedly for young readers, but don't be misled..   they are seriously gruesome!   and funny.      and a little bit sick!      He really did tap into the mind of a typical youth of today..  

 

Post apocalypse survival is the new trend for fantasy reading (thankfully..   even I was getting fed up with sparkly vampire stories) 

Take 2!  I was looking for something to 'get lost in'  to see me through a late night plane journey where every other bugga was sleeping and where I, (who can't sleep anywhere other than a bed,) needed to be utterly absorbed to stop me twitching and becoming restless. It didn't fit that bill, but I've since read it and I would say that it is essential reading for anyone who thinks feminism, (like political correctness,) have become dirty words and also anyone who doesn't need converting but knows that sexism and discrimination are still v much alive and well, despite having become much more subtle and hidden.  It's a mix of autobiography and considerable humour without rancour, to deliver a message, and whilst I didn't necessarily agree with all of her views, I liked the overall message of feminism being about being polite and respectful and certainly not about hating men. I think it would be of interest to you Ditty and to lckle Ditty, so I'm with your bessie! There was a piece about if you want a job doing well, quickly, efficiently and without fuss, then best ask a v busy woman who is juggling work and family commitments: whilst she may have the odd day off because her kids are ill, you will also be rewarded in spades. That made me think of my FABULOUS admin' manager and also of you

And, there's a very amusing bit in it that I mentioned waaay up there!

It's got to be done Cosi! I love everything about it, but most of all: no reading glasses for those of us of a certain age 'cos you can make the text Dick and Dora size!