Good book recommendations?

[dulcimergirl]

I recently purchased a Nook, and love it. I can read any book that looks interesting. It's nice to have an entire library along with you, including several magazines and newspapers.. ton's of ebooks for free on the net.. Sure saves a ton of room in my luggage..

 

Also I can adjust the print later in the day to a bit larger... saves my eyes.

[BIG_Steve]

Hello all,

 

I'm not cruising again until January 2011, but I really like to plan ahead :p.

 

I'm an avid reader but lately have not found anything that has really caught my interest. I'm trying to put a reading list together for my next cruise and wonder if anyone has any suggestions for some good reads to take along? I definitely intend to invest some significant time to reading around the pool deck!

 

If it helps, below are listed a few of my favourite authors:

Suzanne Brockmann

Nora Roberts

Cindy Gerard

Elizabeth Adler

 

Thanks!

Anastazia

 

A night to remember

The Poseidon adventure

Moby Dick

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

Andrea Doria: The real story

 

 

:p

[sjcruiser]

I've been trying to get through several books in my spare time, but school works, and reading the textbook has sidetracked me. I have three books that I purchased in the summer, so I'll probably take the thickest of the three in January.

[AzCruiseGurl]

Hi AzCruiseGurl,

 

I decided to check out Elin's website and read through some quick synopses of her novels. They DO sound like fun! I think I will definitely be checking these out at my local library - I've got to do a test run of a few before I commit to lugging them around you know!

 

OH you wont be disappionted. Fun Fun reads, I have

Barefoot pack for my cruise in 8 days! :p

Let me know what you think,

Sheri

[Tazsamp]

OH you wont be disappionted. Fun Fun reads, I have

Barefoot pack for my cruise in 8 days! :p

Let me know what you think,

Sheri

 

8 days?!?! Oh you lucky girl! Enjoy!

 

Anastazia

[dillonsmimi]

I just finished Norris Church Mailer's memoir.

All about her life with Norman (as his last wife, half his age).

Was very, very good.

Never having read anything authored by Mailer, I have checked out his first novel (The Naked and the Dead).

Hopefully it will capture my attention and leave a hunger for the balance of his works.

[Jobeth66]

Diana Gabaldon - Outlander series.

 

Lots and lots of fun.

[robthens]

I'll tell you in advance I'm not a Nora Roberts, Daniel Steel, Nicholas Sparks reader...........so with that in mind below are books I've enjoyed and recommend:

 

The Help

Mudbound

The Other Boleyn Girl

Secret Life of Bees

South of Broad

The Devil in the White City

Water for Elephants

Little Bee

Girl in a Blue Dress

The Imortal Life of Henritta Lacks

Half Broke Horses The Glass Castle-A Memoir

The Lovely Bones

Sarah's Key

Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet

Snowflower & the Secret Fan Shanghai Girls

Memoirs of a Geisha

Bean Tree Pigs in Heaven

Kite Runner

The Historian

Red Tent

Ellen Foster

"Grisham" books (except Playing for Pizza)

 

All time favorites:

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Good Earth

Gone with the Wind

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

 

Currently I'm reading:

The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood) on the Kindel

Relentless (Koontz) paperback

 

Love the Kindel !

Jackie

[michelle1836]

Jimmy Buffet's A Salty Piece of Land

 

research the books before hand as some of the above mentioned are very heavy/emotional

[robthens]

Jimmy Buffet's A Salty Piece of Land

 

research the books before hand as some of the above mentioned are very heavy/emotional

 

If you are refering to my list, not all are "heavy/emotional".

 

Now if you want "heavier", then I can recommend:

If I Am Missing or Dead

The Road

Back Roads

I Know This Much is True

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

 

The thing I like about the Kindel/Amazon is the capability to get a "sample" of a book before buying. I'm sure this is available on other

e-readers as well. Barnes and Noble has a wonderful web site.

 

When I'm looking for new books, I often visit the following web site:

 

http://www.readinggroupguides.com/findaguide/most_requested.asp?yr=2010

[goatgoat]

I just noticed someone recommended one of my favorite books. It is non-fiction but reads like a novel. If you haven't already read it, check out:

 

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

[robthens]

I just noticed someone recommended one of my favorite books. It is non-fiction but reads like a novel. If you haven't already read it, check out:

 

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

 

She wrote "Half Broke Horses" after "The Glass Castle". Half Broke Horses is about the life of her grandmother. You will LOVE it!

[highflyingrealtor]

Get in the spirit with Jimmy Buffet's "A Pirate Looks at 50". From the Keys to Cartegena, the stories are entertaining...

[irwinler]

Anything by Debbie Macomber - especially like her Blossom Street series.

The chocolateholic mystery series by JoAnn Carl

The Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross.

The "alphabet mysteries" by Sue Grafton.

nmi