Rather be cruisin Posted January 16, 2008 #526 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I would recommend The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I found it hard to put down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TITISSA Posted January 17, 2008 #527 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I am reading People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and World Without End by Ken Follett. Both wonderful books. I recommend them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimswithsoxs Posted January 21, 2008 #528 Share Posted January 21, 2008 i also enjoyed the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon and i am currently reading a spot of bother by the same author also very good. if you like monsters and like to laugh then try chistopher moore, you suck, a dirty job, or my favorite lamb the gospel according to biff. an excellent book that i read everytime i am on a cruise is dont stop the carnival by herman wouk. it is about an american who moves to the caribbean in the 50's very funny. if you just want to be creeped out then anything from stephen king will do, just dont shut off the lights lol !!!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted January 21, 2008 #529 Share Posted January 21, 2008 A wonderful memoir of the author's life in her mother country and the USA. Excellent sense of place and jsut enough Spanish to test my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi2you Posted February 1, 2008 #530 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I don't know if this author was already mentioned. Sophie Kinsella. She has written a series of books. Confessions of a shopaholic, shopaholic takes manhattan, shopaholic ties the knot, shopaholic and sister. then there is undomesticated goddess. she is hilarious. if you haven't read her, i suggest you start with confessions...too funny. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnAB Posted February 1, 2008 #531 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I don't know if this author was already mentioned. Sophie Kinsella. She has written a series of books. Confessions of a shopaholic, shopaholic takes manhattan, shopaholic ties the knot, shopaholic and sister. then there is undomesticated goddess.she is hilarious. if you haven't read her, i suggest you start with confessions...too funny. Linda I sooooo agree with you. I loved these books so much the first time around that now I'm getting them in audio format. I see you're on a cruise 5/11. I'll be on RCCL Liberty of the Seas 5/10. I wonder if our ships are in the same port at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise kitty Posted February 1, 2008 #532 Share Posted February 1, 2008 No time to read whole thread, hope these aren't repeats: Water for Elephants anything by Mary Stewart ( old fashioned mystery/romance ) Patricia Cornwell (mystery) shopaholic series ( fun) The Historian (best book ever, travel, mystery, history, romance) and of course, good old Harry Potter enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBumMama Posted February 2, 2008 #533 Share Posted February 2, 2008 No time to read whole thread, hope these aren't repeats:Water for Elephants I just picked this up recently because I'd read good reviews on it. Haven't opened it yet but looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarestatesailor Posted February 2, 2008 #534 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I didn't read the entire line but one vacation author who is writing again is my old fav Dick Francis. His mysteries always have something to do even tangently about horses. He had said that his wife was his muse and that after she died he wouldn't write again but his son co-wrote a book with him and now he has another out. His books are little and easy to carry around plus I just like his style. I also just finished Wicked that the Broadway show is based on. It was weirdly interesting about what we "really didn't know" about Oz's Wicked Witch of the West. Also I do love the Evanovich series but was disappointed when she said something that made me know that I was supposed to identify with HER MOTHER and not Stephanie grrrrr. Gotta love that grandma though! I always picture the actress who played the Nanny's grand as Stephanie's grand. Right now I'm reading Arthur M. Schlesinger's Journals. As fun as his insider's bits are from the inside of politics during the Kennedy and other eras, it is too big to lug on a trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBumMama Posted February 5, 2008 #535 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I would recommend The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I found it hard to put down. Just saw a commercial, this will be a movie with Scarlet Johanson (sp?), looks really good. It's been recommended by others but I just haven't picked it up yet, maybe now I'll just wait for the movie.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler111 Posted February 5, 2008 #536 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Another good book is Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. The Frank is Frank Lloyd Wright. Also Lady's Maid by Margaret Foster. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley's Lady Posted February 6, 2008 #537 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Recently visited Stonehenge and Winchester just before the November 2007 transatlantic trip from Southampton UK to Fort Lauderdale. A friend sggested "SARUM The Novel of England". It's a great historical novel reflecting the changing character of Britain by Edward Rutherfurd.:o Happy reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted February 8, 2008 #538 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hermux Tantamoq, a watch-repairing mouse turned detective gets caught up in some funny and suspenseful events. This book is the first in the series and is a great read for any age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWestShuh Posted February 9, 2008 #539 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I have no idea if someone mention these books already - but here it goes: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger -loved it, loved it, loved it. It sounds like a science fiction novel, but it is really more of a love story. I read it last year and had trouble finding a book I enjoyed as much. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - enjoyed as well. The story took a bit for me to become attached to, but when it did it held my attention very hard. About a young girl who is murdered and she is watching the interaction of those she loved from heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillylizzie Posted February 9, 2008 #540 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Not sure if these authors have been mentioned or not yet, but anything by Jodi Picoult or Dennis Lehane are great books to read while lounging by the pool. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suezyq50 Posted February 10, 2008 #541 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Has the author Nicholas Sparks been mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypalmtree Posted February 11, 2008 #542 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I am reading Kitchen confidential..by Anthony Bordain...omg...it is so hard to put it down...the underbelly of the restruant world....I love his show on the travel chanel as well..I ordered both seasons of No Reservations...if you guys have not seen him...check hime out....just not for kids...:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypalmtree Posted February 11, 2008 #543 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Oh I love Jodi and Nicolas as well! just different kind of reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3boysvus Posted February 12, 2008 #544 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I like anything by Jinny Buffet while at sea...A Salty Piece of Land is great, especially if you'll have a chance to see Tulum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmelendez6604 Posted February 15, 2008 #545 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I've gone thru most of the posts and some are going to be repeats... But my list consists of.... anything by Jodi Picoult.....Nicolas Sparks..... The Secret Life of Bees...Sue Monk Kid The Tender Bar...sorry don't remember the author The Lovely bones was ok The Other Bolyen Girl....Phillipa Gregory....there comin out with a movie at the end of Feb!!! A million little pieces or My friend Leonard by James Frey!!! BUT my absolute favorite is THE GLASS CASTLE..Jeanette Walls...the most amazing memoir I've ever read!!!! and rite now I'm in the middle of.... Love in the Time of Cholera....Gabriel Garcia *****....touchin love story!!! Happy CRUISIN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdicap Posted February 16, 2008 #546 Share Posted February 16, 2008 how about two classics: 1) Jurassic Park-much different than the movie 2) Watchers by Dean Koontz--I challenge anyone with a pet to find a better book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillylizzie Posted February 16, 2008 #547 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Since someone mentioned Dean Koontz and Michael Crichton I figured I'd share my faves by those two... Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz and State of Fear by Michael Crichton :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artsyfrtsy Posted February 17, 2008 #548 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I am not a fan of the romance novels, but "Men in Kilts" is a fun romance that is laugh out loud funny! It is written by Katie MacAlister. It is set in Scotland on a sheep farm. Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee200 Posted February 27, 2008 #549 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I didn't read all pages yet, but just wanted to recommend again the Stephenie Meyer "Twilight" series. I believe these are categorized as "Young Adult", but all I can say is that this particular 30 year old, couldnt put them down and am anxiously awaiting the newest book :) STEPHENIE MEYER -Twilight -New Moon -Eclipse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBumMama Posted February 27, 2008 #550 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I didn't read all pages yet, but just wanted to recommend again the Stephenie Meyer "Twilight" series. I believe these are categorized as "Young Adult", but all I can say is that this particular 30 year old, couldnt put them down and am anxiously awaiting the newest book :) STEPHENIE MEYER -Twilight -New Moon -Eclipse Aren't they somewhat of the Vampire genre? I read that somewhere, but I could be wrong.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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