ehfl Posted May 25, 2014 #876 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Robert O'Connell's Flash Mob is a great vacation read. I saw where his next novel will be set mainly on a cruis ship, with some of the characters from the previous book. A good mystery but with a lot of humor too. Great for the pool or beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellacruiser2712 Posted June 17, 2014 #877 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I just looked up The Bee Keeper's apprentice and it looks like a great read! Thanks for the suggestion! I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. The BBC series is fabulous if you've never seen it! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05mak05 Posted June 18, 2014 #878 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Best Sellers for good reason... Gone Girl You for Me The Rosie Project The Silent Wife On the Island Sent from my iPhone using Forums I can't find "You For Me,". Do you mind sharing the author's name? I did find "You Before Me ". Could that be it? I also loved Gone Girl and "The Rosie Project." I'll download Silent Wife and On The Island, too. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepella Posted June 18, 2014 #879 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Aloha, Lady Blue by Charley Memminger is a great read. Also, The Shambling Guide to New York City and Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty - awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verofrisch Posted July 7, 2014 #880 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Island beneath the sea by Isabelle Illande. Really good a enjoyed it. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry and Lucille Posted July 15, 2014 #881 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdal. Real life adventure on a raft sailing across the ocean to Easter Island. Great pictures also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burm Posted July 15, 2014 #882 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdal. Real life adventure on a raft sailing across the ocean to Easter Island. Great pictures also. Perfect choice to make you really appreciate that luxury liner you are on. :D It has been many, many years since I read that book, but I do recall how much I enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michmike2 Posted July 15, 2014 #883 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Here's a list of some of my fav authors which tend to run to mystery/suspense/political thriller. If you haven't tried some of them, give them a shot - Robt Parker Stuart Woods John Grisham John Sandford David Baldacci Brad Thor James Clavell Daniel Silva William Kent Krueger Greg Iles Wilbur Smith WEB Griffin Jack Higgins Lee Child Ken Follett Vince Flynn Frederick Forsythe John Hart Joseph Finder Joseph Heywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted July 25, 2014 #884 Share Posted July 25, 2014 It takes place in 1970's South AfrIca. Totally absorbing and very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Carolyn Posted August 16, 2014 #885 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I always enjoy the historical novels by Philippa Gregory. Her books used to be too big to carry around but with a Kindle, I can bring them all!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy1958 Posted September 1, 2014 #886 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Lately, I have been inhaling the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Non-stop page turners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggeril Posted September 4, 2014 #887 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Lately, I have been inhaling the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Non-stop page turners. If you like these, I highly recommend the Quarry series by Max Allan Collins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjets Posted September 11, 2014 #888 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Love love love this great series. If you want to chuckle out loud then these are the books for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted September 11, 2014 #889 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I do crime thrillers Love reading a proper book with a wine watching sea go by Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 11, 2014 #890 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) I also like Harlan Coben. Just finished Six Years and it was EXCELLENT! Edited September 11, 2014 by stripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly mariner Posted September 22, 2014 #891 Share Posted September 22, 2014 This is a great thread, wish I had found it sooner! Dipped in and out of some of the pages but have not noticed any mention of two of my favourite books which are The Island by Victoria Hislop and Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani. Now off to note some of the great recommendations but will be back. Happy reading everyone:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaisonRose Posted September 24, 2014 #892 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I love anything by Augusten Burroughs or David Sedaris for a cruise. They both write in a short story style, where every chapter stands alone. I like that style for vacation because I can put the book down for a while and when I return I don't have to think about what happened when I was last reading. Also love that this thread is so old that people were talking about brining CASSETTE players with them. :) OMG. If you want to wake people up laughing, read Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Patterson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besjes Posted October 1, 2014 #893 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Rick Mercer Mystery books......he is an advid cruiser so many books involve his travels Carribean moon Carribean rain Killing sands Emerald moon Carribean fire Carolina rain Deceitful moon Vegas rain Etc Check out his facebook page and web site. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besjes Posted October 1, 2014 #894 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Rick MercerMystery books......he is an advid cruiser so many books involve his travels Carribean moon Carribean rain Killing sands Emerald moon Carribean fire Carolina rain Deceitful moon Vegas rain Etc Check out his facebook page and web site. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Forums mobile app Correction...correct spelling is ..........Rick Murcer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
write_me Posted October 4, 2014 #895 Share Posted October 4, 2014 This is a great thread, wish I had found it sooner! Dipped in and out of some of the pages but have not noticed any mention of two of my favourite books which are The Island by Victoria Hislop and Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani. Now off to note some of the great recommendations but will be back. Happy reading everyone:) Molly tell me a little about THE ISLAND by Victoria Hislop. The book I just finished and enjoyed was INTO THE WILD by Jon Krakauer. It holds your interest till your through. I am looking for some new reading material for our Viking River Cruise in December. I find those long, long plane rides much more enjoyable is I have my nose in a good book. Hope your having a good weekend. Kent N Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaisonRose Posted October 5, 2014 #896 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Molly tell me a little about THE ISLAND by Victoria Hislop. The book I just finished and enjoyed was INTO THE WILD by Jon Krakauer. It holds your interest till your through. I am looking for some new reading material for our Viking River Cruise in December. I find those long, long plane rides much more enjoyable is I have my nose in a good book. Hope your having a good weekend. Kent N Sandy Hi, I find it very useful to check three sources for synopsis and opinions (not counting magazines and newspapers) First is that huge booking selling website. Second is goodreads Third is kirkus reviews. Reading tastes vary so widely that sometimes these straightforward websites are helpful. For example I love books with foreign settings, historical fiction, and really good literature (A Hundred Years of Solitude comes to mind.) But these are not everyone's taste...and often not what I call "airplane books" which are fast moving, totally engaging narratives. The nice thing about goodreads is that they have a feature that is IF YOU LIKED THIS BOOK YOU MIGHT LIKE THESE BOOKS our book group on the Ryndam (30 days) is reading Operation Mincemeat and I am getting great feedback on it....did I say that earlier? So many books, so little time! Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaisonRose Posted October 5, 2014 #897 Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdal. Real life adventure on a raft sailing across the ocean to Easter Island. Great pictures also. The Cat's Table by Michael Ondatje ..ship from Sri Lanka to Southampton. Lone 12year old boy on ship, coming of age. Excellent. I loved this book, a must read if you are sailing in the Indian Ocean, through the Suez, etc. Adorable. Susan Edited October 5, 2014 by MaisonRose No heading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burm Posted October 5, 2014 #898 Share Posted October 5, 2014 For example I love books with foreign settings, historical fiction, and really good literature (A Hundred Years of Solitude comes to mind.) But these are not everyone's taste...and often not what I call "airplane books" which are fast moving, totally engaging narratives. You reminded me of the time I visited a book store before a cruise and asked for a recommendation of a light, entertaining read with a Caribbean theme. The young sales clerk recommended Love in the Time of Cholera. LOL I somehow doubt that she ever read the book! In any case, I did read the book before our cruise, and was very happy I did. One of our ports was Cartagena. While on our tour, we were shown the house of Gabriel Garcia *******. If we ever go back to Cartagena, and I hope we do, I will be sure to read A Hundred Years of Solitude - but not on the plane. GGM's books are definitely not a light, breezy read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burm Posted October 5, 2014 #899 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hmmmm. I wonder why part of the author's name was censored???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koonard Posted October 6, 2014 #900 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi All, The Bees ..... by Laline Paull ..... The most unusual book I have ever read. Maddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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