Have a book recommendation?

16 years ago

I just finished "Ford County" by John Grisham and really enjoyed it. It's a collection of short stories and they were just great! Do you have a recent recommendation?

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sushipup1
16 years ago
Do you like mysteries? There was a very recent thread about a number of great authors. I just finished one of the Lee Child's books about Jack Reacher. And I heard an interview this week on the radio with Scott Turow, about his new book "Innocent", which sounds great.
carol_in_california
16 years ago
I recently read "212" by Alafair Burke, a great murder mystery.
She is the daughter of James Lee Burke.
I just got "Under The Dome" by Stephen King and Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Happy reading, Vannie.
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golddust
16 years ago
Water for Elephants. I loved this book.
naughtykitty
16 years ago
I just read "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Steig Larsson. It started a little slow, but by half way I couldn't put it down. It was fantastic. They are making it into a movie now and the Swedish version of the movie is currently playing in the foreign film theatre.
nanny98
16 years ago
I just finished The SPIRE by Richard North Patterson. New (to me ) author, but really good mystery. I tried to put it away many times, as it was ALMOST impossible to read with right arm in sling. A really good page turner.
wanda_va
16 years ago
I loved "A Prisoner of Birth" by Jeffrey Archer (who was also the author of one of my all-time favorites, "Kane and Abel").
maryanntx
16 years ago
Vannie, I recently read Winter Garden and it was so good. I sobbed through the last few pages. I think you would like it.
Georgysmom
16 years ago
If you like to sob, Firefly Lane is another tear jerker.
chisue
16 years ago
Everybody else has already read it, but I just finished "The Help" and enjoyed it much more than I'd thought I would.

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natesgram
16 years ago
I just finished "The Help" yesterday and really enjoyed it too. I agree, I forgot how to speak for a few days too. My husband was glad I was done. lol. Loved the book.
tobygirl
16 years ago
I liked all of Fannie Flagg's books. There are about seven or eight.
chisue
16 years ago
Natesgram -- I on tell you sumpin' else we's in common.
It's "Nate"! We have one who is five. How old is yours?
bigack
16 years ago
Just finished "Dream Country" by Luanne Rice, excellent story.
boxerpups
16 years ago
I love reading, I usually have two books or more going on.
A few favorites...

Historical fiction
Bernard Cornwall's Agincourt is amazing.
or
River God by Wilbur Smith

Mystery, world view thought provoking:
The Headmaster's wife by Jane Haddam

Mystery Cozy tea style with humor:
The Quiche if Death by M.C. Beaten

Fictional tear pouring book for dog lovers
The Heart of a dog by Mikhail Bulgakov

Girly Historical fiction
The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory

Fictional Funny, serious and with
a dash of concerns about the planet
Stormy Weather or Nature Girl or Skinny Dip or Sick Puppy
All four by Carl Hiasson

Books for young women and old who need some inspiration.
Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Princess by Jean Sasson
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir

Gosh I need to run to the library...
~boxerpups
natesgram
16 years ago
Chisue, my Nate the great, is eight! :)

I don't think I would have read The Help if I hadn't heard of it heew on GW or read the reviews. I think if I had just read a chapter, I would have put it down. So glad I had the great reviews.
hhireno
16 years ago
I can recommend:
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (the narrator is a dog)
Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Various Flavors of Coffee by Anthony Capella
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
chisue
16 years ago
You can probably finish "The Ghost Writer" before you go see the film. Compelling.

I've recently read something else by Phillipa Gregory, but can't recall the title. Liked it.

"The Headmaster's Wife" should be an American classic, IMO.
liz
16 years ago
I just finished "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy and it was excellent...I've never read his books before and this one inspires me to go back and read his others!

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organic_donna
16 years ago
I just bought "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Steig Larsson. I hope it's good because i bought the follow up book too.
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