Good Books

[gumbo1009]

Goodness, some good recs already - Gone Girl, Divergent, The Book Thief. Just depends on what type of story you're looking for! Other books not yet mentioned include The Scorpio Races (by Maggie Stiefvater), The Gate to Woman's Country (by Sheri S. Tepper), Pillars of the Earth (by Ken Follett), The Night Circus (by Erin Morgenstern), and Unbroken (by Laura Hillenbrand). Cuckoo's Calling was also quite good (although the ending seemed a little weak)...

All depends on what you like to read on vacation! If you only read one, I think I would recommend either The Book Thief (wonderful story, and the upcoming movie sounds like it will be Oscar-worthy) or Unbroken - both stories should be on your list of must-reads...

 

[silkie8]

I'd like to second the motion for "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn. Also, "The Other Typist". Both will made into movies next year.

 

[MomsOf2boys]

I've heard that Stephen King's newest book, Dr. Sleep is a great book.

 

[wickedpixie13]

Loving all the book recommendations. I also love anything by James Rollins. His Sigma series is like scientists with guns, or Indiana Jones. And you don't have to read them in order.

 

[plutojudy]

Janet Evanovich's Stephaine Plum books are great "vacation" books.

 

[sayhello]

Stephen King's 11/22/63 is a really good read!

Also, I really love Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife.

Sayhello

 

[byejou]

WOW, thanks everyone. I must say I have read and reread The Outlander Series, it will forever be my all time favorite Series. With that, i just needed something new. I am packing Kingdom Keepers about WDW after dark. More a youth series but my son is having a hard time getting it started so I was going to read it first but I wanted a grown up book also.

I will look at all the recommendations. Hubby is on board too and I think he is going with Stephen King just not sure which yet. I mentioned them to him to look up and pick.

So thank you again and I'm off to Barnes & Nobles.

 

[gumbypee]

What is outlander series about?

 

[byejou]

What is outlander series about?

Jamie and Claire.............

No, honestly they are the main characters but its a wonderful love story about time travel but not typical time travel. It's based out of Scotland and involves the Circles of stones. Its absolutely wonderful. The books are long but you will be so absorbed in the story you will never know. I could not put it down to even cook meals and feed my children. You feel part of the story while reading it.

Can you tell I'm a fan!!

 

[wiigirl]

I will 2nd Gone Girl, and I will add Gillian Flynn's other books: Dark Places, and Sharp Objects.

All VERY good!

 

[gumbypee]

Jamie and Claire.............

No, honestly they are the main characters but its a wonderful love story about time travel but not typical time travel. It's based out of Scotland and involves the Circles of stones. Its absolutely wonderful. The books are long but you will be so absorbed in the story you will never know. I could not put it down to even cook meals and feed my children. You feel part of the story while reading it.

Can you tell I'm a fan!!

Thanks!

 

[Yokelridesagain]

I like to read Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin books when at sea.

 

[tinkerone]

Janet Evanovich's Stephaine Plum books are great "vacation" books.

 

[nycdisneygal]

Just read Inferno by Dan Brown---liked it a lot!

Also recently finished "Jane Austen Made me Do It"-collection of short stories--fun!

Am now reading "Key to the Kingdom" great so far

And started the Revised Vault of Walt.. ok so far...

 

[PrettyPrincessJen]

Another vote for Divergent. Also City of Bone and Cinder are wonderful. If your a Percy Jackson fan the latest just released. If you haven't read Disney After Dark it's a great read as well. This is all juvenile fiction, because I'm a 5th and 6th grade media specialist all are adult worthy reads.

Enjoy!!

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh!

 

[gumbypee]

I just got Divergent on my nook bc of this thread-soooo good!!!!

 

[MND]

I just finished The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adalle Waldman it was very good. I also recently read American Pastoral by Phillip Roth. I just love his writing. For a change of pace, check out Lustful Utterances by Leola McConnell. It's a real page turner!

Mike

 

[Disneysince1982]

I will be reading Big Stone Gap, again, by Adriana Trigiani. It's being filmed in Big Stone Gap right now! BSG is being overrun with stars .

 

[Twofebboys]

Beware...I am a reader...

* The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - fabulous you will not want to put it down

* Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden - hard to read but really important seeing as thousands are suffering

* Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand - loved, loved, loved this book...would be interesting reading it on a boat

* The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride - very good!

* The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
by Isabel Wilkerson - very good and explains a lot

* Iron House by John Hart - great North Carolina writer

* Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson - liked it!

* Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent - great read...will leave your heart smiling

* Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang by William Queen - everybody loves this book...man or woman

* Still Alice by Lisa Genova - great, great, great read...will give you lots of insight

* The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - LOVE this one!

* Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay - I cried, cried and cried some more...