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Hi and help. Need ideas for holiday reading
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Hi
I am off on holiday with my faimily in the next 2 weeks and need some inspiration for holiday reading.
I can easily plough thru 4-5 books in a 2 week period.
I like:-
Chic lit ( for the 30+ age group..ie Marian Keyes)
Thrillers
Non Fiction..( not too profound)
I am a mature law student entering my 3rd yr and spend too much time with heavy duty text books, I am looking for books that are light hearted, but stimulating...
I have just read Cecile Ahern's " A Place called Here" and like it.
Can any of you lovely peeps recommend anything for me.
Jo x
I am off on holiday with my faimily in the next 2 weeks and need some inspiration for holiday reading.
I can easily plough thru 4-5 books in a 2 week period.
I like:-
Chic lit ( for the 30+ age group..ie Marian Keyes)
Thrillers
Non Fiction..( not too profound)
I am a mature law student entering my 3rd yr and spend too much time with heavy duty text books, I am looking for books that are light hearted, but stimulating...
I have just read Cecile Ahern's " A Place called Here" and like it.
Can any of you lovely peeps recommend anything for me.
Jo x
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If you want some light reading I would say anything by Tom Sharpe (humourous reading) not very stimulating but they are good books, one to make you think a bit more, is Addict, by steven smith, How he became hooked and got himself off of drugs, I could not put that book, down (might be a bit to heavy for holiday) but worth a read at some point., also have you read Angelas ashes, by Frank McCourt ? an unbelievably good book and that is inspiring more than stimulating. have great holiday
Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger - is one I've often recommended - it'll tie you up in thought-provoking knots, and you'll be thinking about it for ages once you've finished it!
I'm enjoying Brick Lane (can't remember the author) at the moment - that came recommended by a friend of mine who likes similar stuff to me.
Memoirs of a Geisha and Angela's Ashes - I agree with the others, although the latter made me feel cold every time I picked it up!
Did I mention Time Traveler's Wife????!!!! (You must read it!)
xx
I'm enjoying Brick Lane (can't remember the author) at the moment - that came recommended by a friend of mine who likes similar stuff to me.
Memoirs of a Geisha and Angela's Ashes - I agree with the others, although the latter made me feel cold every time I picked it up!
Did I mention Time Traveler's Wife????!!!! (You must read it!)
xx
Uncle Raymondo is quite right.
I recommended a Tom Sharpe earlier this week in a thread below. The man is hilarious.
You can buy them very, very cheap on ebay or amazon (secondhand).
My personal favourites are the four Wilts (must be read in order), Vintage Stuff and The Throwback. However, he really hasn't written a bad book.
Enjoy!!!
His style of writing is middle England at its greatest.
I recommended a Tom Sharpe earlier this week in a thread below. The man is hilarious.
You can buy them very, very cheap on ebay or amazon (secondhand).
My personal favourites are the four Wilts (must be read in order), Vintage Stuff and The Throwback. However, he really hasn't written a bad book.
Enjoy!!!
His style of writing is middle England at its greatest.
oh, also books by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, they write the books together from a female and male perspective, and some things are so painfully funny and true to life. Google them, and get the first one in their series of books, then read em all if you like it. All other books by Cecelia Aherne are just lovely as well.
Jenny Colgan can be quite good, try Jane Fallon - 'getting rid of Matthew'. For chick lit with a crime theme - Janet Evanovitch's Stephanie Plum series are entertaining. Like other answers loved the Time Travellers wife - but equally i know people who hated it. Kate Atkinson writes well too - Behind the Scenes at the Museum is a great read. Finally, try Charlotte Mendelson or Margaret Atwood. I now buy books for holiday second hand so I don't feel guilty about leaving them behind unread if they're rubbish.
