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A good read?
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30 Mar 2006, 17:56by mdvipond
OK, less than a fortnight from our hols in Barbados and a boy's thoughts start to turn to what he should be reading whilst sipping a Banks on the beach and basting himself in factor squillion sun lotion. Basically, anyone got any recommendations for what paperback/s should be finding their way into my hand luggage next month?
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30 Mar 2006, 18:16by Scrooge
Oh boy,did you come to the right place...
Ok to avoid.
Cell by Stephen King,good book,very bad ending [:#]
I had the Vince Flynn novels
amazon with me on the cruise,good reading,just have to read them in order.
Also David Baldacci,im enjoying the heck out of The Camel Club
Amazon linkIt comes down to personal taste,what type of books do you enjoy reading?
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30 Mar 2006, 19:55by catsilversword
Originally posted by jetwet1
Oh boy,did you come to the right place...
Ok to avoid.
Cell by Stephen King,good book,very bad ending [:#]
I had the Vince Flynn novels amazon with me on the cruise,good reading,just have to read them in order.
Also David Baldacci,im enjoying the heck out of The Camel Club Amazon link
It comes down to personal taste,what type of books do you enjoy reading?
Bad as in tragic or bad as in a let-down? Don't you often find that though with his books?
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30 Mar 2006, 19:58by catsilversword
I'd also welcome tips, as my mind is creeping over to a good flight book. I've just read a James Patterson one 'Honeymoon' - a crime, not a romance - oh no, thanks very much. Read it from cover to cover, almost without stopping.
I might get the latest Tess Gerritsen one - also crime LOL. But anyone got any good thoughts?
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30 Mar 2006, 20:22by Scrooge
I would say bad as in..where the hell is the ending...the book just kind of stops...
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30 Mar 2006, 20:48by Richard28
Have hust read Jilliane Hoffman "Retribution" - fantastic read [y]
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30 Mar 2006, 21:02by VS045
Anything by Dan Brown - although it might ruin your holiday as you won't be able to put it down!;)
Cheers,
VS045
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30 Mar 2006, 21:07by Scrooge
did I ever send you the email addy for that diving tour?
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30 Mar 2006, 22:31by csparker
A Dan Brown book can't ruin your holiday - it only takes a morning at the very outside to read one.
Don't bother with Deception Point - such tosh...
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30 Mar 2006, 22:45by Littlejohn
Oh well it has to be Patrick O'Brien. All that swashbuckling,hosery and breeches has got to be good for setting a girl's or boy's passions aflame in a romantic location.
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31 Mar 2006, 06:46by catsilversword
Originally posted by jetwet1
I would say bad as in..where the hell is the ending...the book just kind of stops...
Sounds like his modus operandi. The most recent book of his I've read was Tommyknockers.... now, all his stuff gets a bit weird and sometimes totally surreal, but I just couldn't get through this one - not often that happens.
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31 Mar 2006, 06:48by catsilversword
Originally posted by VS045
Anything by Dan Brown - although it might ruin your holiday as you won't be able to put it down!;)
Cheers,
VS045
Haven't read any of his - think I might just be the only person on the planet not to have read the Da Vinci Code - and I've thought about doing so, but then, being perverse, I decided I didn't want to follow the crowd and do the in thing.
At times, I've been known to cut off my nose....[:I]
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31 Mar 2006, 08:56by DragonLady
Well I must be the other person Cat.Just can't get into Dan Brown at all.Am ploughing through the Patricia Cornwell novels (in order)at present, with Tess Gerritsen next on the hit list when I'm done.
Julie
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31 Mar 2006, 09:05by catsilversword
Originally posted by DragonLady
Well I must be the other person Cat.Just can't get into Dan Brown at all.Am ploughing through the Patricia Cornwell novels (in order)at present, with Tess Gerritsen next on the hit list when I'm done.
Julie
Oh, my last book before James Patterson was a Patrica Conrnwell one. Great author (ess), but I find I need to concentrate more closely! Have you read any of Tess's books yet?
Phew - am glad I'm not alone with Dan Brown. Figuratively speaking..
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31 Mar 2006, 09:16by Littlejohn
I'm with you guys on The Da Vinci Code!
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31 Mar 2006, 11:29by mdvipond
Originally posted by jetwet1
Oh boy,did you come to the right place...
Ok to avoid.
Cell by Stephen King,good book,very bad ending
I had the Vince Flynn novels amazon with me on the cruise,good reading,just have to read them in order.
Also David Baldacci,im enjoying the heck out of The Camel Club Amazon link
It comes down to personal taste,what type of books do you enjoy reading?
Thanks jetwet1. Had a look at both those links - proper airport/holiday fair, might give The Camel Club a go. As for Mr. King, gave up on him years ago (WAS a big fan - 'It' scared the bejesus out of me!).
Tried Da Vinci on recommendation from Mrs. mdvipond - contrived and not as clever as it thinks, gave in quite quickly. At the moment I'm packing a Tom Holt, a Jeff Noon and the latest Jonathan Coe. That's nowhere near enough for a sloth-like 2 weeks on the beach though. By the way, my own recommendation - 'The Time Traveller's Wife' - sooo good.
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31 Mar 2006, 18:00by DragonLady
Sorry Cat can't get the hang of these quote things( I must do some IT training)
But no haven't read any of Tess Gerritsen's yet (as I bought ALL Patricia Cornwell's novels in one go -14 including the new one Predator).Am currently on numero 7- Unnatural Exposure.Good job I like them. Did the same thing with Dan Brown- big mistake -pile of books getting dusty.Seems there's a few of us who've given The Da Vinci Code /Dan Brown the thumbs down.Thank heavens for that -thought I was a bit of an oddball.
Julie
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31 Mar 2006, 18:17by Littlejohn
Hey Dragonlady. Just click on the little green arrow thing above someone's post and it will open a new window with what they said in quotes. Then just type what you want to say afterwards.
Alternatively put in {quote}cut and paste something someone else has said{/quote}. Then type what you want. Just remember to replace the curly brackets { with square ones [.
This section of the FAQ may help with all the formatting stuff.
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31 Mar 2006, 18:29by DragonLady
Originally posted by sailor99
Hey Dragonlady. Just click on the little green arrow thing above someone's post and it will open a new window with what they said in quotes. Then just type what you want to say afterwards.
Alternatively put in {quote}cut and paste something someone else has said{/quote}. Then type what you want. Just remember to replace the curly brackets { with square ones [.
This section of the FAQ may help with all the formatting stuff.
Like this?
Posted:
31 Mar 2006, 18:32by DragonLady
No still can't fathom this out-cut and paste is beyond me too (why does nobody believe that I really really am technologically incompetent?)
Posted:
31 Mar 2006, 21:28by Treelo
If you're into crime thriller/horror type stuff try anything by Stephen Leather or Shaun Hutson. Careful though, some of them are rather descriptive;)
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31 Mar 2006, 21:48by Richard28
Originally posted by Treelo
If you're into crime thriller/horror type stuff try anything by Stephen Leather or Shaun Hutson. Careful though, some of them are rather descriptive;)
You're not wrong! I read Stolen Angels by Shaun Hutson a while back - was good though!
another recomendation - Harlan Coben, read a few of his books now - "tell no one" is a great place to start.*
Cell by Stephen King,good book,very bad ending
haven't read any Stephen King in years, will have to look for that one. One of my fvorite books is "The Stand" by Stephen King - brilliant.
edit:
* forgot to add, this was recomended to me at the bar on VS19, can't remember who by though [:0] !!
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31 Mar 2006, 22:15by Treelo
Originally posted by Richard28
Have hust read Jilliane Hoffman "Retribution" - fantastic read [y]
Hear Hear - its a right rivetin' read[y]
Try the sequel - Last Witness - its equally unputdownable, with another nice twist at the end;)
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31 Mar 2006, 23:52by Richard28
Originally posted by Treelo
Hear Hear - its a right rivetin' read[y]
Try the sequel - Last Witness - its equally unputdownable, with another nice twist at the end;)
Yep read that one too - was as good as the first!
there's a third book in the series being written now...... can't wait to read it!
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01 Apr 2006, 10:13by MarkJ
The Da Vinci Code is good but Labyrynthe by Kate Mosse ( not the other Kate Moss!!) is along the same theme but a much better read - I bought it over a year ago in hard back and now its the top selling book!!!
Trend setter me!!!