Phoenix16 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I know this threads possibly been done to death but I'm touting the best books for this big lovely summer and Christmas break!! I recently read Ben Elton's 'Two Brothers', I absolutely loved it, it quite surprised me not being a Ben Elton fan yet I would say it's been one of my best reads this year. What books are you reading? What do you recommend for this lovely hot summer break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Living in the Now by Ekhart Tolle.Its a factual book about living in the now time as opposed to living in the past or future!Great book imho!What about that 50 shades of Grey?lol I don't read novels but I am abit curious about that one!:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moirclan Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I know this threads possibly been done to death but I'm touting the best books for this big lovely summer and Christmas break!! I recently read Ben Elton's 'Two Brothers', I absolutely loved it, it quite surprised me not being a Ben Elton fan yet I would say it's been one of my best reads this year. What books are you reading? What do you recommend for this lovely hot summer break? i really enjoyed the two brothers its the only ben elton book ive ever read , just finished the new frederick forsythe book it was a good read. for xmas ive lined up , tom clancy , martina cole , lee childs ,john connolly , michael connolly , linda la plante, and i have also just got a new author to try the book is called " the book thief" i normally read the latest bryce courtney on boxing day , which is really easy reading , but as last year was his last book , ill substitute one of the above on boxing day ,xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freesia Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Just re-read The God of Small Things ( Arundhati Roy1997 but sooo good- ) & A Thousand splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini who also wrote the Kite Runner (also brill...) now on Someone Else's Garden, Dipika Rai.. my theme this year has been all things Eastern! loved The Book Thief too btw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic1171 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Just read Dorothy Koomson Rose Petal beach really enjoyed it, easy light reading, got a few of Mark Billinghams lined up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moirclan Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 thre little coffee shop in kabul was a good read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I know this threads possibly been done to death but I'm touting the best books for this big lovely summer and Christmas break!! I recently read Ben Elton's 'Two Brothers', I absolutely loved it, it quite surprised me not being a Ben Elton fan yet I would say it's been one of my best reads this year. What books are you reading? What do you recommend for this lovely hot summer break? I have read that and it is an absolutely fantastic book, i have loved all of Ben Eltons books but 2 that stick out for me is The First Casualty ( especially if you like the war theme as in Two Brothers ) and also To Hell in a Handcart which is very funny but not very politically correct. I am also a massive Steven King fan and i would highly recommend Doctor Sleep which is a new book and the follow up to The Shining, Under The Dome and 11/22/63 which is based on a bloke who can go back in time and stop Kennedy getting assasinated and what may have happened if he was not killed, brilliant book. Also anything by Peter James who's books are centered around a detective in Brighton, always good value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I like peter james and james patterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I like peter james and james patterson Peter James is great and his books are always fresh, however i have stopped buying James Pattersons books after i read Kill which is an Alex Cross book, it was absolute rubbish and is in my opinion a direct result of to many books being churned in to little time to attempt to keep readers happy, i used to really enjoy his books and in my opinion his best was an early book called The Jester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Dave bought us a big collection of the patterson books a few years ago. Loved most of the alex cross ones but haven't read the more recent ones. There's a film now too isn't there? I've only read one or two peter james ones. I thought the one about the snuff films was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Give this one a go Stacey, its completely different from Pattersons Cross books but a very good readhttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13157.The_Jester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Just read "Maralinga" by Judy Nunn. The book is about the atomic testing carried out in South Australia in the 1950's and is based on fact. A very well researched book and one I found very hard to put down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I am just re-reading East of the Sun by Julia Gregson. I think I enjoyed it last time, so I thought I'd give it another go. I enjoyed The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini too. I am also part way through Stephen Hawkings autobiography which is interesting but a little bit dry. I intend to re-visit some of my childhood favourites over the holidays. I have got our daughters books by Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton and C S Lewis, and I am looking forwards to reading those with the girls over the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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