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Trying to read more... reccomend me some good books please:-)

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bigknickersbigknockers · 25/10/2009 17:06

I go through phases of reading and usually go for chick lit. I am just finishing "My sisters keeper" by Jodie Picoult which I have really enjoyed. Are any of her other books woth a look at? Or can you reccomend anything else for me to read. Nothing really heavy going though... as i said I usually go for chick lit but want something a bit more.. well you know.. thought provoking but not something that I have to force myself to read

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cruelladepoppins · 25/10/2009 17:52

Hi, just finished the Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, took me 100 pages to get into it but then I was hooked!

If you are looking for something a bit more classic, I really loved Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" - set in 19th century New York high society.

My all-time fave is Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" but it's quite a big read and not everyone "gets" it. I love his characters. Or "Trilby" by George du Maurier. Or (come to think of it) "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier.

Happy reading.

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TeamAlesha · 25/10/2009 18:32

The Road Home

It's a really easy read but way better than chicklit

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bigknickersbigknockers · 26/10/2009 09:20

The age of innocence sounds good cruella, who is author of The road home team alesha?

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SleepingLion · 26/10/2009 09:23

Have you tried any Anita Shreve? And I am going through a Margaret Atwood phase at the moment; The Handmaid's Tale is a gripping read and thought-provoking too.

I have read lots of Jodi Picoult but I recommend you space them out because they do all have the same plot iyswim - the family/legal case drama.

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TeamAlesha · 26/10/2009 20:27

oh sorry - Rose Tremain

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maggiethecat · 02/11/2009 22:25

I was recently spellbound by We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver

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